Applications of nanobiotechnology
- 1. APPLICATIONS OF NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY S.DHASARADHA BAI1 , K.DHARANI2 HOLY CROSS COLLEGE,TRICHY - 2 ABSTRACT Nanobiotechnology is a recently coined term describing the convergence of the two existing but distant worlds of engineering and molecular biology. Nanobiotechnology is the interface between nanotechnology and biology. It is an emerging area of scientific and technological advancement. It is an integration of physical sciences, molecular engineering, biology, chemistry, and biotechnology and holds considerable promise of advances in pharmaceuticals and health care. Nanomaterials are at the leading edge of the rapidly developing field of nanotechnology. Their unique size-dependent properties make these materials superior, indispensable in many areas of human activity, and above all a tiny tool to learn about living things. Consequently it applies the tools and processesof nano/microfabrication to build devices for studying biosystems. Nanotechnology is becoming increasingly important for the food sector. Promising results and applications are already being developed in the areas of nutrient delivery systems through bioactive nanoencapsulation, biosensors to detect and quantify pathogens and organic compounds. Biological molecules such as deoxyribonucleic acid have shown great potential in fabrication and construction of nanostructures and devices. The use of DNA to assemble metals or semiconducting particles has been extended to constructmetallic nanowires and functionalized nanotubes. Advancement in nanobiotechnology has proved beneficial for both diagnostic and novel therapies such as drug discovery, drug delivery, gene/vaccine delivery, and tissue engineering. We conclude that nanotechnology is a fast emerging field and has great scopein future to substitute all fields of science and and make our works simple. Keywords – Nanobiotechnology, microfabrication, Biosystems, nanoencapsulation, biosensors, nanotubes.