Projects
FABLITE – A light sheet microscopy and microfabrication 'ménage-à deux' for real-time, high throughput and physiological structural biology. Hasselt University
AUSEM: AUtomatic freeze-Substitution for advanced Electron Microscopy techniques Ghent University
There are different ways to achieve correlated light and electron microscopy (CLEM), where the exact same region of a biological sample is imaged with both types of microscopy. The CLEM methodology that we want to implement is ‘in resin GFP’, in which fluorescent signals are preserved throughout EM sample processing with high pressure freezing and automatic freeze- ubstitution.
Laser bench for laser scanning confocal microscopy Ghent University
Confocal laser scanning microscopy is a widespread technique in the life sciences to record high-quality images of biological specimen. Laser illumination is used to excite fluorescent markers in biological samples. In this project budget is requested to replace the laser illumination system of a heavily used confocal microscope, as it is getting near the end of its lifetime.
Confocal laser scanning microscopy for infertility and stem cell research Ghent University
The Fluoview FV3000 (Olympus, Belgium) is a self-contained confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscope, that allows for capturing confocal images that can be modified and studied on later on. For the different research topics that we are currently studying, confocal imaging is a frequently used tool to analyze our data both for clinical (diagnosis) and research purposes.
Better proteins for nonlinear imaging: beyond the rainbow of fluorescent proteins. KU Leuven
Adhesins: the missing link for activated sludge bioflocculation? KU Leuven
Application of Nonlinear Optics in Entomology KU Leuven
Up until now, insects have almost exclusively been studied with linear optical methods. However, nonlinear optical techniques, such as multiphoton microscopy, offer many advantages. Most importantly, due to the low probability of two photons interacting with a specimen simultaneously, multiphoton microscopy inherently offers optical slicing. It is therefore very easy to create a 3D image of a sample, with minimal loss of signal and a high ...
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 ...