Application of Nanotechnology in Practice

Abstract

Nanotechnologies are defined as technologies of the future and the application of nanotechnologies in practice is a current topic of interest for young learners. With its methods and achievements in various spheres of life, nanotechnologies are considered as advanced technologies or also known as high technologies. There is numerous research in the field of nanotechnologies, accompanied by great scientific interest, as they deal with the creation and application of new materials with extremely small structures, as well as substances with micro- or macro-sizes. Newly created products and technologies or improved existing ones are changing people’s lives these days. Young people initially receive their knowledge in the scientific field of nanotechnologies in the subject Chemistry and Environmental Protection. It is a profiled preparation, studying the properties of colloidal-dispersed systems. It has been found that these properties depend on the polydispersity, on the size, structure and state of the particles in their solution, and these particles, known as nanoparticles, are considered a discovery of the modern science. The pursuit of scientists to obtain materials with extremely small sizes and valuable properties is the basis of the latest developments in the field of nanotechnology. One of the goals of the study is for students to discover the importance of nanotechnology in various areas of life, to expand their theoretical knowledge, presented in the educational content, to search for scientific information and to present this current topic to their peers. The fields of application of nanotechnology are many and it is not possible to show them all. The article presents some examples of the contribution of nanotechnology in the following fields - medicine and pharmacy, computers and microelectronics. Impact measurement of  nanoparticles on the environment and human health is also indicated. By gaining in-depth knowledge of the subject, students can develop an interest that can be the basis of their professional choice. They can choose a college major, in which they will learn about the latest achievements in the field of nanotechnology, in addition, they will develop their analytical thinking, connecting their knowledge from different disciplines - chemistry, biology, physics and informatics.