Nanosensors

Publication Date	January 2005
Publisher	NanoMarkets
Product Type	Report
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ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	NAN00003

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Summary

Sensing systems in the form of burglar alarms, pressure sensors and medical diagnostic kits, etc., have been around for decades, but suddenly the sensor business seems ready to take a great leap forward. The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization has the sensor market pegged as the fastest growing of all the product segments that it covers for the 2003 to 2006 period.

The drivers for this growing market are very diverse. For example, concerns about national security are pushing the need for sensors that warn against chemical or biological attacks or dangerous items hidden in luggage. In the transportation industry the need to make cars and planes safer, more fuel efficient and more comfortable for passengers is spawning new generations of mechanical and chemical sensors. In medicine, with its growing emphasis on early prevention, new biosensors and labs-on-a-chip offer an especially cost effective means of diagnosis. Meanwhile, the next big thing in computing will supposedly be pervasive computing in which always on mobile and fixed computers will process information from a myriad different sources including weather sensors and security sensors.

Although the sensor market is so fragmented, nanotechnology has some unique capabilities that suggest that it will have a large impact in many of the market's most important segments. Nanosensors are inherently more sensitive than any other kind of sensor, making them a future choice where lives are at stake. In addition, their small size and potentially low cost means that they can be widely deployed -- perhaps being embedded in construction materials -- thereby providing more comprehensive readings than a few scattered "macrosensors" Nanotechnology also promises to created integrated devices that combine both the sensor itself and the mechanism that converts what is sensed into useful information.

This new report from NanoMarkets analyzes and quantifies the market for nanosensors over the next eight years. It first examines each of the key applications areas for these emerging products and then traces how the needs of each sector translates into the types of nanosensors required and the materials platforms likely to be used. In this report we also provide a survey of the of the nanosensor development work and the products that are currently available, as well as the technology issues that still need to be resolved. We also review the activities of all the leading materials and device manufacturers who are currently focused on nanosensors and provide detailed forecasts by application, type of nanosensor and materials platform used.

