Materials for Functional Inkjet Printing: A Market Forecast, 2009-2016

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

• E.1 Emerging Opportunities in Functional Inkjet Ink
  • E.1.1 Opportunities for Ink Makers
  • E.1.2 Opportunities for Equipment Makers
  • E.1.3 Opportunities for Product Developers
• E.2 Key Players in the Functional Jetting Ink Business
  • E.2.1 Firms to Watch
  • E.2.2 R&D Facilities and Universities
• E.3 The Investment Picture for Functional Inks
• E.4 Summary of Eight-Year Market Forecasts

Chapter One: Introduction

• 1.1 Background to this Report
  • 1.1.1 Evolution of Fluids for New Industrial Applications
• 1.2 Objective and Scope of this Report
• 1.3 Methodology
• 1.4 Plan of this Report

Chapter Two: Ink Chemistry and Printhead Technology

• 2.1 Aqueous Ink Systems
  • 2.1.1 Pigment Dispersions
  • 2.1.2 Drying Rates and Substrate Interaction
• 2.2 Ink Chemistry and Materials: Non-Aqueous Systems
  • 2.2.1 Solvent Types and Benefits
  • 2.2.2 Phase Change Inks
  • 2.2.3 Pigment Dispersions
  • 2.2.4 Shelf-Life
  • 2.2.5 UV/EB Systems
• 2.3 Ink Chemistry and Materials: Metallic Inks
  • 2.3.1 Silver Ink
  • 2.3.2 Experimental Nanosilver Particle Synthesis
  • 2.3.3 Nanogold Ink
  • 2.3.4 Copper and Copper-Silver Inks
  • 2.3.5 Processing Trends
  • 2.3.6 Impact of Nanomaterials on Curing Times and Temperature
  • 2.3.7 Impact of Nanomaterials on Conductivity
  • 2.3.8 Challenges
• 2.4 Organic Inks
  • 2.4.1 Small Polymers
  • 2.4.2 Polymers
  • 2.4.3 Oligomers
  • 2.4.4 Hybrid Materials
  • 2.4.5 Organic Materials for Light Emission
  • 2.4.6 Polymer OLEDs
• 2.5 Silicon Inks
  • 2.5.1 Silicon Nanocrystals (Quantum Dots): Emerging Technology and Manufacturing Processes
  • 2.5.2 Jetting Silicon
  • 2.5.3 Seiko Epson
  • 2.5.4 Other "Quantum Dot" Ink Formulations
  • 2.5.5 MEMS
• 2.6 Carbon Nanotube Technology (CNT) Inks
• 2.7 Biomaterials
  • 2.7.1 Biofabrication and Engineering of Tissue
  • 2.7.2 Drug Dispensing
  • 2.7.3 Sensors Using Biomaterials
  • 2.7.4 Potential Damage to Biological Materials
• 2.8 Key Printhead Manufacturers
  • 2.8.1 IP/Technology-Base Comparison
  • 2.8.2 Printhead Limitations
• 2.9 Key Points

