Nanotechnology is like the early days of radioactivity when it comes to knowing the risks – Dr Vladimir Baulin

Posted On: 2017-02-01

"When radioactive materials were first introduced into society, it took a while before scientists understood the risks. The same is true of nanotechnology today, according to Dr Vladimir Baulin, from University Rovira i Virgili, in Tarragona, Spain, who together with colleagues has shown for the first time how nanoparticles can cross biological - or lipid - membranes in a paper published in the journal Science Advances."

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https://horizon-magazine.eu/article/nanotechnology-early-days-radioactivity-when-it-comes-knowing-risks-dr-vladimir-baulin_en