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Applications of Nanomaterials

The document discusses many applications of nanomaterials across industries like battery technology, water purification, construction and more. It also discusses applications in medicine like cancer detection and treatment, drug delivery and more. Applications in electronics, agriculture and other areas are also covered.

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Applications of Nanomaterials

The document discusses many applications of nanomaterials across industries like battery technology, water purification, construction and more. It also discusses applications in medicine like cancer detection and treatment, drug delivery and more. Applications in electronics, agriculture and other areas are also covered.

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APPLICATIONS OF NANOMATERIALS

Nano materials have significant impact on almost all the industries and all areas of
society.Ṣince nanomaterilas possess unique physical, chemical and mechanical properties
they are used for a wide variety of applications.

INDUSTRIES

 Carbon nanotubes play an important role in the applications of battery technology,


since large amount of charge carrires can be stored easily in nanotubes.

 Pd nanoparticles are used as H2 storage devices.

 The nano coated ceramics and glass articles in household appliances are easy to clean
and heat resistant.

 Nano filtration membranes of pores less than 10 nm are used in water purification.

 The composites of alumina & carbon nano tubes (CNT) posses high mechanical and
tensile strength, hence applied for constructional purposes.

 Nano materials can be used as light weight shielding materials for protecting
electronic equipments against electromagnetic radiation.

 Carbon nano tubes serves as a efficient catalyst for many industrial synthesis like
hydrogenation of olefins, reduction of metal oxides, formation of syn-gas etc..

 Ag & AgO nano particles are used as air filters in air conditioners, sweat-free textiles
& sports wear

 The use of engineered nano fibres makes the clothes water and strain repellent & also
wrikle free.

 Textiles with nano technological finish can be washed less frequently even at low
temperature.

 Clothes coated with tiny carbon nanoparticles enhance the surface protection of
wearer from electrostatic shock.

MEDICINE

 Gold and nano polymer composites are used for cancer detection and treament.

 Cadmium selenoid nano particles in the form of quantum dots are used in the
detection of cancer tumors because when exposed to ultraviolet radiation they glow.
 CNT are used for customised fabrication of artificial joints & body parts for
implants.

 Nanoparticles are used for slow and selective release of drugs to the targeted organs.

 Ag & Au nano shells are used for protein analysis and blood immuno assay.

 Nano particles functions as nano-medibots that release anti-cancer drug and treat
cancer & nano robots are used in surgical procedures.

 Ag & TiO2 nano particles are used in surgical masks due to their antimicrobial
property.

 Liposomes and phospholipids are extensively developed nano carriers for targeted
drug delivery and gene delivery since they are biocompatible,versatile, and good
entrapment efficency.

 Dendrimers are the special type of nanostructures , that can carry different materials
on their branches, so they can do several things at a time like, drug delivery,
recongnisation of target, diagnosis...

 ZnO nano particles are used to decrease the antibiotic resistance.

ELECTRONICS

 The quantum wires made of CNT have high electrical conductivity.

 With the manipulation of microstructure nanomaterials plays an important role in the


development of flexible electronics.

 Core-shell nanoclusters with tunable properties are used as magnetic recorder and
sensor.

 Copper and Gold nanoparticles are used in printed circuit boards in electronics.

 Si nano clusters embedded with wide gap materials are used for the construction of
microelectronic and optical devices.

 The nano composites with conducting polymers are used in integrated memory
circuits.

 Carbon nano tubes are used in field emission array for flat-panel display in mobiles
& laptops.

 MnO2 nanorods are excellent electro chemical capacitors.


 MgO nano rods are used in high temperature superconductors.

AGRICULTURE

 The nano sensors are used to monitor soil conditions & crop growth over vast areas.

 Silicon is known to be absorbed into the plants to increase the disease resistance &
stress resistance.

 Nano composites of silver with silica shows anti fungal activity, and it is used in
control of various plant diseases.

 Nano materials are the important tool in controlling pest and they are used as
ferlizers as well.

 Nano materials are used to enhance the productivity in agriculture.

 Nanomaterials like Zeolites are added to the soil to prevent the water loss by
evaporation.

 Mesoporous silica nano particles are used for targeted delivery of DNA & other
chemicals to the plant cells.

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