Nanofibers

Technologies and Developing Markets

Publication Date	July 2007
Publisher	BCC Research
Product Type	Report
Pages	171
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	BCC00147

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Summary

Nanofibers are traditionally defined as nanostructures with a diameter below 1000 nm and a length-to-width ratio typically greater than 50.

The origins of nanofibers can be traced back to the end of the 19th century, when the physical phenomena occurring during the electrospinning process were first observed. Since then, however, nanofibers have been produced in limited quantities, typically in a laboratory setting, largely due to very low process throughput.

During the last 6 years, the number of research activities resulting in patent applications and issued patents has increased rapidly, by almost a factor of 15, leading to the development of mass-production fabrication methods, innovative compositions, and a large variety of applications spanning many industrial sectors.

The growing interest in the utilization of these nanostructures primarily stems from their unique physical, mechanical, and electrical properties associated with their very high surface area. These properties make nanofibers suitable for the creation of numerous technologically advanced products within many fields of application. With development activities related to nanofiber technology intensifying rapidly, one can reasonably project that these nanostructures will achieve widespread commercialization within the next 5 to 10 years.

The primary reason for doing this study is to establish a market overview of the nanofiber industry by quantifying sales of these materials based on their types and fields of application.

There is also a need to evaluate the current status and future trends of the nanofiber industry from a global standpoint. As use of this technology expands, information on regional production, sales, and type of suppliers, becomes more valuable.

Another important reason for performing this study is to supply a review of nanofiber manufacturing methods, to identify current technical issues, and to illustrate the latest technological developments and how they will affect market expansion.

Scope of Study

This report contains:

Descriptions of various types of nanofibers, their fabrication methods, and current and potential applications for each type of nanofiber
The current market status of nanofibers, trends, and forecasts of growth over the next 5 to 10 years
Technological issues, including the latest process developments
A discussion of the nanofiber industry on a worldwide basis from the standpoint of both manufacturing and consumption
An examination of commercial and public research activities in major regions of the world; research objectives and areas of interest related to nanofiber fabrication processes and applications are also outlined.

Report Highlights

The global market for nanofibers increased from $43.2 million in 2006 to an estimated $48.0 million by the end of 2007. It should reach $176 million in 2012 and grow to $825 million by 2017, compound annual growth rates (CAGR) of 30% and 36%, respectively.
The mechanical/chemical sector is projected to account for 73.5% of total revenues in 2007. Other key sectors are energy and electronics.
Nanofibers are generating great interest in certain industry segments, where alternative materials are characterized by limited performance or much higher unit prices (a good example is the utilization of carbon nanofibers as an alternative to carbon nanotubes for electron emitters in flat panel displays).

