Target agent: VX

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Mesoporous silica thin films k 2 required
for lt0.10 mm integrated circuits

• Current dense fluorinated silica or polymer
  films are not suitable

• Porosity is required, with mechanical and
  thermal stability

P. Yang, et al., Adv. Mat. 10, 1385 (1998)
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Bio-Optic Synthetic Systems
Dr.Leonard Buckley, DARPA/DSO
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Optical Limiting Materials for Vision/Pilot
Protection
with Dr. Thomas Cooper, Wright-Patterson AFB
Tetraphenylporphyrin/silica/EO106-PO70-EO106
Increased dye solubility compared to inorganic
glass hosts
Improved damage resistance compared to polymer
hosts
N.A. Melosh et al., Adv. Mater., submitted.