{"id":1475,"date":"2024-02-18T13:30:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T08:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1475"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:08:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:38:05","slug":"q-with-reference-to-the-use-of-nano-technology-in-health-sector-which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-correct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-the-use-of-nano-technology-in-health-sector-which-of-the-following-statements-is-are-correct","title":{"rendered":"Q.\u00a0With reference to the use of Nano-technology in health sector, which of the following statement(s) is\/are correct?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Targeted drug delivery is made possible by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/nanotechnology-upsc\/\">nanotechnology<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nanotechnology<strong>&nbsp;can&nbsp;<\/strong>largely contribute to gene therapy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the correct answer using the codes given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither 1 nor 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(c) Both 1 and 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nanotechnology\">Nanotechnology<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nanotechnology or nanotech in short is the technology that&nbsp;<strong>involves the manipulation of matter on&nbsp;atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scales,&nbsp;which is about 1 to 100 nanometers<\/strong>. One nanometer (nm) is one-billionth or (10-9) of a meter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is the manipulation and use of materials and devices&nbsp;so tiny&nbsp;that nothing can be built any smaller.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>It involves a multidisciplinary approach involving fields such as&nbsp;applied physics, materials science, chemistry, biology, surface science, robotics, engineering, electrical engineering and biomedical engineering.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Areas of physics such as&nbsp;nanoelectronics, nanomechanics, nanophotonics, and nanoionics&nbsp;have evolved during the last few decades to provide a basic scientific foundation of nanotechnology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read here<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/nanotechnology-upsc\/\">Nanotechnology<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nanotechnology: A New Frontier\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OLa8DQkKlyU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select the correct answer using the codes given below. 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