《University of Akron gets funding for adhesive research》：
A super-strong adhesive developed by a University of Akron professor, has attracted $736,000 from the National Science Foundation.
The dry, reusable adhesive was developed by Shing-Chung Josh Wong, UA professor of mechanical engineering, who was inspired by the ability of a variety of creatures, including geckos, spiders, flies and mussels, to stick to surfaces and hang upside down from them.
The adhesive, spun from a blend of polymers, formed the basis for a company, Akron Ascent Innovations, that Wong and co-founded with Barry Rosenbaum, UA Research Foundation senior fellow.
The $736,000 from the National Science Foundation will fund the development of a design of a manufacturing process to produce alligned electrospun nanofibers, fibers that are much smaller than strands of hair. “Electrospun alligned nanofibers have never been used as an adhesive,” Wong said.
Potential customers for the adhesive — which doesn’t damage surfaces when removed — include industrial and consumer adhesive suppliers, automobile and aerospace manufacturers, biomedical and other industries. Uses include hanging large murals on walls in hotels and restaurants, or joining metals in auto production without the use of bolts.
Akron Ascent Innovations plans to subcontract about $150,000 in research work to UA over the next two years
The National Science Foundation award is a “Phase II” Small Business Innovation Research grant. In 2013, Akron Ascent Innovations attracted a “Phase 1” grant that totaled $150,000. The company also has received $100,000 from Ohio’s Third Frontier program.
《University of Akron gets funding for adhesive research》：
A super-strong adhesive developed by a University of Akron professor, has attracted $736,000 from the National Science Foundation.
The dry, reusable adhesive was developed by Shing-Chung Josh Wong, UA professor of mechanical engineering, who was inspired by the ability of a variety of creatures, including geckos, spiders, flies and mussels, to stick to surfaces and hang upside down from them.
The adhesive, spun from a blend of polymers, formed the basis for a company, Akron Ascent Innovations, that Wong and co-founded with Barry Rosenbaum, UA Research Foundation senior fellow.
The $736,000 from the National Science Foundation will fund the development of a design of a manufacturing process to produce alligned electrospun nanofibers, fibers that are much smaller than strands of hair. “Electrospun alligned nanofibers have never been used as an adhesive,” Wong said.
Potential customers for the adhesive — which doesn’t damage surfaces when removed — include industrial and consumer adhesive suppliers, automobile and aerospace manufacturers, biomedical and other industries. Uses include hanging large murals on walls in hotels and restaurants, or joining metals in auto production without the use of bolts.
Akron Ascent Innovations plans to subcontract about $150,000 in research work to UA over the next two years
The National Science Foundation award is a “Phase II” Small Business Innovation Research grant. In 2013, Akron Ascent Innovations attracted a “Phase 1” grant that totaled $150,000. The company also has received $100,000 from Ohio’s Third Frontier program.