INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TOLD NANOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IS BEING BLUNTED BY HEALTH CONCERNS
December 1st, 2012
BY KEITH NUTHALL AND JOHN PAGNI, IN HELSINKI
THE DEVELOPMENT of nanotechnology, especially in commercial consumer products such as textiles and clothing, is being stunted by continuing concerns over health risks, an international conference has been told.
The International Congress on the Safety of Engineered Nanoparticles and Nanotechnologies (SENN2012), in Helsinki, staged by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) received a series of papers on the latest research into nano-silver, a key anti-bacterial input of known worth within the textile and ...
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