Remember that once they're in powder form, they are no longer nano (< 100 nm) - at least there are no free, independent particles of this size. A powder is a collection of fused sub- and post-micron aggregates. See:
If the particles are 10 - 20 nm they'll keep in suspension in water through Brownian motion. If larger they'll settle quickly. Carry out a Stokes' Law calculation...or take a look at ASTM E2490-09 (2015) where such a table is displayed. If you have settling in the system then the particles are in the micron not nano size range.