TY - JOUR A1 - Babick, F. A1 - Mielke, Johannes A1 - Wohlleben, W. A1 - Weigel, St. A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan T1 - How reliably can a material be classified as a nanomaterial? Available particle-sizing techniques at work JF - Journal of Nanoparticle Research N2 - Currently established and projected regulatory frameworks require the classification of materials (whether nano or non-nano) as specified by respective definitions, most of which are based on the size of the constituent particles. This brings up the question if currently available techniques for particle size determination are capable of reliably classifying materials that potentially fall under these definitions. In this study, a wide variety of characterisation techniques, including counting, fractionating, and spectroscopic techniques, has been applied to the same set of materials under harmonised conditions. The selected materials comprised well-defined Quality control materials (spherical, monodisperse) as well as industrial materials of complex shapes and considerable polydispersity. As a result, each technique could be evaluated with respect to the determination of the number-weighted median size. Recommendations on the most appropriate and efficient use of techniques for different types of material are given. KW - Nanomaterial classification KW - Nanoparticle KW - Number-weighted median size KW - Tiered KW - Particle size analysis KW - Nanometrology KW - Characterisation techniques PY - 2016 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-367922 UR - http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11051-016-3461-7 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-016-3461-7 SN - 1388-0764 SN - 1572-896X VL - 18 IS - 6 SP - Article 158, 1 EP - 40 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-36792 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan T1 - Available particle-sizing techniques at work for the classification as a nanomaterial - How reliable it really is? N2 - The capability of currently available particle sizing techniques for reliable classification of materials that potentially fall under the EU Definition of a nanomaterial is discussed. A systematic quantitative evaluation of the sizing techniques is presented together with representative case studies of analysis of industrially relevant materials. Recommendations on the most appropriate and efficient use of techniques for different types of material are given. T2 - Frontiers of Nanomaterial Characterization CY - Tokyo, Japan DA - 28.05.2017 KW - Nanomaterial classification KW - Nanoparticles KW - Number-weighted median size KW - Particle size analysis KW - Characterization techniques PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-40474 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -