It is no easy matter to make nanoscopic objects. In fact, starting from a macroscopic sample, as one does when making objects with centimeter or millimeter dimensions, one soon comes up against technical problems. As we shall see, there are techniques for overcoming them, but they require a certain art to implement them successfully.
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Livage, J., Roux, D. (2007). Specific Features of Nanoscale Growth. In: Bréchignac, C., Houdy, P., Lahmani, M. (eds) Nanomaterials and Nanochemistry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72993-8_15
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