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Nanomanufacturing
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Reminder
Slide Courtesy of
Prof . R . Herrick ,
Harvard School of
Public Health
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• ‘We are in danger of repeating old, potentially costly,
mistakes.’
Hansen SF, Maynard A, Baun A, Tickner JA. 2008. Late lessons from
early warnings for nanotechnology. Nat Nanotechnol 3(8): 444-447.
NEU ;
A p p lica tio n s a n d
Exposure Assessment
R e lia b ility
High-rate Toxicity
Screening
UML
Assembly and Transfer
NEU ; UML ; UNH Environmental and
Economic Uncertainties
Regulatory Issues
Slide courtesy of 5
Isaacs, J.
Thrust 4: RESPONSIBLE
NANOMANUFACTURING
Human Health and the Environment
MAXIMIZE
Technological
Benefits , while
MINIMIZING Health
RISKS !
Exposures
>1000 : 10-100:MATERIAL
1
SCIENCES &
NANO
MANUFACTURING
TOXICI
TY
Exposur
e
First US-China workshop
Priority Areas on nano EHS
1 . Nanomaterial Liberation in air & environment
2 . Green nanomanufacturing , focusing on the scientific
issues arising in the systematic design of
environmentally benign nanoproducts and
nanoprocesses ;
3 . Series of joint US - China workshops on sustainable
development of nanotechnologies ;
4 . An international Institute for Sustainable
Nanotechnology Development as a world - wide hub of
exchange and cooperation .
A PROPOSED CONCEPTUAL MODEL:
Grant proposal to NSF P.I.R.E., Chen J, PI
RESEARCH &
Exposure Assessment EDUCATION
Components
INTERNATIONAL
Interdisciplin
Modifications, Processing and Performance
ary
Human and Environmental Toxicity
3 Test Systems
that reflect
commercializati
on stages
METRICS