Projects
Biofabrication of a 3D bone-on-a-chip by inkjet printing for microgravity research Ghent University
Biofabrication of a 3D bone-on-a-chip by inkjet printing for microgravity research
Inkjet printing as novel route towards the development of optical materials Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Polymers can ...
Inkjet Printing of a Photosupercapacitor for Indoor Light Energy Harvesting and Storage on a Smart Contact Lens KU Leuven
Efficient energy management systems could enable the development of smart contact lenses that can regulate vision and measure physiological signals. Current operational batteries are too bulky to be comfortable for the user and thus to be used for such an application. Therefore, an alternative in the form of photosupercapacitors is proposed, integrating an energy harvesting part and an energy storage part. The former will be composed of a ...
Ink-jet printing of aqueous TCO inks for photonic applications Ghent University
This project focusses on the development of aqueous Al:ZnO inks and the deposition of transparant conductive coatings by ink-jet printing. This deposition technique can be easily scaled and allows printing of full coatings and patterns. These Al:ZnO coatings will be implemented in photonic systems such as OLEDs, LCDs and solar cells
SmartBlind -Development of an active film for smart windows with inkjet method. Application to a building envelope component: autonomous smart device) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
A reduction of the windows U-value down to 0.3 W/m².K is targeted by combining the ...
An inkjet characterization platform for improving 3D printed microfluidic devices KU Leuven
Rapid diagnostic testing at the site of a patient, so-called point-of-care (POC) testing, is essential to provide healthcare when a fully equipped laboratory is not accessible. In developing countries, suitable POC diagnostics could yearly save millions of lives by early diagnosis of a small number of treatable conditions identified by the World Health Organization (WHO). As a result of the inverse correlation between the number of lives ...
Jet-based printing of electrical and electronic applications KU Leuven
Printed electronics is one of the most popular and extensively used technologies for flexible and free-form electronics. Printed electronics is a processing technique where functional inks can be deposited on any compliant substrate with the help of printing technologies, such as inkjet printing, screen printing, or other conventional printing methodologies. Among them, Aerosol Jet Printing (AJP) is a recent, direct, namely mask-less, jet ...
3D printing of integrated flexible thermoelectric devices with superior performance through material nanostructuring KU Leuven
The main goal of this PhD research is to develop printed thermoelectric energy harvesters for integration on wearable systems. Different thermoelectric materials that can be processed from solution will be first formulated as printable inks and then characterized. Following, we will take advantage of the precision and versatility of printed electronics techniques to fine-pattern the selected materials on flexible substrates. The process and ...
Continuous and flexible manufacture of pharmaceuticals using printing technologies and process analytical technology Ghent University
The project focusses on the optimization and validation of continuous and flexible pharmaceutical production processes via print technologies. This project aims to employ inkjet and flexographic technologies in a totally new manner in fabrication of drug-delivery systems and more specifically to control the drug-substance and drug product properties through a real time process analytical approach.