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Nature Nanotechnology 3, 191–192 (1 April 2008) | doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.77

Nanotoxicology: Are carbon nanotubes safe?

Yuliang Zhao , Gengmei Xing & Zhifang Chai

Nanotechnology has the potential to improve the quality of human life through its impact on medicine. However, to guarantee its sustainable development, there is an urgent need for a framework to understand the impact of these novel nanomaterials on human health, and to develop reliable methods for risk assessment.