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Pak, A. (author)Currently, neurostimulation holds the capability of treating symptoms associated with epilepsy, essential tremor, depression, migraine, incontinence, Parkinson's, Tourette's, and other diseases and disorders. Given the constant evolution in the field of biomedical technology and the increasing demand for advanced solutions in neural interface...doctoral thesis 2024
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Ding, Z. (author)Thermal barrier coatings (TBCs) are applied on the surface of metallic components of<br/>modern jet engines such as combustion chambers, blades and vanes, in order to increase the<br/>engine efficiency by allowing higher operating temperatures. However, during cooling from<br/>the operating temperature (i.e. 1000 °C) to room temperature high...doctoral thesis 2024
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Kroon, Youp (author)This graduation project presented the development of a new Photovoltaic-Thermal panel (PVT) module design, aimed at addressing sustainability challenges in conventional solar panels. The research focused on improving repairability and recyclability by replacing the standard ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) laminate with a liquid encapsulant. This...master thesis 2024
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Lv, Leyang (author), Zhang, Xiangyu (author), Šavija, B. (author), Zhang, Mingzhong (author), Han, Kaihang (author), Zhang, Honghzhi (author), Pei, Chun (author), Zhu, Jihua (author), Xing, Feng (author)Self-healing concrete using encapsulated healing agent has shown great potential in enhancing concrete durability. However, the capsules are expensive to make and can lower the mechanical properties of concrete. In this study, a new type of manufactured aggregate that employs waste-derived fly ash cenosphere as a carrier of healing agent (SH...journal article 2024
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Sattari, R. (author), van Zeijl, H.W. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)This study presents a novel manufacturing process and design towards an enhanced sensitivity of an in-package relative humidity sensor. The device comprises multi-width interdigital electrodes which make oxide pillars appear during wet chemical etching in the fabrication process. Those oxide pillars appear only in wider areas while completely...conference paper 2023
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Kianfar, B. (author), Hassanizadeh, S. Majid (author), Abdelrady, Ahmed (author), Bogaard, T.A. (author), Foppen, J.W.A. (author)In the terrestrial environment, interactions between natural organic matter (NOM) and colloids can lead to the formation of an environmental corona around colloids, influencing their transport behaviour and, ultimately, their ecotoxicity. We used a synthetically designed colloid tagged with DNA (DNAcol) as a surrogate for natural colloids and...journal article 2023
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Ding, Z. (author), Brouwer, J.C. (author), Kwakernaak, C. (author), Zhu, Jia-Ning (author), Popovich, V. (author), Hermans, M.J.M. (author), Sloof, W.G. (author)To prevent premature triggering of the healing reaction in Mo-Si containing self-healing thermal barrier coating system, an oxygen impenetrable shell (α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) around the sacrificial healing particles (MoSi<sub>2</sub>) is desired. Here an encapsulation method is presented through selective oxidation of Al in Mo(Al<sub>x...journal article 2023
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Sattari, R. (author), van Zeijl, H.W. (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author)This study presents the design and fabrication of an in-package relative humidity sensor for epoxy molding compound (EMC) packages. The sensor comprises shielded interdigital electrodes (SIDE) for in-situ monitoring of humidity absorption/desorption in the package encapsulation layer. A novel approach is employed in the device fabrication to...conference paper 2023
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Li, G. (author), Pidko, E.A. (author)The molecular-sized void space of the zeolitic micropores is perfect matrices to encapsulate and stabilize multicomponent and multifunctional complexes that can be used as active sites for a wide range of important catalytic transformations. In this article, we discuss and analyze the key developments of the last decade in the catalytic...book chapter 2023
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van Buren, L. (author)Everything that we consider alive, be it plants, dogs, bacteria or humans, is composed of the same microscopic building blocks: cells. While cells between and even within these organisms can look and behave very differently, they all share the same key functionalities: they can grow, they can divide to proliferate, they can eat and metabolise to...doctoral thesis 2022
