TY - CONF A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan A1 - Mansfeld, Ulrich A1 - Pellegrino, F. A1 - Maurino, V. A1 - Marguet, S. A1 - Testard, F. A1 - Tache, O. T1 - Towards accurate analysis of particle size distribution for non-spherically shaped nanoparticles as quality control materials N2 - Measurement of nanoparticle size (distribution) becomes a challenging analytical problem when non-spherical nanoparticles must be accurately measured. Most industrial nanoparticles have not only non-spherical shapes but also possess polydisperse size distributions, and due to their agglomeration/aggregation state are difficult (or even impossible) to be addressed individually. Moreover, driven by regulatory purposes related to the identification of a material as a nanomaterial, the accurate measurement of the smallest dimension of a (nano)particulate material makes the analysis even more complex. In the first phase of the EU Project nPSize - Improved traceability chain of nanoparticle size measurements (https://www.bam.de/Content/DE/Projekte/laufend/nPSize/npsize.html), the efforts are focused on synthesis of nanoparticles of well-defined, non-spherical shape. Following candidates of reference materials (CRM) with certifiable particle size (distribution) are under characterization with respect to their homogeneity and stability: (i) titania nanoplatelets (10-15 nm thickness x 50-60 nm lateral), (ii) titania bipyramides (~60 nm length x 40 nm width), (iii) titania acicular particles (100 nm length x 15-20 nm width; aspect ratio 5.5/6), (iv) gold nanorods (~10 nm width x 30 nm length), and (v) gold nanocubes (~55 nm x 55 nm x 55 nm). T2 - Microscopy & Microanalysis 2019 CY - Portland, OR, USA DA - 03.08.2019 KW - Nanoparticles KW - Reference materials KW - Traceability KW - Non-spherical shape KW - Titanium dioxide PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-48671 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -