Projects
Advanced complex inorganic materials by a novel bottum-up (nano-chemistry approach: acronym CHEMAT) Ghent University
Our aim is to set up a national expert group for the development of intelligent materials based on soft chemical production technology over a period of five to ten years. Soft chemistry avoids the use of excessive heat or other energy input to produce chemicals, by optimising the chemical structure and reactivity of the reagents and by promoting water as the preferred medium of reaction. Deliverables cover the Research and Development of ...
Multi-component nanoparticles as bimodal contrast agents for MRI and optical detection of tumors and for targeted photodynamic therapy KU Leuven
The main aim of this proposal is to synthesize a range of lanthanide containing nanoparticles with an upconverting core, that can be excited in the infrared region to yield emission in the visible range, as for MRI and optical imaging. The nanoparticles will be covered with a rare earth doped MRI active shell and decorated with targeting moieties, which offers a means of targeting cancer cells that greatly over express the receptors. Further ...
MOF and COF hybrid ultrathin films: A surface templated and scanning probe nanolithography approach KU Leuven
Single organic molecules can be joined together to form extended frameworks. Materials that use metal-ligand coordination or direct covalent bonding as the ‘glue’ between organic subunits, termed metal-organic frameworks
(MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs), respectively, are being developed for a huge variety of applications.
Hybrid materials, containing two, or in some cases more, distinct types of MOF and COF often have ...
In situ investigation of surface-supported dynamic covalent twodimensional polymers KU Leuven
Few consumer goods can rival (one-dimensional) polymers in terms of societal and industrial relevance (around 300 megatons are produced every year). Two-dimensional (2D) polymers, and among them single-layer covalent organic frameworks, are one-molecule thick sheets of a crystalline and robust material endowed of a periodic array of nanopores. By tuning the building-blocks, a wide set of potential applications, ranging from superthin ...
Quantum Rules for Nanoclusters. KU Leuven
Nanochemistry recently emerged as a new branch of chemistry, simultaneously expanding into many new areas, and playing a significant role in fields that were domains of engineering or life sciences. Nanochemistry brings together multiple disciplines using chemical theories and experiments to investigate materials at the nano scale. Emerging nanomaterials include the nanoclusters. The elemental clusters are of great interest due to their ...
Quantum Rules for Nanoclusters. KU Leuven
Nanochemistry recently emerged as a new branch of chemistry, simultaneously expanding into many new areas, and playing a significant role in fields that were domains of engineering or life sciences. Nanochemistry brings together multiple disciplines using chemical theories and experiments to investigate materials at the nano scale. Emerging nanomaterials include the nanoclusters. The elemental clusters are of great interest due to their ...
Active Site Tailoring via Nanoscale Spatial Control and Microenvironment in Heterogeneous Molecular Catalysts KU Leuven
Catalysts are fundamental pillars of the modern industrialized world as they are essential for production of chemicals, materials and fuels needed for driving the modern economy. As heterogeneous catalysts dominate industrial processes, sizeable effort has been devoted to understanding the structure-function relationship to improve their efficiency. Structural complexity of heterogeneous catalysts however makes the implementation of rational ...
SINGLE ATOMS MATTER – a concerted approach to precision synthesis of nanocrystals Ghent University
Nanocrystals are a form of matter for which single atoms can determine performance. Exploiting the emerging convergence between colloidal synthesis and atomic layer deposition, Single Atoms Matter aims at establishing synthetic triggers to selectively promote nucleation and growth as a toolkit for atomic precision in nanocrystal synthesis. These triggers will be applied for forming tailor-made nanocrystals for opto-electronics and ...