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Nanotechnology Safety Initiative
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Ongoing research activities are focusing on several classes of nanoscale materials:
The focus of these projects is to evaluate nanoscale titanium dioxide and zinc oxide due to their presence in cosmetics.
The focus of these projects is to evaluate carbon based fullerenes of varying particle size, fullerene cage size and surface derivatisation.
The focus of these projects is to evaluate the impact of variation in length, and diameter on the toxicity of single and multi-walled carbon nanotubes.
The focus of these projects is to evaluate the impact of particle size on comparative toxicity of nanoscale metallic silver compared to ionic silver. Nanoscale silver is increasingly being used I variety of consumer products based on its antibacterial properties.
Nanoscale gold is being used as potential platform for nanoscale based therapeutic applications. The focus of these projects is to nderstand how physiochemical properties impact on the disposition, metabolism, elimination and toxicity of nanoscale gold.
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The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences is one of the National Institutes of Health within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The National Toxicology Program is headquartered on the NIEHS campus in Research Triangle Park, NC.