Nanotechnology standards

This volume brings together the work of a group of specialists to survey how standards are being developed for nanotechnology. It examines the standards-development process as a field in its own right and also reviews specific areas of nanotechnology, offering current overviews of each.

Beyond nanotechnology, the book describes the global processes through which standards are created, and explains that these processes could be applied to other emerging technologies. For each nanotechnology topic, the reviews cover where standards work is currently active, the knowledge that supports it, and the directions it may take in the future.

The material is written in accessible language for a broad technical readership. It serves as an up-to-date reference on the growing body of knowledge behind introducing nanotechnology standards and applications into the market.