got+nanotech?

Lauren Weeks Jill Salwach Kristine Wagner

__**Nanotechnology!**__

**Nanotechnology** is the study of manipulating matter on the molecular level at the nanoscale (1-100 nanometers), used in the fields of science, engineering, and technology and their varients.

**__Uses of Nanotechnology!__** __**Cosmetics**__:
 * //Moisturizers, lotions hair-care products, make-up, and sunscreen//
 * //L’Oreal lotions and creams manipulate nanoparticles for "visible results"//
 * //Healing and repair of skin tissue//
 * //Prevent graying hair and hair loss//
 * //Antiperspirants--used to block odor and sweat in common deodorants/antiperspirants, such as Secret brand//
 * //New technology, still a minority in most facial and body creams or moisturizers//



**__Sports:__**  Nanotechnology is a huge use in sports today especially with equipment such as:
 * Wilson products such as tennis rackets are now twice as stable and twenty-two percent more powerful from the use of nanotubes, and Wilson also uses a nano‐composite to replace the titanium crown used on current golf clubs to lower the weight increasing the power of the hit.
 * Speed Cars where Nanotec-USA applied their Nano-Bionics treatment to the Nish Motor Sports’ speed car using fifty percent less than usual mixture of Nitro Methane fuel mixture, yet the cars managed to go a speed 37 miles per hour faster than their previous top speed.
 * Competitive swimwear such as the Speedo LZR Racer, which had been banned after the 2008 Olympics.
 * Nanotechnology allows scientists to create new, ultra-lightweight swimwear that needs to be approved by FINA to help swimmers glide through the water.
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 15.33px;">Tests have shown that the amount of water absorbed has been reduced to only two percent fabric weight rather than the fifty percent absorption in the previous materials used.



<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff4e00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">** __Medical__ **
 * <span style="color: #ff4e00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">used in drug therapies or "smart drug", these drug therapies cause fewer side effects and more effective than traditional therapies
 * <span style="color: #ff4e00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">aid in formation of molecular systems
 * <span style="color: #ff4e00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">regeneration or replacement of body parts that are lost to infection, accident, or disease
 * <span style="color: #ff4e00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">employing nanoparticles to deliver drugs, heat, light, or other substances to specific types of cells, such as cancer cells
 * <span style="color: #ff4e00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">reimplication of the tissue



__**Application of Silver Nanoparticles!**__ __<span style="color: #ff0096; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">//Application in HIV/Aids Virus Prevention// __
 * <span style="color: #ff0096; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">//Silver nanoparticles of certain sizes can attach to the HIV-1 virus and prevent it from bonding to host cells.//
 * <span style="color: #ff0096; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">//could be a new treatment for the virus//
 * <span style="color: #ff0096; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">//big step in possibly preventing and making the HIV-1 virus extinct in future medicine and society (diagnostic applications)//

__<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Antibacterial Applications __
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Silver nanoparticles are included in wound dressings for their antibacterial properties to help fight off infection.


 * __Diagnostic Applications__ **
 * Silver nanoparticles are used in biosensors and numerous assays where the silver nanoparticle materials can be used as biological tags for quantitative detection.

__ Drawback of Silver Nanoparticles! __
 * Although Silver nanoparticles are helpful in fighting off infection, there are some drawbacks. For instance, Silver nanoparticles kill benefical bacteria in the water which affects the environment in a negative way.


 * __Works Cited:__ **
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 * "Antiperspirants: Natural Rememdies for Sweating People." Anti-perspirant.info//. WordPress. Web. Mar. 2012. <www.anti-perspirant.info/ingredients-of-antiperspirants>.