Projects
Circular Thermoset Materials: How to exploit Precision Engineered Macromolecules in their Bottom-up Design? Ghent University
Polymers have revolutionised fields from aerospace and wind energy to food packaging and adhesives. When their end of life is reached, though, some are more challenging than others to deal with sustainably. Thermoplastic polymers like those used in plastic bottles are flexible and elastic (they have plasticity), and they are easily recyclable. Thermoset polymers become ‘set’ in place when heated and moulded – great for applications requiring ...
Effect assessment of ingested small microplastics and nanoplastics for human health through in vitro experiments and QSAR modelling Ghent University
Plastic products are indispensable in our lives and in society. Unfortunately, they also have a large environmental impact with the effects of the smallest pieces called microplastics (1µm-5mm) and nanoplastics (<1µm) expected to be more profound due to their presumed capacity to migrate through cells. The potential human health risks related to plastic exposure cannot be neglected considering the plethora of plastic products we use in our ...
Attractive maintenance to extend product lifetime: Exploration of the designerly opportunities from a user-centred perspective. University of Antwerp
Management Evaluation Dunes - MDK (EVINBO) Research Institute for Nature and Forest
The project aims at a multifunctional monitoring of the natural values along the coast. The main objective is management evaluation. The project complements the Natura 2000 monitoring. Habitat maps are derived from the detailed vegetation ...
Exploring the potential of digital historical maps for landscape history: crowdsourcing the Arenberg historical map collection. University of Antwerp
Is there a motor reserve in the cerebellum? KU Leuven
As young adults, people normally do not experience problems with the control over their movements. However, even during healthy aging, motor control problems occur and things that used to be natural like learning a new movement or judging the force needed to pick up a bottle can become problematic. But what are the underlying mechanisms of these changes?
Following a leading theory in this field, it is thought that the control of our ...
Towards a Predictive Conceptual Model for Polymerization of Cyclic Esters Catalyzed by Group 14 Metal Complexes Vrije Universiteit Brussel
is one of the key challenges of the modern society. Such
biodegradable bioplastics are synthesized via controllable ringopening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic esters. ROP catalyst development has recently been dominated by cationic main group metal complexes. Surprisingly, tin based cationic complexes have
been overlooked so far, despite the fact that the ...