Moreover, the creators have already found a Minnesota-based firm willing to mass produce the nanobandages should they receive the green light, but the professors are hoping to build the new manufacturing plant in Ohio if at all possible, and have products on retail shelves "by 2008" at the latest.

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Conversely, if inventories are building, store owners are more likely to wait for customers to clear the shelves before stocking up on new products.

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New products would be shipped to Sunglass once a season and sit on the shelves for months.

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Over the past two months, a number of companies, some new and some established, have entered the fray, all hoping to get products on store shelves in time for Christmas.

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