ABS Materials, Inc. (“ABS ^[4] ”) is an advanced materials company located in Wooster, Ohio founded in 2008. Products developed by ABS use porous organosilica materials which can swell when absorbing organic liquids. This swelling enables high-capacity absorption and controlled desorption (“capture and release”).

ABS offers products for analytical sample preparation, chemical separations, and water treatment. Specialized media are also produced for the personal care industry.

Analytical devices produced by the company are Sentinel™ passive samplers, Infinity™ SPE cartridges and QuickPrep™ SPE tips.

BioMax™ media is used for stormwater treatment and EcoTreat™ media is used for in situ ^[5] remediation of chlorinated solvents and PCBs in soil. ABS also markets Plant Growth Booster using BioMax™ media.

The Industrial Treatment System (ITS)™ treats contaminated water using organosilica sorbents.

SilaFresh™ media is marketed for personal care and cosmetic applications,

ABS has received several awards, including the 2009 NorTech “Materials Science Innovation of the Year”, the 2009 MIT “Clean Energy Prize”, the 2011 Popular Mechanics Breakthrough of the Year award,^[1] the 2011 and 2012 Artemis Top 50 awards,^[2] and the 2013 Manny Manufacturing Excellence award.^[3]

ABS has 11 patents in its portfolio as of November 2015.