Projects
Smart, polymeric materials for biomedical applications Ghent University
Smart polymeric materials that respond to changes in the environment with a solubility transition will be developed within this project. Responsive polymers will be studied that respond to changes in temperature are the presence of specific molecules. The application of these responsive polymers will be explored for drug delivery.
Atmospheric pressure plasma polymerization for the creation of stable COOH-rich polymeric surfaces for biomedical use Ghent University
This project wants to develop chemically stable carboxyl (–COOH) rich polymeric surfaces and will focus on the plasma polymerization of acrylic acid at atmospheric pressure. Film properties will be tailored by variation of plasma deposition parameters. The chemical and physical properties (% carboxyl groups, film thickness and morphology, chemical stability,…) of the deposited plasma polymers will be closely examined.
Design and Synthesis of Diblockcopolymers as Crosslinkable Surfactants for Biomedical Application Hasselt University
BioMiMedics : New Biodegradable Biomedical Materials for Clinical Applications. Integration of Biomaterials Engineering with Fiber- and Textile Technology Towards Improved Wound Dressings and Scaffolds for Regenerative Medicine. Hasselt University
Design of solid-state crosslinkable gelatins for biomedical applications Ghent University
The proposal addresses bottlenecks associated with crosslinking of gelatin derivatives after
processing through electrospinning and spraydrying. Indeed, the state-of-the-art does not permit
crosslinking in solid state. Hydrogel precursors will therefore be designed with flexible, urethanebased
spacers separating the backbone from the crosslinkable moieties, which will result in a
paradigm shift towards the ...
Antimicrobial coatings for biomedical applications Ghent University
The objective of this work is to investigate polymers and hydrogel coatings from the perspectives of the delivery and release of drug as well as enhancing and controlling mechanical properties for facilitating cell and tissue growth to design versatile coatings for tissue engineering.
Single nanoparticle characterization platform for biomedical and nanotechnological applications. Ghent University
The field of nanoparticle applications and studies has gained large interest in the past decades both from the industrial and academic world. While the first biomedical, environmental and electro-optic applications based on nanoparticles are under development such as: biosensors, drug delivery, heavy metal sensors, quantum dots for displays etc., it still remains challenging to accurately predict and determine the nanoparticle properties on ...
Multi-parameter analysis of single nanoparticles for biomedical applications Ghent University
In a number of biomedical applications it is important to detect the amount of entities such as biomolecules or gold NPs that are bound to “core” nanoparticles (liposomes, exosomes or solid nanoparticles). However, the present measurement techniques are unable to accurately determine this number as well as the particle-to-particle variation. In this project, sensitive measurements of the size, intensity and zeta-potential of single ...
Additive manufacturing of functionally graded ceramic materials for biomedical applications KU Leuven
Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are materials of which the composition, microstructure or porosity gradually varies throughout the component. This allows tailoring (combinations of) macroscopic properties to meet specific non-homogeneous service requirements that conventional homogeneous materials cannot accomplish. Additive manufacturing (AM) enables producing patient-specific implants with a customized geometry while optimizing energy ...