UCLA Develops Safety Test for Nanomaterials

Researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a testing method that would help manufacturers monitor and test the safety and health risks of engineered nanomaterials. The ability to test for safety is important in the absence of government or industry regulations to safeguard workers who handle these new-generation manufacturing materials. Dr. Andre Nel, professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and a member of the California NanoSystems Institute, presents a compelling discussion on the potential toxic effects of nanomaterials ...