Projects
Perianal fistulas in Crohn’s disease: new insights on pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment. KU Leuven
Introduction Perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease (pCD) develops in 20% and recurs in 30% of Crohn’s disease (CD) patients and typically follows a relapsing and remitting course. (1) The natural course of the disease is highly unpredictable. Most data are derived from outdated population-based studies and historical series. (2-5) After a mean duration of 10 years, 51% of patients with pCD are in stable remission, 9% have persistent drainage ...
Next generation biosensors for luminescence lifetime imaging-assisted organoid engineering Ghent University
Progress in molecular imaging of tissue-engineered constructs is currently limited by the poor realisation of sensor biocompatibility (design, delivery, toxicity and performance within the biological material) and the lack of standardised well-accepted assay procedures. I will address these issues by capitalizing on my group’s recent pioneering work in luminescence lifetime imaging microscopy of tissue engineering of adult stem ...
Making Nanomaterials Work Ghent University
Nanotechnology can bring solutions to the most diverse technological problems society faces. Here, we make nanomaterials work in lighting and imaging by bringing together quantum dots as printable semiconductors and ALD as a method par excellence for surface functionalization and encapsulation. This will result in a new generation of opto-electronic appliances, combining high performance, energy efficiency and low cost.
Robust Deep Learning Methods for MR(S)I Characterisation of Brain Lesions KU Leuven
The focal point of the PhD is developing novel methodologies for imaging characterisation of brain lesions. Many of the brain-related pathologies are diagnosed and followed-up from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans by assessing the brain lesions. A lot of research has been done in the lesion detection, segmentation, classification, or other forms of lesion assessment. However, due to the scope and diversity of the acquisition protocols, ...
Atrial septal defect: evaluation of the therapeutic approach in Belgium through a national database of congenital heart disease. KU Leuven
Multi-scale modelling of gas exchange in photosynthetic tissue KU Leuven
Improving the efficiency of photosynthesis could contribute to better food security under an unprecedented rise in global population and climate-change. The photosynthesis pathway in C4 plants, such as maize (Zea mays L.), Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus), and sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.), results in higher productivity and photosynthetic nitrogen and water-use efficiencies than in C3 plants. The ...
Influence of surface active agents on bubble activity in high frequency cleaning systems KU Leuven
One of the multiple challenges that the semiconductor industry is facing in maintaining the current scaling trends is the removal of undesired contamination, typically originating from the environment or from fabrication process steps. Cleaning steps are among the most critical since they are repeated several times during IC fabrication. In particular, the critical size of the particles to be removed has decreased, following the general IC ...
Par excellence: italiano popolare in the 21st century KU Leuven
Par excellence: italiano popolare in the 21st century 1. Introduction: research questions and objectives This project deals with two sociolinguistic issues that have particularly challenged researchers in recent years. On a broader and theoretical sociolinguistic level, this project contributes to the current debate that centers around the notion of ‘language variety”. On a descriptive and empirical level, it wants to contribute to a strongly ...
Synthesis and characterization of polyoligosiloxysilicones KU Leuven
Silicon-based materials are of vital importance in today’s society. From the sand and clay dug up from the Earth to be used in construction, to the highly purified forms used in the production of electronics, computers and medical implants, the chemical element Si has found its way into nearly every aspect of our lives. Nevertheless, our highly technological world is fueled by an ever-lasting quest for progress. This search continuously ...