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Biomaterials (BMAT)
Name | Phone | Room | |
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Joseph A. Akkara | jakkara@nsf.gov | (703) 292-4946 | 1065 N |
Aleksandr Simonian | asimonia@nsf.gov | (703) 292-2191 | 1065 N |
PROGRAM GUIDELINES
PD 06-7623Important Information for Proposers
A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after October 4, 2021. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 22-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.
DUE DATES
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SYNOPSIS
The Biomaterials program supports fundamental materials research related to (1) biological materials, (2) biomimetic, bioinspired, and bioenabled materials, (3) synthetic materials intended for applications in contact with biological systems, and (4) the processes through which nature produces biological materials. Projects are typically interdisciplinary and may encompass scales from the nanoscopic to the bulk. They may involve characterization, design, preparation, and modification; studies of structure-property relationships and interfacial behavior; and combinations of experiment, theory, and/or simulation. The emphasis is on novel materials design and development and discovery of new phenomena.
Projects involving in vitro demonstration of biological compatibility and efficacy are appropriate, but the program can support only limited in vivo studies. Tissue engineering and drug/gene delivery projects must have a specific focus on fundamental materials development and characterization. Studies of the mechanical behavior of hard and soft biological materials and tissues and projects in molecular biophysics may be more appropriate for one or more of the NSF programs listed below under Related Programs. Projects with an emphasis on device design and fabrication are generally more appropriate for a program in the NSF Engineering Directorate.
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) (NSF 13-542)
- Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) and Research Opportunity Awards (ROA) (NSF 14-579)
- Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Includes the description of NSF Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) (NSF 15-555)
- Dear Colleague Letter: Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) (NSF 16-099)
RELATED PROGRAMS
- Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering
- Engineering of Biomedical Systems
- Nano-Biosensing
- Biophotonics
- Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
- Nanomanufacturing
- Molecular Biophysics
- Cellular Dynamics and Function
- Genetic Mechanisms
- Systems and Synthetic Biology
- Physiological and Structural Systems
- Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry
- Chemistry of Life Processes
- Physics of Living Systems
RELATED URLS
- 2013 NSF Biomaterials Workshop Report: Important Areas for Future Investment
- 2010 NRC Report: Research at the Intersection of the Physical and Life Sciences
- 2008 NRC Report: Inspired by Biology-From Molecules to Materials to Machines
What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts)