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Nanotoxicology

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Much of the extensive development of nanotechnology is related to nanomaterials. In this chapter nanomaterials are presented non-exhaustively, aiming to show that their definitions are still under construction. We present some families of nanomaterials with emphasis on quantum dots, carbon nanotubes, graphene, fullerene, inorganic nanotubes, and metallic nanoparticles due to their importance in both basic and applied sciences. The main applications are introduced in various industrial sectors and also in biology and medicine in order to show that nanomaterials are part of several industrial products. The central question of the characterization of properties by using several physicochemical techniques, many of them ISO (International Organization for Standardization) recommended, and the implications for the emerging field of nanotoxicology are shown. Finally, comments are made about the regulation and we indicate an extensive bibliography based on the main documents that explore this critical issue for the marketing of products containing nanomaterials.

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Alves, O.L. et al. (2014). Nanomaterials. In: Durán, N., Guterres, S., Alves, O. (eds) Nanotoxicology. Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8993-1_1

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