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Nanotechnologies are considered as key enabling technologies. Their applications are based on effects arising from the promising properties and structure of the building blocks of nanomaterials. Sustainable development and implementation of these technologies demand:

Safe production and usage of nanomaterials
Detailed understanding of interactions between nanoobjects and living organisms
Knowledge transfer of scientific results to support socially relevant aspects

Topics

Safe by design
Neurotoxicity
Nanomaterials: effects and mechanisms
Quantification and detection of nanoobjects
Regulatory issues and long term studies
Environmental exposure pathways

Scientific Committee


Eduard Arzt Scientific Director, Leibniz Institute for New Materials	Heinz Fehrenbach Priority Research Area Asthma & Allergy, Research Center Borstel	Annette Kraegeloh Nano Cell Interactions, Leibniz Institute for New Materials

Klaus Unfried Environmentally Induced Skin and Lung Aging, Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine	Christoph van Thriel Neurotoxicology and Chemosensation, Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors