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Acknowledgements. Preface. 1. How the Whole Thing Began or the
Logic Path Towards a
Discovery. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Bibliography. 2. In-vitro and
in-vivo Biological Behaviour of Micro and Nanoparticles. 2.1
Introduction. 2.2 Nanoparticles and medical devices. 2.2.1
Dentistry. 2.2.2 Orthopaedics. 2.2.3 Nanostructured surfaces. 2.2.4
Drug delivery. 2.2.5 Nanomedicine. 2.3 The results of the
nanopathology project. 2.3.1 In-vivo experiments. 2.4 Bibliography.
3. Clinical Cases: Lung, Blood, Liver, Kidney, Digestive System,
Vessels, Sperm. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Lung. 3.3 Blood. 3.4 Liver.
3.5 Kidney and adrenal gland. 3.6 Digestive system. 3.7 Vessels.
3.8 Sperm. 3.9 A few considerations on reproduction. 3.10
Bibliography. 4. Six "Detective Stories". 4.1 The 1st case. 4.2 The
2nd case. 4.3 The 3rd case. 4.4 The 4th case. xiv Nanopathology.
4.5 The 5th case. 4.6 The 6th case. 5. War and Nanoparticles. 5.1
Civilians living around a firing ground. 5.2 A few reflections. 5.3
Bibliography. 6. Nanoparticles in the Environment and Working
Places. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Chimneysweeps: a historical case. 6.3
Welding metals. 6.4 Toner. 6.5 The particulate active filter or
FAP. 6.6 The environment around a foundry. 6.7 The environment
around a power plant. 6.8 The case of a ship. 6.9 Incinerators.
6.10 Tobacco smoke. 6.11 Bibliography. 7. Nanoparticles in Food,
Cosmetics and Other Products. 7.1 Bibliography. 8. New York 9/11.
8.1 Bibliography. 9. The Future and Prevention Criteria. 9.1 The
state of the art. 9.2 What is next? 9.3 The future. 9.4 A few
reflections. 9.5 Bibliography. Appendix. Index.
Silvana Fiorito
"This book is a must for every materials scientist and all those
who appreciate rational answers to questions they might not dare to
ask."
—Prof. Marie-Louise Saboungi, Centre de Recherche sur la Matière
Divisée, France
"Carbon Nanotubes: Angels or Demons represents a soft touch of the
most updated topics concerning nanotechnology ... Every aspect is
presented in an almost holistic and very promising effort."
—Prof. Giorgia Pastorin, National University of Singapore,
Singapore
"Finally, a book that gathered the latest and most contrasted
information on toxicity of carbon nanotubes."
—Prof. Isabel Obieta, Inasmet-Tecnalia, Spain
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