Projects
Irreversibility and efficiency in small-scale systems. University of Antwerp
Irreversibility and efficiency in small-scale systems Hasselt University
Towards fast self-healing reversible covalent elastomeric and thermosetting networks for sustainable applications. Synthesis and characterization of new Diels-Alder building blocks with fast dynamics and tunable reversibility Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Cardiac fibrosis and fibroblast phenotypes in heart failure: probing heterogeneity and pathways for reversibility KU Leuven
Cardiac fibrosis is a pathological condition characterized by the extensive deposition of fibrillar collagen in the myocardial interstitium leading to heart failure. Activated Fibroblasts (Myofibroblasts, MyoFb) are the main effector cells in this process. Recent studies suggest that the broad functional diversity played by MyoFb reflects their phenotypic heterogeneity. By utilizing RNA sequencing with single cell resolution, we aim to ...
Cardiac fibrosis and fibroblast phenotypes in heart failure: probing heterogeneity and pathways for reversibility KU Leuven
The heart is the muscular pump that ensures blood flow through the body. When the heart is damaged, this pump function fails, a condition known as heart failure. The most common cause of heart failure is the death and loss of muscle cells during a heart attack. The muscle cells are replaced by scar tissue that is made by another cell type, the fibroblasts. Fibroblasts are normally present in the heart and provide the necessary support ...
Influence of Nano- and Microstructural Features and Defects in Fine-Grained Ni-Ti on the Thermal and Mechanical Reversibility of the Martensitic Transformation KU Leuven
The main properties of Ni–Ti alloys, i.e., shape memory and superelasticity, are used in engineering applications usually through a cyclic shape recovery during thermal or strain cycling, respectively. As these properties originate from the martensitic transformation, the functional stability of the material depends on the reversibility of this martensitic transformation. Therefore, the reversibility of martensitic transformation for Ni–Ti ...