Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0208520

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0208520

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Dynamic Force Microscopy of small molecular assemblies. The possibility of manipulating a single molecule seems at first unreal, indeed 5 years ago it was pure science fiction. Through the gaining popularity of the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) many perspectives about the molecular world are changing. Macroscopic effects such as adhesion and lubrication are now discussed in light of measurements made with this instrument. Newer work includes the observation of single protein unfolding experiments. The biophysics oriented project detailed in this application will extend the AFM: into multi-molecular systems formed by self-assembly, such as cell membranes; into polyelectrolyte-surface interactions; and, finally into the sequencing of DNA.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-03-2002

End Date: 28-02-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $391,782.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Colloid And Surface Chemistry | Cellular Interactions (Incl. Adhesion, Matrix, Cell Wall) | Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural) | Biophysics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Biological sciences | Physical sciences | Scientific instrumentation |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Biophysics | Cellular Interactions (Incl. Adhesion, Matrix, Cell Wall) | Colloid And Surface Chemistry | Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural) | Physical sciences | Scientific instrumentation

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