Nanomaterials: A Danger or a Promise? A Chemical and Biological Perspective /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Brayner, Roberta (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Fiévet, Fernand (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Coradin, Thibaud (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Nanotechnology.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.

With the increased presence of nanomaterials in commercial products such as cosmetics and sunscreens, fillers in dental fillings, water filtration process, catalysis, photovoltaic cells, bio-detection, a growing public debate is emerging on toxicological and environmental effects of direct and indir...

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