Introduction
Stretchable
electronics concerns electrical and electronic circuits and combinations of
these that are elastically or inelastically stretchable by more than a few
percent while retaining function. For that, they tend to be laminar and usually
thin. No definitions of electronics and electrical sectors are fully watertight
but it is convenient to consider stretchable electronics as a part of printed
electronics, a term taken to include printed and potentially printed (e.g. thin
film) electronics and electrics. This is because the cost, space and weight
reduction sought in most cases is best achieved by printing and printing-like
technologies.
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Commercialization
Commercialization
is elusive, though there are some initial adoption such as moldable parts in
vehicles and shape changing electroactive polymers for haptic response. New
devices also include Reebok's head impact indicator "CheckLight".
These are just the beginning, with end users and participants seeing huge
potential.
Investment
Electronics
that is very elastic or definable without loss of function has seen several
hundred million dollars spent by universities on such research so far and more
modest tens of millions of dollars has been raised by companies to pursue the
opportunity. A notable example of this was the 2012 round of $12.5 million by
MC10 in the USA, a company exclusively dedicated to commercializing stretchable
electronics. Others are involved in the materials to enable stretchable
electronics such as carbon nanotubes.
Market
and Territory Analysis
The
applications targeted are primarily in healthcare, including health-related
monitoring and management for military purposes and sport. About 40% of the
research and commercialization of stretchable electronics takes place in the
USA, with the UK, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Korea and
Japan, also making a broad impact. This report examines who is bringing what to
market and why and it analyses where the most promising opportunities lie. It
scopes the emerging stretchable technologies, many of which promise huge
improvements, opening yet more potential markets.
Main
areas the report covers
The
report examines how stretchable technology fits into the electronics and end
user markets, the materials and applications that look most promising, and the
lessons of success and failure. Profiles of 56 organizations that have made
significant advances are provided.
Table
of Contents
1.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
2. INTRODUCTION
3.
HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS
4.
OTHER APPLICATIONS
5.
STRETCHABILITY REQUIREMENTS AND STRUCTURAL APPROACH
6.
KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES -STRETCHABLE AND FOLDABLE
7.
PROFILES OF 55 ORGANISATIONS IN THIS FIELD
8.
GLOSSARY
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