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Scientists from ITMO University, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, and the University of Toronto have developed a gel ink that emits light when exposed to monochromatic radiation of various wavelengths. This makes it possible to create complex images when applying tags to products – the scientists believe that the level of anti-counterfeiting protection offered by their invention is much higher than that of the existing counterparts. The results are highlighted in the Advanced Functional Materials article "Multicolored Nanocolloidal Hydrogel Inks" The invention is based on nanocolloidal systems produced by means of ionic gelation of nanoparticles with different charges. They contain poly(ethyl methacrylate)-based polymer particles with different charges, which gives the material not just plasticity but also the ability to self-restore. The gels produced in such a way can be used for 2D imagery as well as in multilayer 3D printing, which offers many prospects for their use: from the creation of functional biological materials and films to the printing of optically active structures. Among the applications of the latter is anti-counterfeiting protection. The tags developed at ITMO University can be applied not only on even surfaces but also on those with complex geometry or morphology. It’s also worth mentioning that this method is not just eco-friendly and affordable, but also safe for both customers and products. It can be used to tag clothes, as it doesn’t damage fabrics and the tags can be easily removed with organic solvents. It can also be used in the food industry: the tags don’t percolate even through thin membranes, which makes it possible to use them in food packaging. Scientists from ITMO’s ChemBio Cluster focused on the latter application, as anti-counterfeiting protection is not only promising but also relevant. “Manufacturers lose over 20% of their income to counterfeiting. But in truth, this is an issue for customers, as well – if it's food or cosmetics that we are talking about, counterfeit goods can be harmful to one’s health. This is why any methods that help deal with counterfeiting are in demand. As of now, there’s a competition between radiofrequency methods and the more classical hidden images methods. RFID tags make use of rare-earth metals, which are also used in electronics and so on; they are currently used to mark upscale goods and aren’t very good for mass production. Plus, they are harmful to the environment, and today, there’s a focus on green technology and renewable sources,” comments Egor Ryabchenko, one of the authors of the research and a Master’s student at ITMO’s ChemBio Cluster. The level of protection is increased thanks to the gel’s nanoparticles having different optical activity levels; simply put, they start to glow when exposed to light at different wavelengths. This makes it possible to create complex combined patterns that are harder to forge. “According to this technology, we can create multilayered hidden patterns that can only be seen at different wavelengths. This way, even if the perpetrators succeed in forging a part of the tag, there’s a good chance that they wouldn’t be able to forge the other. What’s more, the difference between the original pattern and the forged one will be immediately apparent. In addition, thanks to every image being an optically active structure, we can expand the range of methods used for their analysis and verification. For example, it can be a bar code or a QR code that can only be seen in UV light, and its inverted version – only in light at a different wavelength,” explains the researcher. The scientists plan to continue experimenting with the ink formula so that they can adjust it to the needs of specific industries. By changing the formula, the ink can be made better in terms of thermal resistance (this can be of use to the manufacturers of electronics and equipment), or in terms of plasticity (which is relevant for tagging clothes). For more information, visit: https://news.itmo.ru/en/science/new_materials/news/12164

A new kind of fiber developed by researchers at MIT and in Sweden can be made into clothing that senses how much it is being stretched or compressed, and then provides immediate tactile feedback in the form of pressure, lateral stretch, or vibration. Such fabrics, the team suggests, could be used in garments that help train singers or athletes to better control their breathing, or that help patient recovering from disease or surgery to recover their breathing patterns. The multilayered fibers, dubbed OmniFibers contain a fluid channel in the center, which can be activated by a fluidic system. This system controls the fibers’ geometry by pressurizing and releasing a fluid medium, such as compressed air or water, into the channel, allowing the fiber to act as an artificial muscle. The fibers also contain stretchable sensors that can detect and measure the degree of stretching of the fibers. The resulting composite fibers are thin and flexible enough to be sewn, woven, or knitted using standard commercial machines. The new fiber architecture has a number of key features. Its extremely narrow size and use of inexpensive material make it relatively easy to structure the fibers into a variety of fabric forms. It’s also compatible with human skin since its outer layer is based on a material similar to common polyester. And, its fast response