As the Prefix nano- becomes a more and more popular and commonplace term to make a product or device sound like its on the bleeding edge of research, it becomes easy to forget the power of the science: not only in beneficial ways.
Nanosilver is an example of this. Silver has always had its reputation for fighting infection, which seems good, and we would expect such behavior at the nanoscale. However, researches in a in 2009 published that the use of this nanomaterial in storage materials such as plastic bags, containers, and films, could be harmful due to an unexpected property of Nanosilver.
The problem is that nanosilver is able to bond with DNA, and interfere with its reproduction. Many people have begun to present this to the FDA in hopes of creating regulations for the use of nanomaterials in food.
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