MACRAME

The MACRAMÉ project (Advanced Characterisation Methodologies to assess and predict the Health and Environmental Risks of Advanced Materials) is funded by the European Union through the Horizon Europe research and innovation program. Starting in 2023, it aims to develop and validate pre-standardization (OECD, CEN, ISO) different test methodologies on three families of carbon nanomaterials for which detection and characterization problems remain unresolved, particularly in complex media.

Different types of graphene (FLG, GO), carbon nanofibers/nanotubes and poly-lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) nanoparticles are thus considered through different case studies, with the implementation of a series of new sample preparation techniques, as well as ambitious quantitative detection and imaging methods enabling reliable and reproducible determination of these advanced materials in different complex matrices. Inhalation is considered the main route of exposure in the project. MACRAMÉ is collaborating with various key initiatives, such as the Malta Initiative, OECD/WPMN or the Graphene Flagship Validation Service, to proactively help EU industries become world leaders in the ambitious "Green Deal" timetable.