Primary Recipient

DREXEL UNIVERSITY

Amount

$315,297.00

Award Date

8/31/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

INTELLECTUAL MERIT: The overall aim of the proposal is to test the hypothesis that by mineralizing chitosan fibers, we can create a ceramic-based bone substitute material that combines the strength and stiffness of the ceramic phase with an increased toug