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Electroactive Polymers and Devices 2013-2018: Forecasts, Technologies, Players

Dielectric elastomers, electronic & ionic EAPs and their applications

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Electroactive polymers are one of the most promising technologies. Compared to inorganic materials the versatile polymers have various attractive properties, such as being lightweight, inexpensive and easy to manufacture. Tremendous amount of research and development has led to Electroactive Polymers (EAP) that can also change size or shape when stimulated by the right external electrical activation mechanism, meaning they can convert electrical energy into mechanical energy.
 
Especially in the actuators segment vast R&D activity can be seen for specialized applications such as medical devices and biomimetic-robotics. Here the features of electroactive polymers are used to enable movement and generate force as well as electrically control surface properties.
 
Haptics for consumer portable touch screen devices and peripherals is going to be the next big application and potentially the first large-scale implementation of EAP actuators in general with an expected penetration of 60% for haptic feedback in mobile phones for 2018.
 
Today, EAPs are available that produce large strains and show great potential for applications. In comparision to only small response in the early development years electroactive polymers show significant deformation in the range of two to three orders of magnitude.
 
Some types of EAPs
 
 
Source: IDTechEx
 
Until now, despite several decades of R&D and first applications, the EAP field is far from mature and several subjects, such as perfomance and long-term stability, still need further development to tailor the properties of these polymers to the requirements of each application.
 
The large-scale penetration of the touchscreen market will finally take the technology to the next level. IDTechEx forcasts a penetration of the haptics for consumer electronics touch display market exceeding 60% by 2018. This success will account for over 40% of the expected total revenue in 5 years.
 
Other applications with great potential in +5 years from now include energy harvesting from see waves, medical applications, both invasive and non-invasive, large-area sensors, speakers etc. Especially for energy harvesting and the medical sector the technology needs to prove its suitability and improve efficiency as well as long-term stability before it can finally become commercial.
Five year forecasts 2013-2018
The report provides forecasts for electroactive polymer (EAP) devices for the following application segments. For each, it gives the number of EAP devices units forecast to be bought and the total spend in US $.
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Actuators
  • Energy Harvesting
  • Sensors
  • Sensors (large scale)
  • Medical
  • Others
 
