Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0990511
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Environmentally responsive clean coatings. Nature makes use of a range of fascinating surface properties, such as the leaves of the Lotus plant which stay clean even in dirty environments. In this project we will explore the molecular properties of novel polymer coated surfaces that-similar to some natural surfaces-can adapt to changing environmental stimuli and be resistant to contamination. Specifically, we aim to develop self-cleaning polymer coatings which can reversibly switch from wettable to non-wettable with changing temperature and humidity. These self-cleaning polymer surfaces with environmentally responsive properties will add value to pre-painted steel products and other coatings.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 03-2010
End Date: 12-2013
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $294,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Physical Chemistry Not Elsewhere Classified | Theoretical And Computational Chemistry Not Elsewhere Classified | Condensed Matter Physics | Condensed Matter Physics—Other
