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Amirilargani, M, Merlet, RB, Chu, L, Nijmeijer, A, Winnubst, L, de Smet, LCPM & Sudhölter, EJR 2019, 'Molecular separation using poly (styrene-co-maleic anhydride) grafted to γ-alumina: Surface versus pore modification' Journal of Membrane Science , vol. 582, pp. 298-306. [ doi ] Amirilargani, M, Merlet, RB, Hedayati, P, Nijmeijer, A, Winnubst, L, De Smet, LCPM & Sudhölter, EJR 2019, 'MIL-53(Al) and NH 2 -MIL-53(Al) modified α-alumina membranes for efficient adsorption of dyes from organic solvents' Chemical Communications , vol. 55, no. 28, pp. 4119-4122. [ doi ] Haaring, R, Kumar, N, Bosma, D, Poltorak, L & Sudhölter, EJR 2019, 'Electrochemically Assisted Deposition of Calcite for Application in Surfactant Adsorption Studies' Energy and Fuels , vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 805-813. [ doi ] Merlet, RB, Amirilargani, M, de Smet, LCPM, Sudhölter, EJR, Nijmeijer, A & Winnubst, L 2019, 'Growing to shrink: Nano-tunable polystyrene brushes inside 5 nm mesopores' Journal of Membrane Science , vol. 572, pp. 632-640. [ doi ] Paltrinieri, L, Remmen, K, Müller, B, Chu, L, Köser, J, Wintgens, T, Wessling, M, de Smet, LCPM & Sudhölter, EJR 2019, 'Improved phosphoric acid recovery from sewage sludge ash using layer-by-layer modified membranes' Journal of Membrane Science , vol. 587, 117162. [ doi ] Poltorak, L, Sudhölter, EJR & de Puit, M 2019, 'Electrochemical cocaine (bio)sensing. From solid electrodes to soft junctions' TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry , vol. 114, pp. 48-55. [ doi ] Venkatesh, MR, Sachdeva, S, El Mansouri, B, Wei, J, Bossche, A, Bosma, D, de Smet, LCPM, Sudhölter, EJR & Zhang, GQ 2019, 'A Low-Power MEMS IDE Capacitor with Integrated Microhotplate: Application as Methanol Sensor using a Metal-Organic Framework Coating as Affinity Layer' Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) , vol. 19, no. 4, 888, pp. 1-19. [ doi ] Zafarani, H.R., Rassaei, L., Sudhölter, E.J.R., Aaronson, B.D.B., Marken, F. Generator-collector electrochemical sensor configurations based on track-Etch membrane separated platinum leaves, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical (2018) 255, 2904-2909 [ doi ]. Hillebrand, J.; Mayer, M.J.J.; Meijer, G.J.M.; de Smet, L.C.P.M.; Sudhölter, E.J.R. Method and device for measuring dielectrics in fluids, Patent (filing date 24-05-2017). (2018) Cao, A., Shan, M. Paltrinieri, L., Evers, W.E., Chu, L., Poltorak, L., Klootwijk, J.H., Seoane, B. Gascon, J., Sudhölter, E.J.R., Smet, L.C.P.M. de, Enhanced vapour sensing using silicon nanowire devices coated with Pt nanoparticle functionalized porous organic frameworks, Nanoscale, 2018, 10, 6884-6891. [ doi ] Inside front cover article. Qian, Z., Miedema, H., Smet, L.C.P.M. de, Sudhölter, E.J.R., Modelling the selective removal of sodium ions from greenhouse irrigation water using membrane technology, Chem. Eng. Res. and Des. (2018) 134, 154-161. [ doi ] Rudnicki, K., Poltorak, L., Skrzypek, S., Sudhölter, E.J.R., Fused silica microcapillaries used for a simple miniaturization of the electrified liquid-liquid interface, Anal. Chem. (2018), 90, 7112-7116 [ doi ]. Poltorak, L., Eggink, I., Hoitink, M., Sudhölter, E.J.R., de Puit, M., Electrified soft interface as a selective sensor for cocaine detection in street samples, Anal. Chem. (2018), 90, 7428-7433 [ doi ]. Pustovarenko,A., Goesten, M.G., Sachdeva, S., Shan, M., Amghouz, Z., Belmabkhout, Y., Dikhtiarenko, A., Rodenas, T., Keskin, D., Voets, I.K., Weckhuysen, B.M. Eddaoudi, M., De