WRITTEN REPORT ON ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

for Chemistry for Engineers

Submitted by:
Dela Cerna, Bernard Dominic J.
Loraña, Dranreb Emmanuel

Submitted to:
Engr. Crijamaica L. Oceña RChe

June 2019
 Introduction
Engineered Nanomaterials are chemical substances or materials that are engineered
particles for an intended purpose. Manufactured nanomaterials are also known as engineered
nanoparticles. Particle sizes lies between 1 to 100 nanometers. The production process of
engineered nanomaterials is very well established and meticulously designed.
Engineered Nanomaterials have many functional advantages because of their unique
physicality and chemical properties. In addition, due to their small dimensions, it has the
potential ability to penetrate cells easily than the larger particles. Nanomaterials have
tremendously caught the interest of many scientists leading to innovation across many industrial,
commercial, medical sectors and other fields.
The first man who observed and measured the size of nanoparticles had been made
during the early decade of the 20th century by Richard Adolf Zsigmondy. However, many
scientists had already started studying nanoparticles from late 1950s such as Richard Feynman
who was among those who inspired and conceptualized the field of nanotechnology; Norio
Tanaguchi of Tokyo University of Science was first to use the term of "Nano-technology" during
a conference in 1974; And lastly, it was Eric Drexler who developed and innovated the concept
of nanotechnology and founded the field of molecular nanotechnology during 1980s. These
people were among the proponents of the development of nanomaterials.

Application of Engineered Nanomaterials

Nanoparticles that are engineered for a specific shape, size, and surface properties gain
special functionalities including catalytic behavior, improved strength, enhanced thermal and
electrical conductivity, and controlled release of host molecules. These advances have opened up
applications in biomedicine, nanoenergetic materials, and functional nanocomposites. The
development of nanoparticles for a number of diverse applications has led to the successes of
multiple fields relevant to global progression.
A field in which nanoparticles are poised to play a significant role is biomedicine. They
find use in biomedical applications such as drug delivery, optical therapeutics, scaffold
reinforcements, and cellular sensors. Interaction of nanomaterials with biomolecules can be
controlled for beneficial biomedical applications however there are challenges that hinder usage
of nanomaterials in biomedicine such as potential toxicity and immunogenicity.
After growing the use of nanotechnology in various fields such as the aforementioned
biomedical sciences, recently construction industries also began to utilize nanomaterials in
conventional construction materials. Currently, these materials are mainly used to give stronger
structural composites, lighter structure, enhanced properties of cementitious materials, low
maintenance coating, better pipe joining materials, better heat and sound insulation and ensure
structural health. These specific applications contribute to the advancement in the field of Civil
Engineering.
Conclusion
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