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How to commercialize nanotechnology

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If we want nano-enabled tools that can increase our understanding of the physical and biological world, and also improve our quality of life, it will be necessary to overcome a complex set of commercialization challenges. Michael Helmus explains.

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Figure 1: AFM image of a TAXUS stent that has been delivering a drug for 25 hours in vitro.
Figure 2: The supply value chain for commercializing nanotechnology starting with nanomaterials and technology and ending with commercial applications.

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Helmus, M. How to commercialize nanotechnology. Nature Nanotech 1, 157–158 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2006.156

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