Silver nanoparticle risks and benefits: Seven things worth knowing
Channel: Risk Bites
Date: 2014-02-16

What are the benefits and risks of using silver nanoparticles in consumer products, including colloidal silver? Risk Bites' Andrew Maynard looks at seven things you should know about this nanomaterial.

Silver nano has been hitting the headlines for a few years now, both as a smart new technology for preventing bacterial infection, and as a potential new health and environmental threat.  But what's the science behind how it behaves, and how it might be beneficial, or harmful? We take a look at seven things worth knowing about silver nanoparticles -- some of which may surprise you!

For more information on silver nanoparticles, check out the links below.

The Risk Bites Team:
Andrew Maynard
David Faulkner
Alyssa Berry

Backing track: Based on Blue and Green by Rimsky.  http://www.premiumbeat.com/royalty_free_music/songs/blue-and-green


FURTHER INFORMATION AND READING

Nanoparticles and their size may not be big issues.  University of Oregon.  http://uonews.uoregon.edu/archive/news-release/2011/10/nanoparticles-and-their-size-may-not-be-big-issues

Colloidal silver: Is it safe or effective?  Mayo Clinic.  http://www.mayoclinic.org/colloidal-silver/expert-answers/faq-20058061

Nanosilver: Weighing the Risks and Benefits.  Environmental Health Perspectives.  http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/121-a220/

Nanosilver and consumer products.  EPA  http://www.epa.gov/heasd/research/nanosilver.html

Some antibacterials come with worrisome silver lining.  Chicago Tribune, Feb 15 2014.  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-nanosilver-met-20140216,0,204673.story

Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies Consumer Products Inventory: Nano Silver  http://www.nanotechproject.org/cpi/search-products/?nanomaterials%5B%5D=1148

X-static  http://www.x-staticperformance.com/

Crypton Fabric  http://www.cryptonfabric.com/Crypton-Fabric/

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