Projects
Targeted processing of lemon peels to unlock the endogenous texturizing properties of its cell wall fibers KU Leuven
In the last decades, the increase of consumer interest in health and environmental issues has boosted the demand for overall natural sustainable food products and ingredients with health-related properties. Consequently, clean label products are gaining increasing market value, including products that are produced with more organic and natural formulations under sustainable conditions. In this context, the integrated use of fruit and ...
Research and development of an optimal and cost-efficient enzymatic extraction method for production of high quality natural fibers for application in composite materials. KU Leuven
During recent years, there has been a renewed interest for natural fibers such as flax, hemp and bamboo. Plant fibers possess good mechanical properties due to their high content of crystalline cellulose. Unlike glass fibers, natural fibers are biodegradable and have a positive impact on CO2 emissions. Furthermore, natural fibers are non-abrasive, widely available and exhibit a low density. In this context, natural fibers show an interesting ...
Innovative valorization of European industrial hemp short fibers in high market value sustainable yarns for apparel Arteveldehogeschool
Space division multiplexing in standard multimode optical fibers using speckle pattern recognition Vrije Universiteit Brussel
SBO project with a primary economic finality aimed at the transfer to existing companies: Highly conductive protein fibers as a radically new technological material Vrije Universiteit Brussel
radical alternatives to the electronic materials currently in use. Recent
discoveries show that bacteria can produce “conductive silk”, i.e.,
protein nanofibers with a high conductivity rivaling that of the most
performant semi-conductor materials. This brings a long-time dream of
material scientists within reach: to combine the unique ...
Highly conductive protein fibers as a radically new technological material. University of Antwerp
Innovative valorization of European industrial hemp short fibers in high market value sustainable yarns for apparel HOGENT
Functional Piezoelectric Nano Composite Fibers for Smart Drug Delivery KU Leuven
The development of controlled drug delivery systems has been extensively investigated to improve the therapeutic efficacy of conventional drug products. The control over biodistribution and pharmacokinetics is critical to enhance the efficacy and minimizing the side effects of therapeutic agents. An on-demand drug delivery system for precise control over the release time and the quantity of drugs is needed which has not been studied ...
High-throughput low-cost production of polymer fibers for delivery of vitamins KU Leuven
In this project, a high-throughput low-cost production method for polymer fibers with encapsulated vitamins will be developed. The research aims at making sustained-release vitamin formulations available to the general population in India, thereby solving the widespread vitamin deficiency problems. To this end, a fiber spinning setup will be designed and constructed in the lab. Subsequently, the effect of material formulation and processing ...