Economics and governance of nanomaterials: Potential and risks

Technology in Society

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 137-144

  Delgado, Gian Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Nanomaterials; Nanotechnology; Nanotoxicology; Post normal science; Risk; Standardization; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DIVERSE APPLICATIONS; ECONOMIC INDICATORS; ECONOMIC POTENTIALS; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; NANO SCALE; NANOMATERIALS; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NEW MATERIAL; POST-NORMAL SCIENCE; PRIVATE FUNDING; SAFETY CONCERNS;

PACKAGING MATERIALS; STANDARDIZATION; TEXTILES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

ACCOUNTABILITY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INNOVATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 77953023012     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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