time and the strength and variety of the forces it can impart allow for a rapid feedback system for training or remote communications using haptics (based on the sense of touch). Afsar (a visiting doctoral student and research affiliate at MIT) says that the shortcomings of most existing artificial muscle fibers are that they are either thermally activated, which can cause overheating when used in contact with human skin, or they have low-power efficiency or arduous training processes. These systems often have slow response and recovery times, limiting their immediate usability in applications that require rapid feedback, she says. As an initial test application of the material, the team made a type of undergarment that singers can wear to monitor and play back the movement of respiratory muscles, to later provide kinesthetic feedback through the same garment to encourage optimal posture and breathing patterns for the desired vocal performance. The researchers had the singer perform while wearing the garment made of their robotic fibers, and recorded the movement data from the strain sensors woven into the garment. Then, they translated the sensor data to the corresponding tactile feedback. We eventually were able to achieve both the sensing and the modes of actuation that we wanted in the textile, to record and replay the complex movements that we could capture from an expert singer’s physiology and transpose it to a nonsinger, a novice learner’s body. So, we are not just capturing this knowledge from an expert, but we are able to haptically transfer that to someone who is just learning,” she says. Though this initial testing is in the context of vocal pedagogy, the same approach could be used to help athletes to learn how best to control their breathing in a given situation, based on monitoring accomplished athletes as they carry out various activities and stimulating the muscle groups that are in action, Afsar says. The physiology of breathing is actually quite complex, explains Afsar, who is carrying out this work as part of her doctoral thesis at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. “We are not quite aware of which muscles we use and what the physiology of breathing consists of,” she says. So, the garments they designed have separate modules to monitor different muscle groups as the wearer breathes in and out, and can replay the individual motions to stimulate the activation of each muscle group. The soft fiber composite, which resembles a strand of yarn, has five layers: the innermost fluid channel, a silicone-based elastomeric tube to contain the working fluid, a soft stretchable sensor that detects strain as a change in electrical resistance, a braided polymer stretchable outer mesh that controls the outer dimensions of the fiber, and a nonstretchy filament that provides a mechanical constraint on the overall extensibility. The fiber-level engineering and fabric-level design are nicely integrated in this study,” says Lining Yao, an assistant professor of human-computer interaction at Carnegie Mellon University, who was not associated with this research. This work demonstrates “different machine knitting techniques, including inlay and active spacer fabric, advanced the state-of-the-art regarding ways of embedding actuating fibers into textiles,” she says. “Integrating strain sensing and feedbacks are essential when we talk about wearable interactions with actuating fabrics. Eventually, the hope is that such garments could also be used to help patients regain healthy breathing patterns after major surgery or respiratory disease such as Covid-19, or even as an alternative treatment for sleep apnea (which Afsar suffered from as a child, she says). Ishii (the Jerome B. Wiesner Professor of Media Arts and Sciences) says he can foresee a variety of applications for this technology. “Everybody has to breathe. Breathing has a major impact on productivity, confidence, and performance,” he says. “Breathing is important for singing, but also this can help when recovering from surgery or depression. For example, breathing is so important for meditation.” The system also might be useful for training other kinds of muscle movements besides breathing, he says. For example, “Many of our artists studied amazing calligraphy, but I want to feel the dynamics of the stroke of the brushes,” which might be accomplished with a sleeve and glove made of this closed-loop-feedback material. And Olympic athletes might sharpen their skills by wearing a garment that reproduces the movements of a top athlete, whether a weightlifter or a skier, he suggests. For more information, visit: https://www.media.mit.edu/articles/new-fibers-can-make-breath-regulating-garments/

Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, through its Electronic Materials Division, is proud to introduce BEYOLEX™, a new thermoset stretchable film for printed electronics. This novel material is based on a proprietary non-silicone thermoset polymer chemistry developed by Panasonic researchers at the Electronic Materials laboratory in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan. This new product BEYOLEX™ features softness, conformability, high-temperature resistance, and ultra-low permanent deformation after stretching. The stretchable film is 100 microns in thickness, delivered on a high-temperature Polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) carrier for mechanical stability during processing and a thin Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or polyester) coversheet for protection. The high surface energy of the BEYOLEX™ substrate makes it compatible with a wide variety of functional inks and pastes, including screen-printed stretchable silver composite pastes; sintered metal pastes; and liquid metals like eutectic Indium Gallium alloys. These properties make BEYOLEX™ substrate attractive for many end-use applications including, but not limited to, health/wellness, automotive, sensors, haptics, Internet of Things (IoT), gaming, augmented reality (AR), soft robotics, and aerospace. Product Features: Good Elongation: More than 200% Soft and Conformable: Modulus of less than 2.5 MPa Ultra-Low Hysteresis: Less than 0.1% permanent deformation after 100% stretching High-Temperature Resistance: Greater than 300°C Transparent: More than 90% Transmission Over Visible Spectrum Good Electrical Properties: Breakdown Voltage 98 kV/mm This novel non-silicone polymer resin system exhibits amazing properties when made into a film,” said Takatoshi Abe, Research Manager, Panasonic Electronic Materials Division and Co-inventor of BEYOLEX™ technology. “We think this technology - which our team developed, patented, and commercialized - can be the foundation for many new innovative products that will improve people’s lives. No Other Printed Electronic Substrate like BEYOLEX™ As electronic devices become more ubiquitous, their form-factors have evolved to meet their end-use requirements. Traditional printed electronic substrates like polyester and polyimide films are not pliable, stretchable, or soft. Silicone-based films can be incompatible with standard electronic materials and processes. Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) are commonly used as a substrate for pliable printed electronics, but these films have low-temperature resistance and can be prone to permanent deformation after being strained. “We view electronic materials based on this polymer technology as enabling an entire new class of soft and pliable electronic devices,” said Andy Behr, Technology Manager, Panasonic Electronic Materials. Availability BEYOLEX™ film is initially available as Panasonic product number MUAS13111AA: A4 size (210mm x 300mm) sheets, 5 sheets per package. Custom configurations, roll, or sheet sizes may be available depending on minimum order quantities. Packages of BEYOLEX™ MUAS13111AA will be available for purchase from selected distribution partners in North America. For more information, visit: https://na.panasonic.com/us/news/panasonic-launches-novel-substrate-film-enabling-development-soft-printed-electronics?utm_campaign=oktopost&utm_content=oktopost-BEYOLEX&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin

Speaker: John Fahlteich | Company: Fraunhofer FEP | Date: 11-12 May 2021 | Full Presentation Continued advances in Flexible Hybrid Electronics have required material suppliers to deliver improved functionality to the device developers in broad applications such as sensors, displays, barrier films, photovoltaics, medical diagnostics, consumer electronics, HMI (Human Machine Interface), and Flexible Printed Circuits (FPCs). Demands on the film substrate suppliers can vary widely, and polymer property requirements typically include: clean surfaces with low surface defects, optically clear films with low haze and iridescence, near zero thermal shrinkage for multilayer print registration and component attach via solder reflow, UV and Hydrolysis resistance, and VTM-0 Flame Retardance. Many requests also include an ability to further tailor the surface chemistry to improve and enhance the downstream processing performance. New commercial polyester film types have been introduced by DuPont Teijin Films, and their typical end use applications will be described. Fraunhofer FEP performs Roll-to-Roll film processing, and they are developing transparent and robust permeation Barrier Films for Flexible Electronics. The substrate choice is critical for optimized performance, and Fraunhofer FEP will describe their journey and key learnings. John Fahlteich Group Leader coFlex | Deputy Head of Department R2R Technologies @ Fraunhofer FEP Bio Dr. John Fahlteich born 1981, graduated from the University of Leipzig with a diploma in physics in 2005. In 2010, he earned a PhD from the Technical University of Chemnitz with a thesis about vacuum deposited permeation barrier layers. In total, he has now 15 years of experience in Roll-to-Roll Thin Film Coating on Plastic Web. John is a Research Group Leader in the Business Unit “Plasma Technology” at Fraunhofer FEP. As of today, he published over 40 papers, conference contributions and patents as well as three book chapters in the field. John is currently principal consortium coordinator of three Horizon 2020 funded Projects (Switch2Save, NanoQI, and the Open Innovation Test Bed FlexFunction2Sustain). Join TechBlick on an annual pass to join all live online conference or online version of onsite conference access library of on-demand talks (600 talks + PDFs) portfolio of expert led masterclass year-round platform https://www.techblick.com/ And do NOT miss our flagship event in Berlin on 17-18 OCT 2023 focused on Reshaping the Future of Electronics. This event attracts 550-600 participants from all the world and offers a superb ambience and dynamic exhibition floor. To learn more visit https://www.techblick.com/electronicsreshaped To see feedback about previous event see https://www.techblick.com/events-agenda

