Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150100828

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150100828

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

A Multiscale Modelling Framework for Mechanical Properties of ECM. This project aims to develop a novel hierarchical multi-scale modelling framework to understand factors that influence the mechanical deformation behaviour of the extracellular matrix (ECM) such as cartilage, whose mechanical performance is critical to human wellbeing. Modelling ECM presents significant challenges due to the need to incorporate effects at scales from atomic interactions up to the fibre network in a continuum model. The proposed framework follows ECM's natural hierarchical structure and integrates efficient models for each key structural scale based on rigorous experimental validations. It is expected to provide a powerful tool for designing successful artificial ECM materials and understanding the mechanisms of the ECM degradation.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 31-12-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $355,100.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biomechanical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Numerical Modelling and Mechanical Characterisation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Manufacturing not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Biomechanical Engineering | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Manufacturing not elsewhere classified | Mechanical Engineering | Numerical Modelling and Mechanical Characterisation

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