The Global Market for Printable, Flexible and Stretchable Electronics to 2030

Table of Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

 1.1 The evolution of electronics
     1.1.1 The wearables revolution
     1.1.2 Flexible, thin, and large-area form factors
 1.2 What are flexible and stretchable electronics?
     1.2.1 From rigid to flexible and stretchable
     1.2.2 Organic and printed electronics
     1.2.3 New conductive materials
 1.3 Growth in flexible and stetchable electronics market

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3 PRINTABLE, FLEXIBLE AND STRETCHABLE ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND COMPOSITES

3.1 CARBON NANOTUBES
    3.1.1 Properties
    3.1.2 Properties utilized in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
        3.1.2.1 Single-walled carbon nanotubes
    3.1.3 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
3.2 CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS (CP)
    3.2.1 Properties
        3.2.1.1 PDMS
        3.2.1.2 PEDOT: PSS
    3.2.2 Properties utilized in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
    3.2.3 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
3.3 GRAPHENE
    3.3.1 Properties
    3.3.2 Properties utilized in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
    3.3.3 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
3.4 METAL MESH
    3.4.1 Properties
    3.4.2 Properties utilized in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
    3.4.3 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
3.5 SILVER INK (Flake, nanoparticles, nanowires, ion)
    3.5.1 Silver flake
    3.5.2 Silver (Ag) nanoparticle ink
        3.5.2.1 Conductivity
    3.5.3 Silver nanowires
    3.5.4 Prices
        3.5.4.1 Cost for printed area
3.6 COPPER INK
    3.6.1 Silver-coated copper
    3.6.2 Copper (Cu) nanoparticle ink
    3.6.3 Prices
3.7 NANOCELLULOSE
    3.7.1 Properties
    3.7.2 Properties utilized in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
    3.7.3 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
        3.7.3.1 Nanopaper
        3.7.3.2 Paper memory
3.8 NANOFIBERS/WIRES
    3.8.1 Properties
    3.8.2 Properties utilized in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
    3.8.3 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
3.9 QUANTUM DOTS
    3.9.1 Properties
    3.9.2 Properties utilized in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
    3.9.3 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
3.10 GRAPHENE AND CARBON QUANTUM DOTS
    3.10.1 Properties
    3.10.2 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
3.11 OTHER TYPES
    3.11.1 Gold (Au) nanoparticle ink
    3.11.2 Siloxane inks
3.12 OTHER 2-D MATERIALS
    3.12.1 Black phosphorus/Phosphorene
        3.12.1.1 Properties
        3.12.1.2 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
    3.12.2 Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)
        3.12.2.1 Properties
        3.12.2.2 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
    3.12.3 Germanene
        3.12.3.1 Properties
        3.12.3.2 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
    3.12.4 Graphdiyne
        3.12.4.1 Properties
        3.12.4.2 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
    3.12.5 Graphane
        3.12.5.1 Properties
        3.12.5.2 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
    3.12.6 Hexagonal boron nitride
        3.12.6.1 Properties
        3.12.6.2 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
    3.12.7 Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)
        3.12.7.1 Properties
        3.12.7.2 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
    3.12.8 Rhenium disulfide (ReS2) and diselenide (ReSe2)
        3.12.8.1 Properties
        3.12.8.2 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
    3.12.9 Silicene
        3.12.9.1 Properties
        3.12.9.2 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
    3.12.10 Stanene/tinene
        3.12.10.1 Properties
        3.12.10.2 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
    3.12.11 Tungsten diselenide
        3.12.11.1 Properties
        3.12.11.2 Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
    3.12.12 Antimonene
        3.12.12.1 Properties
        3.12.12.2 Applications
    3.12.13 Indium selenide
        3.12.13.1 Properties
        3.12.13.2 Applications

