Toxic Potential of Materials at the Nanolevel

@article{citeulike:493982, abstract = {Nanomaterials are engineered structures with at least one dimension of 100 nanometers or less. These materials are increasingly being used for commercial purposes such as fillers, opacifiers, catalysts, semiconductors, cosmetics, microelectronics, and drug carriers. Materials in this size range may approach the length scale at which some specific physical or chemical interactions with their environment can occur. As a result, their properties differ substantially from those bulk materials of the same composition, allowing them to perform exceptional feats of conductivity, reactivity, and optical sensitivity. Possible undesirable results of these capabilities are harmful interactions with biological systems and the environment, with the potential to generate toxicity. The establishment of principles and test procedures to ensure safe manufacture and use of nanomaterials in the marketplace is urgently required and achievable.}, author = {Nel, Andre and Xia, Tian and Madler, Lutz and Li, Ning}, citeulike-article-id = {493982}, doi = {10.1126/science.1114397}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {researchsynopsis}, month = {February}, number = {5761}, pages = {622--627}, posted-at = {2006-02-05 16:12:25}, priority = {2}, title = {Toxic Potential of Materials at the Nanolevel}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1114397}, volume = {311}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:493982 L3 - citeulike-article-id:493982 N2 - Nanomaterials are engineered structures with at least one dimension of 100 nanometers or less. These materials are increasingly being used for commercial purposes such as fillers, opacifiers, catalysts, semiconductors, cosmetics, microelectronics, and drug carriers. Materials in this size range may approach the length scale at which some specific physical or chemical interactions with their environment can occur. As a result, their properties differ substantially from those bulk materials of the same composition, allowing them to perform exceptional feats of conductivity, reactivity, and optical sensitivity. Possible undesirable results of these capabilities are harmful interactions with biological systems and the environment, with the potential to generate toxicity. The establishment of principles and test procedures to ensure safe manufacture and use of nanomaterials in the marketplace is urgently required and achievable. IS - 5761 JF - Science EP - 627 TI - Toxic Potential of Materials at the Nanolevel VL - 311 SP - 622 KW - researchsynopsis AU - Nel, Andre AU - Xia, Tian AU - Madler, Lutz AU - Li, Ning PY - 2006/02/03/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1114397 ER -