Nanoparticles Industry Review

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY

BIOMEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS

• POLYMER NANOCAGES THAT MIMIC VIRUSES PROMISE GENE THERAPY ADVANCES
• COMPOSITE PARTICLES PERMIT HIGH NUCLEIC ACID COLLECTION EFFICIENCY
• MORPHOLOGY OF COLLOIDAL SILICA SUBSTRATES BENEFITS DNA ARRAYS
• BIOSANTE SIGNS AGREEMENT FOR CAPO4 ADJUVANT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM
• NYMOX CLOSER TO COLLOIDAL ALZHEIMERS DIAGNOSIS TOOL
• NANOPARTICLE DRUG DELIVERY TESTED BY ANTEX BIOLOGICS
• CYTOGEN ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO IRON OXIDE CONTRAST AGENTS
• VIRAL BIOTEMPLATE ORGANIZES NANOPARTICLES INTO ARRAYS
• NANOBARCODES DESIGNED TO REVOLUTIONIZE BIOANALYSIS
• MAGNETIC MICROPARTICLES ENABLE SITE-SPECIFIC DRUG DELIVERY
• SILVER-POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES KILL BACTERIA, MICROORGANISMS
• PHOSPHOR PARTICLES PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE FOR BIODETECTION

BOOKS AND JOURNALS

• VOLUME DOCUMENTS POWDER ADVANCEMENTS
• POPULAR TITLE REPRINTED
• NANOTECH R&D COMPILED
• CM ISSUES ADDRESSED IN NEW VOLUME
• COLLOIDAL PROCESSING EXAMINED IN ACERS BOOK
• ROLE OF SURFACES IN STABILITY AND REACTIVITY EXPLORED
• SOL-GEL FABRICATION OF NANOCOMPOSITES DETAILED
• CLUSTER-SURFACE INTERACTIONS PROBED
• BOOK EXPLORES TOPICS IN MOLECULAR SELF ASSEMBLY
• NANOCOMPOSITES PAPERS
• JOURNAL LAUNCHED
• UPDATE ON CERAMIC PROCESSING
• NANOTECH IMPACT EXAMINED
• FIVE-VOLUME SET COVERS ORGANIC AND INORGANIC NANOMATERIALS
• SYNTHESIS, APPLICATIONS OF NANOTUBES REPORTED

CHARACTERIZATION AND TESTING

• DISPERSED NANOTUBES ENHANCE PROPERTIES
• ORNL MEASURES GOLD DEFECTS
• X-RAY TECHNIQUE ACHIEVES SUBMICRON RESOLUTION IN 3-D
• ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF CARBON NANOTUBES LINKED TO ENVIRONMENT
• INSTRUMENT CHARACTERIZES PARTICLES OVER LARGE SIZE RANGE
• DOMAINS OF COUPLED MAGNETIC LAYERS IMAGED
• SMALL-PARTICLE PLASMA SPRAY METHOD EXAMINED
• NANOCRYSTAL CAGE TRAPS SINGLE ATOM
• SMALLER AUGER PROVIDES BETTER SURFACE ANALYSIS
• ULTRASONIC GAS SENSOR MAKES PARTICLE DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT PORTABLE
• HEAT CONDUCTION PROPERTIES OF NANOTUBES TOP OTHER MATERIALS
• AWARD SUPPORTS FABRICATION OF PARTICLE ANALYSIS TOOL
• ANALYZER MEASURES PARTICLES AS SMALL AS 2 NM

CONFERENCE NEWS

• THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON NANOPARTICLE TECHNOLOGY
• +$1B AVAILABLE IN FY 2000 SBIR FUNDS
• POSTER SESSION ABSTRACT DEADLINE APPROACHING
• FINE, ULTRAFINE AND NANO POWDERS 2000 OCTOBER 29-NOVEMBER 1,2000 DELTA MONTREAL, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA
• SPECIAL CONFERENCE REPORT  FINE, ULTRAFINE AND NANO POWDERS 2000

CONSOLIDATION AND FORMING

• BINDER SYSTEM, POWDERS PATENTED
• SINTERING OF COATED NI POWDER DELAYED
• REDUCTION TREATMENT BYPASSES METAL POWDER SHORTCOMINGS
• LICENSE ENABLES PRODUCTION OF COMPLEX CERAMIC PARTS

