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Nanosilver. Breakthrough or Biohazard?. Alex Fiorentino, Museum of Science, Boston. Silver Through the Ages. 1861. ca. 750 B.C. ca. 50 A.D. Silver Nanoparticles ~15 nm in diameter. How Small is a Nanometer?. A nanometer = one billionth of a meter = .000000001 meters.
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Nanosilver Breakthrough or Biohazard? Alex Fiorentino, Museum of Science, Boston
Silver Through the Ages 1861 ca. 750 B.C. ca. 50 A.D.
Silver Nanoparticles ~15 nm in diameter
How Small is a Nanometer? A nanometer = one billionth of a meter = .000000001 meters
How Many Dots? 9 dots per side x 6 sides = 54 dots
How Many Dots? 6 dots per cube x 27 cubes = 162 dots
How Many Dots? Big Cube 54 dots Small Cubes 162 dots
Normal Fish Larvae
Larvae Grown in Nanosilver
To Learn More www.epa.gov/oppt/nano www.nanotechproject.org/publications/archive/silver
Questions? For more info, visit: http://www.nanotechproject.org/