risk assessment of nanotechnology
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Risk assessment of nanotechnology. Wesley E. Smith, Ph.D. Senior Fellow CEEH. http://thereadingroom.epsilonfoundation.com.au/technology/nano-tech-godzilla/. Outline. What is nanotechnology? What is the state of nanotechnology risk assessment? What is happening at the UW?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Risk assessment of nanotechnology
Wesley E. Smith, Ph.D.Senior FellowCEEHhttp://thereadingroom.epsilonfoundation.com.au/technology/nano-tech-godzilla/
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OutlineWhat is nanotechnology?What is the state of nanotechnology risk assessment?What is happening at the UW?
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What is nanotechnology?
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How big is a nanometer (nm)?
A humanhairdivided 100,000XSheet of paper is about 100,000 nmthick.Blondhair is probably 15,000 to 50,000 nmin diameter, butblackhair is likely to bebetween 50,000 and 180,000 nm.Thereare 25,400,000 nmin an inch.A nanometer is a millionth of a millimeter (10-9)http://www.nano.gov/html/facts/whatIsNano.html
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http://www.nano.gov/html/facts/The_scale_of_things.html
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What is nanotechnology?
“Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of matter at dimensions between approximately 1 and 100 nanometers, where unique phenomena enable novel applications”
Involves multiple disciplines, including science, engineering and technology
“Wet” –involving aqueous systems“Dry”-surface chemistry, semiconductorsComputational-modeling nanosystems
Nanosized particles (NSPs)
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Promises of Nanotechnology
Clean, secureaffordableenergy
prototypesolarpanelsoffer the possibility of beingmoreefficient. Likewise, nanotechnology is beingemployed in fuelcelldevelopment
http://www.nano.gov/html/facts/home_facts.html
CleanWatervariousnanomaterialshold the potential for the detection of impurities (pollutants, microbes, etc), as well as removal of them
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What is special (scary) aboutnano?
Unusualphysical, chemical, and biologicalcharacteristics at nanoscaleIndividualnanoparticleshavedifferentpropertiesthanbulksolutionGreatersurfacearea/volume-potentiallymorereactiveAbility to manipulateindividualparticles
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Currentapplications of nanotech
Nano-Care® StressfreeKhakis-(Gap)
“NanoémulsionPeauxSensiblesCalming Emulsion”-(Chanel)
“The Samsung 65-nm 8-Gbit NAND flash (K9G8G08U0M)”-(Apple)
Public inventory: http://www.nanotechproject.org/inventories/consumer/
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Where is nanotechnology?http://www.nanotechproject.org/maps/mappage.html
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What is the state of nanotechnology risk
assessment?
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Donanomaterialspresent a risk to human and
environmentalhealth?The verysamephysical and chemicalcharacteristics of nanomaterialsthatgivepromise, alsohave the potential for peril.
Effectsarenotwellcharacterized.
Ultrafineparticles (UFPs) generallycausemoretoxicity in lungmodels
Reactivity of someparticlesincreases as surfacearea-volumeratioincreases
Represents a veryimportantneed for research.
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Key Words of Toxicology
Hazard X Exposure = Risk
Individual Susceptibility
Dose / Response
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Key Words of Toxicology
Hazard X Exposure = Risk
Individual Susceptibility
Dose / Response
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Who is at risk?Humans
WorkersConsumersSusceptible: elderly and children
WildlifeAquatic lifeTerrrestial life
EcosystemFloraFauna
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Biodistribution
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Federal oversightNNI has provisions for funding for environmental, health, and safety studies (EHS) Under the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology subcommittee (NSET), Nanotechnology Environmental Health Implications working group (NEHI WG) functions as an interagency forum on understanding potential risks of nanotech.
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NNI EHS DocumentStrategy for Nanotechnology-relatedEnvironmental, Health, and SafetyResearch
In FY2006, $68 millioninvested into 246 projects at 7 agencies.
Summarizesprimaryresearchcategories:– Instrumentation, Metrology, and
AnalyticalMethods– Nanomaterials and Human Health– Nanomaterials and the Environment– Human and
EnvironmentalExposureAssessment– Risk Management Methods
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Strategy for Nanotechnology-related Environmental, Health,
and Safety researchWho is responsible?1 National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)
Instrumentation, metrology, and analytical methods2 National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Nanomaterials and human health3 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Nanomaterials and the environment4 National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Human and environmental exposure assessment5 Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Risk management (also EPA)
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Role of nanotechnology-related EHS research in risk management of
nanomaterials
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Key Words of Toxicology
Hazard X Exposure = Risk
Individual Susceptibility
Dose / Response
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Research at the UWToxicology of Quantum Dots
Kavanagh (DEOHS)Gao (BIOE)
Multiple in vitro cell linesTransgenic mice
Various routes of exposure
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Applications of QdotsMedical imaging
CancerDiagnosticsTherapeutics
Biological imaging agent
“Tag” proteinsMonitor cellular uptake
Gao, Nature,
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Why are Qdots special?
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Why examine the liver?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitopencourseware/
Primary site of xenobiotic metabolism
Common site of toxicity Resident macrophages
sequester bacteria from gut
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Architecture of liver sinusoid
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitopencourseware/
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Experimental setup
Dose-response relationships evaluated:
1. Uptake2. Viability (MTT)3. GSH levels4. Cell death
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Disposition of Qdots in cultured human hepatocytes
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Summary and conclusions
Qdots are sequestered by a subpopulation of cells in human hepatocyte culturesStable Qdots have no effect on viability of human hepatocytesin vitro
Thus far, this preparation of Qdots does not appear to be hepatotoxic