DEVICES AND COMPONENTS

• OPTICAL DEVICES MIGHT REQUIRE NANOCOMPOSITES
• NEXTECH LAUNCHES FUEL-CELL PROGRAM
• NANO ADDITIVES IMPART FIRE RESISTANCE
• QUANTUM DEVICES FORMED FROM SELF-ASSEMBLED PARTICLES
• MICROWAVES TO SINTER LARGE VOLUME PARTS
• HYDROXYAPATITE YIELDS STRONG BIOCERAMIC
• NI CHALLENGES PD IN CAPACITORS

DISPERSIONS AND SLURRIES

• NDA FILED FOR CONTRAST AGENT
• NANOPHASE PATENTS SURFACE MODIFICATION
• LUBRICANT EXTENDS ENGINE LIFE
• ALLIANCE TO DEVELOP SLURRY-FREE CMP
• POLAROID ACQUIRES LICENSE TO SPD EMULSIONS AND FILM PRODUCTS
• IMAGE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE ILLUMINATES CMP SLURRIES
• CABOT BREAKS GROUND ON ILLINOIS SLURRY PLANT
• PROBES BYPASS DRAWBACKS OF COLLOIDAL GOLD

ELECTRONIC AND OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS

• WORLDWIDE THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET TO REACH A COOL $6 BILLION BY 2005
• LEAD-FREE DIELECTRIC PASTE SINTERS AT LOWER TEMPERATURES
• SIZE REDUCTION IMPROVES PRESSURE-SENSITIVE INKS
• XEROX RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGH MAY LEAD TO NEW MAGNETIC NANODEVICES
• QUANTUM DOT-BASED PHOTODETECTOR MAY IMPROVE NETWORK SECURITY
• GOLD NANOCRYSTAL ARRAY TO EMULATE NEURAL NETWORK
• ER-DOPED-SILICA SHOWS PROMISE FOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS
• "ULTRA-NANOCRYSTALLINE" DIAMOND SHOWS PROMISE FOR MEMS DEVICES
• NITRIDE NANOPIGMENTS IMPROVE INK-JET PRINTS
• SONICATION PROCESS BREAKS U AGGLOMERATES IN CM SLURRIES
• CONDUCTIVE POLYMER DISPERSION LICENSED FOR OLED APPLICATIONS
• LIGHT AMPLIFICATION FROM NANOCRYSTALS PAVES WAY TO ALL-SILICON LASER
• FUTURE GENERATIONS OF TRANSISTORS MIGHT BE BUILT FROM BUCKYBALLS

ENERGY AND CATALYSIS APPLICATIONS

• UNISUN EFFICIENCIES CONFIRMED BY NREL
• CARBON NANOTUBE ELECTRODES DESIGNED FOR ENERGY CONVERSION
• PILOT PRODUCTION LINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO2 SOLAR CELLS
• NEW VENTURE TO SERVE AS ONLINE SOURCE FOR FUEL-CELL MATERIALS
• WAVELENGTH-SELECTIVE GLASS COATINGS FORMED
• WATER-GAS SHIFT CATALYSTS DESIGNED TO SAVE WEIGHT
• ADSORBENT PELLETS FABRICATED FROM METAL OXIDE NANOCRYSTALS
• ALTAIR EMBARKS ON FUEL CELL DEVELOPMENT
• CONVENTIONAL PROCESS YIELDS HIGHLY ACTIVE CATALYSTS
• E-BEAM LITHOGRAPHY FORMS UNIFORM NANOCLUSTER ARRAYS
• SILICA-FILLED POLYMERS HAVE PROMISE IN THERMAL INSULATION
• LASER-PYROLYZED POWDERS ENGINEERED FOR BATTERIES

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• DOE SBIR CLOSING DATE APPROACHES

