Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP190100341

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP190100341

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Funded Activity Summary

Skin in the game: biomimetics, fitness and the springtail cuticle. This project aims to examine the relationship between cuticle (skin) properties, water balance, and fitness in springtails, key players in soil systems. Springtail cuticles are diverse, responsive, and extremely resistant to wetting by water, alcohol and other substances. Their Australian diversity has not been well explored for biomimetic new materials. This project expects to explore options for new applications in materials science and engineering by generalising the cuticle structure-function relationship. Expected outcomes are new information to harness for industry the diversity of nature’s self-cleaning, water repellent surfaces. Significant benefits lie in potential new biomimetic manufacturing options.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2019

End Date: 21-12-2022

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $445,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Zoology | Animal Structure and Function | Ecological Physiology | Microtechnology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Manufacturing not elsewhere classified | Soils not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Animal Structure and Function | Ecological Physiology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Manufacturing not elsewhere classified | Microtechnology | Soils not elsewhere classified | Zoology

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