Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/FT150100408
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Soft materials containing hierarchy via 3D sacrificial micro-moulding. The project seeks to develop sophisticated new polymeric materials and devices not possible using current manufacturing techniques. Biomaterials based on hydrogels are ideal substrates for synthetic extra-cellular matrices due to their high water content. However, one of the challenges hindering the use of hydrogels is reproducing the transport properties found in natural tissue with hierarchical features such as vascularisation. To address this, the project plans to develop a 3D moulding process for generating soft materials containing precise channels decorated with defined molecules. Intended outcomes include a fundamental understanding of the 3D moulding process, and new polymers and advanced tools for bioengineers for future applications such as tissue transplants, cell guides for treating spinal cord injuries, soft robotics and microfluidic devices to study cancer metastasis.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2016
End Date: 11-2020
Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships
Funding Amount: $812,460.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Synthesis of Materials | Biomaterials | Biomedical Engineering | Chemical Characterisation of Materials
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering |
