Problems, pitfalls and partial solutions for industry case studies
As one of the EU FP7 flagship programmes, there are high expectations for NanoVALID, which consists of 29 partners from 19 different countries worldwide. The major goal ...
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Training efforts and the job market – are they in sync?
During the last few decades nanotechnology has evolved with ever increasing speed. Besides of all the novel products which hit the market, this development has also resulted ...
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Nanosafety lessons from the Helsinki EU-US nanoEHS workshop
Last October some of the NanoTOES tutors took part in the second gathering of the members of the EU-US nanoEHS dialogue platform, hosted by the Finnish Institute ...
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Risk Communication: a necessary skill for our fellows and all scientists
Scientists are trained to communicate to their peers. We aim for the highest possible precision and accuracy. We are reluctant to make statements which are not 100% ...
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Access to top European nanoscience facilities is now open thanks to project QNano
Nano is a Research Infrastructure for nanosafety assessment. QNano’s core aim is the creation of a ‘neutral’ scientific & technical space in which all stakeholder groups can ...
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The importance of assessing immunosafety of engineered nanomaterials
Assessment of nanosafety, with particular regard to nanomedicines and health-related nanomaterials, should consider the possible effects on the immune system with great care. The immune system is ...
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How To Study If Nanoparticles Are Toxic? (II)
Problems and challenges in the development and validation of human cell-based assays to determine nanoparticle-induced immunomodulatory effects With the increasing use of nanomaterials, the need for methods ...
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How To Study If Nanoparticles Are Toxic? (I)
The suitability of different cellular in vitro immunotoxicity and genotoxicity methods for the analysis of nanoparticle-induced events. Studies of toxicity have been developing strategies and protocols for ...
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But… Nanotechnology, is it toxic or not?
During last Nanotoes meeting the following question was rised: how to communicate nanotoxicology to society? It is very likely that PhD students being trained as experts on ...
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Budapest Meeting Scientific Questions
During the last meeting in Budapest of NanoToes as we were starting the work with the new fellows interesting questions raised. Which are the tools a nanosafety ...
