ISO Issues Specification to Name Nano-Objects - ISO TS 27687
October 21, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published a technical specification (TS) to support industry sectors that help develop materials at the nanoscale level.
ISO TS 27687 - Nanotechnologies - Terminology and definitions for nano-objects – Nanoparticle, nanofibre and nanoplate is intended to be the first in a series of guidance documents related to terminology and definitions covering the different aspects of nanotechnologies.
It provides information on objects at the nanoscale, including three basic shapes: nanoparticles, nanofibers and nanoplates.
With words and phrases for nano-objects, the specification will ease communications among individuals and organizations in the industry, according to ANSI.
ISO TS 27687 was developed by ISO Technical Committee (TC) 229, Nanotechnologies. Initiated in 2005, TC 229 is divided into four working groups (WGs); WG 1, Terminology and Nomenclature led the development of this specification.
"This document represents an initial - but very important - step in developing definitions for some of the terms essential for a vocabulary to enable effective communications in the research, commercial, legal and oversight aspects of nanotechnology," said Clayton Teague, director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office and chair of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to ISO TC 229. "It also represents the culmination of many months of collegial effort by representatives from 15 or so countries."
Across the board, the U.S. participates in the work of ISO TC 229 and its WGs, including WG 3, Health, safety, and environment, which is under U.S. leadership.
National input is developed by the U.S. TAG ISO TC 229, a group that is accredited and administered by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
To help stakeholders from industry, government, academia and the standardization community better understand the work that is underway within ISO TC 229, ANSI authored a series of articles in the Nanotechnology Law Report.
Five articles are available including:
- Setting Global Standards for Nanotechnology (introduction).
- Talking the Talk: Standardizing the Language of Nanotechnology (ISO TC 229/WG 1).
- For Good Measure: Standards for Nanotechnology Measurement and Characterization (ISO TC 229/WG 2).
- Nanotechnology Standards for Health, Safety, and Environmental Factors (ISO TC 229/WG 3).
- Standards for Nanotechnology Material Specifications (ISO TC 229/WG 4).
Source: American National Standards Institute (ANSI).