Nanomaterials and the human lung: what is known and what must be deciphered to realise their potential advantages?
Due to the constant expansion within the nanotechnology industry in the last decade, nanomaterials are omnipresent in society today. Nanotechnology-based products have numerous different applications ranging from electronic (e.g., advanced memory chips) to industrial (e.g., coatings or composi...
Main Authors: | Corinne Jud, Martin James David Clift, Alke Petri-Fink, Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW)
2013-02-01
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Series: | Swiss Medical Weekly |
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Online Access: | https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1652 |
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