I-Corps: Tri-Cure Hybrid Organo-Silicon Coatings for Surface Preservation

这个i-Corps项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力是为保护、建筑、砖石、海洋、航空航天和汽车行业开发涂料。目前使用的防护涂料通常固化时间较长，导致碎片污染，并且通常具有较短的保存期。这项拟议的技术旨在提供更快的固化和储存，作为一锅解决方案，可重复使用一年以上。有必要保存和保护墓碑上的青铜牌匾和平版印刷。此外，防污能力在保护涂料和海洋涂料行业中也很重要。对于建筑和砖石建筑，拟议的技术可以防止和/或减少对表面的环境影响，并为木结构提供阻燃，确保子孙后代能够获得这些文化体验。对于海洋工业，拟议的涂层可能会通过减少入侵海洋生物的附着和运输来提高燃油效率，其涂鸦阻力可能会限制攻击性内容并减少维护需求。该i-Corps项目基于硅基三固化涂层技术的开发。建议的技术使用三种不同的固化方法，在暴露在紫外光(灯或太阳)下时，经历快速(30分钟)的非敏感表面，然后快速进行较慢的二次和三次固化，从而增强附着力和稳定性。测试结果表明，涂抹后，阳光在30分钟内产生无粘性表面，24小时内完全保护，使用一次涂层可持续2年以上。此外，基涂层溶液的稳定性和可回收性减少了浪费的资源。研究发现，所建议的涂层可为处理后的表面提供以下特性：疏水性、阻燃性和自熄性、风化和抗氧化性、抗真菌和软体动物生长/附着、微生物抑制、抗涂鸦以及光、热和化学稳定性。它还被证明能牢固地附着在大多数表面上，无毒，装在一个容器里，不需要混合，稳定多年，可以通过浸泡、喷洒或擦拭多种表面来使用。这可能会提供一种高度通用的涂层来扩展保护方法。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps project is the development of coatings for preservation, architecture, masonry, marine, aerospace, and automotive industries. Currently employed protective coatings often have long curing times leading to debris contamination, and typically have a short pot life. The proposed technology is designed to provide more rapid curing as well as storage as a one-pot solution for over one year with repeated usage. There is a need to preserve and protect bronze plaques and lithography on headstones. In addition, anti-fouling capabilities are of interest in the protective and marine coatings industries. For architecture and masonry, the proposed technology may prevent and/or reduce environmental effects on surfaces and provide flame resistance for wooden structures ensuring future generations will have access to these cultural experiences. For the marine industry, the proposed coating may increase fuel efficiency by reducing adhesion and transport of invasive marine organisms, and its graffiti resistance may limit offensive content and decrease maintenance needs.This I-Corps project is based on the development of silicon-based, tri-cure coating technology. The proposed technology uses three distinct curing methodologies to undergo a rapid (30-minute) non-impressionable surface upon exposure to UV light (lamp or sun) that is quickly followed by secondary and tertiary cures that occur more slowly, enhancing adhesion and stability. Test results show that upon application, sunlight produces a non-sticky surface within 30 minutes, with complete protection within 24 hours that lasts more than 2 years using a single coat. In addition, the stability of the base coating solution and its recyclability reduce wasted resources. The proposed coating has been found to provide these characteristics to a treated surface: hydrophobicity, flame resistance and self-extinguishing, efflorescence and oxidation resistance, fungal and Mollusca growth/attachment resistance, microbial inhibition, anti-graffiti, and photo, thermal, and chemical stability. It also has been shown to adhere strongly to most surfaces, is non-toxic, comes in a single container, requires no mixing, is stable for multiple years, and may be applied by dipping, spraying, or wiping on numerous surfaces. This may offer a highly versatile coating to expand preservation methods.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.