
42116.3 Common nanocoating methods
later than alternative industries, so much can be learned from the research carried out
by their non-medicinal counterparts.
16.3 COMMON NANOCOATING METHODS
In order to produce nanocoatings, a number of methods are commonly employed,
including sol–gel and vapor deposition methods, each with their own individual ben-
ets and pitfalls (Table 16.2).
As mentioned in Chapter1 there are two approaches to nanotechnology, the bot-
tom-up approach and the top-down approach. The bottom-up approach makes nano-
structures and nanocoatings starting off at an atomic and molecular level, whereas
the top-down approach starts ...