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Global Stretchable and Conformable Materials and Electronics Market Report 2018 - Featuring 150+ Companies ProfilesDUBLIN, April 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The "The Global Market for Stretchable and Conformable Materials and Electronics" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. There is huge global interest in incorporating electronic functions into clothing and wearable devices for applications such as wearable sensing, healthcare, soft robotics and human computer interfaces. These areas will greatly benefit from developing electrical interconnects, sensors, transistors and circuits, lighting elements and power sources that are fully stretchable and conformable. Electronics and power sources electronics which are not only flexible but also conformable and deformable offer the advantages of conventional devices while ideally maintaining excellent electrical properties under strain. They can stretched like a rubber band and twisted like a rope without any significant reduction in performance. Their development is key to the realization of wearables as they can deform along with soft interfaces such as:
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Key Topics Covered: 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3 INTRODUCTION 3.1 What are stretchable/conformable electronics? 3.2 Approaches for developing stretchable electronics 3.3 Fabricating stretchable electronics 3.4 Main applications of stretchable/conformable electronics? 4 MATERIALS UTILIZED IN STRETCHABLE ELECTRONICS 4.1 CARBON NANOTUBES 4.1.1 Properties 4.1.2 Properties utilized in stretchable electronics 4.1.2.1 Single-walled carbon nanotubes 4.1.3 Applications in stretchable electronics 4.2 CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS (CP) 4.2.1 Properties 4.2.1.1 PDMS 4.2.1.2 PEDOT: PSS 4.2.2 Properties utilized in stretchable electronics 4.2.3 Applications in stretchable electronics 4.3 GRAPHENE 4.3.1 Properties 4.3.2 Properties utilized in stretchable electronics 4.3.3 Applications in stretchable electronics 4.4 METAL MESH 4.4.1 Properties 4.4.2 Properties utilized in stretchable electronics 4.4.3 Applications in stretchable electronics 4.5 SILVER FLAKE 4.5.1 Silver (Ag) nanoparticle ink 4.5.1.1 Conductivity 4.5.2 Silver nanowires 4.6 COPPER INK 4.6.1 Silver-coated copper 4.6.2 Copper (Cu) nanoparticle ink 4.7 NANOCELLULOSE 4.7.1 Properties utilized in stretchable electronics 4.7.2 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics 4.7.2.1 Nanopaper 4.7.2.2 Paper memory 4.8 OTHER MATERIALS 4.8.1 Liquid metals 4.8.2 Other 2-D materials 5 TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL FOR STRETCHABLE/CONFORMABLE ELECTRONICS 6 STRETCHABLE CONDUCTIVE INKS 6.1 MARKET DRIVERS 6.2 CONDUCTIVE INK TYPES 6.3 PRINTING METHODS 6.3.1 Nanoparticle ink 6.4 Sintering 6.5 Conductive Filaments 6.6 Conductive films, foils and grids 6.7 Inkjet printing In flexible electronics 6.8 Stretchable conductive inks 6.9 APPLICATIONS 6.9.1 Properties 6.9.2 Current products 6.9.3 Advanced materials solutions 6.9.3.1 Graphene stretchable conductive inks 6.9.3.2 Carbon nanotubes 6.9.4 Stretchable conductive inks in electronic textiles 6.9.5 Stretchable conductive inks in printable sensors 6.9.6 In-mold stetchable conductive inks 6.9.6.1 Applications 6.9.6.2 Commercially available products 6.10 COMPANY PROFILES 7 STRETCHABLE TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILMS (TCF) 7.1 MARKET DRIVERS 7.2 APPLICATIONS 7.2.1 Flexible and stretchable TCFs 7.2.2 Advanced materials solutions 7.2.3 Types of stretchable TCFs 7.2.4 Stretchable carbon nanotube TCFs 7.2.4.1 Double-walled carbon nanotubes 7.2.5 Graphene 7.2.6 Stretchable wearable touchpad 7.3 COMPANY PROFILES 8 STRETCHABLE SENSORS 8.1 Current state of the art 8.2 Advanced materials solutions 8.2.1 Conductive nanofibers 8.2.2 Graphene 8.2.3 Electroactive polymers (EAPs) 8.3 Stretchable conductive elastomers 8.4 Wearable gas sensors 8.5 Stretchable strain sensors 8.6 Wearable tactile sensors 8.7 Nanomaterials-based devices 8.8 Stretchable medical sensors and health monitors 8.8.1 Electronic skin for medical wearables 8.8.2 Patch-type skin sensors 8.8.3 Skin temperature monitoring 8.8.4 Hydration sensors 8.8.5 Wearable sweat sensors 8.8.6 UV patches 8.8.7 Smart footwear 8.8.8 Neural prosthesis 8.8.9 Aritificial skin 8.9 COMPANY PROFILES 9 STRETCHABLE ELECTRONIC TEXTILES 9.1 MARKET DRIVERS 9.2 APPLICATIONS 9.2.1 Current state of the art for electronics textiles 9.2.2 Stretchable electronics in textiles 9.2.3 Stretchable and washable 9.2.4 Stretchable heaters for wearable thermotherapy 9.2.5 Powering stretchable E-textiles 9.2.6 Conductive stretchable fibers and yarns 9.2.7 Solar energy harvesting textiles 9.3 COMPANY PROFILES 10 STRETCHABLE BATTERIES AND ENERGY HARVESTING 10.1 MARKET DRIVERS 10.2 APPLICATIONS 10.2.1 Current state of the art 10.2.1.1 Fiber/wire stretchable batteries 10.2.1.2 Kirigami stretchable batteries 10.2.1.3 Origami stretchable batteries 10.2.1.4 Bridge-island battery design 10.2.1.5 Embedded in stretchable fabrics 10.2.2 Advanced materials solutions 10.3 Flexible and stretchable batteries 10.4 Stretchable supercapacitors 10.5 Fiber-shaped Lithium-Ion batteries 10.6 Stretchable energy harvesting 10.6.1 Stretchable capacitive energy harvesting 10.6.2 Stretchable piezoelectric energy harvesting 10.6.3 Stretchable triboelectric energy harvesting 10.7 COMPANY PROFILES 11 STRETCHABLE DISPLAYS 11.1 MARKET DRIVERS 11.2 APPLICATIONS 11.2.1 Flexible displays 11.2.1.1 Flexible LCDs 11.2.1.2 Flexible OLEDs (FOLED) 11.2.1.3 Stretchable AMOLED 11.2.1.4 Stretchable electrophoretic displays 11.3 COMPANY PROFILES 12 STRETCHABLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS 12.1 APPLICATIONS 12.2 COMPANY PROFILES 13 STRETCHABLE TRANSISTORS 13.1 MARKET DRIVERS 13.2 APPLICATIONS 13.2.1 Stretchable thin film transistors 13.2.2 Stretchable high-performance circuits 13.2.3 Stretchable LED lighting 13.3 COMPANY PROFILES For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/n8chvx/global?w=5 Media Contact: Research and Markets
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