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Abram SL, Tavernaro I, Johnston LJ, Zou S, Resch-Genger U. Nanoscale reference and test materials for the validation of characterization methods for engineered nanomaterials - current state, limitations, and needs. Anal Bioanal Chem 2025:10.1007/s00216-024-05719-6. [PMID: 39754617 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-024-05719-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2024] [Revised: 12/06/2024] [Accepted: 12/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/06/2025]
Abstract
The rational design of engineered nanomaterials (NMs) with improved functionality and their increasing industrial application requires reliable, validated, and ultimately standardized characterization methods for their application-relevant, physicochemical key properties such as size, size distribution, shape, or surface chemistry. This calls for nanoscale (certified) reference materials (CRMs; RMs) and well-characterized reference test materials (RTMs) termed also quality control (QC) samples, assessed, e.g., in interlaboratory comparisons, for the validation and standardization of commonly used characterization methods. Thereby, increasing concerns regarding potential risks of NMs are also addressed and the road for safe and sustainable-by-design concepts for the development of new functional NMs and their use as nanomedicines is paved. With this respect, we will provide an overview of relevant international standardization and regulatory activities, definitions, and recommendations on characterization methods and review currently available organic or inorganic nanoscale CRMs, RMs, and RTMs, including their characterization or certification. In addition, we will highlight typical applications to streamline the regulatory approval process and improve manufacturability including the special challenges imposed by the colloidal nature and sometimes limited stability of NMs. Subsequently, we will critically assess the limitations of currently available nanoscale RMs and RTMs and address the gaps to be filled in the future such as the availability of NMs that come with reference data on properties other than commonly addressed particle size, such as surface chemistry or particle number concentration, or more closely resemble commercially available formulations or address application-relevant matrices.
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Affiliation(s)
- S-L Abram
- Division Biophotonics, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard-Willstaetter-Str. 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Division Biophotonics, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard-Willstaetter-Str. 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Metrology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada (NRC), 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0R6, Canada
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- Metrology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada (NRC), 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0R6, Canada.
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- Division Biophotonics, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Richard-Willstaetter-Str. 11, 12489, Berlin, Germany.
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Peters R, Elbers I, Undas A, Sijtsma E, Briffa S, Carnell-Morris P, Siupa A, Yoon TH, Burr L, Schmid D, Tentschert J, Hachenberger Y, Jungnickel H, Luch A, Meier F, Kocic J, Kim J, Park BC, Hardy B, Johnston C, Jurkschat K, Radnik J, Hodoroaba VD, Lynch I, Valsami-Jones E. Correction: Peters et al. Benchmarking the ACEnano Toolbox for Characterisation of Nanoparticle Size and Concentration by Interlaboratory Comparison. Molecules 2021, 26, 5315. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27154849. [PMID: 35956999 PMCID: PMC9369926 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27154849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ruud Peters
- Wageningen Food Safety Research, Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB Wageningen, The Netherlands; (I.E.); (A.U.); (E.S.)
- Correspondence:
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB Wageningen, The Netherlands; (I.E.); (A.U.); (E.S.)
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB Wageningen, The Netherlands; (I.E.); (A.U.); (E.S.)
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research, Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708 WB Wageningen, The Netherlands; (I.E.); (A.U.); (E.S.)
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (S.B.); (I.L.); (E.V.-J.)
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- Malvern Panalytical, Enigma Business Park, Grovewood Road, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 1XZ, UK; (P.C.-M.); (A.S.)
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- Malvern Panalytical, Enigma Business Park, Grovewood Road, Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 1XZ, UK; (P.C.-M.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea;
- Institute of Next Generation Material Design, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea
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- CSEM, Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique SA, Bahnhofstrasse 1, 7302 Lanfquart, Switzerland; (L.B.); (D.S.)
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- CSEM, Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique SA, Bahnhofstrasse 1, 7302 Lanfquart, Switzerland; (L.B.); (D.S.)
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- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Department of Chemical and Product Safety, Max-Dohrn-Strasse 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany; (J.T.); (Y.H.); (H.J.); (A.L.)
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- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Department of Chemical and Product Safety, Max-Dohrn-Strasse 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany; (J.T.); (Y.H.); (H.J.); (A.L.)
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- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Department of Chemical and Product Safety, Max-Dohrn-Strasse 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany; (J.T.); (Y.H.); (H.J.); (A.L.)
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- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Department of Chemical and Product Safety, Max-Dohrn-Strasse 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany; (J.T.); (Y.H.); (H.J.); (A.L.)
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- Postnova Analytics GmbH, Rankine-Str. 1, 86899 Landsberg, Germany;
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland;
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), 267 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, Korea; (J.K.); (B.C.P.)
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), 267 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, Korea; (J.K.); (B.C.P.)
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- Edelweiss Connect GmbH, Technology Park Basel, Hochbergerstrasse 60C, 4057 Basel, Switzerland;
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Begbroke Science Park, Begbroke Hill, Oxford OX5 1PF, UK; (C.J.); (K.J.)
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Begbroke Science Park, Begbroke Hill, Oxford OX5 1PF, UK; (C.J.); (K.J.)
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und-prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany; (J.R.); (V.-D.H.)
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und-prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, 12205 Berlin, Germany; (J.R.); (V.-D.H.)
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (S.B.); (I.L.); (E.V.-J.)
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; (S.B.); (I.L.); (E.V.-J.)
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