Michael Gleiche; Holger Hoffschulz; Steve Lenhert

Nanotechnology in Consumer Products

Type of publication: Report, Nanoforum publication

Abstract: This report provides an overview of nanotechnological improved consumer products on the market. In addition a comprehensive list of effects and innovations is evaluating what is really "nano" in todays nanotechnology products.

Summary: More and more consumer products are branded with the buzzword “nano” or nanotechnology. Are we witnessing the onset of an emerging technology or is it just a sophisticated advertisement strategy? If the technology is true, what is the added value to certain products and does the consumer really benefit? In general the products claiming to contain nanotechnology do indeed exploit nanoscale effects, primarily interface effects but also a few quantum effects. Interestingly, the products that proudly use the “nano” brand are only a small percentage of the number of consumer products that actually contain nanotechnologies, for instance in the microelectronics, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and food industries. The following report focuses on consumer products emerging in various commercial sectors which claim to have nanotechnological products on the European market.

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Comment on this nanoforum publication

hasan, 18 May 2009

I reviewed the report" Nanotechnology in consumer products revised version but there is no difference between that and pervious version(2006).

Hannoyer, 07 November 2008

pleasant and interesting reading

leechao, 07 October 2008

It is my favorite!Good informion!

anjinsoo, 28 April 2008

I want to know information of nano tech.

Elisabete P. Santos, 22 August 2007

Very interesting and informative

mostafa, 05 May 2007

Hi
very good

Anders, 03 April 2007

Well-written and informative. I miss medical applications, however.

insub,baik, 23 March 2007

Luck for me to read this.

lennart henriksson, 04 January 2007

So far, very interesting.

Joe Ribak, 26 November 2006

Excellent and Informative report