Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB®) Has Added First Set of Nanomaterial Records

The National Library of Medicine® (NLM) Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) has added its first set of nanomaterial records. Nanotechnology is the study of matter on an atomic and molecular scale -- structures 100 nanometers or smaller. A nanometer (nm) is one billionth of a meter. Like other HSDB records, the nanomaterial records are peer reviewed and contain information on toxicity, manufacturing and use, chemical and physical properties, environmental fate and exposure, and more. NLM Resource announcement (From: NLM New files for the week of Nov 2, 2009)