ApocaDocs: Treated fabrics exposed to faux sweat release silver nanoparticles

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Posted Sun May 2 2010: from Environmental Health News:


	Treated fabrics exposed to faux sweat release silver nanoparticles http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1272808666 Researchers find that fabrics laced with silver nanoparticles designed to limit bacterial growth release those particles when the fabric is exposed to artificial human sweat... This is the first study to use faux sweat to mimic conditions of human skin; it determined that silver nanoparticles can migrate out of fabric after exposure to the simulated perspiration. It is not known if the silver materials in sweat would be absorbed through human skin...There is concern that the the tiny particles may be more toxic than other, larger-sized and more traditional types of silver compounds, as the smaller particles could be more easily absorbed and distributed throughout the body.

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