Peak Nano Releases NanoPlex Films as a Service

Peak Nano has launched NanoPlex Films as a Service (FaaS). This vertically integrated design, prototyping, and low-rate manufacturing platform leverages Peak’s decades of nanolayer systems formulation and processing expertise, combined with its patented NanoPlex technology, to rapidly develop custom, high-performance films for medical applications and various other markets.

FaaS provides direct access to Peak Nano’s materials science team and cross-industry expertise to create novel solutions without the costs, risks, or multi-year timelines of new polymer development.

The performance of traditional polymer films is limited by the properties of single resins and simple blends but Peak’s NanoPlex technology overcomes these limitations by precisely stacking dozens to thousands of ultra-thin polymer layers.

“For decades, advancing film performance meant waiting for polymer manufacturers to invent the next resin. That can take a decade and cost billions,” Peak Nano CEO Jim Welsh said. “With Films as a Service, we’ve eliminated that bottleneck. We can rapidly develop and deliver new film capabilities from commercially available polymers by dialing in on nanolayered architectures. Customers get breakthrough performance in weeks, not years, and at a fraction of the cost.”

Peak’s engineering platform and nanolayering process expose the unique nanoscale properties of proven polyolefins, polyesters, nylons, elastomers, and composites, including the ways polymer chains are confined and form new interfaces. Nanolayering results in distinct crystallinity, mobility, and morphology compared to the bulk material, dramatically shifting barrier, mechanical, optical, and dielectric properties. By precisely controlling layer thickness, sequence, and composition, these properties can be fine-tuned and optimized in ways not possible with conventional single-layer or blended films.

“With NanoPlex, we give customers nanoscale control over light, gas barrier, material tensile strength, thermal management, electricity storage, and insulation,” Peak Nano Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Michael Ponting stated. “By combining standard polymers in nanolayered configurations, we unlock synergistic interface effects that multiply performance, enabling entirely new film capabilities without waiting for new chemistry.”

A New Model for Film Innovation

FaaS offers end-to-end services, from initial design concept through prototype validation to full technical transfer packages for commercial scale-up. Services include:

• Requirements and Rheology Analysis – Tailored materials research and nanolayered architecture design based on application requirements, whether barrier, dielectric, optical, mechanical, or thermal.
• Rapid Prototyping and Sample Development – Working nanolayer film prototypes composed of proven, commercially available polymers, delivered in as few as six to 10 weeks.
• Testing, Validation, and Optimization – Rigorous in-house and third-party testing across all critical parameters, with iterative design refinement to meet or exceed customer success criteria.
• Technical Package and IP Licensing – Comprehensive documentation including architecture specs, processing conditions, material sourcing, and IP/licensing—everything needed to move from lab to production.
• Manufacturing and Scale-Up Support – Seamless support for the transition to commercial production, whether customers outsource to Peak, use a third-party contract manufacturer, or manufacture in-house.

Key advantages include:

• No Polymer Waiting Game – Engineer new capabilities using off-the-shelf materials, eliminating years of resin R&D and regulatory qualification.
• Dramatic Cost Reduction – Replace expensive specialty resins with smarter nanolayered structures built from affordable commercial polymers, saving millions in BOM costs across high-volume production.
• Sustainability by Design – Enable downgauging, mono-material recyclability, and simplified film structures with a higher proportion of recycled content.
• Extensive Customization – Nearly infinite design freedom through control of layer count, order, thickness, and composition.

Application-Specific Nanoplex Formulations

FaaS serves customers in the most demanding and innovation-driven markets, including:

• Medical, Healthcare, and Pharma – Ultra-high barrier, sterilizable, and biocompatible packaging films
• Electrical – Advanced dielectric, EMI shielding, and energy storage films
• Food and Beverage Packaging – Recyclable barrier films with extended shelf life
• Aerospace and Defense – Mission-specific lightweight, optical, thermal, and tough protective films and composites
• Automotive – Compact capacitor films, thermal management, and lightweight composites
• Industrial and Energy – Filtration, insulation, and specialty high-temperature capacitor films

Peak Nano’s Films as a Service platform is backed by the company’s portfolio of more than 20 global patents, its U.S.-based manufacturing facility in Valley View, Ohio, and a team of polymer scientists, engineers, and commercialization experts. The company’s NanoPlex films have been validated through third-party testing and real-world trials across capacitor, packaging, and defense applications.

Established in 2016 to bring patented nanotechnology from the laboratory to commercial applications, Peak Nano is tackling challenges across various industries. With AI-powered design and advanced nanolayered technology, Peak Nano’s solutions dramatically boost systems’ performance.