Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0987971

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0987971

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Tissue distraction: A novel approach to enhance tissue growth for soft tissue engineering purposes. This project will provide new tissues for the expanding field of regenerative medicine to treat numerous tissue defects and 1.Benefit the health & economic well being of Australian society by rapidly supplying organs and tissues. 2.Benefit the academic community by a multidisciplinary approach, involving several academic Institutions in the fields of surgery, tissue engineering, physiology, morphology, polymer chemistry & biomolecular engineering that will produce basic scientific data with a practical application. Post-graduate students and staff will train & gain significant knowledge in this area. 3. Benefit industry through new product development and IP. This project advances a platform technology with multiple applications.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 31-12-2011

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $450,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biomedical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Surgery | Biomedical Engineering | Biomaterials |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Cancer and related disorders | Surgical methods and procedures

Other Keywords

Biomaterials | Biomedical Engineering | Biomedical Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified | Cancer and related disorders | Surgery | Surgical methods and procedures

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