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William Jacob Murphy
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Introduction to the Law Regarding Medical Use of Nanotechnology (Copyright 2011 William J Murphy)

Written by attorney William Murphy, about 1 year ago.

Nanotechnology has been touted as the next big step in efforts to advance our ability to understand, diagnose and treat a variety of ills that beset mankind. What is nanotechnology? Simply put, it is the use of particles that range between 1 and 100 nanometers.[i] A nanometer i...

Medical Products Liability Law and Nanotechnology (Copyright 2011 William J. Murphy)

Written by attorney William Murphy, about 1 year ago.

To date, there is no statutory law or published case law regarding nanotechnology in theproduct liability context. The question becomes one of determining whether existing medical drug and device product liability law sufficiently protects patients who may be injured by t...