Nanomaterials: A Challenge for Toxicological Risk Assessment?

摘要: Nanotechnology has emerged as one of the central technologies in twenty-first century. This judgment becomes apparent by considering increasing numbers people employed this area; patents, scientific publications, products on market; and amounts money invested R&D. Prospects originating from different fields nanoapplication seem unlimited. However, nanotechnology certainly will not be able to meet all ambitious expectations communicated, yet high potential heavily affect our daily life years come. might occur particular field consumer products, for example, introducing nanomaterials cosmetics, textiles, or food contact materials. Another promising area is application medicine fueling hopes significantly improve diagnosis treatment kinds diseases. In addition, novel applying are expected instrumental waste remediation production efficient energy storage devices thus may help overcome world’s problems revolutionize computer data technologies. chapter, we focus nanomaterials. After a brief historic general overview, current proposals how define summarized. Due limitations, there still no single, internationally accepted definition term “nanomaterial.” elaborating status quo scope nanoanalytics its shortcomings, thinking about possible hazards resulting nanoparticulate exposures, an emphasis requirements fulfilled appropriate health risk assessment regulation With regard reliable assessments, until now remaining issue resolved whether specific challenges unique features exist nanoscale that have tackled distinctively addressed, given they substantially differ those encountered with microsized materials regular chemicals. Based knowledge, finally provide proposal nanofield could achieved it look like near future.