Authors
Yogesh Badole
Abstract
In this paper, we discussed the impact and fundamentals of nanotechnology and some potentials about its social significances, effects on environmental and health, and the ethical issues. The revolution is occurring in the society in which the custom is being renewed through the creation of material and products. Nanoparticles have high toxicity compare to the mass chemicals for the reason that of the increment in the surface to the ratio of volume as the molecules existing on the superficial layer are more by which the intrinsic toxicity enhances. Few articles discussed about the ethical value of nanotechnology in which it was implied that the nanotechnology’s ethical discussion require to start from the scratch. And for establishing the nanotechnology, the discussion have been made by many researcher in the field of ethics. It is claimed that an inspirational method to the nanotechnology’s ethics are supposed that a constrained number of simple ethics are frequently acknowledged. More than two million people would be engaged in nanotechnology industries and the people would have the supporting jobs. In spite of having many applications in nanotechnology, it has many ethical issues and threats in its operation. There is known that the nanoparticles are toxic in nature because the elements in the Nano-level behave differently compare to their role in bulk form. These nanoparticles are helpful to penetrate the blood brain obstruction. Hence, it is up to us, whether we use this new emerging technology as a bliss or curse. Keywords- Nanotechnology, Revolution, Ethics, Bliss, Curse, Challenges.
Introduction
It is the branch of technology that deals with the particles having the size less than 100 nanometers. Actually it is the technique in which the matter is manipulated at atomic and molecular level, after that taking the advantage of them on the basis of their capabilities and properties. In the short term, nanotechnology is the conversion of numerous functional technologies and disciplines that deals with particles and their configurations consisting the size in nanometer.
Origin of Nanotechnology
On December 29, 1959, the concept of nanoscience and nanotechnology is moved with the title ‘there is Plenty of Room at the Bottom’ given by Richard Feynman, physicist in the combination of American Physical Society at the California Institute of Technology. In their address, he conferred about the process through which the scientist would be able to change and mechanism of the molecules and atoms. After the decade, Professor, Norio Taniguchi added the term nanotechnology in his examinations of ultraprecision machining. Again in year 1981, scanning tunneling microscope was established through which individual atoms could be seen and began modern nanotechnology (www.non.gov).
For designing the system at the nanoscale, there is need to develop the capability for remodeling the structure of all compounds that may be natural and synthetic. It is reconsidered that the new opportunities have been gained for the rebuilding of overall materials. The increment of strategy strength raised the question about the social and ethics. For making the nanotechnology as a well-developed, sustainable, and ethical followers, then there is need to educate the stakeholders of nanotechnology about the merits, demerits and risks related to the nanotechnology. Nanotechnology have the impact on all areas as their precursor technologies have. For instance, in the field of healthcare, the nanotechnology includes the automated diagnosis that decode into less patients need the physical assessment, less human errors, few period to create a analysis, and broader contact to the related services of healthcare. If by using the nanomedicines, the life span of human increase then the human depends on the nanomedicine that increase their health expenditures. The four social objectives are necessary for the nanotechnology stakeholder It is essential for nanotechnology stakeholders (Khan 2015).
References
Ebbesen, Mette. “What Can Nanotechnology Learn from the Ethical and Societal Implications of Biotechnology?” Http://Citeseerx.ist.psu.edu, citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.465.5350&rep=rep1&type=pdf.
Khan, Ahmed. “Ethical and Social Implications of Nanotechnology.” QScience Proceedings, 2015, www.qscience.com/doi/pdf/10.5339/qproc.2015.elc2014.57.
Lewenstein, Bruce V. “What Counts as a ‘Social and Ethical Issue’ in Nanotechnology.” International Journal for Philosophy of Chemistry, 2005, www.hyle.org/journal/issues/11-1/lewenstein.pdf.
Nano Societal Implications of Nanotechnology.” Scholarworks.umass.edu, scholarworks.umass.edu/sinano/.
Purohit, Rajesh, et al. “Social, Environmental and Ethical Impacts of Nanotechnology.” ELSEVIER, 2017, www.researchgate.net/publication/318647293_Social_Environmental_and_Ethical_Impacts_of_Nanotechnology.
Roco, M.C. “Broader Societal Issues of Nanotechnology.” Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Mar. 2003, link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1025548512438.
Roco, M.C., and W.S. Bainbridge. “Societal Implications of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Maximizing Human Benefit.” Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 3 Dec. 2004, pdfs.semanticscholar.org/b777/aba5fe4cb7b1994e5041b6d3c1d418af3c58.pdf.
Vance, Marina E, et al. “Nanotechnology in the Real World: Redeveloping the Nanomaterial Consumer Products Inventory.” Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 21 Aug. 2015, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4578396/.
WOLFSON, JOEL ROTHSTEIN. Social and Ethical Issues in Nanotechnology: Lessons from Biotechnology and Other High Technologies. 2003.
Www.nano.gov, www.nano.gov/nanotech-101/what/definition
How to cite this article?
| APA Style | Badole, Y. (2019). Ethical and Social Implications of Nanotechnology. Academic Journal of Nanotechnology, 1(1), 7-11 |
| Chicago Style | |
| MLA Style | |
| DOI | |
| URL |