Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0668434

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0668434

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Oxide Bioceramics for Drug Delivery. Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. One out of every two Australians will develop skin cancer at some stage during their lives. On average, 740,000 new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in Australia every year (1 million in the USA). The cost to Australia is over $200 million/year. While today more people are aware of the dangers of UV, the desire to be fashionable outweighs their health concerns. Melanotan is a novel sunscreen solution: a drug that stimulates the body's natural defence mechanism against UV light. Alumina and zirconia bioceramics are ideal implantable drug delivery vehicles because of the long leaching periods possible.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 07-2006

End Date: 06-2010

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $73,950.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biomedical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Ceramics | Materials Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ceramics | Prevention—biologicals (e.g. vaccines) |

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