Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0344060

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP0344060

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

In situ Raman spectroscopic studies of iron and calcium biomaterials in marine chiton teeth. The future of biomaterial science in Australia depends upon the discovery and refinement of new materials. This project characterizes the biomaterials in the feeding apparatus of Australian marine chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora). Like many biological structures, chiton teeth are sophisticated composite materials that have been refined by evolution over millions of years. Initially composed of the polysaccharide chitin, these extremely hard teeth are mineralized with calcium and iron compounds and used to excavate the rocks on which they live, as they graze for food. Understanding the mechanism of biomineralization is vital for devising synthetic routes to composite materials for industrial purposes.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-2003

End Date: 01-2006

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $220,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Bioinorganic Chemistry | Chemical Spectroscopy | Biomedical Engineering | Biomaterials

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other | Manufactured products not elsewhere classified | Organs, diseases and abnormal conditions not elsewhere classified |

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