Safety assessment of graphene-based materials: focus on human health and the environment

B Fadeel, C Bussy, S Merino, E Vázquez, E Flahaut… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Graphene and its derivatives are heralded as “miracle” materials with manifold applications
in different sectors of society from electronics to energy storage to medicine. The increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial TiO2 nanocomposite coatings for surfaces, dental and orthopaedic implants

V Kumaravel, KM Nair, S Mathew, J Bartlett… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Engineering of self-disinfecting surfaces to constrain the spread of SARS-CoV-2 is a
challenging task for the scientific community, because the human coronavirus spreads …

Guiding the design space for nanotechnology to advance sustainable crop production

LM Gilbertson, L Pourzahedi, S Laughton, X Gao… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The globally recognized need to advance more sustainable agriculture and food systems
has motivated the emergence of transdisciplinary solutions, which include methodologies …

Nanofluid preparation, stability and performance for CO2 absorption and desorption enhancement: A review

A Tavakoli, K Rahimi, F Saghandali, J Scott… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, the importance of capturing CO 2 has increased due to the necessity of
minimizing climate change and the detrimental effects of CO 2 emissions from industrial …

Nanofluids-based solar collectors as sustainable energy technology towards net-zero goal: Recent advances, environmental impact, challenges, and perspectives

Z Said, M Iqbal, A Mehmood, TT Le, HM Ali… - … and Processing-Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
Renewables are believed to be the future energy sources, given conventional energy
sources' rapid depletion and environmental degradation. Among these, the ones used to …

Life cycle assessment of manufactured nanomaterials: where are we?

B Salieri, DA Turner, B Nowack, R Hischier - NanoImpact, 2018 - Elsevier
For over a decade, life cycle assessment (LCA) has been recognized as a valuable tool for
systematically evaluating the potential environmental impacts of manufactured nanomaterial …

Environmental impacts of nanofluids: A review

K Elsaid, AG Olabi, T Wilberforce… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanofluids (NFs) have been expanding their applications in many areas as high-
performance heat transfer fluid (HTF) for heating and cooling purposes. This is mainly due to …

Principles and indicators for assessing the environmental dimension of sustainability within green and sustainable chemistry

R Rosa, M Pini, GM Cappucci, AM Ferrari - Current Opinion in Green and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this current opinion, we travel through the evolution of the principles and indicators to
assess environmental sustainability of chemical products and processes. Although the first …

Comparative life cycle assessment of bottom-up synthesis routes for carbon dots derived from citric acid and urea

R Sendao, MVM de Yuso, M Algarra… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) are carbon-based nanoparticles with remarkable luminescent properties,
which have made them exciting and suitable alternatives to more traditional fluorophores …

[HTML][HTML] Integrative approach in a safe by design context combining risk, life cycle and socio-economic assessment for safer and sustainable nanomaterials

B Salieri, L Barruetabeña, I Rodríguez-Llopis… - NanoImpact, 2021 - Elsevier
Moving towards safe and sustainable innovations is an international policy ambition. In the
on-hand manuscript, a concept combining safe by design and sustainability was …