Physique des surfaces et interfaces (Stockage d`énergie

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University of Mons
Faculté des Sciences
Physique des surfaces et interfaces
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Textured surfaces. Surface treatments. Surface characterization
Questions ?
Olivier Vande Vyver
Directeur opérationnel du Réseau LIEU
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Laboratory contact details
Laboratory Head
General Contact
Prof. De Coninck Joël
 Avenue Victor
Maistriau 19
B-7000 Mons
Belgique
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Main study areas and research topics
Processing and characterization of surface wettability, friction and wear, lubrication, porous surface coating
(zetametry, mounted capillary, porosimetry), roughness, adhesion and adhesives.
Functionalization of the surface, chemical grafting, superhydrophobicity ...
Modifying the geometry of surface: nanostructuring of surface (lubrication, lotus effect, self-cleaning surfaces)
Smart coatings (fibers, powders, ...)
Molecular modeling of materials and their interfacial properties
Biotechnology: technology of sensors and immunosenseurs (FTIR, quartz crystal microbalance, surface plasmon)
Optical properties of thin film materials and volume
Bio-materials
Microfluidics
Heat exchangers in the micrometer scale
Image processing and analysis
Last Research Project
Mirage – OPV (Plan Marshall RW); PSH (GreenWin - RW)
More than 10 patents or patent applications in biotechnology, nanotechnology, smart surfaces…
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Extraordinary engineering equipments
Spectroscopic ellipsometry in the near-UV, visible and mid-IR Imaging Spectroscopic ellipsometer FTIR-spectroscopy
Optical profilometry Langmuir-Blodgett trough Zetameter Automated goniometer Interferometric microscopy Friction and
wear tests, tribology Goniometry to measure static and dynamic contact angle. SEM. Acoustosizer.
Services proposal
Surface treatments Surface and interface characterization…glasses, metals, detergency, textile wettability, paper
characterization, and powder characterization
Related Lab'Insight Event
Stockage d'énergie : défis et avancées technologiques
Organisé le mardi 22 avril 2014 à l'Université de Mons
Ce Lab'InSight a été organisé à l’UMONS le 19 juin dernier. Les 76 participants ont pu y rencontrer des scientifiques
experts du stockage d’énergie avec pour objectif d’initier de nouvelles collaborations.
Bioproducts : from molecules to materials
Organized on Friday 25th May 2012 at Université de Namur
This event was the perfect place to meet researchers specialized in bioproducts.
More information about the Universities & Higher Education Institutions expertise on www.reseaulieu.be
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