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Some problems with Silver NanoParticles

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Hi All,
As we already know not always evrything is without problems.
At this link you would find some clues and evidance that Silver Nanoparticles could be problematic.
http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=5966.php
Guy

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that leads to the conclusion that while dealing with biomaterial the first step should be to check the biocompetability of the material that is going to be used.

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Posted Jun 20, 2008, 12:51 PM
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This is really interesting. A committee in the UK recently recommended that more research be done to look at the potential toxicity of nanoparticles and the BBC again highlighted these conserns regarding their use in cosmetics:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7706818.stm

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Posted Nov 18, 2008, 1:01 AM
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