‘Intelligent’ Antibacterial Coatings for Improving Outcomes with Infections Associated with Dialysis Catheters

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

The outcomes of this projects will set the framework for the rational design of novel and ’intelligent‘ antibacterial coating that selectively respond to the ‘virulent’ bacteria that cause such significant and recurrent issues in routine kidney dialysis regimens and will underpin future academic and commercial collaborative efforts to rationally-design and manufacture kidney dialysis catheters with substrate surface characteristics that will enhance utility, function and clinical application;

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $653,806.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Devices

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

biomedical engineering | dialysis | infection | infection control | kidney disease