Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0343589

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0343589

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

New Transparent Polymer Nanocomposite Coatings Using Multireactive Inorganic Cages. New polymeric nanocomposite coatings are proposed with enhanced abrasion resistance, toughness and optical functionality, suitable for the coating of optical plastic substrates. These composites contain inorganic cages, dispersed and chemically-coupled within the crosslinked organic matrix. In addition to good mechanical behaviour, high value properties such as colorisation on exposure to light and resistance to damage from high energy lasers will be achieved by attachment to the cages of chemical units with optical activity. These cages are of nanometre size and an important aspect of the project involves probing the resultant structure at the molecular level, using advanced characterisation techniques.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 30-06-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $488,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Polymers | Synthesis Of Macromolecules | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Characterisation Of Macromolecules

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Polymeric materials (e.g. paints) |

Other Keywords

Characterisation Of Macromolecules | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Polymeric materials (e.g. paints) | Polymers | Synthesis Of Macromolecules

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