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NANO
TECHNOLOGY
Dr. Fedeliz S. Tuy
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 At the end of the chapter, the students should be able to:

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Performance Tasks

 Group Presentation
 What nanotech is?
 Application in different fields
 Issues about nanotech.

 Long exam
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 Nanotechnology a branch of tech that

deals with the manipulation and study of
matter at the atomic, molecular or nanoscale
 Nanoscience and nanotechnology are the
study and application of extremely small
things and can be used across all the other
science fields, such as chemistry, biology,
physics, materials science, and engineering.
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Nanostructures
 A nanostructure is defined as any structure
with one or more dimension, measuring in the
nanometer scale range, that is, 10–9 m.
 There are 25,400,000 nanometers in an inch

 A sheet of newspaper/hair is about 100,000

nanometers thick.
 Cell is 7000 nm
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z Birth of Nanotechnology
 Atom as we know is impossible to see with the naked eye,
not even microscopes that we’ve been using in school.
 The electron microscopes needed to see things at the
nanoscale and manipulate them leads to the birth of the
nanotechnology age were
 A. Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM)

 B. Atomic Force Microscope (AFM).

 C. Scanning Probe Microscope (SPM)

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 Although modern nanoscience and
nanotechnology are quite new, nanoscale
materials were used for centuries. Alternate-
sized gold and silver particles created colors in
the stained glass windows of medieval
churches hundreds of years ago. The artists
back then just didn’t know that the process
they used to create these beautiful works of
art actually led to changes in the composition
of the materials they were working with.
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 Today's scientists and engineers are finding a wide

variety of ways to deliberately make materials at the
nanoscale to enhanced properties
 Higher strength,

 Lighter weight,

 Space saver

 Increased control of light spectrum, and

 Greater chemical reactivity than their larger-scale counterparts.

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1. Medicine.
 One application in medicine currently being developed is to deliver drugs,
heat, light or other substances to specific types of cells, such as cancer cells.

 Particles are designed to target the diseased cells, which allow direct
treatment thus, reduce damage to healthy cells and allows early detection of
disease.

 Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a nanoparticle to

defeat Hepatitis C, a virus that causes scarring and cirrhosis of the liver.

 Engineers at the University of Michigan are developing ways to use

nanotechnology in non-invasive surgery, which intends to use a lens with CNT
to convert light into sound waves that can be used to blast tumors in patients
with cancer.
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2. Electronics
 Nanoelectronics holds some answers on expanding the
capabilities of electronics devices can be expanded while
reducing their weight and power consumption.

 These include improving display screens on electronics

devices and increasing the density of memory chips.

 Nanotechnology can also reduce the size of transistors

used in integrated circuits.

 Silver nanoparticle ink was used to form the conductive

lines needed in circuit boards.
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3. Environment

 This includes cleaning up existing pollution, improving

manufacturing methods to reduce the generation of new pollution,
and making alternative energy sources more cost effective.
Potential applications include:
 Cleaning up organic chemicals polluting groundwater.

 Generating less pollution during the manufacture of materials.

 Increasing the electricity generated by windmills.

 Producing solar cells that generate electricity at a competitive

cost.
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 Nanotechnology has already found its way into numerous consumer
products you use every day, from clothing to skin lotion. They include:
 Silver nanoparticles in fabric that kill bacteria making clothing
odor-resistant. DETERGENT
 Skin care products that use nanoparticles to deliver vitamins
deeper into the skin. Facial Cream, Sunscreen lotion
 Lithium ion batteries that use nanoparticle-based electrodes
powering plug-in electric cars.
 Flame retardant formed by coating the foam used in furniture with
carbon nanofibers.
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5. Sporting Goods
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Current nanotechnology applications in the sports arena include:
 Swim suits coated by water repellent nanoparticles spilled miracles.
This made athlete’s to pull out their skills easily.
 Increasing the strength of tennis racquets by adding nanotubes to
the frames which increases control and power when you hit the ball.
 Filling any imperfections in golf club shaft materials with
nanoparticles; this improves the uniformity of the material that
makes up the shaft and thereby improving your swing.
 Make bicycles lighter and stronger that in turn help cyclists to make
a greater difference in cycling.
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