Nanotechnology is being hailed by many as the "next industrial revolution."A convergence of scientific fields including chemistry, biology, physics, optics, and mechanics, nanoscale science and technology operates at the scale of 1-100 nanometers where structures, devices, and systems have novel functions and properties because of their size. One area with tremendous promise for health and medical applications -"nanobiotechnology"-specifically refers to nanotechnology designed for use in biological systems, in which nanomaterials are derived from biological molecules, or in which nanomaterials mimic biological systems. This convergence of nanotechnology and biology has been envisioned from the inception of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) at the beginning of this decade.
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