Applications Of Nanotechnology

Industrial application of nanotechnology

Nanotechnology has influenced a lot in the field of consumer goods and other things. Products using nanomaterials are present in variety of items . Various products like easy to clean materials, scratch resistant materials etc are made from nanomaterials.

Things are more lighter now with an increased strength ,clothes are more repellent to strain, materials are stronger than before, cosmetics, shoes , electronics all consumer goods have seen a drastic change due to introduction of nanomaterials and is impacting our society with its quality performance and intelligent systems.

Various fields in which nanotechnology has influenced are :

Foods:

One of the main challenge in a food industry is manufacturing

Traditional U.V sunscreens are not stable for a long time. This problem was solved with the introduction of a titanium oxide nanoparticles. Titanium oxide nanoparticle have an ability to protect from ultraviolet radiation more effectively and act for a longer time as compared to traditional sunscreen creams.

Sports:

Nanotechnology have influenced the sports industry. Various sports like baseball, football and athletics are using products made from nanomaterials. Athletic shoes are made lighter and more durable using nanomaterials which in turn increases the speed and performance of the athlete. Baseball bats made up of carbon nanotubes are widely used because of its durability and light weight . Various other items such as sports towel ,exercise mats and yoga mats are in the market using antimicrobial technology to prevent the players from illness caused by harmful bacteria like Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Aerospace and vehicle

It gives strength and binds the materials together but diffusion of chlorine in the cement decreases the strength of the cement ,and the house or the structure may collapse due to this. Nanomaterials added to the cement prevents chlorine diffusion and increases the strength of cement.

Concrete:

It is a mixture of cement sand ,coarse aggregate and water. The mechanical behaviour of the concrete material depends on the phenomenon that occurs on a micro and nanoscale.

Nanotechnology can modify the structure of concrete material and finally improves the property of the materials as bulk density, mechanical performance, volume stability , durability and sustainability of concrete.

Exploring and modifying of nanopores can result in improved concrete and addition of silica fumes improves durability of concrete exposed to de icing salts

Steel:

One of the problem that is faced by the steel is fatigue and it can lead to structural failure of structures like bridge or towers. Addition of copper nanoparticles reduces the surface unevenness of steel which limits the stress. At a temperature of about 750 F steel starts losing its strength and at a temperature of about 1000F steel loses about 50 percent of strength. Steel infused with nanomaterials have high resistance to corrosion and high strength with good surface finish.