Projects
Functionalisation of implant surfaces via electrophoretic deposition. KU Leuven
Additive manufacturing and laser micropatterning of functionally graded ceramic materials for dental implant applications KU Leuven
Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are materials of which the composition, microstructure or porosity gradually varies over the volume. This allows tailoring (combinations of) macroscopic properties to meet specific non-homogeneous service requirements that conventional homogeneous materials cannot accomplish. Particularly in dental implant applications, emerging ceramic materials exhibiting a compositional gradient from a tough (short-term ...
Multifunctional smart-releasing mesoporous materials for dental implant applications KU Leuven
With the global increase in dental implant procedures, the number of implant-associated infections caused by bacterial biofilm formation is also on the rise. Unless proper action is taken, these infections can induce peri-implantitis, which can eventually lead to implant failure, burdening both patients and healthcare systems. Although research is progressing in this field, there is no current gold-standard treatment for it. Therefore, this ...
Revisiting the neural bottleneck of information transmission in cochlear implant users KU Leuven
In this project we will research a fully objective fitting process for cochlear implant fitting. This will be done by comparing and improving current EEG measurement methods, simplifying the analyses, improving the signal processing, and minimizing the number of electrodes needed. A clinical protocol for a fully objective fitting will be worked out for CIs, separately for 3 different sessions: Initial Fit, Fine-tuning and Optimizing speech ...
Investigation and quantification of the osteogenic potential of high frequency loading in implant osseointegration. KU Leuven
Extracellular vesicles as non-invasive biomarkers for assessing the competence of human embryos to implant and establish a clinical pregnancy Ghent University
Infertility is a major problem in the human population. Despite significant advances in assisted reproductive technologies, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), a pregnancy can only be established in 30% of IVF-cycles, as the quality of the embryo plays a major role in initiating the pregnancy. Recently our group has demonstrated the release of microRNAs and extracellular vesicles (EVs) by bovine embryos into the culture medium. We also ...
Identifiability and intelligibility of the speech of hearing impaired children using a cochlear implant University of Antwerp
Objective measurement of speech intelligibility with a cochlear implant KU Leuven
A growing number of people with profound hearing loss benefit these days from a cochlear implant (CI). It allows them to (re)gain access to sound through electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve. Today, the benefit of a CI is evaluated by asking the CI user to recall words or sentences, which is not always optimal. The required active participation of the listener can make these measurements challenging or even impossible, e.g., in young ...