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Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology

Applications, Consumer Products, and Benefits

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Nanomaterials: Risks and Benefits

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Nanotechnology is a platform technology that is finding more and more applications daily. Today over 600 consumer products are available globally that utilize nanomaterials. This chapter explores the use of nanomaterials and nanotechnology in three areas, namely Medicine, Environment and Energy. Given the large number of applications being designed that utilize nanomaterials and nanotechnologies, and the perception that nanotechnology can (or will) provide the ultimate solution for the world's problems; questions arise regarding who benefits from these technological advances. Additionally, within the popular press all nanotechnology products are generally portrayed as being beneficial to society without necessarily distinguishing between real and potential benefits of the technology. Lastly, the benefits and implications of these technological advancements in society are explored.1

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  1. Defence R&D Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    G. Adlakha-Hutcheon

  2. INP, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    R. Khaydarov

  3. Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University Tel-Aviv, Israel

    R. Korenstein

  4. United States Environmental Protection Agency Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

    R. Varma

  5. Nanomaterials Laboratories & Characterization Labs, Marshall University, One John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV, 25575, USA

    A. Vaseashta

  6. Joint Research Centre European Commission Ispra, Italy

    H. Stamm

  7. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, 11566, Egypt

    M. Abdel-Mottaleb

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Adlakha-Hutcheon, G. et al. (2009). Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology. In: Linkov, I., Steevens, J. (eds) Nanomaterials: Risks and Benefits. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9491-0_14

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