The Vireo Advisors blog brings you the latest news and developments in safe, sustainable and bio-based materials and products including novel foods and sustainable nanomaterials.
Risk Assessment of Nanomaterials
Our latest book chapter describes risk assessment frameworks and state-of-the-art approaches to assess nanomaterial risk with a specific focus on life-cycle risk analysis. Case studies for carbon nanotubes and cellulose nanomaterials put these theories into practice, guiding readers through model risk assessment processes.
Life-cycle risk assessment of graphene-enabled textiles in fire protection gear
Working with industrial partners in the DIAGONAL project, Vireo conducted a detailed nanomaterial life-cycle risk analysis (Nano LCRA) for a graphene-enabled functional fabric used in personal protective equipment. We are delighted to announce that this study has been published in NanoImpact. Using this unique link, you can read it without sign-up, registration or fees until January 25, 2024.
Nano and sustainable materials: testing, commercialization and regulatory roundup
Our latest roundup includes news about regulatory actions on nanomaterials, food additives, bisphenols and partially hydrogenated oils; new databases for exposure assessment data and regulatory information; company news from UBQ, Performance Biofilaments Inc., Conagen and Amyris, Inc.; and publication of notable papers on safety assessment and safe and sustainable by design (SSbD) approaches.
Nano and sustainable materials: testing, commercialization and regulatory roundup
Impactful updates to environmental, health and safety regulations and assessment methods for chemicals, advanced materials and foods headline our latest new roundup.
A Robust Cell-based Model Useful for Predicting Potential Adverse Effects on the Lung Following Nanomaterial Inhalation
Recent efforts are aiming to promote the use and adoption of Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs) to demonstrate the safety of advanced materials and technologies such as nanomaterials.