Content

Introduction
- Study Goals And Objectives
- Reasons For Doing This Study
- Contribution To The Study And For Whom
- Scope And Format
- Methodology And Information Sources
- Related Bcc Research Studies
- Analyst Credentials
- Bcc Online Services
- Disclaimer
Executive Summary
- Summary Table: Global Market For Nanofibers, Through 2017 ($ Million)
- Summary Figure: Global Market For Nanofibers, 2005-2017 ($ Million)
Overview
- Introduction
- History Of Nanofibers
  - Polymeric Nanofibers
  - Carbon Nanofibers
  - Nanofibers From The 1990s To The Present
- Nanofiber Types And Manufacturing Process
  - Polymeric Nanofibers
    - Electrospinning
      - Nanospider Technology
      - Electrohydrodynamic Spinning
      - Nanofiber Alignment
    - Splitting Of Bicomponent Fibers
    - Drawing
      - Manipulation With Atomic Force Microscope
    - Self-Assembly
    - Template Synthesis
    - Interfacial Polymerization
    - Phase Separation Method
    - Solution Spinning
    - Film Fibrillation
    - Melt Fibrillation
      - Melt Blowing
      - Melt Fiber Bursting
      - Melt Film Fibrillation
  - Carbon Nanofibers
    - Carbon Nanotubes
      - Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes
      - Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes
    - Carbon Nanofibers
      - Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition
      - Electrospinning
  - Ceramic Nanofibers
    - Electrospinning
    - Sol-Gel
    - Thin Film Deposition
  - Glass Nanofibers
  - Metallic Nanofibers
  - Composites
- Physical, Electrical And Mechanical Properties Of Nanofibers
- Applications For Nanofibers
  - Electronics
    - Semiconductor Devices
    - Optoelectronic Devices
      - Optical Waveguides
      - Light Emitting Diodes
    - Flat Panel Displays
    - Hard Disk Drives
    - Emi Shielding And Anti-Static Products
  - Mechanical/ Chemical
    - Filtration
    - Catalysts And Photocatalysts
  - Sensors And Instrumentation
    - Sensors
    - Instrumentation
  - Energy
    - Batteries
    - Electrochemical Capacitors
    - Fuel Cells
    - Photovoltaic Cells
  - Medicine And Bioengineering
    - Tissue Engineering
      - Carbon Nanofibers
      - Bioactive Glass Nanofibers
    - Wound Treatment And Drug Delivery Systems
    - Cellular Membranes
  - Automotive And Aerospace
    - Reinforcing Agents
    - Light-Weight Parts And Anti-Static Components
    - Conductive Paints And Adhesives
  - Thermal And Acoustic Insulation
    - Residential, Commercial, And Industrial Insulation
    - Acoustic Panels
  - Consumer
    - Textiles
  - Defense And Security
    - Anti-Counterfeiting Products
    - Chemical And Biological Warfare
    - Lightweight Protective Clothing
Global Market
- Analysis Outline
- Global Market Summary
- The Nanofiber Market
  - Introduction
  - Current Technical Issues
    - Manufacturing Methods
    - Unit Price
    - Possible Health Hazard
  - Latest Technological Developments, 2003 To Present
    - Crystalline Graphitic Nanofibers
    - Silica Nanofibers For Low-Loss Waveguides
    - Nanofibers By Gas Jet
    - Graphite Nanofibers For Electron-Emitting Sources
    - Metallic Nanowires
    - Continuous Yarns From Electrospinning
    - Catalytic Growth Of Cyanoacrylate Nanofibers
    - Continuous Polymeric Nanofibers By Wet-Spinning
    - Near-Field Electrospinning
    - Reactive Electrospinning
    - Organic Light-Emitters
  - Current Market Status
    - Current Market Summary
      - Revenues By Material Type
      - Revenues By Application
      - Revenues By Region
- Market Growth Trends
  - Industry Growth
    - Mechanical/ Chemical
      - Filtration
      - Catalysts
    - Electronics
      - Flat Panel Displays
      - Semiconductor Industry
      - Optical Waveguides
      - Hard Disk Drives
    - Energy
    - Automotive And Aerospace
    - Medicine And Bioengineering
