Projects
Keeping the best of weak bonds by tethering: a multi-scale, multitechnique approach to polymeric materials with controlled and predictable mechanical properties. KU Leuven
For many years, polymers were built exclusively from strong bonds. Nowadays, inspired by Nature, scientists have realized the importance of weak bonds, which are reversible and introduce dynamic behaviors into otherwise static systems. Incorporating such bonds into polymeric materials give them appealing properties such as self-healing, stimuli responsiveness, ability to resist fracture, or facilitated recycling. However, it also introduces ...
Supramolecular Polymeric Solutions in Shear and Extensional Flows KU Leuven
The behaviour of transient polymer networks in strong flows is poorly understood.
Those transient polymer networks are candidates for, e.g. self-healing and recyclable materials, easily tunable viscosity modifiers, and stimuli-responsive materials with applications in foodstuff, coatings, cost-efficient processes or biomedical areas.
To explore their potential and define strategies for designing novel materials amenable to ...