Let’s see the characteristics of nanotechnology below to better understand the scope it has in today’s industry:
– The main characteristic and for which it bears its name, is its nanometric scale in which it works (from 1 to 100 nm). We are talking about sizes smaller than those of a human hair.
– It is used in biological and inorganic procedures. There are virtually no limitations when it comes to working at the nanometer scale. Modifications or changes that you want to make to a material are possible as long as the material itself admits them.
– Allows the control of atoms and molecular structures. With nanotechnology, the molecular structures on a surface or material can be “reordered” in a certain way, without modifying the material itself. It is important to clarify that this is not at the quantum level, since the dimensions and laws in that field of physics are different from nanometric dimensions.
– It is compatible with a large number of sciences such as medicine, chemistry, biology, among others. As we said at the beginning, the nanometric scale is present everywhere, regardless of the material or object of study.
– Gives materials new properties, which they did not have by default in nature. The modification of the surface of a material at the nanometric level opens the way to new optical, electronic and magnetic behaviors, among others.
– It is a fundamental axis in the creation of all electronic devices today. The nanometer scale allows creating new configurations in materials and covering existing deficiencies. This makes it possible to make powerful and reliable pieces of technology in confined spaces. Therefore, it offers the possibility of creating new devices and systems that cannot be realized with current pre-nanotechnology.
– Together with nanoscience, which is the study of physical and chemical phenomena on a nanometric scale, it represents a tool with great possibilities and advantages in all imaginable fields of application.