Grant: Alliance Grants
École de technologie supérieure
$50,000.00
Antiviral graphene nanofiber nonwoven filter - COVID19_x000d_
FY 2020-21
Summary
The goal of this partnership between École de Technologie Supérieure de Montréal, ETS, and NanoXplore Inc. is to develop a nonwoven filter with increased filtering efficiency to be used in respiratory masks. The nonwoven filter will be made out of nanometric fibers obtained by electro and solution blow-spinning and will contain graphene to enhance its bacterial and virus filtration abilities as reports from the literature indicate that those types of filters are more efficient. Together ETS and NanoXplore have develelopped a strong expertise on polymer graphene nanocomposites. This nanocomposites will be used to obtain filters by electro and solution blow-spinning, another strong expertise of the researchers of ETS.
The potential outcome is the local production of an alternative filtration material to protect medical workers from Covid-19, and other viruses, in Canada.
The team will involve three professors of ETS, and 2 PhD researchers of NanoXplore working actively on the projects. Two interns will be hired to carry out the experiments that will be designed by the research team.
Program
Alliance Grants
Recipient
Location
Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
552445-2020
Name nom
Demarquette, Nicole
Department département
Génie mécanique
Organization id
53
Institution établissement
École de technologie supérieure
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2020
Award amount
50000
Program id
ALLRP
Program name en
Alliance Grants
Program name fr
Subventions Alliance
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
1208
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Materials sciences
Area of application fr
Sciences des matériaux
Research subject code
2004
Research subject group en
Materials science and technology
Research subject group fr
Science et technologie des matériaux
Research subject en
Polymers and coatings
Research subject fr
Polymères et revêtements
Installment
inst:1 - 1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Antiviral graphene nanofiber nonwoven filter - COVID19_x000d_
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The goal of this partnership between École de Technologie Supérieure de Montréal, ETS, and NanoXplore Inc. is to develop a nonwoven filter with increased filtering efficiency to be used in respiratory masks. The nonwoven filter will be made out of nanometric fibers obtained by electro and solution blow-spinning and will contain graphene to enhance its bacterial and virus filtration abilities as reports from the literature indicate that those types of filters are more efficient. Together ETS and NanoXplore have develelopped a strong expertise on polymer graphene nanocomposites. This nanocomposites will be used to obtain filters by electro and solution blow-spinning, another strong expertise of the researchers of ETS.
The potential outcome is the local production of an alternative filtration material to protect medical workers from Covid-19, and other viruses, in Canada.
The team will involve three professors of ETS, and 2 PhD researchers of NanoXplore working actively on the projects. Two interns will be hired to carry out the experiments that will be designed by the research team.
