Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP150104147
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Engineering biomimetic lubrication with mucin. Engineering coatings for water to be an effective lubricant is a significant challenge. The project seeks to emulate how nature builds highly lubricating water-rich polymer films on biological surfaces. This is intended to be achieved by directing the self-assembly of mucin macromolecules onto polymer brushes attached to a substrate, and then cross-linking the constituents to obtain a hydrated gel-like lubricating coating. This research is expected to provide new insights on the mechanisms by which mucin-rich fluids lubricate and protect biosurfaces, which is important to human health, nutrition and well-being. It may also lead to new discoveries for engineering surface coatings for biomaterials and nanomaterials.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2015
End Date: 12-2018
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $261,300.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Rheology | Chemical Engineering | Colloid and Surface Chemistry | Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Health not elsewhere classified | Processed Food Products and Beverages (excl. Dairy Products) not elsewhere classified
