SBIR/STTR Research Award
Low Viscosity, High Strength Adhesive Materials with Low CTE
Award amount
$899,985Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2023Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- NANOSONIC INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2023-05-15
- Contract end date
- 2025-05-14
- UEI
- ZK7ECNMN7MM5
- Solicitation number
- SBIR_22_P2
- Topic code
- S12
Research abstract
NanoSonic has developed a low viscosity, UV curable epoxy technology for fast adhering of optical components to ceramic glass substrates. The aliphatic epoxy adhesive formulations have viscosities lt;10 Poise and the fully cured networks display glass transition temperatures higher than 70 deg;C using cationic photo initiation at ambient conditions. The adhesive formulation has successfully demonstrated curing inside of UV-opaque substrates via a dark cure mechanism. Dogbone specimens display tensile strength up to 36 MPa. Aluminum lapshear samples strength shows adhesive failure up to 26 MPa, while no ceramic glass lapshear failed in the bond area. CTE values for unfilled aliphatic epoxies were as low as 40 ppm deg;C.
Technology keywords
Not reported
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Research funding history
469 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1998–2026). Reported award amounts total $155,330,549. 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, National Science Foundation, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency