Lungs may suffer when certain elements go nano
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 06:30
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org) —Nanoparticles are used in all kinds of applications—electronics, medicine, cosmetics, even environmental clean-ups. More than 2,800 commercially available applications are now based on nanoparticles, and by 2017, the field is expected to bring in nearly $50 billion worldwide.