The Nano World

Chapter XIV
Nanotechnology

 Derived from the words nano, the billionth of a quantity and is

represented mathematically as 1x10-9 , and technology, the application
of scientific knowledge for society’s practical needs and improvements
 The new category of technology involving both basic and applied
research intersecting with the fields of computer science and
information technology, medical technology, agriculture, life sciences,
engineering, chemistry, physics, and mathematics
 Concerned with the world of ultraminute particles dominated by forces
of chemistry and physics that cannot be applied at human-scale level.
Nanotechnology
 Fast-growing area of science and research
 “General purpose technology” because of its global impacts and effects
 “Enabling technology” because it supports other technologies
 Include process that provides goods and/or services which are derived
from matter at the nanometer level
 Principles of engineering the structure of matter at the molecular level
 Research and technology development at the atomic, molecular, or
macromolecular levels in the length scale of approximately 1 to 100 nm
range, to provide a fundamental understanding of phenomena and
materials at the nanoscale and to create and use structures, devices, and
systems that have novel properties and functions because of their small
and/or intermediate size
Four Generations of Nanotechnology
 Passive Nanostructures – size + physical property
 Active Nanodevices – quantum properties
 Systems of Nanosystems – systems of nanodevices
 Molecular Nanosystems – molecular machines and
manufacture
Potential Application of Nanotechnology

 Energy storage, production and conversion

Potential Application of Nanotechnology

 Agricultural productivity and enhancement; vector and pest detection

and control
Potential Application of Nanotechnology

 Water treatment and remediation

Potential Application of Nanotechnology

 Disease diagnosis and screening; drug delivery systems

Potential Application of Nanotechnology

 Food processing and storage

Potential Application of Nanotechnology

 Air pollution and remediation

Potential Application of Nanotechnology

 Construction
Nanotechnology-based Consumer Products
 Fabric containing silver nanoparticles that kill bacteria
making clothing odor-resistant
 Skin care products
 Lithium ion batteries that use nanoparticle-based electrodes
 Sporting goods improved by adding nanoparticles
 Paints based on nanomaterials with anti-microbial growth
capacities
 Atovi, a feed formulation in the Philippines
 Filtration set-up
Nanoethics
 Study of the ethical and social dimensions of
nanotechnology
 Should protect human rights, preferences, health, future
generations.
Risk Assessment on Nanotechnology
 Issues such as exposure assessment, toxicology, ability to extrapolate
toxicity, environmental and biological fate, transport, persistence, and
transformation of nanomaterials
 Security problems, mapping out nano-risks, engineered nanomaterial and
risks, emerging concepts in nanoparticle toxicology, nanotechnology from
the insurers perspective and ethical challenges in healthcare
Roadmap for Development of Nanotechnology in the
Philippines
 Nano-based technologies and materials
 Nanosensors and nanodiagnostics
 Nanometrology for ICT and semiconductor
 Nanostructured solar energy devices and storage
 Thank You!
ILAGAN, Y., ET AL. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY. 2018

By
Dr. Aleli A. Bonifacio