Overview

• Overview
• Global Technology Highlights (North America; Europe; Asia)

Scope and Methodology

• Scope
• Methodology
• Nanocomposites Webwatch Directory

Nanocomposites

Nanocomposite Market

• Plastic’s New Frontier
• The Old Rules Don’t Apply (New Material Capabilities Envisioned)
• Advanced Microscope Development
• Alchemy Redefined
• Carbon Nanomaterial Discovered

Plastics Future Focus

• Nanocomposite Market Growth and Research Commitment
• Nanocomposite Types
• Nanocomposite Applications

Nanocomposites and Plastics Industry Applications

Automotive and Nanocomposites

Packaging and Nanocomposites

Industrial and Nanocomposites

• Impact of Nanocomposites on the Plastics Industry
• Leading Edge Plastic Nanocomposite Enduses

Nanofibers and Nanocomposites

• The Automotive Industry Leads the ‘Nano Revolution’
• General Motors Nanocomposite Applications Development
• Innovative Nanoparticle Automotive Paint
• Volkswagen’s Multinanomaterial Futuristic Focus

Nanocomposite Developments

Nanoclays

Carbon Nanotubes

Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes (POSS)

Other Nanocomposite Additives

Nanotechnology in Engineered Plastics

Nanotechnology in Conductive Plastics

Self-Assembled Nanocomposite Conductive polymers

• Nanoscale Technologies
• Nanocomposite Additives

Nanotech Coatings

• Introduction
• Nanoclay Processes and Properties
• New Nanoclay Compatibilizers

Biomimetric Nanocomposite Developments

• Introduction
• Bulk Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Production
• Unique Double Wall Carbon Nanotubes
• Commercial Scale CNT Production
• High-Quality Cost-Effective MWNT Developed
• Functionalized CNT

Nanomaterial Development Tools

• POSS Hybrid Nanocomposite
• POSS History
• POSS Property Enhancement
• POSS Applications and Application Development

Advances in Nanocomposites Plastics

Innovative Industry and Academic Nanomaterial Research Collaborations

Specialty Nanomaterial Strategies

High Tech Applications Technology Strategies

Technology Innovation Award (North America)

Technology Leadership Award (North America)

Excellence in Technology Award (Asia; North America)

Nanocomposites Glossary

Nanotech Environmental Review

Plastics Company Sourceguide (North America; Europe; Asia)

Decision Support Database