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A Nanotechnology
Consumer
Products Inventory
After more than twenty years of
basic and applied research, nanotechnologies are
gaining in commercial use. Nanoscale materials now
are in electronic, cosmetics, automotive and medical
products. But it has been difficult to find out how
many "nano" consumer products are on the market and
which merchandise could be called "nano."
While not comprehensive, this inventory compiled by
the Project On Emerging Technologies, gives the
public the best available look at the 500+
manufacturer-identified nanotechnology-based
consumer products currently on the market.
.Nanotechnology Consumer Products Inventory
Nanotechnology Use in
Consumer Products
This link takes you to an easy to read article
from Dr Ravi Krishnamurthy, Program Manager
Nanoparticle Technologies at Nanotechnology Victoria
(Australia). It discusses nanotechnology use in
adhesives, lubricants, abrasives, food packaging,
manufactured devices, surface treatments,
architectural surfaces and glass.
Nanocubes act as a storage
medium for hydrogen
Image credit: press photo
BASF
What batteries do
today could in the future be done by mini hydrogen
fuel cells. A possible storage medium for hydrogen
would be nanocubes made of metal organic frameworks
(MOFs), whose properties are currently being tested
by BASF researchers.
Nanotechnology in Cosmetics and Personal Care
Products
From colored contact lenses to
moisturizers with Vitamin E, cosmetics are big
business. Personal care represents one of the
fastest growing markets in the chemical industry
worldwide. But industry researchers are thinking
small, as nanotechnology brings new products and
techniques to their toolkits.
Nanotechnology in Cosmetics
Hey, is that a nanocapsule on your face?
New report slams nanotechnology in cosmetics
Nanocarrier molecules increase UV protection
Safety of Nano-Cosmetics Questioned
Nano-Cosmetics - Beauty & Nanotechnology
NanoDulcine
FDA finds no
proof of harm with nanotech products
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) says the rising number of
cosmetics, drugs and other products made using
nanotechnology do not require special regulations or
labeling. In the US, at least 300 consumer products,
including sunscreen, toothpaste and shampoo are now
made using nanotechnology.
Regulating The Products
Of Nanotechnology: Does FDA Have The Tools It Needs?
Former Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Commissioner for
Policy Michael R. Taylor analyzes FDA's ability to
properly protect the American public from the
potential hazards associated with nanotechnology.
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