Books in the Perspectives in Nanotechnology series

This accessible book introduces the use of risk analysis as a tool to help you make more informed decisions about nanotechnology product development. It provides concise, informative narratives on toxicology, occupational health and safety, and the environmental implications of nanotechnology. This second edition includes new perspectives and updates on the technical, societal, and regulatory developments in the field. It reviews current concerns, discusses sustainability and life cycle analysis, describes methods for evaluating nanotechnology risks, surveys international efforts, and presents cutting-edge approaches for managing risk.

The first book dedicated to the potential applications and unique properties of bacterial cellulose (BC), this seminal work covers the basic science, technology, and economic impact of this bulk chemical as well as the companies and patents that are driving the field. It reviews the biosynthesis and properties of BC, including genetics and characterization; discusses the advancing technology as it relates to product development, bioreactors, and production; and analyzes the economic impact of BC on a diverse range of industry applications, including materials and biomaterials, biological and polymer sciences, and electromechanical engineering.

Providing an overview of alternative and conflicting concepts in the rapidly developing nanotechnology revolution, this guide reviews research and development in nanoscience and illustrates the accomplishments and possibilities for application in nanomedicine. It offers clarity and understanding to the medical professional and layperson alike.

This quick, easy-to-read reference supplies data and interpretation on the public perception of nanotechnology, along with a discussion of the implications for risk communication. An integral component of the Perspectives in Nanotechnology Series, the book is based primarily on a review of available social science evidence as well as the author's research concerning public perceptions of nanotechnology. She applies lessons learned from other emerging technologies to help clarify and define the issues of risk and the public that accompany nanotechnology, and to suggest the challenges involved in managing those risks. The book demnostrates how the wide variety of nanotechnologies under development precludes reliance on a single approach.

Demystifying the accelerating research and product development process involved in nanotechnology, this book employs illustrations and lucid explanations to examine the integration and exploitation of intellectual property rights (IPR) as a tool in research and development, technology transfer, and safe commercialization. Requiring no prior legal experience of readers, it illuminates the nuances and integral role of IPR in technology development, from product inception through commercialization. This indispensible book destroys illusions in the minds of stakeholders and builds confidence to establish a framework for an agile, working product development model.

Providing an overview of alternative and conflicting concepts in the rapidly developing nanotechnology revolution, this guide reviews research and development in nanoscience and illustrates the accomplishments and possibilities for application in nanomedicine. It offers clarity and understanding to the medical professional and layperson alike.

This quick, easy-to-read reference supplies data and interpretation on the public perception of nanotechnology, along with a discussion of the implications for risk communication.