Visionshopsters: Global Electroactive polymers market trends ,applications and forecasts (2009-2014)

Technological developments in the electronics and semiconductor industries have led to the creation of polymers that change shape on the application of voltage. The biggest application for electroactive polymers (EAPs) lies in their future use as actuators and sensors, which in turn opens up a huge spectrum of applications in the fields of electronics, healthcare, sensing, and solar energy generation. With the growing market for each of these applications, EAP is set to become a mainstream market in the next five years. However, the technical specifications for each application differ widely, and extensive research and investments are still needed for developing application-specific EAPs.

The global electroactive polymers product market is expected to be worth US$2.78 billion by 2014. The conductive plastics segment contributed 84% to the overall market in 2009, mainly due to its extensive application in electrostatic discharge and electromagnetic interference. As the EAP market is still in the early phase, it presents many advantages for the early movers. As there are not too many companies involved now, detailed knowledge of the competitors will be crucial for the success of each company.

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This report aims to identify and analyze products and applications that use electroactive polymers. The report has segmented the global electroactive polymers market as follows:

* Electroactive Polymers Product Market: Conductive plastics, Inherently Conductive Polymers (IDPS) and Inherently Dissipative Polymers (IDPS)
* Electroactive Polymers Applications Market: OLED, Capacitors, Batteries, Organic transistors, Sensors, Solar cells, Actuators, Textiles and fabrics, Electromagnetic interference (EMI), Electrostatic discharge (ESD), Antistatic packaging, Paints and coatings and others.
* Electroactive Polymers Technology Market: ICPs doping technology, Benefits of ICPs and technical aspects of conductive plastics

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4.1.10 Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS)
4.1.11 Polynaphthalene
4.1.12 Doping technologies for ICPS
4.1.12.1 Chemical doping technology
4.1.12.2 Electrochemical doping technology
4.1.12.3 Types of dopants
4.1.13 Technical aspects of ICPS
4.1.13.1 Molecular weight
4.1.13.2 Improvement in thermal stability
4.1.13.3 Alloys and blends of ICP with resins
4.1.14 Benefits of ICPS
4.1.14.1 Conductivity
4.1.14.2 Electrochromic effect
4.1.14.3 Electroluminescence effect
4.1.14.4 Photoconductivity effect
4.1.14.5 Thermochromic effects
4.2 Inherently dissipative polymers
4.2.1 Drivers & opportunities
4.2.1.1 Improved antistatic properties
4.2.1.2 Clean environment
4.2.1.3 Eliminates conductive additives
4.2.1.4 Improved heat resistance and stiffness
4.3 Conductive plastics
4.3.1 Drivers
4.3.1.1 Use in thermal management
4.3.1.2 Easy moldability
4.3.1.3 High reliability
4.3.1.4 Easy fabrication
4.3.2 Inhibitors and opportunities
4.3.2.1 Slow conductivity
4.3.2.2 Dimensionality restrictions
4.3.3 ESD/EMI compounds
4.3.4 Antistatic additives
4.3.5 Carbon/Metal fibers
4.3.6 Carbon Nanotubes
4.3.7 Blends of conductive plastics and powder coatings
4.4 Dielectric elastomers
4.4.1 Drivers
4.4.1.1 Low power consumption
4.4.1.2 High force-to-weight ratio
4.4.2 Inhibitors
4.4.2.1 Dielectric elastomers require high voltage
4.4.2.2 Pre-stretching required to achieve large strain
4.4.3 Opportunities
4.4.3.1 Dielectric elastomers for power generation
4.4.3.2 Improvement in reliability
4.4.4 Silicon elastomers
4.4.5 Acrylates
4.4.6 Polyurethanes
4.5 Ferroelectrets
4.5.1 Polypropylene
4.5.2 Polycarbonate
4.5.3 Cyclic olefin copolymer (COC)
4.5.4 Fluorinated ethylene propylene

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