Nanomaterial Governance, Planetary Health, and the Sustainocene Transition

Detection, Identification and Size Distribution of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) in Milk and Migration Study for Breast Milk Storage Bags

“…Nanoparticles (NPs) exhibit unique physicochemical properties and are used in many consumer products, such as foods, packaging materials, cosmetics, and medicines [1][2][3]. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are estimated to be one of the nanomaterials with the highest degree of commercialization in a wide range of application fields owing to their antibacterial properties [4]. In the food industry, AgNPs are widely used in food packaging materials due to their antimicrobial properties.…”

The legitimacy of transnational private governance arrangements related to nanotechnologies: the case of international organization for standardization

“…The antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticles have also received wide attention in recent years (Mikkelsen et al 2011;Hansen et al 2013;Faunce et al 2014). These nanomaterials have been used in a range of consumer products including washing machines, food storage, cleaning products, socks and other textiles.…”

“…At each of these phases the physico-chemical properties as well as the eco(toxicological) effects of some nanomaterials may change, with each phase adding a further dimension to the potential toxicity to nanomaterials (Maynard, 2009). In this way, challenges for nanoregulation are how to evaluate toxicity, assess and manage accurately the risks associated with nanomaterials, as well as predict the impact of these materials throughout their life cycle (ICON, 2008;Blaunstein et al 2014;Faunce et al 2014). Maynard (2006) and Kandlikar et al (2007), have added to these debates, arguing that the application of traditional risk assessment methodologies that focus only on mass concentration as an exposure metric may no longer be appropriate to calculate the risks associated with MNs.…”

“…According to Breggin et al (2009), as the scope of complex nano-enabled products expands, new and unknown hazards may emerge which will pose further challenges for regulators to address and assess the risks associated with these materials (see also Faunce et al 2014). …”