CARLSBAD, CA and LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - September 19, 2008) - Applied Nanoscience Inc. (ANI) (PINKSHEETS: APNN), a nanotechnology-based filtration development company, today announced that it has committed to fully assist its future merger partner Emergency Filtration Products, Inc. (EFP), the developer of the NanoMask™, in the response to comments issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in relation to the 510(k) pre-market notification filed by EFP in connection with the NanoMask.