Nano Particle Applications - V Unit Notes

Nano Particle Applications


A few of the applications of Nano particles are listed out below.
  •         Nano particles are used in sunscreen and skin cream as optical filters
  •          Dirt repellents for cars and windows
  •          Flat screens
  •          Single electron transistors
  •          Nanowheels, nanogears, nanofilters
  •          Drug pumps located in the human body, long-term depots
  •          Luminescent devices
  •          Energy storage (hydrogen in zeolites)
  •          Electronic devices

    Applications of Fullerene Nano Particles
  •          Particle absorption filters for cigarettes
  •          Chromatography
  •          Molecular containers
  •          Sensor cover layers for surface wave devices
  •          Additives in fuels
  •          Lubricants
  •          Catalysts for hydrogenation
  •          Photocatalysts for the production of atomic oxygen in laser therapy
  •          Production of artificial diamonds
  •          Functional polymers, photoconductive films
  •          Alkali metal MC60 chain formation (linear conductivity)
  •          Superconductivity (doping with alkali metals)
  •          Ion engines
  •          Raw material for AIDS drugs
  •          Tools that are harder than diamond
  •          Nanoelectronic devices