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Nanotechnology is moving
forward, are you ready?
Laura Hodson, MSPH, CIHCoordinator Nanotechnology Research Center
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionNational Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
2017 Ohio Safety CongressColumbus, OH
The findings and conclusions in this presentation have not been formally reviewed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and should not be construed to represent any agency determination or policy.
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
The U.S. Federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness.
Mission: Generate new knowledge; convert research to practice; and collaborate globally to prevent work-related illnesses and injuries
What is a nanomaterial?
• One dimension 1 -100 nanometer size
• Special properties
• Naturally occurring (incidental) and specifically engineered
Small size Large surface area
Nanoparticles: Some Old, Some New
Naturally occurring Man-made by-product
Engineered Nanomaterials (ENM)
Nanomaterial Science: Opening the 3rd Dimension of the Periodic Table
”Carbon just isn’t carbon anymore”
Engineered Nanomaterials• Carbons
– e.g., nanotubes, nanofibers, fullerene, graphene
• Oxides
– e.g., metal oxides, ceramics, TiO2, ZnO, SiO2, CeO2, Fe3O4
• Metals
– e.g., Ag, Fe, Al, Si, Zn, Cu, Ni
• Cellulose
– e.g., nano fibrils, nano crystals
• Semiconductors
– e.g., CdSe, CdS, InAs, InP
• Polymers/organics
– e.g., liposomes, dendrimers
Next generation enabler for materials-
some key application areas
• Materials– Nano-enabled composites– Reinvented material science
• Energy/Electronics– Power generation– Computing ability– Electrical Storage
• Medical/Biological– “Smart” drugs– Disease detection and treatment
• Food and Agriculture– Production– Nutrition
• Pollution– Prevention/treatment– Sensors– Air quality– Water Quality
Over 1,880 commercial productswww.nanotechproject.org/cpi/products/
Merging Initiatives
Nanotechnology: AKA Nanomaterial Science
Brings us…
Advanced MaterialsNanomaterials, Nano-bio Functional materials, and more
All Moving into…
Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Why is it important to learn
about Advanced Manufacturing?
Manufacturing: Huge Economic Impact
If U.S. Manufacturing
were a separate country,
9th largest economy
worldwide
U.S. manufacturing
fundamentals strong
again: 900,000 direct
jobs added since
recession
Manufacturers contributed $2.17 trillion to the U.S. (NAM News)
Data from National Association of Manufacturers and Bureau of Labor Statistics
Source: The Future of Manufacturing: P. Manenti
“Industry and Manufacturing in the Future” is not too far off.
“Capacity”
“Capability BasedCustomer Fulfilment”
Focus on AM
Trends, Examples?
• Semiconductors
– Foundation of information technology applications
– Rapid research to improve performance
– New materials and structural technology
• Advanced (Nano) Materials
– Superior performance properties tuned needs
– Enhanced performance; reduced quantities
– Computational engineering
More Trends, Examples?
• Additive Manufacturing: Not new but advances and implementation – 3D Printing, Rapid Prototyping, Layering and Deposition,
Selective Laser Sintering , and more
• Synthetic Biology– Manufacture biological substances from engineered
biological systems
– Biomanufacturing: using biological templates or processes for manufacture of materials systems
Additive Manufacturing: a simple view(Subtractive)
Slide courtesy G. Roth, NIOSH
Industries using Additive Manufacturing
• Telecommunications
– Mobile phone cases, camera cases
• Automotive
– Molds for engine parts, interior trim
• Medical devices
– Implants, Invisalign™ orthodontics, hearing aids, tableting
• Aerospace and military
– Engine fuel nozzles
– Components (clips, etc.)
• Boeing – 200+ parts for 10 of its aircraft – including 32 on 787 Dreamliner
Feedstock materials for Additive Manufacturing • Powders
– Plastics, metals, ceramics, glass, alloys
– Micronscale to nanoscale (including ENM)
Ex: Ni, Co-Cr, stainless/tool steels, WC, Ti, Ag, Au, alloys (Ti, Cu, Al)
• Filaments– Thermoplastics (ABS, PLA, PC, nylon, etc.)
