British Standards Institution

Sector: Manufacturing

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to ISO/TC 229 Nanotechnologies, IEC/TC 113 Nanotechnology Standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems and CEN/TC 352 Nanotechnologies as well as formulating a UK strategy for standardization in nanotechnologies through a broad consultation with relevant stakeholders

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In Progress (146)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PNW TS 113-785 ED1:	Nanomanufacturing ? key control characteristics ? Part 10?1: Nanoelectronic devices ? Capacitance: scanning microwave microscopy Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Manufacturing \| Chemical technology \| Chemical industry. Products \| Chemical industry products. General Proposal begins : 2023-07-31	Proposal
PNW TS 113-784 ED1:	Nanomanufacturing ? Key control characteristics ? Part 10?2: Nanoelectronic devices ? Resistance: conductive probe atomic force microscopy Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Manufacturing \| Chemical technology \| Chemical industry. Products \| Chemical industry products. General Proposal begins : 2023-07-31	Proposal
PNW TS 113-783 ED1:	Nanotechnologies -- Structural characterization of graphene oxide flakes: thickness and lateral size measurement using AFM and SEM Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Manufacturing \| Chemical technology \| Chemical industry. Products \| Chemical industry products. General Proposal begins : 2023-07-31	Proposal
PNW TS 113-782 ED1:	Nanotechnologies -- Chemical characterization of graphene in powders and suspensions Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Manufacturing \| Chemical technology \| Chemical industry. Products \| Chemical industry products. General Proposal begins : 2023-07-31	Proposal
PNW TS 113-781 ED1:	Nanotechnologies -- Structural characterization of graphene -- Part 2: Chemical vapour deposition (CVD) grown graphene Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Manufacturing \| Chemical technology \| Chemical industry. Products \| Chemical industry products. General Proposal begins : 2023-07-31	Proposal
PNW TS 113-776 ED1:	Nanomanufacturing ? Reliability assessments ? Part 3-4: Linearity of output characteristics for metal contacted 2D semiconductor devices Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Road vehicles engineering \| Road vehicles. Internal combustion engines \| Pressure charging. Air/exhaust gas ducting systems Proposal begins : 2023-07-28	Proposal
PNW TS 113-719 ED1:	Nanomanufacturing - Key control characterisctics - Part 6-36: Graphene-based materials - Evaluation of the reduction degree of graphene oxide - UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Measurement and Science \| Testing \| Testing. Environmental Proposal begins : 2022-11-15	Proposal
PNW TS 113-718 ED1:	Nanomanufacturing - key control characteristics - Part 4-XX: Carbon nanomaterials for electric double layer capacitors (EDLC) - Electrochemical key control characteristics: Coin type EDLC method - Test methods for coin type EDLC Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Measurement and Science \| Testing \| Testing. Environmental Proposal begins : 2022-11-15	Proposal
PNW TS 113-716 ED1:	Nanomanufacturing - Key control characteristics - Part 6-30: Graphene-based material - Anion concentration: Ion chromatography method Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Measurement and Science \| Mathematics. Natural Sciences \| Physics. Chemistry Proposal begins : 2022-11-15	Proposal
PNW TS 113-692 ED1: IEC TS 62565-4-4 ED1,	Nanomanufacturing ? Material specifications ? Part 4-4: Quantum dots light conversion films (QLCF) - Blank detail specification (BDS) Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Manufacturing \| Chemical technology \| Chemical industry. Production Proposal begins : 2022-08-15	Proposal

