TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Coated or Doped Carbon Nanotube Network Sensors as affected by Environmental Parameters (TOP2-178)

NASA's Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses . THE TECHNOLOGY: This invention relates to the use of carbon nanotube networks as sensors of chemical substances. Chemical sensors have been developed for decades to detect gases and vapors at various concentration levels for deployment in a wide range of industrial applications. The detection usually centers on a change of a particular property or status of the sensing material (such as temperature, electrical, optical characteristics, etc.). Other types of sensors include electrochemical cells, conducting polymer sensors, surface acoustic wave sensors, and catalytic bead sensors. Sensors based on the emerging field of nanotechnology promise to provide improved performance on all of the above compared to current micro and macro sensors. Among the numerous nanomaterials available, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have received significant attention due to their unique electronic and extra-ordinary mechanical properties. To express interest in this opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA's Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/TOP2-178 If you have any questions, please contact Ames Research Center [email protected] with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this FBO notice and your preferred contact information. For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at https://technology.nasa.gov/ These responses are provided to members of NASA's Technology Transfer Program for the purpose of promoting public awareness of NASA-developed technology products, and conducting preliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for future licensing opportunities. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice .