Nanostructures provides a spray‑based self‑assembly platform that fabricates nanomaterials at dramatically lower cost and faster speed than traditional nanolithography. By replacing expensive, multi‑month processes with a method that can pattern at $1 per square metre and achieve 300 % faster throughput, the company enables developers to integrate nano‑enhanced functions such as passive cooling, hydrophobic filtering, vivid coloration, and heat regulation into products without needing specialized semiconductor facilities.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Developing nano‑enhanced products requires nanolithography equipment that is expensive, complex, and limited to large research institutions or semiconductor fabs. The high capital cost, long fabrication lead times, and need for dedicated engineering staff create significant barriers to prototyping and scaling nanomaterial technologies.
Solution
Nanostructures offers a spray‑based self‑assembly platform that fabricates a broad spectrum of nanoparticles without traditional nanolithography tools. By depositing a spray containing precursors onto a substrate, the process creates structures ranging from 100 nm to 10 µm in size with patterning speeds up to three times faster than conventional methods. Production runs cost roughly $1 per square meter, eliminating the need for costly masks or dedicated clean‑room facilities. The technology supports rapid prototyping and can be scaled for commercial manufacturing of nano‑enhanced products across energy, computing, and medical sectors. This approach reduces both capital expenditure and time‑to‑market, enabling smaller companies and research teams to access advanced nanomaterials.
Target Audience
Primary customers are product developers and R&D teams in energy, computing, and medical industries seeking cost‑effective, rapid fabrication of nano‑enhanced components, as well as small‑to‑mid‑size manufacturers lacking access to semiconductor‑grade nanolithography facilities.
Features
- Spray‑based self‑assembly method that replaces expensive nanolithography equipment
- Capable of producing nanoparticles from 100 nm to 10 µm, covering a wide material palette
- Patterning speed up to 300 % faster than traditional processes
- Average production cost of approximately $1 per square meter
- Enables functional nanostructures such as passive cooling, hydrophobic filtering, vivid coloration, heat regulation, water collection, and lightweight strength
- Operates outside clean‑room environments, requiring minimal staffing and no dedicated engineers