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HIGH STRENGTH, WATER-FILLED CERAMIC NANOCOMPOSITE MICROCAPSULES WITH LOW PERMEABILITY FOR SELF-SEALING FUEL BLADDERS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N68335-19-C-0749
Agency Tracking Number: N19B-030-0052
Amount: $140,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: N19B-T030
Solicitation Number: 19.B
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2019
Award Year: 2019
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2019-08-26
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2020-02-28
Small Business Information
158 Wheatland Drive
Pembroke, VA 24136
United States
DUNS: 008963758
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr. Vince Baranauskas Dr. Vince Baranauskas
 PI
 (540) 626-6266
 vince@nanosonic.com
Business Contact
 Melissa Campbell
Phone: (540) 626-6266
Email: mcampbell@nanosonic.com
Research Institution
 Virginia Tech
 Dr. Michael Bortner Dr. Michael Bortner
 
2270 Kraft Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
United States

 (540) 231-4213
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

During the proposed Navy STTR program, NanoSonic and Virginia Tech will design and synthesize innovative, high strength ceramic nanocomposite microcapsules filled with > 80 volume percent water that are empirically optimized to function as readily dispersed powdered additives with long-term water retention, durability during air craft bladder production, and rupture during ballistic shock. NanoSonic’s self-sealing, powdered microcapsule technology will be designed for facile compounding and homogeneous dispersion during aircraft bladder production and have low-cost commercial scalability. To meet the program objectives, NanoSonic will employ water-in-oil suspension manufacturing procedures integrating polymer derived ceramic HybridSil microcapsules to provide aircraft bladder manufacturers with a drop in technology that provides long-term, self-sealing bladder performance without modifications to existing manufacturing procedures. Virginia Tech will help establish mechanical / ballistic shock thresholds necessary for microcapsule rupturing and immediate bladder repair. In support of a low-risk Phase III transition, the proposed self-sealing HybridSil® microcapsules will be intrinsically designed for near term 55-gallon production quantities within an established manufacturing infrastructure.

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