MNM Clause Samples

MNM. The request of the NANoREG foresight system application can be triggered by the identification of a specific nanomaterial, or a group of nanomaterials. For example, graphene is raising a lot of expectations in different industrial fields, but the number of actual applications on the market or near the market are still scarce (▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇/our-research/research-impact/graphene/; accessed 06/07/2016), and thus it is not possible to collect data about regulatory risk assessment. In this case, the workflow will be based on the identification of all possible and reasonable applications of the MNM, for all sectors. Once the list is drawn, it is necessary to identify the most interesting applications. Some work on this line was published by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ et al. (2016). In this paper, a Multi-Perspective Application Selection approach, based on the economic, technical, and environmental assessment of different possible applications, was proposed to support companies to identify the best solution to invest in cellulose nanofiber composites. The approach is composed by three main steps: 1. Identification and Segmentation of Application Fields 2. Technical and Economic Viability Score 3. Environmental Advantage and MPAS Score The part of the methodology that was considered in the NANoREG foresight system is the first, i.e. the Identification and Segmentation of Application Fields. Starting from a MNM, it is possible to identify all its possible uses on the basis of its functionality. For example, in Piccinno et al. (2016), taking the cellulose nanofiber used in polymers as case study, the functions were identified on the basis of literature and known uses of reinforced polymers. Therefore, it is assumed that the final product can be used as the conventional one. The main functions, identified taking into account the main material properties (i.e. strength, lightweight, biocompatibility), were: Ballistic protection, Fuel Efficiency, Carrying/Structural function, Design, and Human Body Interaction. For each one of these functions, industrial sectors (e.g. body armour, construction, consumer goods, packaging) were identified, and the final category of application (e.g. private airplanes, luxury cars, containers, wind turbines, implants) was selected. A similar approach can be taken to address the MNM entry point of the Foresight System. A main issue is the identification and selection of information sources. However, a discussion about the data sources...