Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-04370, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Kumacheva, Eugenia (University of Toronto), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Skin cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer, with over 80,000 cases of skin cancer in Canada annually. Sunscreen and sun_x000D_
protection industry is projected to reach $14.5 billion by 2020. Suncayr, a Canadian company, develops unique preventative_x000D_
measures to avoid the common problems associated with over-exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Suncayr is creating indicators_x000D_
(stickers) that change colour when exposed to ultraviolet light. This sticker when coated with a sunscreen will give the user the_x000D_
assurance as to when the sunscreen is no longer protective. The product has two functional parts, one of which is a skinmimicking_x000D_
film (SMF) that is designed to behave similarly to the human's skin. Upon swimming/sweating and toweling, the_x000D_
sunscreen should be removed from the SMF surface at a similar rate to how it is removed from the human skin. The company has_x000D_
discovered that the SMF fails to mimic the sunscreen-coated human skin in salty water, which necessitates the study of the_x000D_
properties of chitosan/gelatin-based CMFs in ionic solutions. Understanding of the mechanism of SMF properties in the ionic_x000D_
environment of salty water, in comparison with fresh water, will guide the design new and improvement of existing SMF_x000D_
formulations and will lead to new products that will be successfully commercialized. The development of Suncayrs technologies_x000D_
will also play a role in increasing Canadas competitiveness in the global sunscreen and related sun protection industry._x000D_, program purpose french : Skin cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer, with over 80,000 cases of skin cancer in Canada annually. Sunscreen and sun_x000D_
protection industry is projected to reach $14.5 billion by 2020. Suncayr, a Canadian company, develops unique preventative_x000D_
measures to avoid the common problems associated with over-exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Suncayr is creating indicators_x000D_
(stickers) that change colour when exposed to ultraviolet light. This sticker when coated with a sunscreen will give the user the_x000D_
assurance as to when the sunscreen is no longer protective. The product has two functional parts, one of which is a skinmimicking_x000D_
film (SMF) that is designed to behave similarly to the human's skin. Upon swimming/sweating and toweling, the_x000D_
sunscreen should be removed from the SMF surface at a similar rate to how it is removed from the human skin. The company has_x000D_
discovered that the SMF fails to mimic the sunscreen-coated human skin in salty water, which necessitates the study of the_x000D_
properties of chitosan/gelatin-based CMFs in ionic solutions. Understanding of the mechanism of SMF properties in the ionic_x000D_
environment of salty water, in comparison with fresh water, will guide the design new and improvement of existing SMF_x000D_
formulations and will lead to new products that will be successfully commercialized. The development of Suncayrs technologies_x000D_
will also play a role in increasing Canadas competitiveness in the global sunscreen and related sun protection industry._x000D_, agreement title english : Properties of Skin-Mimicking Films in Ionic Solutions, agreement title french : Properties of Skin-Mimicking Films in Ionic Solutions, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-09-20, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada