Manufactured Nanomaterials: Physico-chemical Principles of Biocompatibility and Toxicity

Summary posted by Meridian on 11/3/2006
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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.

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our team contact us site map	Manufactured Nanomaterials: Physico-chemical Principles of Biocompatibility and Toxicity Summary posted by Meridian on 11/3/2006 Source: National Institutes of Health Author: n/a 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 As tagged by Meridian Institute: Implications: Human Health Risks, Environmental Risks Regions: North America Resources Or Events: Event Alert Stakeholders: Government Related Forums: Resources or Events Human Health Risks and Worker Safety Environmental Risks print format	NDN Home Subscribe Manage Subscription Search News Archives Nanotechnology Quintuples Heating Capacity of Solar Water Heaters -- Renewable Energy Magazine (9/1/2010) Researchers at the University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil, have developed a solar heating system that uses nanotechnology to heat water to five times the temperature of a conventional system, while also permitting the collector surface area to retain up to 98 percent of heat from solar radiation. [More] Pakistan's Science Minister Attacks Funding Cuts -- SciDev.Net (9/1/2010) The Pakistan government has cuts its funds for the Pakistan Ministry of Science and Technology's 2010-2011 budget by almost half, causing the science minister, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, to criticize his own government. [More] Nanotechnology: Small wonders -- Nature (9/1/2010) This article takes an in-depth look at the United States National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)'s first 10 years - to find out where the money went and what the initiative plans to do next. [More] Nanotech on Farmers' Fields -- Silicon Nutrition (8/31/2010) A plant nutrition study that addresses nano-sized plant nutrients is now available from the Landbouwkundige Uitgeverij G.C. van den Berg (Veenendaal, The Netherlands). [More] More News... Learn how to include these headlines on your own website by clicking here. Please email us if you require text-only versions of the daily emails.