The 2000s have seen the beginnings of the applications of nanotechnology in commercial products, although most applications are limited to the bulk use of passive nanomaterials. Examples include titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles in sunscreen, cosmetics and some food products; silver nanoparticles in food packaging, clothing, disinfectants and household appliances.
Nanotechnology is being used in developing countries to help treat disease and prevent health issues. The umbrella term for this kind of nanotechnology is Nanomedicine.
Nanotechnology is also being applied to or developed for application to a variety of industrial and purification processes. Purification and environmental cleanup applications include the desalination of water, water filtration, wastewater treatment, groundwater treatment, and other nanoremediation. In industry, applications may include construction materials, military goods, and nano-machining of nano-wires, nano-rods, few layers of graphene. Also, recently a new field arisen from the root of Nanotechnology is called Nanobiotechnology. Nanobiotechnology is the biology-based, application-oriented frontier area of research in the hybrid discipline of Nanoscience and biotechnology with an equivalent contribution.
Applications of nanotechnology
Nanomedicine is medical application of Nanotechnology. This application of nanotechnology in medical sciences ranges from the use of nanomaterials to nanoelectronic biosensors and a possible future application of molecular nanotechnology is also being researched on. Use of nanotechnology in medicine could change the way we detect and treat the damage to the human body and diseases in the future.
In the next article we will talk about the history of nanotechnology and we will see how this technology derives directly from quantum physics.
Autore: Roberto Denti
Author: Roberto Denti
In the nextarticlewe will talk about the history of nanotechnology and we will seehowthistechnologyderivesdirectly from quantum physics.