Smet, L.C.P.M., Sudhölter, E.J.R., Kapteijn, F. Seaone, B., Gascon, J., Nanosheets of nonlayered aluminium metal-organic frameworks through a surfactant-assisted method., Adv. Mater. (2018), 30, 1707234 (1 of 8) [ doi ]. Chu, L., Korobko, A.V., Bus, M., Boshuizen, B., Sudhölter, E.J.R., Besseling, N.A.M., Fast and controlled fabrication of porous graphene oxide: application of AFM tapping for mechano-chemistry, Nanotechnology 29 (2018), 185301 (10 pp) [ doi ]. Amirilargani, M., Merlet, R.B., Nijmeijer, A., Winnubst, L., Smet, L.C.P.M. de, Sudhölter, E.J.R., Poly (maleic anhydride-alt-a-alkenes) directly grafted to γ-alumina for high-performance organic solvent nanofiltration membranes, Journal of Membrane Science 564 (2018), 259-266. [ doi ] Poltorak, L., Meijden, N. van der, Sudhölter, E.J.R., Puit, M. de; Acid phosphatase behaviour at an electrified soft junction and its interfacial co-deposition with silica, Electrochemistry Communications 94 (2018) 27-30 [ doi ]. Thomas, B., Dubey, R.K., Clabbers, M.T.B., Gupta, K.B.S.S., Genderen, E. van, Jager, W.F., Abrahams, J.P., Sudhölter, E.J.R., Groot, H.J.M. de, A molecular level approach to elucidate the supramolecular packing of light-harvesting antenna systems. Chemistry A European Journal 24 (2018) 14989-14993 [ doi ]. Paltrinieri, L., Poltorak, L., Chu, L, Puts, T., Baak, W. van, Sudhölter, E.J.R., Smet, L.C.P.M. de, Hybrid polyelectrolyte-anion exchange membrane and its interaction with phosphate, Reactive and Functional Polymers, 133 (2018)126-135. [ doi ] Poltorak, L., M. L. Verheijden, D. Bosma, P. Jonkheijm, L.C.P.M. de Smet, E. J. R. Sudhölter; Lipid bilayers cushioned with polyelectrolyte-based films on doped silicon surfaces; BBA-Biomembranes 1860 (2018) 2669-2680. [ doi ] Paltrinieri, L, Huerta, E, Puts, T, Van Baak, W, Verver, AB, Sudhölter, EJR & De Smet, LCPM 2018, 'Functionalized Anion-Exchange Membranes Facilitate Electrodialysis of Citrate and Phosphate from Model Dairy Wastewater' Environmental Science and Technology . [ doi ] Laura Paltrinieri, Min Wang, Sumit Sachdeva, Nicolaas A. M. Besseling, Ernst J. R. Sudhölter and Louis C. P. M. de Smet, Fe3O4 nanoparticles coated with a guanidinium-functionalized polyelectrolyte extend the pH range for phosphate binding. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5 , 18476 – 18485 [ doi ] Poltorak, L.; Sudhölter, E.J.R.; de Smet, L.C.P.M. Effect of Charge of Quaternary Ammonium Cations on Lipophilicity and Electroanalytical Parameters: Task for Ion Transfer Voltammetry, J. Electroanal. Chem. 2017 , 796, 66-74 [ doi ] Sachdeva, S.; Venkatesh, M.R.; El Mansouri, B.; Wei, J.; Bossche, A.; Kapteijn, F.; Zhang, G.Q., Gascon, J.; de Smet, L.C.P.M.; Sudhölter, E.J.R. Sensitive and Reversible Detection of Methanol and Water Vapor by in-situ Electrochemically Grown CuBTC MOFs on Interdigitated Electrodes, Small 2017 , 1604150-1 - 1604150-6 [ doi ] Front Cover Article . Sachdeva, S.; Koper, S.J.H.; Sabetghadam, A.; Socco, D.; Gravesteijn, D.J.; Kapteijn, F.; Sudhölter, E.J.R.; Gascon, J.; de Smet, L.C.P.M. Gas Phase Sensing of Alcohols by Metal Organic Framework – Polymer Composite Materials, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2017 – ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9, 29, 24926-24935. [ doi ] Front Cover Article Chu, L.; Korobko, A.V.; Cao, A.; Sachdeva, S.; Liu, Z.; de Smet, L.C.P.M.; Sudhölter, E.J.R.; Picken, S.J.; Besseling, N.A.M. Mimicking an Atomically-thin ‘Vacuum Spacer’ to Measure the Hamaker Constant between Graphene Oxide and