Preventing Adverse Health Effects from Nanotechnology
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Nanotechnology is the science of developing materials at the atomic, molecular or micro-molecular level. From smartphones to skincare, there are currently over 1,000 commercial products containing nanomaterials, with applications as far ranging as the fields of medicine, engineering, electronics and energy production.
This session of Public Health Grand Rounds focused on the current state of knowledge in nanotechnology and discussed concerns about the harmful impact that exposure to some nanomaterials may have on humans and the environment.
Dr. John Iskander and Dr. Paul Schulte discuss the emergence of nanotechnology from science fiction to real life:
- How small is small when talking about nanotechnology
- Concerns for workers who handle nanomaterial
- Prevention strategies for combating health concerns
- Paul A. Schulte, PhD
- Manager, Nanotechnology Research Center
National Institute for Occupational Safety Health, CDC
- Mark D. Hoover, PhD, CHP, CIH
- Senior Research Scientist
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC
- Sally S. Tinkle, PhD
- Senior Science Advisor, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Insitutes of Health
- Vincent Castranova, PhD
- Chief, Pathology and Physiology Research Branch,
Health Effects Laboratory Division
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC
- William D. Hunt, PhD
- Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
- Kristen M. Kulinowski, PhD
- Executive Director, International Council on Nanotechnology Director,
Center of Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology
Rice University
- Tanja Popovic, MD, PhD
- Scientific Director
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