    - Sensors And Instrumentation
    - Other Industry Sectors
  - Technological Trends
  - Regional Trends
- Projected Nanofiber Market
  - Key Observations
  - Nanofiber Market Forecast
    - Revenues By Application
    - Revenues By Material Type
    - Revenues By Region
Global Industry Structure
- Global Industry Structure
- Suppliers Of Nanofibers
- Nanofiber Production By Region
- Nanofibers Consumption By Region
- Company Profiles
  - Applied Sciences
  - Argonide
  - Catalytic Materials
  - Columbian Chemicals
  - Donaldson
  - Electrovac
  - Elmarco
  - Espin Technologies
  - Ge Energy
  - Grupo Antolin
  - Johns Manville
  - Nanotechnics
  - Nanofiber Future Technologies Corp.
  - Reade
  - Showa Denko
- Top Players Market Share
Industry Competitiveness
- Nanofiber Development Activities
  - United States
    - Carnegie Mellon University
    - Harvard University
    - Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
    - National Institute Of Standards And Technology (Nist)
    - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    - The University Of Akron
    - University Of California, Los Angeles
    - University Of Pennsylvania
    - University Of Virginia
  - Europe
    - Eindhoven University Of Technology, The Netherlands
    - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Institutes, Germany
    - Imec, Belgium
    - University Of Southampton, UK
  - Asia Pacific
    - National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology, Japan
    - Korea Institute Of Science And Technology, South Korea
    - Shinshu University, Japan
  - Rest Of The World
    - University Of Alberta, Canada
  - Summary Of Global R&d Activities In Nanofiber Technology
    - Industry Initiatives
- Other Considerations
  - Cost Factor
  - Quality Factor
  - Technology Factor
  - Manufacturing Capability
  - Key Growth Markets
- Market Growth Factors
  - Driving Forces
  - Impact Of Market Growth Factors
Global Patent Analysis
- Introduction
- Summary Of Patents Awarded During The Period 2000 Through
- General Trends
- Trends By Country And Region
- Trends By Assignee
- Trends By Patent Category
- Trends By Application
- Trends By Material Type
List Of Tables
- Summary Table: Global Market For Nanofibers, Through 2017 ($ Million)
- Table 1 Nanofibers, Nanorods, And Nanowires
- Table 2 Nanofibers - Technological Milestones
- Table 3 Polymers Used For Production Of Nanofibers
- Table 4 Typical Processes For Fabrication Of Polymeric Nanofibers
- Table 5 Ceramic Nanofibers
- Table 6 Physical, Electrical And Mechanical Properties - Typical Values
- Table 7 Applications For Nanofibers By Material Type
- Table 8 Nanofiber-Based Products By Industry
- Table 9 Global Market For Nanofibers, Through 2017 ($ Million)
- Table 10 Nanofibers: Average Unit Price By Material Type, 2007 ($/Kg)
- Table 11 Nanofibers: Global Revenues By Material Type, 2007 ($ Million/%)
- Table 12 Nanofibers: Global Revenues By Application, 2007 ($ Million/%)
- Table 13 Nanofibers: Revenues By Region, Through 2007 ($ Million)
- Table 14 Forecast - Filtration: Global Revenues, Through 2012 ($ Million)
- Table 15 Forecast - Environmental Catalysts: Global Revenues Through
- Table 16 Forecast - Flat Panel Displays: Global Revenues By Type, Through 2012 ($ Billions)
- Table 17 Semiconductors: Revenues By Region, Through 2012 ($ Billionss)
- Table 18 Forecast: Optical Fiber Market, Through 2012 ($ Million/Millions Of Kilometers)
- Table 19 Forecast - Hard Disk Drives: Production By Type, Worldwide, Through 2012 (Million Units)
- Table 20 Forecast - Fuel Cells, Lithium Batteries, And Supercapacitors: Global Revenues, Through 2012 ($ Million)
- Table 21 Tissue Repair And Drug Delivery: Global Revenues, Through 2012 ($ Billions)
- Table 22 Gas Sensors, Biosensors And Scanning Probe Microscopes: Global Revenues, Through 2012 ($ Billions)
