Conference to hear of printed organic materials

A new, three-year research collaboration between key players in the plastic electronics field is set to accelerate the speed at which printed organic materials come to market.

A new, three-year research collaboration between key players in the plastic electronics field is set to accelerate the speed at which printed organic materials come to market.

The Max Planck Institute and Ciba Speciality Chemicals will be announcing the details of this project at the Plastic Electronics Conference in Frankfurt on 24th and 25th October 2006.

Combining the research expertise of one of Europe's top materials research bodies with the commercial knowhow of a leading international manufacturer makes productive use of the many synergies between the two.

The collaboration will investigate a range of promising materials which could be used in roll-to-roll printing of plastic electronic circuitry.

Developing appropriate conductive materials for constructing plastic circuits is key to the advancement of many areas of the market.

The production of devices such as sensors, photovoltaic cells, RFID tags and other electronics will benefit greatly from printing, as against other techniques.

Producing the right chemical inks and dyes to facilitate printed, rather than etched, electronics is set to open up completely new markets for low-cost plastic electronics.

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