African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12488

Review

Nanotechnology: Interdisciplinary science of applications

  J. C. Tarafdar1, Shikha Sharma2 and Ramesh Raliya1*        
  1Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur-342003, India. 2Panjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141001, India.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 17 December 2012
  •  Published: 16 January 2013

Abstract

 

Nanotechnology is the study of particle sizes between 1 and 100 nanometers at least at one dimension. Particle size reduced to nanometer length scale exhibit more surface area to volume size ratio and showing unusual properties makes them enable for systematic applications in engineering, biomedical, agricultural and allied sectors. Nanomaterial can create from bottom up or top down approaches using physical, chemical and biological mode of synthesis.

 

Key words: Nanotechnology, nanomaterial, nanobiotechnology, nanotech-applications.