Re: Nanotechnology Redefined


John.S.Novak@xxxxxxxxx, III <jsn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 4) "Nano particles" which usually refers to novel uses of things like
> buckyballs, carbon nanotubes, "nanoclusters" (which are small handfuls
> of usually metal atoms that produce novel effects), quantum dots, etc.
> Adding to the confusion, some of these applications are electronic in
> nature, such as carbon nanotube transistors, and some of the
> applications are biological or medical, such as tailoring nanoparticles
> to find cancer cells in vivo and deliver medication.

The last term should be generalised to "chemical nanotechnology",
which tries to make materials with new and improved properties by using
tailored, functional building blocks where at least one dimension lies
in the range between 1 and 100 nm.

In this aspect chemical nanotechnology represents a new tool box
to control the morphology of materials, thereby complementing
traditional techniques.

Oliver


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