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Teijin to show nanotech materials at Nanotechnology expo

28 Jan '15

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Japan based Teijin Limited will exhibit a wide range of nanotech materials and products at the Nanotechnology Exhibition and Conference being held in Tokyo from January 28-30, 2015.

Teijin’s booth 4E-16 will present nanotech materials and products for sustainable transportation, information and electronics, safety and protection, environment and energy, and healthcare.

It will include Nanofront, an ultra-fine polyester fibre with an unprecedented diameter of just 700 nanometers featuring superior fitting, slip resistance, heat and light shielding, and filtering properties.

It is used for diverse applications, including clothing and industrial applications such as filters and heat-shielding sheets.

Another product on display is a 100 per cent carbon nanotube continuous yarn offering high electrical and thermal conductivity similar to metal with the flexibility, robust handling and strength of a textile fibre.

Envisioned uses include space, aerospace, healthcare, vehicles and smart garments. A high-end audio cable and a smart fabric will be exhibited at the show.

Another product, NanoGram Si paste is a printed electronics material containing 20nm-diameter silicon nanoparticles for photovoltaic cells capable of high conversion efficiency.

Structurally coloured multilayer polyester films or nanotech-based decorative films, which utilise the interference of each multilayer’s optical path difference rather than dyes or pigments, will also be on show.

Polylactic acid (PLA) electrospun sheet which is under development is a PLA nonwoven sheet that is expected to be used for scaffolds in regenerative medicine.

High-performance membranes also under development are high-precision porous thin polyethylene membrane and multi-layer membrane composites for micro filters and moisture permeable waterproof sheets.

It will also show a highly conductive carbon nanofibre with a diameter of 200-300 nanometers and an elliptical cross section consisting of well-developed graphite layers ordered in a single direction.

Envisioned applications include batteries, thermal conducting materials and plastic-reinforcing materials, among others. (AR)

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