Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies – Consumer Product Inventory Evaluated
The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) product database began in 2005. The PEN Consumer Products Inventory (CPI) has been frequently cited in scholarly and popular articles as well as reports from government and industry. The CPI has been used to establish a baseline ...
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| author | Berube, David Searson, Eileen Morton, Timothy Cummings, Christopher |
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| description | The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) product database began in 2005. The PEN
Consumer Products Inventory (CPI) has been frequently cited in scholarly and popular articles as
well as reports from government and industry. The CPI has been used to establish a baseline or
benchmark on the pervasiveness of products produced by nanotechnology and/or incorporating nanoparticles. In this article, a team of researchers examine and validate a sample from the CPI involving four prominent categories of nanoparticles (carbon, gold, silver, and iron). The authors
conclude that the CPI has substantive deficiencies that call the validity of claims associated with the
CPI into question. Individuals and organizations citing the CPI should be wary of over‐claiming the
reliability and validity of the presence of nanotechnology in consumer products. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/807062019-12-06T13:55:06Z Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies – Consumer Product Inventory Evaluated Berube, David Searson, Eileen Morton, Timothy Cummings, Christopher Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information National Science Foundation; North Carolina State University Nanotechnology Project on emerging nanotechnologies Nanotechnologies Nanoparticles Consumer products Consumer product inventory The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) product database began in 2005. The PEN Consumer Products Inventory (CPI) has been frequently cited in scholarly and popular articles as well as reports from government and industry. The CPI has been used to establish a baseline or benchmark on the pervasiveness of products produced by nanotechnology and/or incorporating nanoparticles. In this article, a team of researchers examine and validate a sample from the CPI involving four prominent categories of nanoparticles (carbon, gold, silver, and iron). The authors conclude that the CPI has substantive deficiencies that call the validity of claims associated with the CPI into question. Individuals and organizations citing the CPI should be wary of over‐claiming the reliability and validity of the presence of nanotechnology in consumer products. Published version 2015-11-13T08:15:47Z 2019-12-06T13:55:06Z 2015-11-13T08:15:47Z 2019-12-06T13:55:06Z 2010 Journal Article Berube, D. M., Searson, E. M., Morton, T. S., & Cummings, C. L. (2010). Project on emerging nanotechnologies. Consumer product inventory evaluated. Nanotechnology Law & Business, 7(2), 152–163. http://www.nanolabweb.com/index.cfm/action/main.default.viewArticle/articleID/330/CFID/4996510/CFTOKEN/43195139/index.html http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38851 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80706 en Nanotechnology Law & Business © 2010 Nanotechnology Law & Business. This paper was published in Nanotechnology Law & Business and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of Nanotechnology Law & Business. The published version is available at: [http://www.nanolabweb.com/index.cfm/action/main.default.viewArticle/articleID/330/CFID/4996510/CFTOKEN/43195139/index.html]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. application/pdf |
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