Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials

at Wake Forest University

 

So far literally hundreds of new nanomaterials have been engineered or identified.  Many of these hold promise in delivery of therapeutic payloads, sensing and reporting physiological conditions in vivo, etc.  Yet to use these materials we must determine how the body will deal with them. 


We are actively working to determine the pharmaco-dynamics and pharmaco-kinetics of nanomaterials along with their cytotoxicity and induced inflammatory response. 


The NANOTECH Center is also working to develop protocols to aid in understanding risk factors for nanomaterials in our environment. What determines safety for humans and how are such materials transported in the environment? As we move toward widespread utilization of nanotechnology in medicine, and in industry, these questions will become central in determining a reliable margin of safety.






For more information about how safe Nanotechnology is:


Safe Nanotechnolgy a 2009 report by the US DHHS.


2009 Expert Forecast a EU report on emerging chemical risk

Physiological response to nanomaterials...