2nd NanoImpactNet Conference
9-12 March 2010 - Lausanne, Switzerland
Click here to download the Abstract Book and Abstract Book supplement.
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The 2nd NanoImpactNet Conference started with a 1-day training workshop for junior scientists followed by a 3-day conference.
The training workshop was aimed at PhD-students, postdocs and early-career scientists and provided training on handling protocols, choices of control materials, dispersion procedures, and hazard evaluation procedures. In a series of on-going training videos, please find below the presentations held during the training workshop.
- Iseult Lynch, UCD - NanoImpactNet - European Network on the Health and Environmental Impact of Nanomaterials
- Marc Hoover, NIOSH - Safe Nanotechnology in the workplace
- Michael Cullen, Intel - CarbonChip project – Shipping and labelling protocols adopted by industry
- Thierry Meyer, EPFL - Risk management practices for safe handling of nanomaterials in research laboratories
- Peter Hatto, ISO - Development of International standards for nanotechnologies - supporting industries, regulators and other stakeholders
- David Carlander, EFSA - From research to regulation – how the scientific community can contribute –the case of nanofoods
- Jean-Marc Vidal, EMA - Approaches from pharmaceutical testing – application to nanorisk
The conference was divided in 5 sessions:
- Session 1: Interaction between nanomaterials and biological barriers
- Claus-Michael Lehr - Nanomedicine: Delivering drugs across biological barriers with nanoparticulate carriers
- Andrew Thorley - Mechanisms of uptake of nano-sized latex beads by human alveolar type I epithelial (ATI) cells
- Nicole Daum - Quantification of the cellular uptake and localization of silica nanoparticles in Caco-2 cells
- David Raemy - Time-dependent uptake of aerosolized cerium oxide nanoparticles into lung cell cultures exposed at the air-liquid interface: A kinetic study
- Hans Bouwmeester - Microarray analysis of effects of silver nanoparticles on an in vitro translocation model of the human intestinal epithelium
- Samuel Luoma - Novel methods allow improved understanding of environmental implications of releasing nanometal particles to aquatic ecosystems
- Andrew Nelson - Nanoparticle size, shape and functionality and biological membrane activity
- Renata Behra - Effects of gold nanoparticles and gold chloride in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
- Benjamin Shaw - The effects of nano-Cu compared to aqueous CuSO4 in early life stage zebrafish
- Session 2: Nanomaterial behaviour with regard to environmental and physical barriers
- Derk Brouwer - Behavior of nano-aerosols following emission into workplace air and implications for exposure and protection: what do we know?
- Elsa Vitorge - Synthesis, use and comparison of three Silica nanotracer for studying transport in saturated soils
- Richard Handy - Mechanisms of Nanoparticle Uptake in Animals: Dealing With the Diversity of Epithelial Structures across the Animal Kingdom
- Session 3: Quality control in nanomaterial research
- Heinrich Hofmann - Physicochemistry of interactions between Nanoparticles and Biomolecules
- Joanna Seiffert - Towards standardised methods for in vitro nanotoxicology
- Kaspar Schmid - Stable particle concentration for measurement device validation and for exposure studies
- Birgit Gaiser - Using collagen coating to improve data quality in in vitro nanoparticle testing
- Benoît Maxit - Nanoparticle size measurements in complex media by dynamic light scattering
- Session 4: Nanotechnology as a tool for impact assessement
- Paul Borm - Measurement, imaging and delivery of nanoparticles: lessons from interdisciplinary interactions
- Bernd Nowack - The behavior of silver nano-textiles during washing
- Sonja Mülhopt - The Karlsruhe Exposure System for the assessment of the lung toxicity of nanoparticles
- Guillaume Suarez - Amperometric Biosensor Based on Ultramicroelectrode Arrays for Monitoring the Impact of Nanoparticles on Aquatic Microorganisms
- Cordula Hirsch - A novel comprehensive evaluation platform to assess nanoparticle toxicity in vitro
- Session 5: From research to policy
- Eva Hellsten - Nanotechnology – research needs from an EU policy and regulatory perspective
- Chuck Geraci - Nanotechnology - An Opportunity to Shape Good Policy by Effectively Converting Research Into Practice
- Karin Aschberger - Carbon nanotubes – how much do we know about their risks for humans?
- Frans Christensen - Towards REACH guidance on nanomaterials
- Khara Grieger - Redefining Risk Research Priorities for Nanomaterials
- Alain Kaufmann - Working with scenarios to approach governance of nanotechnology and risk
- Special staekholder session on food
- David Carlander - The Role of the European Food Safety Authority for assessing risks of food and food contact materials
- Annette Schaefer - Nanomaterials in food conctact materials - An EU legislative overview
- Mike Knowles - Nanotechnology Applications in Food Packaging - How consumers Benefit
- Monika Büning - What European consumers deserve to know about nano in their food packaging and how to inform them
External content provided by a NanoImpactNet-member: during the conference, NanoImpactNet members were able to submit symposium proposals. The organisers of the symposium on "Nanoparticles and the immune system" have written a report which is now available here.
