• Dr. Komal P. Mehta

The Next big thing is going to be this small nano which will transform the world with facilities of latest products and enhanced characteristics materials for improved quality of life. In everyday products, use of nano materials are at large scale due to its properties of being light weight and strong. Bio compact able nano materials are available for the field of medical and drugs. Till date only advantages are seen but when nano material is used at large scale, potential health risk and damage to environment are to be considered. Risk assessment, review of regulations are discussed here. There is a need for reference nano materials since this would allow the assessment of fate and behavior as well as effects, which could then be related to the material’s properties and characteristics. It would also allow comparisons between different nano materials. Some reference nano materials are available, but they are spherical model materials which are certified primarily for size and are used mainly to calibrate instruments which measure particle size. The absence of well-defined parameters to measure and standardize test protocols is identified as a major obstacle for reference material production

Nanotechnology safety, risk assessment, risk mitigation, nano-safety, nanotechnology regulation, nano material properties

"Risk Associated with use of Nano Materials ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.261-266, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906C42.pdf

"Risk Associated with use of Nano Materials ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp261-266, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906C42.pdf