Robert Mantz

Air Force Research Laboratory

Projects

Solid State NMR Investigation of Coating Materials Prepared Using the SNAP Methodology

Lead Institution

Air Force Research Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Robert Mantz

Project type

Capability Research

The aging U.S. Air Force legacy aircraft fleet has a well-documented corrosion problem. Current coating systems generally incorporate a chromated conversion coating surface treatment and a solvent…

NMR Characterization of Spider Silk Proteins and the Effect of Processing on Spider Silk Films

Lead Institution

Air Force Research Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Robert Mantz

Project type

Capability Research

Both solid-state and liquid NMR will be utilized to characterize spider silk protein in solution and as cast films. The effects of film processing conditions on the morphology and structure of spider…