Citation:
J Njuguna, I Peña, H Zhu, SA Rocks, M Blázquez and SA Desai. Integration of polymer nanocomposites technologies for automotive applications:
opportunities and environmental health challenges. 3rd International Seminar on Modern Polymeric Materials for Environmental Applications, 14-15th May 2008, Krakow, Poland, pages 149-154.
Abstract:
The concept of nanostructured materials design is gaining widespread importance
among the automotive industry. Although employment of nanotechnology in current
and future automotives will go long way in solving energy crises, it is
necessary to understand both the hazards associated with nanomaterials and the
levels of exposure that are likely to occur. The existing knowledge in these
areas is quite limited and it will be necessary in the near future. This paper
highlights these key issues and goes a long way in pointing recent activities on
environmental risks of nanomaterials. Some research directions are given and
existing automotive opportunities and applications explored.
