Nanodimensions in the context of occupational medicine
Authors:
A. Kavka
Authors‘ workplace:
Klinika pracovního a cestovního lékařství, 3. lékařské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy v Praze a Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady
přednosta doc. MUDr. Evžen Hrnčíř, CSc., MBA
Published in:
Pracov. Lék., 61, 2009, No. 3, s. 123-126.
Category:
Review article
Overview
Presumable future development of production and using nanomaterials poses new questions in the context of their effects on health. The paper presents the category of nanomaterials based on carbon, their properties and provides information on current research on health impact.
Key words:
nanotubes, grafene, functionalization, fibrogenicity
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