TY - GEN
T1 - Public and scientific community attitudes towards nanotechnology applications
AU - Godymchuk, Anna
AU - Galanina, Ekaterina
AU - Yunda, Elena
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The emergence of nanotechnologies having high market potential is followed by concerns associated with their adoption, acceptance and diffusion. However, the public and academic anxiety about the risk of nanomaterial application in food, cosmetics, agricultural and other industries, may significantly affect the opportunities and prospects for the development of nanotechnologies. The paper is devoted to the study of social concerns related to nanotechnologies. It is concluded that there is no consensus among academia regarding opportunities and risks of nanomaterial implementation. The hazards and consequences of nanotechnology applications have been described. It has been demonstrated that studies of nanotoxicity are frequently carried out in far from reality conditions and tend to be perceived as prognostic. Nevertheless, assuming the results of this kind of studies being popularized through mass media, it can cause the formation of public opposition with respect to nanotechnology application.
AB - The emergence of nanotechnologies having high market potential is followed by concerns associated with their adoption, acceptance and diffusion. However, the public and academic anxiety about the risk of nanomaterial application in food, cosmetics, agricultural and other industries, may significantly affect the opportunities and prospects for the development of nanotechnologies. The paper is devoted to the study of social concerns related to nanotechnologies. It is concluded that there is no consensus among academia regarding opportunities and risks of nanomaterial implementation. The hazards and consequences of nanotechnology applications have been described. It has been demonstrated that studies of nanotoxicity are frequently carried out in far from reality conditions and tend to be perceived as prognostic. Nevertheless, assuming the results of this kind of studies being popularized through mass media, it can cause the formation of public opposition with respect to nanotechnology application.
KW - Nanomaterials application
KW - Nanotechnology
KW - Public community attitude
KW - Researchers' perception
KW - Risks
KW - Toxicity
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84976423765
T3 - Proceedings of the 26th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Innovation Management and Sustainable Economic Competitive Advantage: From Regional Development to Global Growth, IBIMA 2015
SP - 2466
EP - 2476
BT - Proceedings of the 26th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Innovation Management and Sustainable Economic Competitive Advantage
A2 - Soliman, Khalid S.
PB - International Business Information Management Association, IBIMA
T2 - 26th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Innovation Management and Sustainable Economic Competitive Advantage: From Regional Development to Global Growth, IBIMA 2015
Y2 - 11 November 2015 through 12 November 2015
ER -