Table 4 List of standards applicable to different microscopy techniques and sample preparations

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Standard code/Reference

Standard title/description

Field of application

ISO 21073:2019

Microscopes—Confocal microscopes—Optical data of fluorescence confocal microscopes for biological imaging

Confocal microscopy

ISO 18337:2015

Surface chemical analysis—Surface characterization—Measurement of the lateral resolution of a confocal fluorescence microscope

Confocal microscopy

ISO 25178-607:2019

Geometrical product specifications (GPS)—Surface texture: Areal—Part 607: Nominal characteristics of noncontact (confocal microscopy) instruments

Confocal microscopy

ISO 8039:2014

Microscopes—Values, tolerances and symbols for magnification

Light microscopy

ISO 10934-1:2002

Optics and optical instruments—Vocabulary for microscopy—Part 1: Light microscopy

Light microscopy

ISO 10934-2:2007

Optics and optical instruments—Vocabulary for microscopy—Part 2: Advanced techniques in light microscopy

Light microscopy

ISO 11039:2012

Surface chemical analysis—Scanning probe microscopy—Measurement of drift rates

Scanning probe microscopy

ISO 11775:2015

Surface chemical analysis—Scanning probe microscopy—Determination of cantilever normal spring constants

Scanning probe microscopy

ISO 18115-2:2013

Surface chemical analysis—Vocabulary—Part 2: Terms used in scanning probe microscopy

Scanning probe microscopy

ISO 11952:2019

Surface chemical analysis—Scanning probe microscopy – Determination of geometric quantities using SPM: Calibration of measuring systems

Scanning probe microscopy

ISO 27911:2011

Surface chemical analysis—Scanning probe microscopy—Definition and calibration of the lateral resolution of a near-field optical microscope

Scanning probe microscopy

ISO 13095:2014

Surface chemical analysis—Atomic force microscopy—Procedure for in situ characterization of AFM probe shank profile used for nanostructure measurements

Atomic force microscopy

ISO 21222:2020

Surface chemical analysis—Scanning probe microscopy—Procedure for the determination of elastic moduli for compliant materials using atomic force microscope and the two-point JKR method

Scanning probe microscopy

ISO 17025

Testing and calibration laboratories

General

ISO 13322-1:2014

Particle size analysis—Image analysis methods—Part 1: Static image analysis methods

image analysis

ISO 14887:2000

Sample preparation—Dispersing procedures for powders in liquids

Sample preparation

ISO 14488:2007

Particulate materials—Sampling and sample splitting for the determination of particulate properties

Sample preparation