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Kluba, M.M. (author)The progress in the field of neurostimulation is impressive, both from a technical as well as from a therapeutic point of view. Nowadays, the electrical stimulation of the nervous system can be used to induce or suppress muscle responses. Additionally, it can also influence hearing, vision, immune system response, pain perception, and even...doctoral thesis 2022
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Pak, A. (author), Nanbakhsh, K. (author), Hölck, Ole (author), Ritasalo, Riina (author), Sousa, Maria (author), Van Gompel, Matthias (author), Pahl, Barbara (author), Wilson, J.M. (author), Kallmayer, Christine (author), Giagka, Vasiliki (author)Liquid crystal polymer (LCP) has gained wide interest in the electronics industry largely due to its flexibility, stable insulation and dielectric properties and chip integration capabilities. Recently, LCP has also been investigated as a biocompatible substrate for the fabrication of multielectrode arrays. Realizing a fully implantable LCP...journal article 2022
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Gao, Hanyan (author), Zhang, Jing (author), Zhu, Yingcan (author), Guo, Ruiqian (author), Zhang, Wanlu (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Liu, Pan (author)With the trend of miniaturization and the increasing power density, the operating temperature of electronic devices keeps climbing, especially for wide band-gap semiconductors such as silicon carbide and gallium nitride. The high operating temperature up to 250℃ brings challenges to encapsulation materials since traditional encapsulation...conference paper 2022
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Chakraborty, S. (author), Foppen, J.W.A. (author), Schijven, Jack F. (author)We investigated the transport and retention kinetics of silica encapsulated – silica core double stranded DNA particles (SiDNASi) through 15cm saturated quartz sand columns as a function of a wide range of colloid injection concentrations (C0 = 8.7×102 - 6.6×108 particles ml-1). The breakthrough curves (BTCs) exhibited an overall 2-log increase...journal article 2022
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Chen, Wei (author), Chen, Ye (author), Cao, Yixing (author), Cui, Z. (author), Fan, Xuejun (author), Zhang, Kouchi (author), Fan, J. (author)In a light-emitting diode (LED) package, silicone encapsulant serves as a chip protector and enables the light to transmit, since it exhibits the advantages of high light transmittance, high refractive index, and high thermal stability. However, its reliability is still challenged under harsh operation conditions. In this study, the optical...journal article 2022
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Hazarika, Amrita (author)In this work, an investigation was carried out to assess the use of pH sensitive encapsulation for carbonation triggered release of Sodium Monofluorophosphate (NaMFP) - an inorganic healing agent. To do so, a state-of-the-art review of pH sensitive wall material and a technique to fabricate the same, to encapsulate NaMFP, was performed. The...student report 2021
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Alkanbar, Tarek (author)Thin-film flexible solar panels can be utilized on many surfaces where conventional solar panels are hard to be used such as side walls of buildings, ship roofs or curved surfaces. In conventional solar cells, glass is used to protect the panels from external damage. However due to its heavy weight and rigidity, glass is not an option for thin...master thesis 2021
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Lamont, C. (author), Grego, T. (author), Nanbakhsh, K. (author), Idil, A. Shah (author), Giagka, Vasiliki (author), Vanhoestenberghe, A. (author), Cogan, S. (author), Donaldson, N. (author)Objective. Ensuring the longevity of implantable devices is critical for their clinical usefulness. This is commonly achieved by hermetically sealing the sensitive electronics in a water impermeable housing, however, this method limits miniaturisation. Alternatively, silicone encapsulation has demonstrated long-term protection of implanted thick...journal article 2021
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Xu, Y. (author), Mulder, F.M. (author)Mg attracts much research interest as anode material for Ni-MH batteries thanks to its lightweight, cost-effectiveness and high theoretical capacity (2200 mA h g<sup>−1</sup>). However, its practical application is tremendously challenged by the poor hydrogen sorption kinetics, passivation from aggressive aqueous electrolytes, and insulating...journal article 2021
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Lamont, C. (author), Grego, T. (author), Nanbakhsh, K. (author), Idil, A. Shah (author), Giagka, Vasiliki (author), Vanhoestenberghe, A. (author), Cogan, S. (author), Donaldson, N. (author)Objective. Ensuring the longevity of implantable devices is critical for their clinical usefulness. This is commonly achieved by hermetically sealing the sensitive electronics in a water impermeable housing, however, this method limits miniaturisation. Alternatively, silicone encapsulation has demonstrated long-term protection of implanted...journal article 2021