Carbon
Design Innovations, Inc. (C|D|I) today announced that they have raised $400,000
in Series A funding from a group of private investors led by Vance Nau, company
CEO. C|D|I has developed a patent pending process for the predictable commercial
manufacture of carbon nanotube (CNT) devices. This process has the potential
to open new markets and significantly expand the use and adoption rate of carbon
nanotubes (CNTs) for a broad range of applications.
“CNTs have great promise. Yet, the inability to make them with predetermined
profiles has limited their widespread adoption, frustrating users
and manufacturers alike,” said Nau. “C|D|I has developed a deterministic
nanofabrication method and has the IP that can radically change that paradigm, making CNT technology commercially viable and opening new
business opportunities.”
C|D|I will develop and produce a line of probe tools for atomic force
microscopy (AFM) applications. The next big leap for AFM tools has been
acknowledged to hinge on advancements in probe technology. CNT AFM
Probes from C|D|I are engineered from the micro to the nanoscale with
precise dimensions, angles and material properties offering longer lifetime,
higher resolution and greater flexibility than existing solutions. Based on
success at several beta sites, the company announced its initial products this
week.
This investment will enable C|D|I to initiate sales and marketing
efforts, ramp production of AFM probes and continue development of future
products based on its methodology for the manufacture of CNT devices.