nanomaterials
Reports
1
19.09.2016
- Review of the joint research strategy of the higher federal authorities
Nanomaterials and other advanced materials: Application safety and environmental compatibility (709.79 KB)
Opinion
4
01.04.2012
- BfR Opinion No. 013/2012
Nanomaterials: Special report by the German Advisory Council on the Environment confirms BfR assessment (37.70 KB)
15.04.2010
- Joint BfR and UBA Opinion Nr. 005/2011
Assessment of potential cancer risk of nanomaterials and nanoparticles released from products (31.42 KB)
28.12.2009
- BfR Opinion Nr. 024/2010
BfR recommends that nano-silver is not used in foods and everyday products (27.86 KB)
03.07.2008
- BfR Opinion No. 001/2009
The data situation for the assessment of the use of nanotechnology in food and food-contact articles is still not satisfactory (30.25 KB)
FAQ
1
18.10.2021
- FAQ dated
Nanomaterials FAQ (98.97 KB)
Presentation
29
31.05.2022
- Presentation Leonard John, BfR
Update on nanomaterials in food contact materials (1.45 MB)
31.05.2022
- Presentation Rico Ledwith, BfR
Establishing an in vitro fiber toxicity test strategy to support risk assessment and facilitate grouping (1.87 MB)
31.05.2022
- Presentation Stefan Schießl, Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, Freising, Germany
New nano-functional coatings for shrink films (910.30 KB)
31.05.2022
- Presentation Julia Steinhoff-Wagner, BfR
Detection of particulate bullet residues in wild (1.59 MB)
31.05.2022
- Presentation Florian Schröper, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Aachen, Germany
Nanotechnological detectors for mycotoxins in cereals (2.24 MB)
31.05.2022
- Presentation Michael Jank, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISB, Erlangen, Germany
Printed Ion-Selective Sensors for Precision Agriculture (3.63 MB)
31.05.2022
- Presentation Ajay Vikram Singh, BfR
Sustainable Agriculture through Multidisciplinary Seed Nanopriming: Prospects of Opportunities and Challenges (2.25 MB)
31.05.2022
- Presentation Frank Bierkandt, BfR
3D printing - evaluating particle emissions of a 3D printing pen (2.32 MB)
31.05.2022
- Presentation Nazende Günday-Türeli, Head of R&D Pharma, MyBiotech GmbH, Überherrn, Germany
Preparation of nanoparticulate drug carrieres (2.65 MB)
30.05.2022
- Presentation Gottfried Schmalz, Polyclinic for Dental Preservation and Periodontology, University Hospital Regensburg, Germany
Nanoparticles in dental materials (2.37 MB)
30.05.2022
- Presentation Michael Giulbudagian, BfR
Life cycle of tattooing pigments in the human body (3.25 MB)
30.05.2022
- Presentation Katherina Siewert, BfR
Sensitizing properties of nanoparticles (4.79 MB)
30.05.2022
- Presentation Heike Romanowski, BfR
Textile Funcionalization and its Effects on the Release of Silver Nanoparticles into Artificial Sweat (558.34 KB)
30.05.2022
- Presentation Yvonne Zimmermann, Textilforschungsinstitut Thüringen-Vogtland e.V., Greiz, Germany
Overview Lecture on our Current Developments in the Field of Surface Functionalisation (3.42 MB)
30.05.2022
- Presentation Paul Miclea, Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP, Halle, Germany
Novel membrane filter cascade system for the selective analysis of nano and micro plastic particles from water and air (8.10 MB)
30.05.2022
- Presentation Holger Sieg, BfR
Food Safety Research and Risk Assessment of Micro-, Submicro- and Nanoparticles (4.31 MB)
06.03.2015
- Presentation Dr Otto Creutzenberg, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine (ITEM)
Inhalation Toxicology (2.71 MB)
06.03.2015
- Presentation Dr Valérie Fessar, Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environment et du travail (ANSES)
How the solubility of nanoparticles impacts on their behavior and their potential toxicity? (3.61 MB)
06.03.2015
- Presentation Dr Kerstin Hund-Rinke, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME)
Hazard assessment of nanomaterials with respect to the environment - Overview and selected aspects (1.02 MB)
06.03.2015
- Presentation Dr Astrid Epp, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)
Nanoview - Perception of Nanotechnology by the German Population and Media Coverage (892.89 KB)
06.03.2015
- Presentation Dr Axel Thielmann, Fraunhofer Institute for System an Innovation Research (ISI)
Potential and Acceptance of Nanotechnology (2.48 MB)
06.03.2015
- Presentation Dr Régine Boutrais, Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environment et du travail (ANSES)
Anses dialoque committee on "Nanomaterials & health" (955.19 KB)
05.03.2015
- Presentation Prof Dr Dr Andreas Luch, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR)
Regulation of Nanomaterials in Consumer Products - A European Perspective (3.13 MB)
05.03.2015
- Presentation Dr Karl-Heinz Haas, Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research (ISC)
Status of the industrial use of nanomaterials (1.87 MB)
05.03.2015
- Presentation Peter Kearns, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
OECD and the safety of nanomaterials: Harmonized approaches to testing and assessment (591.93 KB)
05.03.2015
- Presentation Dr Hubert Rauscher, Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Nanodefinition and Nanoanalytics: The NanoDefine Project (1.57 MB)
05.03.2015
- Presentation Dr Angela Störmer, Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging (IVV)
Migration potential of nanomaterials in food contact plastics (7.85 MB)
05.03.2015
- Presentation Dr Norbert Jakubowski, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM)
ICP-MS absed methods for the quantitative analysis of nanoparticles in biological samples (11.73 MB)
05.03.2015
- Presentation Dr Uwe Mühle, Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS)
Analytical Methods for Characterization of Nanomaterials (17.06 MB)
FAQs
2
16.11.2021
Nanomaterials FAQ
12.05.2020
Titanium dioxide: Are there health risks?
Other documents
3
14.02.2014
- First Evaluation on the Joint Research Strategy
Nanotechnology - Risks related to Nanomaterials for Humans and the Environment (1.46 MB)
24.01.2013
- Background Paper on the Position of German Competent Authorities
Nanomaterials and REACH (1.64 MB)
01.12.2007
- Research Strategy
Nanotechnology: Health and environmental risks of nanomaterials (447.93 KB)
Press releases
14
Topic pages
4
Communication
2
20.06.2022
- BfR Communication No. 015/2022
Ensuring safety of nanotechnologies: German-Iranian exchange at a research workshop on 9–10 June 2022 (41.15 KB)
05.01.2022
- Joint communication No 004/2022 from the BAuA, the BfR and the UBA
Advanced materials should be safe and sustainable (180.09 KB)
Publikationen - BfR-Wissenschaft
6
15.11.2016
- BfR-Wissenschaft 05/2016
Nanoview - Influencing factors on the perception of nanotechnology and target group-specific risk communication strategies (3.80 MB)
03.09.2010
- BfR-Wissenschaft 10/2010
Risk Perception of Nanotechnology - Analysis of Media Coverage (9.43 MB)
02.09.2010
- BfR-Wissenschaft 09/2010
BfR Delphi Study on Nanotechnology (1,019.05 KB)
16.07.2010
- BfR-Wissenschaft 08/2010
Perception of Nanotechnology in Internet-based Discussions (2.97 MB)
17.04.2009
- BfR-Wissenschaft 03/2009
BfR Consumer Conference Nanotechnology (1.23 MB)
12.03.2009
- BfR-Wissenschaft 01/2009