Chapter Three: Jetted Ink Requirements by Application

• 3.1 Three-dimensional Modeling and Rapid Prototyping
  • 3.1.1 Major Manufacturers
  • 3.1.2 Inkjet Fluid and Materials
  • 3.1.3 Combinatorial and High Throughput Methods for Materials Discovery
  • 3.1.4 Three-dimensional Printing
• 3.2 Automotive Components
  • 3.2.1 Automotive Textiles
• 3.3 PCB Masking and Manufacture
  • 3.3.1 Inkjet Printing of Multiple Layers
• 3.4 Microelectronics
  • 3.4.1 MEMS
  • 3.4.2 Electrical Interconnects
  • 3.4.3 Embedded Passives
  • 3.4.4 Chip-Scale (3-D) Packaging
• 3.5 Organic Electronics
• 3.6 Optoelectronics
  • 3.6.1 Micro-lenses
  • 3.6.2 Waveguides
  • 3.6.3 Sensors
• 3.7 Biomedical
  • 3.7.1 DNA and Protein Deposition
  • 3.7.2 Biopolymers, Cells, Drug Dispensing
• 3.8 RFID
  • 3.8.1 Printed RFID
  • 3.8.2 Antennas
  • 3.8.3 Printing RFID Chips
• 3.9 Security Printing
  • 3.9.1 Banknotes/Currency
  • 3.9.2 Inks and Marking ID Technologies
  • 3.9.3 Thermochromatic/Photochromic Inks
  • 3.9.4 Smartcards
• 3.10 Intelligent Electronics
  • 3.10.1 Smart Packaging
  • 3.10.2 Smart Textiles
• 3.11 Display and Signage Applications
  • 3.11.1 Frontplanes and Backplanes
  • 3.11.2 Color Filters
• 3.12 Photovoltaics
  • 3.12.1 Active Materials
  • 3.12.2 Contacts for Photovoltaics
• 3.13 Adhesive Dispensing
• 3.14 Ceramic and Glass Dispensing
• 3.15 Bio-fluid, Enzyme, and Medical Dispensing
  • 3.15.1 Bio Ink
• 3.16 Key Points

Chapter Four: Eight-Year Market Forecasts

• 4.1 Scope and Philosophy of Forecasts
• 4.2 Forecasting Methodology
• 4.3 Eight-Year Forecast Assumptions
• 4.4 Functional Inkjet Ink Materials
• 4.5 Functional Inkjet Ink Demand by Worldwide Region
• 4.6 Worldwide Functional Inkjet Ink Pricing
• 4.7 Worldwide Functional Inkjet Ink Revenue by Ink Type
• 4.8 Worldwide Functional Inkjet Ink Revenue by Region
• 4.9 Applications for Functional Inkjet Ink
  • 4.9.1 Photovoltaics
  • 4.9.2 RFID, Smart Packaging, Labels, and Brand Protection
  • 4.9.3 Display and Signage
  • 4.9.4 Biofluid and Medical Dispensing
  • 4.9.5 Automotive Components
  • 4.9.6 Three-dimensional Modeling and Rapid Prototyping
  • 4.9.7 Microelectronics/MEMS
  • 4.9.8 Security Printing
• 4.9.9 PCB Manufacturing and Masking
  • 4.9.10 Smart Textiles
  • 4.9.11 Adhesive Dispensing
  • 4.9.12 Ceramics and Glass Dispensing
• 4.10 Functional Inkjet Technologies
• Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in this report

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List of Exhibits

• Exhibit E-1 Inkjet Materials Used in 3-D and Rapid Prototype Manufacturing
• Exhibit E-2 Worldwide Functional Ink Revenue by Ink Type 2009-2016 ($ Millions)
• Exhibit 2-1 Conductivity of Metal
• Exhibit 2-2 NanoMas Ink Specifications
• Exhibit 2-3 Characteristics of OE Materials
• Exhibit 2-4 Light Emitting Materials for OLEDs
• Exhibit 3-1 Inkjet Materials Used in 3-D and Rapid Prototype Manufacturing
• Exhibit 3-2 Major Firms Involved in Printed RFID
• Exhibit 4-1 Worldwide Functional Ink Demand by Ink Type, (Million Liters)
• Exhibit 4-2 Worldwide Functional Ink Demand by Region, (Million Liters)
• Exhibit 4-3 Worldwide Industrial Inkjet Fluid Average Pricing ($)/Liter
• Exhibit 4-4 Worldwide Functional Ink Revenue by Ink Type ($ Millions)
• Exhibit 4-5 Worldwide Ink Revenue by Region ($ Millions)
• Exhibit 4-6 Key Industrial Ink Jet Fluid Applications, Worldwide (Liters)
• Exhibit 4-7 Worldwide Revenue by Application ($ Million)
• Exhibit 4-8 Worldwide Ink Volume by Technology, Liters