Silica, Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2017 , 1600495. [ doi ] Cao, A.; Zhu, W.; Shang, J.; Klootwijk, J.H.; Sudhölter, E.J.R.; Huskens, J.; de Smet, L.C.P.M. Metal-Organic Polyhedra-Coated Si Nanowires for Sensitive Detection of Trace Explosives. Nano Lett. 2017 , 17 , 1-7., [ doi ] Front cover article Carlos I. Cabrera-Rodríguez, Laura Paltrinieri, Louis de Smet, Luuk van der Wielen, Adrie J.J. Straathof. Recovery and esterification of aqueous carboxylates by using CO2-expanded alcohols with anion exchange. Green Chemistry , 2017 , 19 , 729-738 [ doi ]. Rajeev K. Dubey, Nick Westerveld, Ernst J. R. Sudhölter, Ferdinand C. Grozema, Wolter F. Jager. Novel derivatives of 1,6,7,12-tetrachloroperylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic acid: synthesis, electrochemical and optical properties. Org. Chem. Front., 2016, 3, 1481-1492 [ doi ]. Sachdeva, S.; Soccol, D.; Gravesteijn, D.J.; Kapteijn, F.; Sudhölter, E.J.R.; Gascon, J.; de Smet, L.C.P.M. Polymer-Metal OrganicFramework Composite Films as Affinity Layer for Capacitive Sensor Devices. ACS Sensors, 2016, 1, 1188-1192 [ doi ]. Rajeev K. Dubey, Nick Westerveld, Stephen J. Eustace, Ernst J. R. Sudhölter, Ferdinand C. Grozema, Wolter F. Jager. Synthesis of Perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic Acid Derivatives Bearing Four Different Substituents at the Perylene Core. Org. Lett., 2016, 18 (21), pp 5648–5651 [ do i]. Valdesueiro, D.; Prabhu, M.K.; Guerra-Nunez, C.; Suchand Sandeep, C.S.; Kinge, S.; Siebbeles, L.D.A.; de Smet, L.C.P.M.; Meesters, G.M.H.; Kreutzer, M.T.; Houtepen, A.J.; van Ommen, J.R. The Deposition Mechanism of Aluminium Oxide on Quantum Dot Films at Atmospheric Pressure and Room Temperature. J. Phys. Chem. C 2016, 120, 4266–4275 [ doi ]. Sachdeva, S.; Pustovarenko, A.; Sudhölter, E.J.R.; Kapteijn, F.; de Smet, L.C.P.M.; Gascon, J. Control of Interpenetration of Copper-based MOFs on Supported Surfaces by Electrochemical Synthesis. CrystEngComm 2016, 22, 4018 – 4022.[ doi ] Inside Front Cover Article Jicheng Feng, Esther Hontanon,Maria Blanes, Jorg Meyer, Xiaoai Guo, Laura Santos, Laura Paltrinieri, Nabil Ramlawi, Louis C. P. M. de Smet, Hermann Nirschl, Frank Einar Kruis, Andreas Schmidt-Ott and George Biskoss. Scalable and Environmentally Benign Process for Smart Textile. Nanofinishing, Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2016, 8 (23), 14756-14765 [ doi ]. Amirilargani, M, Sadrzadeh, M, Sudholter, EJR & Smet, LCPM de. Surface modification methods of organic solvent nanofiltration membranes. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016 289, 562-582 [ doi ]. Dubey, RK, Knorr, G, Westerveld, N & Jager, WF (2016). Flueorescent PET probes based on perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic tetraesters. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2016 14(5), 1564-1568 [ doi ]. Tang, K & Besseling, NAM. Formation of polyelectrolyte multilayers: ionic strengths and growth regimes. Soft Matter2016, 12, 1032-1040 [ doi ]. Zafarani, H, Mathwig, K, Sudholter, EJR & Rassaei, L. Electrochemical redox cycling in a new nanogap sensor: design and simulation. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 2016, 760, 42-47 [ doi ]. Cao, Z, Gordiichuk, PI, Loos, K, Sudholter, EJR & Smet, LCPM de. The effect of guanidinium functionalization on the structural properties and anion affinity of polyelectrolyte multilayers. Soft Matter 2015, 1-10. Staginus, J, Chang, ZY, Sudholter, EJR, Smet, LCPM de & Meijer, GCM (2015). Water-enhanced guarding of polymer-coated IDE platforms as a key mechanism for achieving response immunity towards parasitic coupling events. