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Get a Deep Insight Into the World Nanotechnology Markets
Market Wire, April, 2008
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Nanotechnology industry is available in its catalogue.
World Nanotechnology Markets
http://www.reportlinker.com/p087260/World-Nanotechnology-Markets.html
This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Nanotechnology in Billions of US$. The major End-use industries analyzed are Chemicals, Automotive, Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductors & Electronics, Pharma & Healthcare, Food, and Others. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2006 through 2015. The report profiles 1132 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc., Advanced Nano Products Company Limited, Altair Nanotechnologies Inc., ApNano Materials, Catalytic Materials, LLC., Chemat Technology Inc., Dendritic Nanotechnologies, Inc., eSpin Technologies, Inc., Genefluidics, Hyperion Catalysis International, Inc., Hybrid Plastics, ILJIN Nanotech Co., Ltd., Integran Technologies, Inc., Insert Therapeutics Inc., Invitrogen Corporation, Nanocyl S.A., Nanogen, Inc., NanoGram Corporation, Nanomaterials Laboratory, Nanoledge, NanoSperse LLC, Nanosys, Inc., QinetiQ Nanomaterials Ltd., Quantumsphere, Inc., Raymor Industries, Inc., Rogue Valley Microdevices, Inc., Rosseter Holdings Ltd., Shenzhen Nanotech Port Co., Ltd., SouthWest NanoTechnologies, Inc., Sun Nanotech Co., Ltd., Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC, Unidym, Inc., and Veeco Probes. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1
Disclaimers I-2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-2
Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3
Chemicals I-3
Automotive I-4
Aerospace and Defense I-4
Semiconductors & Electronics I-4
Pharma & Healthcare I-4
Food I-5
Other End-use Applications I-5
II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. Industry Overview II-1
Nanotechnology - The Builder's Final Frontier II-1
The Coming of Nano-Age II-1
Expect the Unexpected II-1
What can we expect from Nanotechnology? II-1
A Conceptual Definition II-2
Think small II-2
What is Nanotechnology? II-2
It is - II-2
It is not- II-2
Background II-2
Breaking Conventional Size Barriers II-3
Beyond MEMS and MST II-4
New Discoveries Bridge the Gap between Organic and Inorganic Materials II-4
2. Market Demand and Growth II-5
Current and Future Analysis II-5
Exponential Growth Projected to Offset a Relatively Slow Start II-5
Chemical Industry Currently Leads the Nanotech Bandwagon II-5
Electronics/Semiconductors and Pharma/Healthcare Poised to Rule the Next Decade II-5
Prominent Assumptions in Revenue Forecast II-5
Commercial Applications at an Embryonic Stage II-6
Current Commercial Applications of Nanotechnology II-7
Government & Research Institutes Among Leading Customers II-7
3. Industry Issues and Trends II-10
Product Commercialization - The Ultimate Goal II-10
Emerging End-Use Markets for Nanotechnology, Related Technique and Estimated Years to Commercialization II-10
Research Arenas - Funding Dictates the Direction II-11
Nanocompetence by Geographic Region/Country II-12
Venture Capital - New Ventures On a Back Burner? II-12
R&D Budgets - Large Investments into a Small World II-13
The Big Spenders II-13
Reproducibility and Scalability - Defining Business at a Commercial Scale II-13
Nanotech Players - Germany Tops Europe While China Leads Asia -Pacific II-14
Table 1: Nanotech Companies in Europe (2007): Number of Players in Major Regional Markets - Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, and Sweden (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-15
Table 2: Nanotech Companies in Asia-Pacific (2007): Number of Players in Major Regional Markets - China, South Korea, Japan, Australia, and Taiwan (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-15
Historic Review II-16
Table 3: Worldwide Nanotechnology Market (2004): Percentage Breakdown Depicting Distribution of Nanotechnology-based Companies by Geographic Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-16
"United We Discover" - Industry's Call to Universities & Research Houses II-16
Cross-disciplinary Nature Demands Coordinated Research II-17
Enabling Technologies - Need of the Hour II-17
Nanotubes - Current Production Costs Outweigh Potential Benefits II-18
4. Nanotechnolgy Impact - Actual Applications in Everyday Life II-20
Nanocomposites II-20
Coating Process Developed for Self-Assembled Monolayers II-20
Plastic Nanocomposite for Step-Assists in Vehicles II-20
Nanocrystals II-20
Nanoparticles II-20
Stain Resistant Khakis in Vogue II-20
Aqueous Polymer Dispersion Products II-20
Nanoparticulate-Based Synthetic Bone II-21
Nanostructured Materials II-21
Tungsten-Carbide Cobalt Composite Powder II-21