Nata de Coco Used for Thin Display Substrate

In collaboration with Kyoto University, three companies in Japan, Pioneer Corp., Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. and Rohm Co., have succeeded in developing a thin display substrate using nata de coco, a dessert ingredient made from coconut. This "bio-nanofiber composite" substrate is flexible and transparent, and was created in pursuit of an original concept for reinforcing a transparent polymer using nata de coco.

Made from coconut milk, nata de coco mainly consists of dietary fiber. In this process, it is compressed, desiccated and injected with a special resin to produce a flexible display less than one millimeter thick. The display not only has almost same strength and heat resistance as a glass display but is light and difficult to break as well. Made from natural materials, it also has low environmental impact and is inexpensive. This substrate is thus expected to be employed in flexible mobile displays, e-books, e-newspapers, e-posters, and other new products.



Posted: 2005/10/01 06:52:08 PM
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