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical: an international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers 2015, 234, 239-247. Vasudevan, S, Xu, Y, Karwal, S, Ostaay, HGME van, Meesters, GMH, Talebi, M, Sudholter, EJR & Ommen, JR van. Controlled release from protein particles encapsulated by molecular layer deposition. Chemical Communications2015, 51(63), 12540-12543. Dubey, R. K.; Westerveld, N.; Grozema, F. C.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Wolter F. Jager.; Facile Synthesis of Pure 1,6,7,12-Tetrachloroperylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxy Bisanhydride and Bisimide. Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 1882-1885. Van der Mee, L. Chow, E. S. Y.; de Smet, L. C. P. M.; de Puit, M.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Jager, W. F.; Fluorescent Polyelectrolyte for the visualization of fingermarks .Analytical Methods, 2015, 7, 10121-10124. K. Mathwig, Q. Chi, S. G. Lemay and L. Rassaei; Handling and Sensing of Single Enzyme Molecules: From Fluorescence Detection Towards Nanoscale Electrical Measurements. ChemPhysChem, In press. Invited concept paper. J. Dolinska, A. Chidambaram, Z. Taleat, W. Adamkiewicz, W. Lisowski, B. Palys, M. Holdynski, T. Andryszewski, V. Sashuk, L. Rassaei*, M. Opallo; Decoration of MoS2 Nanopetal Stacks with Positively Charged Gold Nanoparticles for Synergistic Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Biologically Relevant Compounds. Electrochemica Acta 2015, 182, 659–667. H. Al-Kutubi, L. Rassaei, W. Olthuis, G. W. Nelson, J. S. Foord, P. Holdway, M. Carta, R. Malpass-Evans, N. B. McKeown, S. C. Tsang, R. Castaing, T. R. Forder, M. D. Jones, D. He, and F. Marken; Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity as High Temperature Templates for the Formation of Nanofibrous Oxides. RSC Advances 2015, 5,73323-73326. H. Al-Kutubi, A. Dikhtiarenko, H. Zafarani, E. J. R. Sudhölter, J. Gascon, and L. Rassaei; Facile formation of ZIF-8 thin film on ZnO nanorods. CrystEngComm2015, 17, 5360-5364. K. Mathwig, T. Albrecht, E. D. Goluch, and L. Rassaei; Challenges of Biomolecular Detection at the Nanoscale: Nanopores and Microelectrodes. Analytical Chemistry2015, 87, 5470–5475. Al-Kutubi, J. Gascon, E. J. R. Sudhölter, and L. Rassaei; Electrosynthesis of Metal Organic Frameworks: Challenges and Opportunities. ChemElectroChem 2015, 2, 462–474. Invited review. Srivastava, S.K.; Ramaneti, R.; Roelse, M.; Tong, H.D.; Vrouwe, E.W.; Brinkman, A.G.M.; de Smet, L.C.P.M.; van Rijn, C.J.M.; Jongsma, M.A.; A generic microfluidic biosensor of G protein-coupled receptor activation – impedance measurements of reversible morphological changes of reverse transfected HEK293 cells on microelectrodes , RSC Advances 2015, 5, 52563–52570. Seshan, V.; Island, J.; van Leeuwen, R.; Venstra, W.; Schneider, B.; Janssens, S.; Haenen, K.; Sudhölter, E.J.R.; de Smet, L.C.P.M.; van der Zant, H.J.; Steele, G.; Castellanos-Gomez, A.; Pick-up and Drop Transfer of Diamond Nanosheets , Nanotechnology 2015, 26, 125706. Al-Kutubi, H.; Gascon, J.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Rassaei, L.; Electrosynthesis of Metal Organic Frameworks: Challenges and Opportunities, ChemElectroChem, In Press. Invited review. Cao, A.; Mescher, M.; Bosma, D.; Klootwijk, J.H.; Sudhölter, E.J.R.; de Smet, L.C.P.M.; Ionophore-containing Siloprene Membranes: Direct Comparison Between Conventional Ion-selective Electrodes and Silicon Nanowire-based Field-effect Transistors , Anal. Chem.2015, 87, 1173–1179. Taleat, S.; Mathwig, K.