UMass Amherst Research Develops ‘Second Skin’ Military Fabric to Repel Chemical and Biological Agents

UMass Amherst polymer scientists Kenneth Carter and James Watkins, collaborating with team leader Francesco Fornasiero of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), recently received a five-year $1.8 million grant to design ways to manufacture the new material as part of a $13 million project funded by the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency. It’s estimated that the new uniforms could be deployed in the field in less than 10 years.

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UMass Office of News & Media Relations
Daily Hampshire Gazette