4 WEARABLE ELECTRONICS AND IOT

4.1 MARKET DRIVERS AND TRENDS
4.2 APPLICATIONS
    4.2.1 Current state of the art
    4.2.2 Advanced materials solutions
    4.2.3 Transparent conductive films
        4.2.3.1 Materials in conductive layers
        4.2.3.2 Nanomaterials used in TCFs
    4.2.4 Wearable sensors
        4.2.4.1 Current stage of the art
        4.2.4.2 Advanced materials solutions
        4.2.4.3 Nanomaterials
        4.2.4.4 Electroactive polymers (EAPs)
        4.2.4.5 Wearable gas sensors
        4.2.4.6 Wearable strain sensors
        4.2.4.7 Wearable tactile sensors
        4.2.4.8 Industrial monitoring
        4.2.4.9 Military
    4.2.5 IoT and smart packaging
    4.2.6 Augmented reality (AR) smart glasses
    4.2.7 Self-healing soft conductive materials
4.3 GLOBAL MARKET SIZE
4.4 COMPANY PROFILES

5 PRINTABLE, FLEXIBLE AND STRETCHABLE MEDICAL AND HEALTHCARE ELECTRONICS

5.1 MARKET DRIVERS AND TRENDS
5.2 APPLICATIONS
    5.2.1 Current state of the art
    5.2.2 Advanced materials solutions
        5.2.2.1 Skin sensors
        5.2.2.2 Nanomaterials-based devices
    5.2.3 Printable, flexible and stretchable health monitors
        5.2.3.1 Patch-type skin sensors
        5.2.3.2 Skin temperature monitoring
        5.2.3.3 Hydration sensors
        5.2.3.4 Wearable sweat sensors
        5.2.3.5 UV patches
        5.2.3.6 Smart footwear
5.3 GLOBAL MARKET SIZE
5.4 COMPANY PROFILES

6 PRINTABLE, FLEXIBLE AND STRETCHABLE ELECTRONIC TEXTILES AND APPAREL

6.1 MARKET DRIVERS AND TRENDS
6.2 APPLICATIONS
    6.2.1 Current state of the art
    6.2.2 Advanced materials solutions
    6.2.3 Conductive yarns
    6.2.4 Conductive coatings
    6.2.5 Smart helmets
    6.2.6 Solar energy harvesting textiles
    6.2.7 Flexible display and sensor apparel
    6.2.8 Electroluminescent textiles
6.3 GLOBAL MARKET SIZE
6.4 COMPANY PROFILES

7 PRINTABLE, FLEXIBLE AND STRETCHABLE ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSION

7.1 MARKET DRIVERS AND TRENDS
7.2 APPLICATIONS
    7.2.1 Current state of the art
    7.2.2 Advanced materials solutions
        7.2.2.1 Flexible and stretchable batteries
        7.2.2.2 Flexible and stretchable supercapacitors
        7.2.2.3 Fiber-shaped Lithium-Ion batteries
        7.2.2.4 Flexible OLED lighting
        7.2.2.5 Quantum dot lighting
        7.2.2.6 Stretchable piezoelectric energy harvesting
        7.2.2.7 Stretchable triboelectric energy harvesting
7.3 GLOBAL MARKET SIZE
7.4 COMPANY PROFILES

8 PRINTABLE, FLEXIBLE AND STRETCHABLE DISPLAYS AND COMPONENTS

8.1 MARKET DRIVERS AND TRENDS
8.2 APPLICATIONS
     8.2.1 Printable, flexible and stretchable circuit boards and interconnects
     8.2.2 Printable, flexible and stretchable transistors
     8.2.3 Flexible displays
         8.2.3.1 Flexible LCDs
         8.2.3.2 Flexible OLEDs (FOLED)
         8.2.3.3 Flexible AMOLED
         8.2.3.4 Flexible microLEDS
         8.2.3.5 Flexible electrophoretic displays
8.3 GLOBAL MARKET SIZE
8.4 COMPANY PROFILES

9 PRINTABLE, FLEXIBLE AND STRETCHABLE CONDUCTIVE INKS

9.1 MARKET DRIVERS AND TRENDS
9.2 CONDUCTIVE INK TYPES
9.3 PRINTING METHODS
9.8 APPLICATIONS
    9.8.1 Current products
    9.8.2 Advanced materials solutions
    9.8.3 RFID
    9.8.4 Smart labels and packaging
    9.8.5 Smart clothing
    9.8.6 Printable sensors
    9.8.7 Printed batteries
    9.8.8 Printable antennas
    9.8.9 In-mold electronics
    9.8.10 Printed transistors
9.9 GLOBAL MARKET SIZE
9.10 COMPANY PROFILES

