The perception of nanotechnology and nanomedicine: A worldwide social media study

Giovanni Sechi; Davide Bedognetti; Francesco Sgarrella; Laura Van Eperen; Francesco M. Marincola; Alberto Bianco; Lucia Gemma Delogu

doi:10.2217/nnm.14.78

The perception of nanotechnology and nanomedicine: A worldwide social media study

Giovanni Sechi, Davide Bedognetti, Francesco Sgarrella, Laura Van Eperen, Francesco M. Marincola, Alberto Bianco, Lucia Gemma Delogu

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We explore at a world level the awareness of nanotechnology expressed through the most popular online social media: Facebook. We aimed at identifying future trends, the most interested countries and the public perception of ethics, funding and economic issues. We found that graphene and carbon nanotubes are the most followed nanomaterials. Our poll showed that the continents with the most interest are Asia and Africa. A total of 43% would like to have a world commission regulating nanomedicine. In addition, 43% would give priority to theranostics. Over 90% believe that nanomedicine has an economic impact. Finally, we observed that the continents of living and origin of poll contributors correlated with ethic and funding opinions. This study highlights the potential of online social media to influence scientific communities, grant committees and nanotechnology companies, spreading nanotechnology awareness in emerging countries and among new generations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1475-1486
Number of pages	12
Journal	Nanomedicine
Volume	9
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2217/nnm.14.78
State	Published - Jul 1 2014

Keywords

Facebook
carbon nanotubes
graphene
nanomedicine
nanotechnology
public opinions
social network

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Bioengineering
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Biomedical Engineering
General Materials Science

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