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 7833:2024	Nanotechnologies. Extraction method of nanomaterials from lung tissue by proteinase K digestion Categories: Published standard begins : 2024-02-12	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 5094:2023	Nanotechnologies. Assessment of peroxidase-like activity of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles Categories: Published standard begins : 2023-03-07	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 4988:2022	Nanotechnologies. Toxicity assessment and bioassimilation of manufactured nano-objects in suspension using the unicellular organism Tetrahymena sp. Categories: Published standard begins : 2022-08-10	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 4971:2023	Nanotechnologies. Performance evaluation of nanosuspensions containing clay nanoplates for quorum quenching Categories: Published standard begins : 2023-06-30	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 23878:2024	Nanotechnologies. Positron annihilation lifetime measurement for nanopore evaluation in materials Categories: Published standard begins : 2024-08-20	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 23690:2023	Nanotechnologies. Multiwall carbon nanotubes. Determination of carbon impurity content by thermogravimetric analysis Categories: Published standard begins : 2023-09-20	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 23650:2021	Nanotechnologies. Evaluation of the antimicrobial performance of textiles containing manufactured nanomaterials Categories: Published standard begins : 2022-01-11	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 23459:2021	Nanotechnologies. Assessment of protein secondary structure during an interaction with nanomaterials using ultraviolet circular dichroism Categories: Published standard begins : 2021-02-10	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 23367-1:2022	Nanotechnologies. Performance characteristics of nanosensors for chemical and biomolecule detection. Detection performance Categories: Published standard begins : 2023-03-21	Published standard
PD ISO/TS 23366:2023	Nanotechnologies. Performance evaluation requirements for quantifying biomolecules using fluorescent nanoparticles in immunohistochemistry Categories: Published standard begins : 2023-06-19	Published standard

Withdrawn (53)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 80004-6:2013	Nanotechnologies. Vocabulary. Nano-object characterization Categories: Mathematics. Natural sciences \| Physics. Chemistry \| Withdrawn begins : 2015-06-02	Withdrawn
PD ISO/TS 80004-13:2017	Nanotechnologies. Vocabulary. Graphene and related two-dimensional (2D) materials Categories: Mathematics. Natural sciences \| Withdrawn begins : 2024-09-26	Withdrawn
PD ISO/TS 80004-12:2016	Nanotechnologies. Vocabulary. Quantum phenomena in nanotechnology Categories: Mathematics. Natural sciences \| Withdrawn begins : 2017-10-06	Withdrawn
PD ISO/TS 80004-11:2017	Nanotechnologies. Vocabulary. Nanolayer, nanocoating, nanofilm, and related terms Categories: Mathematics. Natural sciences \| Withdrawn begins : 2020-09-11	Withdrawn
PD ISO/TS 5387:2023	Nanotechnologies. Lung burden mass measurement of nanomaterials for inhalation toxicity tests Categories: Withdrawn begins : 2024-10-03	Withdrawn
PD ISO/TS 4958:2024	Nanotechnologies. Vocabulary. Liposomes Categories: Mathematics. Natural sciences \| Withdrawn begins : 2024-10-30	Withdrawn
PD ISO/TS 23302:2021	Nanotechnologies. Requirements and recommendations for the identification of measurands that characterise nano-objects and materials that contain them Categories: Withdrawn begins : 2022-11-10	Withdrawn
PD ISO/TS 21362:2018	Nanotechnologies. Analysis of nano-objects using asymmetrical-flow and centrifugal field-flow fractionation Categories: Withdrawn begins : 2021-04-14	Withdrawn
PD ISO/TS 21361:2019	Nanotechnologies. Method to quantify air concentrations of carbon black and amorphous silica in the nanoparticle size range in a mixed dust manufacturing environment Categories: Withdrawn begins : 2025-03-25	Withdrawn
PD ISO/TS 21357:2022	Nanotechnologies. Evaluation of the mean size of nano-objects in liquid dispersions by static multiple light scattering (SMLS) Categories: Withdrawn begins : 2022-08-18	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

Applied Nanodetectors Ltd
B C F - British Coatings Federation Ltd
Committee Manager
Consumer and Public Interest Network
Deputy Chair
Edinburgh Napier University
FGV Cambridge Nanosystems
Food Standards Agency
Health and Safety Laboratory
Imperial College London
L G C Group
London College of Fashion
M H R A - Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Malvern Panalytical Ltd
Nanotechnology Industries Association
National Graphene Institute
National Physical Laboratory
Outgoing Chair
Paragraf Ltd
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
University College London
University of Birmingham
University of Dundee
University of Surrey
University of Wales Swansea

Liaisons with other committees

Chair - ISO/TC229
Chair - NTI/1/-/1
Chair - NTI/1/-/2
Individual Capacity - Nanomag EMPIR Expert
Individual Capacity - Scientific Instrumentation
Liaison - AMT/9
Liaison - BTI/1
Secretary - ISO/TC229

BSI roles

Committee Chair

Standards Development

NTI/1 - Nanotechnologies

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