NSC Webinar: “CDC work on association of occupational exposure with ex vivo functional immune response in workers handling carbon nanotubes and nanofibers, 30 June 2020

The NanoSafety Cluster WG A and Dissemination Group jointly present the webinar “CDC work on association of occupational exposure with ex vivo functional immune response in workers handling carbon nanotubes and nanofibers” by Aaron Erdely and his team from the US CDC at June 30, 15 h CEST. Speakers from the Centers for Disease Control…

World Health Organisation Publication – Principles and methods to assess the risk of immunotoxicity associated with exposure to nanomaterials

Overview Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are being applied in various nanotechnology products and are used in consumer products such as cosmetics and food; fertilizers; synthetic organs or engineered microbes, or self-assembling materials that assemble into new structures in the body upon their release; and molecular devices used in genetic therapy. People may be exposed to ENMs in…