ISO/TS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 12805 First edition 2011-11-15 Nanotechnologies Materials specifications Guidance on specifying nano-objects Nanotechnologies Spécifications de matériaux-Lignes directrices de spécification des nano-objets Reference number ISO/TS 12805:2011(E) @ ISO 2011 'rovided by IHS under license with ISO ISO/TS 12805:2011(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ISO2011 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either isO at the address below or IsO's memberbody in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 : CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii Provided by IHS under license with ISO @ ISO 2011 - All rights reserved ISO/TS 12805:2011(E) Contents Page Foreword iv Introduction 1 Scope. 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Specifying manufactured nano-objects. 4.1 General 4.2 Nano-objects having all three dimensions at the nanoscale, i.e. nanoparticles 4.3 Nano-objectshavingtwodimensionsatthenanoscale,i.e.nanofibres.. 4.4 Nano-objects having one dimension at the nanoscale, i.e. nanoplates .. 5 Additional material characteristics that might influence end-product performance and/or downstream processability . 5.1 General.... 5.2 Characteristics known to be influential in specific areas of application. 5.3 Other material characteristics with a possible influence on product performance and/or downstream processability 6 Proposed measurement methods for determining the characteristics of manufactured nano-objects identified as important for specification purposes. 7 Possible impacts of contamination on the properties and performance of manufactured nano-objects andtheirmitigation......... Annex A (informative) Figure A.1 — Decision tree to assist with the use of ISO/Ts 12805. .8 Annex B (informative) Measurement methods 9 Bibliography 9 Iso 2011-All rights reserved ii Provided by IHS under license with ISO