SBIR/STTR Research Award
Investigation of Electrophoresis as a Novel Coating Mechanism for Sealing Concrete
Award amount
$749,930Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2006Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- TECHSHOT, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2006-02-15
- Contract end date
- 2008-02-15
- UEI
- EYSXHJ3R7S53
- Solicitation number
- 2004.3
- Topic code
- OSD04-C02
Research abstract
SHOT proposes to capitalize on our successful phase I effort of using electrophoresis as a novel coating mechanism for sealing concrete. Previous and ongoing research suggest that nanometer scale particles can be migrated into hardened cement paste resulting in dramatically lower hydraulic permeability. Our previous experience in developing electrophoretic hardware provides an ideal foundation for the development of new hardware for additional applications of this unique process. The SHOT team will design and develop an ideal sealant/coating solution as well as the hydraulic equipment as key components of the SHOT® Electrophoretic Sealing System (E-Seal). This system will be used to verified and validate samples of cement paste. Additionally, concrete samples will also be treated and evaluated for the effectiveness of the treatment in reducing the hydraulic permeability of concrete. The results of this testing and analysis will guide SHOT in designing equipment and optimizing the treatment coating solutions which in turn, will produce a viable and effective concrete coating system.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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- Biopharmaceutical Uniform Crystallization Test Bed
- Biopharmaceutical Uniform Crystallization Test Bed
- In-Space Manufacturing of Microfluidic Chips for Biological Research
- Rodent Centrifuge Facility Quad Locker for ISS Life and Microgravity Science Research
- Rodent Centrifuge
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- A Water Sealant with Anti-microbial Functionality Developed for Concrete Surfaces and Deposited by Electrophoresis (7265-060)
- Investigation of Electrophoresis as a Novel Coating Mechanism for Sealing Concrete
Research funding history
100 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1991–2021). Reported award amounts total $39,269,961. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Commerce, National Science Foundation