ABSTRACT
Novel materials are continually being developed to improve performance within the fields of engineering and communications. Due to advances in manufacture and characterization methods, nanosized materials have emerged as powerful tools to support progress in these technologies. Nanomaterials are roughly defined as a material with a base constituent that is between 1 × 10-9 and 100 × 10-9 meters in length and at least one property that deviates from the value for the equivalent bulk material. Unique properties exhibited
CONTENTS
12.1 Introduction ................................................................................................ 291 12.2 Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology ...................................................... 294 12.3 Nanomaterials as a Potential Hazard ..................................................... 301
12.3.1 Skin ..................................................................................................302 12.3.2 Respiratory Tract ............................................................................303 12.3.3 Gastrointestinal Tract ....................................................................304 12.3.4 Circulatory System and Other Target Organ Systems .............305
