Abstract
Nanocoatings are a prime example of the application of nanotechnology making a difference in wide variety of markets from stain resistant bathrooms to improved safety in transportation. This new report is the most comprehensive yet published on this key area of nanotechnology, including:
- - Analysis of key nanotechnologies and commercialization activity thereof in nanocoatings
- - Analysis of impact of nanocoatings on markets to 2015
- - Analysis of most promising nanocoatings with the following functions: Barrier; Conductivity; Thermal Insulation; Easy Clean; Scratch Resistance; Photocatalysis; Anti-Corrosion; Anti-Microbialism; Stain Repellency; Self-Cleaning; Smartness; Anti-fogging
- - Profiles of companies and research centres developing nanocoatings for commercial application
Table of Contents
- 1 INTRODUCTION
- 2 KEY NANOTECHNOLOGIES
- 2.1.1 Nanoparticles
- 2.1.1.1 Market for nanoparticles
- 2.1.2 Nanocomposites
- 2.1.2.1 Market for nanocomposites
- 2.1.3 Nanocapsules
- 2.1.3.1 Market for nanocapsules
- 2.1.4 Nanoporous materials
- 2.1.4.1 Market for nanoporous materials
- 2.1.1 Nanoparticles
- 3 TRENDS AND DRIVERS
- 3.1.1 Market Trends and Drivers
- 3.1.1.1 Drivers
- 3.1.1.2 Trends
- 3.1.1.2.1 Collaboration
- 3.1.1.2.2 First to market
- 3.1.1.2.3 Nanomaterials advantage
- 3.1.1.2.4 Improved products
- 3.1.1.2.5 Decreasing cost of nanomaterials
- 3.1.1.2.6 Autonomous systems
- 3.1.1 Market Trends and Drivers
- 4 GLOBAL REVENUE FORECASTS
- 4.1.1.1 Market for Nanocoatings
- 5 KEY PLAYERS
- 5.1.1.1.1 Manufacturers and End Users
- 5.1.1.1.2 Nanomaterials suppliers
- 5.1.1.1.3 Application manufacturers
- 6 MARKET SEGMENTATION
- 6.1 Consumer Goods
- 6.1.1 Key applications and market opportunity to 2015
- 6.2 Household Products
- 6.2.1 Key applications and market opportunity to 2015
- 6.3 Security
- 6.3.1 Key applications and market opportunity to 2015
- 6.4 Building and Construction
- 6.4.1 Key applications and market opportunity to 2015
- 6.5 Aerospace and Aviation
- 6.5.1 Key applications and market opportunity to 2015
- 6.6 Automotive and transport
- 6.6.1 Key applications and market opportunity to 2015
- 6.7 Life Sciences and Healthcare
- 6.7.1 Key applications and market opportunity to 2015
- 6.8 Textiles
- 6.8.1 Key applications and market opportunity to 2015
- 6.1 Consumer Goods
- 7 TECHNOLOGY SEGMENTATION
- 7.1 BARRIER COATINGS
- 7.1.1 Diffusion barriers
- 7.1.2 Tensile strength/Impact strength
- 7.1.3 Flame retardancy
- 7.1.4 Fire protection
- 7.1.5 UV Protection
- 7.1.6 TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS
- 7.1.6.1 Nanocomposite ultra-protective barrier coating for optical storage
- 7.1.6.2 Environmentally friendly solutions for problems caused by heat
- 7.1.6.3 Nanoparticulate blocking films for windows
- 7.1.6.4 Innovative coating materials to improve the barrier properties of paper-based packaging
- 7.1.6.5 Clay-biopolymer composites for paper coating
- 7.2 CONDUCTIVE COATINGS
- 7.2.1 Insulation
- 7.2.2 TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS
- 7.2.2.1 Carbon nanotube formulations for transparent conductive coatings
- 7.2.2.2 Nanoparticle conductive inks
- 7.2.2.3 Carbon nanotube based conductive coatings
- 7.2.2.4 Nanocomposite insulation
- 7.2.2.5 Electrically conductive automotive parts using carbon nanotubes
- 7.2.2.6 Multi-wall nanotubes for conductive coatings
- 7.2.2.7 Coatings using engineered nanofluids
- 7.3 SCRATCH AND WEAR RESISTANT COATINGS
- 7.3.1 Corrosion protection
- 7.3.2 Wear and tear protection
- 7.3.3 Scratch resistance
