Nanostructured porous silicon for ophthalmic implants

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/595901

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Blindness exerts major physical, emotional and economic constraints upon the sufferer. Our goal is to develop novel nanostructured porous silicon-based implants to improve outcomes for patients prone to recurrent episodes of inflammation in the eye, or with visual loss following ocular trauma or infection. Treatments are available, but are not always effective. Porous silicon is a non-toxic, non-inflammatory, biodegradable material that can be loaded with drugs or cells for transfer to the eye.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $536,657.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nanobiotechnology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Anterior uveitis | Biomaterials | Corneal trauma, keratitis and neovascularization | Drug delivery to the eye | Inflammatory eye disease | Nanostructured porous silicon ophthalmic implants | Ocular surface disease | Ophthalmology | PGP5 | Transfer of cells to the eye

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