This Publicly Available Specification (PAS) lists terms and definitions
used in or associated with the naming or describing of applications of
nanotechnologies and nanomaterials to or at the bio-nano interface.
It is applicable to, though is not limited to, the use of nanotechnologies
in diagnostic devices, including bio-nano diagnostic systems, quantum
dots and other nano-bio-markers for the identification and/or tracing of
biological entities, and in vitro and in vivo interactions of nanomaterials
with biological systems.
It is intended for use by technologists, manufacturers, regulators,
non-government organizations (NGOs), consumer organizations,
members of the public and others with an interest in the application or
use of nanotechnologies in the subject area.