By Porter Wright on This fifth and final article in a series on standards for the nanotechnology community contributed by ANSI explains the development of specifications that will look at raw nanomaterials in terms of their use in a variety of applications. By 2007, the development of international guidelines for nanotechnology was well underway within the International Organization for … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on Nanowerk is reporting that the International Standards Organization (ISO) completed its first step in developing standards for nanotechnology regulation. The definitions are revealed in ISO/TS 27687:2008, Nanotechnologies – Terminology. The three main materials covered by this first set of definitions and terminology are: … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is at the cutting edge of nanotechnology standardization and nomenclature development. ANSI has graciously agreed to publish a 4-5 part series on their efforts in this regard — as well as their work with/through the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) — in Nanotechnology Law Report starting in our upcoming … Continue Reading