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Rassaei, L.; Detection strategies for methylated and hypermethylated DNA , Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2015, 66, 80–89. Cao, A, Mescher, M, Bosma, D, Klootwijk, JH, Sudholter, EJR & Smet, LCPM de. Ionophore-containing siloprene membranes: direct comparison between conventional ion-selective electrodes and silicon nanowire-based field-effect transistors. Analytical Chemistry 2014, 1-22. Faraz, MI, Besseling, NAM, Korobko, A & Picken, SJ (2014). Characterization and modeling of creep behavior of a thermoset nanocomposite. Polymer Composites2014, 1-8. Gao, Y, Kieltyka, RE, Jesse, W, Norder, B, Korobko, A & Kros, A (2014). Thiolated human serum albumin cross-linked dextran hydrogels as a macroscale delivery system. Soft Matter 2014, 10, 4869-4874. Grzech, A, Yang, J, Glazer, P, Dingemans, TJ & Mulder, FM (2014). Effect of long range van der Waals interactions on hydrogen storage capacity and heat of adsorption in large pore silicas. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy2014, 39(9), 4367-4372. Kaunisto, KM, Vivo, P, Dubey, RK, Chukharev, VI, Efimov, A, Tkachenko, NV & Lemmetyinen, HJ (2014). Charge-transfer dynamics in poly(3-hexylthiophene):Perylenediimide-C 60 blend films studied by ultrafast transient absorption. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (Energy Conversion and Storage, Optical and Electronic Devices, Interfaces, Nanomaterials, and Hard Matter) 2014, 118(20), 10625-10630. Szilágyi, PA, Callini, E, Anastasopol, A, Kwakernaak, C, Sachdeva, S, Krol, R van de, Geerlings, JJC, Borgschulte, A, Züttel, A & Dam, B (2014). Probing hydrogen spillover in Pd@MIL-101(Cr) with a focus on hydrogen chemisorption. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2014, 16(12), 5803-5809. Seshan, V, Dharmapura Hanumantharaya, MK, Castellanos-Gomez, A, Sachdeva, S, Ahmad, HA, Janssens, SD, Janssen, W, Haenen, K, Zant, HSJ van der, Sudholter, EJR, Savenije, TJ & Smet, LCPM de. Contactless photoconductance study on undoped and doped nanocrystalline diamond films. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces2014, 6, 11368-11375. D. Deniz Günbaş, Chenming Xue, Sameer Patwardhan, Maria C. Fravventura, Hao Zhang, Wolter F. Jager, Ernst J.R. Sudhölter, Laurens D.A. Siebbeles, Tom J. Savenije, Shi Jin, Ferdinand C. Grozema.; High Charge Carrier Mobility and Efficient Charge Separation in Highly Soluble Perylenetetracarboxyl-diimides , Chem Commun. 2014, 50, 4955-4958. Ngene, P.; Westerwaal, R.J.; Sachdeva, S.; Haije, W.; de Smet, L.C.P.M.; Dam, B.; Polymer-Induced Surface Modifications of Pd-based Thin Films Leading to Improved Kinetics in Hydrogen Sensing and Energy Storage Applications , Angew. Chem. Int. Edit. 2014, 53, 12081–12085. Rassaei, L.; Mathwig, K.; Kang, S.; Heering, H. A.; Lemay, S. G.; Integrated Biodetection in a Nanofluidic Device , ACS Nano, 2014, 8, 8278–8284. Ullien, D.; Thüne, P.C.; Jager, W.F.; Sudhölter, E.J.R.; de Smet, L.C.P.M.; Controlled Amino-functionalization by Electrochemical Reduction of Bromo and Nitro Azobenzene Layers Bound to Si(111) Surfaces , Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2014, 16, 19258–19265. Martens, A.A.; Bus, M.; Thüne, P.C.; Oosterkamp, T.H.; de Smet, L.C.P.M.; Detailed AFM Force Spectroscopy of the Interaction Between CD44-IgG-Fusion Protein and Hyaluronan , BioNanoSci. 2014, 3, 232-239. Seshan V.; Murthy, D.; Catellanos-Gomez, A.; Sachdeva, S.; Ahmad, H.; Janssens, S.; Janssen, W.; Haenen, K.; van der Zant, H.