Nanotechnology

Overview

Nanotechnology is the design, fabrication, characterization, and application of materials, structures, and devices at the nanoscale, broadly between one and one hundred nanometres, where quantum effects and a high surface-area-to-volume ratio give rise to properties distinct from bulk matter. By controlling matter at this scale, researchers engineer nanoparticles, nanostructured surfaces, and nanocomposites with tailored optical, electrical, thermal, mechanical, and catalytic behaviour. The field is intrinsically interdisciplinary, spanning physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, and the life sciences. In medicine and biotechnology, nanotechnology enables targeted drug and cell delivery, improved preservation of biological materials such as red blood cells, and nanoscale platforms that enhance immunotherapies including engineered cell therapies. In materials and energy, nanofluids and nanoscale additives improve heat and mass transfer in convective and energy-harvesting systems, as seen in studies of nanofluid flow, while nanostructuring strengthens composites and functional coatings. Traditional preparations have also been re-examined through a nanomedicinal lens, characterizing particle size and composition to interpret their properties. Central methods include controlled synthesis, surface functionalization, and high-resolution structural and physicochemical analysis. Alongside its applications, the discipline gives increasing attention to the stability, behaviour, and safety of engineered nanomaterials, making nanotechnology a foundational, rapidly developing area of modern science and technology.

Research published in this journal

6 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 6 articles above have been cited 97 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

• Modeling of heat and mass transfer in Marangoni convection with Stefan blowing using multivariate quadratic regression
  2026 · The European Physical Journal Plus
• Significance of elastic deformation on radiative flow of tangent hyperbolic hybrid nanofluid with application of Cattaneo‐Christov model
  Munawar Abbas et al. · 2025 · ZAMM - Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik
• Significance of SWCNT and MWCNT in Darcy-Forchheimer flow of hybrid nanofluid with gyrotactic microbes and surface tension gradient: Comparative analysis
  Munawar Abbas et al. · 2025 · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part N Journal of Nanomaterials Nanoengineering and Nanosystems
• Energy transfer and thermal transport for unsteady fractional viscous fluid under Fourier and statistical analysis
  Ibrahim Mahariq et al. · 2025 · Propulsion and Power Research
• Energy transfer and thermal transport for unsteady fractional viscous fluid under Fourier and statistical analysis
  2025 · Propulsion and Power Research
• Significance of SWCNT and MWCNT in Darcy-Forchheimer flow of hybrid nanofluid with gyrotactic microbes and surface tension gradient: Comparative analysis
  2025 · Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part N Journal of Nanomaterials Nanoengineering and Nanosystems
• Significance of elastic deformation on radiative flow of tangent hyperbolic hybrid nanofluid with application of Cattaneo‐Christov model
  2025 · ZAMM ‐ Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics / Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik
• Investigating the sensitivity of nanofluid flow around a cylindrical disk: A study of Walter's B nanofluid using response surface methodology and artificial neural networks
  2025 · Journal of Engineering Research

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