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Wednesday, October 01, 2008

"NANOTECH: Health warning: quantum dots can penetrate skin"


Semiconducting nanoparticles known as quantum dots can penetrate the skin with unknown health effects, according to researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The New York state researchers warned that engineering personnel handling materials based on quantum dots should take extra care to avoid physical contact with what they called potential "biohazards."
Text: http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210605104