Aerosol and Nanotechnology
- Research and Development
The general R&D market with respect to nanotechnology is now large and growing quickly. It includes product development research across a very wide field of activities The USA National Science Foundation estimates the nano market will rise to US$1 trillion by 2015. Government investment in Nanotechnology now exceeds US$3 billion per annum.
There is a great deal of concern about the health effects of nanoparticles released into the environment unintentionally and there are many research projects investigating health effects. About 10% of the investment in R&D programmes in nano technologies is allocated to Environment Health and Safety (EHS). The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the US EPA amongst others have allocated substantial funds for nano-research the results of which are likely to play a key role in the development and formulation of regulations to govern the legal, approval and social aspects of the commercialisation of nano technologies.
Effective investigative instrumentation is an essential prerequisite for research into all aspect of nanotechnology. Since the effects of nanoparticles are determined by their size and number these are the key basic attributes which must be determined. The portability and ease of use of Naneum instruments makes them ideal for many applications in the fields of aerosol and nanotechnology research. Measurements can be made in-situ, in various micro- environments, such as aircraft, moving vehicles, indoors, and outdoors etc. Instruments are self contained with no requirement for an additional pc, simple to operate with user selectable multi-functionality. There are no radiation sources and instruments do not emit hazardous vapours. They operate for extended periods untended.
Naneum provide a complete range of required instrument functionality.
Products that are relevant for Aerosol and Nanotechnology:
The Nano-ID Select is a wide-range sampler and is unique in that it spans the entire aerosol range from 2 nm up to 20 μm. Particles are collected simultaneously using both inertial deposition and diffusion, and separated into 12 size channels. Read More...
The Nano-ID NPS500 sets a new standard for high sensitivity and selectivity aerosol measurements. It provides the ability to measure particle size distributions over a range of 5 nm to 500 nm with 128 user-selectable channels. Read More...
