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Study Reveals Children Receive Highest Exposure to Nanomaterials

A research study has reported that the level of exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles in kids may be much higher than that of adults, as children eat more amounts of candy containing these nanoparticles.

From American Chemical Society 17 Feb 2012

Early Nanotoxicology Study Results Support Use of Nanodiamonds in Implants

An early study by the University of Alabama at Birmingham has discovered that nanodiamonds used for reinforcing synthetic joints are also capable of preventing the inflammation due to the release of metal waste into the body caused by hardworking metal joints.

6 Feb 2012

Researchers Develop New Technique to Obtain Nanorod Arrays

Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have developed a fast and easy method to induce nanorods to self-assemble into 1-, 2- and 3-D macroscopic structures.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 4 Feb 2012

Intertek Cantox Demonstrates Novel Method to Evaluate Nanotoxicology Studies

Intertek Cantox, a company offering regulatory and scientific consulting services, has developed a novel method called the Nano Study Score method to support superior-quality nanotoxicology studies in order to assess the safety of nanomaterial- and nanotechnology-based products.

9 Jan 2012

South Carolinians Express Positive Views of Nanotechnology

According to an opinion study titled ‘Envisioning Emerging Nanotechnologies: A Three-Year Panel Study of South Carolina Citizens,’ very few people in the panel have expressed concern about the risk of nanotechnology and over 67% of the panel have said that the new technology will improve the quality of their lives, especially in the medical field.

15 Dec 2011

Researchers Study Toxicity of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Skin

In order to study the toxic effects on skin by zinc oxide nanoparticles, the commonly used ingredient in sunscreen products, a team of researchers from Switzerland and Australia has devised an optical method to quantitatively examine the zinc oxide nanoparticle concentration level at various skin depths.

3 Dec 2011

Study Links Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles to Cancer

Researchers at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have discovered that nanoparticles of zinc oxide, a widely used chemical in consumer products, are capable of causing cancer.

1 Dec 2011

Research Reports Emphasize Importance of Nanotoxicology Studies

According to two reports on nanotoxicology, most of the studies conducted in the past ten years mainly focused on the application of nanomaterials rather than their risk to the human health and environment.

30 Nov 2011

Study Reveals Toxic Effects of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles in Liver

According to a study carried out by Dr. Eric R. Blough and his team at Marshall University’s Center for Diagnostic Nanosystems, cerium oxide nanoparticles, which are utilized as fuel additives to improve the fuel efficiency of engines of automobiles, can enter the liver from the lungs and cause damage to the liver.

19 Nov 2011

Study Reveals that Carbon Nanotubes Have no Toxic Effects on Green Algae

An Empa research study on nanomaterials for example, carbon nanotubes has revealed that carbon nanotubes inhibit the growth of green algae by reducing the amount of space and light supplied to the plant but the material does not affect the plant lethally.

8 Nov 2011