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Savenije, T.; de Smet, L. C. P. M.; Contactless Photoconductance Study on Undoped and Doped Nanocrystalline Diamond Films , ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2014, 6, 11368–11375. Ullien, D. Harmsma, P.; Abdulla, S.; de Boer, B.; Bosma, D.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; de Smet, L. C. P. M.; Jager, W. F.; Protein Detection on Biotin-Derivatized Polyallylamine by Optical Microring Resonators , Optics Express 2014, 22, 16585-16594. Lui, Z.; Picken, S.; Besseling, N.; Polyborosiloxanes (PBSs), Synthetic Kinetics, and Characterization , Macromolecules2014, 47, 4531–4537. Sengupta, S.; Dubey, R.; Hoek, R.; van Eeden, S.; Günbaş, D.; Grozema, F.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Jager, W. F.; Synthesis of Regioisomerically Pure 1,7-Dibromoperylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic Acid Derivatives , Org. Chem.2014, 79, 6655–6662. Mescher, M.; Brinkman, A. G. M.; Bosma, D.; Klootwijk, J.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; de Smet L.; Influence of Conductivity and Dielectric Constant of Water-Dioxane Mixtures on the Electrical Response of SiNW-based FETs , Sensors 2014, 14, 2350-2361. Cao, A.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; de Smet L.; Silicon Nanowire-Based Devices for Gas-Phase Sensing , Sensors 2014, 14, 245-271. Rassaei, L.; Olthuis, W.; Tsujimura, S.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Van den Berg, A. Lactate biosensors: current status and outlook , Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 2014, 1, 123-137. Faraz, M. I.; Besseling, N.; Korobko, A.; Picken, S. Structure–property relationships and modeling of the mechanical properties of a high-temperature resistant thermoset nanocomposite Composites: Part B 2014 56, 9–14. Kuiper, S.; Embrechts, A.; de Vries, T.; Every, H.; de Smet L.; Matrimid Aerogels by Temperature-controlled, Solution-based Cross-linking , Macromol. Mater. Eng. 2013, 298, 868–875. Cover Highlight Seshan, V.; Ullien, D.; Castellanos-Gomez, A.; Sachdeva, S.; Murthy, D.; Savenije, T.; Ahmad, H.; Nunney, T.; Janssens, S.; Haenen, K.; Nesládek, M.; van der Zant, H.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; de Smet, L. C. P. M. Hydrogen Termination of CVD Diamond Films by High Temperature Annealing at Atmospheric Pressure Journal of Chemical Physics 2013, 138, 234707. Moh, T.; Nie, M.; Pandraud, G.; de Smet, L. C. P. M.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Huang, Q.-A.; Sarro, P. Effect of Silicon Nanowire Etching Process on Signal-to-Noise Ratio of SiNW FETs for (Bio)Sensor Applications Electronics Letters2013, 49, 782-784. Staginus, J.; Aerts, I.; Chang, Z.-Y.; Meijer, G.; de Smet, L. C. P. M.; Sudhölter, E. J. R. Capacitive Response of PDMS-coated IDE Platforms Directly Exposed to Aqueous Solutions Containing Volatile Organic Compounds Sensors and Actuators B 2013, 184, 130-142. Kuiper, S.; Embrechts, A.; de Vries, T.; Every, H.; de Smet L. Matrimid Aerogels by Temperature-controlled, Solution-based Cross-linking Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2013, 298, 868–875. Wadekar, M.; Abezgaus, L.; Djanashvili, K.; Jager, W. F.F.; Mendes, E.; Picken, S.J.; Dganit, D. Supramolecular “Leeks” of a Fluorinated Hybrid Amphiphile That Self-Assembles into a Disordered Columnar Phase Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2013 117, 2820−2826. Mescher, M.; de Smet, L. C. P. M.