A REVIEW PAPER ON NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Abstract

Nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary discipline covering a broad and complex spectrum of engineering, physics, chemistry, and biological devices. Rapid developments in science and technology have opened up nanotechnology, providing new prospects for advances in the fields of medicine, electronics, food and the environment. In many biological applications (bio sensing, biological separation, molecular imaging, anti-cancer therapy), nanoscale structures and materials (nanoparticles, nanowires, nano fibers, and nano tubes) have been investigated because their novel properties and functions differ drastically from their bulk counterparts.Many new possibilities are opened up by their high volume/surface ratio, increased solubility and multi-functionality. The goal of this review is to identify in various areas the potential benefits and impacts of nanobiotechnology. Nanotechnology can be defined as the science and engineering involved in designing, synthesizing, characterizing and applying materials and devices on a nanometer scale with the smallest functional organizations in at least one dimension. This technology provides new therapeutic possibilities for many agents that cannot be used effectively as traditional formulations because their weak functionality should be addressed by the author to whom correspondence should be addressed