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.