Abstract：Biometrology is emerging field in metrology. It mainly focuses on the research of biological reference measurement procedures/methods, reference materials and measurement traceability. The purpose is to achieve the accuracy and consistency of the measured values and nominal properties of biological materials in the national and international scope, and to ensure that the measurement results can be traced to the International System of Units (SI), legal measurement units or internationally recognized units.The research progress and challenges of biometrology are summarized, and countermeasures and suggestions are put forward in order to provide reference for the development of biometrology.
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