- Table 23 Factors Affecting Sales Of Nanofibers, Through
- Table 24 Forecast-Nanofiber Market Share By Industry Segment, 2012 ($Billions/%)
- Table 25 Forecast - Nanofiber Market Share By Industry Segment, 2017 ($Billions/%)
- Table 26 Forecast - Nanofiber Global Revenues By Application, Through 2017 ($ Million)
- Table 27 Forecast - Nanofiber Global Revenues By Material Type, Through 2017 ($ Million)
- Table 28 Forecast - Nanofiber Revenues By Region, Through 2017 ($ Million)
- Table 29 Suppliers Of Nanofibers
- Table 30 Nanofibers Production By Region,2005-2012 (Percent Of Sales)
- Table 31 Nanofibers Consumption By Region, 2005-2012 (Percent Of Sales)
- Table 32 Nanofibers-Market Share Of Top Five Manufacturers, 2006 (Percent Sales)
- Table 33 Research Organizations Involved In Nanofibers, Worldwide
- Table 34 Carnegie Mellon University-Nanofiber Research
- Table 35 Harvard University-Nanofiber Research
- Table 36 Mit Dche-Nanofiber Research
- Table 37 Nist/Atp-Nanofiber Research
- Table 38 Ornl-Nanofiber Research
- Table 39 The University Of Akron-Nanofiber Research
- Table 40 University Of California, Los Angeles-Nanofiber Research
- Table 41 University Of Pennsylvania-Nanofiber Research
- Table 42 University Of Virginia-Nanofiber Research
- Table 43 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Institutes-Nanofiber Research
- Table 44 Imec-Nanofiber Research
- Table 45 University Of Southampton-Nanofiber Research
- Table 46 Aist-Nanofiber Research
- Table 47 Kist-Nanofiber Research
- Table 48 Shinshu University-Nanofiber Research
- Table 49 University Of Alberta-Nanofiber Research
- Table 50 Global Growth Forecast For Current And Potential Nanofiber Applications
- Table 51 Percentage Impact Of Major Competitive Factors On The Growth Of The Nanofiber Industry
- Table 52 Nanofibers-Global Patents,
- Table 53 Nanofibers - Global Patents,
- Table 54 Nanofibers - Global Patents,
- Table 55 Nanofibers-Global Patents,
- Table 56 Nanofibers-Global Patents,
- Table 57 Nanofibers-Global Patents,
- Table 58 Nanofibers-Global Patents,
- Table 59 Nanofibers-Global Patents,
- Table 60 Nanofibers: Global Patent Trends,
- Table 61 Assignees Of Global Patents Related To Nanofibers,
List Of Figures
- Summary Figure: Global Market For Nanofibers, 2005-2017 ($ Million)
- Figure 1 Nanofibers - Worldwide Patent Applications And Patents Issued Since
- Figure 2 Global Market For Nanofibers, Through 2017 ($ Million)
- Figure 3 Nanofibers: Market Share By Material Type, 2007 (%)
- Figure 4 Nanofibers: Market Share By Application,
- Figure 5 Nanofibers: Market Share By Region, 2007 (%)
- Figure 6 Semiconductors: Market Growth By Region, 2005-2012 ($ Billionss)
- Figure 7 Gas Sensors, Biosensors And Scanning Probe Microscopes: Market Growth, 2005-2012 ($ Billions)
- Figure 8 Forecast - Nanofiber Market Share By Application, 2012 And 2017 (%)
- Figure 9 Forecast - Nanofiber Global Market Share By Material Type, 2012 And 2017 (%)
- Figure 10 Forecast - Nanofiber Market Share By Region, 2012 And
- Figure 11 Nanofiber Suppliers: Distribution By Size, Worldwide, 2007 (Number Of Companies)
- Figure 12 Historical Growth Of Nanofiber Suppliers
- Figure 13 Current Global Nanofiber Research And Development By Material Type (%)
- Figure 14 Current Global Nanofiber Research And Development By Application
- Figure 15 Nanofibers: Global Patent Trends, 2000-2007 (Number Of Patents)
- Figure 16 Shares Of Global Patents Related To Nanofibers, By Region, 2000-2007 (%)
- Figure 17 Nanofibers: Patents By Country, 2000-2007 (Number Of Patents)
- Figure 18 Nanofibers: Shares Of Global Patents By Organization Type, 2000-2007 (%)
- Figure 19 Nanofibers: Shares Of Global Patents By Category, 2000 Through
- Figure 20 Nanofibers: Shares Of Global Patents By Application, 2000 Through 2007 (%)
- Figure 21 Nanofibers: Shares Of Global Patents By Material Type, 2000 Through 2007 (%)