This Publicly Available Specification (PAS) lists terms and definitions
used in or associated with the naming, describing and manufacture of
nanomaterials.
It is applicable to, though not limited to, elemental, compound, organic,
inorganic, metallic, ceramic, polymeric and oxide materials with
nanostructural features including nano-crystallinity, nano-porosity,
nano-reinforcement and deliberately produced nano-topography.
This PAS is intended for use by technologists, regulators,
non-governmental organizations (NGOs), consumer organizations,
members of the public and others with an interest in the application or
use of nanomaterials.