@inproceedings{c530688555a24cf5b02cf810c1778374,
title = "Nano silver - Why it is so hot now?",
abstract = "Senjen and Illuminato[1] of Friends of the Earth have claimed that nanosilver (AgNP) is an extreme germ killer which presents a growing threat to public health. Volpe [2]and Height[3] of Silver Nanotechnology Working Group (SNWG) have been arguing to the USEPA[4] that AgNP poses a unique property for its size <100 nm in one dimension. They argued that the functionality of AgNP used in antimicrobial applications is not unique and not a new material. It is identical to all EPA-registered silver products for decades where any antimicrobial functionality is achieved via release of silver ions (Ag+). Nevertheless, will the {"}safety{"} of AgNP become a real {"}Nano-Titanic{"} and prevent a sustainable industrial system for this {"}red-hot{"} nanotechnology development?",
keywords = "Exergy, Life cycle, Nanosilver (AgNP), Triz in dfss (dflss-g), Waste minimization",
author = "Lem, \{K. W.\} and Haw, \{J. R.\} and Lee, \{D. S.\} and C. Brumlik and S. Sund and S. Curran and P. Smith and S. Brauer and D. Schmidt and Z. Iqbal",
year = "2010",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781439834015",
series = "Nanotechnology 2010: Advanced Materials, CNTs, Particles, Films and Composites - Technical Proceedings of the 2010 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2010",
pages = "391--394",
booktitle = "Nanotechnology 2010",
note = "Nanotechnology 2010: Advanced Materials, CNTs, Particles, Films and Composites - 2010 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2010 ; Conference date: 21-06-2010 Through 24-06-2010",
}