A unique soft matter high-performance scanning probe microscopy (HP-SPM) facility

软物质研究涉及到我们生活的方方面面，它涵盖了从汽车、电视机和其他大规模制造产品中使用的各种塑料，到用于组织工程和传感器的新型医疗材料。拟议中的设施将使澳大利亚这一领域的领先科学家能够更好地了解软物质，包括生物和新的先进软材料，在纳米级上的行为。这将使澳大利亚的研究人员和工程师在开发抗癌和其他疾病的新疗法以及利用生物学的力量在废物处理和能源生产等领域应用方面处于领先地位。

Soft matter research touches every aspect of our lives as it covers materials from the range of plastics found in cars, television sets and other mass-manufactured products, to new medical materials for tissue engineering and sensors. The proposed facility will enable Australia's leading scientists in this area to understand better how soft matter, including both biological and new advanced soft materials, behaves on the nano-scale level. This will put Australian researchers and engineers in a leading position for developing new treatments against cancer and other diseases, as well as harnessing the power of biology for application in areas such as waste treatment and energy production.