Akita chemists co-author new ACS journal article are among the authors of a recent publication in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces on MOF composites for chemical agent neutralization:  https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.3c19446 Hierarchically Structured Metal–Organic Framework Polymer Composites for Chemical Warfare Agent Degradation Sachini D. Perera, Rebecca M. Johnson, Robert Pawle, John Elliott, Tien M. Tran, Jasmine Gonzalez,… Continue Reading →

Akita Innovations was awarded an STTR contract by Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) for the “Additive Manufacture of MOF Elastomers.” Akita leads a team including university and industry partners.  The project develops a compressible filter cartridge for air purifying respirators using additive manufacture.

Akita Innovations was awarded a SBIR Phase II contract by Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) for the development of “Personally-Fitted Half-Mask Respirators.” Akita leads a team including three subcontractors. Our technical solution uses imaging technology to generate half-mask respirator design files that are fitted to an individual and additive manufacture to fabricate… Continue Reading →

Akita Innovations is producing a variety of acetone-soluble polyimides.  Traditional polyimides are not soluble in non-toxic, non-VOC organic solvents, and are typically prepared as the polyamic acid precursors requiring a high-temperature thermal step to produce the polyimides.  The Akita polyimides allow users to work directly with polyimides without thermal processing and using common solvents, facilitating… Continue Reading →

Akita Innovations is producing polymer-encapsulated iodate microparticles for use as oxidants in biocidal thermites.  These iodine-generating oxidants are superior to conventional oxidants since they are non-hygroscopic, showing improved shelf stability, flow, and mixing, as well as excellent combustion performance.  We can control the particle size to optimize combustion rates.  We can economically scale the manufacture… Continue Reading →

Akita chemists co-author paper in Photochemistry and Photobiology journal are among the authors of a paper in Photochemistry and Photobiology on photoacoustic dye conjugates for cancer imaging and treatment: Saad, M. A., Xavierselvan, M., Sharif, H. A., Selfridge, S., Pawle, R., Varvares, M., Mallidi, S., & Hasan, T. (2022). Dual Function Antibody Conjugates for Multimodal… Continue Reading →

Akita received a two year Sequential Phase II SBIR contract from the U.S. Army to increase the technical readiness level (TRL) of its antifog coating for ballistic protective eyewear. This coating is designed to provide superior antifog performance and increased lifetime while reducing manufacturing costs by using a process-friendly UV curing method. The coatings will… Continue Reading →

Akita Innovations received a SBIR Phase II award from the Department of Defense Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) program to develop materials technologies for the scan-to-manufacture of respirator face pieces.  For the award, Akita will partner with Adaptive3D Technologies. Adaptive3D is based in Plano TX and offers additive manufacturing polymer resins and specialty polymers to… Continue Reading →

Lawrence F. Hancock, CEO of Akita Innovations, received the 2020 R.E. Tressler Award from the Materials Science and Engineering Department of Pennsylvania State University on February 27, 2020.  The Tressler award honors the work and contributions of Richard E. Tressler, who was an international leader in the development of high temperature materials and served as… Continue Reading →