{"id":98,"date":"2020-02-26T09:06:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T14:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cd-bioparticles.com\/blog\/?p=98"},"modified":"2020-02-26T09:06:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T14:06:32","slug":"nanotechnology-in-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cd-bioparticles.com\/blog\/nanoparticles\/nanotechnology-in-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Nanotechnology in Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Nanotechnology-in-Nature-1-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Nanotechnology-in-Nature-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Nanotechnology-in-Nature-1-300x199.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Nanotechnology-in-Nature-1-768x510.jpg 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Nanotechnology-in-Nature-1-120x80.jpg 120w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Nanotechnology-in-Nature-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A nanometer\n(nm) is a unit of length that refers to one billionth of a meter.\nNanotechnology is the technology that studies the properties and interactions\nof matter at the nanoscale (between 1 and 1000 nm) and uses these properties.\nIn nanotechnology, nanomaterials are its main research object and foundation.\nCD Bioparticles offers a variety of synthetic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cd-bioparticles.com\/product\/nanoparticles-list-4.html\">nanoparticles<\/a>\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cd-bioparticles.com\/product\/magnetic-particles-list-1.html?filter=1&amp;FT_FunctionalGroupLigand=Biotin\">magnetic\nparticles<\/a> to provide researchers with a wealth of high-quality\nnanomaterials for research use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact,\nnanotechnology is not mysterious, nor is it a human patent. As early as the\nbirth of the universe, nanomaterials and nanotechnology already existed. During\nthe long evolution on the earth, many creatures in nature are masters of many\nnanotechnologies. They survive tenaciously in nature through their exquisite\nnano-skills so that they can make a living, or defend themselves against\nenemies, which not only impresses people but also brings countless inspiration\nand inspiration to modern nanotechnology workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lotus flower<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to lotus, people naturally think of the dew rolling on the lotus leaf, the so-called lotus effect. So, what causes this lotus effect? What benefits does the lotus effect bring to the lotus itself? Modern electron microscope technology can help us give the right answer. Through an electron microscope, it can be observed that the surface of the lotus leaf is covered with countless 10-micrometer mastoids, and the surface of each mastoid is covered with finer hairs with a diameter of only several hundred nanometers. This is the result of the long-term evolution of organisms in nature. It is this special nanostructure that makes the surface of lotus leaves free of water droplets, namely the ultrahydrophobicity. The lotus effect keeps the leaves clean. When there are water droplets on the lotus leaf, the wind blows the water droplets to roll on the leaf surface.\u00a0 Dirt particles are picked up by water droplets and slide down from above at a high speed so that the lotus leaf can perform photosynthesis better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Serpent sea\nstar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The serpent sea\nstar is a dish-shaped shellfish. It has five tentacles and no eyes.\nNevertheless, it can accurately sense potential natural enemies in the distance\nand retract the tentacles into the shell in time. This sensitive feeling of\nserpent sea star has long puzzled biologists. Recently, this question has\nfinally found the answer on its carapace: the serpent sea star body is actually\ncovered with &#8220;eyes&#8221;, that is, tens of thousands of perfect miniature\nlenses. In this way, the entire furry body constitutes the starfish&#8217;s eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Studies also show\nthat the number of such lenses on a serpent sea star is about 50,000 to\n100,000, and they are composed of calcium carbonate nanocrystals; this perfect\nlight-sensitive micro-lens system is the result of nano-crystallization on the\nsurface of the starfish&#8217;s body growth. In order to prevent unnecessary color\nfringing, a proper amount of magnesium is also absorbed in the lens during\ncrystallization, which can not only help starfish filter the light more\neffectively but also correct the &#8220;spherical aberration&#8221; of the lens.\nThis improves the efficiency of finding natural enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spider<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spider webs\noften appear in the corners of rooms that have not been cleaned for a long\ntime. For ordinary people, cobwebs are not a big deal. With a slight flick, the\nspider webs are swept away. But spider silk itself is indeed a miracle of\nnature. Spider silk in nature is about 100 nanometers in diameter, which is a\ntruly pure natural nanofiber. If you use spider silk to make a rope as thick as\nan ordinary wire rope, it can lift thousands of tons of objects, and its\nstrength is comparable to steel cables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to\ncatching flying insects, almost all spiders also use spider silk as a\ndirection, safety rope, and gliding rope. Spiders usually have several glands\non their abdomen, called spinnerets. Various glands produce different types of\nspider silk. There is a spinneret at the top of the gland, which has thousands\nof small holes, and the sprayed liquid will condense into cohesive,\nhigh-tension spider silk upon encountering air. Spider silk consists of\nspidroin proteins. Usually, a thousand strands of spider silk are still thinner\nthan 1\/10 of a human hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bee\n\nStudies have shown that many organisms,\nincluding bees and turtles, have nano-sized magnetic particles in their bodies.\nThese magnetic nanoparticles are of great significance for the localization and\nmovement behavior of living things. For example, there are magnetic\nnanoparticles in the abdomen of bees. Such magnetic particles have the function\nof a compass. Bees use this &#8220;compass&#8221; to determine their surrounding\nenvironment and use images stored in magnetic nanoparticles to determine the\ndirection. When the bees come back from collecting honey, they are actually\ncomparing the original stored image with the image they saw until the two\nimages are consistent, thereby judging their own hive. Using this magnetic\nnanoparticle for navigation, bees can complete miles of the journey.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nanometer (nm) is a unit of length that refers to one billionth of a meter. 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