ABSTRACT
There is an accelerating and nonuniform progress of innovations and discoveries leading to many emerging technologies. Ramications of these technologies, budding mostly as a result of nanotechnology, are enabling the introduction of new and more efcient products in the market. The use of these products could lead to exposure of engineered nanomaterials (ENs) to the environment. Figure 14.1 shows the pathways of exposure to EN, affected organs, and associated diseases (Table 14.1) from epidemiological in vivo and in vitro studies. Since ancient times, humans have
14.1 Introduction and Motivation ......................................................................... 243 14.2 ENs and Their Applications .........................................................................245 14.3 Dependence of Toxicity on EN Characteristics ............................................245
