Nanomaterial testing accredited since 2018

Nanomaterials are used across almost all industrial sectors and product categories, whether food, cosmetics, industrial chemicals or medicines. Because of their widespread use, consumers, workers, and the environment may also be exposed to them in many different ways. The identification, characterization and quantification of nanomaterials in industrial processes, products and biological media is essential for the protection of environment and human health, as well as crucial to innovate in a responsible and sustainable production, and in the product life cycle.

The multi-technique approach: identification and characterization of nanomaterials.

Thanks to the high experience in nanotechnologies, our experts have developed a multistep multi-technique approach to detect, characterize and quantify nanomaterials in different products in order to provide:

1. Qualitative screening
2. Size distribution and morphology
3. Chemical Identification
4. Quantification
5. Exposure assessment

Nanomaterial testing accredited since 2018

Thanks to the commitment of our analysts and researchers, Accredia recognized our expertise on the nanomaterials identification and characterization by several techniques, as:

• TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy) technology – Powdered materials or dispersions (nanomaterials)
• BET (Brunauer-Emmett-Teller) technology – Porous solid materials and powders nanomaterial specific surface area determined
• Pycnometry technology – Porous solid materials and powders nanomaterial real density determined
• DLS (Dynamic Light Scattering) technology – Dispersing particles, solid particles and colloidal systems particle size determined
• Zeta potential – Electrophoretic mobility

However, that is not at all! Our dedicated division has a high level of knowledge of mastering different techniques to provide accurate results in nanomaterial analysis:

• TEM – Nanoparticles size distribution
• TEM-EDS – Nanoparticles identification and size distribution
• SEM – Nanoparticles size distribution
• SEM-EDS – Nanoparticles identification and size distribution
• A4F-ICP-MS – Nanoparticles identification, quantification and size distribution
• spICP-MS – Nanoparticles identification, quantification and size distribution
• DLS – Size distribution in nanoemulsions/nanodispersions
• Zeta Potential – Nanoemulsions/nanodispersions stability
• BET – Specific surface area

Field of application

• Food and feed
• Novel food
• Novel feed
• Plastic FCM
• Active and intelligent FCM
• Nanocarriers
• Nanostructures
• UV filters in sunscreens
• Preservatives
• Pigments
• Carriers
• Nanoforms

Our extensive experience to national and international projects participation

Gov4Nano. Implementation of Risk Governance: meeting the needs of nanotechnology.
NanoHarmony. Approach for Intestinal Fate of Orally Ingested Nanomaterials.
NanoForma. An executive project funded by the Italian Health Minister – Definition of an experimental protocol to simulate the in vitro intestinal digestion of nanoforms.
Italian and International Projects. Integrated in vitro approach for intestinal fate of orally ingested nanomaterials.
NANoREG. Projects funded by the European Commission for the development of standard operating procedures for the characterization of nanomaterials.
NANoREG II. Funded by European Commission, development and implementation of Grouping and Safe-by-Design approaches for Nanomaterials within regulatory frameworks.
TRANS-INT. Funded by European Commission, new Oral Nanomedicines: Transporting Therapeutic Macromolecules across the Intestinal Barrier.