INDUSTRY AND HEALTH INTERESTS CLASH OVER NANOSILVER AT BRUSSELS CONFERENCE
November 1st, 2009
BY PHILIPPA JONES
NANOTECHNOLOGY scientists remain excited by the advantages various industries can glean from the addition of nanosilver to textiles, but there is increasing opposition to its use in non-medical fields and growing concern that not enough is known about its health and environmental effects.
Speaking during the third nano "safety for success" dialogue held in Brussels by the European Commission, Rainer Hanselmann, CEO of the German nanotech company Sarastro (NOTE - SPELLINGS CORRECT), insisted on the benefits of using nanosilver in ...
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