Issue 18, 2022

Nanotechnology from lab to industry – a look at current trends

Abstract

Nanotechnology holds great promise and is hyped by many as the next industrial evolution. Medicine, food and cosmetics, agriculture and environmental health, and technology industries already profit from nanotechnology innovations and their influence is expected to increase drastically in the near future. However, there are also many challenges that need to be overcome to bring a nanotechnological product or business to the market. In this article we discuss current examples of nanotechnology that have been successfully introduced in the market and their relevance and geographical spread. We then discuss different partners for scientists and their role in the commercialization process. Finally, we review the different steps it takes to bring a nanotechnology to the market, highlight the many difficulties related to these steps, and provide a roadmap for the journey from lab to industry which can be beneficial to researchers.

Graphical abstract: Nanotechnology from lab to industry – a look at current trends

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
06 jul 2022
Accepted
29 jul 2022
First published
01 aug 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale Adv., 2022,4, 3664-3675

Nanotechnology from lab to industry – a look at current trends

T. Rambaran and R. Schirhagl, Nanoscale Adv., 2022, 4, 3664 DOI: 10.1039/D2NA00439A

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