General Graphene specializes in industrial-scale production of high-quality chemical vapor deposition (CVD) graphene and carbon materials using proprietary roll-to-roll technology. The company provides researchers and industries with a reliable and scalable supply of graphene, addressing the need for affordable materials in applications ranging from flexible electronics to healthcare.
Funding
$45.2M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Many industries and researchers require consistent, high-quality graphene for applications ranging from electronics to healthcare, but obtaining it at an affordable price and industrial scale has been a challenge. Existing production methods often struggle to provide graphene in the volumes and at the cost needed for widespread adoption.
Solution
General Graphene addresses this supply bottleneck by specializing in the industrial-scale production of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) graphene and carbon materials. Using a proprietary roll-to-roll CVD system, the company manufactures large-area graphene films, 3D graphene foam, and pyrolytic carbon films. These materials are designed to be reproducible and of high quality, providing a reliable supply for researchers and industries. General Graphene's approach focuses on fostering collaborative relationships to accelerate the integration of graphene into real-world applications.
Target Audience
The primary customers include researchers and companies across diverse sectors such as sensors, flexible electronics, healthcare, and battery research who require a reliable and scalable supply of CVD graphene and carbon materials.
Features
- CVD Graphene Films: Monolayer graphene grown on copper foil using a proprietary roll-to-roll CVD system.
- 3D Graphene Foam: Porous, three-dimensional structures composed of stacked graphene layers, offering a high surface area.
- Pyrolytic Carbon Films: Two-dimensional carbon films with low electrical resistance and biocompatibility.
- Scalable CVD Graphene Production: Manufacturing process capable of producing graphene at high volumes while maintaining quality.
- Tunable Stiffness: CVD graphene foam possesses tunable stiffness that can influence cellular activity via mechanotransduction.
- High Electrical Conductivity: CVD graphene foam possesses high electrical conductivity that enables the electrical stimulation of cells and provides electroactive characteristics facilitating increased cell attachment, proliferation, differentiation, and faster tissue regeneration.
- Broad Surface Functionalization: A variety of cells and/or drugs can be seeded onto CVD graphene foam, which facilitates delivery of appropriate signals and promotes culture conditions that dramatically enhances cell expansion.