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A new ASTM International standard will facilitate the meaningful submission and exchange of nanomaterial descriptions and characterization data, along with other files, among individual nanotechnology researchers. ASTM E2909 , Guide for Investigation/Study/Assay Tab-Delimited Format for Nanotechnologies (ISA-TAB-Nano): Standard File Format for the Submission and Exchange of Data on Nanomaterials…, ASTM Committee E56 Next Meeting:, Nov. 11-12, 2013, November Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Nathan Baker, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Wash., Phone: 509-375-3997; nathan.baker@pnl.gov , ASTM Staff Contact:, Kathleen McClung, Phone: 610-832-9717; kmcclung@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9410
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will describe the production and semipurification of Clostridium difficile spores, known as endospores, when testing environmental surface disinfectants that are used to combat C. difficile. ASTM WK31504 , Test Method for Producing High Titers of Viable and Semi-Purified Spores of Clostridium difficile Using a Liquid Medium, is being developed by…, ASTM Committee E35 Next Meeting:, Oct. 21-24, 2013, October Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Syed Satter, Ph.D., Centre for Research on Environmental Microbiology (CREM), Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Phone: 613-562-5800, ext. 8314; ssattar@uottawa.ca , ASTM Staff Contact:, Jennifer Rodgers, Phone: 610-832-9694; jrodgers@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9404
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Two new standards developed by ASTM International Committee E56 on Nanotechnology will assist a variety of users in aspects of nanomaterial measurement. ASTM E2834 , Guide for Measurement of Particle Size Distribution of Nanomaterials in Suspension by Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA), and ASTM E2859 , Guide for Size Measurement of Nanoparticles Using Atomic Force Microscopy, are both under…, Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis, ASTM E2834 describes nanoparticle tracking analysis, a new measurement technique for direct and real-time visualization and analysis of nanoparticles in liquids. In NTA, particles in suspension are illuminated with a focused laser beam and light scattered from each particle is visible through magnifying optics fitted to a digital camera. ASTM E2834 discusses the scientific basis for nanoparticle…, Nanoparticle Size Measurement, According to Vince Hackley, research chemist and project leader in the Materials Measurement Science Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, ASTM E2859 provides guidelines for sample preparation, measurement and analysis of results related to the use of atomic force microscopy, or AFM. AFM is a technique used to image, measure and manipulate matter at the nanoscale. The…, ASTM Committee E56 Next Meeting:, May 20-21, 2013, May Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, (E2834) Duncan Griffiths, NanoSight USA, Costa Mesa, Calif., Phone: 714-747-9955; duncan.griffiths@nanosight.com ; (E2859) Vincent A. Hackley, Ph.D., National Institute of Science and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., Phone: 301-975-5790; vince.hackley@nist.gov, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kathleen McClung, Phone: 610-832-9717; kmcclung@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9301
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Professional hand hygiene products are subjected to vigorous testing prior to being marketed and introduced for use in a healthcare setting. Now, a new ASTM International standard approved by Committee E35 on Pesticides , Antimicrobials and Alternative Control Agents describes the use of pigskin as an alternative to human hands in testing the efficacy of hand hygiene products in combating…, ASTM Committee E35 Next Meeting:, April 15-18, 2013, April Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Peter Karanja, STERIS Corp., St. Louis, Mo., Phone: 314-290-4781; peter_karanja@steris.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jennifer Rodgers, Phone: 610-832-9694; jrodgers@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9289
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Zeta potential provides a guide to the stability of solid or liquid particles in a liquid system, such as intravenous foods. A new ASTM International standard focuses on the zeta potential in systems containing biological material such as proteins, DNA, liposomes and other organic materials. The new standard, ASTM E2865 , Guide for Measurement of Electrophoretic Mobility and Zeta Potential of…, ASTM Committee E56 Next Meeting:, Nov. 12-13, November Committee Week, Atlanta Ga., Technical Contact:, Alan Rawle, Ph.D, Malvern Instruments Inc., Westborough, Mass., Phone: 508-768-6434; alan.rawle@malvern.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kathleen McClung, Phone: 610-832-9717; kmcclung@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9317
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Increasing interest in the various uses of electrical contacts is the leading impetus for the development of a proposed new standard, ASTM WK34423 , Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Palladium-Cobalt Alloy for Engineering Use. The proposed standard is being developed by Subcommittee B08.08 on Metallic Coatings , part of ASTM International Committee B08 on Metallic and Inorganic…, ASTM Committee B08 Next Meeting:, May 10, 2012, May Committee Week, Phoenix, Ariz., Technical Contact:, Sheikh H. Rahman, Lean Corp., Southfield, Mich., Phone: 248-447-1526; srahman@lear.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Diane Trinsey, Phone: 610-832-9661; dtrinsey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9016
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ASTM International Committee E35 on Pesticides, Antimicrobials and Alternative Control Agents has approved its fourth standard on biofilms. ASTM E2799 , Test Method for Testing Disinfectant Efficacy Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Using the MBEC Assay, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E35.15 on Antimicrobial Agents . Darla Goeres, Ph.D., assistant research professor, Center for…, ASTM Committee E35 Next Meeting:, Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2011, October Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Technical Contact:, Darla M. Goeres, PhD., Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, Mont., Phone: 406-994-2440; darla_g@erc.montana.edu ; Amin Omar, PhD., Innovotech Inc., Phone: 780-448-0585; amin.omar@innovotech.ca, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jennifer Rodgers, Phone: 610-832-9694; jrodgers@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9002
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ASTM International Committee E35 on Pesticides, Antimicrobials and Alternative Control Methods invites all interested parties to join a new task group on biorationals. The task group is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E35.22 on Pesticide Formulations and Delivery Systems . The primary purpose of the task group will be to define products being marketed as biorationals. In response to ever-…
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Previously known as Committee E35 on Pesticides and Alternative Control Methods, E35 is now titled Committee on Pesticides, Antimicrobials and Alternative Control Methods to include reference to development of methods for testing efficacy of antimicrobial formulations. E35’s new name will provide industry with a better understanding of the complete scope and focus of the committee. In addition,…
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As the use of antimicrobial agents in both medical and consumer settings continues to grow, there is real concern that targeted and peripheral microbial populations will develop survival strategies that would make them harder to eradicate when found in disease or spoilage situations. According to J. Stephen Richards, a research fellow at Johnson & Johnson and a member of ASTM International…, ASTM Committee E35 Next Meeting:, April 11-14, 2011, April Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, J. Stephen Richards, Johnson & Johnson, Skillman, N.J., Phone: 908-874-1424; srichar5@its.jnj.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jennifer Rodgers, Phone: 610-832-9694; jrodgers@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8778