Nanotechnology Safety, Second Edition outlines the safety, regulatory, and environmental issues related to nanotechnology by industry, offering guidelines in assessing the risks and discussing the legal and social-economical issues involved with current safety regulations. This new edition is fully revised and updated, providing in-depth information on new and current nanomaterials, their industrial applications, toxicity levels, and protections systems in various fields. This valuable resource remains an indispensable resource for academia and industries, covering detailed information on recent processes and nanosystems. It provides engineers, scientists, teachers, students, technicians, and policymakers with a general guide and information for future studies and manufacturing of nanomaterials. The usage of nanosystems, nanomaterials, nano-devices, etc. permeates all aspects of society. Cancer targeting and curing nanosystems are used in the biomedical and pharmaceutical industries, as are lightweight energy absorbing or blast-proof nanohybrid materials in the aerospace, automotive, marine industries, and high efficiency energy harvesting nanomaterials, etc.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction (Nanotechnology Emerging Trends, Markets and Concerns)2. Fundamentals of Safety
3. Safety and Ethics of Nanotechnology
4. Regulatory and Environmental Issues of Nanotechnology Safety
5. Nanotechnology Safety in the Automotive Industry
6. Nanotechnology Safety in the Biomedical Industry
7. Nanotechnology Safety in the Aerospace Industry
8. Nanotechnology Safety in the Construction and Infrastructure Industries
9. Food Safety Applications of Nanoparticles
10. Nanotechnology Safety in the Energy Industry
11. Nanotechnology Safety in the Electronics and Telecommunications Industries
12. Nanotechnology Safety in the Marine Industry
13. Implications of Nanotechnology Safety of Sensors on Homeland Security Industries
14. Nanotechnology Risk Assessment
15. Nanotechnology Safety Certification
16. Physical and Biochemical Risk Phenomena in Nanotechnology
