Novel Synthesis and Bio-applications of Functional Macroporous Ordered Siliceous Foams

该项目将推动材料科学和纳米技术的进步，为病毒或质粒脱氧核糖核酸(DNA)提供高效分离和纯化，这些病毒或质粒脱氧核糖核酸(DNA)在现代基因工程中对于治疗遗传和获得性疾病非常重要。应用的好处还包括开发一种新的微量蛋白质检测方案，这将在医疗保健等不同领域带来重大改进。通过这个项目，将使用经济和环境可持续的方法来制造新型大孔材料。与传统的大孔材料相比，这些新材料将具有独特的结构和性能，从而推动澳大利亚在这一学科中的学术地位。

This project will lead to advances in materials science and nanotechnology, providing high efficiency separation and purification for viruses or plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which are important in modern gene engineering for the treatment of genetic and acquired diseases. Application benefits also include developing a new protocol in the detection of trace amount proteins, which will afford a significant improvement in diverse fields such as health care. Through this project, novel macroporous materials will be fabricated using an economically and environmentally sustainable approach. These new materials will have unique structures and properties compared to conventional macroporous materials, advancing Australia's intellectual position in this discipline.