Perspectives on the design of safer nanomaterials and manufacturing processes

• DOI: 10.1007/s11051-015-3152-9
• Publication Date: 2015-09-14T06:25:06Z
• Authors: Charles Geraci; Donna Heidel; Christie Sayes; Laura Hodson; Paul Schulte; Adrienne Eastlake; Sara Brenner
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 13. Climate action; 12. Responsible consumption

A concerted effort is being made to insert Prevention through Design principles into discussions of sustainability, occupational safety and health, and green chemistry related to nanotechnology. Prevention through Design is a set of principles that includes solutions to design out potential hazards in nanomanufacturing including the design of nanomaterials, and strategies to eliminate exposures and minimize risks that may be related to the manufacturing processes and equipment at various stages of the lifecycle of an engineered nanomaterial.