SBIR Phase I: Environmentally Benign Antifouling Coatings From Dendritic Nanotechnology

Information

• NSF Award
• 0419193

Owner

• DENDRITECH, INC

• Award Id

  0419193

• Award Effective Date

  7/1/2004 - 20 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  12/31/2004 - 20 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 99,211.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop the technology for manufacturing nano-structured polymer coatings that will prevent aquatic biofouling of submerged man-made surfaces in an environmentally safe way. The unique cellular structure of the nano-domained coatings proposed will not only combine all the most desirable properties of the existing anti-biofouling coatings but will also provide for complete or at least significantly reduced pollution by effective binding (through a combination of strong chemical complexation forces and physical steric hindrance) of selected repellants for the fouling nuisance organisms.<br/><br/>This program will focus on the coatings for ship/boat hulls used in both marine and fresh water environments. These unique nano-structured coatings are also expected to have a very broad impact and large commercial effects in a variety of other water-based industries, ranging from shipping, fishing, tourism and defense, to production of energy in hydroelectric plants, protection of shorelines, production of potable water by desalination of sea water or from biofoulant-infested fresh-water sources, etc.

• Program Officer

  Joseph E. Hennessey

• Min Amd Letter Date

  6/10/2004 - 20 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  6/10/2004 - 20 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  DENDRITECH, INC

• City

  MIDLAND

• State

  MI

• Country

  United States

• Address

  3110 SCHUETTE DRIVE

• Postal Code

  486426944

• Phone Number

  9894962016

• First Name

  Petar

• Last Name

  Dvornic

• Email Address

  pdvornic@pittstate.edu

• Start Date

  6/10/2004 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Industrial Technology

• Code

  308000