10 REFERENCES

TABLES

Table 1: Evolution of wearable devices, 2011-2018
Table 2: Advanced materials for printable, flexible and stretchable sensors and Electronics-Advantages and disadvantages
Table 3: Sheet resistance (RS) and transparency (T) values for transparent conductive oxides and alternative materials for transparent conductive electrodes (TCE)
Table 4: Markets for wearable devices and applications
Table 5: Properties of CNTs and comparable materials
Table 6: Companies developing carbon nanotubes for applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
Table 7: Types of flexible conductive polymers, properties and applications
Table 8: Properties of graphene
Table 9: Companies developing graphene for applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
Table 10: Advantages and disadvantages of fabrication techniques to produce metal mesh structures
Table 11: Types of flexible conductive polymers, properties and applications
Table 12: Companies developing metal mesh for applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
Table 13: Nanocellulose properties
Table 14: Properties and applications of nanocellulose
Table 15: Properties of flexible electronics-cellulose nanofiber film (nanopaper)
Table 16: Properties of flexible electronics cellulose nanofiber films
Table 17: Companies developing nanocellulose for applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
Table 18: Companies developing quantum dots for applications in printable, flexible and stretchable electronics
Table 19: Schematic of (a) CQDs and (c) GQDs. HRTEM images of (b) C-dots and (d) GQDs showing combination of zigzag and armchair edges (positions marked as 1–4
Table 20: Properties of graphene quantum dots
Table 21: Electronic and mechanical properties of monolayer phosphorene, graphene and MoS2.
Table 22: Market drivers for printable, flexible and stretchable sensors for wearable electronics and IoT
Table 23: Wearable electronics devices and stage of development
Table 24: Transparent conductive switches-PEDOT
Table 25: Comparison of ITO replacements
Table 26: Applications in printable, flexible and stretchable sensors, by advanced materials type and benefits thereof
Table 27: Graphene properties relevant to application in sensors
Table 28: Companies developing smart packaging for electronics
Table 29: Companies developing AR smart glasses
Table 30: Global market for wearable electronics, 2015-2030, by application, billions $
Table 31: Global transparent conductive electrodes market forecast by materials type, 2012-2030, millions $
Table 32: Market drivers for printable, flexible and stretchable medical and healthcare sensors and wearables
Table 33: Wearable medical device products and stage of development
Table 34: Applications in flexible and stretchable health monitors, by advanced materials type and benefits thereof
Table 35: Applications in patch-type skin sensors, by materials type and benefits thereof
Table 36: Companies developing electronic skin patches
Table 37: Market drivers for printable, flexible and stretchable electronic textiles and apparel
Table 38: Types of smart textiles
Table 39: Examples of smart textile products
Table 40: Currently available technologies for smart textiles
Table 41: E-textiles and apparel and stage of development
Table 42: Applications in textiles, by advanced materials type and benefits thereof
Table 43: Nanocoatings applied in the textiles industry-type of coating, nanomaterials utilized, benefits and applications
Table 44: Applications and benefits of graphene in textiles and apparel
Table 45: Global smart clothing, interactive fabrics and apparel market
Table 46: Global market for printable, flexible and stretchable electronic textiles and apparel, 2015-2030 (billion $)
Table 47: Market drivers for printable, flexible and stretchable electronic energy storage and converison
Table 48: Wearable energy and energy harvesting devices and stage of development
Table 49: Applications in flexible and stretchable batteries, by materials type and benefits thereof
Table 50: Comanies producing flexible and stretchable batteries
Table 51: Applications in flexible and stretchable supercapacitors, by nanomaterials type and benefits thereof
Table 52: Applications in energy harvesting textiles, by nanomaterials type and benefits thereof
Table 53: Potential addressable market for thin film, flexible and printed batteries
Table 54: Global market for printable, flexible and stretchable batteries, 2015-2030 (billion $)
Table 55: Global market for printable, flexible and stretchable solar, 2015-2030 (billion $)
Table 56: Global market for printable, flexible and stretchable lighting, 2015-2030 (billion $)
Table 57: Market drivers for printable, flexible and stretchable displays and electronic components
Table 58: Applications in flexible and stretchable circuit boards, by advanced materials type and benefits thereof
Table 59: Price comparison of thin-film transistor (TFT) electronics technology
Table 60: Global market for printable, flexible and stretchable displays, 2015-2030 (billion $)
Table 61: Market drivers for printable, flexible and stretchable conductive inks
Table 62: Typical conductive ink formulation
Table 63: Characteristics of analog printing processes for conductive inks
Table 64: Characteristics of digital printing processes for conductive inks
Table 65: Printable electronics products
Table 66: Comparative properties of conductive inks
Table 67: Applications in conductive inks by type and benefits thereof
Table 68: Opportunities for advanced materials in printed electronics
Table 69: Applications in flexible and stretchable batteries, by nanomaterials type and benefits thereof
Table 70: Price comparison of thin-film transistor (TFT) electronics technology
Table 71: Main markets for conductive inks, applications and revenues
Table 72: Conductive inks in the printable, flexible and stretchable electronics market 2017-2030 revenue forecast (million $), by ink types

