Ethics in Nanotechnology. / Ethics in Nanotechnology ; Emerging Technologies Aspects / / ed. by Gunjan Jeswani, Marcel Van de Voorde.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2021
• MitwirkendeR: Alexander, Amit,; Bernardini, Giovanni,; Brom, Frans W. A.,; Chen, Chunying,; Dawson, Kenneth A.,; Dobrzańska, Joanna,; Dobrzańska-Danikiewicz, Anna D.,; Dobrzański, Lech B.,; Dobrzański, Leszek A.,; Est, Rinie van,; Gu, Zhanjun,; Hochepied, Jean-François,; Jeswani, Gunjan,; Kraszewska, Marzena,; Kukreja, Simran,; Laloy, Julie,; Maldonado, Amir,; Ngô, Christian,; Picozzi, Mario,; Saraf, Shailendra,; Saraf, Swarnlata,; Spring, Kathleen,; Tanori, Judith,; Uddin, Ajaz,; Van de Voorde, Marcel,; Verma, Mohan L.,; Viganò, Vittoria,; Vlerick, Michael,; Walhout, Bart,; Weckert, John,; Weltring, Klaus-Michael,; Zhao, Yuliang,; Zhu, Shuang,
• HerausgeberIn: Jeswani, Gunjan,; Van de Voorde, Marcel,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Ethics in Nanotechnology
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XL, 323 p.)

With nanotechnology being a relatively new field, the questions regarding safety and ethics are steadily increasing with the development of the research. This book aims to give an overview on the ethics associated with employing nanoscience for products with everyday applications. The risks as well...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Preface: Converging technologies from the nanoscale require enhanced ethics
• Forewords
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• Introduction: Overall vision of ethics in nanotechnology developments
• Embedding ethics in nanomedicine: Europe acted promptly
• List of contributing authors
• About the editors
• Part I: Nanotechnology challenges – implications for philosophy, ethics, and society
• 1 Nanoethics: Giving orientation to societal reflection
• 2 Is there a new technological imperative?
• Part II: Advancing nanoscience initiatives and ethical concerns
• 3 Nanotechnology: Societal impact and ethical considerations
• 4 The nanotechnology transition
• 5 Technological revolution, societal counter-revolution?
• 6 The evolution of nanoscale research: Lessons learned and questions asked
• 7 The synergistic ethics interaction with nanoengineering, dentistry, and dental engineering
• 8 Nanoscience and nanotechnology: Ethical implications for Latin American scientists
• 9 Engineering marvels with nanotechnology
• Part III: Ethical reflections in health care and environment
• 10 Ethical principles and issues in nanomedicine: The role of clinical ethics
• 11 Ethical and social aspects arising from nanomedicine in health care
• 12 Ethics reflection and responsibility of nano drugs
• 13 Nanocosmetics: Technological advances and ethics
• 14 Safety of biomedical nanomaterials
• Conclusion
• Index