BÖNNIGHEIM - German textile testing organisation The Hohenstein Institute is conducting a major study to assess the risk that textiles treated with silver nano-particles pose to the environment.
Researchers at the Hohenstein Institute in Bönnigheim are working with 16 partners from research institutions, industry and the regulatory authorities in response to a call from Germany’s BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) for studies into “NanoNature: nano technologies for environmental protection”.