Library Subscription: Guest
Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Published 4 issues per year

ISSN Print: 1050-6934

ISSN Online: 1940-4379

SJR: 0.184 SNIP: 0.485 CiteScore™:: 1.1 H-Index: 39

Indexed in

Abstract of "Ethical Challenges in Nanotechnology"

Volume 18, Issue 1, 2008, 9 pages
DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v18.i1.70
Get accessGet access

ABSTRACT

The hidden potential in nanotechnology to cause a paradigm shift in the quality of human lives is already identified. Needless to say that, as in any other technology, nanotechnology is also not void of risk. The excitement in technology discovery quite often delays the process of risk assessment of the concerned technology. While people think of the new form of lives in the nanoregime, it becomes of paramount importance to adequately address the issues of boundary conditions that define the domain that the discoverable technology should be given to dwell within. Unless the intellectualism of human beings is integrated aright with nature's wisdom, the very purpose of the discovery gets defeated. The greatest challenge before the scientist and technologist is to secure the power of balance—that is, the ability to define dos and don'ts. Taking resort to nanobiotechnology for health care and food security by way of gene therapy or genetic modification of food items is not yet time tested and hence the risk of genetic pollution deserves special attention. When the distant genetic barrier is overcome through artificial mutations, the interaction of the new form of organic material, thus produced, with its surrounding environment is required to be appropriately understood in order that the disastrous consequences can be avoided. Equally important, the invisible nanoparticles can bring about immense environment hazards. The present deliberation attempts to analyze the situation on the basis of social ethics and not on the basis of the poorly defined term "morality." The ethical responsibilities of both the technology developers and the technology recipients have been tried to be identified on a futuristic basis. The role of political advocacy in this regard in a country and its compatibility with those of other countries are also highlighted.

Forthcoming Articles

Transfer of guided emergence profile developed using customized provisional implant restoration and cementation using an abutment replica technique- A case report. Vinay Sivaswamy, Balaji Anand S D, Jacob Mathew Philip, C J Venkatakrishnan, Narasimman M, Helen Mary Abraham, Pavithra B Marijuana use is Associated with Increased Rates of Hip Dislocation and Lower Insurance Reimbursement among THA Recipients Andrew Recker, Chukwuweike Gwam, Erin Kelly, Scott Douglas, Johannes Plate Surface modification of Mg alloy AZ91D using nanopowder mixed EDM for Biodegradable Implant Alok Kumar, Abhishek Singh The history of orthopedics in the long term: from general medicine to medical specialties Pavlos Altsitzioglou, Ioannis Zafeiris, Fotini Soucacos, Pantelis Limneos, Eleftheria Souliotis, Evanthia Mitsiokapa, Theodosis Saranteas, Andreas Mavrogenis COMPARISON OF ROUGHNESS, WETTABILITY AND SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY FEATURES BETWEEN SANDBLASTED ACID-ETCHED AND OXIDIZED TITANIUM DENTAL IMPLANTS Kshitiz Chhabra, Arvina Rajasekar CORRELATION BETWEEN PRIMARY STABILITY OF DENTAL IMPLANTS AND BONE DENSITY: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS Padmaja S, Arvina Rajasekar C-Reactive Protein and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rates after total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty - less implant equals quicker normalization Kasım Kılıçarslan, Ömer Faruk Naldöven, Enejd Veizi, Şahan Güven, Şahin Çepni, Ahmet Fırat COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING SHORT FEMORAL NAIL FIXATION FOR INTETROCHANTERIC HIP FRACTURES. A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY Anastasia Vasilopoulou, Antonios Trichonas, Konstantinos Palaiologos, Emmanouel Antonogiannakis, Christos Nikakis, Stavros Angelis, Spyridon Maris, Christos Grekas , Efthimios Karadimas, Alexandros Apostolopoulos FEA: Connector Designs and Pontic Stress Distribution of Fixed Partial Denture Implant-Supported Metal Framework Saja Muhsin, Enas Mohammed, Khalid Bander Design and Frequency Stability Analysis of an Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System based Artificial Pacemaker Controller in MATLAB Nader Jafarnia Dabanloo, Asghar Dabiriaghdam, Fereidoon Nooshirvan Rahatabad, Keivan Maghooli Complications following intraosseous injections of calcium phosphate bone cement in Subchondroplasty. Christos Zachariadis, Helen Leligou, Stauros Kourkoulis, Evaggelos Magnisalis, Panayiotis Papagelopoulos, Olga Savvidou The Impact of Patient Characteristics on Outcomes of Surgically Managed Vertebral Osteomyelitis in the United States: Insights from a National Database Study Jennifer Kurowicki, Stuart Changoor, Daniel Coban, Neil Patel, Kumar Sinha, Ki Hwang, Arash Emami ASSOCIATION OF AGE, GENDER AND SITE OF IMPLANT PLACEMENT - AN INSTITUTION BASED RETROSPECTIVE STUDY Harini Sri, Nabeel Ahmed, Keerthi Shasanka
Begell Digital Portal Begell Digital Library eBooks Journals References & Proceedings Research Collections Prices and Subscription Policies Begell House Contact Us Language English 中文 Русский Português German French Spain