PhD Scholarship in Lipid Nanostructured Materials

This ARC funded project focuses on how the structural properties of lipid nanomaterial affect their interaction with mammalian cells and how to improve intracellular delivery of biomolecules using lipid nanoparticles. Lipid nanoparticles are critical delivery systems for a wide range of biomedical applications. This project will involve studying the structural properties of lipid nanoparticles, modifying particle stiffness by changing their composition and self-assembly process. The relationship between nanoparticle structure and stiffness will be determined both through experimental and modelling approaches. Finally, interaction of nanoparticles with various mammalian cells will be studied to determine the ability to deliver bioactive agents into cells.