How reliably can a material be classified as a nanomaterial? Available particle-sizing techniques at work

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Babick, Frank ^a   Mielke, Johannes ^b   Wohlleben, Wendel ^c   Weigel, Stefan ^d,e   Hodoroaba, Vasile Dan ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

^c BASF SE   (Germany)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Characterisation techniques; Nanomaterial classification; Nanometrology; Nanoparticle; Number weighted median size; Particle size analysis; Tiered approach

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL;

CHARACTERISATION TECHNIQUES; NANOMETROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZING TECHNIQUES; QUALITY CONTROL MATERIAL; REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS; SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE; TIERED APPROACH; WEIGHTED MEDIAN;

CHARACTERIZATION;

NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTIONATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POLYDISPERSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84976320178     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-016-3461-7     Document Type: Article

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