Projects on nanotechnology R & D in the field of health and environmental impact of nanoparticles

 

NanoSafety Cluster

The EU NanoSafety Cluster is a DG RTD NMP initiative to maximise the synergies between the existing FP6 and FP7 projects addressing all aspects of nanosafety including toxicology, ecotoxicology, exposure assessment, mechanisms of interaction, risk assessment and standardisation.

FP6 and FP7 projects involved in the cluster are presented in the Compendium of Projects in the European NanoSafety Cluster



4th International Conference on Nanotechnology – Occupational and Environmental Health
26-29 August 2009, Paasitorni, Helsinki, Finland

Proceedings of the 'Workshop on research on the safety of nanomaterials: reviewing the knowledge gaps?.
Brussels on 17-18 April 2008
This report should help sharing the information exchanged at the meeting and finding the scientific support needed to ensure that nanotechnologies are developed and used in a safe and responsible way.

 

 
FP7 EU research projects

Acronym Title
NHECD Nano health-environment commented database
Project start date: [2008-12-01]

 

NANOTHER Integration of novel nanoparticle based technology for therapeutics and diagnosis of different types of cancer
Project start date: [2008-09-01]

 

NEURONANO Do nanoparticles induce neurodegenerative diseases? Understanding the origin of reactive oxidative species and protein aggregation and mis-folding phenomena in the presence of nanoparticles
Project start date: [2009-02-01]

 

NANOMODEL Multi-scale modeling of nano-structured polymeric materials: from chemistry to materials performance
Project start date: [2008-11-01]

 

HICAT Hierarchically organized metal organic catalysts for continuous and multi-batch processes
Project start date: [2008-09-01]

 

NANOMAGDYE Magnetic nanoparticles combined with submicronic bubbles and dye for oncologing imaging
Project start date: [2008-11-01]

 

HARCANA High aspect ratio carbon-based nanocomposites
Project start date: [2008-07-01]

 

NANOIMPACTNET European network on the health and environmental impact of nanomaterials
Project start date: [2008-04-01]

 

NANORETOX The reactivity and toxicity of engineered nanoparticles: risks to the environment and human health
Project start date: [2008-12-01]

 

 

FP5 EU research projects

Acronym
 

Title
NANO-PATHOLOGY

THE ROLE OF MICRO AND NANOPARTICLES IN BIOMATERIAL-INDUCING PATHOLOGIES

 

NANODERM

QUALITY OF SKIN AS A BARRIER TO ULTRA-FINE PARTICLES

 

NANOSAFE                           

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

 

    
FP6 EU research projects

Acronym


Title
CELLNANOTOX

CELLULAR INTERACTION AND TOXICOLOGY WITH ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES

 

DIPNA

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

 

IMPART

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

 

NANOINTERACT

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

 

NANOSH

INFLAMMATORY AND GENOTOXIC EFFECTS OF ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS 

 

PARTICLE-RISK

RISK ASSESSMENT FOR PARTICLE EXPOSURE

 

NANOSAFE2

SAFE PRODUCTION AND USE OF NANOMATERIALS

 

NANOTRANSPORT

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

 

NANOCAP

NANOTECHNOLOGY CAPACITY BUILDING NGOS

 

SAPHIR

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

 

NANOTOX

NANO-PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION AND TOXICITY

 

 

National research projects
    



Belgium  
NANOTOXICO

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

 

Czech Republic
Funded Project:

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

   

Denmark  
CAGEN

Cardiovascular and Genotoxic Effects of Nanoparticles

 

NANOFILM

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

   

NANOKEM

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

   

NANOPLAST

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

 

SUNANO

SUNANO - Risk assessment of free nanoparticles

 

NANOPACK

Biopolymer Nanocomposite Films for use in Food Packaging Applications

 

Several funded projects:

Risk analysis and governance of nanomaterials

 

Environmental Effects of Engineered Nanoparticles

 

Framework Development for Adaptive Environmental Risk
Assessment and Uncertainty Analysis for Nanomaterials

  
 

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
 

Germany
NANOCARE

RESEARCH PROJECT TO STUDY THE SAFE HANDLING OF NANOMATERIALS

 

TRACER

TOXICOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT AND FUNCTIONALISATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES

 

INOS

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

 

Greece
Funded project: TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR OPTIMISING AIR QUALITY IN INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS: CHARACTERISATION OF AIR QUALITY IN INDUSTRIAL
BUILDINGS ? MECHANISMS CONTROLLING THE INDOOR/OUTDOOR PARTICULATE MATTER CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND THEIR EFFECTS TO HUMAN EXPOSURE AND INHALED DOSE (IN-DOOR-HEALTH)
 
Italy  
ECSIN EUROPEAN CENTER FOR THE SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
  
Finland  
NANOHEALTH  
Several funded projects:

Inflammatory and genotoxic effects of engineered nanoparticles

  

 

Nanosafety in Finland

   

Sweden  
Funded project: Risks for man and the environment following use of
nanotechnology
  
United Kingdom  
NOSH

Nanoparticle Occupational Safety and Health Consortium

   

REFNANO

Reference materials for engineered nanoparticle toxicology and metrology
   
Nanonet

Engineered nanoparticles in the natural aquatic environment

   

NANOsafeNET NANOsafeNET
  
Several funded projects: 

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

 

  Research network on Nanoparticles at the science and
engineering/Medicine Interface
  

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

 

  An exploratory study investigating the physicochemical
characteristics of ambient air particles responsible for the dysregulation of pulmonary genes
  
 

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

 

  Trace metal interactions with manufactured and natural
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

 

Switzerland  
NanoBioTox

Health effects of manufactured nanoparticles_ molecular and cellular biology and toxicology

 

NanoHealth

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

 

NanoHealthNet

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

 

Nanoinventory

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

 

Nanorisk

Nanorisk: Safety and Risks of Carbon Nanotubes

 

NeuroCNTox NeuroCNTox - Neurotoxicity of Carbon Nanotubes
Chemical reactivity of NP In vitro reactivity of fine and ultrafine particles
NanoWorkRisk Use of nanoparticules in industry: safety aspects
 
Several funded projects:

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

 

  How to assess the adequacy of safety measures for manufactured nanoparticles