B82BNANOSTRUCTURES FORMED BY MANIPULATION OF INDIVIDUAL ATOMS, MOLECULES, OR LIMITED COLLECTIONS OF ATOMS OR MOLECULES AS DISCRETE UNITSMANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT THEREOFThis subclass does not cover chemical or biological nanostructures per se, provided for elsewhere, e.g. in classes C08 or C12.Attention is drawn to the Note following the title of class B82, which defines the meaning of the terms "nanosize", "nanoscale" and "nanostructure" in this subclass.Subject matter classified in this subclass is further classified in subclass B82Y, in order to enable a comprehensive search of nanostructure technology using classification symbols of B82Y in combination with classification symbols of B82B.Nanostructures having specialised features or functions are further classified in appropriate places in other subclasses that provide for those features or functions, e.g. in G01Q, G02F1/017, H01L29/775. B82B1/00 B82B1/00Nanostructures formed by manipulation of individual atoms or molecules, or limited collections of atoms or molecules as discrete units B82B1/001Devices without movable or flexible elements B82B1/002Devices comprising flexible or deformable elements B82B1/003Devices comprising elements which are movable in relation to each other, e.g. slidable or rotatable B82B1/005Constitution or structural means for improving the physical properties of a device B82B1/006Controlling the movement of the flexible or movable, e.g. slidable or rotatable, elements B82B1/007Processes for preserving or protecting existing structures B82B1/008Nanostructures not provided for in groups B82B1/001 - B82B1/007 B82B3/00Manufacture or treatment of nanostructures by manipulation of individual atoms or molecules, or limited collections of atoms or molecules as discrete units B82B3/0004Apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of nanostructural devices or systems or methods for manufacturing the same B82B3/0009Forming specific nanostructures B82B3/0014Array or network of similar nanostructural elements B82B3/0019without movable or flexible elements B82B3/0023comprising flexible or deformable elements B82B3/0028comprising elements which are movable in relation to each other, e.g. slidable or rotatable B82B3/0033Manufacture or treatment of substrate-free structures, i.e. not connected to any support B82B3/0038Manufacturing processes for forming specific nanostructures not provided for in groups B82B3/0014 - B82B3/0033 B82B3/0042Assembling discrete nanostructures into nanostructural devices B82B3/0047Bonding two or more elements B82B3/0052Aligning two or more elements B82B3/0057Processes for assembling discrete nanostructures not provided for in groups B82B3/0047 - B82B3/0052 B82B3/0061Methods for manipulating nanostructures B82B3/0066Orienting nanostructures B82B3/0071Sorting nanostructures B82B3/0076Methods for manipulating nanostructures not provided for in groups B82B3/0066 - B82B3/0071 B82B3/008Processes for improving the physical properties of a device B82B3/0085Testing nanostructures B82B3/009Characterizing nanostructures, i.e. measuring and identifying electrical or mechanical constants B82B3/0095Manufacture or treatments or nanostructures not provided for in groups B82B3/0009 - B82B3/009