Crystalline particle with at least one dimension measuring less than 100 nanometers (nm)
Reference : International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Glossary
Materials that are comprised of many crystals, the majority of which have one or more dimensions of the order of 100 nm or less.
Reference : Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks 2007
The indicator shows the number of nanotechnology patents applications published (but not yet granted) in USPTO. According to ISO/TS 18110 (First Edition 2015-08-15), the definition of nanotechnology patents is “patents that include at least one claim related to nanotechnology or patents classified with an IPC classification code related to nanotechnology such as B82.
