Designation:E3025−16StandardGuideforTieredApproachtoDetectionandCharacterizationofSilverNanomaterialsinTextiles1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE3025;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoverstheuseofatieredapproachfordetectionandcharacterizationofsilvernanomaterialsincon-sumertextileproductsmadeofanycombinationofnaturalormanufacturedfibers.1.2Thisguidecovers,butisnotlimitedto,fabricsandparts(forexample,thread,batting)usedduringthemanufactureoftextilesandproductionofconsumertextileproductsthatmaycontainsilver-basednanomaterials.Itdoesnotapplytoanaly-sisofsilvernanomaterialsinnon-consumertextileproductmatricesnordoesitcoverthinfilmsilvercoatingswithonlyonedimensioninthenanoscale.1.3Thisguideisintendedtoserveasaresourceformanufacturers,producers,analysts,policymakers,regulators,andotherswithaninterestintextiles.1.4Thisguideispresentedinthespecificcontextofmeasurementofsilvernanomaterials;however,thestructuredapproachdescribedhereinisapplicabletoothernanomaterialsusedtotreatconsumertextileproducts.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD6413TestMethodforFlameResistanceofTextiles(Ver-ticalTest)2.2AATCCStandards:3AATCC135DimensionalChangesofFabricsafterHomeLaundering2.3ISOStandards:4ISO10136-1GlassandGlassware—AnalysisofExtractSolutions—Part1:DeterminationofSiliconDioxidebyMolecularAbsorptionSpectrometryISO16140MicrobiologyofFoodandAnimalFeedingS...