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Research Paper - Zoology

Topic :

Nanotechnology Emerging Field In Science

Author : Shamkumar Deshmukh & Laxmikant Dama

D.B.F. Dayanand College of Arts and Science, Solapur
The nanotechnology is emerging as one of
the most rapidly growing areas of science and
technology with application in biology, physics,
materials science, chemistry, geology etc in the
science the number of branches having its own
application but nanotechnology is the new
technology which not belongs to one branch of
science so that it play major role for the science
development. what is nano? why it is the better
than any other technology?

microtechnology having better not only the

properties but also to the applications.
Development of nanotechnology involves
several key steps. First the controlling the size and even
shape of nanoparticles is the

for developing

nanodevices. Second, characterization of

nanoparticles aiming at implementing nantechnology,
controlling their behavior and designing new
nanomaterial systems with super performance.
Third theoretical modeling is vitally important to
understand and predict material's performance. Finally

The prefix 'nano' comes from the Greek

word meaning dwarf and 'technology' is the
application of practical sciences to industry or
commerce. In the mathematics the nano meaning
is 1x10-9 or 0.000000001 or one billionth. so
nanometer is one billionth of meter.

ultimate goal is to develop devices such as

nanomachine used for various applications.

Nanotechnology could have a positive effect

on the environment building devices at the molecular
level means products would be smaller minimizing
waste and also leading to less waste in the production

1x109 1,000,000,000

giga

process and in the trash, when nano-devices are

1x106 1,000,000

mega

discarded at the end of their lives so that they can not

1x100 1

kilo

make bad impact on the environment. The overall trend

1x10-3 0.001

mili

would be towards sustainable development. It is even

1x10-6 0.000001

micro

helpful for the repair some of the damages such as

1x10-9 0.000000001

nano

airborne nanorobots could be used to rebuild the

At the molecular level properties differ

significantly from those at larger scales. It
involves the design, characterization, production
and application of structures, devices and system
made possible by controlling shape and size at the
nanometer scales. This is the next to the

thinning ozone layer. The impurity in the water sources

are removed etc.

The nanotechnology has played major role in

the medicine also. It is mostly useful for the elimination
of diseases also for detection of disease and for the
medical treatment such as drug delivery by the

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nanocapsules. It is like a nanorobots programmed to

enter into the body's cells and fight viruses. For the
genetic diseases the nanorobots reaches to DNA for
repair the defective gene. It has widely useful for eye
colour, alter the shape of nose etc.
It can boost the economy for its wide
application. It can show the new development in the
industry or industrial evolution has been takes placed.
It can able to build not only industry but also various
sector having low cost, little energy consumption and
no much labour requirement. So that human life
becomes very easy, comfortable.

It can revolutionize the agriculture sector with

new tools for molecular such as treatment of plant
disease, detection of disease, increase soil fertility and
crop productivity. The molecular and cellular biology
are needed for separation, identification and
quantification of individual molecules. This is
possible with this technology utilize the waste of
agriculture product into the energy sources. The smart
sensors detect the health of plant for curing it from the
disease. The drug delivery system used for prevention
and curing plant from the various viruses and
pathogens. The nano device can be used for detection
treatment of nutrient deficiency.

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