Posted on 03/24/2018 9:38:20 PM PDT by upchuck
Graphene is something of a celebrity in the world of nanoscale materials. Isolated in 2004 by Nobel Prize winners Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, these ultrathin sheets of carbon atoms are already finding novel uses in areas like electronics, high-efficiency heating systems, water purification technologies and even golf balls. According to recent research published in the journal Chem, hair dyes can now be added to this list.
But how safe and responsible is this new use of the carbon-based wonder-material?
Northwestern University’s press release proudly announced, “Graphene finds new application as nontoxic, anti-static hair dye.” The announcement spawned headlines like “Enough with the toxic hair dyes. We could use graphene instead,” and “’Miracle material’ graphene used to create the ultimate hair dye.”
From these headlines, you might be forgiven for getting the idea that the safety of graphene-based hair dyes is a done deal. Yet having studied the potential health and environmental impacts of engineered nanomaterials for more years than I care to remember, I find such overly optimistic pronouncements worrying – especially when they’re not backed up by clear evidence.
(Excerpt) Read more at wtop.com ...
Needs a warning label for Electricians and Linemen.
The next asbestos, perhaps.
Now the picture is clearer. I bet all that pink, green, blue and purple hair I see the kids with has graphine in it...
My thoughts exactly. Asbestos was once also thought to be a "wonder material". It was abundant, cheap, and had fantastic properties. It was a great thermal and electrical insulator, It was a strong fiber for holding together high temperature composites, such as brake linings, furnace and pipe coatings, etc.
It finally became known that it's biggest problem was that it was "friable". It sometimes broke into small particles with large aspect ratios - thin sharp micro-needles. These particles were too small to be stopped by cilia in human air passages, and too large to be neutralized by human microphage defense systems. They could be inhaled, and then sit in lungs creating damage for decades.
What are graphene nanoparticles going to do?
Very low levels of radiation can be beneficial. But that doesn’t fit the agenda, so it is suppressed by the controlled media.
“Over 3,000 scientific research papers show that low dose irradiation is stimulatory and/or beneficial in a wide variety of microbes, plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates”
“Low dose irradiation activates the immune system in several ways: faster wound healing, and increased resistance to toxins, infections, and tumor cell injections”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2477686/
“Very low levels of radiation can be beneficial. “
Your body already has low levels of radiation. Potassium. You’d die without it.
Worth thinking about... When I was young they used to put asbestos in kitchen pot holders...
Potassium, not to mention Carbon14, as well as other trace type isotopes.
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