Demron Nuclear Radiation-Blocking, Anti-Chemical,
Biological-Protection Fabric Granted Australian Patent
MIAMI (Business Wire EON) May 7, 2008 --
Ronald DeMeo, MD, MBA, president and chief executive officer with Radiation
Shield Technologies (RST), today announced the company has been
granted a new Australian patent for Demron, the world’s
first nuclear radiation-blocking, anti-chemical and
biological-protection material.
Demron, which also
has other Australian, United States, Singaporean and Russian patents, is
an advanced radiopaque nano-polymeric compound fused between layers of
fabric and manufactured into several lightweight, nuclear-radiation
blocking garments. Its new Australian patent secures all its
applications, including
full-body nuclear, biological, and nuclear-biological chemical (NBC)
suits, tactical anti-nuclear vests, high-energy suppression blankets,
medical X-ray vests and aprons. Its first Australian patent concerns
the Demron compound and its manufacturing processes.
“The global demand and deployment of Demron
exceeds our expectations and reaffirms its leadership as the only
nuclear radiation-blocking material that also provides anti-chemical and
biological protection,” said DeMeo, the
surgeon who developed Demron. “Demron’s
patents will help us expand its market potential, and we will continue
to secure patents worldwide.”
Recent deployments include a NATO-funded purchase of a record number of
Demron suits for use by the Ministry for Emergency Situations of the
Republic of Belarus. Demron also is deployed worldwide by NATO, NASA,
the National Guard, US Navy, UAE and the governments of South Korea,
China, Saudi Arabia and Australia, among others. Scientists have
selected it for space suits for future Mars and other space travel.
“Demron is a liquid metal that feels like
fabric, and the suits are cool, lightweight and flexible,”
DeMeo said. “Demron helps individuals more
comfortably perform a broader range of duties and with the confidence of
knowing they’re well-protected.”
Demron suits are made from a unique nanotechnology that surpasses the
current NBC suits, which provide limited protection against radioactive
sources. It is a lead-free, toxin-free, and PVC-free material that
allows heat dissipation and resists chemical penetration and cracks. Demron
has proved to block gamma rays and X-rays, as well as other nuclear
emissions, by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, part of the
National Nuclear Security Administration within the U.S. Department of
Energy, as well as the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Columbia
University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
About Radiation Shield Technologies (RST)
Radiation Shield Technologies (RST), with headquarters in Miami, is a
world leader in the research, design and production of
personal-protection systems for ionizing and nuclear radiation. The
company's core technology, Demron, is specifically engineered to combine
radiation protection with ease of use to maximize radiological defense.
For more information, visit www.radshield.com
or call 866.7.DEMRON.
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