Can We Make Nanoparticles More Sustainable?
Most of us are familiar with the concept of “side effects.” This is when something that is designed to be
Tag: toxicity
How Natural Organic Matter May Change How Nanoparticles Affect Bacteria
Almost 4 years ago now (wow I’m getting old) I wrote a blog post about the Invisible Remnants of Dead
Nanoparticles can stick to bacteria, but does more nanoparticle sticking mean more toxicity?
Have bacteria ever made you sick? If you answer no I’m not going to believe you. When most of us
Thus Spake Paracelsus*
The Swiss Renaissance physician, alchemist and founder of toxicology Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus (!) von Hohenheim, better known as Paracelsus
Why do Scientists Care about Bacterial Replication?
Did you know that under the right conditions, bacteria can divide every 20 minutes?1 (That’s how bacteria reproduce – one
Adrift in a Sea of Chemicals, Toxicology Throws Us a Line
How do we stay safe in a world full of chemicals? Everywhere we look, we find chemistry – both natural
Using Gene Expression to Learn About Nanoparticle Toxicity
What happens to cells when they come into contact with nanoparticles? Researchers in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology are trying
Charge and Gold Nanoparticle Toxicity
This post is the first in what we hope will be an ongoing series of public-friendly summaries describing research articles
Dumping Nanoparticles into a Fjord: How to Think About the Potential Environmental Impacts
Nanoparticles and the Environment Series, Part II (click here for Part I) Let’s dive in to a real-world nanotechnology problem
Nano Contaminants: How Nanoparticles Get Into the Environment
Nanoparticles and the Environment Series, Part I (click here for part II) More than a year ago on this site,