Content

Executive Summary
- E.1 Introduction
- E.2 Nanosensors as Disruptive Technology?
- E.3 Factors Retarding the Nanosensor Market
- E.4 Emerging Applications for Nanosensors
- E.5 Summary of Technology Platforms for Nanosensors
- E.6 Summary of Eight-Year Nanosensor Forecasts
Chapter One: Introduction
- 1.1 Background to this Report
- 1.2 Scope of this Report
- 1.3 Objectives of this Report
- 1.4 Methodology and Sources of this Report
- 1.5 Plan of this Report
Chapter Two: Nanosensor Technology Assessment
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Technology/Materials Platforms for Nanosensors
- 2.2.1 Nanoparticles, Nanocoatings and Other Nanomaterials for Sensing
- 2.2.2 Nanotubes and Nanowires
- 2.2.3 Spintronics
- 2.2.4 Molectronics and Molecular Sensing
- 2.2.5 Plastic Electronics and Sensing Devices
- 2.2.6 NEMS Sensors
- 2.2.7 Future Nanosensors
- 2.3 Technology/Manufacturing Challenges for Nanosensors
- 2.3.1 The Challenge of Advanced Materials
- 2.3.2 The Challenge of Nanosensor Manufacture
- 2.3.3 Interfacing with the Micro and Macro Worlds
Chapter Three: Why Nanosensors?-The Customer Perspective
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Nanosensors and the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative
- 3.3 Biomedical/Healthcare Applications
- 3.4 Homeland Defense
- 3.5 Military Applications
- 3.6 Aerospace Applications
- 3.7 Automotive Applications
- 3.8 Personal Transport and "Wearables"
- 3.9 Chemical and Energy Industries
- 3.10 Industrial Control and Robotics
- 3.11 Information Technology and "Pervasive Computing"
- 3.12 Agricultural, Environmental and Other Applications for Nanosensors
Chapter Four: The Players
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Altair NanoMaterials
- 4.3 Ambri
- 4.4 Applied Nanotech/Nano-Proprietary
- 4.5 Biophage Pharma
- 4.6 Cantion
- 4.7 GeneFluidics
- 4.8 NanoHorizons
- 4.9 Nanomix
- 4.10 Nanosphere
- 4.11 Nanosys
- 4.12 NVE
- 4.13 Smiths Detection/Cyrano Sciences
- 4.14 Synkera/Nanoproducts
- 4.15 Prospects for Entry by Large Firms
- 4.15.1 Agilent
- 4.15.2 Dow Corning
- 4.15.3 Hewlett-Packard
- 4.15.4 Hitachi
- 4.15.5 Honeywell
- 4.15.6 IBM
- 4.15.7 Infineon
- 4.15.8 Motorola/Freescale
- 4.15.9 Samsung
- 4.16 Other Suppliers
Chapter Five: Eight-Year Forecast of Nanosensors
- 5.1 A Justification for Forecasting
- 5.2 Forecasting Methodology
- 5.3 Eight-Year Projections by Sensor Type
- 5.3.1 Gas and Liquid Nanosensors
- 5.3.2 Biomolecular Nanosensors
- 5.3.3 "Physical" Nanosensors
- 5.3.4 Thermal Nanosensors
- 5.3.5 Optical Nanosensors
- 5.3.6 Electrical and Magnetic Nanosensors
- 5.3.7 Radiation Nanosensors
About the Author
List of Exhibits and Forecasts
- Exhibit E-1 Nanosensors Applications Market Evolution
- Exhibit E-2 Potential and Actual Nanosensor Applications
- Exhibit E-3 Selected Technology/Materials Platform for Nanosensors
- Exhibit E-4 Eight-Year Forecasts of Nanosensors: By End User Type ($ Millions)
- Exhibit E-5 Eight-Year Forecasts of Nanosensors: By Type of Sensor
- Exhibit E-6 Eight-Year Forecasts of Nanosensors: By Materials Platform/ Technology
- Exhibit 2-1 Emerging Markets for CNT-based Gas/Liquid Chemical Sensors
- Exhibit 3-1 The NNI Grand Challenges and Sensor R&D
- Exhibit 4-1 Applied Nanotech's Nanosensor Products
- Exhibit 4-2 Markets Available to GeneFluidics
- Exhibit 4-3 Synkera SBIR Nanosensor Projects
- Exhibit 4-4 Firms with Nanotechnology Platforms with Likely Future Use in Sensors
- Exhibit 5-1 Penetration of the Sensor Market by Nanosensors
- Exhibit 5-2 Eight-Year Forecasts of Gas and Liquid Nanosensors by Technology/Materials Platform ($ Millions)
- Exhibit 5-3 Eight-Year Forecasts of Gas and Liquid Nanosensors by Applications Area ($ Millions)
- Exhibit 5-4 Eight-Year Forecasts of Biomolecular Nanosensors by Technology/Materials Platform ($ Millions)
- Exhibit 5-5 Eight-Year Forecasts of Biomolecular Nanosensors by Applications Area ($ Millions)
- Exhibit 5-6 Eight-Year Forecasts of Physical Nanosensors by Technology/Materials Platform ($ Millions)
- Exhibit 5-7 Eight-Year Forecasts of Physical Nanosensors by Applications Area ($ Millions)
- Exhibit 5-8 Eight-Year Forecasts of Thermal Nanosensors by Technology/Materials Platform ($ Millions)
- Exhibit 5-9 Eight-Year Forecasts of Thermal Nanosensors by Applications Area ($ Millions)
- Exhibit 5-10 Eight-Year Forecasts of Optical Nanosensors by Technology/Materials Platform ($ Millions)
- Exhibit 5-11 Eight-Year Forecasts of Optical Nanosensors by Applications Area ($ Millions)
- Exhibit 5-12 Eight-Year Forecasts of Electrical/Magnetic Nanosensors by Technology/Materials Platform ($ Millions)
- Exhibit 5-13 Eight-Year Forecasts of Electrical/Magnetic Nanosensors by Applications Area ($ Millions)
- Exhibit 5-14 Eight-Year Forecasts of Radiation Nanosensors by Technology/Materials Platform ($ Millions)
- Exhibit 5-15 Eight-Year Forecasts of Radiation Nanosensors by Applications Area ($ Millions)