科学家对长度在 1μｍ以下的纳米管感兴趣 ,因为预计这样短的纳米管有很多化学性质 ,它们可望用作构筑纳米级结构的一维基体材料。合成的单壁碳纳米管一般长度在几微米 ,虽然有很多方法可用于切断纳米管 ,但这些方法可能污染纳米管材料或是严重损伤小直径的纳米管。美国Ｚｙｖ Scientists are interested in nanotubes less than 1μm in length because the short nanotubes are expected to have many chemistries and are expected to be used as one-dimensional matrix materials for building nanoscale structures. Synthetic single-walled carbon nanotubes are typically several microns in length and although there are many ways to cut nanotubes, these methods can contaminate the nanotube material or severely damage small diameter nanotubes. United States Zyv