A new nanotechnology material developed at Michigan State University has enabled XG Sciences Inc, a start-up company headquartered in East Lansing, Mich, to be named a winner in the third annual Nanotech Briefs Nano 50 awards program.
Nanotech Briefs is a national digital magazine that presents the best of government, industry, and university nanotech innovations that have real-world applications in the areas of electronics, materials, sensors, manufacturing, biomedical, optics/photonics, and aerospace/defense.
Nano 50 awards recognize the top 50 technologies, products, and innovators that have significantly impacted (or are expected to impact) the state of the art in nanotechnology.
XG Sciences Inc was recognized for its new nanomaterial - xGnP Exfoliated Graphite NanoPlatelets — a practical, inexpensive nanoscale material that has a unique set of physical, chemical, and morphological attributes.
This new material is the result of several years of research led by Lawrence T. Drzal, University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, director of MSU's Composite Materials and Structures Center (CMSC), and chief scientist at XG Sciences.
The key to the new material's capabilities is a fast and inexpensive process for separating layers of graphite (graphene) into stacks less than 10 nm in thickness but with lateral dimensions anywhere from 100 nm to several microns, coupled with the ability to tailor the particle surface chemistry to make it compatible with water, resin or plastic systems.
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