AIR: Visible Light Activated Transparent Antimicrobial Coatings

佛罗里达大学（UF）开发了一种新型可见光激活透明抗菌涂层的知识产权。Nanoparticles LLC，由UF商学院毕业生领导的UF分拆公司，有兴趣将这项技术商业化，用于预防医院，熟练的护理设施等表面介导的感染拟议的研究计划将利用材料科学，环境工程，化学，创业，金融，营销和企业管理方面的专业知识。PI在颗粒系统的工程和规模扩大方面拥有专业知识，并将其转化为各种工业部门，包括化学，矿物，微电子，纳米和生物技术。这项技术有可能显著降低医院和其他医疗机构的感染发生率。PI致力于通过完善的学院和大学课程，如SEAGEP和LSAMP，从代表性不足的群体中招募学生。该项目将通过汇集工程和商业学生和教师，促进整个校园的创新生态系统基础设施的发展。项目成果将包括发明披露/专利，同行评审的期刊出版物，论文和专业协会会议上的演讲。拟议活动的最终好处将是将大学创新商业化的最佳做法，从而产生将提供就业机会并促进国家经济福祉的公司。

The University of Florida (UF) has developed the intellectual property for a novel visible light activated transparent antimicrobial coating. NanoHygienix LLC, a UF spin-off company headed by a UF business school graduate, is interested in commercializing this technology for preventing surface-mediated infections in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, etc. The proposed research program will leverage the expertise in materials science, environmental engineering, chemistry, entrepreneurship, finance, marketing and business management. The PI has expertise in engineering and scale-up of particulate systems and their translation to various industry sectors including chemical, mineral, microelectronics, nano and biotechnology. The proposed technology has the potential to significantly reduce the incidence of infections in hospitals and other healthcare settings. The PI is committed to recruit students from underrepresented groups through well established college and university programs such as SEAGEP and LSAMP. This project will promote innovation ecosystem infrastructure development across campus by bringing together engineering and business students and faculty. Project outcomes will include invention disclosures/patents, peer reviewed journal publications, dissertations, and presentations at professional society meetings. Ultimate benefits of the proposed activity will be best practices for commercializing the university innovations resulting in spin-of companies that will provide jobs and contribute to the economic well-being of the nation.