Nanotechnology and Human Health
Preface
Nanotechnology and Human Health presents scientific and technical developments
in nanotechnology for applications in
three areas that are expected to lead to impacts on human health: biomedical
(pharmaceuticals and medical devices), agrifood and water, and the environment.
This technical core is preceded by an introduction including information on current
nanotechnology research programs in industrialized countries and emerging economies.
Apart from opportunities of nanotechnology for human health, toxicological aspects and
life cycle risks and impacts are reviewed. The volume is completed with an analysis of
ethical, legal, and social implications of bionanotechnology, and a concluding analysis.
The collection of discussions of current nanotechnology for the abovementioned
three areas together with the environment, health, safety aspects,
and ethical and societal implications provides the reader a unique insight into contemporary
technological developments and what they may mean for human health. The work has a sound
scientific basis, thereby avoiding unrealistic predictions. At the same time, analysis of societal
implications is not usually included in most technical books about trends in nanotechnology.
By including these aspects, the reader with a technical or natural science
background is encouraged to be more responsible in R&D on nanotechnology that will
have an impact on human health. The reader with a social science background can benefit
because the technical reviews are written for a nonspecialist audience, taking care to explain
terminology. The societal aspect chapters are intended to contribute to contemporary
debates in social studies of science and at the same time be accessible to nonspecialists.
Addressing medium-and long-term expectations for human health, this book reviews current
scientific and technical developments in nanotechnology for biomedical, agrofood, and environmental applications.
English -- ISBN: 0849381444 -- 2013 -- 376 pages -- PDF -- 7 MB
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Preface
Nanotechnology and Human Health presents scientific and technical developments
in nanotechnology for applications in
three areas that are expected to lead to impacts on human health: biomedical
(pharmaceuticals and medical devices), agrifood and water, and the environment.
This technical core is preceded by an introduction including information on current
nanotechnology research programs in industrialized countries and emerging economies.
Apart from opportunities of nanotechnology for human health, toxicological aspects and
life cycle risks and impacts are reviewed. The volume is completed with an analysis of
ethical, legal, and social implications of bionanotechnology, and a concluding analysis.
The collection of discussions of current nanotechnology for the abovementioned
three areas together with the environment, health, safety aspects,
and ethical and societal implications provides the reader a unique insight into contemporary
technological developments and what they may mean for human health. The work has a sound
scientific basis, thereby avoiding unrealistic predictions. At the same time, analysis of societal
implications is not usually included in most technical books about trends in nanotechnology.
By including these aspects, the reader with a technical or natural science
background is encouraged to be more responsible in R&D on nanotechnology that will
have an impact on human health. The reader with a social science background can benefit
because the technical reviews are written for a nonspecialist audience, taking care to explain
terminology. The societal aspect chapters are intended to contribute to contemporary
debates in social studies of science and at the same time be accessible to nonspecialists.
Addressing medium-and long-term expectations for human health, this book reviews current
scientific and technical developments in nanotechnology for biomedical, agrofood, and environmental applications.
English -- ISBN: 0849381444 -- 2013 -- 376 pages -- PDF -- 7 MB
Download
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