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ANS Mission and Vision

• Vision

– Establish ANS as the World Leader in Creating Affordable Nanotechnology Solutions

• Mission

– We are a Material Enhancement and Application Development Company Focused on the Rapid Commercialization of ANS and Partner Technologies

– We Will Create Value for All of Our Stakeholders Through Unparalleled Innovation Combined with Synergistic Partnerships

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The Power of Controlled Arrangement™

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Material Specific Strengths

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• CNTs have the potential to provide more than an order of magnitude improvement in specific strength.

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Generic Material Specific Strengths

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Low Concentration Needed To Enhance Properties


S2 Glass Fiber Spool (left) CNS-Infused Glass Fiber Spool (right)

Carbon Fiber Spool (left) CNS-Infused Carbon Fiber Spool (right)

CNS Infusion Process

ANS Discriminator :

Carbon Nanostructures (CNS) Grown Directly on Variety of Materials in a Continuous, Scalable Production Process

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Radial Growth of CNS on Each Fiber Filament

Single CNS- Infused Filament

Radial CNS Growth

Low Cost Continuous Scalable Production Process

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As Received Glass Tow With Individual

Filaments

Pre-Process General Appearance SEM Images- As Received Fiber Substrate (prior to CNS growth)

≈2000 Individual Glass Filaments Each Covered

With CNS After the Growth Process


CNS General Appearance SEM Images- CNS Infused on Fiber Substrate


Carbon Fiber With CNS Growth


ANS Process Allows Controlled Growth 25u- 140u


Growth Substrate

CNS Is Infused Directly Onto Filament Surfaces

CNS Growth Process Fundamentals

Growth Substrate

Branched Carbon

NanoStructures

Anchoring/Infusion

into substrate

Entanglement

and Branching

Base

Growth

Tip Growth Intermediate

Growth

Unreacted

Catalyst

Infusion Substrate


What Are Carbon Nanostructures (CNS)?

CNS are made up of Highly-Entangled Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes In a Matrix Exhibiting

Cross-Linking and Wall Sharing

TEM Of CNS

CNS are a Highly-Entangled Matrix of CNTs-No Individual MWCNTs


TEM Analysis Of ANS CNS

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Low Medium

High


Raman Spectrum Of ANS CNS

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• Three distinct bands to point out for Multi-Wall Carbon Tubular Structure as characterized in literature: – D-Band occurs around 1350 cm-1 associated with amorphous carbon (also defects)

– G-Band occurs around 1580 cm-1 associated with crystalline graphite (or CNT)

– G’ Band occurs around 2700 cm-1 should be about (2x) D-band frequency

D Band G band

G’ Band

Multiple Commercial MWCNTs

Raman Spectrum representative of CNS material is shown above,

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TGA Of ANS CNS

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636.67°C69.40%

677.39°C36.18%

686.70°C46.01%

675.06°C37.31%

699.78°C84.81%

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Universal V4.5A TA Instruments

Multiple Suppliers Of MWCNTS

ANS CNS

CNS Infused On Fiber Equal In Quality To Commercially Available CNS


Highly-Entangled, Cross-Linked CNS Network

Multifunctional Materials

• Leveraging CNS to Improve Base Material Properties

– Mechanical Properties

– EMI Shielding

– Electrical Conductivity

– Thermal Conductivity

– Radiation Absorption

• CNS Network Yields Safety Discriminator vs. CNT

– Less Likely to Release Individual CNTs

– Reduced Risk of Respirable, Durable Fiber

Safe & Affordable Alternative Material Solutions To Multifunctionality


CNS Forms For Multifunctional Composites

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CNS-Infused Fiber Roving

Chopped Post-Coated Fiber Post-Coated Continuous CNS Fiber Harvested CNS Flakes

Different CNS Material Forms for Broad Product Applications


Increasing Magnification

Raw CNS On Glass Tow Filaments

CNS Ready To Be Harvested Harvested CNS Flake

Cross-Linked CNS

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CNS Maintains Its Physical Characteristics After Removal From The Fiber

Harvested CNS-Carbon Black Replacement


CNS Product Form Development

Materials for Multiple Form Factors and Manufacturing Processes


CNS Product Forms and Applications

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CNS-Infused Tow & Woven Fabric

