Nanotechnology in the United States

Broad Topic: The Importance of Scientific Research in the Evolution of Nanotechnology in the United States.

Narrowed Topic: The Implication of the Evolution of Nanotechnology in the United States of Amercia.

Introduction:

Thesis Statement: Diagnosis, Imaging and Treatment of Cancer, Building of using aeroplanes and societal are some of the implications of the evolution of nanotechnology in the United States of America.

The Evolution of nanotechnology in the United States of America is expected to have a great impact on Diagnosis Treatment and Imaging of Cancer.

Treatment and Diagnosis:

* Decorating nanoparticles with antibodies or an aptamer that will attract them to tumors and ensure that they are attracted to cancer cells rather than other cells in the body.()

* Taking nanoparticles and putting anticancer in them.

* Creating new medicine and ensuring they get to the correct cell.

* Creation of nano-based assay they are high in sensitivity, these enables diseases to be detected at earlier times and much more accuracy.

Imaging or Scanning

* The use of nanotechnology as an amplifier - Injecting nano-particles in the body where they find home in other molecules which might be indicative of cancer. They send large signals outside the body to indicate the detection.

* Nanotechnologies are also multimodal- They can produce a signal both for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) , Positron emission tomography and in addition a third modality which will aid with efficiently identifying smaller tumors

Secondly because of nanotechnology is lighter, stronger and long lasting than other materials. This advantage has been exercised in replacing the aluminium body of airplanes with composite materials including nonmaterial.

* The reduction of the aeroplanes body weight to half the original size

* The reduction of fuel composition of the aeroplane

* The change in shape whenever there is an accident

Annotated Bibliography

National Cancer Institute. National Cancer Institute Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer. (May 26 2008). Cancer Nanotechnology: What Is It and Where Does It Stand Today? Retrieved February 28, 2013 form http://nano.cancer.gov/learn/impact/podcasts.asp

The National Cancer Institute in Alliance with Nanotechnology for Cancer conducted a three part podcast. In this three part podcast Dr.Robert Langer, Dr. Sanjiv Sam Gambhir and Dr. Chad Mirkin were interviewed by Mr. Joe Balinfy spokesperson at the National Health Institute. They each speak about Nanotechnology in Cancer treatment, imaging and diagnosis respectively. They each give an in depth explanation