Star polymers as novel antimicrobial and immunomodulatory agents

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1142472

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The rise in antibiotic resistance in bacteria is considered as a major public health threat that is not being met by antibiotic research. This project will modify a novel star polymer that we have shown kills antibiotic resistant bacteria but does not induce resistance. The project will make and characterise new versions of the star polymer to produce antimicrobial materials that target and kill the multi-drug resistant bacteria that are a major cause of bacterial infections and death.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2018

End Date: 01-01-2021

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $945,908.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Biomaterials

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

antibiotic resistance | microbial infections | microbiology | peptides | polymerisation

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