ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 18457 First edition 2016-09-15 Biomimetics Biomimetic materials, structures and components Biomimétisme Materiaux, structures et composants biomimétiques Reference number IS0 18457:2016(E) ISO International Organization for Standardization @IS02016 No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS IS0 18457:2016(E) COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT IS0 2016, Published in Switzerland All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form written permission. Permission can be requested from either Iso at the address below or Iso's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyrightoffice Ch. de Blandonnet 8 . CP 401 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva, Switzerland Tel. +41 22 749 01 11 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 copyright@iso.org www.iso.org No reproduction or networking permited withoutlicense from IHS IS0 18457:2016(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Normative references ..1 3 Terms and definitions ..1 4 Abbreviated terms ..3 5 Biological materials. .3 5.1 Characteristics. .3 5.1.1 General. 3 5.1.2 Biological materials: multifunctional, fault-tolerant, modular, and adaptive 5 5.1.3 Technical components: monofunctional, durable, with a limited ability to adapt.. 5 5.2 Performances . .6 6 Methodology of biomimetic material and component development .14 6.1 Analysis.. .14 6.2 Examination of analogies ..15 6.3 Abstraction .16 6.3.1 General .16 6.3.2 Modeling and simulation .17 6.4 Material selection .18 7 Reasons and occasions for using biomimetic materials, structures, and components in companies. ..18 Annex A (informative) Examples of biomimetic materials, structures, and components ..20 Annex B (informative) Analytical methods .31 Bibliography .36 ii thout license from IHS