A record number of over 300 participants attended TAPPI Nanotechnology Division’s 2017 International Conference on Nanotechnology for Renewable Materials on June 5-8 in Montreal, Canada.
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H. N. Cheng at al. has published a book entitled Nanotechnology: Delivering on a Promise in two volumes based on a symposium from the ACS spring national meeting in March of 2015.
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An opinion piece published in Fibers this month by Camarero-Espinosa and colleagues highlighted the tremendous potential of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) for a wide range of consumer applications.
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With the completion of the OECD Sponsorship Programme for the Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials, dossiers have been compiled on the environmental fate and safety of 11 nanomaterials from testing sponsored by countries around the world.
Read MoreWe are very pleased to announce a new collaboration with TAPPI Nanotechnology Division to provide informative environmental health and safety resources (EHS) for cellulose nanomaterials (CNs) on a new page of the TAPPI Nano Website.
Read MoreA workshop organized by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Science Consortium Ltd. has led to several publications developing alternate testing strategies (non-animal methods) for studying nanomaterial effects in the lung.
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A report entitled ‘Nanomaterials in the Environment: Current State of Knowledge and Regulations on Chemical Safety’ was published by the German Environmental Agency last month.
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The report offers guidance on reducing potential health hazards that can arise from exposure
when working with nanomaterials during research and development.
The researchers were able to identify the biological processes from exposure to three types of nanomaterials and how it contributes to disease.
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