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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/FT130101003
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Is mass commercialisation of silver-based nanotechnology undermining its biomedical antibacterial potential? Silver nanoparticles have demonstrated broad spectrum antibacterial potential and are increasingly used in biomedical applications to limit infection. They are also found in a growing range of everyday products such as shampoos and socks. This situation is analogous to the previous use of antibiotics for nonmedical purposes and the subsequent spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria. This project will measure silver resistance selection pressure in key microbial communities. Novel monitoring devices, a multi-technique chemistry approach, and correlative synchrotron spectroscopy and molecular biology techniques will be used to decipher the environmental silver resistome and its likely significance.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 04-2014
End Date: 12-2018
Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships
Funding Amount: $754,320.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Microbial Ecology | Environmental Science and Management | Nanotoxicology, Health and Safety | Environmental Impact Assessment
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Land and Water Management of environments not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences | Preventive Medicine |