Researchers from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Florida have developed a sensor that could diagnose a heart attack in less than 30 minutes, according to a study published in Lab on a Chip"A multiplexed ion-exchange membrane-based miRNA (MIX·miR) detection platform for rapid diagnosis of myocardial infarction". "Currently, it takes health care professionals hours to diagnose a heart attack. Initial results from an echocardiogram can quickly show indications of heart disease, but to confirm a patient is having a heart attack, a blood sample and analysis is required. Those results can take up to eight hours." “The current methods used to diagnose a heart attack are not only time intensive, but they also have to be applied within a certain window of time to get accurate results,” said Pinar Zorlutuna, the Sheehan Family Collegiate Professor of Engineering at Notre Dame and lead author of the paper. “Because our sensor targets a combination of miRNA, it can quickly diagnose more than just heart attacks without the timeline limitation.” "By targeting three distinct types of microRNA or miRNA, the newly developed sensor can distinguish between an acute heart attack and a reperfusion — the restoration of blood flow, or reperfusion injury, and requires less blood than traditional diagnostic methods to do so. The ability to differentiate between someone with inadequate blood supply to an organ and someone with a reperfusion injury is an unmet, clinical need that this sensor addresses." “The technology developed for this sensor showcases the advantage of using miRNA compared to protein-based biomarkers, the traditional diagnostic target,” said Hsueh-Chia Chang, the Bayer Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Notre Dame and co-author of the paper. “Additionally, the portability and cost efficiency of this device demonstrates the potential for it to improve how heart attacks and related issues are diagnosed in clinical settings and in developing countries.” "A patent application has been filed for the sensor and the researchers are working with Notre Dame’s IDEA Center to potentially establish a startup company that would manufacture the device." "Bioengineers Chang and Zorlutuna are both affiliated with Notre Dame’s Institute for Precision Health. Additional co-authors from Notre Dame are Stuart Ryan Blood, Cameron DeShetler, Bradley Ellis, Xiang Ren, George Ronan and Satyajyoti Senapati. Co-authors from the University of Florida are David Anderson, Eileen Handberg, Keith March and Carl Pepine. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute." Source:https://research.nd.edu/news/low-cost-portable-device-could-diagnose-heart-attacks-in-minutes/

A group of researchers from Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Politecnico di Milano and Gyeongsang National University has published Nature Communications paper "A sub-150-nanometre-thick and ultraconformable solution-processed all-organic transistor" where they managed to fabricate the first example of ultra-thin fully solution processed organic transistors of thinner than 150 nm and low bending radii, below 0.8 μm. "Recent advancements in the field of electronics have paved the way to the development of new applications, such as tattoo electronics, where the employment of ultra conformable devices is required, typically achievable with a significant reduction in their total thickness. Organic materials can be considered enablers, owing to the possibility of depositing films with thicknesses at the nanometric scale, even from solution. However, available processes do not allow obtaining devices with thicknesses below hundreds of nanometres, thus setting a limit. Here, we show an all-organic field-effect transistor that is less than 150 nm thick and that is fabricated through a fully solution-based approach. Such unprecedented thickness permits the device to conformally adhere onto nonplanar surfaces, such as human skin, and to be bent to a radius lower than 1 μm, thereby overcoming another limitation for field-effect transistors and representing a fundamental advancement in the field of ultrathin and tattoo electronics." "Here, we demonstrate that it is possible to fabricate an all solution-processed OFET with a total thickness <150 nm, which is the thinnest freestanding transistor ever fabricated, by adopting an approach based on solution-assisted delamination of free-standing ultrathin insulating poly(vinyl formal) (PVF) layers employed as a self-standing (or self-supporting) gate dielectric. As a consequence, we also demonstrate the smallest bending radius (0.7 µm) reported thus far for any transistor technology. Due to its ultralow thickness, the device shows high transparency, together with an extremely high level of conformability, and is able to confirm on complex 3D surfaces, such as human skin. Such a result pushes even further the boundaries of ultrathin organic electronics towards solution-based and large-area produced imperceptible systems suitable for integration on top of prefabricated objects to make them “smarter” or “connected” without altering their aspect, with simple lamination processes driven by van der Waals forces. In addition to higher mechanical robustness and flexibility, a thinner device implies lower volumes of materials, especially substrates, a critical aspect for the sustainability of electronics conceived to be disposable."