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Klootwijk, J. H. Robust Fabrication Method for Silicon Nanowire Field Effect Transistors for Sensing Applications Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2013 13, 5649-5653. Seshan, V.; Arroyo, C.R.; Castellanos-Gomez, A.; Prins, F.; Perrin, M.L.; Janssens, S.D.; Haenen, K.; Nesládek, M.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.J.R.; de Smet, L. C. P. M..; van der Zant, H.S.J.; Dulic, D. Current-induced Nanogap Formation and Graphitization in Boron-doped Diamond Films Applied Physics Letters 2012, 101, 195106. Deshpande, K.; Kuddannaya, S.; Staginus, J.; Thüne, P.; de Smet, L. C. P. M.; ter Horst, J.H.; van der Wielen, L.A.M.; Ottens, M. Biofunctionalization and Self-interaction Chromatography in PDMS Microchannels Biochemical Engineering Journal 2012, 67, 111-119. Wadekar, M.; Boekhoven, J.; Jager, W. F.; Koper, G.; Picken, S.; Micellization Behavior of Aromatic Moiety Bearing Hybrid Fluorocarbon Sulfonate Surfactants Langmuir 2012, 28, 3397-3402. Martens, A.; Besseling, N.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; de Smet, L. C. P. M. Structure of Hyaluronan During Acid-catalyzed Hydrolysis, a Kinetic Study of Both Chain Scission and Disaggregation Soft Matter 2012, 8, 1017-1024. Garyfallou, G.; de Smet, L. C. P. M.; Sudholter, E. The Effect of the Type of Doping on the Electrical Characteristics of Electrolyte-Oxide-Silicon Sensors: pH Sensing and Polyelectrolyte Adsorption Sensors and Actuators B 2012, 168, 207-213. Vons, V.; de Smet, L. C. P. M.; Munao, D.; Evirgen, A.; Kelder, E.; Schmidt-Ott, A. Silicon Nanoparticles Produced by Spark Discharge Journal of Nanoparticle Research 2011, 13, 4867-4879. Sordi, D.; de Ruijter, C.; Orlanducci, S.; Picken, S.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Terranova, M.; de Smet, L. C. P. M.; Dingemans, T. Liquid Crystalline Polyesters as Resin Matrix for Single Wall Carbon Nanotube and Nanodiamond Composites Journal of Polymer Science. Part A, Polymer Chemistry 2011, 49, 1079-1087. Rosso, M.; van Steijn, V.; de Smet, L. C. P. M.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Kleijn, C.; Kreutzer, M. Reaction-diffusion Analysis for One-step Plasma Etching and Bonding of Microfluidic Devices Applied Physics Letters 2011, 98, 174102. Mescher, M.; Marcelis, B.; de Smet, L. C. P. M.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Klootwijk, J. Pulsed Method for Characterizing Aqueous Media Using Nanowire Field Effect Transistors IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 2011, 58, 1886-1891. Martens, A.; Besseling, N.; Rueb, S.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Spaink, H.; de Smet, L. C. P. M.; Random Scission of Polymers: Numerical Simulations, and Experiments on Hyaluronan Hydrolysis Macromolecules 2011, 44, 2559-2567. Li, F.; Westphal, A.; Marcelis, A.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Cohen Stuart, M.; Leermakers, F. Mobility of fluorescently labeled polymer micelles in living cells Soft Matter 2011, 7, 1214-1218. Li, F.; Westphal, A.; Marcelis, A.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Cohen Stuart, M.; Leermakers, F. Thermally Sensitive Dual Fluorescent Polymeric Micelles for Probing Cell Properties Soft Matter 2011, 7, 11211-11215. Kuiper, S.; Norder, B.; Jager, W. F.; Dingemans, T.; van Turnhout, J.; Picken, S. Elucidation of the Orientational Order and the Phase Diagram of p-Quinquephenyl Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2011, 8, 1416-1421. Wadekar, M.; Jager, W. F.