SBIR Phase I: On-Demand Color Changing Materials

SBIR 第一阶段：按需变色材料

• 批准号: 2304234
• 负责人: Raj Bhakta
• 金额: $ 27.5万
• 依托单位: Funxion Wear
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-02-15 至 2025-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2304234&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Demand; Color; Changing

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will validate the commercial potential of an erasable dye technology intended for apparel. The transformative nature of the approach lies in its ability to reduce environmental impact every time a new design is downloaded. The conventional apparel industry consumes vast amounts of water and emits significant amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) for every piece of clothing produced. This project aims to drastically reduce these environmental implications while providing consumers with a quick and climate-friendly alternative. By tapping into proprietary light-programmable color-changing dyes, this endeavor seeks to disrupt the fashion industry. By targeting the millennial and Gen Z market segments, which are increasingly conscious of sustainability, the project foresees significant commercial uptake, initially in the $8 billion custom domestic T-shirt market.The intellectual merit of this project stems from its unique combination of advanced functional materials science, chemistry, and manufacturing to create a sustainable apparel solution. At the heart of the method lies a proprietary dye system which can provide repeatable color changes. Unlike conventional photochromic dyes that degrade quickly under visible light, this dye system is engineered to be durable, enduring repeated cycles of color change. The research objectives focus on refining this dye system to make it commercially viable, especially for the initial use case of custom and re-printable T-shirts. With the successful realization of this technology, the fashion industry will witness a paradigm shift, paving the way for a more sustainable and innovative future.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）I阶段项目将验证用于服装的可擦除染料技术的商业潜力。该方法的变革性质在于它每次下载新设计时都可以减少环境影响的能力。常规服装行业消耗大量水，并为每件生产的衣服发出大量的二氧化碳（CO2）。该项目旨在大大减少这些环境影响，同时为消费者提供快速和气候友好的替代方案。通过利用专有的光制颜色改变染料，这项努力试图破坏时装业。通过针对越来越意识到可持续性的千禧一代和Z世代的市场领域，该项目预见了大量商业吸收，最初是在耗资80亿美元的自定义家庭T恤市场中。该项目的知识分子源于其先进功能材料，化学和制造业的独特结合，以创建可持续的服装解决方案。该方法的核心是专有染料系统，可以提供可重复的颜色变化。与在可见光下迅速降解的常规光致变色染料不同，该染料系统经过设计为耐用，持久颜色变化的重复循环。研究目标着重于完善该染料系统，以使其在商业上可行，尤其是对于最初的定制和可重新打印T恤的最初用例。随着这项技术的成功实现，时装业将见证范式的转变，为更具可持续性和创新的未来铺平道路。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的智力优点和更广泛影响的审查标准通过评估来获得支持的。