This issue of High-Tech Materials Technology Opportunity Engine (TOE) profiles innovations related to sustainable materials for healthcare, packaging, and industrial applications. Innovations featured include fermented palm oil, biocellulose, precision fermentation, sustainable materials, textile recycling, biopolymers, solid-electrolyte battery material, smart polymers, cool roof coatings, biofertilizers, bio-coating, biobased packaging, metamaterials, materials informatics, printed inks, CCUS, phase change materials, smart materials, metal-organic frameworks, debondable adhesives, and hydrogels.



The High-Tech Materials TOE provides intelligence on technologies, products, processes, applications, and strategic insights on various materials across industries. Some material technologies include lightweight materials, bio–based materials, ceramics, smart materials, fibers, nanomaterials, responsive materials, polymers, woven and non-woven materials, polymers and plastics and packaging materials.



The Chemicals and Advanced Materials cluster tracks research and innovation trends and developments across specialty chemicals, plastics, polymers, chemicals, bio-chemicals, metals, coatings, thinfilms, surface treatments, composites, alloys, oil and gas, fuel additives, fibers, and several other related technologies and its impact and application across industries.



Keywords: Fermented palm oil, biocellulose, precision fermentation, sustainable materials, textile recycling, biopolymers, solid-electrolyte battery material, smart polymers, cool roof coatings, biofertilizers, bio-coating, biobased packaging, metamaterials, materials informatics, printed inks, CCUS, phase change materials, smart materials, metal-organic frameworks, debondable adhesives, hydrogels