Definition of nanofibre in English:
nanofibre
(US nanofiber)
nounˈnanə(ʊ)fʌɪbəˈnanōˌfībər
A fibre of material with a thickness or diameter of only a few nanometres.
filters coated with nanofibres can dramatically improve filtration efficiency
Example sentencesExamples
- The researchers collected evidence that carbon atoms scuttled across a nickel cluster's surface to where the leading edge of a new nanofiber was picking up additional atoms.
- Dr. Sain has applied for a patent for his state-of-the-art process that extracts nanofibres from plants.
- The added strength could lead to new uses of nanofibres.
- A team of researchers in Denmark has made atomic-scale movies of the formation of carbon nanofibers.
- The ration is surrounded by a plastic membrane made of a nanofibre that can filter out 99.9 per cent of microbes and the most harmful toxic compounds.
- He has developed a technique in which continuous yarns that consist of parallel bundles of nanofibres can be produced in a continuous process.
- Researchers have discovered a way to strengthen plastic nanofibres or ultra-fine fibres, with one of the world's strongest materials, carbon.
- Carbon nanofibres are so fine, they are only a tiny fraction of the diameter of a human hair.
- Of particular interest is the fact that the new method allows researchers to attach DNA to the nanofibers.
- "We employ the electrospinning process to create nanofibers with very large surface area for their weight," Phaneuf said.