Nanoparticles up to 240nm cross human placenta

For the first time, researchers have shown that nanoparticles can cross the human placenta, meaning that they could be transferred from mothers to unborn babies. The study showed that plastic nanoparticles up to 240nm in size crossed a human placenta (taken from...

New nano skin penetration findings demand TGA close legal gaps

Macquarie University’s Professor Brian Gulson reported last week that isotope-labelled zinc from nano-sunscreens penetrates healthy adult skin and reaches the blood stream and urine of human test subjects. The study results undermine the Therapeutic Goods...