The NanoRelease Steering Committee and Advisors have outlined these nanomaterials for consideration for review.
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Nanomaterials |
Commercial Applications |
1. nano-Ag |
food containers, antimicrobial powders, tableware, blow dryers, hair curlers, plastic storage bags, gloves, textiles, coating materials, disinfecting respirators, wound dressings, textiles covering children's toys, computer mouse/plastics, spray applications, spheres, wires, electrical circuits. |
2. MWCNTs |
armored vests, tennis racquets, rubber composites, solid polymer master batches, wind blades, airplanes, antibacterial applications, baseball bats, safety equipment (e.g. helmets, knee pads), textiles (yarn & materials), flame retardants, composites, fibers, semiconductor applications, memory storage, energy storage. |
3. SWCNTs |
food packaging, antibacterial "nano-darts", textiles (yarn & materials), fibers, semi-conductor applications. |
4. Fullerenes |
batteries & energy storage |
5. Graphene |
batteries & energy storage |
6. Activated Carbon |
filters |
7. Carbon Black |
rubber goods |
8. nano-ZnO |
automotive scratch resistant coatings, plastics, textiles, UV absorbers in exterior coatings and stains (polyurethanes & polyacrylics). |
9. nano-CeO2 |
wood coatings, fuel additives, three-way catalytic converters. |
10. nano-TiO2
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windows, concrete, coatings, environmental remediation of water & wastewater, roll & spray-on insulation materials, photocatalytic reactors, UV absorbers in exterior coatings and stains (polyurethanes & polyacrylics), coating on self-cleaning windows, in interior latex paint (as a "nanofiller"), aerosol spray applications, cosmetics, wires, rods, spheres, polymer additive, self-cleaning coatings. |
11. nano-Cu |
biocide, antimicrobial, wood preservative, algicide. |
12. nano-Mn |
batteries & energy storage. |
13. nano-Se |
dietary supplement |
14. nano-Au |
pregnancy testers, mineral supplements, spheres, wires. |
15. crystalline Si |
environmental remediation |
16. nano-Al2O3
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printed material coating, scratch resistant coatings on wood furniture, wood flooring & on electronic components, catalysts for bio-oil refining, inks, toner, polymer additives, paints, binders. |
17. nano-Fe2O3 |
degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. |
18. nano-Fe0 |
soil & groundwater remediation, drug vehicles, chemical absorbers. |
19. nano-SiO2 / nano-silica |
surface coatings, rubber goods, durability enhancement, coating materials, adhesive, composites, water based paint & lacquer, roll & spray-on insulation materials, (clay) in polyefin/polyvinyl wire to comply with fire performance regulations, in polyacrylic wood floor coatings, delivery of plant nutrients, DNA & bioactive molecules. |
20. nano-clays & organo-clays |
nonlinear optical devices, electrodes, reinforcing fillers for elastomeric materials, in polyefin/polyvinyl wire to comply with fire performance regulations. |
21. nanocrystalline cellulose |
coatings, paints, paper coatings, construction products, reinforced composites, high tensile strength papers, optically colored papers. |
22. nano-chitosan |
antimicrobial agent, dietary supplements, nutrient fortification. |
23. Monascus purpureus |
nanoparticulate red mold rice - a fungus used as a dietary supplement. |
24. Q-dots |
lighting & displays |
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