sunscreen

Australians risking skin cancer to avoid nanoparticles

And yet the latest research reported in Perth this week suggests they have little to fear from ‘nano-sunscreens’.

Posted on behalf of ICONN 2012: Australia’s International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

More than three in five Australians are concerned enough about the health implications of nanoparticles in sunscreens to want to know more about their impact. And while the initial scientific information released suggests little cause for alarm, it does justify the community’s confusion.

That’s the message that emerges from a survey and three research papers on nanoparticles in sunscreens presented at the 2012 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN) in Perth this week. [continue reading…]