LGC Standards, which provides products and services to improve measurement and quality control in the laboratory, says its range of reference nanomaterials has been enhanced by the addition of the world’s first certified reference material based on industry-sourced nanoparticles.
The new reference material (ERM-FD100) has been developed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and LGC says it will help ensure the comparability of nanoparticle measurements worldwide, facilitating trade and ensuring compliance with legislation.
While nanotechnology offers significant economic and social benefits, the increasing use of nanomaterials in consumer products, food, agriculture and medicinal applications has raised concerns about their safety, says LGC. However, it says high quality measurements are the basis for reliable safety assessments, process improvement, quality control and the development of new applications of nanotechnology.
ERM-FD100 comprises silica nanoparticles of a nominal diameter of 20nm. LGC says silica nanoparticles are among the most widely used nanoparticles, with applications including polish whiteners and dispersants. It is the first certified benchmark incorporating industrial nanoparticles, and provides the basis for reliable hazard assessments by providing a check that nanomaterials conform to the internationally accepted definition as specified by the International Standardisation Organisation.
Producers of nanoparticles will be able to monitor production quality over time against a stable reference point and assess the impact of process improvements. LGC says the certified reference material will also contribute to establishing market confidence that nanomaterial products meet the technical specifications of their customers.
Jane Firth, sector manager at LGC Standards says: "LGC Standards provides laboratory quality management solutions, serving customers across a wide range of industries, from pharmaceutical to food and from life science to the materials industries. We are seeing increasing interest from all these sectors for the opportunities nanoscience offers and with that, a demand for relevant reference materials. LGC Standards offers a range of reference nanomaterials to provide researchers with characterised materials for use in their testing models - this material provides a complementary reference point for nanoparticle measurement.”
ERM-FD100 has been several years in development. Particle size was measured in collaboration with 33 laboratories from 11 countries in Europe, America and Asia.
The new reference material (ERM-FD100) has been developed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and LGC says it will help ensure the comparability of nanoparticle measurements worldwide, facilitating trade and ensuring compliance with legislation.
While nanotechnology offers significant economic and social benefits, the increasing use of nanomaterials in consumer products, food, agriculture and medicinal applications has raised concerns about their safety, says LGC. However, it says high quality measurements are the basis for reliable safety assessments, process improvement, quality control and the development of new applications of nanotechnology.
ERM-FD100 comprises silica nanoparticles of a nominal diameter of 20nm. LGC says silica nanoparticles are among the most widely used nanoparticles, with applications including polish whiteners and dispersants. It is the first certified benchmark incorporating industrial nanoparticles, and provides the basis for reliable hazard assessments by providing a check that nanomaterials conform to the internationally accepted definition as specified by the International Standardisation Organisation.
Producers of nanoparticles will be able to monitor production quality over time against a stable reference point and assess the impact of process improvements. LGC says the certified reference material will also contribute to establishing market confidence that nanomaterial products meet the technical specifications of their customers.
Jane Firth, sector manager at LGC Standards says: "LGC Standards provides laboratory quality management solutions, serving customers across a wide range of industries, from pharmaceutical to food and from life science to the materials industries. We are seeing increasing interest from all these sectors for the opportunities nanoscience offers and with that, a demand for relevant reference materials. LGC Standards offers a range of reference nanomaterials to provide researchers with characterised materials for use in their testing models - this material provides a complementary reference point for nanoparticle measurement.”
ERM-FD100 has been several years in development. Particle size was measured in collaboration with 33 laboratories from 11 countries in Europe, America and Asia.
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