Engineered Nanomaterials

摘要

In recent years there has been ever increasing activity and excitement within the scientific and engineering communities, driven heavily by government investment, about engineered nanotechnology applications. The U.S. National Science Foundation has estimated that the global nanotechnology market could be worth U.S.$1.2 trillion by 2020 [1]. In parallel, much has been written and presented about the excitement and possible dangers of these materials. The tone of these media articles range from how these wonder materials are going to revolutionize all aspects of our lives to how they might harm us! What follows is a basic introduction to engineered nanomaterials.