Titre du document / Document title

A window of opportunity : Designing carbon nanomaterials for environmental safety and health

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

LIN GUO ; XINYUAN LIU ; SANCHEZ Vanesa ; VASLET Charles ; KANEL Agnes B. ; HURT Robert H. ;

Résumé / Abstract

Carbon nanomaterials are among the best known and most promising products of the nanotechnology movement. Some early studies suggest that fullerenes and nanotubes may pose significant health risks, and this has given rise to an emerging literature on carbon nanotoxicology. This young field has now begun to yield insight into toxicity mechanisms and the specific material features involved in those mechanisms. This paper explores the potential to alter those material features through post-processing or reformulation with the goal of reducing or eliminating carbon nanomaterial health risks. The paper emphasizes the important roles of metal content and bioavailability, carbon surface chemistry, and nanomaterial aggregation state. The nanotechnology movement has been given a unique "window of opportunity" to systematically investigate the toxicity of nanotechnology products and to develop ways to manage health risks before large scale manufacturing becomes widespread.

Revue / Journal Title

Materials science forum   ISSN 0255-5476   CODEN MSFOEP 

Source / Source

2007, vol. 544-545, pp. 511-516 [6 page(s) (article)]

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Trans Tech, Aedermannsdorf, SUISSE  (1984) (Revue)

Mots-clés d'auteur / Author Keywords

carbon nanotubes ; fullerenes ; toxicity ; purification ; surface chemistry ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 21741, 35400014693023.1280