Nanotechnology

The usage of Additive Manufacturing is rising with an increasing rate. Instead of molding, casting, or machining products and its parts out of the piece of metal or plastic, larger than product, with Additive Manufacturing they are “printed”. Printing done by devices that build up very thin layers of metal or plastic, where layers, used to produce an object, could be smaller than the diameter of a human hair (Dupin 2015). Additive Manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing are the two terms, which are…

Nanotechnology can help diabetic patients monitor and control their blood glucose levels. I choose to write about this topic for the following reasons; I was recently diagnosed with the disease, and there is an alarming number of Americans suffering from this disease today. With the help of Nanotechnology, I believe we are on track to a cure in the near future. Here are few of the statistics. There are two types of diabetes diagnosis which are type 1 and type 2. Type 1 diabetes is…

Nanotechnology and Cancer: A Look into Better Options Since the beginning of time, human beings have been felled by disease and one of the most common killers of humans and animals as well. Until recently cancer has gone uninterrupted in its mass killing spree. Methods of treatment began to arise such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Now technology has advanced enough to allow nanotechnology to arise. Nano allows access to treatment and detection options that neither radiotherapy nor…

Nanotechnology: Benefits and Dangers Assessment Task 1 for SLE155: Essential Skills in Bioscience Part A: Bibliography George, S., Ho, S., Wong, E., Tan, T., Verma, N., Aitken, R., Riediker, M., Cummings, C., Yu, L., Wang, Z., Zink, D., Ng, Z., Loo, S. and Ng, K., 2015. The multi-facets of sustainable nanotechnology – Lessons from a nanosafety symposium. Nanotoxicology, 9(3), pp.404-406. Li, Y. and Boraschi, D., 2016. Endotoxin contamination: a key element in…

V. Challenges for Nanotechnology Commercialisation : New inventions based on new technology, usually attract attention due to their ingenuity, but a product must also be useful and compelling, enabling it to be used in everyday life. The objective of the firm is to identify a market for its new products [5]. From a business perspective, the steps to be followed for the successful commercialization of a nanotechnology based product include market size, market potential, and the economic scenario…

Nanotechnology has a great potential to enhance our society. However, similar to many other technologies, its introduction and implementation raises some ethical issues for the scientists who are developing this technology and for the general public who may benefit from or be exposed to it. Most of the social, economic and ethical issues are exactly the same as those that affect many other high profile technologies. Although the technology is new, the issues it raises have been faced before by…

quantitative ABCD analysis [61-67] respectively. In this section, we have used ABCD analysis for qualitative listing of advantages, benefits, constraints and disadvantages from business service providers and customer’s point of view. Advantages : (1) Nanotechnology solar cells are expected to be highly efficient in conversion of light into electricity, easy to large scale fabrication and maintenance for business service providers. (2) Nano-solar cells and panels are efficient, durable and…

“Is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord,” according to the ALS Association. It kills nerve cells due to the to the high presence of glutamate around the nerve cell which kills it. Nanotechnology was not invented, it was always there and you are looking at it right now.…

the market, but are very costly. So, advancements in nanotechnology are hopeful in “creating thinner films with higher conversion efficiencies” to reduce the cost of solar technology. (Sood) With a push towards research in solar power technology potentially creates a wave for “the solar age.”…

Nanocarriers and Nanocarriers Applications to Oncology. Nanotechnology is a field that has been rapidly growing due to the immense applications it has in different disciplines across the science spectrum, such as engineering, physics, chemistry, and biology, to name a few. Much of this research aims to explore the applications nanotechnology has in human health, specifically in oncology and the ever ending fight to end cancer. In this particular field of study the people that specialize in the…