Nanotechnology-Enhanced Vaccines: New inulin bioconjugates to defeat global pandemic threats. Inulin-based adjuvants have the potential to revolutionise the vaccine arena; man's critical first line of defence against infectious disease. Any breakthrough in developing completely safe new adjuvants, will therefore be of major global significance, and will play a vital role in the maintenance of global health for decades. New and completely safe vaccine adjuvants are a vital step in the developmen ....Nanotechnology-Enhanced Vaccines: New inulin bioconjugates to defeat global pandemic threats. Inulin-based adjuvants have the potential to revolutionise the vaccine arena; man's critical first line of defence against infectious disease. Any breakthrough in developing completely safe new adjuvants, will therefore be of major global significance, and will play a vital role in the maintenance of global health for decades. New and completely safe vaccine adjuvants are a vital step in the development of improved vaccine technology in the 21st century. This project addresses two National Research Priorities, Namely Promoting and Maintaining Good Health and Safeguarding Australia. On commercialization, this will then be an important Australian contribution towards protecting the nation against any future pandemic outbreaks.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0238096
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$100,000.00
Summary
Upgrade of Advanced Materials: Processing, Rheology and Thermal Analysis Facility. Material use is fundamental to all manufacturing operations. The proposed equipment extends the existing capability to explore and characterise the nanomaterials. The smart application of these techniques will significantly enhance manufacturing efficiency, and improve product quality and reliability. The unique national facility proposed in this application will cover primarily advanced material processing, ch ....Upgrade of Advanced Materials: Processing, Rheology and Thermal Analysis Facility. Material use is fundamental to all manufacturing operations. The proposed equipment extends the existing capability to explore and characterise the nanomaterials. The smart application of these techniques will significantly enhance manufacturing efficiency, and improve product quality and reliability. The unique national facility proposed in this application will cover primarily advanced material processing, characterisation and completes the analysis capability of what is Australia's foremost material, surface and thermal analysis laboratory. Many new materials require specific processing and analysis methods, which ultimately determines the materials performance. The fully integrated facility will foster substantial industrial collaboration through research activities of truly international standard.
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A Novel Approach for Color and Degradation Control in Post Consumer Polyethylene Terephthalate During Recycling. Discoloration is a critical problem in the manufacturing of post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymeric products in which optical clarity requirement is high. The inherent weakness of the PET demands highly efficient stabilisation of this polymer. The project aims to understand and eliminate the occurrence of such discoloration and improve the quality of the Visy product ....A Novel Approach for Color and Degradation Control in Post Consumer Polyethylene Terephthalate During Recycling. Discoloration is a critical problem in the manufacturing of post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) polymeric products in which optical clarity requirement is high. The inherent weakness of the PET demands highly efficient stabilisation of this polymer. The project aims to understand and eliminate the occurrence of such discoloration and improve the quality of the Visy products. New multifunctional additives will be developed, which when added to PET during processing, will not only quench the discoloration reaction but also yield high quality products with excellent optical properties. This project is of substantial strategic importance to the Australian/global polymer processing and recycling industries.
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