Ukongeza kwiimpawu ze-nanomaterials eziqhelekileyo (impembelelo yobuso, i-dielectric confinement effect, isiphumo sobungakanani obuncinci, i-quantum tunneling effect, njl.), i-nanomaterials yegolide nayo inozinzo olulodwa, i-conductivity, i-biocompatibility egqwesileyo kunye ne-supramolecular kunye ne-molecular recognition, i-fluorescence kunye nezinye iimpawu, eyenza ukuba ibonise amathemba osetyenziso olubanzi kwi-nanoelectronics, optoelectronics, sensing and catalysis, biomolecular ileyibheli, biosensing kunye neminye imimandla. Phakathi kweentlobo ngeentlobo ze-nanomaterials zegolide ezinemilo eyahlukeneyo, iinanowires zegolide bezisoloko zixatyiswa kakhulu ngabaphandi. Ukuphonononga ubugcisa obutsha kunye neendlela zokulungiselela i-nanowires zegolide, kunye nokwandisa ngakumbi imimandla yesicelo sayo, yenye yophando lwangoku olugxininisa kwintsimi ye-nanomaterials.
I-nanowires zegolide zineenzuzo ze-aspect ratio enkulu, ukuguquguquka okuphezulu kunye nendlela elula yokulungiselela, kwaye babonise amandla amakhulu kwimimandla ye-sensors, i-microelectronics, izixhobo ezibonakalayo, i-Raman yokuphucula umphezulu, kunye nokufunyanwa kwezinto eziphilayo.