Nanotechnology and human health /

"Preface: The book presents scientific and technical developments in nanotechnology for applications in three areas that are expected to lead to impacts on human health: biomedical (pharmaceuticals and medical devices), agrifood and water, and environment. This technical core is preceded by an...

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Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Malsch, Ineke, Emond, Claude
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2014.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Nanomaterial characterization and metrology / Asmus Meyer-Plath and Florian F. Schweinberger
  • Nanoparticles : new medical potential today and tomorrow / Tamar Chachibaia
  • Nanomaterials for bone reconstructive composites / M. van der Zande, B. C. Chesnutt, X. F. Walboomers, and J. A. Jansen
  • Nanotechnologies in agrofood and water / Frans W. H. Kampers
  • Nanofoods : environmental, health, and socioeconomic risks or the Achilles heel of nanotechnologies? / Simon Beaudoin, Louise Vandelac, and Christian Papilloud
  • Benefits of nanotechnology for the environment / Danail Hristozov
  • In vitro study for nanomaterials / Seishiro Hirano and Karim Maghni
  • Toxicokinetics and interaction of nanoparticles with biological matrices / Claude Emond
  • Environmental fate and ecotoxicology of nanomaterials / Bernard Lachance, Mahsa Hamzeh, and Geoffrey I. Sunahara
  • Life cycle risks and impacts of nanotechnologies / Olivier Jolliet, Ralph K. Rosenbaum, and Alexis Laurent
  • Anticipating ethical legal and social aspects of emerging technologies gaps in innovation chain : the case of body area networks / Alireza Parandian
  • Capability approach to nanotechnology for sustainable development / Ineke Malsch.