Table of Contents *(subject to change)
Executive Summary
Chapter One: Introduction
- 1.1 Background to this Report
- 1.2 Objective of this Report
- 1.3 Scope of this Report
- 1.4 Methodology and Sources of this Report
Chapter Two: Nanosensor Technology Assessment
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Review of Development and Commercialization of Nanosensors
- 2.2.1 Chemical and Gas Sensors
- 2.2.2 Radiation Sensors
- 2.2.3 Electrical and Magnetic Sensors
- 2.2.4 Mechanical and Fluidic Sensors
- 2.2.4.1 From MEMs to NEMs?
- 2.2.5 Thermal Sensors
- 2.2.6 Optical Sensors
- 2.2.7 Biosensors
- 2.2.7.1 Nanosensors and Labs-on-a-chip
- 2.3 Technology Enablers for Nanosensors
- 2.3.1 Computational Simulation.
- 2.3.2 Communications Technology
- 2.3.3 Microelectronics, Signal Processing and Photonics
- 2.3.4 New Materials and Surface Science
- 2.3.5 Improved Nanomanufacturing tools
- 2.4 Technology Challenges for Nanosensors
- 2.4.1 Advanced Materials Requirements, Cost and Availability
- 2.4.2 Manufacturability
- 2.4.3 Interfaces to Micro/Macro Level Devices
Chapter Three: Why Nanosensors? -- The Customer Perspective
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Analysis of the Marketplace Advantages of Nanosensors
- 3.2.1 Increased Sensitivity
- 3.2.2 Smaller and Lighter
- 3.2.3 Redundant Functionality
- 3.2.4 Less Power Consuming
- 3.2.5 Integration of Sensing and Information Processing Functionality
- 3.2.6 Cost Factors
- 3.3 New Product Opportunities
- 3.3.1 Nanosensor Networks
- 3.3.2 Nanosensor Swarms and Embedded Sensors
- 3.3.3 Nanosensors as a Replacement for Test Systems
- 3.3.4 Robotics
- 3.3.5 Personal Transportation Systems and Wearable Computing
Chapter Four: Addressable Markets for Nanosensors
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Environmental and Atmospheric Monitoring
- 4.3 Energy Monitoring
- 4.4 Industrial Control
- 4.5 Robotics
- 4.6 Pervasive Computing
- 4.7 Aerospace, Automotive and Other Transportation Applications
- 4.9 Biomedical Applications
- 4.10 Homeland Defense
- 4.11 Military
Chapter Five: The Players
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Profiles
- [The nanosensor R&D and marketing activities of the following
companies are being analyzed as part of the NanoMarkets research process.
Profiles of approximately 25 of the most influential firms will be included
in the final report. Other firms will be added as the research dictates.
What follows is a provisional list only.]
- Access Pharmaceuticals
- Advanced Diamond Technologies
- Advanced Metal Technologies/AS2T
- Affymetrix
- Agilent
- Ambri
- Applied Gene Technologies
- Boeing
- Broadley-James
- Cyrano Sciences
- Dendritech
- Dow Corning
- Genencor
- Graviton
- Honeywell
- Integrated Microsystems
- Integrated Nano-Technologies
- Jenoptik Laser
- Materials Modification
- MicroChemical Systems
- MicroSensor Systems
- Molecular Nanosystems
- Motorola
- Nanomix
- Nanoplex Technologies
- Nanoproducts
- Nanoproduktor
- Nanosensors
- Nanosphere
- Nanosys
- NanoTek
- Norsam
- Samsung
- Texas Instruments
- Zyvex
- 5.3 Emerging Alliances
Chapter Six: Eight-Year Projections of Expenditures for Nanosensor Devices
- 6.1 Forecast Methodology
- 6.2 Projections by Application Segment
- 6.2.1 Environmental and Atmospheric Monitoring
- 6.2.2 Energy Monitoring
- 6.2.3 Industrial Control
- 6.2.4 Robotics
- 6.2.5 Pervasive Computing
- 6.2.6 Aerospace, Automotive and Other Transportation
- 6.2.7 Biomedical Applications
- 6.2.8 Homeland Defense
- 6.2.9 Military
- 6.2.10 Other
- 6.3 Projections by Nanosensor Type
- 6.3.1 Chemical and Gas Sensors
- 6.3.2 Radiation Sensors
- 6.3.3 Electrical and Magnetic Sensors
- 6.3.4 Mechanical and Fluidic Sensors
- 6.3.5 Thermal Sensors
- 6.3.6 Optical Sensors
- 6.3.7 Biosensors
- 6.3.8 Other
- 6.4 Projections by Sensor Material Platform
- 6.4.1 Organic Molecular
- 6.4.2 Inorganic Molecular
- 6.4.3 Carbon Nanotube
- 6.4.4Polymer
- 6.4.5 NEMs
- 6.4.6 Other
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