Abstract

CARELLI HERMES, Elisangela Giroto  and  HAIDAMUS DE OLIVEIRA BASTOS, Paulo Roberto. NANOTECHNOLOGY: SCIENTIFIC, MATERIAL, GLOBAL AND ETHIC PROGRESS. pers.bioét. [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.2, pp.107-118. ISSN 2027-5382.  https://doi.org/10.5294/PEBI.2014.18.2.2.

The article seeks to clarify nanotechnology, focsuing on nanomedicine and its progress: scientific, material, global and ethics, especially in Brazil, until May 2013. There is much debate on the future implications of nanotechnology, since its challenges are similar to the development of new technologies, including questions about the toxicity and environmental impact of nanomaterials, in addition to the potential effects on the global economy, and speculation about future scenarios. It is necessary to define safe concentrations of exposure to nanomaterials, institute standards for the use and institute appropriate rules for waste disposal activities associated with nanotechnology. Brazil has advanced in this area.

Keywords : Nanotechnology; health sciences; nanomedicine; ethics.

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