Projects
Chemistry informed machine learning in emulsion polymerization processes and products Ghent University
Machine learning (ML) systems continue to revolutionize many aspects of daily life, but despite their immense potential have yet to impact significantly in polymer science. One major issue that is hindering the more widespread use of machine learning in polymer science, and many other physical sciences, lies in the challenges in amassing sufficient data to efficiently train machine learning models. This in itself is not necessarily a problem, ...
Recyclable Metal-free Photocatalysts for Synthetic Chemistry based on Covalent Organic Frameworks Ghent University
The discovery of smart and highly efficient catalysts for solar energy conversion and green fuel production is a global scientific challenge due to increasing energy demand and related environmental consequences. Synthetic photocatalysis is highly promising, but employs to date expensive and/or toxic metals, such as Pt, Au, Ru, Cd, Ag, and Ir. This hampers the development of large-scale and introduces environmental issues. The aim of this ...
Circular Cultivation and Chemistry Hasselt University
Patient-specific 3D-printed polymer implants with prospect memory Acronym: 3D4Med Ghent University
The aging population is leading to a growing need for new technologies to repair tissues to replace defective organs. Currently, tissue repair is performed either by autologous grafts or by transplantation from deceased donors, causing problems with immune rejection of organs. Moreover, the low availability of donor organs is no longer in line with the ever-increasing demand for new tissues. The main challenge of tissue engineering is to ...
New polymer materials via building blocks from microalgae Ghent University
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Microsystem integration based on electroactive polymer gels for cardiovascular applications Ghent University
Actuators based on electroactive polymer (EAP) hydrogels constitute a very attractive yet poorly explored technology. EAP hydrogels can expand and contract by several times their original volume by application of a small voltage. They can be engineered to be either porous or non-porous and the pore density and distribution can also be controlled. Their inherent limitations of very low actuation speed and need to operate in an aqueous medium ...
Open Innovation test bed for developing safe nano-enabled bio-based materials and polymer bionanocomposites for multifunctional and new advanced applications Ghent University
Nano-enabled bio-based materials can combine the best of unique functionalities: biocompatibility and sustainability. However, their development, testing and regulatory compliance processes are often far beyond the capabilities – financial and technical – of the innovators that seek to commercialise them. The EU-funded BIONANOPOLYS project aims to launch an open, innovative test bed for the design, development, testing, regulatory and ...
Monomer sequence control in Polymers : Toward next-generation precision materials Ghent University
The aim of the project EURO-SEQUENCES is to establish a multidisciplinary training network on the emerging topic of sequence controlled polymers (i.e. macromolecules containing ordered sequences of monomers). It has been shown during the last five years that such polymers open up unprecedented options for the future of manmade materials. Indeed, similarly to biopolymers such as nucleic acids and proteins, synthetic sequence-controlled ...
Sustainable multifunctional coating resins for scavenging applications Ghent University
The main objective of this programme is to enhance the career perspectives of early stage researchers (ERS) by providing the unique opportunity to be exposed to research and training in both an academic as well as an industrial environment. This will be facilitated through the partnership which has been set up between the Polymer Chemistry Research (PCR) group of the Ghent University and the industrial partner DOW Benelux B.V., bringing ...