THE ROLE OF MICRO AND NANOPARTICLES IN BIOMATERIAL-INDUCING PATHOLOGIES

QUALITY OF SKIN AS A BARRIER TO ULTRA-FINE PARTICLES

RISK ASSESSMENT IN PRODUCTION AND USE OF NANOPARTICLES WITH DEVELOPMENT OF
PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND PRACTICE CODES

CELLULAR INTERACTION AND TOXICOLOGY WITH ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES

DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED PLATFORM FOR NANOPARTICLE ANALYSIS TO VERIFY THEIR POSSIBLE TOXICITY AND THE ECO-TOXICITY

IMPROVING THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT OF NANOPARTICLES ON HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT

DEVELOPMENT OF A PLATFORM AND TOOLKIT FOR UNDERSTANDING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN NANOPARTICLES AND THE LIVING WORLD

INFLAMMATORY AND GENOTOXIC EFFECTS OF ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS 

RISK ASSESSMENT FOR PARTICLE EXPOSURE

SAFE PRODUCTION AND USE OF NANOMATERIALS

THE BEHAVIOUR OF AEROSOLS RELEASED TO AMBIENT AIR FROM NANOPARTICLE MANUFACTURING - A PRE-NORMATIVE STUDY

NANOTECHNOLOGY CAPACITY BUILDING NGOS

SAFE, INTEGRATED & CONTROLLED PRODUCTION OF HIGH-TECH MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND THEIR RECYCLING

NANO-PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION AND TOXICITY

National research projects
    

RISK ASSESSMENT OF NANOPARTICULES ON HUMAN HEALTH USING IN VITRO AND IN VIVO MODELS

Study of transport of inhalated nano-sized particles (Ag, Pb, Cd) and their allocation in organs

Cardiovascular and Genotoxic Effects of Nanoparticles

CHARACTERIZATION AND TOXICOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF NANOPARTICLES FROM LIQUID-BASED NANOFILM PRODUCTS

NanoKem: Nanoparticles in the paint- and lacquer industry. Exposure and toxic properties

NANOPLAST: Nano-technological materials and products in the plastics industry: Exposure assessment and toxicological properties

SUNANO - Risk assessment of free nanoparticles

Biopolymer Nanocomposite Films for use in Food Packaging Applications

Risk analysis and governance of nanomaterials

Environmental Effects of Engineered Nanoparticles

Engineered Nanoparticles and Development of Airway Allergy

EVALUATION AND CONTROL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RISKS FROM NANOPARTICLES

Translocation of Nanoparticles and Ultrafine Particles across Tissue Barriers in Mice
 

RESEARCH PROJECT TO STUDY THE SAFE HANDLING OF NANOMATERIALS

TOXICOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AND FUNCTIONALISATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES

IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES ON HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Inflammatory and genotoxic effects of engineered nanoparticles

Nanosafety in Finland

Nanoparticle Occupational Safety and Health Consortium

REFNANO

Engineered nanoparticles in the natural aquatic environment

Current and Predicted Environmental Exposure to

Engineered Nanomaterials.

An Assessment of Regulatory Testing Strategies and Methods for Characterising the Exotoxicological Hazards of Nanomaterials.

HSL Investment Research Programme - Nanochallenge
 

New Tools for Nanometrology

Assessment of the potential use of nanomaterials as food additives or food ingredients in relation to consumer safety and implications for regulatory control.
  

Nanometrology for Molecular Scienec, Medicine and Manufacture

Assessment of current and projected applications of
nanotechnology for food contact materials in relation to consumer safety and regulatory implications.
  

