nanocantilever

English

Etymology

nano- +‎ cantilever

Noun

nanocantilever (plural nanocantilevers)

1. (physics) A strip of silicon carbide, a few hundred nanometres in width, whose vibrational frequency varies in proportion to the mass of objects resting on it; it can detect masses as small as one attogram

See also

• nanobalance

References

• Chemistry World Vol 4 No 3, March 2007
• PhysicsWeb