Revenue in US$ million 2013*
 
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This new report from IDTechEx covers the wide range of EAP materials and form factors available, from thin films to different shapes and sizes. It profiles the latest work commercially and academically.The report provides eight detailed interviews with the international market leaders and 19 more company and supplier profiles.
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1.INTRODUCTION
2.TYPES OF ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS (EAP)
2.1.List of main electro active polymers (EAP)
2.1.Dielectrical elastomers from Danfoss PolyPower A/S
2.1.Electric
2.1.1.Dielectric Elastomers
2.1.2.Ferroelectric
2.1.3.Liquid Crystal Elastomers (LCE)
2.1.4.Electrostrictive Graft Elastomers
2.1.5.Electro-viscoelastic Elastomers
2.2.Dielectric Elastomers, Advantages vs. Disadvantages
2.2.Ionic
2.2.1.Conductive Polymers
2.2.2.CNT Actuators
2.2.3.Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites
2.3.Ferroelectric Polymers, Advantages vs. Disadvantages
2.4.Advantages vs. Disadvantages
2.5.Electrostrictive Graft Polymers, Advantages vs. Disadvantages
2.6.Electro-viscoelastic Elastomers, Advantages vs. Disadvantages
2.7.CP Actuators, Advantages vs. Disadvantages
2.8.CNT actuators, Advantages vs. Disadvantages
2.9.IPMC actuators, Advantages vs. Disadvantages
3.CHARACTERIZATION AND COMPARISON
3.1.Electroactive paper
3.1.Comparison of EAPs with electroactive ceramics and shape memory alloys
3.1.Self-powered piezoelectric sensors are developed by the Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems at VirginiaTech
3.2.Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic vs. Ionic EAP
3.3.Matrix, Electronic vs. Ionic EAP
4.APPLICATIONS
5.ACTUATORS
5.1.Haptics
5.1.Classification of Actuators by Actuation Mechanism
5.1.Competitive tactile technologies
5.2.A haptic touch screen shown by Visteon at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2010 shows an automotive "infotainment" panel demonstrating the implementation of an 8-in. multifunction touch screen as part of an integrated cont
5.2.Market players in Printed Piezo-electric sensors
5.2.Braille Display
5.3.Speakers
5.3.A refreshable Braille display developed at Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea, uses dielectric elastomer EAP with bubble shape dots. The prototype is shown being tested by a blind person in an overall view and a close up on the
5.3.1.Fibre Speakers
5.4.Sensors
5.4.Seoul National University Acoustic PVDF actuator consists of a graphene-based transducer connected to the sound source and amplifier
5.4.1.Screen Printed Piezoelectric Sensors
5.5.Medical / Artificial Muscles
5.5.Paper-based flexible PVDF and PEDOT:PSS speaker from pmTUC
5.6.Paper-based FleXpeaker from ITRI
5.7.Fabric that can interact with its environment
5.8.Touchless interface with Electrochromic display: developed together with Joanneum Research, Fraunhofer ISC, Acreo, Johannes Kepler University Linz, 3PLAST Fig.
5.9.Piezoelectric Sensor Device (Meas Spec DT Series)
5.10.Synap Tech's articulating neural interfaces
6.ENERGY HARVESTING
6.1.The EAP context in which the piezoelectric energy harvesters can be applied
7.INTERVIEWS
7.1.Configurations of PolyPower DEAP material
7.1.Arkema / Piezotech
7.1.Headphones using ViviTouch(R)
7.2.PolyPower DEAP material
7.2.Bayer MaterialScience LLC / Artificial Muscle (AMI)
7.2.Properties of back to back laminated film
7.3.Danfoss PolyPower A/S
7.3.Touchless interface with Electrochromic display: developed together with Joanneum Research, Fraunhofer ISC, Acreo, Johannes Kepler University Linz, 3PLAST
7.4.Actuator developed with Fraunhofer IOF
7.4.Optotune
7.5.Solvay Specialty Polymers
7.5.Strategic Polymer Stress-Strain-Comparison
7.6.Strategic Polymer Roadmap
7.6.Strategic Polymers, Inc. (SPS)
7.7.SynapTech
7.7.SynapTech's articulating neural interfaces
8.SUPPLIER & COMPANY PROFILES
8.1.EAMEX portfolio comparison
8.1.Airmar Technology
8.1.EAP based hand
8.2.Examples of EMPA EAP activities
8.2.Biomimetics Laboratory
8.3.CFS Medical
8.3.ERI EAP actuator relaxed and deformed
8.4.ITRI EAP FleXpeaker, 2009
8.4.Creganna
8.5.CTSystems
8.5.Installation at Taipei Expo Park, 2011
8.6.Artificial eyelid from MCNC
8.6.Dow Corning
8.7.EAMEX Corporation
8.7.Example of motion sensor printed on paper
8.8.Panion CP EAP
8.8.EMPA
8.9.Environmental Robots Inc (ERI)
8.10.ITRI
8.11.MCNC
8.12.Meggitt Sensing Systems
8.13.Philips Research
8.14.pmTUC - Institute of Print and Media Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology
8.15.Raytheon
8.16.SBM Offshore
8.17.Santa Fe Science and Technology
8.18.TEEC
8.19.University of Tokyo
9.FORECASTS 2013-2018
9.1.EAP for Actuators*, in millions of units and total revenue (US$ million) 2013-2018
9.1.Actuators
9.1.Market share by application in 2018
9.2.Revenue (US$ million)by application 2013-2018
9.2.Sensors
9.2.EAP for Sensors*, in millions of units and total revenue (US$ million) 2013-2018
9.3.EAP for Sensors (large area), in millions of units and total revenue (US$ million) 2013-2018
9.3.Consumer Electronics
9.3.Units (million) by application 2013-2018
9.4.Medical Applications
9.4.EAP for Consumer Electronics, in million of units and total revenue (US$ million) 2013-2018
9.5.EAP for Medical Applications, in million of units and total revenue (US$ million) 2013-2018
9.5.Braille Display
9.6.Energy Harvesting
9.6.EAP for Energy Harvesting, in million of units and total revenue (US$ million) 2013-2018
9.7.Revenue (US$ million) by application 2013-2018
9.7.Aerospace Applications
9.8.Market size by application
9.8.Units (million) by application 2013-2018
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