Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0665401

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0665401

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

A biophotonics-based approach to the study of cell-mechanics. This study will help to promote and maintain good health. There is a connection between diseases such as arthritis and osteoporosis and cell mechanics. Our study will provide insight into cell mechanics, thereby helping to understand the pathophysiology of these diseases. The study is relevant to tissue engineering. There is ongoing research on mechanical conditioning of tissue substitutes. Understanding cell mechanics will help to optimise conditioning protocols, thereby improving the properties of engineered tissue. During this study we will develop optical tools that have applications in the life sciences, in the development of advanced materials and in nanotechnology. Our project will promote Australian research in these fields.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2006

End Date: 31-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $262,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Other Physical Sciences | Biomaterials | Optical Physics Not Elsewhere Classified | Biophysics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Clinical health not specific to particular organs, diseases and conditions | Biological sciences | Physical sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Biomaterials | Biophysics | Clinical health not specific to particular organs, diseases and conditions | Optical Physics Not Elsewhere Classified | Other Physical Sciences | Physical sciences

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