Nanotechnologies – Considerations for the development of chemical nomenclature for selected nano-objects

This Technical Report is intended to provide information and analyses in support of the development of chemical nomenclature for the naming of “nano-objects”. “Nano-objects” have been defined in ISO/TS 80004-1:2010 to mean “materials with one, two, or three external dimensions in the nanoscale”, with the nanoscale defined as the “size range from approximately 1 nm to 100 nm”. Nano-objects are further defined as nanoplates, nanofibres, and nanoparticles.