List of Figures

Figure 1: Evolution of electronics
Figure 2: Wove Band
Figure 3: Wearable graphene medical sensor
Figure 4: Applications timeline for organic and printed electronics
Figure 5: Mimo Baby Monitor
Figure 6: Wearable health monitor incorporating graphene photodetectors
Figure 7: Schematic of single-walled carbon nanotube
Figure 8: Stretchable SWNT memory and logic devices for wearable electronics
Figure 9: Stretchable carbon aerogel incorporating carbon nanotubes
Figure 10: Graphene layer structure schematic
Figure 11: Flexible graphene touch screen
Figure 12: Foldable graphene E-paper
Figure 13: Large-area metal mesh touch panel
Figure 14: Silver nanocomposite ink after sintering and resin bonding of discrete electronic components
Figure 15: Flexible silver nanowire wearable mesh
Figure 16: Copper based inks on flexible substrate
Figure 17: Cellulose nanofiber films
Figure 18: Nanocellulose photoluminescent paper
Figure 19: LEDs shining on circuitry imprinted on a 5x5cm sheet of CNF
Figure 20: Foldable nanopaper
Figure 21: Foldable nanopaper antenna
Figure 22: Paper memory (ReRAM)
Figure 23: Quantum dot
Figure 24: The light-blue curve represents a typical spectrum from a conventional white-LED LCD TV. With quantum dots, the spectrum is tunable to any colours of red, green, and blue, and each Color is limited to a narrow band
Figure 25: Black phosphorus structure
Figure 26: Black Phosphorus crystal
Figure 27: Bottom gated flexible few-layer phosphorene transistors with the hydrophobic dielectric encapsulation
Figure 28: Graphitic carbon nitride
Figure 29: Schematic of germanene
Figure 30: Graphdiyne structure
Figure 31: Schematic of Graphane crystal
Figure 32: Structure of hexagonal boron nitride
Figure 33: Structure of 2D molybdenum disulfide
Figure 34: SEM image of MoS2
Figure 35: Atomic force microscopy image of a representative MoS2 thin-film transistor
Figure 36: Schematic of the molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) thin-film sensor with the deposited molecules that create additional charge
Figure 37: Schematic of a monolayer of rhenium disulphide
Figure 38: Silicene structure
Figure 39: Monolayer silicene on a silver (111) substrate
Figure 40: Silicene transistor
Figure 41: Crystal structure for stanene
Figure 42: Atomic structure model for the 2D stanene on Bi2Te3(111)
Figure 43: Schematic of tungsten diselenide
Figure 44: Schematic of Indium Selenide (InSe)
Figure 45: Covestro wearables
Figure 46: Royole flexible display
Figure 47: Panasonic CNT stretchable Resin Film
Figure 48: Flexionet conductive film
Figure 49: Bending durability of Ag nanowires
Figure 50: NFC computer chip
Figure 51: NFC translucent diffuser schematic
Figure 52: Softceptor sensor
Figure 53: BeBop Media Arm Controller
Figure 54: LG Innotek flexible textile pressure sensor
Figure 55: C2Sense flexible sensor
Figure 56: <hitoe> nanofiber conductive shirt original design(top) and current design (bottom)
Figure 57: Garment-based printable electrodes
Figure 58: Wearable gas sensor
Figure 59: BeBop Sensors Marcel Modular Data Gloves
Figure 60: BeBop Sensors Smart Helmet Sensor System
Figure 61: Torso and Extremities Protection (TEP) system
Figure 62: Global market for wearable electronics, 2015-2030, by application, billions $
Figure 63: Global transparent conductive electrodes market forecast by materials type, 2012-2030, millions $
Figure 64: BITalino systems
Figure 65: Connected human body
