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Commercializing nanotechnology

Nanotechnology has solid commercial prospects, but the process of converting basic discoveries into marketable products will be long and hard.

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Figure 1: Nanobiotechnology: a continuum of opportunity for nanotechnology in the life sciences.
Figure 2: Dendrimer architecture in two and three dimensions.
Figure 3: Neurons (neurons) penetrating into a three-dimensional network of the self-assembling nanofibers.
Figure 4: Images of engineered virus directing nanocrystal synthesis.
Figure 5: Nanosys nanostructured microarray.

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Mazzola, L. Commercializing nanotechnology. Nat Biotechnol 21, 1137–1143 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1003-1137

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