nanoshuttle

English

Etymology

nano- +‎ shuttle

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /nɑnoʊ ˈ ʃʌtəl/

Noun

nanoshuttle (plural nanoshuttles)

1. (chemistry) A nanoparticle assembly, consisting of gold, iron oxide, and polylysine, that carries cargo along a nanoscopic rail
   • 2013, Jaramillo Botero, Phosphorus Acids-Advances in Research and Application:

     7C show a piezoelectric moveable arrangement (nanoshuttle) to control the translocation of ssDNA or ssRNA molecules. In particular, FIG. 7A shows a top view of a piezoelectric nanoshuttle that moves left and right.