– Additives (colorants, metals [Co-Cr], ENM [graphene], etc.)
• Liquids– Photopolymers
• Sheets
Possible emissions from Additive Manufacturing
• Particulate
– Ultrafine particles (fume)3-9
– Feedstock materials (ENM, micronscale powder)?
• Organic vapors– Alcohols, aldehydes, BTEX
– Sensitizers (styrene, 4-oxopentanal)9
• Post-processing
– Finishing object (grinding, etc.)
– Powder recovery (sieving)3 Stephens et al. (2013); 4Kim et al. (2015); 5Afshar-Mohajer et al. (2015); 6Steinle. (2015); 7Azimi et al. (2016); 8Yi et al. (In Press); 9Stefaniak et al. (In Preparation)
Fume from 3D printing with blue ABS filament using
FDM9
Contains Cr
3D Printing is not just for desk tops.
Is the focus on creating ‘jobs’ that can be done better by robots?
Advanced Manufacturing
DARPA Strategic Plan (2007).pdf, Public Domain
Interagency Advanced Manufacturing
National Program Office (AMNPO)
21
NSTC - Advanced
Manufacturing
Subcommittee
Executive Office of the President
Advanced
Manufacturing
Partnership
(AMP/PCAST)
Advanced Manufacturing
National Program Office(hosted by DOC - NIST)
NIOSH as a collaborator
Focus Areas• Invest in innovation in emerging
manufacturing technologies• Accelerate commercialization• Securing the talent (worker)
pipeline• Improving business climate for
innovative manufacturing firms• Sustainable manufacturing
including worker health and safety
“ A broad public-private coalition involving business, labor, academia, government, and the community”.
A National PriorityAdvanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP)
The US Landscape:
Manufacturing USA
National Network of Manufacturing Innovation
– FY 2016 Budget: $1 Billion investment matched by private sector
– Create 15 Manufacturing Innovation Centers over the next 5 years, as many as 45 in 10 years
manufacturing.gov
Manufacturing Innovation Institutes so far…
America MakesAdditive
ManufacturingDOD–Youngstown OH
LIFTLightweight &
Modern MetalsDOD – Detroit MI
DMDIIDigital Mfg & Design
InnovationDOD – Chicago IL
PowerAmericaPower Electronics
ManufacturingDOE – Raleigh NC
IACMIAdv. CompositesManufacturingDOE – Knoxville
TN
Integrated Photonics
DOD Rochester NY
Smart Manufacturing
DOELos Angeles,
CA
Flexible Hybrid Electronics
DODSan Jose, CA
Advanced Functional Fabrics
DODMIT
Robots in Manufacturing Environments
DOD Solicitation
Advanced Tissue Fabrication
DOD Solicitation
NNMI Highlights of 2 Centers
• National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (now known as America Makes)
– Launched in 2012 in Youngstown, OH
– A 94-member consortium of business, academia and non-profits
– Focus on additive manufacturing, AKA, 3D Printing
• Advanced/nano materials• Growing numbers• Exposures not well known• Entry barriers are low for small
devices
The technology is being taught, but does it include health and safety?
America Makes: Key Objectives
IACMI, The Composites Institute
Knoxville, TN
Launched June 16, 2015
Agency sponsor: DOE
Startup funding: $70M public,
$159M co-investment
+344,000 square feet in five core regions
manufacturing, laboratory, instructional collaboration space
Advanced Composites Institute Profile
A partnership of world-class companies including:
Top universities including:Economic Development Council to leverage state support and investment
ICAMI: Strong Private-Public Partnership
Each Institute is operated by a consortium; serving a partnership of Industry, Academia and government
A Life Cycle View of Two Initiatives
Basic Proof of Scale Up EarlyCommercialization
Research Concept Production
“Involvement”
High
Low
NNI AM
Merging Point
Nanomaterials
Research
EHS helps bridge the
‘Valley of Death’
Commercialization
EHS as a Facilitator not a Barrier to Commercialization
Occupational Safety and Health
Opportunities
• Advanced materials– Nano metals,
carbonaceous, cellulose, quantum dots, etc.
