Miniaturized CH4 Sensors Nanomaterials Research Corporation, Longmont, CO 80503

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Miniaturized CH4 Sensors Nanomaterials
Research Corporation, Longmont, CO 80503

• Innovation
• The innovation for this program is to engineer
  the interface of the sensing materials to
• near molecular level through the use of
  nanomaterials.

• Accomplishments
• February 2003 - Nanomaterials Research makes
  prototype NOx sensors available for
• evaluation.
• December 2002 - Nanomaterials Research
  eliminates focus on Multilayer Component
• Fabrication.
• October 2002 - Nanomaterials Research presents
  paper at The Nanoparticles 2002
• Conference on the application of
  Nanotechnology in regards to Gas Sensor
• development.  Article
• September 2002 - Nanomaterials Research is
  awarded a NIH Phase II to continue work
• on Sensors for Respirator Breakthrough.
• May 2002 - Nanomaterials Research's sensor
  efforts are written up in Sensors
• Business Digest.  Article
• April 2002 - Nanomaterials Research is included
  in write-up on nanoscale
• materials in MDA Update.  Article
• The Gas Sensors Group at Nanomaterials is
  involved in the development of unique
• semiconducting sensors for both toxic and
  combustible gases. Based on the traditional
• use of simple metal oxides, such as tin oxide,
  Nanomaterials is utilizing a background in
• Materials Science to enhance and improve upon
  the current state-of-the art.

Government/Science Applications
Nanomaterials current SBIR programs, concerning
sensors, are as follows. Chemically Selective
Sensors based on Novel Conducting Polymers -
National Science Foundation, Phase I - Project
Brief Miniature Sensor Platform for Detecting
Toxic Gases - National Institutes of Health,
Phase I - Project Brief Novel Hydrogen Sulfide
Sensors for Portable Monitors - National
Institutes of Health, Phase II pending - Project
Brief On-Board Diagnostic Sensor for Respirator
Breakthrough - National Institutes of Health,
Phase II  - Project Brief Nanoceramic Sensors
for Fluorine and Similar Hazardous Chemicals -
Department of Defense, Phase II - Project Brief
Miniature Electrochemical CO2 Detector -
Department of Energy, Phase II - Project Brief

• Commercialization
• In March 2001, NRC separated into two companies. 
  Nanomaterials Research LLC, with funding from the
  US Government's SBIR initiative, was formed to
  focus on nano-engineered devices.  An affiliate,
  NanoProducts Corporation which is 100
  commercially funded and has already signed over
  US25 million in financial commitments, was
  formed to focus on nanoscale powder manufacture
  and technologies. 

Points of Contact NASA R. Collin Hieger
chieger_at_ems.jsc.nasa.gov Nanomaterials
staff_at_nrcorp.com 1995 SBIR Phase II NAS 9 97024
Johnson Space Center Date of
Update 04/22//03
SS 09-10