Manufactured Nanomaterials: Physico-chemical Principles of Biocompatibility and Toxicity
Summary posted by Meridian on 11/3/2006
Source: National Institutes of Health
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The U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced that they are accepting grants applications for research on the "physico-chemical interaction of manufactured nanoscale materials with mammalian systems". The grant announcement says that the research will be used by NIOSH to determine biocompatibility and toxicity characteristics of nanomaterials, as well as to develop methods for identifying, evaluating, and managing potential occupational risks related to manufactured nanomaterials. The announcement says that NIH is specifically interested in research on nanomaterial exposure routes and dose metrics and molecular, cellular, and organ system responses to these exposures. The announcement says that EPA is supporting research "to meet its mission of protection human health and the environment." The grant announcement can be viewed online at the link below.
The original article may still be available at grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-06-008.html
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