"A team of bioengineers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has invented a novel soft and flexible self-powered bioelectronic device. The technology converts human body motions — from bending an elbow to subtle movements such as a pulse on one’s wrist — into electricity that could be used to power wearable and implantable diagnostic sensors". The research results are published by Nature materials "Giant magnetoelastic effect in soft systems for bioelectronics" "The researchers discovered that the magnetoelastic effect, which is the change of how much material is magnetized when tiny magnets are constantly pushed together and pulled apart by mechanical pressure, can exist in a soft and flexible system — not just one that is rigid. To prove their concept, the team used microscopic magnets dispersed in a paper-thin silicone matrix to generate a magnetic field that changes in strength as the matrix undulated. As the magnetic field’s strength shifts, electricity is generated." “Our finding opens up a new avenue for practical energy, sensing and therapeutic technologies that are human-body-centric and can be connected to the Internet of Things,” said study leader Jun Chen, an assistant professor of bioengineering at UCLA Samueli. “What makes this technology unique is that it allows people to stretch and move with comfort when the device is pressed against human skin, and because it relies on magnetism rather than electricity, humidity and our own sweat do not compromise its effectiveness.” "Chen and his team built a small, flexible magnetoelastic generator (about the size of a U.S. quarter) made of a platinum-catalyzed silicone polymer matrix and neodymium-iron-boron nanomagnets. They then affixed it to a subject’s elbow with a soft, stretchy silicone band. The magnetoelastic effect they observed was four times greater than similarly sized setups with rigid metal alloys. As a result, the device generated electrical currents of 4.27 milliamperes per square centimeter, which is 10,000 times better than the next best comparable technology." "In fact, the flexible magnetoelastic generator is so sensitive that it could convert human pulse waves into electrical signals and act as a self-powered, waterproof heart-rate monitor. The electricity generated can also be used to sustainably power other wearable devices, such as a sweat sensor or a thermometer." "There have been ongoing efforts to make wearable generators that harvest energy from human body movements to power sensors and other devices, but the lack of practicality has hindered such progress. For example, rigid metal alloys with magnetoelastic effects do not bend sufficiently to compress against the skin and generate meaningful levels of power for viable applications." "Other devices that rely on static electricity tend not to generate enough energy. Their performance can also suffer in humid conditions, or when there is sweat on the skin. Some have tried to encapsulate such devices in order to keep water out, but that cuts down their effectiveness. The UCLA team’s novel wearable magnetoelastic generators, however, tested well even after being soaked in artificial perspiration for a week." For more information: https://samueli.ucla.edu/ucla-bioengineers-develop-new-class-of-human-powered-bioelectronics/

"Swedish tech company DP Patterning, which offers innovative technology for flexible circuit board production, focuses its efforts on the German automotive industry, as its innovation revolutionizes circuit board manufacturing and disrupts an industry where every gram and step towards more sustainable manufacturing counts." "Flexible Printed Circuit Boards (FPCBs) are used in many electronic products and are globally mass-produced. They are an integral part of today’s technology and society and are used in everyday consumer appliances such as phones, wireless antennas, and to a large extent, newly produced vehicles." "Swedish-founded DP Patterning has invented a unique mechanical process called Dry Phase Patterning technology for producing FPCBs, which is more environmentally friendly and cost-efficient than other alternatives. The technology is designed for System & Solution Providers with electronic assembly capacity and for in-house production, it is customizable and simplifies the process of production by reducing transports and lead times as well as significantly cutting costs. By bringing the production of Flexible PCBs in-house, an entire step in the traditional chain of