30^th Annual Congress on Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials September 10-11, 2018 Stockholm, Sweden

Nanotechnology is the manipulation of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale and engineering of functional systems at the molecular scale. It refers to the projected ability to construct items from the bottom up, using techniques and tools being developed today to make complete, high performance products.

Nanomaterials are cornerstones of Nano science and Nanotechnology. Nanostructure science and technology is a broad and interdisciplinary area of research and development activity that has been growing explosively worldwide in the past few years. It has the potential for revolutionizing the ways in which materials and products are created and the range and nature of functionalities that can be accessed. It is already having a significant commercial impact, which will assuredly increase in the future.

Nanomaterials have a wide range of applications ranging from healthcare to electronics, optoelectronics, renewable energy technology, environmental restorations and remediation’s, medical devices, chemical industries, and in various consumer products. Our session describes all kinds of Applications of Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials.

Graphene can be defined as a single, thin layer of graphite and known as a “super material”. Graphene has put researchers all over the world into work to understand it in a better way. Graphene material has the potential to modify the future. Graphene Technology has very valid and sweeping implications for the future of Nano technology & Nano materials.

Nano carbon materials such as Graphene, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and fullerenes acquire extraordinary properties. Carbon nanomaterials suggest their utility as high mobility electronic materials. Furthermore, the ability to tune the band gap of semiconducting CNTs via control of diameter provides unique opportunities for customizing optical and optoelectronic properties. The properties of Nano carbons are greatly dependent upon their synthesis.

Nano composite is a multiphase solid material where one of the phases has one, two or three dimensions of less than 100 nanometres (nm), or structures having Nano-scale repeat distances between the different phases that make up the material and Multifunctional materials are the materials that perform multiple functions.
Multifunctional materials can be both naturally existing and specially engineered. Experimental, analytical, and computational approaches are followed to drive structural understanding of the behaviour of these multifunctional systems.

Nano Biotechnology is the application of Nanotechnology in biological fields. Nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that currently recruits approach, technology and facility available in conventional as well as advanced avenues of engineering, physics, chemistry and biology. Nanobiotechnology will be the future of Nanotechnology.

Ceramics and glass Materials are inorganic, non-metallic materials consisting of metallic and non-metallic elements. The high strength bonds in Ceramic & Glass Material gives rise to some of its special characteristics. They occupy a unique place in the field of engineered materials offering many desirable alternatives to the metals and polymers in common usage.

Nano Electro Mechanical System (NEMS) and Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) are a class of devices integrating electrical and mechanical functionality on the Nano scale. NEMS form the logical next miniaturization step from microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS device. First MEMS device is developed by IBM during 70’s. There are already MEMS devices around us which can be a television , car or mobile phone.

Microtechnology is a group of techniques, processes and tools used to create structures having at least one dimension of a functional feature in order of micrometre typically within the range of 10−4 to 10−7 meters and application of those structures in more complex systems. Microtechnology has the advantage of taking up less space, using less construction material, and coasting less money.

Nano materials and biomaterials are important because of their primal and initial applications, which date back to ancient times and the middle Ages, when glassblowers insensibly used nanotechnology.

1.They provide industrial researchers with an up-to-date and handy reference on current topics in the field of nanostructured biomaterials.

2. And includes an integrated approach that is used to discuss both the biological and engineering aspects of nanostructured biomaterials.

Nanorobotics is the technology of creating machines or robots at or close to the microscopic scale of a nanometre.Nano robots would typically be devices ranging in size from 0.1-10 micrometres.

The main element used will be carbon in the form of diamond/fullerene nanocomposites because of the strength and chemical inertness of these forms. The other vital application of Nanotechnology in relation to medical research and diagnostics are Nano robots. Nano robots, operating in the human body, could monitor levels of different compounds and record the information in their internal memory.

Nanosponge is a novel and emerging technology which play a vital role in targeting drug delivery in a controlled manner. These tiny sponges can circulate around the body until they encounter the specific target and stick on the surface and begin to release the drug. As compared to other nanoparticles, nanosponges are porous, non-toxic and stable at high temperatures up to 300⁰C.
Nanosponges are a new class of materials and made of microscopic particles with few nanometres wide cavities in which a large variety of substances can be encapsulated.
Nanosponges are tiny sponges with a size of about a virus (250nm-1µm), which consists of cavities that can be filled with a wide variety of drugs.

Polymer Chemistry is the study of the synthesis, characterization and properties of polymer molecules or macromolecules, which are large molecules composed of repeating chemical subunits known as monomers. Polymers saturate every aspect of daily life, and it is difficult to imagine society without synthetic and natural polymers. Polymer products can be lightweight, hard, strong, and flexible, and may have special thermal, electrical, or optical characteristics.

Nano electronics refer to the use of Nanotechnology in electronic components. A Nano electronic device can be made fully functional, the work load it can do is restricted to its size. The basic principle is that the power of a machine will increase according to the increase in volume, but the amount of friction that the machine’s bearings hold will depend on the surface area of the machine. The term covers a diverse set of devices and materials, with the common characteristic that they are so small that inter-atomic interactions and quantum mechanical properties need to be studied extensively.

Nano Photonics or Nano-optics is the study of the behaviour of light on the nanometre scale, and of the interaction of nanometres-scale objects with light. It is a branch of optics, optical engineering, electrical engineering, and Nanotechnology. Nano Photonics is seen as a crucial technology which is expected to play a complementary role to micro/nano electronics on chip and extend the capacity of telecommunication networks.

Nano coatings are Nano sized particles comprised of some sort of mineral or chemical that’s usually painted onto a surface, generally being an appliance of some sort, to aid the device in a wide assortment of functions. Nano coatings offer significant benefits for applications in the aerospace, defence, medical, marine, and oil industries, have driven manufacturers to incorporate multi-functional coatings in their products.

