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Nanoengineering : global approaches to health and safety issues /

Nanoengineering: Global Approaches to Health and Safety Issues provides a global vision on the impact of engineered nanomaterials both for the consumer/general public and in occupational settings. The book also presents a hint on what can be expected for the future from nanomaterials and their effec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Dolez, Patricia I. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; NANOENGINEERING; Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; Section 1
  • Introduction/General Points; Chapter 1.1
  • Nanomaterials Definitions, Classifications, and Applications; 1. DEFINITIONS; 2. CLASSIFICATIONS OF NANOMATERIALS; 3. PROPERTIES OF NANOMATERIALS; 4. FABRICATION METHODS; 5. APPLICATIONS; 6. CONCLUSIONS; 7. SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION; REFERENCES; Chapter 1.2
  • Routes of Exposure to Nanoparticles: Hazard Tests Related to Portal Entries; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. POSSIBLE ROUTES OF EXPOSURE TO NANOPARTICLES-A BRIEF REVIEW.
  • 3. NANO RISK FRAMEWORK OR NANOPARTICLE RISK MANAGEMENT-DEVELOPMENT OF BASE SET TOXICITY TESTS AS RELATED TO POTENTIAL ROUTES O ... 4. SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION; REFERENCES; 1.2. ADDITIONAL REFERENCES; Chapter 1.3
  • Methods of Detection and Characterization; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. CONCEPTS OF AIRBORNE PARTICLE BEHAVIOR; 3. CONCEPTS OF PARTICLE MORPHOLOGY; 4. METHODS FOR DETECTION AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PARTICLES DISPERSED IN THE AIR; 5. METHODS FOR SIZE DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERIZATION OF PARTICLES DISPERSED IN THE AIR; 6. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES.
  • Chapter 1.4
  • Nanotoxicology: Determining Nano-Bio Interactions and Evaluating Toxicity Using In vitro Models1. INTRODUCTION; 2. SUMMARY OF THE FIELD; 3. MAKING NANOTOXICOLOGY EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN RELEVANT TO REAL-LIFE EXPOSURE SCENARIOS; 4. PROMISES AND RISKS; 5. CURRENT STATUS OF INITIATIVES; 6. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 1.5
  • Fire and Explosion of Nanopowders; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. WHERE DO EXPLOSIONS USUALLY OCCUR?; 3. WHAT IS AN EXPLOSION OF NANOPOWDER?; 4. DETONATION/DEFLAGRATION: EXPLOSION REGIMES; 5. MAIN NECESSARY CONDITIONS TRIGGERING FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS.
  • 6. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FIRE AND AN EXPLOSION?7. CLASSICAL NANOPOWDER EXPLOSIVITY LABORATORY TESTS; 8. TYPICAL SAFETY PARAMETERS FOR MICROSIZED COMBUSTIBLE POWDERS AND THEIR TRENDS WITH THE POWDER PARTICLE SIZE: WHAT EFFECTS T ... ; 9. EXPERIMENTAL EXPLOSION SAFETY PARAMETERS FOR A FEW NANOPOWDERS; 10. INFLUENCE OF THE PARTICLE SIZE ON THE MIE; 11. TURBULENCE AND SCALING EFFECTS ON EXPLOSION CHARACTERISTICS; 12. RELIABILITY OF THE EXTRAPOLATION SCALING LAWS ON EXPLOSION PARAMETERS; 13. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EXPLOSION SEVERITY AND THE FLAME VELOCITY.
  • 14. INTRINSIC LIMITATIONS OF PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED EXPERIMENTAL METHODS15. HOW TO SECURE NANOPOWDER PRODUCTION FACILITIES?; 16. WORLDWIDE INITIATIVES; 17. FUTURE TRENDS; 18. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Section 2
  • Consumer/General Public; Chapter 2.1
  • Public's Understanding, Perceptions, and Acceptance of Nanotechnology through the Lens of Consumer Products; 1. BACKGROUND/HISTORY OF THE PROJECT ON EMERGING NANOTECHNOLOGIES CONSUMER PRODUCTS INVENTORY; 2. PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF NANOTECHNOLOGY IN THE US HAS NOT CHANGED; 3. METHODOLOGY BEHIND THE CPI; 4. PITFALLS OF THE INVENTORY.