Nanoscience, nanotoxicology, and the need to think small

Saturday, 02/12/2023, 10:19(GMT +7)

Comments on the possible health risks of nanotechnology. Similarity of the structure on nanotubes and asbestos which suggests there is a possibility of similar invasion of the body with similar results; Nanoparticles which may be inhaled and act as air-pollutants do causing respiratory and cardiac diseases; How what makes nanoparticles a good delivery system might also increase their toxicity; Current risks to people and the environment which are slim but suggesting that there might be early warnings in the similarities to known illness factors as listed previously; Call for safety measures for workers in the field; Suggestion that research on the health effects of nanotechnology be conducted as the new technologies develop.

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(Source: Lancet; Vol. 365 Issue 9463)

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