Nanotechnology workshop
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
National Toxicology Program and University of Florida will host a nanoscale materials workshop Nov. 3-4 in Gainesville, Fla., agency announces. Workshop will focus on Developing Experimental Approaches for Evaluation of Toxicological Interactions of Nanoscale Materials. Topics that will be addressed include naming of nanoscale materials, characterization of the materials in toxicity studies, aggregation of nanotechnology in toxicity testing, technologies for detecting and quantifying nansocale materials in tissues and interaction of nanoscale materials with macromolecules. Nanoparticles are used in consumer products including cosmetics and skin care products...