| Document ID (ISN) | 108179 |
| CIS number |
08-639 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0829-0369 - Travail et santé |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Ostiguy C. |
| Title |
Nanotechnology - The next industrial revolution |
| Original title |
Nanotechnologie - Vers la prochaine révolution industrielle [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 2007, Vol.23, No.4, p.10-15. Illus. 3 ref. |
| Abstract |
Topics addressed in this review article on nanoparticles and nanotechnologies: definitions; research and development; examples of nanoparticles (carbon fullerenes and nanotubes, cadmium selenide, titanium dioxide, iron oxide); health hazards (toxicity related to particle size, capability of nanoparticles to migrate within the body); protective measures and limitation of exposure. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
nanotechnology; nanoparticles; new technologies; health hazards; toxicology |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
iron oxide; cadmium selenide; carbon black; titanium dioxide; research; job-exposure relation; limitation of exposure |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
New technologies
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Nanotechnology and nanoparticles
|