INDUSTRY NEWS

• WASHINGTON NEWS: ADMINISTRATION PUMPS UP NANOTECHNOLOGY SPENDING
• FROM IDEA TO MATERIAL TO BUSINESS WHERE WILL A SMALL PARTICLE CREATE MORE VALUE THAN THE COST OF MAKING IT?
• COSTS AND VALUE
• THE VALUE CHAIN
• BUSINESS IN BRIEF
  • EXPANDING IN CONTRAST AGENTS
  • B2B PROCESSING
  • GETTING SMART
  • LOCKING IN SUPPLIES
  • DRUG WINS FDA PRIORITY
  • CABOT LAUNCHES IPO
  • OM BY ANOTHER NAME
  • COATINGS TO GENERATE $250K
• ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS
  • CARPENTER DOES EUROPE
  • NIKKISO BUYS MICROTRAC
  • DEXTER FACES HOSTILITY
  • FERRO SIGNS AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE LABORATORIES
• INVESTMENT NEWS
  • NANOPIERCE CLOSES $15M FINANCING EFFORT
  • NANOGRAM CLOSES $25M FUNDING ROUND
• MARKET WATCH
  • AMETEK ACHIEVES DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH IN THIRD QUARTER
  • CMP DEMAND DRIVES UP REVENUES AT CABOT MICROELECTRONICS
  • EARNINGS PER SHARE RISE AT CABOT
  • CARPENTER INCREASES EARNINGS, BUT POWDER SALES ARE FLAT
  • ISP REPORTS QUARTERLY RESULTS
  • NANOPHASE ACHIEVES +200% REVENUE GROWTH
  • HIGHER VOLUMES BOOST QUARTERLY RESULTS TO RECORD LEVELS
  • AMCOL CARRIES OUT PARTIAL LIQUIDATION PLAN
  • PRIVATE PLACEMENT OFFERING FAILS
  • NAME CHANGED TO REFLECT NEW FOCUS
  • CABOT COMPLETES SPIN-OFF
  • MOYCO ANTICIPATES REPORTING RECORD REVENUES
  • NANOPHASE CEO REGISTERS TO SELL 24,500 SHARES
• PEOPLE
  • AUTOMOTIVE LIGHT
  • WORLDWIDE ELECTRONICS
  • NEW EXEC TO OVERSEE R&D
  • RODEL CREATES CIO POSITION
  • BOARD MEMBER ADDED
  • POLISHING PAD MANAGER NAMED
  • DIRECTOR OF MARKETING APPOINTED
  • NEW VAT QDC
  • CHANGES AT POWDERJECT
  • PRAXAIR APPOINTS NEW VP FOR R&D
  • NANOWORLD APPOINTS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS
  • NANOGRAM APPOINTS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT VP
  • NEW VP TO HANDLE MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS AT ISP
  • DIRECTOR RESIGNS AT AMCOL
  • NEW CHAIRMAN STEPS UP AT AMETEK
  • CMP INDUSTRY VETERAN JOINS CABOT MICROELECTRONICS
  • NANOPIERCE MAKES BOARD APPOINTMENTS
  • PRAXAIR CEO ASSUMES CHAIRMANSHIP
  • CARPENTERS DYNAMET SUBSIDIARY NAMES NEW PRESIDENT
  • NANOPIERCE AUGMENTS TECHNICAL TEAM
  • PROMOTION AT FERRO
  • OM GROUP ANNOUNCES ORGANIZATION CHANGE
  • NEW R&D LEADER AT 3M
  • NEW DIRECTOR FOR NANOTECH COMPANY
• RECENT EARNINGS
  • CABOT GAINS
  • REVENUES DECLINE
  • RECORD FOR AMCOL
  • OM INCOME GAINS
  • HIGHER VOLUMES BOOST REVENUES
• NANOPHASES 4Q REVENUES DOUBLE, STOCK PRICE LEAPS
• ASHNI, ELAN FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
• E INK SECURES $37 MILLION IN FINANCING
• QUALITY SYSTEMS IN PLACE
• NANOPIERCE NETS $30M IN FINANCING
• STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCED
• DRUG APPLICATION MOVING FORWARD
• RECORD SALES AT MOYCO
• NANOPROBES MOVES TO NEW SITE
• CARBOLEX DROPS PRICES
• PROJECTS FUNDED
  • SUPERCAPACITOR STORAGE INCREASE SOUGHT
  • NANOTUBES TO REINFORCE ARMOR
  • OXIDE REINFORCEMENT ALSO PURSUED
  • NANOSTRUCTURED CARBON PLANT SCALE-UP UNDERWAY
  • S-FLOW PROCESS TO PRODUCE IMPROVED NANOCOMPOSITES
  • CARBON NANOFIBERS SUPPRESS CHARGING
  • RARE-EARTH NANOCRYSTALS EMBEDDED IN MATRIX
  • COATINGS PROTECT AIRCRAFT TRANSPARENCIES
  • MOBILE REACTOR TO DECONTAMINATE TOXIC MATERIALS
  • NANO TIN PRODUCED BY SOL-GEL ROUTE
• RECENT PATENTS
  • DEVICES FROM POWDERS
  • GAS SENSOR DEVELOPED
  • CLEAR LACQUER FROM BAYER
  • SCRATCH RESISTANCE
  • SURFACE MODIFICATION PROTECTED
  • ZIRCONIA USED FOR CMP
  • SOL-GEL APPROACH FOR PHOSPHORS
  • TAILORING PARTICLE SURFACES
  • CORE/SHELL PARTICLES DESIGNED FOR MAGNETIC MEDIA
  • REFINED GRAIN SIZE REDUCES NOISE IN RECORDING MEDIA
  • PARTICLE SIZE IMPACTS TINT OF MAGNETITE
  • NANOSCALE OXIDES INCREASE DURABILITY OF BATHTUBS
  • INK PRECURSOR YIELDS TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM
  • SMART DEVICES PRODUCE BRILLIANT COLORS
  • POLISHING ENHANCED BY MULTIMODAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION
  • HEAT TREATMENT FORMS NANOCRYSTALS
  • SHAPE AND SIZE OF METAL PARTICLES MANIPULATED
  • CERIUM OXIDE CATALYZES COMBUSTION PROCESS
  • FUJI PHOTO PRODUCES DURABLE SOLAR CELL
  • ANTI-STATIC CRT COATING BASED ON METAL PARTICLES
  • MAGNETIC MICROCAPSULES PROVIDE SOUND INSULATION
  • NEW PHOTOPROTECTIVE LOTION FROM LOREAL
  • FUEL-CELL ELECTRODE FORMED FROM COLLOID
  • LASER-LIQUID INTERACTION YIELDS ULTRAFINE PARTICLES
  • NANOPOWDERS PLAY ROLE IN SUPERCONDUCTOR PROCESSING
  • TINY PARTICLES BETTER RESIST CO POISONING
  • NANOGRAM BEEFS UPATENT PORTFOLIO
  • PATENT PROTECTION PURSUED IN EUROPE
  • SURFACE TREATMENT FIRST STEP TO OBTAIN PHOTOCATALYTIC BEHAVIOR
  • CONNECTION OBTAINED FROM PARTICLE-COATED TAPE
  • INTERCALATION IMPROVES STABILITY OF COLLOIDAL VANADIUM OXIDE
• FROM IDEA TO MATERIAL TO BUSINESS: PART II
• BEING A COMMERCIAL PRODUCER
• SUMMARY
• POWDERJECT NETS $1.75M IN LICENSE AND OPTION FEES
• COLLABORATION TO DEVELOP BIO-APPLICATIONS FOR Qdots
• CABOT MICROELECTRONICS BEGINS TRADING ON NASDAQ
• NEW NAME HIGHLIGHTS NANO ACTIVITIES
• ANOTHER LICENSE GRANTED FOR SUSPENDED PARTICLE DEVICE (SPD) TECHNOLOGY
• STARCK ACHIEVES ISO CERTIFICATION
• SALE TO BENEFIT BONE SUBSTITUTE COMMERCIALIZATION
• DEXTER VERSUS INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY PRODUCTSTHE BATTLE CONTINUES
• NANOPIERCE TRADES ON HAMBURG STOCK EXCHANGE
• ORTHOVITA LOSSES INCREASE AS EXPENSES RISE
• AUSTRALIAN NANOPOWDER PRODUCER JOINS FORCES WITH KOREAN ELECTRONICS GIANT
