High Tech Plastic Potential

High Tech Plastic Potential: "Plastic Electronics (PE) is the general term to describe electronics based on semiconducting organic materials as opposed to silicon semiconductors. However PE is much more than that and production economies are very different from conventional electronics making it possible to consider products with radically different price points, functionality and performance. The nascent PE sector offers new global market opportunities and the potential applications are numerous, from point-of-care medical diagnostic devices, smart packaging, novel drug delivery devices to real-time newspapers, smart clothing, flexible solar cells and displays. The UK is at the forefront of this technology revolution with numerous centres of excellence and expertise across the PE supply chain, including material suppliers, device manufacturers, technology developers and equipment makers."