US Government As Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

John M Landers

Gregory William Peterson

Christopher J Karwacki

Trenton M Tovar

Tewodros Asefa

Daniel J Barker

Thomas H Epps

Alexander V Neimark

Aleksey Vishnyakov

Hui Wang

Anne Y Walker

Anandarup Goswami

Cody C Kendig

Jonathan Colon Ortiz

Matthew A Browe

Alex Balboa

Wesley O Gordon

A device is provided that can be rapidly decontaminated in response to exposure to toxic chemicals and biological materials. The device combines electroluminescence (EL) surfaces and panels with a reactive coating including a dye that acts to neutralize toxic chemical and biological materials. A current is applied to an EL display that has been coated with a fluorescent dye. The dye in turns converts nearby ambient oxygen to the more reactive singlet oxygen form that is responsible for the decontamination of toxic chemicals and agents in proximity to the device. Potential uses of the reactive decontamination device include surface panels of vehicles, exterior and interior surfaces of buildings, furniture, wands, and flexible surfaces such as tarps for tents, as well as fabrics and textiles, both woven and non-woven.

Detoxifying light emitting device and use thereof

A composite membrane and method of making the same, wherein the membrane includes a polymer component; an impermeable clay-platelet filler component; and a permeable metal-organic framework filler component combined with the polymer component and the impermeable clay-platelet filler component to form a film. The impermeable clay-platelet filler component includes an anisotropic orientation aligned parallel to a surface of the film. The polymer component includes polyethylene oxide. The polyethylene oxide includes a viscosity-averaged molecular weight of 10g/mol. The impermeable clay-platelet filler component includes hydrous magnesium silicate clay. The permeable metal-organic framework filler component includes UiO-66-NH. The film includes a water vapor transport rate of 35 g/m/hr. The impermeable clay-platelet filler component includes an aspect ratio having a ratio of diameter to thickness of 10 to 1 or greater. The impermeable clay-platelet filler component and the permeable metal-organic framework filler component each has at least a 20 weight percent of the film.

MOF-clay-polymer composite membrane with dispersed filler constituents and anisotropically-oriented clay platelets

A polymer-based material includes a polymeric binder and one or more porous active materials that adsorb, chemisorb, decompose, or a combination thereof, a hazardous chemical. The polymeric binder and the one or more porous active materials are combined to form a composite bead. The polymeric binder may include a polyurethane or a styrene-based block copolymer. The porous active materials may comprise metal-organic frameworks, metal oxides, metal hydroxides, and metal hydrates. The one or more porous active materials may be between 1 and 99 wt % of a total composite mass of the composite bead. Alternatively, the one or more porous active materials may be between 80 and 95 wt % of a total composite mass of the composite bead. The hazardous chemical may include a chemical warfare agent, a simulant of chemical warfare agents, and toxic industrial chemicals.

Polymer-based composite beads comprised of metal-organic frameworks and metal oxides for toxic chemical removal

The present invention relates to single thread composite fibers comprising at least one binder and at least one active catalyst for the capture and degradation of chemical threats such as chemical warfare agents (CWA), biological warfare agents, and toxic industrial chemicals (TIC) and a method for producing the same. The invention fibers are applicable to the fields of protective garments, filtration materials, and decontamination materials.

Single threaded composite fibers and yarns for the degradation of and protection against toxic chemicals and biological agents

A material closure assembly including a material closure, such as zipper or a hook and loop fastener, having a first portion and a second portion that are configured to be releasably joined together; an electrical circuit that is configured to be closed when the first portion of the material closure is entirely joined with the second portion of the material closure; and an first indicator that is electrically connected to the electrical circuit and configured to indicate that the first portion of the material closure is entirely joined with the second portion of the material closure. The material closure assembly thus providing an active feedback system for closures on garments and personal protective equipment (PPE) to alert wearer of incomplete seals between interfaces on modular PPE which could result in the wearer of the PPE being exposed to the surrounding environment outside the PPE.

Advanced sealing-interface surveillance technology

A multi-catalytic material that includes a polyelectrolyte membrane and methods of preparing the same are provided herein.

Multicatalyst polyelectrolyte membranes and materials and methods utilizing the same

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John M Landers