Nanoparticles Industry Review

SUMMARY

TECHNOLOGY REVIEW NOTES GROWTH FOR THE FINE, ULTRAFINE AND NANO POWDERMARKET

This is an exciting time to be in the nanomaterials business. After twodecade of concentrated R&D and more recent commercialization efforts, anindustry is emerging. Over 100 companies worldwide are involved in thedevelopment and production of nanostructured materials.

 Nanoparticle producers have increased their technological flexibilityand are shifting commercialization strategies from an emphasis on powderproduction to applications development. End-users are exploring and, in somecases, already exploiting the small size, high surface areas and uniqueproperties of nanoparticles to gain a performance advantage in a range ofapplications. The attention focused on the field has never been higher, in partdue to the impact of the National Nanotechnology Initiative in early 2000.

According to a soon-to-be-released review from Business CommunicationsCo., Inc. (www.bccresearch.com) RDFP00 Nanoparticle Industry Review,the world market for nanoparticulate materials in electronic, magnetic andoptoelectronic applications reached $333 million in 2000. This figure representsthe value of nanoparticles consumed to produce chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP)slurries, electroconductive coatings, magnetic fluid seals, magnetic recordingtape coatings, optical fibers, passive electronic devices, phosphors, and otherproducts. Spurred by the growth in the already-substantial CMP market, as wellas the emergence of several on-the-verge applications, this market is expectedto reach $667 million, corresponding to a 15% AAGR in terms of value from 2000to 2005.

This anthology keeps readers abreast of the rapid technology developmentsthat characterize the fine, ultrafine and nano powder industry. It coversbreaking technology developments and industry news in:

Novel processing techniques
New products
Emerging applications
Recent patents
Government contracts
Technology transfer
Research and development
Market trends

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 SOLARCELLS
• 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 MOREVALUE 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 OPTOELECTRONICAPPLICATIONS, 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, THROUGH2004
• 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 OPTOELECTRONICAPPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2005
• 1 MARKET FOR NANOTUBE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2004
• 2 WORLDWIDE MARKET FOR METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES BY END-USE INDUSTRY, THROUGH2004
• 3 WORLDWIDE VALUE OF CVD MARKET, THROUGH 2005
• 4 VALUE OF WORLDWIDE PVD INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2005