Nanotechnology Consumer Products Inventory: 1,814 Products from 32 Countries

The Nanotechnology Consumer Products Inventory (CPI) documents 1,814 nano-enabled consumer products from 622 companies across 32 countries. Marina E. Vance led a redevelopment effort in 2013, adding eight new descriptors based on interviews with 68 experts. The inventory includes product categories, nanomaterials used, and exposure scenarios, with crowdsourcing capabilities for updates.

Use Cases

• Analyzing market penetration of nanomaterials based on product category and country distribution.
• Studying the prevalence of specific nanomaterials like silver across consumer goods.
• Assessing potential exposure scenarios for nanomaterials based on product type and material state.
• Crowdsourcing and updating product information based on new research findings.

Strengths

• Contains 1,814 product entries, providing a substantial inventory.
• Covers products from 622 companies in 32 countries, offering a global scope.
• Includes eight new descriptors added during a 2013 redevelopment to improve reliability.

Limitations

• 49% of products (889 entries) do not specify the nanomaterial composition.
• 71% of products (1,288 entries) lack sufficient supporting information to corroborate nanomaterial claims.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, redeveloped by Marina E. Vance.

Collection Method

Inventory compilation and expert interviews (68 nanotechnology experts) to guide modifications.

Time Range

Inventory created in 2005, redeveloped and released in October 2013.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Global, covering products from 32 countries.