Nakuba izinto zokunamathela ezimbonini zivame ukubhekwa njengezinto ezisizayo ohlelweni lwesimanje lwezimboni, inani lazo liwudlula kude umbono ongaphandle. Njengesixazululo esiguquguqukayo sokuxhuma, ukubeka uphawu, ukulungisa, nokuvikela, izinto ezinamathelayo seziwubuchwepheshe obubalulekile obushayela ukuthuthukiswa kokukhiqiza, okudlala indima engenakuthathelwa indawo kwezezimoto, ze-elekthronikhi, i-aerospace, ukwakhiwa nakweminye imikhakha.
Ngokombono wokusebenza, inani eliwumongo lezinamatheliso ezimbonini lisemandleni azo ahlukahlukene nokusebenza kahle. Izindlela zokujoyina zemishini zendabuko (ezifana nokushisela kanye ne-riveting) zivame ukuhlupheka ngenxa yokulinganiselwa njengokugxilisa ukucindezeleka, ukulimala kwempahla, nezinqubo eziyinkimbinkimbi. Ama-Adhesive, ngakolunye uhlangothi, afinyelela ukwabiwa kwamandla afanayo ngokusebenzisa amandla e-intermolecular, athuthukisa kakhulu amandla esakhiwo nokuqina. Isibonelo, kumkhuba obheke ezimotweni ezilula, ama-epoxy resins nama-polyurethane anamathelayo asetshenziswa kakhulu ukuhlanganisa amaphaneli omzimba ezintweni eziyinhlanganisela, ukwehlisa isisindo nokuthuthukisa ukuphepha kokuphahlazeka. Kumadivaysi e-elekthronikhi, ama-adhesives conductive kanye ne-thermal interface materials zixazulula izinselele zokuqhutshwa kukagesi kanye nokuchithwa kokushisa ezingxenyeni ezinembayo.
Ngokombono wezomnotho, izinto ezinamathelayo zidala inani eliqondile lamabhizinisi ngokunciphisa izindleko nokwandisa ukusebenza kahle. Inqubo yayo yokuhlanganisa ezenzakalelayo ifinyeza kakhulu imijikelezo yokukhiqiza futhi inciphise ukungenelela okwenziwa ngesandla. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuhambisana kwayo nezinto ezingafani (njengensimbi nepulasitiki, i-ceramic nengilazi) kwenza izithiyo zokuklama zibe lula futhi kunciphisa izindleko zokukhetha izinto. Isibonelo, emaphaketheni e-elekthronikhi, ukuhlanganiswa kwama-chips amancane kuncike{3}}ekunamathiseleni okunemba okuphezulu, okunamandla okuhlanganisa amaleveli e-micron{4}}anquma ngokuqondile isivuno somkhiqizo nokuzinza kokusebenza.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinamathiselo zezimboni zithwala umgomo wokuthuthukiswa okusimeme. Ukuthuthukiswa kwezinamatheliso ezisekelwe emanzini{{1}ezincibilikisiwe,{2}}zamahhala{3}ezisekelwe ku-bio{3}kunciphise kakhulu ukukhishwa kwe-volatile organic compound (VOC), okuhambisana nemithetho yomhlaba jikelele yezemvelo. Emkhakheni omusha wamandla, izinto ezinamathelayo ezikhethekile ezinokushisa okuphezulu-ezinokushisa nokugqwala okuphezulu zifaka isandla-ekusebenzeni kwesikhathi eside kwamaphaneli e-photovoltaic namasistimu okugcina amandla ebhethri, ekhuthaza ngokungaqondile ukusetshenziswa okusabalele kwamandla ahlanzekile.
Inani lezinto ezinamathelayo zezimboni empeleni liwukubonakaliswa okugxilile kwesidingo semboni yesimanje sokusebenza kahle, ukwethembeka, kanye nokusungula izinto ezintsha. Ngokuthuthuka kwesayensi yezinto zokwakha kanye ne-nanotechnology, lobu "buchwepheshe obungabonakali" buzoqhubeka bucindezela imingcele yokusebenza futhi bube usekelo oluyisisekelo lokukhiqiza okuhlakaniphile kanye nomnotho oluhlaza.