Module 6B: Ethical and Legal Aspects of Nanotechnology
References Used in Presentation
1. Fritz Allhoff, “The Coming Era of Nanomedicine”, American Journal of Bioethics, 9.10 (2009): 311.
2. Allhoff et al., pp. 215-229.
3. Raj Bawa and Summer Johnson, “Emerging Issues in Nanomedicine and Ethics”, in Fritz Allhoff
and Patrick Lin (eds.), Nanotechnology and Society: Current and Emerging Social and Ethical
Issues (Dordecht: Springer, 2008), pp. 207-223.
4. Mette Ebbesen and Thomas G. Jensen, “Nanomedicine: Techniques, Potentials, and Ethical
Implications,” Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology 2006 (2006): 1-11.
5. Allhoff et al., pp. 230-253.
6. Patrick Lin and Fritz Allhoff, “Untangling the Debate: The Ethics of Human Enhancement”,
Nanoethics 2 (2008): 251-264.
7. Henry T. Greely, “Regulating Human Biological Enhancements: Questionable Justifications and
International Complications”, Santa Clara Journal of International Law 4.2 (2006): 87-110.
8. Ted Peters, “Are We Playing God with Nanoenhancement?”, in Fritz Allhoff and Patrick Lin
(eds.), Nanotechnology and Society: Current and Emerging Social and Ethical Issues (Dordecht:
Springer, 2008), pg. 173-183
9. Fritz Allhoff, Patrick Lin, and Daniel Moore, What is Nanotechnology and Why Does it Matter:
From Science to Ethics (Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), pp. 153-169.
10. Andre Nel et al., “Toxic Potential of Materials at the Nanolevel”, Science 311.5761 (2006): 622627.
11. Daniel Elliot and Wei-Xian Zhang, “Field Assessment of Nanoscale Bimetallic Particles for
Groundwater Treatment,” Environmental Science Technology 35.24 (2002): 4922-6.
12. Allhoff et al., pp. 170-184.
13. Andrew Oppenheimer, “Nanotechnology Paves Way for New Weapons”, Jane’s, August 1, 2005.
14. Rob Sparrow, “Killer Robots”, Journal of Applied Philosophy 24.1 (2007): 62-77.
15. Allhoff et al., pp. 185-214.
16. Vance Lockton and Richard S. Rosenberg, “RFID: The Next Serious Threat to Privacy”, Ethics and
Information Technology 7 (2005): 221-224.
17. ”FDA Approves Computer Chips for Humans: Devices Could Help Doctors Store Medical
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Additional References
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Shatkin, J. (2008). Nanotechnology Health and Environmental Risks. New York: CRC Press.
Balbus, J. M., Florini, K., Denison, R. A., & Walsh, S. A. (2006). Getting It Right the First Time:
Developing Nanotechnology while Protecting Workers, Public Health, and the Environment.
Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. , 1076, 331-342.
Shaffer, R. E., & Rengasamy, S. (2009). Respiratory Protection Against Airborne Nanoparticles: A
Review. Journal of Nanoparticle Research , 11, 1661-1672.
Morose, G. (2010). The 5 Principles of „„Design for Safer Nanotechnology‟‟. Journal of Cleaner
Production , 18, 285-289.
Maynard, A. D. (2006). Safe Handling of Nanotechnology. Nature , 444, 267-269.
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Maynard, A. D., & Pui, D. Y. (2007). Nanotechnology and Occupational Health: New Technology New Challenges. Journal of Nanoparticles Research , 9, 1-3.
Arcuri, A., Grossi, M., Pinto, V., Rinaldi, A., Pinto, A., Martins, P., et al. (2009). Developing
Strategies in Brazil to Manage the Emerging Nanotechnology and Its Associated Risks. (I. Linkov,
& J. Steevens, Eds.) Nanomaterials: Risks and Benefits .
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