The term Nano in Nano technology comes from a Greek word “Nanos” which means ‘dwarf’. The dictionary meaning of dwarf is abnormally small. One nanometer is one billionth of a meter or 10-9 meters. One Nano meters is about 100000 times smaller than the diameter of the human hair.

Unique properties of Nano materials have attracted not only scientist and research workers but also the businessmen, especially the textile, because of their high economical potential.

Nanotech research efforts in textile have focused on 2 main areas.

Upgrading existing functions and performance of textile materials. Developing intelligent textiles with completely new characteristics and functions. Nanotechnology is so new, no one is really sure what will come of it.