NEW YORK, March 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Partnering with a number of institutional and industry research partners, Nano Graphene Inc., dba GrapheneCA (GrapheneCA), the company which develops and produces next generation materials for the 21st century, today announced it has developed a series of proprietary formulations and processes for the production of high-quality graphene-enhanced gels. These open the door to a multitude of high-tech applications ranging from the electronics sector through to the pharmaceutical industry.

In layman’s terms, GrapheneCA has managed to mix its high-quality graphene with a wide variety of gels with low temperature processes. The resulting graphene gels make graphene safe and easy to handle and directly usable by manufacturers with known production technology to create end user products.

“The technology is so safe,” declared David Robles, Head of Business development for GrapheneCA, that it provides a direct path to fulfilling everyday graphene consumer product applications. Concrete examples are cosmetics products, sensors and multiple-base substrates for aerogels.

“Graphene gels have yet to be seen in the market,” added Dr. Sergei Voskresensky, Head of Research & Development at GrapheneCA’s New York-based production facility. “There are a few graphene oxide gels, but very few sources of suspended pure graphene gel, if any.”

"Our new line of product, on the other hand, boasts a wide variety of gel materials which are infused with graphene or rGO,” he went on to say. “Along with our extremely high-purity graphene product line, these technologies have obvious applications in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and residue-based cleaning products, and constitute a prelude to the synthesis of advanced composites with a functional matrix that gives access to graphene’s unique properties. To cite but one example, these properties allow the gels to generate, store and transmit power to printed gel sensors and antennas.”

According to Dr. Voskresensky, “these are but a few examples of what we can envisage to see in the very near future for graphene,” adding that “we are now looking down a clear pathway to such things as low-temperature 3D printing without UV binders and also other temperature sensitive activated ingredients such as epoxy catalysts, polymers, and resins.”

ABOUT GRAPHENE

Discovered in 2004, graphene was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2010. Graphene is pure carbon aligned in a single 2D plane that many describe as the “Miracle Material” of the 21st century. It is the lightest material known to man, is 200 times stronger than steel, boasts the highest surface area, is incredibly flexible, conducts light and electricity like no other material, to name but a few of its unique properties. Graphene is already impacting a wide array of industries and is certain to impact just about every area of human activity as we look forward into the future.

ABOUT GRAPHENECA

Based in New York but operating manufacturing facilities in several countries, GrapheneCA began proprietary production of graphene in July 2017 and uses a clean, green, portable and scalable patented technology to manufacture an ever-increasing array of avant-garde materials and products and contributes to the advancement of many sectors of industry. GrapheneCA is a privately owned company headquartered in New York, dedicated to tackling the challenge of integrating graphene into real-world applications. GrapheneCA’s proprietary manufacturing processes are remarkably efficient and eco-friendly.

Forward-Looking Statements

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