Award Abstract #0210365
NER: Nanoengineering and Characterization of Electrospun Collagen Matrix

NSF Org:	CBET Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems
Initial Amendment Date:	August 12, 2002
Latest Amendment Date:	August 12, 2002
Award Number:	0210365
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	Leon Esterowitz CBET Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems ENG Directorate for Engineering
Start Date:	August 1, 2002
Expires:	July 31, 2004 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$90479
Investigator(s):	Jae-Hoon Jun jun_77845@yahoo.com (Principal Investigator) Gary Bowlin (Co-Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	Virginia Commonwealth University P.O. Box 980568 RICHMOND, VA 23298 804/828-6772
NSF Program(s):	BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Field Application(s):	0203000 Health
Program Reference Code(s):	OTHR, 1676, 0000
Program Element Code(s):	5345

ABSTRACT



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This proposal was received in response to the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Initiative NSF 01-157, category NER.

The main objective of this research is the optical and mechanical characterization of the

nanoengineered collagen tissues produced by a novel electrospinning technique

developed at the Virginia Commonwealth University. The prospect of using a person's

own cells (keratocytes) as a vehicle for development of a new cornea will also be

investigated by culturing corneal cells in the engineered collagen matrix.

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