– Powders, slurries, composites
• Complex Environment– Multiple chemicals– Biologicals– Energy (lasers, electron
beams)
• Exposures and Controls
– Material Handling
– Emissions
– Waste management
– Machine maintenance
• Risk Management
– Distributed workforce
The Real World Question-Nanomaterials: Are There Risks?
RISK = HAZARD X EXPOSURE
Hazard: Biological activity – toxicity. What is known?
Exposure: Where, to what, to what extent, and can it be measured?
Unknowns and uncertainties = Risk Management approach
Hazard
Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers• Considered as one of the few ‘new-to-the-world’
materials coming out of nanomaterial science– Array of chemical and physical properties– Applications from the simple to the sublime being
explored
• Huge market potential being developed– Materials– Electronics– Medicine
• Because of the above: Carbon nanotubes have been the subject of increasing studies.
Nanotoxicology of single-walled carbon
nanotubes (SWCNT) and multi-walled carbon
nanotubes (MWCNT):
Pulmonary Exposure in Mice
• Pulmonary exposure to:
– SWCNT causes rapid and persistent fibrosis in mice
– SWCNT can cause cardiovascular dysfunction in
mice
– MWCNT can reach the intrapleural space in mice (site
of mesothelioma for asbestos)
– MWCNT nanowires can induce inflammatory
mediators in certain regions of the brain in mice
MWCNT in Subpleural Tissues, Visceral Pleura and Pleural Space of Mice Following Oro-Pharyngeal
Aspiration (80 µg) From: Mercer et al., 2010
VP: visceral pleura; Mac: alveolar macrophage; Mo: monocyte; Ly: lymph vessel; PS: pleural space
Day 28
Day 56
Day 28
Day 56
VP VPMac
VP
VP
Ly
Mo
PS
CNT Carcinogenicity?
IARC Working Group: • MWCNT-7, classified as possibly
carcinogenic to humans• MWCNT (excluding MWCNT-7)and
SWCNT “not classifiable as to their carcinogenicity to humans” due to limited and/or inadequate evidence
Important to remember that there are many
types of SWCNTs and MWCNTs
Many different manufacturersMany different production techniquesMany different purifications and residual catalystsMany different lengthsMany different tipsSome produced as “powders”Some produced as “yarns”Some produced as “mats”Many different end purposes from electronics to composites
Exposure
Exposure Assessment
NIOSH Performs On-site Research
• To date, 105 visits to 65 different sites
• Diversity in sites, materials, and applications
• Focused efforts: CNT/CNF, Controls• Evaluate processes and personal
exposures• Use and extend existing methods• Partnerships with the private sector is
a key to success• Guidance and recommendations given
to employers• Summary results published
How can you determine potential exposures?
Photo credits, Laura Hodson, Chris Sparks and Adrienne Eastlake, NIOSH
Nanomaterials with an exposure limit
Assessing Worker Exposure:
Nanomaterials with exposure limits
NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletins• Recommended Exposure Limits
(RELs) are mass based:
300 µg/m3 for nano TiO2
1 µg/m3 for CNT and CNF
• How and where to measure
43
Sampling for Titanium Dioxide
• NIOSH Method 0600 for Respirable Dust (pre-weighed PVC filter and cyclone)
– This is weighed
– If > 0.3 mg/m3 analyze same filter by NIOSH Method 7300, Metals for Titanium by ICP
• Collect a duplicate open-face sample using MCE filter (for electron micrograph)
Sampling for CNT/CNF
• NIOSH Method 5040 for elemental carbon (EC). Collect the respirable fraction (25mm quartz fiber filters with a cyclone inlet)
• Collect a second open face MCE filter sample to be analyzed by electron microscopy
• Personal breathing zone, source and background samples
Sampling for CNT/CNF
– Verify elemental carbon using electron microscopy• SEM or TEM with energy dispersive X-ray
spectrometry (EDS)
• Helpful for identification ( composite matrix bound vs. free unbound elemental carbon)
• No counting convention exists
– Particle counters have limitations
with fiber structures
Exposure Assessment in the Real World
Sampling for nanomaterials without
an exposure limit
Highlights of the Nanomaterial Exposure
Assessment Technique
NEAT 2.0
Eastlake A, Beaucham C, Martinez K, Dahm M, Hodson L and Geraci C [2016]. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene. Sep; 13(9):708-717. ISSN:1545-9632
Key Elements of NEAT 2.0
• Pre-assessment prioritization
• Field measurements
• Risk management
• Routine monitoring (confirmation)
Pre-assessment Prioritization
– Process description and flow
– Number of employees and job description
– Safety Data Sheets or other information
– Walk about to look at process, identify possible exposure potentials
– Review occupational exposure limits and health effects.
