Projects
Structural and Rheological Characterization of Injectable Hydrogels for Minimally Invasive Adipose Tissue Engineering KU Leuven
Every day, women around the world are diagnosed with breast cancer. In order to completely remove the cancerous tissue, women often have to undergo total breast amputation. This results in significant physical and psychological damage. Breast reconstruction is a valid option to recover from these negative consequences. However, the current state of the art breast reconstruction methods, summarized as implant-based, autologous tissue ...
Inverse characterization of the orthotropic and viscoelastic material properties of lightweight plates using full field guided wave propagation data KU Leuven
With the advent of the 21st century, climate change-related issues began to play a crucial role in consumer decisions as well as in company objectives. To reduce carbon dioxide emission rates and increase sustainability, companies started to invest more in the development and implementation of advanced materials. Nowadays, lightweight materials such as fiber reinforced polymer laminates and wooden panels offer an alternative for metallic ...
Characterization and processing of Peruvian chili peppers KU Leuven
Chili peppers are consumed not only in Peru but also worldwide, mostly due to their unique sensorial attributes, as well as their nutritional and health benefits. In Peruvian cuisine and cultural traditions, chili peppers play a key role and are consumed on a daily basis. Native chili peppers comprise more than 200 landraces grown in different Peruvian regions. These native landraces, originating from Capsicum genus, differ greatly ...
Fabrication and characterization of 3D thin-film batteries. KU Leuven
The technological fields of mobile devices, remote wireless sensors, implantable medical devices, smart cards and energy harvesters are rapidly evolving. A bottleneck in the development of such emerging systems is the energy storage component required for extended autonomous operation. Miniaturization of conventional batteries is limited by the use of particle materials and a liquid electrolyte. Commercially available planar (2D) thin-film ...
Advanced methodology for the in-line electrical characterization of doped semiconductors in confined volumes. KU Leuven
In this PhD thesis, a methodology to probe the electrical properties of nano scaled fin-like device structures is developed. Such structures have become dominant in the semiconductor industry both in Front-End Of Line and Back-End Of Line processing. Due to their nanoscale dimensions, these structures are very challenging to probe and the electrical characterization of such structures is normally done using large-area measurements, where ...
Characterization of the thermal exposure and material properties of concrete during the fire decay phase for performance-based structural fire engineering. Ghent University
Fires are a frequent threat for society. Structures are commonly designed to avoid collapse in the heating phase of the fire, allowing for safe evacuation. Structural stability in the decay phase is not considered. This is a problem for fire fighter safety, and from the perspective of sustainability and resilience (buildings are not designed to survive a fire). The idea of designing buildings for decay phase safety and post-fire usability has ...
Optical characterization of citrus fruit for quality monitoring with Vis/NIR spectroscopy KU Leuven
The high nutritional value and health benefits of citrus fruit make it a widely consumed food. To maximize customer satisfaction and minimize food waste, the citrus industry demands for non-destructive and efficient quality detection methods. Optical techniques have been proposed as interesting candidates to build detection models for quality monitoring of citrus fruit. However, these detection models have been reported to lack robustness ...
Fabrication and characterization of two-dimensional materials and nanostructured surfaces KU Leuven
In 2004 graphene, i.e. one single atomic layer of carbon atoms arranged according to a honeycomb structure, was successfully isolated. The perfectly two-dimensional (2D) graphene has unique electronic properties, including surprisingly high charge carrier mobility. Graphene also has excellent mechanical properties: it is a very strong material and at the same time extremely flexible. More recently, other 2D materials with similar honeycomb ...