Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0451406

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0451406

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Novel Biomimetic Nanosprings:Protein-based Elastomer for Engineering Applications. The ability to produce biomimetic elastomeric components with approximately infinite fatigue life offers significant impact on energy consumption and materials usage. In this project, we seek this goal by bio-macromolecular modification and understanding of the unique proteins from a number of different insects that provide the structural basis of novel bioelastomers with outstanding in-vitro fatigue properties. The project will translate the superior in-vivo properties of these proteins to real-world novel bioelastomers for engineering applications. Such functional materials will find potential use in areas such as microelectromechanical devices (MEMS), actuators, artificial muscles, drug delivery vehicles, etc.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 06-2004

End Date: 12-2010

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $435,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Polymers | Analytical Biochemistry | Biomedical Engineering | Biomaterials |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Rubber products | Polymeric materials (e.g. paints)

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