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SBIR Phase I:Commercialization and Scale Up of Ultra Low Fouling and…

Award Information

Agency:
National Science Foundation 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
99017 		Program Year/Program:
2010 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
1013431 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
AM6 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Zwitter Tech
616 NE Northlake PL Rm 620B Seattle, WA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2010
Title: SBIR Phase I:Commercialization and Scale Up of Ultra Low Fouling and Functionalizable Surface Coatings Based on Zwitterionic Polycarboxybetaine
Agency: NSF
Contract: 1013431
Award Amount: $165,000.00
 

Abstract:

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project aims to enable the batch production of ultra-low fouling and functionalizable polycarboxybetaine (pCB) surface coatings. The approach is to develop a new route for the cost-effective and large-scale production of the zwitterionic carboxybetaine (CB) monomers. A novel approach to prepare high quality pCB surface coatings will also be investigated. The broader/commercial impact of this project will be the potential to provide zwitterionic materials/surface coatings technology for applications in medical devices and biosensors, drug delivery and consumer products. Zwitterionic pCB is not only highly resistant to nonspecific protein adsorption, but also has abundant functional groups for the convenient and effective immobilization of biomolecules via conventional chemistry. This makes pCB an ideal choice for many applications from diagnostics to drug delivery. However, one of the major challenges in manufacturing of pCB coatings is that CB monomers are not commercially available. This project will address this challenge by developing a process for large-scale production of CB monomers and pCB coatings.

Principal Investigator:

Hong Xue
PhD
4258838467
ZWITTERTech@gmail.com

Business Contact:

Hong Xue
PhD
4258838467
ZWITTERTech@gmail.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Zwitter Tech
14507 NE 61st Street Redmond, WA 98052

EIN/Tax ID: 271245323
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No