Examining the host response to polymer conetworks

Centre for Inflammation reserach

A proof of concept study for a structure activity model for the toxicity of nanoparticles

Assessing human exposure, uptake and toxicity of nanoparticles from contaminated environments

Determinants of oxidative potential, a health-based metric to assess particulate matter toxicity

Exploring the link between surface structures and toxicity in mineral particles: case study of induced and intrinsic toxicity in quartz

Hazards of nanoparticles to the environment and human health

Identification and verification of ultrafine particle affinity zones in Urban neighborhoods: a proof of concept proposal

Metal-colloid interactions in freshwaters

Toxicology of Nanomaterials to fish: a fact finding pilot study

The Big Issue – the ecotoxicology of nanoparticles

Effects of C60 fullerenes and carbon nanotubes on marine mussels

Dietary Exposure to nanoparticles in fish: a pilot study

Manufactured nanoparticle migration in groundwaters

Genomic and oxidation-related biological responses in fish exposed to fullerenes of different physicochemical characteristics

Model nanoparticles for environmental risk studies

Nanoparticle immunotoxicity using an environmental sentinel as a model

Pharmaceutical and cosmetic silica nanoparticles: towards an understanding of their structure in aquatic systems

Synthetic polymer nanoparticles: effects of size and composition on uptake, toxicity and interactions with environmental contaminants

Understanding the fate and behaviour of manufactured
nanoparticles in natural waters

Visualisation of nanoparticles in the environment

Impact of manufactured nanoparticles on the catabolic capabilities and phenotypic structure of soil microbial communities

Biomembrane interactions in the toxicology of nanoparticles to microorganisms

Impact and recovery of groundwater microbial communities exposed to manufactured nanomaterials

A study of the effects of silver surface chemistry on bactericidal properties of silver nanoparticles

An investigation into the effects of nanoparticles on the bacterial diversity of freshwater and coastal marine sediments

Interaction of nanoparticles with microbial populations during particle transport

Nanoscale zerovalent iron (nZVI) impact on soil microbial
communities

A study to identify physicochemical factors controlling the capacity of nanoparticles to penetrate cells of the respiratory epithelium, especially those of first contact on inhalation of the particles

Evaluation of Risk Assessment Approaches for Manufactured Nanomaterials

A study to identify physicochemical factors controlling the capacity of nanoparticles to penetrate cells of the respiratory epithelium, especially those of first contact on inhalation of the particles

An outline scoping study to determine whether high aspect ration nanoparticles (HARN) should riase the same concerns as do asbestos fibres

Health effects of manufactured nanoparticles_ molecular and cellular biology and toxicology

Nanotechnology and Health – Technical Options, Risk Evaluation and Preventive Strategies

European Network for the Coordination of Science and Technology in the field of Health Effects of Manufactured Nanoparticles

Nanoinventory: manufactured nanoparticles in Swiss industries and the potential for human exposures

Nanorisk

Nanorisk: Safety and Risks of Carbon Nanotubes

Comparison of the effect of asbestos fibres and Carbon-Nanotubes

Behaviour of ultrafine Particles in tissue and cells of the lug – Importance for our health

Characterization of Particulate Matter (incl. Nanoparticles) for the Life Cycle Assessment Methodology according to their Impact on Human Health

Centre for toxicology and fine dust research. Electron microscope tomography for the study of the distribution of nano-tissue and cells.

Quantitative risk assessment of nanoparticles in the environment: Exposure modeling and ecotoxicological considerations

Protein - carbon nanotubes interaction, uptake and the influence on oxidative stress and inflammation as key factors in nanoparticles - cell interaction

Particle-lung interaction: mechanisms and effects on lung cell function

Nanosciences - conception and ecopolitical establishment of technology risks with an international comparison

„Solubilization of carbon nanotubes and fullerenes in natural waters under environmental conditions“

Ecotoxicology of Nanoparticles: Biota-Nanoparticle-Pollutant Interactions in aqueous systems - Comparison of Black Carbon and Carbon Nanotubes

Interplay of lung cells and their cellular responses upon exposure to combustion-generated ultrafine particles and manufactured nanoparticles

Fate of hydrophilic nanoparticles in biological environment

Interaction of ultrafine particles with the internal surface of the lung

Analysis of the namaterials exposure on humans in Switzerland – Identification of frequent situations for exposure situations with today's and possible future use of consumer products on the basis of nanomaterials.

Development of a particle exposure system to investigate the inflammation and toxicity potential of nanoparticles in an epithelial airway barrier model