INIC Approves Specialized Glossary to Create Common Language in Nanotechnology

Developing and updating specialized glossaries is a fundamental step in supporting innovation, national and international collaboration, and developing effective regulations. Therefore, a new national standard in the field of terminology was recently approved, titled ‘Nanotechnology – Glossary – Part 13: Graphene and Other Two-Dimensional Materials (D2)’.

Also, the Nano Standard revised and updated the Cellulosic Nanomaterials Glossary.

According to the INIC, the Iranian National Standard/ISO 80004 under the general title of ‘Nanotechnology - Glossary includes the following sections of basic vocabulary, nanomaterials, carbon nanomaterials, nanostructured materials, nano/bio interface, nanomaterial characterization, diagnosis and treatment for health, nanomaterial manufacturing processes, nanomaterial electronic products and systems, nanomaterial photonic components and systems, nanolayers, nanocoatings, thin nanosheets and related glossary, quantum phenomena in nanotechnology, and graphene and other two-dimensional materials.

Official figures said in November that Iran’s exports of nanotechnology products in the past Persian calendar year (ended on March 19) increased 110 percent compared to a year earlier.

Iranian producers exported $145 million of nanotechnology products in the mentioned year, according to the official figures.

Iran had exported $69 million worth of nanotechnology products on March 21, 2022, to March 21, 2023.

The total value of Iran’s nanotechnology products in the past year stood at $1.62 billion, of which about 91 percent was sold in domestic markets and only nine percent was exported.

Also, the sales of nano-based products in Iran in 2023 increased by 104 percent compared to 2022.

The nano-coating technologies, nano-composites, and nano-catalysts accounted for the major share of the domestic market.

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