TY - JOUR A1 - Gaillard, C. A1 - Mech, A. A1 - Wohlleben, W. A1 - Babick, F. A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan A1 - Ghanem, A. A1 - Weigel, S. A1 - Rauscher, H. T1 - A technique-driven materials categorisation scheme to support regulatory identification of nanomaterials JF - Nanoscale Advances N2 - Worldwide there is a variety of regulatory provisions addressing nanomaterials. The identification as nanomaterial in a regulatory context often has the consequence that specific legal rules apply. In identifying nanomaterials, and to find out whether nanomaterial-specific provisions apply, the external size of particles is globally used as a criterion. For legal certainty, its assessment for regulatory purposes should be based on measurements and methods that are robust, fit for the purpose and ready to be accepted by different stakeholders and authorities. This should help to assure the safety of nanomaterials and at the same time facilitate their international trading. Therefore, we propose a categorisation scheme which is driven by the capabilities of common characterisation techniques for particle size measurement. Categorising materials according to this scheme takes into account the particle properties that are most important for a determination of their size. The categorisation is exemplified for the specific particle number based size metric of the European Commission's recommendation on the definition of nanomaterial, but it is applicable to other metrics as well. Matching the performance profiles of the measurement techniques with the material property profiles (i) allows selecting the most appropriate size determination technique for every type of material considered, (ii) enables proper identification of nanomaterials, and (iii) has the potential to be accepted by regulators, industry and consumers alike. Having such a scheme in place would facilitate the regulatory assessment of nanomaterials in regional legislation as well as in international relations between different regulatory regions assuring the safe trade of nanomaterials. KW - Nanomaterial KW - Nanoparticles KW - Categorisation scheme KW - EC definition of a nanomaterial KW - Regulatory identification of nanomaterials PY - 2019 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-471623 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/C8NA00175H SN - 2516-0230 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - The Royal Society of Chemistry AN - OPUS4-47162 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hahn, Michael A1 - Buzanich, Günter A1 - Jähn, Katharina A1 - Reinholz, Uwe A1 - Radtke, Martin T1 - Analysis of cobalt deposition in periprosthetic bone specimens by high-resolution synchroton XRF in undecalcified histological thin sections JF - Materialia N2 - Increasing numbers of implant revisions are a current clinical issue. Interactions of the endoprosthesis biomaterial with the body affect implantation time by wear processes, i.e. corrosion and abrasion. Previously, cobalt-chrome implants were shown to cause high levels of cobalt ions being deposited in the bone matrix. To determine a poten- tial functional role of these ions on bone homeostasis, we have developed a non-destructive dual analysis of highly sensitive elemental analysis by synchrotron XRF directly in undecalcified histological bone thin sections (4 μm). In this study, samples from 28 bone samples from hip endoprosthesis carriers (Surface Replacement Arthroplasty, metal-on-metal bearing) with an implant lifetime of 17–1750 days were used. Results were compared to age- matched control specimens. The histological analysis identified areas of bone cell activity and assigned them for XRF measurements. Co-Cr wear particles were identified in the bone marrow. In addition, Co ions were highly enriched in the mineralized bone matrix. The cobalt deposits were not homogeneously distributed, and areas of high signal intensity were identified. Co was distinctly deposited in the newly formed osteoid layer, but also within deeper layers of the bone matrix, whereby the Co concentration increased with higher degrees of bone matrix mineralization. In the current study, we determined cobalt accumulations in the bone matrix and showed for the first time via synchrotron XRF with a high spatial resolution direct on histological slides, that cobalt deposits in the mineralized bone matrix in a mineral-specific way that is dependent upon the implant lifetime. KW - Implant material KW - Cobalt deposition KW - Bone matrix KW - High-resolution synchrotron XRF KW - Histology PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2019.100290 SN - 2589-1529 VL - 6 SP - 100290, 1 EP - 8 PB - Elsevier Inc. CY - Amsterdam, Niederlande AN - OPUS4-47620 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sachse, René A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan A1 - Hertwig, Andreas A1 - Kotil, L. A1 - Kraehnert, R. T1 - Analysis of elemental composition and porosity of mesoporous iridium titanium mixed oxide thin films for energy application by SEM/EDS JF - Microscopy and Microanalysis N2 - Porous materials play an important role in several fields of technology, especially for energy applications like photovoltaics, electrolysis or batteries. The activity of porous films is affected by properties like porosity, film thickness, chemical composition of the material as well as the crystallinity of the framework. The complex morphology of such porous films constitutes a challenge even for modern analytical techniques and requires new approaches employing the combination/complementation of data of different analytical methods. In this contribution we characterize thin mesoporous iridium-titanium mixed oxide film properties by Electron Probe Microanalysis (EPMA) with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) at an SEM. KW - Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) KW - Iridium-titanium mixed oxides KW - Spectroscopic ellipsometry KW - Mesoporous thin films KW - NanoSIMS PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927619009589 SN - 1431-9276 (Print) SN - 1435-8115 (Online) VL - 25 IS - S2 (August) SP - 1770 EP - 1771 PB - Cambridge University Press CY - New York, NY, U.S.A. AN - OPUS4-48768 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan A1 - Terborg, R. A1 - Boehm, S. A1 - Kim, K. J. T1 - Analysis of Elemental Composition of Fe1-xNix and Si1-xGex Alloy Thin Films by EPMA and μ-XRF JF - Microscopy and Microanalysis N2 - The present study reports on measurements on thin Fe-Ni films on silicon and first-time results of analysis on Si-Ge thin films deposited on a non-conductive aluminium oxide Substrate by electron probe microanalysis (EPMA). Standard-based and standardless EPMA (with EDS) results were used in combination with the thin film analysis software Stratagem for the quantification. Further, X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF) can be used for the determination of elemental composition and thickness of such films as well. In this case, XRF with a μ-focus X-ray source (μ-XRF) attached to a SEM was applied. For quantification, a fundamental parameter (FP) approach has been used to calculate standard-based and standardless results. Both thin film systems have been chosen as samples of an international round robin test (RRT) organised in the frame of standardisation technical committee ISO/TC 201 ‘Surface chemical analysis’, under the lead of KRISS. The main objective of the RRT is to compare the results of atomic fractions of Fe1-xNix and Si1-xGex alloy films obtained by different surface Analysis techniques, such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) applied in the depth-profiling operation mode. Five samples of different atomic fractions of each thin film system, i.e., Fe1-xNix and Si1-xGex, have been grown by ion beam sputter deposition on silicon and Al2O3 wafers, respectively. Reference FeNi and SiGe films with well-known elemental composition and thickness have been also supplied for standard-based analysis. An excellent agreement has been obtained between the atomic fractions determined by EPMA and µ-XRF with the KRISS certified values.zeige mehr KW - Thin film analysis KW - EPMA KW - XRF KW - Fe-Ni KW - Si-Ge PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927619009668 VL - 25 SP - 1786 EP - 1787 PB - Cambridge University Press AN - OPUS4-49245 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Jain, V. A1 - Kjaervik, Marit A1 - Bahr, S. A1 - Dietrich, P. A1 - Meyer, M. A1 - Thissen, A. A1 - Linford, M. R. T1 - Bovine serum albumin, aqueous solution, by near-ambient pressure XPS JF - Surface Science Spectra N2 - Near-ambient pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (NAP-XPS) is a less traditional form of XPS that allows samples to be analyzed at relatively high pressures, i.e., at greater than 2500 Pa. With NAP-XPS, XPS can probe moderately volatile liquids, biological samples, porous materials, and/or polymeric materials that outgas significantly. In this submission, we show survey, C 1s, O 1s, and N 1s narrow scans from an aqueous solution of a common protein, bovine serum albumin. The C 1s peak envelope is well fit to four symmetric peaks of equal width that correspond to carbon bonded to carbon and hydrogen (C-1), carbon singly bonded to oxygen (C-2), carbonyl and/or amide carbon (C-3), and carboxyl carbon (C-4). Two possible peak fits are considered for the N 1s and O 1s peak envelopes. The N 1s signal is fit to four peaks that correspond to amine (—NH2), Amide (OvCZNH2), ammonium (—NH3 +), and N2(g) nitrogen, and alternatively to three peaks that correspond to amine, amide, and N2(g) nitrogen. The O 1s peak envelope is similarly fit to three and four components. KW - NAP-XPS KW - BSA KW - Bovine serum albumin KW - XPS KW - Near-ambient pressure PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1116/1.5055229 VL - 26 IS - 1 SP - 014027 PB - American Vacuum Society CY - New York, USA AN - OPUS4-48655 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fittschen, U.E.A. A1 - Möckel, R. A1 - Schreiner, M. A1 - klinger, M. A1 - Radtke, Martin A1 - Meyer, B. A1 - Guhl, S. A1 - Renno, A. A1 - Godinho, J. A1 - Gloaguen, R. A1 - Gutzmer, J. T1 - Bundling analytical capacities to understand phase formation in recycling of functional materials JF - Materials Science Forum N2 - Transitioning from combustion engine-driven transportation to e-mobility demands a paradigm shift – from a system geared to maximize energy efficiency (i.e. fuel consumption) to a system that may be constrained by the availability of high technology (critical) metals required for electrical energy storage systems and drives. In the wake of these developments efforts in securing new resources of these metals from recycling of end-of-life products are increasing steadily. Recycling of Li-Ion batteries has recently been evaluated. The results pinpoint to a critical need for understanding slag Formation and its dependence on metal components like Mn under extreme conditions. This will allow researchers to predict optimal Operation setting and to react quickly to changing market demands (which may be Li or Co at one point but may also shift to Ni or rare earth elements (REE)). The long-term goal is to control the formation of specific phases in slags allowing for a Maximum yield of elements of interest and optimal recovery in the separation processes that follows. The combination of data on the physical micro structure and local chemistry of the multi-Phase products during and after processing will help to understand and derive thermodynamic and kinetic data on its formation. In this paper we are giving an overview on the analytical challenges and approaches to provide robust data on local element concentration and species (especially Mn which is a common component of next generation Li-ion batteries cathodes), spanning the dimensions from the nanometer scale to the bulk material. The complementary interactions of X-rays and electrons make them ideal probes to collect Interface and “in-depth” information. Before- and -after studies as well as in situ structural changes and Phase (trans)formation, changes in elemental and elemental species (e.g. oxidation state) distribution may be tracked by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence microscopy and X-ray Absorption spectroscopy. The application of such advanced analytical tools will not only provide essential clues during early lab-based experiments towards the development of new recycling technologies, but may also be deployed for on-line and in-line monitoring of industrial processes. KW - Synchrotron KW - XANES KW - Slags KW - Battery PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.959.183 SN - 1662-9752 VL - 959 SP - 183 EP - 190 PB - Trans Tech Publ. AN - OPUS4-48900 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Frielinghaus, H. A1 - Butler, P. D. A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard A1 - Rennie, A. R. T1 - Eleventh canSAS Meeting: International Cooperation and Collaboration in Small-Angle Scattering JF - Synchrotron Radiation News N2 - The eleventh canSAS workshop was held in Freising, Germany, July 8–10, 2019. These international meetings, promoting collective action for nomadic small-angle scatterers, have been taking place since 1998 and act as forums to catalyze cooperation amongst the SAS community in order to provide better facilities and equipment, combined with reliable data interpretation and analysis. The meeting attracted over 60 participants from major neutron and X-ray laboratories, as well as manufacturers of SAXS equipment, and users from academia and industry. There was also a wide geographical spread with participants from Australia, Asia, and North America joining European colleagues. T2 - canSAS XI CY - Freising, Germany DA - 08.07-2019 KW - Small angle scattering KW - Conference KW - Standardisation PY - 2019 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-498192 DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/08940886.2019.1680215 SN - 0894-0886 SN - 1931-7344 VL - 32 IS - 6 SP - 48 EP - 49 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - Abingdon, UK AN - OPUS4-49819 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan T1 - High-Quality Experimental Data in Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis – What Can, and Should We Jointly Do? JF - Microscopy and Microanalysis N2 - There are different ways how to prove the quality of the analytical results obtained in a laboratory, e.g. use of validated standard operation procedures, participation in proficiency testing exercises, use of certified reference materials, etc. International standards provide requirements, specifications, Guidelines or characteristics of methods, instruments or samples with the final goal that these can be used consistently in accredited laboratories. In the field of electron microscopy and microbeam analysis standardization and metrology are terms which are encountered rather seldom at major conferences and scientific publications. Nevertheless, spectra formats like EMSA/MSA for spectral-data exchange or tagged image file format (TIFF) for SEM, guidelines for performing quality assurance procedures or for the specification of X-ray spectrometers as well as of certified reference