Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE210100662

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE210100662

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Engineering interfaces to enable a new generation of hybrid materials. Hybrid combinations of hydrogel and solid materials allow a high level of functionality for devices such as tissue-engineering scaffolds and soft machines. However, the weak bonding between hydrogels and solids severely hampers their function. This project aims to develop versatile plasma processes that facilitate strong interfaces between hydrogels of choice and solid materials of all kinds. The expected outcome is a green platform technology for the modular construction of advanced solid-hydrogel hybrids with tailor-made functions; enabling critical advances in the design and synthesis of structured soft matter devices. The project offers significant benefits for Australian high-tech manufacturing industries from health to electronics.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 31-12-2021

End Date: 26-12-2025

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $453,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Composite and Hybrid Materials | Biomaterials | Plasma Physics; Fusion Plasmas; Electrical Discharges | Materials Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Biomaterials | Composite and Hybrid Materials | Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Materials Engineering | Plasma Physics; Fusion Plasmas; Electrical Discharges

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