Nano sensors are chemical or mechanical sensors that can be used to detect the presence of chemical species and nanoparticles, or monitor physical parameters such as temperature, on the nanoscale. These are any sensor used to convey information about nanoparticles to the macroscopic world. Their use mainly includes clinical medicine or as tools for other Nano products, such as semiconductor chip or Nano scale machines.

A Quantum Dot is a particle of matter so small that the addition or removal of an electron changes its properties in some useful way. All atom s are, of course, quantum dots, but multi-molecular combinations can have this characteristic. Quantum Dots typically have dimensions measured in nanometres, where one nanometre is 10-9 meter or a millionth of a millimetre.

Green nanotechnology is the study of how nanotechnology can benefit the environment, such as by using less energy during the manufacturing process, the ability to recycle products after use, and using eco-friendly materials. It is the kind of Nanotechnology that uses different environmentally friendly Nano-products and technological processes in order to enhance the environmental sustainability.

Nano Toxicology is a new area of study that deals with the toxicological profiles of Nano materials (NMs). Nano toxicology is a branch of bionanoscience which deals with the study and application of toxicity of Nano materials. Nano Toxicology is regarded as the assessment of the toxicological properties of nanoparticles with the intention of determining whether they may pose an environmental or societal threat.

Nanoparticles can be engineered with distinctive compositions, sizes, shapes, and surface chemistries to enable novel techniques in a wide range of biological applications. The unique properties of nanoparticles and their behaviour in biological milieu also enable exciting and integrative approaches to studying fundamental biological questions.

Nano Pharmaceutical shelter all aspects of nanotechnology based pharmaceutics that applies to formulation, development and delivery aspects of pharmaceuticals. Nanomaterials (Nano size materials) that bring unique shapes and functionalities and Nano devices show a strategic role in pharmaceutical nanotechnology. Nano pharmaceutics is the hope of healthcare and has enormous promise.

Nano medicine is the application of  the Nanotechnology (engineering of tiny machines) to the prevention and treatment of disease in the human body. Nanomedicine representing the key insight that the ability to structure materials and devices at the molecular scale can bring enormous immediate benefits in the research and practice of medicine. This evolving discipline has the potential to dramatically change medical science.

Cancer Nanotechnology involves creating and utilizing the constructs of variable chemistry and architecture with dimensions at the Nano scale level comparable to those of biomolecules or biological vesicles in the human body. It is the branch of Nanotechnology concerned with the application of both the Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

The term Nanotechnology alludes to an extensive variety of advances which might majorly affect drug and particularly in the field of cardiovascular pharmaceutical. A portion of the exploration territories in cardiovascular medication conceivably influenced by the utilization of nanotechnology incorporate observing gadgets for the cardiovascular framework (bio sensors), heart valve prostheses, imaging innovation (contrast media), instruments and propelled materials for insignificant intrusive surgery, persistent medication application innovation, drug eluting stents, and mechanical help gadgets supporting the coming up short heart.

Treatment of stroke and spinal line harm, and also other focal sensory system issue, is a noteworthy test for regenerative prescription. Stem cells have been shown to selectively target injured brain and spinal cord tissue and improve functional recovery. To allow cell detection, superparamagnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles can be used to label transplanted cells. Nanotechnology is a rapidly developing field in contemporary medical research that offers promising future perspectives for the treatment of CNS disorders. 

The future of Nanotechnology is completely uncharted territory. It is almost impossible to predict everything that nanoscience will bring to the world considering that this is such a young science. The genesis of nanotechnology can be traced to the promise of revolutionary advances across medicine, communications, genomics and robotics.

There is the possibility that the future of Nanotechnology is very bright, that this will be the one science of the future that no other science can live without. There is also a chance that this is the science that will make the world highly uncomfortable with the potential power to transform the world.

The future of Nanotechnology could improve the outlook for medical patients with serious illnesses or injuries. Physicians could theoretically study Nano surgery and be able to attack illness and injury at the molecular level. This, of course, could eradicate cancer as the surgical procedures would be done on the cellular base.

Nanotechnology may offer new ways of working for electronics. Nanotechnology science is developing new circuit materials, new processors, new means of storing information and new manners of transferring information. Nanotechnology can offer greater versatility because of faster data transfer, more “on the go" processing capabilities and larger data memories.

Biosensors allow for the detection of specific molecules and this can be essential in ensuring safety in military operations (the detection of dangerous chemicals in chemical warfare) and health care (being able to detect an outbreak of a disease or dangerous molecules).

Nano Robots have the potential to take on human tasks as well as tasks that humans could never complete. The rebuilding of the depleted ozone layer could potentially be able to be performed.
Nano Robots could single out molecules of water contaminants. We could put these tony robots to use keeping the environment cleaner than ever since they could break it down to each atom of water pollution.

Nanotechnology will bring back the care in to the Healthcare system. It is very clear that the future of medicine lies within the field of nanotechnology.

Nanomedicine is promising great things, including great advancements in the treatment of cancer. Imagine swarms of nanobots swimming through your veins, repairing cells or attacking viruses. Nanotechnology is likely to change the healthcare system forever. These small materials are capable of performing medical tasks that are currently not possible with today’s medical technologies.

Nanotechnology is rapidly gaining traction across a range of industries, from agriculture to water treatment to energy storage. Today, nanotechnology is one of the most innovative, cutting-edge areas of scientific study and it continues to advance at staggering rates. From scientists at technology-focused companies and institutions to students pursuing a nanotechnology degree, leaders in nanotechnology are creating the latest breakthroughs in the field.