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How big is a nanometre? How big is 1 cm in m?
How big is 1 mm in m?
1 billionth m
0,000000001 m
1 hundredth m
0,01 m
1 thousendth m
0,001 m
Give examples of how
properties are changed
in nano size
Why is it a good idea to How can it happen,
use drugs at nano size? when nano drugs are
used in the body?
Faster reaction
Conductive
Eksplosive
Self-assembling drugs are
wrapped in a sugar that the
It can be targeted to specific body accepts. It will be
transported exactly to where
locations in the body
the body needs it
What kan nano silver be What is the purpose of
used for?
using nano silver?
Fx socks and lunchboxes
It prevents the growths of
bacterias
Are there any problems
using nano drugs?
Are there any problems How are nano drugs
Why should nano be
using nano silver?
transported in the body? wrapped?
That we do not know for
sure, it might affect our
health and environment
It is wrapped as a 'Trojan
horse', so that the body
recognizes the packaging.
Hidden inside is the drug.
So the body feels safe, the
drug seems harmless
How is the nano drug
wrapped?
Tell what happened in
the experiment with
sugar, what did the
experiment show about
nano particle properties
Tell what happened in
the activity about
encapsulation of paprika,
what did the show about
nano drugs?
Paprika was meant to look
like the drug. The wrapping
Something similar to sugar It meant to show that the
because thats a matter cells larger the surface, the faster inside oil was meant to look
like sugar. Like a Trojan
use.
the reaction.
horse.
Tell what happened in
the activity about drug
transport
What does selfassembling mean?
Mention a molecule
which is 1 nm long
This means that the
substances which meet each Glucose molecule which we
The medicine self-assemble other self-assembles into a know from photosynthesis
new compound
C6H12O6
How big are the silver
Mention examples of
particles from the video? what nano technology
are used for
20 nanometre
Health
Drugs
Information
Technology
Energy
Environment
Mention some benefits
of nanoscience
Mention some risks of
nanoscience
Various subjects (in nano
size) can be faster, more
targeted, more effective
Which tool do you need
to see nano sizes?
An elektronmicroskope
We are not sure of the long
term effects on our health
and environment
Mention examples of
natural nano properties
(from nature)
DNA
Lotus flower
Galaxies
...
How can one compare
the relative sizes of nano
sizes and other things
we know?
Fx Size relationship between
nanoparticles and an apple,
similar to the relationship
between an apple and globe