Transparent, anti-fingerprint nanocoatings find application on stainless steel surfaces, plastics and glass.They are particularly suitable for designer surfaces in car interiors, households and buildings and on glass touch panels. The removal of oily fingerprint films from transparent surfaces such as windows, glasses, goggles, touch screens and displays of electronic devices is desirable, and touch-based technology has led to a high demand for clean surfaces presenting a perfect, hygienic optical appearance insensitive to fingerprints.
Companies developing anti-fingerprint nanocoatings are mainly based in Germany, the United States, Japan and South Korea. Main players in the anti-fingerprint coatings market are large multi-national glass, chemicals and coatings companies. There are also several SMEs.
Published March 4 2019 | 25 pages
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Technology overview……………………………………………………………… 6
2 Companies…………………………………………………………………………… 10 (41 company profiles)
3 References…………………………………………………………………………… 23
TABLES
- Table 1: Anti-fingerprint nanocoatings-Nanomaterials used, principles, properties and applications………………………. 7
- Table 2: Producers and target market matrix…………………………………………………………………………………………… 10
FIGURES
- Figure 1: Anti-fingerprint nanocoating on glass………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7
- Figure 2: Schematic of anti-fingerprint nanocoatings………………………………………………………………………………….. 9
- Figure 3: Toray anti-fingerprint film (left) and an existing lipophilic film (right)…………………………………………………… 9
- Figure 4: Types of anti-fingerprint coatings applied to touchscreens…………………………………………………………….. 10
