Projects
Implementation of flow technology for continuous microencapsulation through emulsion based techniques KU Leuven
Microcapsules are spherical particles containing a liquid core of active ingredients, protected by a shell material. The release of core material is controlled by the shell material. These principle of microencapsulation, sparked the advent of an extensive range of new controlled release products. As these products have flooded the market, the demand of large scale production methods has increased. In both product development and commercial ...
Particle engineering of protein-polysaccharide complexes for oil in water emulsion stabilization Ghent University
This work aims to establish novel food emulsifiers. Hereby, stable colloidal nanoparticles will be obtained by protein-polysaccharide electrostatic complexation and heat treatment. These functional food-grade nanoparticles are expected to have some advantages over classical emulsifiers, such as being stable to oral consumption conditions, enabling the controlled release of bioactive compounds and allowing the stabilization of complex food ...
Multiscale design of radical polymerization in emulsion Ghent University
An improved understanding of mesoscale phenomena (radical exit and entry, phase partitioning, surfactant role, ionic stabilization, particle nucleation, growth and aggregation or coalescence) in radical polymerization in aqueous mini-, micro and macro-emulsions using both experimental and computational methods, targeting improved properties of nanostructured materials produced in environmentally benign solvents such as water.
Advanced set-up for emulsion polymerization Ghent University
The requested equipment allows to obtain fundamental characteristics and insights for emulsion polymerizaiton, an important chemical production process and to synthesize new functional polymeric materials under industrially relevant conditions, due to the inherent flexibility with respect to control over reaction temperature, mixing and feeding rates. It will allows to strengthen the University in the research field of polymer reaction ...
Interfacial behaviour of polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) in W/O emulsions - A molecular study Ghent University
Foaming and antifoaming of protein-based dispersions and emulsions KU Leuven
Model protein-based dispersions and emulsions will be developed. Their key structural characteristics will be studied, so the following questions/tasks about foaming and foam stability need to be addressed: • Investigation of the foaming behavior of model emulsions, with controlled size and deformability (interfacial rheology), and stability vs coalescence – then study what determines their antifoaming behavior. • Investigation of the foaming ...
The incorporation of plant-based Pickering particles in O/W emulsions: From tailored in vitro lipid digestion behavior to in vivo implications KU Leuven
Shape-Morphing Pickering Emulsions KU Leuven
PhD position: Flow-structure-properties relations for Pickering emulsions KU Leuven
For many applications, polymers have substantial advantages as compared to other materials, e.g. they are light-weight, flexible, easy to process and corrosion-resistant. Additional functionality can be introduced by the addition of conductive or magnetic particles. Thereby, materials can be developed for energy harvesting, electric discharge protection, electromagnetic shielding or soft robotics. However, the resulting properties are ...