Harvested CNS

CNS-Infused Thermoplastic

Composites

Cables

Molded Parts

CNS Product Forms CNS Infused Products

CNS Offers a Proven and Tunable Solution

Insertion Opportunities


CNS Infused Lightweight Shielding Technologies

CNS Braided Products

CNS Veil Products Tapes & Wraps

CNS Extruded Shield

Near Term: Roadmap Focus Technologies

TRL 5-7 (2012) TRL 2 TRL 2

CNS-infused Advanced Cabling Technologies Product Forms – Shielding Solutions (Near Term)


Product Forms For Harvested CNS

Harvested CNS

Filler Material

Structural Improvements

Thermo Plastics

Polymers

Coatings

Conductivity/Shielding

Anti Bio-Fouling Marine Structures

LSP

Papers

Electrodes

Water & Air Filters

Fuel Cell Gas Diffusion Layer

There Is A Wide Array Of Potential Harvested CNS Commercial Products


CNS Flake-Micro Dimensions With Superior Multifunctionality

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• Scalable Process for Post-coating CNS Flake

– Density Easily Tailored to Achieve Flow of CNS for Compounding • Low Polymer Weight Post-Coat Targeted to Maintain CNS Network

• 0.13 gm/ml Achieved with ~10% Polymer Post-Coat

Post-coating Creates CNS Particles That Promote Flow For Compounding

“As Harvested” CNS Flake Post-coated and Densified CNS Flake CNS Network Maintained After “Low” % Post-coating


Technology Insertion Opportunities

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•Unique Properties •Easily Dispersed

Plastics With Metal Like Characteristics

Replacing Costly Metal Parts With Plastic Parts

•EMI Shielding •Thermal/Electrical Conductivity

•Improved Mechanicals

Generating Offset Opportunities and Improving Affordability

•ABS •PEEK •PEI

•PVC •PC •Polyethylene

Metal Like

Plastics

Wide Array of Technology Insertion Opportunities

Thermoplstics


Example Product - CNS-infused Thermoplastic

A single material that combines the unique properties of CNS with the ease of

manufacturing of an injection-moldable thermoplastic.

Incorporate EMI Shielding into Plastic packaging, Replace metal EMI Shields

EMI Shielding

Combination of Stiff and Compliant Materials To Absorb Kinetic/Acoustic Energy

Acoustic Absorption

Can Serve as A Low Flux Heat Sink or Secondary Path for High Dissipation Applications

Thermally Conductive

Drop In Replacement For Any Currently Injection Molded Product - No Special Tech Required

Injection Moldable

High Volume Infusion Processes Keep Costs Below Those of Common Filled Thermoplastics

Lower Cost Packaging

Electronics Enclosures - Metal Replacement - Lower Cost Packaging


Initial CNS Thermoplastic Trials (Flake)

Mixing

Sample Data For Harvested CNS In Thermoplastics

PC/ABS + 3wt% CNS % of Neat Resin

Specific Strength ≈125%

Specific Modulus ≈150%

Specific Flex Strength ≈140%

Specific Flex Modulus ≈150%

PEI + 3.5wt% CNS % of Neat Resin



Flex Strength ≈115%

Flex Modulus ≈160%

TPU + 3.5wt% CNS % of Neat Resin



Flex Strength ≈107%

Flex Modulus ≈440%

CNS Offers Next Gen Multifunctional Thermoplastics


CNS Growth Process - Scalability

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Operational 10-Tow Pilot Line

40-Tow Industrial Scale System

ANS Utilizes a 10-Tow Growth

System to Produce CNS-Infused

Fiber at High Capacity

Max Production:

30 metric tons/yr

ANS Has Developed an Industrial

System Preliminary Design

Capable of Running 40-Tows

Expected 1st System in Early2014

Max Production:

120 metric tons/yr

Initial Products Available

•CNS-reinforced Thermoplastics

•CNS-reinforced Fiber Composites •Multiple Product Forms:

• Tows On Spool, Woven

Fabrics, Etc.

•Standard Composite

Processing

• Pure CNS Flakes

CNS-Infused Tow

CNS-Infused Polymer

Harvested CNS

Pilot Production Lines at Full Operational Capacity


ANS Pilot Facility

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10 Systems For Various CNS-infusion and Processing Operations


Contact Information

Patrick O’Connor Director, Strategy & Business Development

Applied nanostructured Solutions LLC A LOCKHEED MARTIN COMPANY 2323 EASTERN BLVD. MP 50 BALTIMORE, MD 21220

Office: +1 410.682.1377

Mobile: +1 443.831.5899

Patrick.T.O'[email protected]

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