SBIR/STTR Research Award
BALLISTIC FACE SHIELD WITH DEICING/DEFOGGING CAPABILITIES IN EXTREME CLIMATE
Award amount
$208,900Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1989Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Polytronix Inc
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
WE PROPOSE TO USE PLASMA POLYMERIZATION METHODS TO DEPOSIT HYDROPHOBIC FLUOROCARBON FILMS ON FACE SHIELDS TO PREVENT ICE AND FOG BUILD-UP. THESE WILL BE VERY LOW SURFACE ENERGY COATINGS, STRONGLY ADHERENT TO THE PLASTIC SHIELD. THE PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL EVALUATE A NUMBER OF FLUOROCARBON FILMS IN TERMS OF ADHERENCE, TRANSPARENCY, AND SURFACE ENERGY. OVERALL, THE USE OF SUCH FILMS REPRESENT AN IDEAL SOLUTION TO THE ICE AND FOG BUILD-UP PROBLEM IN THAT THE PROPOSED METHOD IS BOTH EFFECTIVELY AND RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE TO APPLY.
Technology keywords
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