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How small is really, really small? How small is nano technology? Standard measurement used for nanocomponents range from ten to 100 nanometers, or a billionth of a meter. To flow through the smallest capillaries in the bloodstream, the particles must be less than micrometer (a millionth of a meter) in size-- smaller than a red blood cell... Properties of the nanoparticles, such as color, change due to their sheer tininess, contributing to their medical flexibility in terms of diagnosis tags. In addition, shapes and aspect ratios may be altered readily when bathed in certain solutions, such as sodium citrate in the creation of gold nanospheres. (For more information on gold nanoparticles and potential medical applications see the research of Dr.