• IRON OXIDE PRODUCER AND EQUITY PARTNER FORM NEW COMPANY
• NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES ACHIEVES FIRST QUARTER REVENUE GROWTH GOAL
• NANOWORLD PROJECT CORP. PURCHASES DTLF TECHNOLOGY
• PHOTOCATALYST COATED ON OPTICAL FIBERS
• NICKEL POWDER STORES HYDROGEN
• NEW METHOD FOR NON-AGGREGATED SILICA
• NEW DISPERSANT FACILITATES NANOPARTICLE USE IN INK
• SELF-CLEANING FILMS BASED ON TIO2
• CHINESE COMPANY TO PRODUCE NANO-ZNOP
• AMCOL COMMENTS ON NANOCOMPOSITES
• QUANTUM DOT CORP. RAISES $30 MILLION
• THE DEXTER SAGA CONTINUES
• E INK AND YAHOO! TEAM UP AGAIN
• WESTAIM SHARES TRADED ON NASDAQ
• FINANCIAL RESULTS
  • REVENUES DOWN AT ADVANCED MAGNETICS
  • VOLUMES UP AT CABOT CORP.
  • CABOT MICROELECTRONICS REPORTS HUGE GAINS
  • FERROS FIRST-QUARTER RESULTS DRIVEN BY SALES GROWTH
  • NET LOSSES DOWN AT ADVANCED MAGNETICS
  • ELECTRONIC MATERIALS BUSINESS BEHIND SALES GROWTH
  • CABOT SEES INCREASE IN OPERATING PROFIT
  • WESTAIM LOSSES REFLECT INCREASED INVESTMENTS
• ALTAIR BUILDS SMALL UNIT TO SUPPLY SAMPLE QUANTITIES OF NANOPOWDER
• MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS FIRMS SIGN MERGER AGREEMENT
• SUSTECH TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS BASED ON NANOTECHNOLOGY
• NANOPHASE BOOSTS SPACE BY 36,500 FT.2
• JAPAN SILICA PRODUCER PLANS TO DOUBLE SALES
• NEWS BRIEFS
  • HOUSE CUTS RESEARCH INITIATIVES
  • CELL-PHONE MANUFACTURERS TARGETED
  • CABOT INVESTS $30 MILLION TO BUILD NEW CARBON BLACK UNIT
  • SI DIAMOND ACQUIRES ADDITIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
  • ADVANCED MAGNETICS RECEIVES APPROVABLE LETTER FROM FDA
  • BUYOUT OFFER REJECTED
  • ORTHOVITA SET TO ENTER EUROPEAN MARKET
  • ALTAIR ENGAGES PAINEWEBBER TO EXPLORE BUSINESS OPTIONS
  • RESEARCH FRONTIERS ADDED TO EQUITY INDEX
  • ALCOA UNIT UNDERGOES NAME CHANGE
  • AMCOL CONTINUES TO INVEST IN NANOCOMPOSITES AREA
  • RUSSIAN COMPANY OUTPUTS CU NANOPOWDER
  • ONLINE CHEMICALS MARKETPLACE MOVES FORWARD
  • CABOT TO SPIN OFF REMAINING EQUITY INTEREST IN CABOT MICROELECTRONICS
  • NANOPROBES NETS $757,000 GRANT
  • FUMED SILICA PRICES RAISED
  • ABRASIVE FILMS BEHIND RECORD REVENUES AT MOYCO
  • NANOMAGNETICS ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS, INVESTMENT
  • DISTRICT COURT DECLINES TO CONSIDER ISPS REQUEST
  • FINANCING ARRANGEMENT TERMINATED
  • FERROFLUIDICS DELISTED FROM NASDAQ
  • NANOX MOVES INTO NEW LABORATORY FACILITIES
  • DEGUSSA-HUELS MOVES FORWARD WITH REACTOR CONSTRUCTION
  • SOUTHERN CLAY COMMISSIONS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS UNIT
  • EKA CHEMICALS WINS PATENT DISPUTE
  • ORTHOVITA RAISES $7 MILLION IN PRIVATE EQUITY FINANCING
  • NEW PRESIDENT APPOINTED AT NANO WORLD
