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Selected Document Category:	Published Document
Source:	International Organization for Standardization
Anticipated Publication Year:
Publication Year:	2014
Acronym:	ISO
Identifier:	TS 16550
Document Title:	Nanotechnologies — Determination of silver nanoparticles potency by release of muramic acid from Staphylococcus aureus
url:	http://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=57084&commid=381983
Scope:	This Technical Specification provides a test method for evaluating potency of silver nanoparticles to cell wall degradation of Staphylococcus aureus and muramic acid release as quantified by a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
Keywords:	Muramic acid; silver nanoparticles
Type of Document:	a. Standard
Issues Areas:	Health, Safety, and Environment
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Goal or Need:	Industries are producing wide varieties of AgNPs as an antibacterial agents with different physical properties and with little low concern to their side effects. Moreover, there is a risk of enhanced bioavailability of the nanoparticles in the different media which may have impact on the beneficial soil flora, plants, animals and humans. From this point of view, the potency of AgNPs should be evaluated and classified according to its final biological activities.
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Is it Being Implemented:
Submitter's Name:	Heather Benko
Submitter's e-mail:	[email protected]
Submitter's Company:	ANSI
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