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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP200102268
Funding Status
Active
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Funded Activity Summary
Programming anisotropy into responsive soft materials. The project aims to generate viscoelastic soft materials with programmable anisotropy using aqueous suspensions of colloidal rods that have tunable surface coatings. The project expects to generate new knowledge in the rheology and structural characteristics of this unique class of materials. A key innovation is the use of charge-directed polymer self-assembly to control colloidal interactions, suspension rheology and phase behaviour. The intended outcome is spatial control over the orientation of nanostructures, potentially mimicking the structural hierarchy found in nature. This should provide significant benefits to the creation of viscoelastic materials with complex rheology as well as structural, mechanical and optical heterogeneity.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 03-2020
End Date: 12-2023
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $360,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Rheology | Chemical Engineering | Physical Chemistry of Materials | Colloid and Surface Chemistry
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Wood, Wood Products and Paper not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering |
