Encapsulating Films and Foams for Removal of Chemical / Biological Agents

Proposal to provide the Government options for non-hazardous, non-toxic encapsulation systems for flight hardware contaminated by the release of chemical nerve agents or biological agents such as anthrax. The proposal provides the government withrecommendations for modifications to commercially available systems with proven capability to encapsulate particulate materials and/or chemcial agents on surfaces. The resulting material is expected to be safe to handle and pose little to no threat forcross-contamination from the original hazards. Developed systems will have applicability to the decontamination of other DoD assets as well as significantly benefiting similar application needs for the decontamination of organic chemical and orbiological materials in the commercial and civilian sector.