The two methods of synthesising nanomaterials :
(1) Bottom-up and
(2) Top down methods :
(1) Bottom-up method : Synthesis of nanoparticles in the bottom-up approach molecular components arrange themselves into more complex assemblies atom by atom, molecule by molecule and cluster by cluster from the bottom.
Example : synthesis of nanoparticles by colloidal dispersion.
(2) Top-down method : In the top-down approach, involves nanomaterials being synthesised from bulk material by breaking the material. The bulk solids are disassembled into finer pieces until they are constituted of only few atoms.
Example : Nanoparticles are synthesised by colloidal dispersion.
