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According to some estimates, ultrathin layers or coatings account for 44% of the world market for nanotechnology. So far this has had little impact on packaging or paper as the main uses have been in electronic components, data storage and optics.
But this could change very quickly. A myriad research projects are underway together with and a variety of development products using nano-engineered ultra-thin layers such as inks, adhesives and coatings.
The benefits to packagers are better barriers (for both plastics and paper packaging), scratch-resistance, anti-static and anti-microbial capabilities, thermal protection, enhanced visual appeal, printable oxygen indicators, intelligent inks, track-and-trace taggants, and better adhesives for packaging with improved shear strengths, bonding and resistance to heat, chemicals or water.
This new study takes you through all the latest developments and the potential benefits.
Who should buy this study?
- Brand owners and packaging converters seeking better performing materials at lower costs
- Chemicals, inks, adhesives and coatings suppliers looking for higher value-added niche products
- Paper manufacturers looking for improved process technologies and enhanced properties for packaging
- Polymer producers and film extruders needing to develop more competitive products whilst understanding the new threats posed by nano-engineered paper-based materials
Introduction and executive summary
Section one Coatings
- General principles
- Technology of application of
- coatings; substrates
- Optical
- Coatings for modulating
- visual impact
- Anti-reflexion coatings
- Mechanical/thermal
- Anti-abrasion coatings
- Thermal protection barriers
- Chemical
- Barrier coatings for packaging
- Multipurpose coatings
- Coatings for paper
- Coatings for flexible electronic
- displays, including electromagnetic
- interference shielding
- coatings and electrostatic
- discharge protection coatings
- Smart coatings e.g. self-healing
Section two Inks
- Introduction
- Manufacture of nanoparticles
- Carbon nanotubes
- Applications
- Pigments
- E-ink
- Security ink
- Covert tagging
- Conducting and semiconducting inks
- Oxygen indicating inks
- Inks for indicating other
- substances and conditions
- Section three Adhesives
- Nanoadhesives
- Biomimetic adhesives
- Section four Survey of research
- activity in companies and
- research institutes