Nanotechnology bound: Evaluating the case for more regulation

NanoEthics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-122

  Lin, Patrick ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental worries; Ethics; Health and safety worries; Law; Nanotechnology; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748879959     PISSN: 18714757     EISSN: 18714765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11569-007-0012-9     Document Type: Article

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