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| View Point From the Technology & IPR Desk Nanotechnology- Is this the right time?
Nanotechnology has started slowly influencing all walks of life. Products in the international market like refrigerators with Silver Nano filtration, washable bed mattresses & dress wear, skin care creams and dental adhesives all have proved the domestic utility. Nanotechnology has even surfaced in fields like waste water treatment and forest products. The question arises whether Indian markets are also susceptible to these changes. Early this year LG electronics announced the plan for using nanotechnology inline with the Samsung refrigerators product lines. India has a huge consumer market, which has been the playing ground for international companies. Sales of Skin care products are always on the high. At the present time when companies coming out with increased Sun Protection Factor creams, we stand at a juncture to enter this chasm by capitalising on the trend change. India has the necessary support mechanism in the form of national laboratories and skilled manpower. Recent trends in international R&D programmes like with US, UK, Israel and Canada can give the required fillip to collaboratively develop products for both the domestic and international market. It is time for us to embrace the new technology wave- the nanotechnology. - G K Moinudeen |
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