Editing Nanotechnology (section)

===Nanomaterials===
Many areas of science develop or study materials having unique properties arising from their nanoscale dimensions.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Nanostructured Ceramics in Medical Devices: Applications and Prospects | journal = JOM | volume = 56 | issue = 10 | pages = 38–43 | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1007/s11837-004-0289-x | vauthors = Narayan RJ, Kumta PN, Sfeir C, Lee DH, Choi D, Olton D | s2cid = 137324362 | bibcode = 2004JOM....56j..38N }}</ref>
*[[Interface and colloid science]] produced many materials that may be useful in nanotechnology, such as carbon nanotubes and other [[fullerenes]], and various nanoparticles and [[nanorod]]s. Nanomaterials with fast ion transport are related to nanoionics and nanoelectronics.
*Nanoscale materials can be used for bulk applications; most commercial applications of nanotechnology are of this flavor.
*Progress has been made in using these materials for [[Nanomedicine|medical applications]], including [[tissue engineering]], [[drug delivery]], [[antibacterials]] and [[biosensor]]s.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Cho H, Pinkhassik E, David V, Stuart JM, Hasty KA | title = Detection of early cartilage damage using targeted nanosomes in a post-traumatic osteoarthritis mouse model | journal = Nanomedicine | volume = 11 | issue = 4 | pages = 939–946 | date = May 2015 | pmid = 25680539 | doi = 10.1016/j.nano.2015.01.011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Kerativitayanan P, Carrow JK, Gaharwar AK | title = Nanomaterials for Engineering Stem Cell Responses | journal = Advanced Healthcare Materials | volume = 4 | issue = 11 | pages = 1600–27 | date = August 2015 | pmid = 26010739 | doi = 10.1002/adhm.201500272 | s2cid = 21582516 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Nanomaterials in tissue engineering : fabrication and applications |date=2013 |publisher=Woodhead Publishing |isbn=978-0-85709-596-1 | veditors = Gaharwar A, Sant S, Hancock M, Hacking S |location=Oxford |doi=10.1533/9780857097231 |last1=Gaharwar |first1=A. K. |last2=Sant |first2=S. |last3=Hancock |first3=M. J. |last4=Hacking |first4=S. A. }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Gaharwar AK, Peppas NA, Khademhosseini A | title = Nanocomposite hydrogels for biomedical applications | journal = Biotechnology and Bioengineering | volume = 111 | issue = 3 | pages = 441–453 | date = March 2014 | pmid = 24264728 | pmc = 3924876 | doi = 10.1002/bit.25160 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Eslamian L, Borzabadi-Farahani A, Karimi S, Saadat S, Badiee MR | title = Evaluation of the Shear Bond Strength and Antibacterial Activity of Orthodontic Adhesive Containing Silver Nanoparticle, an In-Vitro Study | journal = Nanomaterials | volume = 10 | issue = 8 | pages = 1466 | date = July 2020 | pmid = 32727028 | pmc = 7466539 | doi = 10.3390/nano10081466 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
*Nanoscale materials such as [[nanopillar]]s are used in [[solar cell]]s.
*Applications incorporating semiconductor [[nanoparticle]]s in products such as display technology, lighting, solar cells and biological imaging; see [[quantum dot]]s.