  • SUNSMART STILL ACTIVE IN UV ABSORBER MARKET
  • TYCO NOW OFFERS PARTICLE INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY
  • ALTAIR SECURES NANOPARTICLE TECHNOLOGY
• PRODUCT NEWS
  • ITO FROM NRC
  • ALTAIR, NEI COLLABORATE ON THERMAL SPRAY POWDER
• RODEL UNVEILS CMP APPLICATIONS LAB
• NANOPHASE ON TRACK TO TRIPLING REVENUE
• CABOT MICROELECTRONICS 3Q REVENUES LEAP 124%
• GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
  • NANO-TBCS DEPOSITED TO REPAIR DAMAGED COATINGS
  • TUNGSTEN NANOCOMPOSITE UNDER DEVELOPMENT FOR WARHEAD
  • ULTRAFINE POWDERS DESIGNED FOR USE AS ENERGETIC PROPELLANTS
• MOVES AND EXPANSIONS
  • CONSTRUCTION OF ARGONIDES NEW FACILITY COMPLETED
  • COLLOIDAL DYNAMICS MOVES TO NEW PREMISES
• BASF ACQUIRES ZNO TECHNOLOGY
• ARGONIDE NETS $1.4M CONTRACT
• INCO EXPECTS DIVISION SALES TO DOUBLE
• NANOPIERCE RESOLVES PATENT DISPUTE
• AMCOL EXPLORES STRATEGIC ALTERNATIVES
• POWDERJECT ACQUIRES VACCINE BUSINESS
• COLLABORATIONS
  • STRATEGIC ALLIANCE TO ADVANCE NANOTECHNOLOGY
  • ORMECON GRANTS A LICENSE TO DUPONT
  • NANOPHASE PROVIDES SUPPLY AGREEMENT DETAILS
  • SECOND ROUND OF VENTURE FUNDING COMPLETED
• MANUFACTURING NEWS
  • ALTAIR COMPLETES DEVELOPMENT PHASE
  • CABOT MICROELECTRONICS NEW SLURRY PLANT OPENS
  • CLARIFICATION ISSUED ON PARTICLE SIZE CAPABILITIES
• APPLICATIONS NEWS
  • DOW APPLIES MATERIALS DISCOVERY TECHNIQUES TO CATALYSIS
  • NANOPIERCE SEEKS LED MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
  • ARIZONA NEWSPAPER USES ELECTRONIC INK DISPLAYS
  • PRAXAIRS CERAMIC MEMBRANE EXPERTISE LEVERAGED
• GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
  • SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS ENABLE BLOOD FINGERPRINTING
  • NANOCOMPOSITE DESIGNED TO ENHANCE BATTERY PERFORMANCE
• ADVANCED NANO TECHNOLOGIES MOVES TO NEW PREMISES
• ADVANCED MAGNETICS QUARTER IMPACTED BY ACCOUNTING CHANGE
• IN THE NEWS
  • ALTAIR CREATES ALTERNATIVE ENERGY GROUP
  • WESTAIM RECEIVES GO-AHEAD TO MARKET DRESSING
  • MOYCO REPORTS RECORD FIRST-QUARTER RESULTS
  • NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES INCREASES SALES REPRESENTATION
  • ADVANCED MAGNETICS AUTHORIZES STOCK REPURCHASE
• RESEARCH ADVANCES
  • BURN RATE OF GUN PROPELLANTS NEARLY DOUBLED
  • ONE-STEP PROCESS YIELDS SIZE-, SHAPE-CONTROLLED NANOCRYSTALS
  • NANOCOMPOSITES IMPROVE BATTERY ELECTRODES
  • DNA ACTS AS TEMPLATE FOR NANOCRYSTAL ARRAY
  • NANO ZNO MAKES EQUIVALENT IMPACT AT LOWER LOADING
• NEW SLURRY MINIMIZES DEFECTS IN DISK SUBSTRATES
  • PARTICLE-SCATTERING COLORANTS PRODUCE UNUSUAL OPTICAL EFFECTS
  • COMPOSITE OXIDE CATALYST RESISTS HEAT
  • SURFACE-MODIFIED SILICA IMPARTS SCRATCH-RESISTANCE
  • IMPLANT COATINGS FORMED IN LOW-ENERGY PROCESS

