to Norio Taniguchi [2] in a paper published in 1974 ‘On the Basic Concept of
“NanoTechnology” ’.
Since then several denitions [3] of nanotechnology have evolved. For example,
the dictionary denition states that nanotechnology is ‘the art of manipulating mate-
rials on an atomic or molecular scale especially to build microscopic devices’. Other
denitions include the one by US government which state that ‘Nanotechnology is
research and technology development at the atomic, molecular or macromolecular
level in the length scale of approximately 1–100 nm range, to provide a fundamen-
tal understanding ...
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