With the advent of the next chapter of nanotechnology, there is an expectation to get more nanomaterials and nano-enabled products to the marketplace, requiring accelerated risk assessment and the ability to make decisions that can assist the environmental health and safety (EHS) governance of nanomaterials. We spoke to Professor Andre Nel of UCLA after his
Nanomaterials are used in an increasing number of products, but knowledge of their effects on human health and the environment are still insufficient. For this reason, the world’s leading nanotechnology and nanosafety experts will meet at the SENN2015 Congress in Helsinki on 12-15.4.2015, and share the latest research results. The safety of nanomaterials is the
The latest NANOSOLUTIONS newsletter is now available. In this newsletter we have a preview of the SENN2015 congress on Safety of Engineered Nanoparticles with Professor Kai Savolainen. We have updates from WP3, WP5, WP6, WP7, WP8, WP9 and WP12, who explain some of the exciting developments from the NANSOLUTIONS project that have taken place in
On the 11th March INKOA will travel to Bilbao to participate in IMAGINENANO, the largest nanoscience and nanotechnology event in Europe. At the conference, EHS-Advance, the Basque initiative in environment and health & safety, will be introduced along with a progress update on the development of nanosafety legislation at the European level. INKOA will present
Professor Kai Savolainen, director of the Nanosafety
Lang Tran The development and application of ENMs promises many benefits to both society and the global economy. However, to ensure responsible development of this emerging technology, governance must be put into place to ensure that any potential risk posed by ENMs are fully understood and controlled. The regulatory landscape is constantly evolving for all
Dario Greco One of the main goals of the NANOSOLUTIONS consortium is to create an ENM classifier - a model that can predict the effect of any given nanomaterial. This is being done through what is known as machine learning; we are essentially training a computer programme to know what is dangerous and what is
Fritz Krombach Inhalation of rigid multi-wall carbon nanotubes induces allergic asthma-like symptoms in mice The overall goal of WP8 is to identify the key physicochemical properties and surface modifications of engineered nanomaterials (ENM) that control their fate and biological and toxic effects in cells and tissues from susceptible individuals. For this goal, WP8 partners will
Richard Handy A fundamental part of developing a classification system for nanomaterial safety is to identify the toxic effects that different ENMs have across a wide range of organisms, from microbes to mammals, and on different body systems. These effects are assessed by their overall magnitude of toxicity ¬– low toxicity, toxic, very toxic -
Bengt Fadeel and Lucian Farcal WP6 works on the application of in vitro methods for the assessment of nanomaterial (NM) immunotoxicity and genotoxicity. The hypothesis is that refined in vitro assays can replace in vivo testing of NMs. To achieve this goal, WP6 partners selected and refined the SOPs for the in vitro methods to
