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North Carolina Federal Advanced Technologies Symposium May 9, 2013
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Panel
Hosted by: Office of Senator Richard Burr NC Military Business Center NC Military Foundation Institute for Defense & Business University of North Carolina System
Technology works very well for modifying hard-to-coat materials
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Technology Demonstration Filtration for Chem/Bio Defense
New gas mask based unique nanofiber filter.
Nanofibers <100nm in size
Problem: Polymer nanofibers breakdown in presence
of chemical agents.
Solution: Depositing an ultra-thin (<3nm) coating stabilizes nanofibers in presence of chemical agents.
As formed After exposure After coating +
exposure
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Enhanced Soft Armor
Payoff: Enhancement in the protection of concealed body armor for the Armed Forces aids their ability to move/interact more safely.
Problem: Kevlar protective equipment is cumbersome and it does not offer a wide spectrum of protection.
Why Care: Soldiers in small units often carry up to 130lbs of gear, this causes physical exhaustion and degrades performance while on mission. Reducing the burden on the warfighter is a top priority of the DoD.
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Current Status
Current Status: TRL 2-3
Seeking funding to transition to TRL 6
End Product: A lightweight, high performance, concealable body armor with
both ballistic and stab protection and no added burden to the Warfighter.
• Design it in! – Take advantage of new technologies in design phase
– Optimize performance
• Leverage Production Benefits! – Use new materials
– Eliminate legacy processes
• Bank the profits! – Value added technology
– Manufacturing savings
– Profit share with customer
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# 14 Advanced Materials Solutions for a Safer and Greener Tomorrow 28 March 2013
09 May 2013
Industry & Military Forum I: Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
Advanced Device & Sensor Technologies
Keith Evans Kyma Technologies
Raleigh, North Carolina
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# 15 Advanced Materials Solutions for a Safer and Greener Tomorrow 28 March 2013
• Our vision is of a safer and greener tomorrow – The processes we carry out and the products we offer can and should
make a difference
• Our mission is to provide advanced materials solutions that promote safety and energy efficiency – Better materials & devices for more energy efficient lighting and
electric power – Better sensors for monitoring and responding to our environment
• Our values are those of a triple bottom line organization
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# 16 Advanced Materials Solutions for a Safer and Greener Tomorrow 28 March 2013
• Structural Health Monitoring Research Laboratory
• X-ray Diffraction Facility
• Physical Property Measurement Lab
• Catalysis Facility
• Electronic Materials Laboratory
• Magnetron Deposition Facility
• Direct Write Nano-Fludics Analysis Facility
• Micro-Raman facility
• Clean Room with Ink Jet, High Speed Camera and Nanolithography
• Bioengineering ERC General facility
• FSEM, AFM, Nano CT
$10 M State
of the Art
Research
Facility:
For R&D
Translation
without
boundaries
Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials Will create biodegradable metals ( Mg based) with the promise that new kinds of
implants can adapt to the human body and eventually dissolve when no longer needed, eliminating multiple surgery and reduce health care costs “Imagine Implants with their own intelligence that adapt to biological changes of the patient and are automatically eliminated from the body after healing”
Dr. Braun
Facial and Head Injuries: Dr. Braun
Orthopedic Injuries: Dr. Jimenez
Value of Degradable Metal Implant Systems -PRICELESS
DOD Mg based Applications DOD needs to “Lighten Up” their products
Military Vehicles, Armor, UAV’s, Personnel Equipment and Weapons Applications.
New product development opportunities in portable fuel cells and biomedical implants for injured soldiers.