Project Overview
Goals and Objectives
A major challenge for the global nanotechnology sector is the development of safe and functional engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) and nano-enabled products (NEPs). In order to minimise the risks to human and environmental health during the engineering of NEPs the goal of the Safe-by-Design for Nano (SbD4Nano) project is to create a novel e-infrastructure for the definition, performance testing and implementation of Safe-by-Design (SbD) approaches in the nanotechnology supply chains.
Objectives
Reduce environmental and human health risks associated with the engineering ENMs & NEPs
Develop rapid hazard profiling modules
Create new exposure-driven modelling framework to reduce toxicity
A novel software interface (the SbD4Nano e-infrastructure), where product information can be exchanged between actors of the nanotechnology value chain fostering collaboration between regulators, researchers & industry
Methodology
Through close feedback between the actors of the nanotechnology value chain and the international nanosafety community, SbD4Nano aims to create an e-infrastructure with robust tools for generating SbD tools based on regulatory and product performance-oriented approaches, promoting safer innovations that can be implemented at the industry level.
Expected Results
New nano-biointeractions data and in silico approaches for hazard profiling
Exposure and risk management models
Surface engineering approaches to reduce (eco)toxicity, exposure and release
Integrated e-infrastructure, including severity, exposure, performance and cost calculation algorithms
New safer by design ENMs and NEPs developed during the project
Guidelines on the implementation of SbD approaches
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