- 7.3.4 TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS
- 7.3.4.1 Scratch resistant automotive coatings
- 7.3.4.2 Nanomaterials for anti-stick coatings and scratchproof systems
- 7.3.4.3 Optimization of material properties by nanocoatings using Sol-Gel Chemistry
- 7.3.4.4 Nanocomposites for coatings and varnishes
- 7.3.4.5 Anti-corrosion coatings
- 7.3.4.6 Anti-graffiti coatings
- 7.3.4.7 Anti-adhesive and anti-graffiti layers
- 7.3.4.8 Nanocoatings for protective glass and ceramics
- 7.3.4.9 Nanocomposite coatings for scratch and abrasion resistance
- 7.3.4.10 Hard chrome alternative coatings
- 7.3.4.11 Integrated systems for protective nano-microcoatings
- 7.3.4.12 Environmentally friendly hybrid coatings for aluminium alloys
- 7.3.4.13 Corrosion resistant silsesquioxane coatings
- 7.3.4.14 Manufacture of metal and metal alloy nanoparticles for anti-corrosive coatings
- 7.3.4.15 Anti-fouling coatings
- 7.3.4.16 Thin-film sol-gel coatings with excellent abrasion resistance and hardness
- 7.3.4.17 Nanocrystalline metal oxide powders for coating applications
- 7.3.4.18 Anti-corrosive coating for light metals
- 7.3.4.19 Scratch resistant coatings
- 7.3.4.20 Wear resistant coatings
- 7.3.4.21 Nanomaterials for anti-abrasion coatings
- 7.3.4.22 Chromate-free coating technologies for aerospace and infrastructure applications
- 7.3.4.23 Multi-functional nanocoatings
- 7.3.4.24 Hard and superhard coatings for tribological applications
- 7.3.4.25 Scratch-resistant surfaces
- 7.3.4.26 Hydrophilicity of inorganic coatings based on TiO2 embedded with abrasion resistance nanoparticles
- 7.3.4.27 Nanostructured metallic coatings with higher mechanical and corrosion resistance properties than traditional structured coatings
- 7.3.4.28 Titanium nitride as a surface coating for erosion/corrosion protection and wear resistance
- 7.3.4.29 Nano cages for anti-adhesion
- 7.4 PHOTOCATALYTIC COATINGS
- 7.4.1 TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS
- 7.4.1.1 Photocatalytic coatings for automotive parts
- 7.4.1.2 Photocatalytic coatings with anti-soiling and anti-bacterial activity
- 7.4.1.3 Self-cleaning surfaces
- 7.4.1.4 Photocatalyst technology for self-sanitizing surfaces
- 7.4.1.5 nano-TiO2 based photocatalytic surface coatings
- 7.4.1.6 Photocatalytic coatings for exteriors
- 7.4.1.7 Nano photocatalyst coating solutions for both indoor and outdoor applications
- 7.4.1.8 Photocatalytic coatings for self cleaning/sterilizing surfaces
- 7.4.1 TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS
- 7.5 ANTI-BACTERIAL, ANTI-FOULING AND STAIN REPELLENT COATINGS
- 7.5.1 Anti-bacterial
- 7.5.2 Anti-fingerprint
- 7.5.3 Easy-to-Clean
- 7.5.4 Anti-Graffiti
- 7.5.5 TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS
- 7.5.5.1 Nanoparticle coating materials for automotive applications
- 7.5.5.2 Anti-fouling nanocoatings
- 7.5.5.3 Microbiocidal nanoparticles
- 7.5.5.4 Surface sealings for glass protection
- 7.5.5.5 Easy-to-clean hydrophobic coatings
- 7.5.5.6 Silver nanoparticle antimicrobial surface treatment for medical devices
- 7.5.5.7 Light activated anti-microbials
- 7.5.5.8 Anti-microbial, anti-bacterial and disinfectant technologies
- 7.5.5.9 Systems to clean and protect precision surfaces and optics
- 7.5.5.10 Reduced surface adhesion by Gas Plasma
- 7.5.5.11 Nanotechnology car glass sealant
- 7.5.5.12 Anti-microbial textiles
- 7.5.5.13 Stain repellents
- 7.5.5.14 Textiles for stain repellency
- 7.5.5.15 Anti-microbial contact lens and medical device coatings
- 7.5.5.16 Anti-biocidal and anti-bacterial coatings produced via nanostructured thin films