production can be saved." says "We’ve come up with an innovation that eliminates the traditional and hazardous chemical etching processes, typically conducted in distant countries, and replaces that with the in-house reel-to-reel process" Staffan continues "As the demand for green-tech production increases together with an increased interest in in-house production independent of trade wars and logistic cross border-challenges, we believe that our product can truly disrupt the traditional way of how the automotive industry produces new vehicles. We’re now putting all of our efforts toward the German market, the cradle of the European automotive industry." "The DP Patterning supports manufacturers and front-runners in the automotive, LED lighting, and RFID sectors, while continuously researching and developing green-tech system solutions to individual customer requirements." For more information visit: https://dppatterning.com/swedish-circuit-board-innovation-company-dp-patterning-set-to-disrupt-german-automotive-industry/

"The leading converting equipment manufacturer GM has announced that it is joining forces with SCIPRIOS GmbH to provide tailor-made, cutting-edge R&D coating solutions for both scientific research and industrial production in all areas of printed electronics." "Over the past decade, GM has successfully applied its deep knowledge of coating technology to specialized expand into the solar cell and other functional materials segments with its own specialised range of roll-to-roll thin-film coating machinery. As innovation in these markets continues to grow, so does the demand for expertise in handling the delicately printed, sensitive thin films used in printed electronics applications." "One of GM’s first customers in this area was the Solar Factory of the Future (SFF) at the Energy Campus in Nürnberg, Germany, a collaboration that is still ongoing. SCIPRIOS (Science-PrintingSemiconductors) was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from the SFF and the Bavarian Center for Applied Energy Research (ZAE Bayern). Headed up by Managing Directorspecialized Dr. Tobias Stubhan, the technology start-up provides turnkey pilot production lines for printed photovoltaics including printing, structuring, backend, and complete module processes." “This official announcement of our partnership is based on several years of fruitful collaboration,” says Uffe Nielsen, GM’s CEO. “Earlier this year, we took the next step and introduced the second generation of our SOLAR Coating Platform, which has been developed with SCIPRIOS. We are now extending that cooperation to also include sales, customer support and service, and consumables, as well as coating workshops and demos.” "The SOLAR-300 is a unique coating and printing platform available in widths of 330, 500, or 550 mm, or in a custom size. Completely modular, it can be configured with multiple slot die-coating stations, gravure coating, flexo printing, and rotary screen printing, and features the option to add laser cutting and inkjet printing in-line for manufacturing printed electronic devices in one pass. The machine has been designed so that is it suitable for both R&D and as a production machine, making it easy to upgrade to full-scale manufacturing." “Our partnership will equip researchers around the world with the tools that facilitate the development and upscaling of organic and perovskite photovoltaics, photodetectors, batteries, supercapacitors,, OLEDs for displays and lighting applications, fuel cells, smart windows and more for a brighter and more sustainable future,” concluded Uffe Sources: https://www.sciprios.de/news/ https://gm.dk/news/gm-announces-solar-printed-electronics-partnership-with-sciprios/

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"ams Osram has announced a series of 2835 (2.8×3.5-mm) LEDs under the Osconiq brand including an emitter that uses quantum dot (QD) technology to more efficiently deliver excellent color rendering and warm CCTs. The new series further includes an LED with a cyan peak intended for lighting for health and wellbeing or circadian lighting applications. An 80-CRI mem2ber of the family for commercial and industrial (C&I) lighting applications completes the new series." "The 2835 opportunity has certainly caught the attention of LED manufacturers. Lumileds just announced higher-performing 2835 LEDs a few weeks ago and that was after a similar performance push in February. Osram has previously offered 2835 LED in its Duris family of