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Advanced Self-Assembly Method to Fabricate Novel Nanostructured Fabric Coatings…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Navy 		Award ID:
98100 		Program Year/Program:
2010 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
N092-146-0490 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
NAVY 09-146 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
NanoSonic, Inc.
158 Wheatland Drive Pembroke, VA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2010
Title: Advanced Self-Assembly Method to Fabricate Novel Nanostructured Fabric Coatings for Diver Protection from Water Contaminants
Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY
Contract: N00014-09-M-0464
Award Amount: $70,000.00
 

Abstract:

NanoSonic proposes to develop a novel nanostructured fabric coating method to fabricate a full protection system for divers towards water contaminants. Specifically, the nano-skin protection system would be lightweight, flexible/non-restrictive (for diver mobility), durable (will not degrade with saltwater environment, UV exposure, or with chemical/contamination exposure), and comfortable. A novel, hydrophobic (water/chemical-repellant), and synthetic fluorinated polymer fabric coating that is impregnated with functional materials (for thermal insulation and antimicrobial properties) will be developed. Next a nanostructured hydrophilic fiber coating (to wick moisture/sweat) would be applied to the inner exposed fabric surface using NanoSonic's molecular-level self-assembly process. The low mass-density and highly functional wicking coating would be built-up or "grown" onto new/existing fabrics in a layer-by-layer fashion using specialty molecular-level solutions of nanoparticles and polymers that are made in-house. NanoSonic specializes in the development of innovative, highly-functional nanostructured and polymeric coatings for fabrics, such as Metal RubberT-Textiles (highly-electrically-conductive and robust nanostructured fabrics). Scientists would directly build upon this unique technology to: 1) fabricate the precursor nanoclusters and polymer materials, 2) combine the precursor materials and build them up in the appropriate molecular-level architecture onto the fabric, and 3) analyze and optimize the fabric coating for diver protection in contaminated waters.

Principal Investigator:

A. Hill
PI
5409531785
ahill@nanosonic.com

Business Contact:

Lisa Lawson
Contracts Administrator
5409531785
llawson@nanosonic.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

NanoSonic, Inc.
P.O. Box 618 Christiansburg, VA 24068

EIN/Tax ID: 541877635
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No