Projects
Electron and X-ray microscopy Community for structural and chemical Imaging Techniques for Earth materials Ghent University
Understanding earth materials is critical to creating a sustainable, carbon-neutral society due to their involvement in many vital processes. Earth materials control the feasibility of subsurface energy storage, geothermal energy extraction, and are a source of critical elements for future-proof battery technologies. However, perturbations to geological systems can also result in hazards, such as human-induced earthquakes. If we want to ...
Nanometre scale imaging of magnetic perovskite oxide thin films using scanning transmission electron microscopy (MAGIMOX). University of Antwerp
ESTEEM 2 - Enabling science and technology through European electron microscopy. University of Antwerp
Focus on Advancing Spatial and Temporal Resolution of 3D Structured Illumination Microscopy KU Leuven
Super-resolved structured illumination microscopy (SR-SIM) is an important method to surpass the resolution limit in fluorescence microscopy. SR-SIM is compatible with many fluorescent labels and ensures low photo-damage, making it an ideal candidate for live-cell imaging. However, to be truly applicable, very fast 3D imaging has to be realized, as the cellular structuring is 3D in nature and fast dynamics have to be captured. In addition, ...
Fast Infrared Coherent Harmonic Microscopy KU Leuven
The emergence of innovative research avenues in biomedicine in the last decades (cell therapy, cancer immunotherapy, bio-nanotechnology) has led to many proof-of-principle demonstrations fostering the hope for new therapeutic strategies for diseases. However, the translation from a laboratory bench into clinical practice has often proven unproductive. One of the reasons for this failure in translation is in the absence of imaging instruments ...
Enabling science and technology through European electron microscopy (ESTEEM3). University of Antwerp
Breaking the Resolution Limit in Two-Photon Microscopy Using Negative Photochromism KU Leuven
Multiphoton microscopy is a benchmark tool in biomedical research, used for the fluorescence imaging in cellular environments. This has important implications for disease diagnosis and the monitoring of therapy response. In conventional two-photon microscopy the fluorescence intensity of the employed molecular probe is proportional to the square of the excitation light intensity, implying that the fluorescence from the sample is confined ...
Electron beams enhancing analytical microscopy (EBEAM). University of Antwerp
Doctoral Network for a Shared Excellence of Fluorescent Lifetime Imaging Microscopy in Biomedical Applications Ghent University
The flIMAGIN3D project will create a research training network on the biomedical applications of 3D fluorescent lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM). The project aims to recruit 10 doctoral candidates for the creation of robust, user friendly, innovative FLIM-based platforms for a broad range of biomedical applications. The training network will cover the essential theoretical foundation of FLIM and, through the individual projects, address the ...