Controlled heating of nano-particles is a key enabling technology for various nano-manufacturing and biomedical applications. They include controlled fabrication of nano-particles,1 and targeted heating of biological molecules and cells for research as well as therapeutic purposes.2 Recent studies also demonstrated improved heat transfer properties of colloids of nano-particles.3
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Nanoscale Phenomena
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