Nanotechnology : Present Status and Future Prospects in Developing Countries

Contents ForewordYoginder K Alagh From the Editors? DeskHarish Padh Bernard O Aduda and Ajith P de Alwis IntroductionArun P Kulshreshtha I Characterization and synthesis of nanomaterial 1 Nanostructures nanomaterials and sytemsUS Tandon 2 The morphological study of different architectures of Dimethylamino Ethyl Methacrylate polymer at Nano scale for gene deliveryNagib A Elmarzugi 3 Synthesis of Nano Size anatase type of Titania aerogels by addition of SilicaSilvester Tursiloadi 4 Development of nanostructured smart delivery systems for pesticides and fertilizersErastus Gatebe and Harrison Wanyika 5 Characterizationof Carbon Nano Particles CNPs formed in diluted environmentAlsayed Ali 6 Growth and characterization of PbS nanocrystalline thin films deposited on glass substrates by chemical bath depositionIyad Ali Nofal Ibrahim Louay Mansour and Abdel Karim Sharba II Applications of nanotechnology 7 Global scenario of nanotechnologyYK Agrawal 8 Detection of explosives using nanotechnologyVinod Kumar Jain 9 Drug delivery and drug targeting using therapeutic nanoparticlesRanjit Jagadale Niraj Sakhrani and Harish Padh 10 The ICPC Nanonet ProjectLinsey Robertson 11 Application of Nano-science and nanotechnology in Uganda?s economyHenry M Bazira 12 Complementary use of uRBS uPIXE AFM and SEM in studying the interaction of germanium with iridium and Palladium in lateral diffusion couplesA Habanyama Zambia and CM Comrie III Nanotechnology status and prospects in developing countries 13 Nanotechnology present status and future prospects in ArmeniaVladimir Aroutiounian 14 The Cuban approach towards Nanobiotechnology a new step on scientific development of the countryAriel Felipe 15 Nanotechnology present status and future prospects in IndonesiaSilvester Tursiloadi 16 An overview on Nanotechnology activities in IranSaeed Sarkar and A Beitollahi 17 Status of nanoscience and nanotechnology in KenyaBernard O Aduda 18 A vision for civic engagement in nanotechnology in MauritiusHemraj Ramsurrun 19 Present status of nanotechnology research in MynmarMoe Zin Win and S Theingi 20 Nanotechnology present status and future prospects in NigeriaHammanga 21 Sri Lankan nanotechnology initiativeAjith P De Alwis Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of matter at dimensions between approximately 1 and 100 nanometres where unique phenomena enable novel applications Encompassing nanoscale science engineering and technology nanotechnology involves imaging measuring modeling and manipulating matter at this length scale Increased energy efficiency a cleaner environment more effective medical treatment and improved manufacturing production are just some of the potential benefits of nanotechnology Biologists chemists physicists and engineers are all involved in the study of substances at the nanoscale Bio-nanotechnology allows the production of new materials and devices including fabrics and cellular engineering scaffolds molecular motors and biomolecules for the delivery of drugs sensors of wide spectrum and other medical applications Nanotechnology offers new engineering tools that can help us address the design problems associated with building better implants In the context of biomedical engineering recent technological advancements mean that we now have the ability to manipulate materials with nanometer scale accuracy This allows us to create biomaterials with features the same size as the proteins and cells with which our implant interest Nanomaterials may also be used as active sensing elements or receptors as transducing components eg electro-or chemo-mechanical actuators and even as electrodes in electronic circuitry and power systems eg nanowires Developments in this field are taking place at a very high speed In view of these factors all the developing and developed countries are aspiring to establish strong base for nanotechnology R&D and productionIn order to review state of the art research and development in nano-scale phenomenon devices sy.