I-Corps: Exploring Commercialization Opportunities for New Butyl Nanocomposites

I-Corps：探索新型丁基纳米复合材料的商业化机会

• 批准号: 1644090
• 负责人: Judit Puskas
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: University of Akron
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-08-15 至 2017-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1644090&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Exploring; Commercialization; Opportunities; New

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is to expore the commercializtion potential of NSF funded research on nanocomposites based on butyl rubber. Nano-composites have potential for numerous versatile applications including coatings, adhesives, pharmaceutical stoppers and medical devices. The rubber nanocomposites are recyclable, eliminating waste during device manufacturing and after use. A similar rubber nanocomposite is used as a coating on drug eluting stents, generating billions of dollars in revenue which further highlights the commercial potential. Butyl elastomer, a copolymer of isobutylene with a small amount of isoprene, has outstanding low temperature properties and very high damping, but has very high creep without crosslinking. It is likely that a blend of poly(styrene-isobutylene-styrene) thermoplastic rubber and butyl elastomer, reinforced with nanofillers such as carbon, silica or iron oxide, would be promising nanocomposites for a broad range of applications. Future potential improvements include replacing the polymer mix with a single poly(alloocimene-isobutylene-alloocimene) thermoplastic rubber. This project will explore market development and commercialization for various potential blends and applications.

这个I-Corps项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是探索美国国家科学基金会资助的基于丁基橡胶的纳米复合材料研究的商业化潜力。纳米复合材料具有多种用途的潜力，包括涂料、粘合剂、医药塞和医疗设备。橡胶纳米复合材料是可回收的，消除了设备制造和使用后的浪费。一种类似的橡胶纳米复合材料被用作药物洗脱支架的涂层，产生了数十亿美元的收入，这进一步凸显了其商业潜力。丁基弹性体是异丁烯与少量异戊二烯的共聚物，具有优异的低温性能和很高的阻尼，但在不交联的情况下具有很高的蠕变。聚苯乙烯-异丁烯-苯乙烯热塑性橡胶和丁基弹性体的共混物，用碳、二氧化硅或氧化铁等纳米填料增强，很可能是一种有前景的纳米复合材料，具有广泛的应用前景。未来潜在的改进包括用单一的聚（异丁烯-异丙烯-异丙烯）热塑性橡胶取代聚合物混合物。该项目将探索各种潜在混合物和应用的市场开发和商业化。