Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150100865

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150100865

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Smartdrops - Shaping the future of particle technology. The aim of this project is to develop a particle engineering technology, based on microfluidics, that results in micro-droplets with controlled geometry and morphology. These Smartdrops will be used to target respiratory macrophages for the delivery of inflammatory suppressants, since their dimensions can be controlled to optimise lung deposition and macrophage recognition. The project aims to develop an aerosol inhaler and a series of physico-chemical and in vitro characterisation tools that will be used to study Smartdrop formation, aerosol properties and their interactions with cells. The outcome of this project is intended to be the development of a technology for treating chronic lung inflammation which could also be utilised for a number of other commercial applications.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 16-01-2015

End Date: 15-08-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $521,800.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Respiratory Diseases | Chemical Characterisation of Materials

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Respiratory System and Diseases (incl. Asthma) | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Technology |

Other Keywords

Chemical Characterisation of Materials | Expanding Knowledge in Technology | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Respiratory Diseases | Respiratory System and Diseases (incl. Asthma)

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