
1. Definition of a nano-object
According to the normative document ISO/TS 80004-1 A nano-object is defined as "a discrete portion of material with one, two or all three external dimensions on the nanometric scale".
As shown in figure 1 , depending on the number of nanometric dimensions, nano-objects are referred to as "nanoparticles" (3D), "nanotubes"...
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Standards and norms
National standards
- Nanotechnologies – Vocabulary – Part 1: core terms. - XP CEN ISO/TS 80004-1 - 2015
- Nanotechnologies – Guidelines for the physico-chemical characterization of manufactured nano-objects in toxicological tests. - ISO/TR 13014 - 2012
- Rectificatif technique 1 à la norme ISO/TR 13014 de mai 2012. - ISO/TR 13014/AC1 -...
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