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8 Biannual Conference on Chemistry - CHEM 08

Nanotechnology: Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde
Mohamed Abdel Salam
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O
Box 80200-Jeddah 21589, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT
The field of nanotechnology is one of the most popular areas for current

research and development in basically all technical disciplines, as it is
manipulate the matter at the most fundamental level and incorporating it
into the industry. Nanotechnology is concerned with the development,
manufacture and use of materials that have structures, particles, fibers or

platelets smaller than 100 nm. Nanomaterials has exceptional properties
such as unique size distributions, high specific surface areas, and electrical
semiconductivity and conductivity, which allow them to be used in a variety

of applications such as catalysts, medicine, fuel cells, solar cells,
nanoelectronics and photonics, sensors, composites for mechanical
applications, and for the environmental remediation of different pollutants.

Although there are many studies focus on the good side of the
nanotechnology; Dr. Jekyll, there are many other research works devoted to

study and explore the bad side of nanotechnology; Mr. Hyde. In this
presentation, the good side of nanotechnology will be presented, as well as bad
side, based on the presenter experience, and research work.

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