- 7.5.5.17 Surface protection for automotive glass
- 7.5.5.18 Coatings for prevention of microbial colonization in manufacturing equipment
- 7.5.5.19 Nanocoatings for surface functionalization
- 7.5.5.20 Nanotitania coatings
- 7.5.5.21 Anti-microbial nano coated fibres
- 7.5.5.22 Responsive hydrogels and nano-carriers
- 7.5.5.23 Anti-microbial resistant surfaces for medical implants
- 7.5.5.24 Smart anti-microbial coatings
- 7.5.5.25 Fouling-resistant coatings
- 7.5.5.26 Stimuli responsive surfaces for cleaning
- 7.5.5.27 Anti-microbial treatments for cellulosic and synthetic fibers with silver cluster
- 7.5.5.28 Anti-bacterial PP fibres
- 7.5.5.29 Method for forming a water-repelling, oil-repelling anti-staining chemically adsorbed film
- 7.6 SELF-CLEANING COATINGS
- 7.6.1 Lotus-Effect
- 7.6.2 TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS
- 7.6.2.1 Self-cleaning coatings
- 7.6.2.2 Ultra hydrophobic nanocomposite materials and novel metamaterials
- 7.6.2.3 Spray/wipe-on coating for hydrophobic coatings
- 7.6.2.4 Ultra-hydrophobic surfaces for self-cleaning
- 7.6.2.5 Self-cleaning coatings for tiles, glass and steel
- 7.6.2.6 Chemically/electrically tuned carbon nanotube composites for self-cleaning coatings
- 7.7 ANTI-FOGGING COATINGS
- 7.7.1 TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS
- 7.7.1.1 Thin films of nanoporous silica for consumer applications
- 7.7.1.2 Anti-fogging glass
- 7.7.1.3 Anti-fogging car mirrors
- 7.7.1.4 Nanostructured coatings for anti-fogging
- 7.7.1.5 Surface modification with protective anti-fouling coatings
- 7.7.1 TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS
- 7.8 SMART AND RESPONSIVE COATINGS
- 7.8.1 Self-Healing
- 7.8.2 Self-Decontaminating Surfaces
- 7.8.3 TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS
- 7.8.3.1 Nano colour coatings
- 7.8.3.2 Nanoscale biomimetic coatings
- 7.8.3.3 Company 1 Canada: Biosensor coatings
- 7.8.3.4 Nanosensors and devices
- 7.8.3.5 Fluorescing materials for secure codes
- 7.8.3.6 Nanoporous materials in tough, flexible, thin, and low cost inorganic/polymer membranes
- 7.8.3.7 Anti-biohazard nanocoatings
- 7.8.3.8 Nanocrystal-encoded microbeads as fluorescent markers for security applications
- 7.8.3.9 Coating of hollow glass microspheres
- 7.8.3.10 Covert nanotechnology security system
- 7.8.3.11 Electrochromic coatings for windows
- 7.8.3.12 Smart sensor for tires
- 7.8.3.13 Photochromic filter for windows
- 7.8.3.14 Shape-memory polymers
- 7.8.3.15 Photochromic and thermochromic films for windscreens
- 7.8.3.16 Self-healing nanomaterials
- 7.8.3.17 Photochromic thin films
- 7.8.3.18 Smart windows
- 7.8.3.19 Photochromic films
- 7.9 BIOACTIVE COATINGS
- 7.9.1 Biocompatibility
- 7.9.2 Biomimetics
- 7.9.3 TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS
- 7.9.3.1 Colloidal gold nanoparticles for drug delivery
- 7.9.3.2 Coatings for medical devices
- 7.9.3.3 Highly tunable plasma coating technology
- 7.9.3.4 Nanotube drug delivery
- 7.9.3.5 Nanoparticulate drug delivery
- 7.9.3.6 Nanomagnetic drug delivery
- 7.9.3.7 Self-assembling nanoscale scaffolds
- 7.9.3.8 Nano-biomaterials for biomedical applications
- 7.9.3.9 Synthetic bone graft substitute coating
- 7.9.3.10 Magnetic nanoparticles in tissue engineering
- 7.9.3.11 Stent coating technology
- 7.9.3.12 Passive, nanofilm hydroxyapatite coating
- 7.9.3.13 Nanocomposites and nanostructured materials for coatings for biomedical applications
- 7.9.3.14 Biocidal active nanoparticles in anti-fouling coatings
- 7.1 BARRIER COATINGS
- 8 GLOSSARY OF TERMS

