The Future of Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology is one of the fastest emerging sciences of its time, and it is thought that Nanotechnology science will be a part of the lives of every person on the planet in 20 years. Here are some of the great things nanotechnology could be a part of in the future to better the way of human life.

Cancer treatment

Cancer therapy is currently limited to three different methods, surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Surgery is not always possible, and chemotherapy and radiation cause harm whilst trying to remove cancer. Nanotechnology offers an opportunity to target chemotherapies directly to cancer cells and neoplasms, guide in surgical resections of tumors, and enhance radiation-based therapy efficiency.

There is also a potential for nanotechnology to offer a cure for cancer in the future itself too. There are theories of how nanoparticles could be used to bind to tumor cells once injected into the affected area and then remove them.

Prosthetics

Nanotechnology is likely to play a huge role in the future of prosthetics. Electronic skin that can react to pain and contact in the same way as human skin has been developed, there has also been research into controlled antibiotic eluting prosthetic joints that release antibiotics post-surgery to decrease bacterial adhesion.

The use of nanotechnology and science within prosthetics could lead to closer to identical prosthetics and replicas of limbs, whilst being easier and less troublesome for amputees to maintain.

Graphene

The potential of what graphene can achieve is widely regarded as limitless. The super material has outstanding strength, flexibility, and conductivity properties making it perfect for composites and coatings, whilst having the unique properties to apply to groundbreaking biomedical applications.

Mobile phones that charge in seconds, the next generation of electronics, ‘smart’ implants, and improved brain penetration, these some of the things that graphene is capable of making an everlasting impact on in the future. Graphene is quickly becoming the most exciting technology of its era.

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