Project Grant 2406566
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $392,881 to Lehigh University to investigate the chemical and biological contributors to the biodegradation of water-soluble polymers. The research aims to develop a systematic understanding of how interactions between water-soluble cellulose derivatives and bacterial strains impact polymer biodegradation processes. Key focus areas include initial...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award to Lehigh University, in the amount of $199,999, aims to investigate the use of charged polymer complexes as a novel platform for dual drug delivery. The key objectives are: (1) complexing a charged degradable polymer with an oppositely charged peptide or protein; (2) monitoring the kinetics of the degradable polymer breakdown both as part of the complex and free in solution; and (3) incorporating a third...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $495,000 in funding to Drexel University from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028 to systematically investigate the formation process of newly developed polymer crystalsomes. Polymer crystalsomes are a class of hollow polymer nanoparticles with single crystal shells that offer unique mechanical and thermal properties. The project aims to use three model emulsion...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research to elucidate the crystallization and molecular reorganization pathways of semicrystalline polymers. The $333,167 grant, awarded to the University of Akron, will fund a 4-year project to analyze the amorphous structure, crystalline-amorphous interface, and dynamical processes in semicrystalline polymers like poly(L-lactic acid) and...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $361,129 to Princeton University from January 2023 through December 2027. The funding will support the development of predictive tools to facilitate the understanding and design of stimuli-responsive polymers through multiscale molecular modeling and machine learning techniques. Specifically, the principal investigator will work to...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $742,587 Project Grant through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to The Trustees of Princeton University's Office of Research and Project Administration Division. The grant supports Princeton's research to develop degradable polymers derived from commodity plastic monomers. Key objectives include investigating the kinetics and mechanisms of cobalt-mediated radical copolymerization of isocyanides and acrylates,...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research provides $306,287 to Purdue University under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. The grant supports collaborative research to elucidate the rate-limiting steps in biopolymer dissolution when small molecule additives are present. Graduate and undergraduate students, including underrepresented minorities and women, will investigate how...
- This $566,820 National Science Foundation Project Grant, funded through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports research at the University of Pittsburgh to develop novel brush copolymer materials with two-dimensional sequence control. Professor Tara Meyer will prepare brush copolymers containing biodegradable and biocompatible lactic and glycolic acid side chains of varying sequences. The research will investigate the combined effects of backbone and sidechain...
- This $210,335 NSF Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) Project Grant award to Drexel University supports the development of a new computational method to accelerate the design of new polymeric materials. The project aims to create a simulation technique that can simultaneously resolve both monomer-level chemistry and mesoscopic length scales within polymeric materials. This has the potential to significantly speed up the development of new polymers for diverse applications like...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $407,495 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo through the CAL Poly Corporation to develop novel, thermally responsive polymeric materials. The grant supports research by Professors Philip Costanzo and Daniel Bercovici to create polymer structures with dynamic-covalent linkages that can be cleaved and reformed at different temperatures. This...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $265,026 to Lafayette College to conduct research on the "Role of Crystallinity and Morphology in Degradation and Drug Release of PEO-b-PCL Films." The key objectives are to understand how the physical structure of the polymer material, including crystallinity and phase separation, impacts the controlled release of drug additives and the overall degradation of the material in water. The research will utilize various spectroscopic and thermal analysis techniques to evaluate the effects of preparation methods, thermal treatments, drug loading, and drug hydrophobicity on the polymer's structure and drug partitioning. This work aims to provide fundamental insights into structure-property relationships critical for designing controlled drug delivery systems. The project period runs from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2027 and includes educational and outreach components to engage undergraduate students and the local community.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $265.0k | 4/5/24 |