Self Sanitizing Thin Films Using Discrete Toxicant/Germinant Surface Features

With global terrorism on the rise, there is an increasing need to develop self sanitizing surfaces and surface treatments with maximum potential to kill biological organisms in order to minimize hazard to human health. Luna Innovations proposes the creation of self sanitizing films that can be used as protective overcoats to destroy bacterial quickly and prevent human infection without the need for expensive decontamination processes. This phase I program will demonstrate a coating system that will effectively destroy biological agents while having the mechanical durability for extended service life. The technology developed on this program will minimize hazard to human health in both military and civilian applications.