USA: American researcher shows how the safety of nanomaterials can be tested in a petri-dish
April 1st, 2008
By Mark Rowe
NANOMATERIALS, made of miniscule particles much smaller than those generally found in nature, are being developed by many industries as a means of dramatically improving every day products. Yet, as with any scientific development, caution abounds the possible health effects.
Fortunately, a definitive way of testing these concerns, without smearing
nanoparticles on humans and animals, is at hand. A researcher at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, San Francisco, USA, has developed a way to predict and evaluate the effects of exposure to a ...
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