Standards: A standard is "a formula that describes the best way of doing something. It could be about making a product, managing a process, delivering a service or supplying materials – standards cover a huge range of activities." (ISO)
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(a) Consult with experts and stakeholders who may be aware of relevant standards, e.g. faculty supervisor, research colleagues, or clients.
(b) Search the FDA Consensus Standards by keyword(s).
(c) Browse the FDA Consensus Standards by selecting the appropriate area in the "Specialty Task Group Area" dropdown menu.
(d) Prompt an AI tool for suggestions (but! keep in mind AI tools will return only a subset of possible matches and may return hallucinated information).
Once you have identified a standard that may be relevant, gather more information about the standard and how it is used:
(a) Look up the standard on the website of the standards development organization (e.g., ISO, IEEE, etc.). The SDO website should show an abstract and scope note.
(b) Search for academic or professional publications that describe the standard. Academic databases include PubMed and Google Scholar.
If you determine that a standard is relevant and you need a copy of the full text:
(a) Check the standards listing under Available now.
(b) If the standard you need is not listed there, skip to the Request a copy of a standard box to place an order.
These are some (though not all) of the standards development organizations (SDOs) that maintain standards pertaining to biomedical engineering.
The standards and standards collections listed below are freely available from the UVM Libraries or from the SDO.
A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (7th ed)
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A. If requesting a complete standard document, how long will it take before the document is available to us?
B. How do you know you've applied all the relevant standards?
C. How ethical is it that standards must be purchased? Doesn't that place limitations on who can innovate?
D. What do I do if I can't find a standard related to my project?
E. Are standards really voluntary? When are standards voluntary and when are they required by law?
F. If we don’t know how to comply with a standard (we don’t know how to get or use a material needed for a sterilization standard), who can we go to?
G. After graduating, how would you go about gaining access to these standards?
