Presentations Available from 4th Joint Symposium on Nanotechnology

The 4th Joint Symposium on Nanotechnology, organized by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and the Fraunhofer Network Nanotechnology (FNT), was held May 30-31, 2022. The conference included presentations on topics such as the use of nanotechnology in textiles and packaging, its application in agriculture, the introduction of nanomaterials into the body, and future-oriented assessment approaches. The following presentations from the conference have been posted online.

Presentations from May 30, 2022

• Holger Sieg, BfR, “Food Safety Research and Risk Assessment of Micro-, Submicro- and Nanoparticles”
• Paul Miclea, Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP, Halle, Germany, “Novel membrane filter cascade system for the selective analysis of nano and micro plastic particles from water and air”
• Yvonne Zimmermann, Textilforschungsinstitut Thüringen-Vogtland e.V., Greiz, Germany, “Overview Lecture on our Current Developments in the Field of Surface Functionalisation”
• Heike Romanowski, BfR, “Textile Funcionalization and its Effects on the Release of Silver Nanoparticles into Artificial Sweat”
• Katherina Siewert, BfR, “Sensitizing properties of nanoparticles”
• Michael Giulbudagian, BfR, “Life cycle of tattooing pigments in the human body”
• Gottfried Schmalz, Polyclinic for Dental Preservation and Periodontology, University Hospital Regensburg, Germany, “Nanoparticles in dental materials”

Presentations from May 31, 2022

• Nazende Günday-Türeli, Head of R&D Pharma, MyBiotech GmbH, Überherrn, Germany, “Preparation of nanoparticulate drug carriers”
• Frank Bierkandt, BfR, “3D printing — evaluating particle emissions of a 3D printing pen”
• Ajay Vikram Singh, BfR, “Sustainable Agriculture through Multidisciplinary Seed Nanopriming: Prospects of Opportunities and Challenges”
• Michael Jank, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISB, Erlangen, Germany, “Printed Ion-Selective Sensors for Precision Agriculture”
• Florian Schröper, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Aachen, Germany, “Nanotechnological detectors for mycotoxins in cereals”
• Julia Steinhoff-Wagner, BfR, “Detection of particulate bullet residues in wild game and cultivated plants”
• Stefan Schiessl, Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, Freising, Germany, “New nano-functional coatings for shrink films”
• Leonard John, BfR, “Update on nanomaterials in food contact materials”