Nanoscience and Technology

Nanochemistry and Wet Nanotechnology

Nanochemistry is a rapidly growing branch of chemistry, especially solid-state chemistry, focused on the development of materials with nanometer-scale dimensions. This emerging field within chemistry and materials science explores new methods for synthesizing nanoscale materials, which are applied in a variety of industries including electronics, nanodevices, composite materials, biotechnology, medicine, and textiles.

Wet nanotechnology, unlike dry nanotechnology, relies on water as the medium for its processes. This field involves chemists and biologists working together to combine molecules to create larger structures. While Eric Drexler initially proposed the concept of dry nano-assemblers, wet nanotechnology is viewed as the more practical and economically viable area for realizing nano-assemblers in the near future. Wet nanotechnology is closely related to wet engineering, where biological systems, typically operating in aqueous environments, are central to the research. Since water constitutes most of our bodies, biologists use wet nanotechnology to study processes that occur in living organisms, making it a vital area of exploration within nanotechnology.