Nanotechnology Standards

This page points to the standards that have been developed by Standard Developing Organizations, many of which have relevance to occupational safety. The business models of most of these organizations require the purchase of the standard documents. Therefore this site can only list the standards and point to the SDO site where the document is available for purchase. In some cases the document is available after you register on the site. Where permitted, the GoodNanoGuide will publish excerpts of standards but please do not copy and paste whole standards into the GoodNanoGuide without permission of the copyright holder.

ASME
Existing Standards

• ASME B46.1-2002: Surface Texture (Surface Roughness, Waviness, and Lay)

• E 2456-06 Terminology for Nanotechnology (free with registration)
• E2535-07 Standard Guide for Handling Unbound Engineered Nanoscale Particles in Occupational Settings
• E2578-07 Standard Practice for Calculation of Mean Sizes/Diameters and Standard Deviations of Particle Size Distributions
• E2524-08 Standard Test Method for Analysis of Hemolytic Properties of Nanoparticles
• E2525-08 Standard Test Method for Evaluation of the Effect of Nanoparticulate Materials on the Formation of Mouse Granulocyte-Macrophage Colonies
• E2526-08 Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Cytotoxicity of Nanoparticulate Materials in Porcine Kidney Cells and Human Hepatocarcinoma Cells
• E2490-09 Measurement of particle size distribution of nanomaterials in suspension by Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (PCS)

• WK8997 Standard Practice for Analysis of Hemolytic Properties of Nanoparticles
• WK9326 Standard Practice for Evaluation of the Effect of Nanoparticulate Materials on the Formation of Mouse Granulocyte-Macrophage Colonies
• WK9327 Standard Practice for Evaluation of Cytotoxicity of Nanoparticulate Materials on Porcine Kidney Cells
• WK9952 Standard Practice for Measuring Length and Thickness of Carbon Nanotubes Using Atomic Force Microscopy Methods
• WK10417 Standard Practice for the Preparation of Nanomaterial Samples for Characterization
• WK21915 Zeta Potential Measurement by Electrophoretic Mobility

• PAS 71:2005 Vocabulary — Nanoparticles

• IEEE 1650TM-2005, Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Electrical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

• P1690TM, Standard Methods for the Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes Used as Additives in Bulk Materials

An overview of standards in general and ISO/TC 299 Nanotechnologies given by Dr. Peter Hatto can be found here (requires Flash plugin).

• ISO/TS 27687:2008: Nanotechnologies – Terminology and definitions for nano-objects – nanoparticle, nanofibre, and nanoplate
• ISO/TR 12885:2008: Nanotechnologies — Health and safety practices in occupational settings relevant to nanotechnologies

• ISO/AWI TS 10797: Nanotubes — Use of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) in walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)
• ISO/AWI TS 10798: Nanotubes — Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXA) in the charaterization of single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)
• ISO/CD 10801: Nanotechnologies — Generation of nanoparticles for inhalation toxicity testing
• ISO/CD 10808: Nanotechnologies — Monitoring nanoparticles in inhalation exposure chambers for inhalation toxicity testing
• ISO/NP TS 10812: Nanotechnologies — Use of Raman spectroscopy in the characterization of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)
• ISO/NP TS 10867: Nanotubes — Use of NIR-Photoluminescence (NIR-PL) Spectroscopy in the characterization of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)
• ISO/NP TS 10868: Nanotubes — Use of UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectroscopy in the characterization of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)
• ISO/AWI TS 10929: Measurement methods for the characterization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)
• ISO/AWI TS 11251: Nanotechnologies — Use of evolved gas analysis-gas chromatograph mass spectrometry (EGA-GCMS) in the characterization of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)
• ISO/AWI TS 11308: Nanotechnologies — Use of thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA) in the purity evaluation of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT)
• ISO/AWI TS 11751: Terminology and definitions for carbon nanomaterials
• ISO/AWI TR 11808: Nanotechnologies — Guidance on nanoparticle measurement methods and their limitations
• ISO/AWI TR 11811: Nanotechnologies — Guidance on methods for nanotribology measurements
• ISO/NP TS 11888: Determination of mesoscopic shape factors of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)
• ISO/NP 11931-1: Nanotechnologies — Nano-calcium carbonate — Part 1: Characteristics and measurement methods
• ISO/NP 11937-1: Nanotechnologies — Nano-titanium dioxide — Part 1: Characteristics and measurement methods
• ISO/NP 12025: Nanomaterials — General framework for determining nanoparticle content in nanomaterials by generation of aerosols
• ISO/NP TS 12144: Nanotechnologies — Core terms — Terminology and definitions
• ISO/NP TS 12805: Nanomaterials — Guidance on specifying nanomaterials
• ISO/NP TS 12808: Nanotechnology — Terminology for the bio-nano interface
• ISO/NP TS 12843: Nanotechnologies — Terminology for medical, health and personal care applications
• ISO/NP TS 12901: Nanotechnologies — Guidance on safe handling and disposal of manufactured nanomaterials
• ISO/NP TS 12921: Nanotechnologies — Terminology and definitions for nanostructured materials
• ISO/NP 13013: Nanotechnologies — Terminology for nanoscale measurement and instrumentation
• ISO/CD 29701: Nanotechnologies — Endotoxin test on nanomaterial samples for in vitro systems

• RM 8011, Gold Nanoparticles, Nominal 10 nm Diameter
• RM 8012, Gold Nanoparticles, Nominal 30 nm Diameter
• RM 8013, Gold Nanoparticles, Nominal 60 nm Diameter