<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></abstract>

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.

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

Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology and Nanobiotechnology

Annals of Science and Technology

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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...

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

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 6 - 38

Received: Jun 15, 2019

Accepted: Aug 25, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ast-2019-0008

Keywords
Nigeria, developing countries, green nanotechnology, nanobiotechnology, science and technology, technological advancement

© 2019 Joseph Adetunji Elegbede et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 6 - 38

Received: Jun 15, 2019

Accepted: Aug 25, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ast-2019-0008

KeywordsNigeria, developing countries, green nanotechnology, nanobiotechnology, science and technology, technological advancement

© 2019 Joseph Adetunji Elegbede et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Nigeria, developing countries, green nanotechnology, nanobiotechnology, science and technology, technological advancement