Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, THE

Amount

$175,775.00

Award Date

8/13/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A biomimetic strategy is proposed to develop a new class of adhesives for orthopedic medicine, particularly joint fractures with multiple bone fragments. The adhesive is modeled after a natural underwater adhesive secr