– Identify and review pertinent literature.
Photo courtesy Adrienne Eastlake, NIOSH
Field Measurements• Filter-cassette based
– Elements and Electron Microscopy (EM)
– PBZ, Source/ Area, Background
– Full shift and task specific
– With and without cyclones
– Various filter media
• Data logging with DRI’s
– Source/Area and Background
Photos courtesy Adrienne Eastlake, NIOSH
Direct Reading Instruments (DRIs)
• TSI CPC 3007 (TSI Inc., Shoreview, MN)– Condensation Particle Counter
– Measures particles between 10 nm and ~ 1 µm
• TSI OPS 3330 (TSI Inc., Shoreview, MN)– Optical Particle Counter with collection filter
– 16 user defined bins
– Measures particles between 300 nm -10 µm
• TSI DustTrak DRX (TSI Inc., Shoreview, MN)– Optical Particle Counter with collection filter
– 4 pre-determined size bins (1, 2.5, 4.0, and 10 µm)
Mention of a trade name does not constitute endorsement
Interpretation of real-time data
Integrated Sampling
• Personal breathing zone
– “True” indicator of worker’s exposure
– Determines levels of exposure throughout workday
– Can be compared to occupational exposure
limits
• Area
• Survey sources of contaminant
• Evaluate engineering controls
• Background
– Other contributions not related to the process
Filter Media and Methods
• NMAM 7402 (Transmission Electron Microscopy) open-face cassette with Mixed Cellulose Ester filter. Scanning Electron Microscopy collection on Polycarbonate or Teflon filter
• NMAM 5040 (Elemental Carbon) respirable fraction collection with Quartz Fiber filter
• NMAM 7300 (Elements by ICP) both open-face cassette and respirable with Mixed Cellulose Ester filter
NEAT 2.0 includes a set of filter based samples and
data-logging real time particle counters
Elemental Analysis
Particle Counters and Size Analyzers
Electron microscopy
NIOSH Site StudiesExposure characterizations for a wide
variety of materials
No-cost field evaluations have been available from NIOSH since 2006. We have completed over 100 site visits!
Photos courtesy A Eastlake and L Hodson, NIOSH
If you have emissions and exposures, What is the best way to control them?
Physical Form
Task Duration
Quantity
milligrams
kilograms
15 minutes
8 hours
slurry/suspension highly disperseagglomerated
Factors Influencing Control Selection
Engineered Local Exhaust Ventilation
Closed Systems
Occupational Health Hazardmild / reversible
severe / irreversible
Special thanks to Donna Heidel, NIOSH
Manufacturing Containment
Photos courtesy Naocomp Technologies, Inc.
Personal Protective Equipment– Secondary control
– Provide respiratory protection when exposures can’t be controlled below the REL.
• [N95, P100 filtering devices are effective at capturing nanomaterials]
– Provide protective respirators, clothing and gloves when there is potential for contact with contaminated surfaces. Could be task specific:
• Maintenance
• Emergencies
Respirator Use: With nanoparticles between
20 - 400 nm, 40 nm is the most penetrating size
N-95 P-100
Particle Diameter
Key Communication Productshwww.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/nanotech/
NIOSH Nanotechnology Topic Pagehttp://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/nanotech/
Thank you!lhodson@cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/nanotech/
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