Projects
Design and 3D printing of an electroactive shape-memory polymer composite with auxetic structure for foot orthotics KU Leuven
This project focuses on designing an electroactive shape memory polymer composite, specifically for 3D printing of foot orthotics. Diabetic patients are highly prone to foot ulcers and other diabetes-related conditions, primarily due to neuropathy. Neuropathy is caused by nerve damage, which can result in weakness and numbness in the lower extremities. This reduces the body's ability to feel pain, temperature or pressure, making it difficult ...
Towards geometry and pressure driven foot orthotics KU Leuven
Foot pain and foot-related disability is very common in the overall population. Population-based studies indicate that 24% of people aged over 45 years report frequent foot pain with two-thirds of these people reporting at least moderate disability in an aspect of daily life. Foot pain has a detrimental impact on health-related quality of life and is responsible for a significant proportion of primary care consultations and surgical ...
Toward 4D-printed foot orthotics by pressure-driven shape adaptability for the remote management of at-risk diabetic feet KU Leuven
FootPath_Additive Manufactured Personalised Orthotics for Foot Pathologies Thomas More
Statistical foot modeling for a digital orthotics workflow (FOOTWORK). University of Antwerp
Robust Robot Locomotion and Movements Through Morphology and Morphosis (LOCOMORPH). University of Antwerp
Functionalized chitosan-silica hybrid materials for the recovery of critical metals from diluted aqueous waste streams. KU Leuven
Critical metals are defined as economically important metals with a high supply risk. On one hand, their availability is essential for the production of high-tech and green-tech applications, in turn crucial to enable the transition towards a low-carbon economy. On the other hand, their supply is vulnerable to geopolitically or economically driven fluctuations, since the market of technological metals is dominated by only a handful of ...
Electrospinning of flexible and functionalized nano-fiber membranes by means of sol-gel technology Ghent University
Traditonal ceramics, based on clay, have been used for over 25 000 years. Specific properties associated with ceramic materials are brittleness, compressive strength and stability in both harsh chemical and thermal environments. Ceramic materials can be produced via sol-gel technology. The sol-gel process is a low temperature method enabling the production of ceramics with an excellent control of product purity and composition. Developments ...