Projects
Water Vapor Transmission Rate (WVTR) tool for the characterisation of extremely good moisture barrier materials for medical micro-electronic implants and other applications very sensitive to moisture Ghent University
The miniaturization of electronics enables their use in medical implants, although no small implantable package technique exists yet. Such a package should form an extremely good diffusion barrier, since it must at the same time protect the body from toxic substances emanating from the electronics and the electronics from body fluids possibly causing corrosion or other damaging reactions. Currently, implanted electronics are packaged in a ...
Execution of chemical tests for characterisation of newly developed sensor materials within the 'EU Nephron + project'. University of Antwerp
An intelligent material characterization protocol to facilitate the use of recycled polypropylene in high demanding textile applications KU Leuven
The goal of this Baekeland mandate is to design an industrially applicable analysis protocol for polymers in order to assess their feasibility for processing into high demanding technical textile products. Within the scope of the project, this conceptual framework is generated and implemented for (recycled) polypropylene. The polymer properties are related to the typical processing conditions and the usage phase of the textiles. Furthermore, ...
Inverse characterization of the orthotropic and viscoelastic material properties of lightweight plates using full field guided wave propagation data KU Leuven
With the advent of the 21st century, climate change-related issues began to play a crucial role in consumer decisions as well as in company objectives. To reduce carbon dioxide emission rates and increase sustainability, companies started to invest more in the development and implementation of advanced materials. Nowadays, lightweight materials such as fiber reinforced polymer laminates and wooden panels offer an alternative for metallic ...
Material characterization and damage detection in layered media through the Ultrasonic Polar scan. Ghent University
Non-destructive testing (NDT) refers to techniques used in the life cycle of a structural part of their quality, functionality and 'health' testing without destroying the object, nor affecting its properties. The development of NDT techniques is constantly evolving and needs continuous improvement due to the emergence of new industrial materials, the increasing demand for more sensitive and more quantitative characterization and quality ...
Mechanical strength characterization of nanoscale material KU Leuven
With the continuous scaling of dimensions in the microelectronics industry, mechanical integration and reliability issues have become a challenge during manufacturing. Therefore, the evaluation of the mechanical properties of integrated layers is of great importance. This topic mainly focuses on the influence of process parameters on the mechanical properties of multilayered thin films. The elastic, plastic behavior, and failure mechanics ...
SYNergizing material Testing, modeling, cHaractErization, and SImulation Suites: a new generation of experts to enhance Material Testing 2.0 KU Leuven
Towards TEM multiscale, multimode, high-throughput materials characterization for recycled materials. University of Antwerp
Magnetic resonance equipment for advanced materials research: molecular characterization of solid, soft, homogeneous and heterogeneous matter in the development of advanced functional materials and chemical catalysis Ghent University
Voor het ontwerpen van nieuwe materialen via chemische synthese is de karakterisering ervan tot op moleculair niveau van cruciaal belang voor hun praktische ontwikkeling en uiteindelijk hun valorisatie in nieuwe toepassingen. De 22 leden van dit consortium zijn allen betrokken in de ontwikkelen van nieuwe materialen hetzij in vaste of zachte toestand, homogeen dan wel heterogeen van aard, in de context van onderzoeksgebieden die zich ...