Bionanotechnology 575921 215886662 2008-05-30T03:30:57Z DumZiBoT 6085301 robot Adding: [[pl:Nanobiotechnologia]] {{unreferenced|date=September 2006}} '''Bionanotechnology''' is the intersection of [[biology]] and [[nanotechnology]]. Bionanotechnology is a broad and somewhat vague term which is sometimes used interchangeably with [[nanobiotechnology]], which usually refers more specifically to the use of nanotechnological devices for applications in [[biotechnology]]. Bionanotechnology may also refer to the use of [[biomolecule]]s for applications in nanotechnology. A major example of this is [[DNA nanotechnology]], which uses [[Molecular self-assembly|self-assembling]] [[nucleic acid]] structures to control matter at the nanoscale. In a wider sense, bionanotechnology refers to synthetic technology based on the principles and chemical pathways of living organisms. It encompasses the study, creation, and illumination of the connections between structural [[molecular biology]] and [[nanotechnology]], since the development of nanomachinery might be guided by studying the structure and function of the natural nano-machines found in living cells. == External links == *[http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog/?p=306 Interview on the Risks of Bionanotech] [[Category:Nanotechnology]] [[Category:Biotechnology]] [[de:Nanobiotechnologie]] [[es:Bionanotecnología]] [[pl:Nanobiotechnologia]]