LEDs that target mainstream, specification-grade lighting products. The Osconiq family generally targets architectural, professional-grade luminaires." "The three LEDs in the Osconiq E 2835 series cover a breadth of potential deployments in the C&I and adjacent application spaces. The standard Osconiq E 2835 CRI 80 is a component that can serve in mainstream C&I applications and that would allow a luminaire manufacturer to offer a product line with luminaires varying in color quality that all use LEDs from the same family. The company said the 80-CRI component might be used in office and retail applications". "The most significant member of the new series is perhaps the Osconiq E 2835 CRI 90 QD component. The use of QDs in the phosphor formulation provides a sharper cutoff of red energy outside the human visual range and therefore a more efficient LED at warm CCTs with excellent color rendering. The then-Osram Opto Semiconductors business unit announced commercial availability of the first QD-enabled LED for general lighting back in the summer of 2019." "ams Osram said the 2835 QD LED offers the expected evolutionary efficacy improvements from the 3030, but largely uses the same technology platform. The company said efficacy would exceed 200 lm/W even at warm CCTs and 90 CRI. The LED will be offered over the range of 2200K to 6500K CCT. The color quality is, of course, important for the intended applications, including high-end retail and hospitality, but it will also enable luminaire makers to meet the Single Lighting Regulation (SLR) policy on light source efficacy that the European Union is mandating by September 2021. The prescribed efficacy levels apply to 90-CRI LEDs and also require LEDs to offer R9 (saturated red) rendering at levels of 50 or better. The QD technology will play a big role in that new policy." "The QD performance could soon be pushed further. For now, RoHS regulations on hazardous substances limit the cadmium presence to a maximum of 100 ppm (parts per million) in the phosphor formulation, and thus far cadmium-free QD technology remains elusive for general illumination deployment. But ams Osram said lighting applications where the QDs are sealed and protected such as in its phosphor formulation may get exemptions from the cadmium limits by the end of this year." "ams Osram said the 2835 QD LED offers the expected evolutionary efficacy improvements from the 3030, but largely uses the same technology platform. The company said efficacy would exceed 200 lm/W even at warm CCTs and 90 CRI. The LED will be offered over the range of 2200K to 6500K CCT." "The color quality is, of course, important for the intended applications, including high-end retail and hospitality, but it will also enable luminaire makers to meet the Single Lighting Regulation (SLR) policy on light source efficacy that the European Union is mandating by September 2021. The prescribed efficacy levels apply to 90-CRI LEDs and also require LEDs to offer R9 (saturated red) rendering at levels of 50 or better. The QD technology will play a big role in that new policy." "The QD performance could soon be pushed further. For now, RoHS regulations on hazardous substances limit the cadmium presence to a maximum of 100 ppm (parts per million) in the phosphor formulation, and thus far cadmium-free QD technology remains elusive for general illumination deployment. But ams Osram said lighting applications where the QDs are sealed and protected such as in its phosphor formulation may get exemptions from the cadmium limits by the end of this year." "The final member of the new E 2835 family is the Osconiq E 2835 Cyan, and that LED squarely targets lighting for health and wellbeing applications. The LED is not QD-based. Rather, the LED appears to be based on a pair of blue pumps with the more powerful one operating in the cyan region centered at about 480 nm, while the traditional blue pump down at the 450-nm wavelength produces a relatively lesser energy peak." "Now ams Osram will have a similar tool for luminaire makers that want to offer products that can improve circadian health. The 480-nm peak would be utilized in the morning to boost alertness and ultimately to improve sleep patterns. And the cyan LED could be combined with the QD in a two-channel system that also could deliver a warm red-centric SPD later in the day and before bedtime." Source:https://www.ledsmagazine.com/leds-ssl-design/article/14207478/ams-osram-expands-qd-offer-and-adds-a-2835-for-humancentric-ssl