The abyss between the properties of micromaterials and nanomaterials

Abstract

Scientific materials development has been at the forefront of technological development in many fields of science, such as electronic, catalysis, environment, and now medicine, among others. During the basic knowledge of materials, new properties, concepts, and laws governing them have been known, therefore new options for any application of the current development. Nanomaterials open a genuine gap in this knowledge field due to the significant differences about dimensions concerning micromaterials, bringing us closer to the control and manipulation of atoms in the solid, which undoubtedly allows the adjustment of their properties and applications. This article deals some differences between microtechnology represented by the micromaterials and nanotechnology driven by the nanomaterials.