Figure 66: Flexible, lightweight temperature sensor
Figure 67: Prototype ECG sensor patch
Figure 68: Graphene-based E-skin patch
Figure 69: Wearable bio-fluid monitoring system for monitoring of hydration
Figure 70: Smart mouth guard
Figure 71: Smart e-skin system comprising health-monitoring sensors, displays, and ultra flexible PLEDs
Figure 72: Graphene medical patch
Figure 73: TempTraQ wearable wireless thermometer
Figure 74: Mimo baby monitor
Figure 75: Nanowire skin hydration patch
Figure 76: Wearable sweat sensor
Figure 77: GraphWear wearable sweat sensor
Figure 78: My UV Patch
Figure 79: Overview layers of L’Oreal skin patch…
Figure 80: Global medical and healthcare smart textiles and wearables market, 2015-2030, billions $
Figure 81: Global medical and healthcare smart textiles and wearables market, 2015-2030, billions $
Figure 82: Omniphobic-coated fabric
Figure 83: Conductive yarns
Figure 84: Work out shirt incorporating ECG sensors, flexible lights and heating elements
Figure 85: Schematic illustration of the fabrication concept for textile-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) made by sewing textile electrodes onto cloth or paper
Figure 86: Flexible Shirt and Flexible Top Hat
Figure 87 Global smart clothing, interactive fabrics and apparel sales by market segment, 2017. 247
Figure 88: Global market for printable, flexible and stretchable electronic textiles and apparel, 2015-2030 (billion $)
Figure 89: Energy harvesting textile
Figure 90: StretchSense Energy Harvesting Kit
Figure 91: LG Chem Heaxagonal battery
Figure 92: Printed 1.5V battery
Figure 93: Energy densities and specific energy of rechargeable batteries
Figure 94: Stretchable graphene supercapacitor
Figure 95: LG OLED flexible lighting panel
Figure 96: Flexible OLED incorporated into automotive headlight
Figure 97: Flexible & stretchable LEDs based on quantum dots
Figure 98: Demand for thin film, flexible and printed batteries 2015, by market
Figure 99: Demand for thin film, flexible and printed batteries 2030, by market
Figure 100: Global market for printable, flexible and stretchable batteries, 2015-2030 (billion $)
Figure 101: Global market for printable, flexible and stretchable solar, 2015-2030 (billion $)
Figure 102: Global market for printable, flexible and stretchable lighting, 2015-2030 (billion $)
Figure 103: LG Display LG Display 77-inch flexible transparent OLED display
Figure 104: Thin film transistor incorporating CNTs
Figure 105: Carbon nanotubes flexible, rechargeable yarn batteries incorporated into flexible, rechargeable yarn batteries
Figure 106: Flexible LCD
Figure 107: “Full ActiveTM Flex”
Figure 108: FOLED schematic
Figure 109: Foldable display
Figure 110: Stretchable AMOLED
Figure 111: LGD 12.3” FHD Automotive OLED
Figure 112 Paper-like foldable AMOLED screen
Figure 113: LECTUM® display
Figure 114: Global market for printable, flexible and stretchable displays, 2015-2030 (billion $)
Figure 115: BGT Materials graphene ink product
Figure 116: Flexible RFID tag
Figure 117: Enfucell Printed Battery
Figure 118: Graphene printed antenna
Figure 119: Printed antennas for aircraft
Figure 120: Stretchable material for formed an in-molded electronics
Figure 121: Wearable patch with a skin-compatible, pressure-sensitive adhesive
Figure 122: Thin film transistor incorporating CNTs
Figure 123: Conductive inks in the printable, flexible and stretchable electronics market 2017-2030 revenue forecast (million $), by ink types

Methodology