Green Nanotechnology in Nigeria: The Research Landscape, Challenges and Prospects

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In this treatise, we examined the activities of researchers of Nigeria descent in the frontier areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology, with a focus on green nanotechnology. The exploration of literature published by scholars were reviewed and compartmentalized on the basis of applications of the nanomaterials. It can be concluded that the level of activities in this area is expanding owing to the emergence of more published works since the beginning of 2010. However, in comparison with research outputs from other developing African countries such as South Africa and Egypt, activities in green nanotechnology are still at low ebb in Nigeria. Issues that are contributory to the slow pace were identified and appropriate solutions in terms of improved funding of education, enactment of national policy on nanotechnology, curriculum development, international cooperation as well as human resource development among others were discussed.

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Title: Annals of Science and Technology

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH

ISSN (Electronic): 2544-6320

Publication date Created: December 01 2019

Publication date Created: December 31 2019

Publication date Created: December 01 2019

Publication date (Print): December 01 2019

Publication date (Electronic): December 31 2019

Publication date (Print): December 01 2019

Volume: 4

Issue: 2

Pages: 6-38

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[1 ]Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology and Nanobiotechnology ,

[2 ]Nanotechnology Research Group (NANO ), Department of Pure and Applied Biology , Ladoke Akintola University of Technology , PMB 4000, Ogbomoso , Nigeria .

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DOI: 10.2478/ast-2019-0008

SO-VID: ef212793-ca65-4202-9afe-3a04ddb6d67a

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