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A NEW APPROACH TO AN EFFECTIVE NON-TOXIC ANTIFOULING PAINT

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 13202
Amount: $53,350.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1990
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Po Box 600
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr Brian G Dixon
 (508) 759-5911
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

A NOVEL ANTIFOULING PAINT IS PROPOSED WHICH PROMISES TO SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCE THE STATE OF THE ART FOR THE PREVENTION OF MARINE FOULING OF ALL KINDS. THE TENET WHICH UNDERLIES THE NEW APPROACH IS THAT IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR ANY COMPONENT OF THE PAINT TO BE RELEASED TO THE ENVIRONMENT. WHAT IS PROPOSED IS AN INNOVATIVE, YET PRACTICAL, PAINT WHOSE SURFACE IS UNATTRACTIVE FOR COLONIZATION TO A WIDE VARIETY OF POTENTIAL FOULING ORGANISMS. IT WILL ALSO BE EFFECTIVE UNDER A WIDE VARIETY OF FOULING CONDITIONS. THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY INVOLVES ONLY NON-HAZARDOUS AND ENVIRONMENTALLY COMPATIBLE COMPONENTS, AND WILL BE EASILY ADAPTED TO EXISTING PAINTING APPLICATOR SYSTEMS.

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