Publications
UV-Curing Assisted Direct Ink Writing of Dense, Crack-Free, and High-Performance Zirconia-Based Composites With Aligned Alumina Platelets KU Leuven
Additive manufacturing (AM) of high-performance structural ceramic components with comparative strength and toughness as conventionally manufactured ceramics remains challenging. Here, a UV-curing approach is integrated in direct ink writing (DIW), taking advantage from DIW to enable an easy use of high solid-loading pastes and multi-layered materials with compositional changes; while, avoiding drying problems. UV-curable opaque zirconia-based ...
Production and characterisation of filament-based Material Extrusion (MEX) additively manufactured copper parts KU Leuven
Material Extrusion (MEX) Additive Manufacturing of metal components is increasingly applied in recent years due to its low cost and potential for multi-material printing, with filament-based MEX being widely developed among all subdivisions of MEX. This technology utilises a compounded filament of polymeric binders and metal powder. The printing process involves hot extrusion of the compounded filament, which acts as a carrier of the metal ...
Influence of grit particles characteristics on the abrasive wear micro-mechanisms of NbC-Ni and WC-Co hard materials KU Leuven Ghent University
Upscaled Synthesis Protocol for Phase-Pure, Colloidally Stable MXenes with Long Shelf Lives KU Leuven
MXenes are electrically conductive 2D transition metal carbides/nitrides obtained by the etching of nanolaminated MAX phase compounds, followed by exfoliation to single- or few-layered nanosheets. The mainstream chemical etching processes have evolved from pure hydrofluoric acid (HF) etching into the innovative "minimally intensive layer delamination" (MILD) route. Despite their current popularity and remarkable application potential, the ...
Does speed-sintering affect the optical and mechanical properties of yttria-stabilized zirconia? A systematic review and meta-analysis of in-vitro studies KU Leuven
Zirconia restorations are increasingly popular in dental treatment. Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) needs to be sintered for clinical applications and novel speed-sintering protocols are being developed for chairside treatments. Whether the properties of speed-sintered YSZ meet clinical requirements, however, remains unclear. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on the influence of speed-sintering on the optical and ...