Researchgroup: Functional Hybrid Nanostructures (FHYN)

University: Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)

Division: Institut de la Matière Condensée et des Nanosciences (IMCN)

Unit: Bio-& Soft Matter (BSMA)

Domains:

Techniques:

Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS)
Auger Spectroscopy
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
X-ray Reflectometry (XRR)
Spectroscopic Ellipsometry
Contact Angle Goniometry (including captive bubble
ultrafast camera
stage tilt and environmental chamber)
Scanning Probe Microscopy (AFM STM LFM MFM PFM and other setups)
Quartz-Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Monitoring (QCM-D)
Self-Assembled Monolayers (thiols gas phase and liquid phase silanation)
Layer-by-layer Assembly (robotic deposition system available)
Bioconjugation of proteins (enzymes antibodies antigens) and nucleic acids on silicon and silicon oxide polymers and metals
Electrochemistry (including quartz crystal microbalance) electron beam nanolithography nanoimprint lithography templated growth in track-etched and anodized alumina nanoporous membranes high-vacuum coating systems (sputtering and e-beam evaporation systems)
Twin screw extruder
Compression and injection moulding
Brabender plastographs and mini-extruder
Resin transfer molding