MICROFINE POWDERS AND THE COSMETIC FORMULATOR

• INTRODUCTION
• MICROFINE TITANIUM DIOXIDE, ZINC OXIDE, AND IRON OXIDE
• WHERE ARE MICROFINE PARTICLES USED AND WHY? SUNSCREENS
• COLOR COSMETICS
• CONSIDERATIONS FOR USAGE
• SURFACE TREATMENTS
• ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES
• SUMMARY
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • REFERENCES

MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS

• "SMART" SUNVISORS ON THE HORIZON
• SILICATE CLUSTERS INCREASE ENERGY
• $147 BILLION MARKET FOR PHOTONIC MATERIALS

NANOCOMPOSITES AND NANODEVICES

• MARKET FOR NANOTUBES TO SURGE IN THE COMING FOUR YEARS
• DENDRITECH TECHNIQUE TRAPS METAL CLUSTERS
• HIGH SURFACE AREA CLAY FOR PLASTICS INDUSTRY
• POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES MARKET TO GROW TO $195 MILLION BY 2004
• NANOPOROUS REINFORCEMENTS TOUGHEN POLYMERS
• RT INTRODUCES NANOTUBE AND ORGANO-CLAY COMPOSITES
• METHODS EVALUATED FOR MAKING NANOCERAMIC PARTS
• TECHNOLOGIES NEEDED TO COMMERCIALIZE SOL-GEL PROCESS
• MORE POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES IN AUTOMOTIVE, PACKAGING MARKETS
• FUNCTIONALITY IMPARTED TO COATINGS VIA CHEMICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY
• MANUFACTURING NEWS
• BASF PROVIDES LOAN FOR SCALE-UP OF COATING PROCESS
• FRAUNHOFER CENTER CONSTRUCTS LARGE REACTOR
• RICE UNIVERSITY LICENSES NANOTUBE TECHNOLOGY
• COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS
  • WESTAIM BIOMEDICAL TEAMS UP WITH JAPANESE DISTRIBUTOR
  • RESEARCH FRONTIERS TO RECOGNIZE LICENSEES THAT ARE FIRST TO MARKET
  • NANOPIERCE SEEKS TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
  • GRANT TO SPEED DEVELOPMENT OF SOL-GEL COATINGS AWARDED
  • QUANTUM DOT RECEIVES GRANTS TO ADVANCE QDOT TAGGING APPLICATIONS
  • ORTHOVITA LAUNCHES BIOMATERIAL IN EUROPE
  • ALTAIR ANNOUNCES FIRST NANOPARTICLE SALE
• TEMPLATED NANOFABRICATIONAN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE TO NANODEVICES
• TEMPLATED NANOFABRICATION
• PROPERTIES AND APPLICATION POTENTIAL
• INTEGRATION OF NANOARRAYS
• METAL NANOPARTICLES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS
• COLLOIDAL GOLD
• METAL CLUSTER LABELS

PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS

• MAGNETIC PARTICLE LOTION HAS WOUND-HEALING PROPERTIES
• NANO-SILVER EXHIBITS ANTIMICROBIAL BEHAVIOR

PRODUCT NEWS

• NANOCOMPOSITES FOR MULTILAYER CONTAINERS
• BASF AIMS FOR +40% SHARE IN UV ABSORBERS
• NRC BEGINS SUPPLYING ITO, INDIUM OXIDE, AND CERIA
• RHEOX MARKETS ULTRAFINE ZnO

PRODUCTION AND SYNTHESIS

• POWDER PREP TIME REDUCED BY 40%
• TEMPLATE-BASED METHOD ADVANCED
• KOREAN FIRM CLAIMS MASS-PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES
• COBALT POWDERS SHOW MORE SINTERING ACTIVITY
• IBMS NANOCRYSTALS COULD INCREASE DATA STORAGE DENSITY 100-FOLD
• DEGUSSA-HUELS LAUNCHES $12M PRODUCTION PROJECT
• BERKELEY RESEARCHERS MAKE FIRST ROD-SHAPED SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS
• DEGUSSA SILICA PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION
• BULK SILICON PULVERIZED TO NANOSCALE PARTICLES VIA ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS
• ETHANOL-BASED MICROEMULSION YIELDS SMALLER PARTICLE SIZE, BETTER PROPERTIES
• MINING COMPANY TAKES NANOTECHNOLOGICAL APPROACH TO PRECIOUS METAL EXTRACTION
• UMASS TEAM BUILDS SOMETHING FROM (ALMOST) NOTHING
• IMPORTANCE OF SOL-GEL TECHNOLOGY RECOGNIZED
• SC LE-U WILL LEAD TO COST-EFFECTIVE POWDERS
• ELECTRO-EXPLODED NANOPOWDERS GARNER NEW PRODUCT AWARD
• ITT PRODUCES NANO TIC AT 25 LB/HR RATE
• SDK UNDERTAKES CERIA PRODUCTION SCALE-UP

