SBIR Phase I: Automated Robotic Disinfection System (COVID-19)

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力将改善公共交通的感染控制。 目前还没有能够对商用飞机和公共交通工具进行去污的高速自主方法。该技术在自动化机器人消毒系统中快速灭活病毒和其他潜在的生物威胁。 该SBIR第一阶段项目提出了一个系统的开发和扩展，该系统使用射频（RF）定向能量来激活一种良性化学物质，在表面上产生杀菌活性氧。 对MS 2噬菌体病毒的初步研究表明，MS 2的灭活率为99.999999%，尽管MS 2比SARS-CoV-2更难灭活7- 10倍。所提出的系统由四个子系统组成：应用喷雾器、RF、机器人和电源。本项目将对这些子系统进行优化和集成。一个关键的技术目标是确定功率密度阈值和适当的频率，病毒灭活没有负面的相互作用与电子设备。这个奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过评估使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准的支持。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project will improve infection control in public transportation. There is currently no high-speed, autonomous method capable of decontaminating commercial aircraft and public transit vehicles. The proposed technology rapidly inactivates viruses and other potential biothreats in an automated robotic disinfection system. This SBIR Phase I project proposes development and scaling of a system using radiofrequency (RF) directed energy to activate a benign chemical, producing biocidal reactive oxygen on surfaces. Preliminary studies of MS2 bacteriophage viruses have demonstrated inactivation of 99.999999% of MS2, despite being 7-10x more difficult to inactivate than SARS-CoV-2. The proposed system consists of four subsystems: application sprayer, RF, robotics, and power. This project will optimize and integrate these subsystems. A key technical objective is identifying the power density threshold and appropriate frequency for virus inactivation without negative interactions with electronic equipment.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.