materials (CRMs) in EPMA, or measurement of average grain size by electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), or guidelines for calibrating image magnification in SEM or TEM are ISO standards already published and used successfully by a large part of the electron microscopy and microbeam analysis community. A main and continuous task of ISO/TC 202 and its subcommittees is to identify and evaluate feasible projects/proposals to be developed into new international standards, particularly with respect to recent but established technology, such the silicon drift detector (SDD) EDS. An international platform in the frame of which pre-standardization work can be organized is VAMAS (Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards). International collaborative projects involving aim at providing the technical basis for harmonized measurements, testing, specifications, and standards to be further developed at ISO level. One key point of VAMAS activities is constituted by inter-laboratory comparisons for high-quality data. In the field of microbeam analysis, the technical working area (TWA) 37 Quantitative Microstructural Analysis deals with corresponding projects. Good ideas, e.g. on analysis of low-Z materials/elements and at low energies are particularly encouraged by directly contacting the author. Support and already available guidance will be supplied. KW - Data KW - Electron probe microanalysis KW - Electron microscopy KW - VAMAS KW - Iinter-laboratory comparison PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927619009541 VL - 25 SP - 1762 EP - 1763 PB - Cambridge University Press AN - OPUS4-49246 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kulka, M. W. A1 - Donskyi, Ievgen A1 - Wurzler, Nina A1 - Salz, D. A1 - Özcan Sandikcioglu, Özlem A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Haag, R. T1 - Mussel-Inspired Multivalent Linear Polyglycerol Coatings Outperform Monovalent Polyethylene Glycol Coatings in Antifouling Surface Properties JF - ACS Applied Biomaterials N2 - Biofouling constitutes a major challenge in the application of biosensors and biomedical implants, as well as for (food) packaging and marine equipment. In this work, an antifouling surface coating based on the combination of mussel-inspired dendritic polyglycerol (MI-dPG) and an amine-functionalized block copolymer of linear polyglycerol (lPG−b−OA11, OA = oligo-amine) was developed. The coating was compared to a MI-dPG surface which was postfunctionalized with commercially available amine-terminated Polyethylene glycol (HO−PEG−NH2) of similar molecular weight. In the current work, These coatings were compared in their chemical stability, protein fouling characteristics, and cell fouling characteristics. The lPG−b−OA11-functionalized coating showed high chemical stability in both phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) solutions and reduced the adhesion of fibrinogen from human plasma with 99% and the adhesion of human serum albumin with 96%, in comparison to the bare titanium dioxide substrate. Furthermore, the Proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) was reduced with 85% when the lPG−b−OA11 system was compared to bare titanium dioxide. Additionally, a reduction of 94% was observed when the lPG−b−OA11 system was compared to tissue culture polystyrene. KW - Antifouling surface coatings KW - Human umbilical cell adhesion KW - Linear polyglycerol KW - Polyethylene glycol KW - Mussel-inspired adhesives PY - 2019 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.9b00786 VL - 2 IS - 12 SP - 5749 EP - 5759 PB - ACS AN - OPUS4-50342 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Joseba Ayerdi, J. A1 - Slachciak, Nadine A1 - Llavori, I. A1 - Zabala, A. A1 - Aginagalde, A. A1 - Bonse, Jörn A1 - Spaltmann, Dirk T1 - On the role of a ZDDP in the tribological performance of femtosecond laser-induced periodic surface structures on titanium alloy against different counterbody materials JF - Lubricants N2 - Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS, ripples) with ~500–700 nm period were produced on titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) surfaces upon scan processing in air by a Ti:sapphire femtosecond laser. The tribological performance of the surfaces were qualified in linear reciprocating sliding tribological tests against balls made of different materials using different oilbased lubricants. Extending our previous work, we studied the admixture of the additive 2-ethylhexyl-zinc-dithiophosphate to a base oil containing only anti-oxidants and temperature stabilizers. The presence of this additive along with the variation of the chemical composition of the counterbodies allows us to explore the synergy of the additive with the laseroxidized nanostructures. KW - Additives KW - Surface structures KW - Wear KW - Friction PY - 2019 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-488458 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants7090079 SN - 2075-4442 VL - 7 SP - 79, 1 EP - 13 PB - MDPI AN - OPUS4-48845 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -