Chemicals and Materials

Fabrication of technical ceramics is a complex multi-stage process. Whilst there are other ways to produce finished parts, sintering of ceramic powder remains the dominant process. In most cases, the powder producer and part fabricator are distinct, so powder producers are a critical part of the overall industry value chain. Often, the fabrication ...

Medical coatings range from lubricious to antimicrobial to hydrophobic; each type of coating is used on a multitude of devices for many different applications to serve different purposes. For instance, lubricious coatings help in the easy traversing of medical consumables such as a catheter into the patient, thereby reducing the patient’s discomf...

This research service analyses the global automotive composites market in the perspective of light-weighting initiatives undertaken by OEMs across the world. The main segments covered by product type are Glass Fiber-reinforced Plastics (GFRP), Carbon Fiber-reinforced Plastics (CFRP) and Natural Fiber-reinforced Plastics (NFRP). In terms of geograph...

This research service analyses the Global 3-D Printing Materials Market for Healthcare Industry. The main segments covered by product type are plastic powders, plastic filaments, photopolymers, hydrogel, and metals and ceramics. Plastic powders are further sub-segmented into polyamide, PAEK, and others. Plastic filaments are sub-segmented into PLA,...

Exhaust emissions have always been an area of concern for the automotive industry. The problem lies in the fact that vehicles produce emissions when they burn the fuel to run the engine. Both petrol and diesel engines have a mixture of gases in their exhaust. Termed as “tail pipe emissions”, they are categorized as Criteria Air Contaminants (CA...

Filtration is of utmost importance due to its ability to reduce contaminants in the effluent stream, air or water. Filtration technologies are primarily classified based on adsorption, absorption and membrane filtration. Technical fabrics are usually filter- and screen-based fabrics made using varied materials, which include natural fibers like cot...

This issue of Advanced Coating & Surface Technology TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) covers innovations in thermal spray coatings, self-healing coatings, silica nanohybrid coating, and anti-microbial coatings. It also focuses on Fiber Bragg grating sensors for pitted corrosion detection in thermal coatings, and non-destructive terahertz sensor f...

This issue of the Nanotechnology TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) covers graphene nanocomposites that are easily scalable, environmentally-friendly production of fullerenes, graphene device for quick detection of genetic mutations, nanoparticles for cost-effective hydrogen production, nanocapsules for delivering cosmetic actives, and flexible na...

This issue of High-Tech Materials TechVision Opportunity Engine (TOE) profiles carbon reinforced concrete for thinner buildings, human proteins derived from chicken eggs, high-carbon manganese-silicon steel, metamaterial-like core–shell fibers, and silicon-based deposition technique for smart fabrics. It also focuses on copper-based conductive in...