美国纳米结构的超细粉末和涂层材料市场投入额，在１９９８年为６６００万美元，估计到２００１年将增长到１亿５５００万美元，其平均年增长率为３２．９％。美国商业通讯公司（ＢＣＣ）的报告指出，纳米粉末包括陶瓷粉、金属粉、半导体粉和金刚石粉。这种粉末是以干粉或液体 Market input for nanostructured ultrafine powders and coating materials in the United States reached 66 million U.S. dollars in 1998 and is expected to increase to 155 million U.S. dollars by the year 2001 with an average annual growth rate of 32.9%. The report of the American Business Communications Corporation (BCC) states that nanopowders include ceramic powders, metal powders, semiconductor powders, and diamond powders. This powder is dry powder or liquid