Foreword; Preface; ; Introduction: An Overview of Nanotechnology and Nanomaterial Standardization and Opportunities and Challenges; ; PART I. NANOTECHNOLOGY BASICS: DEFINITIONS, SYNTHESIS, AND PROPERTIES; Nanotechnology Definitions at ISO and ASTM International: Origins, Usage, and Relationship to Nomenclature and Regulatory and Metrology Activities; Engineered Nanomaterials: Discussion of the Major Categories of Nanomaterials; Nanomaterials Synthesis Methods; Physicochemical Properties of Engineered Nanomaterials; Biological Properties of Engineered Nanomaterials; ; PART II.

METROLOGY FOR ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS; Characterization of Nanomaterials; Principal Metrics and Instrumentation for Characterization of Engineered Nanomaterials; Analytical Measurements of Nanoparticles in Challenging and Complex Environments; Metrology for the Dimensional Parameter Study of Nanoparticles; Analytical Nanoscopic Techniques: Nanoscale Properties; Tribological Testing and Standardization at the Micro- and Nanoscale; Stochastic Aspects of Sizing Nanoparticles; ; PART III. NANOTECHNOLOGY STANDARDS; ISO Technical Committee 229 Nanotechnologies; Standards from ASTM International Technical Committee E56 on Nanotechnology; International Electrochemical Commission.

Nanotechnology Standards; Standardization of Nanomaterials: Methods and Protocols; Nanomaterial Recommendation from the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; Reference Nanomaterials to Improve the Reliability of Nanoscale Measurements; Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards (VAMAS) and its Role in Nanotechnology Standardization; ; PART IV. RISK-RELATED ASPECTS OF ENGINEERED NANOMATERIALS; Categorization of Engineered Nanomaterials for Regulatory Decision-Making; Nano-Exposure Science: How does Exposure to Engineered Nanomaterials Happen?; Nanotoxicology: Role of Physical and Chemical Characterization and Related In Vitro, In Vivo, and In Silico Methods; Minimizing Risk: An Overview of Risk Assessment and Risk Management of Nanomaterials; ; PART V.

NANOTECHNOLOGY-BASED PRODUCTS, APPLICATIONS, AND INDUSTRY; Nanoenabled Products: Categories, Manufacture, and Applications; Application of Nanomaterials to Industry: How are Nanomaterials Used and What Drives Future Applications?; Ethics and Nanomaterials Industrial Production; Nanomaterials for Energy Applications; The Importance of Metrology and Standardization of Nanomaterials for Food Industry and Regulatory Authorities in Europe; Magnetic Properties and Applications of Engineered Nanomaterials; Nanomaterials in Textiles; ; Index