Projects
Spectroscopic analysis (SEM-EDX and/or Raman) of liquids, powders and solids. University of Antwerp
Growth and transfer of high quality graphene for advanced photonics applications. KU Leuven
Graphene, the wonder material, started 2-dimensional (2D) material interest in 2004. In that year, Geim and Novoselov were the first to isolate and characterize a single graphene sheet. Graphene itself is an atomically thin sheet of sp2-hybridized carbon atoms, which are organized in a honeycomb lattice. This crystalline structure gives rise to extraordinary mechanical properties, finding applications in the field of composites, medicine and ...
'Scanning' and wide field microscopy of (bio) organic systems Hasselt University
The clarification of biomolecular architecture responsible for disease images and their treatment via optical and non-optical superresolution microscopy and spectroscopy techniques. KU Leuven
A combination of nanoresolution microscopy techniques, such as atomic force microscopy (AFM) Fluorescence Imaging with One Nanometer Accuracy (FIONA) and tip enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), will be used to study the biomolecular interactions of ligands with DNA and the impact of this interaction on the DNA structure. At first the binding of lens epithelium derived growth factor (LEDGF/p75) with chromatine will be studied. The information ...
Plasmonics−based Energy Harvesting for Catalysis (PLASMHACAT) KU Leuven
PLASMHACAT aims to contribute basic insights in light assisted/controlled−synthesis of metal nanoparticles (NPs), in arrangement of these NPs (eventually with light) for generating efficient plasmon antennae and in the potential use of plasmons and plasmon antennae in (photo)−catalysis. In order to follow the light assisted growth in situ and to characterize the plasmonic properties of the created arrays, PLASMHACAT will use and implement a ...
Mechanical characterization of biological materials at the nanoscale KU Leuven
The goal of this PhD is to empirically determine mechanical parameters of various cells and tissues of animal origin. Determination of these parameters can provide additional insights in the processes and structure of said biological systems. In order to characterize these systems at the nanometer scale multiple techniques and experiments will be performed. In a first phase of the research, the focus will be on determining the mechanical ...
Advancing 4D STEM for atomic scale structure property correlation in 2D materials. University of Antwerp
Structure-function relations of fat crystal networks in suspensions Ghent University
This research aims at explaining the macroscopic (physical) properties of fat-based model suspensions through insights in the fat crystallization at different length scales (nano-, meso- and micro-scale). Therefore, this research uses a very advanced toolbox comprising ultra-small angle X-ray scattering (USAXS), synchrotron microbeam X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy (AFM) ...