ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel to Meet in Chicago

The Nanotechnology Standards Panel of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) will meet September 9, 2009, in Chicago. The meeting will be held during the Nanobusiness Alliance Conference. The panel has been working to develop nanotechnology-related standards involving nomenclature/terminology; materials properties; and testing, measurement and characterization procedures. ANSI’s efforts are in support of international nanotechnology standards initiatives and could result in federal regulation. Nanomaterials are used in hundreds of products including food packaging.