eSpin Technologies
100 Cherokee Boulevard, Suite 325, Chattanooga, TN 37405
(423) 267-NANO (6266) http://www.nanospin.com
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eSpin's nanofibers (background) compared
to a single human hair (foreground).
Nanofibers compared to a single blood cell.
ides of nitrogen, which are ozone precursors. The minute size
and the abundance of these toxins gives them a greater
opportunity to enter our bodies via air and water with the
potential of adverse health effects.
COMMERCIALIZATION SUCCESS
eSpin currently is supplying nanofibers for clean room
products, nanocomposites, filtration, surgical gowns, bio-
medical devices, and specialty fabrics, among others.
eSpin's global partners include Fortune 500 corporations,
government and military laboratories, research institu-
tions, and select high-tech companies around the world.
eSpin's carbon nanofibers are being used for end uses
such as thermal insulation, energy storage devices, envi-
ronmental applications, and lightweight structural com-
posites. The strategic applications targeted are those that
require the use of high surface area material and/or high
porosity combined with small pore size. These applica-
tions are well suited to address the problems of adsorbing
gaseous pollutants or filtering particles smaller than 3
microns from effluent gases or liquids economically
(where superior efficiency of nanowebs in capturing sub-
micron particles is very attractive). Alternatively, such fil-
ters will increase the particle-loading capacity of the filters, or
reduce the pressure drop for a variety of filtration end uses.
AWARDS AND COMPANY HISTORY
0 gy Founded in 1999, eSpin Technologies, Inc.,
is a high-tech start-up company based in Chat-
tanooga, TN, and is one of the first commer-
cial producers of nanofibers. In addition to
receiving funding through EPA's SBIR Pro-
| - gram, eSpin also recently won grants from the
National Science Foundation and the Depart-
ment of Energy for the continued development of
nanofiber technology. In October 2002, eSpin received
a $2 million award from the Department of Commerce's
Advanced Technology Program to fund engineering ef-
forts related to eSpin's nanofiber technology platform
for developing a high-throughput process to enable large-
scale and economical production of nanofibers. This
prestigious award recognizes eSpin's potential to create
opportunities for new, world-class products, services, and
industrial processes that will benefit not only eSpin, but
also other companies, industries, and ultimately, con-
sumers and taxpayers. As one of 40 finalists from 473
companies across the country, eSpin was the first com-
pany from the State of Tennessee to win the award.
eSpin has been featured in global industry publications
such as Nomvoven World, Chemical Engineering News,
and Nature.
EPA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program was created to assist small businesses in
transforming innovative ideas into commercial products. The SBIR Program has two phases—Phase I is
the feasibility study to determine the validity of the proposed concept and Phase II is the development of
the technology or product proven feasible in Phase 1. EPA also offers Phase II Options to accelerate the
commercialization of SBIR technologies and to complete EPA's Environmental Technology Verification
(ETV) Program. For more information about EPA's SBIR Program and the National Center for Environmental
Research, visit http://www.epa.gov/ncer/sbir.
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