DaNa

DaNa is an umbrella project aiming at collecting and evaluating scientific results in an interdisciplinary approach with scientists from different research areas, such as human and environmental toxicology, biology, physics and chemistry. Research findings from the field of human and environmental nanotoxicology will be prepared and presented together with material properties and possible applications for interested laymen and stakeholders. This data will be published on a website and also via other media. The existing webpage www.nanopartikel.info which shows the first results of the project NanoCare will be extended. Furthermore the scientific results of the project cluster NanoCare (NanoCare, INOS and TRACER), along with data from literature and of current and recent projects provide a basis for a critical but balanced evaluation of nanomaterials and their toxicological properties. All data will be evaluated with regard to their scientific value prior to publishing.

Partners

• DECHEMA e.V., Frankfurt
• Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Forschungsanstalt (Empa), Materials-Biology Interactions Laboratory, St. Gallen, Switzerland
• The Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (Fh IKTS), Dresden
• Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Department of Bioanalytical Ecotoxicology, Leipzig
• Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Applied Computer Science
• UfU - Independent Institute for Environmental Concerns, Berlin

Project lead:

Dr. Christoph Steinbach, Dr. Andreas Förster, DECHEMA e.V., Frankfurt/Main

Coordination:

Dr. Katja Nau, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology