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2005: THE YEAR IN REVIEW Nanoparticle Products Continue to Proliferate.

A wide spectrum of product developments was disclosed during the past year with diverse market applications ranging from sophisticated devices, composite materials, to personal care cosmetics. These are summarized in Table 1 below. Some of the most interesting are highlighted. Commercial development of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) continued with companies such as Thomas Swann, U.K. being awarded Zyvex Corporation certification for European market distribution of its various product grades. Zyvex also disclosed CNT products tailored for the lucrative hockey stick sports market. Thi

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