The 4th Joint Symposium on Nanotechnology, organized by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and the Fraunhofer Network Nanotechnology (FNT), was held May 30-31, 2022. The conference included presentations on topics such as the use of nanotechnology in textiles and packaging, its application in agriculture, the introduction of nanomaterials into the body, and future-oriented assessment approaches. The following presentations from the conference have been posted online.

Presentations from May 30, 2022

• Holger Sieg, BfR, “Food Safety Research and Risk Assessment of Micro-, Submicro- and Nanoparticles”

• Paul Miclea, Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP, Halle, Germany, “Novel membrane filter cascade system for the selective analysis of nano and micro plastic particles from water and air”

• Yvonne Zimmermann, Textilforschungsinstitut Thüringen-Vogtland e.V., Greiz, Germany, “Overview Lecture on our Current Developments in the Field of Surface Functionalisation”

• Heike Romanowski, BfR, “Textile Funcionalization and its Effects on the Release of Silver Nanoparticles into Artificial Sweat”

• Katherina Siewert, BfR, “Sensitizing properties of nanoparticles”

• Michael Giulbudagian, BfR, “Life cycle of tattooing pigments in the human body”

• Gottfried Schmalz, Polyclinic for Dental Preservation and Periodontology, University Hospital Regensburg, Germany, “Nanoparticles in dental materials”

Presentations from May 31, 2022

• Nazende Günday-Türeli, Head of R&D Pharma, MyBiotech GmbH, Überherrn, Germany, “Preparation of nanoparticulate drug carriers”

• Frank Bierkandt, BfR, “3D printing — evaluating particle emissions of a 3D printing pen”

• Ajay Vikram Singh, BfR, “Sustainable Agriculture through Multidisciplinary Seed Nanopriming: Prospects of Opportunities and Challenges”

• Michael Jank, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISB, Erlangen, Germany, “Printed Ion-Selective Sensors for Precision Agriculture”

• Florian Schröper, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Aachen, Germany, “Nanotechnological detectors for mycotoxins in cereals”

• Julia Steinhoff-Wagner, BfR, “Detection of particulate bullet residues in wild game and cultivated plants”

• Stefan Schiessl, Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV, Freising, Germany, “New nano-functional coatings for shrink films”

• Leonard John, BfR, “Update on nanomaterials in food contact materials”