Examine the breakthrough behavior of IL/MOF composites

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center awarded $200,000 to Case Western Reserve University on October 1, 2025, under the Space Technology program (CFDA 43.012) to examine the breakthrough behavior of ionic liquid/metal-organic framework (IL/MOF) composite materials and predict their performance output within operational parameter space for spacesuits.

The award funds research conducted at Case Western Reserve University's Office of Research Administration in Cleveland, Ohio, with a period of performance through September 30, 2026. The Space Technology program develops, demonstrates, and infuses transformational space technologies that enhance NASA's exploration efforts and support future NASA, government, and commercial missions.

With the proposed first objective we will examine the breakthrough of the IL/MOF composite materials to predict the performance output within the operational parameter space for spacesuits.