Projects
In situ synthesis and anchoring of gold and titania nanoparticles on metal organic frameworks Ghent University
In this project water stable MOFs will be synthesized. In a second step the MOFs will be applied as host matrixes for the anchoring of gold and titania nanoparticles which will be synthesized in situ in the MOF framework. The resulting NP@MOF materials will be evaluated as catatalysts in the epoxidation of different olefins and as a photocatalyst.
On the Adsorption of Organosulfur Compounds from Liquid Fuels by Carbon Nanoparticles, Modified Carbon Cloth and Activated Carbon: An Equilibrium and Kinetic Study Hasselt University
Investigation of liquid crystalline compounds and their mixtures with mesogens, non-mesogens and nanoparticles by high-resolution adiabatic scanning calorimetry KU Leuven
Novel synthesis routes for monodisperse Hf- and Ta-oxide nanoparticles and their use as pinning centra in coated conductors Ghent University
The synthesis of small sized oxide particles with narrow size distribution and high crystallinity is essential in the application; their use as artificial pinning centers in superconducting coatings. An enhanced pinning force is envisaged, leading to increased current carrying abilities, by the introduction of nanocrystals comparable to the coherence length (2-5 nm).
Structure and magnetism of metastable y-Fe nanoparticles in SrTiO3 KU Leuven
Iron (Fe), one of the most abundant elements on Earth, can appear in different structural phases associated with contrasting magnetic properties, depending on temperature and pressure. The most common phase is a-Fe, which has a body-centered cubic (bcc) structure and is ferromagnetic. Another iron allotrope, y-Fe, a high temperature phase in bulk, has a face-centered cubic structure (fcc). However, this iron allotrope has been stabilized at ...
Multitasking nanoparticles for intracellular imaging and biosensing Ghent University
The goal of this project is to develop novel functional nanoparticles as advanced tools for
intracellular imaging and biosensing. The design of these nanoparticles involves the use of
semiconductor nanocrystals, or quantum dots (QDs), as bright and stable luminescent markers
encapsulated in a protective silica matrix. These QD@SiO2 nanoparticles are further functionalized with plasmonic nanocrystals, such as gold or silver ...
Physico-chemical characterization and risk assessment of the fraction of nanoparticles in the food additive E174 (silver) in a legislative context. Hasselt University
Three-dimensional electrokinetic trapping and characterization of single nanoparticles Ghent University
In this project three-dimensional electrokinetic trapping is developed to largely cancel the Brownian motion of individual nanoparticles and to accurately measure their size and electrical charge on a particle-to-particle basis. With this technique fundamental behavior of nanoparticles will be investigated and nanoparticles will be analyzed for biomedical and display applications.