However, during the 1990s before the National Nanotechnology Initiative was launched in the USA, the new name, "nanoparticle," had become more common (for example, see the same senior author's paper 20 years later addressing the same issue, lognormal distribution of sizes).
Namun, selama tahun 1990-an ketika National Nanotechnology Initiative diluncurkan di Amerika Serikat, nama baru, "nanopartikel," telah menjadi lebih umum (misalnya, lihat paper penulis senior yang sama pada 20 tahun kemudian yang membahas masalah yang sama, ukuran distribusi lognormal ).