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1. What is a nanomaterial?
1.1 Current definitions
The most generic definition is that of the International Organization for Standardization, which defines a nanomaterial as a material with an external dimension on the length scale extending from approximately 1 nm to 100 nm, or with an internal structure or surface structure on the nanometric scale.
Currently, several definitions of nanoscale materials (often referred to as nanomaterials and sometimes nanoscale substances) coexist, defined by different authorities and with different fields of application in Europe (tables 1 and 2 ).
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Bibliography
Websites
Nanodefine project on the selection of suitable techniques and their conditions of use for identifying and determining the size of nano-objects
http://www.nanodefine.eu/index.php/nanodefine-publications
Avicenn information website
Standards and norms
- ISO Nanotechnologies – Vocabulary – Parts 1 and 2 December 2015. - ISO/TS 80004-1 - 2015
Regulations
Decree no. 2012-232 of February 17, 2012 on the annual declaration of substances in the nanoparticulate state taken in application of article L. 523-4 of the Environmental Code.
Regulation no. 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of December 16, 2008 on food additives.
Recommendation n° 2011/696/EU of 18/10/11 on the definition of nanomaterials OJEU n° L...
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Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
Association for monitoring and civic information on nanoscience and nanotechnology issues Avicenn
NanoRESP Forum
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