Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP200103587

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP200103587

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Biomimetic Design and Fabrication of Smart Dry Adhesives. Gecko footpads have unique structures with amazing features; imitating these fine bio-structures will lead to a multitude of innovations. This project aims to study fundamental principles governing adhesion phenomena for creating entirely new biomimetic nanomaterials with tunable adhesion, self-cleaning and controlled release capabilities. The gecko-mimicking materials and the associated dynamic effects will be characterized quantitatively at multiscales and the nanoscale phenomena will be linked to macroscopic performance. The results of this research should provide a fundamental understanding of tunable adhesion mechanisms for the design and development of optimized materials with superb performance of practical significance.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-08-2020

End Date: 31-07-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $439,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nanomaterials | Nanotechnology | Nanobiotechnology | Nanofabrication, Growth and Self Assembly

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Industrial Organisations | Emerging Defence Technologies | Technological and Organisational Innovation |

Other Keywords

Emerging Defence Technologies | Industrial Organisations | Nanobiotechnology | Nanofabrication, Growth and Self Assembly | Nanomaterials | Nanotechnology | Technological and Organisational Innovation

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