TY  - CONF
A1  - Resch-Genger, Ute
T1  - The emp project smurfnano – Standardizing the quantification of surface functionalities, ligands, and coatings on nanomaterials
N2  - For industrial applications such as medical diagnostics, drug delivery, sensing, catalysis, energy conversion and storage, opto-electronics, and information storage, meanwhile engineered nanoparticles (NPs) with various chemical compositions and surface functionalities are routinely fabricated. NP function, interaction with biological species, and environmental fate are largely determined by surface functionalities. Reliable, reproducible, and standardized surface characterization methods are therefore vital for quality control of NPs, and mandatory to meet increasing concerns regarding their safety. Also, industry, international standardization organizations, regulatory agencies, and policymakers need validated and standardized measurement methods and reference materials. 
These needs are addressed by the recently started European metrology project SMURFnano involving 12 partners from different National Metrology Institutes, designated institutes, and research institutes, two university groups as well as one large company and one SME producing NPs. This project as well as first results derived from the development of test and reference materials with a well characterized surface chemistry and ongoing interlaboratory comparisons will be presented.
T2  - LNE Workshop
CY  - Paris, France
DA  - 04.11.2025
KW  - Quality assurance
KW  - Fluorescence
KW  - Nano
KW  - Particle
KW  - Synthesis
KW  - Characterization
KW  - Advanced material
KW  - Surface
KW  - Standardization
KW  - Reference material
KW  - Functional group
KW  - Quantification
KW  - Coating
KW  - Automation
KW  - Potentiometry
KW  - Method
KW  - Validation
KW  - Optical assay
KW  - Fluram
KW  - qNMR
KW  - Comparison
KW  - ILC
PY  - 2025
AN  - OPUS4-64725
LA  - eng
AD  - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER  -