SBIR/STTR Research Award
Environmentally-Friendly Anti-Fouling Coverglass for Bio-Optical Sensors and Solar Panels
Award amount
$299,935Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2006Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Commerce
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- NANOHMICS INC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- K39ENMXNLA73
- Solicitation number
- NOAA-2005-1
- Topic code
- 8.4.5
Research abstract
During a successful Phase I feasibility study, Nanohmics¿ scientists were able to incorporate environmentally-friendly algaecides into hard, optical quality polymers for use as coverglass materials. These transparent coverglass materials stopped all marine algae growth on the glass for well over a month. The Phase II development will further this research by incorporating natural product and/or environmentally-friendly algaecides and pesticides into a novel optical quality polymer. This newly developed polymer has the optical qualities of polycarbonate and yet exhibits nearly a 40% increase over polycarbonate¿s impact resistance and enhanced resistance to UV aging. The advanced coverglass material will be fully developed for commercial production and tested in laboratory and actual marine environments for optical, physical, and anti-biofoulding properties as well as for their impact on the environment.
Technology keywords
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Other awards by this recipient
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Awards with the same topic code
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- Low Cost, Compact, Direct Detection Wind and Temperature Lidar for Measurements in the Boundary Layer
- A Prototype Fish Metrology System for Open Ocean Aquaculture
- Natural Product Antifoulant Protection for Bio-Sensors and Solar Panels
- Offshore Semi-autonomous Fish Feeding System
- A Prototype Fish Metrology System for Open-Ocean Aquaculture
Research funding history
306 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2003–2025). Reported award amounts total $109,302,435. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Agriculture