Project Grant R43AR056167

Florida Atlantic University received a three-year, $753,464 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program to develop a multi-enzyme-mimicking bioceramic material for enhanced cell functions. The university will study whether doping manganese dioxide nanoparticles into calcium phosphate ceramic scaffolds retains the unique enzyme-mimicking functions of manganese dioxide while enhancing properties of the biomaterial. Researchers will prepare...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $431,614 project grant to the University of Miami under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support research titled "MULTISCALE MECHANISMS OF DISSOLUTION AND REACTIVITY OF CALCIUM ALUMINOSILICATE GLASSES: TOWARDS RATIONAL DESIGN OF LOW-CARBON CEMENT SUBSTITUTES." The three-year award, which runs from May 2021 through April 2024, will fund research exploring calcium aluminosilicate glass dissolution and reactivity to enable more sustainable...

This National Science Foundation Engineering Directorate project grant of $1,920,892 awarded on September 1, 2021 to the University of Wisconsin-Madison will fund research through August 31, 2025 to develop a low-temperature manufacturing process for calcium hydroxide from distributed waste sources. The goal is to make cement production more environmentally sustainable. The University of Illinois will be responsible for reactor design, process intensification modeling and overseeing progress...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $273,563 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant to Medicarbone Inc. under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program. The objective of this 12-month project is to design, develop, and demonstrate the feasibility of a minimally-invasive intramedullary (IM) sleeve system with an in situ, photocurable, and removable polymeric bone cement for the treatment of orthopedic fractures. The project aims to address...

This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $500,000.00 to support research at The Johns Hopkins University on a novel, lower-energy approach to cement manufacturing. The project explores using photosynthetic microbes called cyanobacteria to produce solid calcium carbonate, a key component of cement, using sunlight and minerals in water. This microbially produced calcium carbonate will then be combined with other materials to...

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), under the Oral Diseases and Disorders Research program (CFDA 93.121), awarded a $270,594 Project Grant to Greenmark Biomedical Inc. on Sep 1, 2025. The grant supports the development of nano-fluorapatite particles to directly fill subsurface enamel pores, with the goal of halting the progression of non-cavitated carious lesions without requiring multiple remineralization treatments. Preliminary data demonstrates the ability of...

The federal Project Grant award R03TR004613, funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS - CFDA 93.350), aims to develop novel multiscale bone scaffolds using inorganic polymer materials for bone tissue regenerative engineering. The $141,478 award to North Carolina State University will fund research to optimize the synthesis of biocompatible inorganic polymer-based scaffolds, explore the mechanisms of cell attachment and migration, and investigate the ability of...

The University of California Irvine received a $250,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation. The award is part of the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) and will fund research to discover precipitation pathways in reactive magnesium oxide cements via nanoscale interfacial engineering. This research aims to develop durable structural composites through understanding cement reactions at the nanoscale level. The...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $322,382 to the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC) from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026. The goals of this collaborative research project are to use computer modeling and high-energy synchrotron X-ray diffraction experiments to better understand how the incorporation of cobalt (Co) and chromium...

This CAREER: PRINTED MAGNETOELECTRIC COMPOSITES AS A BIOSCAFFOLD FOR BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING federal Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), aims to develop a novel magnetically responsive biomaterial that can replicate the microstructures and physical stimuli of natural human bones. The $113,932 award, with a performance period from January 15, 2025 to December 31, 2029, will support research conducted...