Projects
Nano removes limits in the research to nanostructures. Hasselt University
Design of Complex PISA Nano Objects via (PET)-RAFT DispersedSystems in Continuous Micro Flow Reactors. Hasselt University
INTEGRATED OPTICAL DETECTION AND TRAPPING OF MICRO AND NANO BIOPARTICLES KU Leuven
Medical and molecular diagnostics are based on the detection of biological particles. The dimensions of these particles are typically in the micro to nano scale. Often these particles are detected by relatively large conventional microscopes and devices, requiring a large and well-equipped laboratory. For this reason, this technology is usually expensive and complex. In many cases, a patient has to go to a hospital for an investigation, after ...
Fysical stabilisation of surface organic dust calculated from the surface pore structure en the spatial distribution of organic dust through X-rays nano CT scanning Ghent University
This research project wants to contribute to the fundamental study of the role which soil pore structure plays in SOM decomposition and stabilization by means of state of the art X-ray (nano) computed tomography and is divided into two parts: i) the exploration and development of X-ray (nano) CT as methdology for visualization of the soil pore structure, the spatial location of SOM herein and the automation of this visualization. Ii) the ...
Dye-sensitized up/down conversion in lanthanide nano materials Ghent University
Inorganic lanthanide-doped nano particles decorated with organic dyes will be synthesized and optimized towards up and down conversion, to obtain state-of-the-art materials that will enable wavelength conversion of parts of the solar spectrum, in order to increase the efficiency in photovoltaic technology. Making use of lanthanide coordination chemistry, highly efficient as well as stable luminescent nano materials will be developed
Stability and adaptive control of flapping wing nano air vehicles KU Leuven
Before flapping wing technology is ready for commercial use, improved flight and vehicle stability is required. In addition to flight performance also system robustness is an issue, in particular when system modifications take place. This bio-inspired robotics research project investigates passive stabilization mechanisms used by insects and hummingbirds to hover in place, onto a flapping wing nano-air vehicle. The influence of different ...
An innovative analytical platform to investigate the effect of toxicity of micro and nano plastics combined with environmental contaminants on the risk of allergic disease. KU Leuven
There is an urgent need to understand the risks on human health of micro- and nano-plastic particles (MNPs) that contaminate food and environment. We aim to create a cross-disciplinary platform to design suitable analytical approaches for determining the extent of the problem in the environment and to our health by evaluating the influence of ingested and inhaled exposure of MNPs contaminated with metals, allergens, pathogenic bacteria and ...
Particle Nano Coater Ghent University
In the ERC-StG-project CoCooN, we investigate the surface modification of nanoparticles by Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD). To enable this research, a rotary ALD reactor was developed. The number of possible applications for nanoparticles has strongly increased in the last decade. For many applications, such as catalysis, batteries, solid-state lighting, but also drug development and biotech, nanoparticles with different surface properties are ...