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Nanotechnology is now part of our everyday lives and new nanomaterials are continuously being developed for many applications.

However, as there are still concerns over the effects of some nanomaterials on our health and the environment any new material must be thoroughly risk assessed. Up to now, information on the techniques available to evaluate the materials is scattered throughout the literature and mainly focuses on experimental methods.

Towards Efficient Designing of Safe Nanomaterials edited by Jerzy Leszczynski, Jackson State University, USA and Tomasz Puzyn, University of Gdansk, Poland covers the recent developments of both empirical and new computational methods including benefits versus risks, environmental detection and quantitative analysis, chemometric modelling, human exposure assessment, toxicity testing, nano-QSAR, risk assessment strategies, policy and regulatory frameworks. The book provides a comprehensive resource for researchers designing new materials to conduct the risk assessments necessary.

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Interested in other books on nanomaterials? Read more in the RSC Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Series.

A good understanding of the organic chemistry of drug degradation is essential when considering the stability, efficacy and safety of a drug product.  A poor understanding of these mechanisms could result in an ineffective drug and could affect the shelf life of the product.

Organic Chemistry of Drug Degradation authored by Min Li is the latest book to be published in the RSC Drug Discovery Series.  Written by an expert in the field with firsthand experience of drug design and development, the book discusses degradation pathways and mechanisms, regulatory requirements and guidelines.

Complemented by drug degradation case studies, this book will provide an invaluable resource for medicinal chemists, pharmaceutical and analytical scientists working in both academia and industry.

Learn more about degradation here.

We’re all familiar with sustainability when it comes to energy and food, but the world is also in jeopardy from running out of certain materials.

We are slowly exhausting a number of substances derived from our planet such as oil, phosphates, helium, gold and even elements such as rare earths are becoming scarce.

In this new book, Materials for a Sustainable Future, experts provide a readable account of the concepts of sustainable living including include up-to-date statistics, recent research, and references to the latest work.

The book brings together five key themes which can appear disparate in topic, but which are all linked to sustainability allowing comparisons, synergies and issues to be identified. These include elements that could soon be in short supply; sustainability related to biomass; methane for transportation fuel and chemical production; materials related to energy conversion, storage and distribution; and sustainability related to materials in the urban environment and to water.

From industrialists and researchers to policy makers and the public, this book is suitable for anyone wanting a better understanding of sustainable materials.

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