0618101 - SOÚ 2026 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Trčka, M. - Stöckelová, Tereza - Lukáš, D. - Svoboda, D.
Nanoethics for the Plastocene: the value sensitive design of nanofiber materials.
Journal of Responsible Innovation. Roč. 12, č. 1 (2025), č. článku 2476245. ISSN 2329-9460. E-ISSN 2329-9037
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT(CZ) EH22_008/0004595
Institutional support: RVO:68378025
Keywords : nanoethics * nanofiber materials * (non-)biodegradability * more-than-human values * value sensitive design
OECD category: Sociology
Impact factor: 3.9, year: 2023 ; AIS: 0.811, rok: 2023
Result website:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23299460.2025.2476245DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23299460.2025.2476245

This paper focuses on how to respond appropriately to the problem of the (non-)biodegradability of nanofibers and how the integration of ethics could help. First, the paper describes the experience of a bioengineering research team at the Technical University of Liberec in developing a technology for producing filtration materials during the COVID-19 pandemic and the project that was implemented to provide support for ethical decision-making in the field of research and development of nanotechnologies. The paper then looks into the limitations of the EU’s new Medical Device Regulation (2017/745) for the development and design of nanomaterials by focusing on the issue of the (non-)biodegradability of nanofibers. The main argument is that to advance sustainable nanotechnology practices it is essential to incorporate ethical frameworks VSD, which includes a more-than-human ethics, is proposed as suitable for addressing these issues.
Permanent Link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0364956