Natcore to Coat Fabric Material Using Liquid Phase Deposition Technology

Natcore Technology announced that it has obtained a subcontract to coat a fabric material with specific categories of nanoparticle materials. The company will coat the fabric using its liquid phase deposition technology. The Georgia Institute of Technology offered the subcontract to the company.

The fabric would be utilized to manufacture wet suit-type dresses, which will shield the consumer from viral and bacterial infectious agents when they are exposed to polluted water. The material was manufactured in the Rice University laboratory. The laboratory is owned by Prof. Andrew R. Barron, who is also the company’s co-founder and director. The company and Eastman Kodak have inked an agreement and will subject the fabric material through a coating procedure termed as the roll-to-roll process by utilizing nanoparticle solutions. The company will offer Georgia Tech with an adequate length of the fabric to allow fabrication and testing of suits.

Natcore’s Chief Executive Officer, Chuck Provini stated that the wet suits manufactured by using the fabric could offer a critical measure of safety for first responders, Navy SEALS, and oil platform divers.