Latest News: 

• Paper "Supramolecular Synthesis of Graphenic Mesogenic Materials" is online (Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics). (Mar. 27, 2012)
• Paper "Aerosol Synthesis of Cargo-Filled Graphene Nanosacks" is online (Nano Lett.). (Mar. 23, 2012)
• Litza Jimenez joins the LEHN lab as a visiting scholor. Welcome!! (Mar. 9, 2012)
• New invited review article on-line: “Biological interactions of graphene-family nanomaterials – an interdisciplinary review”. (Chemical Research in Toxicology, September 28, 2011)
• New paper " Cell entry of one-dimensional nanomaterials occurs by tip recognition and rotation " is online. (Nature Nanotechnology, 2011)

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The Laboratory for Environmental and Health Nanoscience focuses on the creation of new nanomaterials and structures and their applications and implications for both the environment and for human health.  Our diverse team of staff and student researchers, represents 6 countries and four disciplines (chemistry, chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, materials/mechanical engineering) and collaborates extensively with other groups to understand the complex problems that arise at the interface between nanomaterials and the natural world.  
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Robert Hurt    (CV)

Professor
School of Engineering
Brown University

Director
Institute for Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation at Brown