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

• WORLDWIDE MARKET FOR METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES TO CROSS $173 MILLION BY 2004
• COLLABORATION WITH NATIONAL LABS
• CAMP ADDS NEW FOCUS AREA
• DENSE ZIRCONIA CERAMICS FORMED FROM CVS NANOPOWDERS
  • NANOCOMPOSITES BETTER RESIST SURFACE DAMAGE
  • MECHANICAL ACTIVATION YIELDS NANO BiV
  • APPROACH TO DISPERSING SI3N4 IN ORGANIC MEDIA
• HEAT TREATMENT MAKES CARBON NANOTUBES
• ALTAIR INITIATES SAMPLING PROGRAM
• CHINESE RESEARCHERS BEND SI3N4 NANOWIRES
  • EFFECTIVENESS OF POWDER INJECTION TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATED
  • FIELD-ASSISTED SINTERING APPLIED TO TiN
  • GM EXPLORES MULTIPLE PATHS FOR HYDROGEN STORAGE
  • PHOTOCHROMIC BEHAVIOR LINKED TO PREPARATION CONDITIONS

TECHNOLOGY INSIGHT

• WET CHEMISTRIES FOR COATING PARTICLES: INDUSTRIAL BENEFITS OF SURFACE MODIFICATION
• PARTICLE COATING PROCEDURES
• COMPOSITIONS OF PARTICLES AND COATINGS
• POLYMER LAYERED-SILICATE NANOCOMPOSITES: AN OVERVIEW
• SYNTHESIS
• MORPHOLOGY AND STRUCTURE
• PROPERTIES
• THERMAL STABILITY
• FLAMMABILITY STUDIES OF POLYMER-CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES: PART II
• SUMMARY
• NANOPROBES: METAL NANOPARTICLES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS PART II
• AUTOMETALLOGRAPHY: SILVER AND GOLD ENHANCEMENT
• ON-LINE MONITORING OF CMP SLURRIES
• THE ZETA POTENTIAL
• SLURRY MONITOR MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE
• ON-LINE CONFIGURATION
• SI NANOPARTICLES AS SENSITIZERS IN ER-DOPED OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS
• SILICON NANOPARTICLES AS SENSITIZERS
• SI NANOCRYSTAL-SENSITIZED OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES
• SUMMARY

THIN FILMS AND COATINGS

• CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION MARKET CONTINUES TO EXPAND
• PVD INDUSTRY ON THE RISE
• NANO SILICA REDUCES GLARE
• COATING APPLICATION TO GENERATE $190K
• SIMPLE METHOD YIELDS NANOPOROUS FILMS
• COMPOSITE NANOPARTICLES IMPROVE CLEARCOAT PROPERTIES
• MULTIMODAL POWDERS TAILORED FOR THERMAL SPRAY COATINGS
• NAVY ORDERS NANOPOWDERS FOR THERMAL SPRAY APPLICATIONS
• MOYCO RECEIVES ORDERS FOR DIAMOND ABRASIVE FILMS
• NANOGATE COATINGS LAUNCHED INTO PRINTING INDUSTRY
• PRETREATMENT OF CERAMIC PERMITS FLEXIBILITY IN POROUS LAYER DESIGN
• NANOCOMPOSITE CUSHIONS MAKE LIGHTER ATHLETIC SHOES
• NANOPHASE RECEIVES ORDER FOR THERMAL SPRAY PRODUCT

LIST OF TABLES

• SUMMARY TABLE
  WORLD MARKET FOR NANOPARTICLES IN ELECTRONIC, MAGNETIC AND OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2005
• 1 REVENUES IN WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET, THROUGH 2005
• 2 NANOTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE FUNDING BY AGENCY
• 3 MARKET FOR NANOTUBE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2004
• 4 U.S. VALUE AND VOLUME OF NANOCOMPOSITE PRODUCTION, THROUGH 2004
• 5 WORLDWIDE MARKET FOR METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES BY END-USE INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2004
• 6 WORLDWIDE VALUE OF CVD MARKET, THROUGH 2005
• 7 VALUE OF WORLDWIDE PVD INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2005

LIST OF FIGURES

• SUMMARY FIGURE
  WORLD MARKET FOR NANOPARTICLES IN ELECTRONIC, MAGNETIC AND OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2005
• 1 MARKET FOR NANOTUBE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2004
• 2 WORLDWIDE MARKET FOR METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES BY END-USE INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2004
• 3 WORLDWIDE VALUE OF CVD MARKET, THROUGH 2005
• 4 VALUE OF WORLDWIDE PVD INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2005