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Picken, S. Synthesis of a Polymerizable Fluorosurfactant for the Construction of Stable Nanostructured Proton-Conducting Membranes The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2010, 75, 6814-6819. Li, F.; Palaniswamy, G.; de Jong, M.; Aslund, A.; Konradsson, P.; Marcelis, A.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Cohen Stuart, M.; Leermakers, F. Nanowires Formed by the Co-Assembly of a Negatively Charged Low-Molecular Weight Gelator and a Zwitterionic Polythiophene ChemPhysChem 2010, 11, 1956-1960. Li, F.; de Wolf, F.; Marcelis, A.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Cohen Stuart, M.; Leermakers, F. Triggered Templated Assembly of Protein Polymersomes Angewandte Chemie 2010, 49, 9947-9950. Kotlewski, A.; Jager, W. F.; Mendes, E.; Picken, S. A Columnar Mesophase with High Lateral Order from a triphenylene-hexa(3,5-dialkoxy)benzoate Liquid Crystals 2010, 37, 579-586. Jager, W. F.; Hammink, T.; van den Berg, O.; Grozema, F. Highly Sensitive Water-Soluble Fluorescent pH Sensors Based on the 7-Amino-1-methylquinolinium Chromophore Journal of Organic Chemistry 2010, 75, 2169-2178. Huijbrechts, A.; ter Haar, R.; Schols, H.; Franssen, M.; Boeriu, C.; Sudholter, E. Synthesis and application of epoxy starch derivatives Carbohydrate Polymers 2010, 79, 858-866. Cuypers, R.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Zuilhof, H. Hydrogen Bonding in Phosphine Oxide/Phosphate-Phenol Complexes ChemPhysChem 2010, 11, 2230-2240. Cuypers, R.; Murali, S.; Marcelis, A.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Zuilhof, H. Complexation of Phenol and Thiophenol by Amine N-Oxides: Isothermal Titration Calorimetry and ab Initio Calculations ChemPhysChem 2010, 11, 3465-3473. Yan, Y.; de Keizer, A.; Martens, A.; Oliveira, C.; Pedersen, J.; de Wolf, F.; Drechsler, M.; Besseling, N.; Cohen Stuart, M. Polypeptide Nanoribbon Hydrogels Assembled through Multiple Supramolecular Interactions Langmuir2009, 25, 12899-12908. Schor, M.; Martens, A.; de Wolf, F.; Cohen Stuart, M.; Bolhuis, P. Prediction of solvent dependent β-roll formation of a self-assembling silk-like protein domain Soft Matter 2009, 5, 2658-2665. Scheres, L.; Achten, R.; Giesbers, M.; de Smet, L. C. P. M.; Arafat, A.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Marcelis, A.; Zuilhof, H. Covalent Attachment of Bent-Core Mesogens to Silicon Surfaces Langmuir 2009, 25, 1529-1533. Pilzak, G.; van Lagen, B.; Hendrikx, C.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Zuilhof, H. Synthesis and Optical Properties of all-trans-oligodiacetylenes Chemistry: A European Journal 2009, 14, 7939-7950. Pilzak, G.; van Gruijthuijsen, K.; van Doorn, R.; van Lagen, B.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Zuilhof, H. Hybrid Conjugated Organic Oligomers Consisting of Oligodiacetylene and Thiophene Units: Synthesis and Optical Properties Chemistry: A European Journal 2009, 15, 9085-9096. Pilzak, G.; Fratiloiu, S.; Baggerman, J.; Grozema, F.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Siebbeles, L.; Zuilhof, H. Radical Cations of All-Trans Oligodiacetylenes: Optical Absorption and Reactivity toward Nucleophiles Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2009, 113, 11095-11100. Pilzak, G.; Baggerman, J.; van Lagen, B.; Posthumus, M.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Zuilhof, H. Synthesis and Optoelectronic Properties of Nanometer-Sized and Highly Soluble Homocoupled Oligodiacetylenes Chemistry: A European Journal2009, 15, 2296-2304. Martens, A.; Gucht, J.; Eggink, G.; de Wolf, F.; Cohen Stuart, M. Dilute gels with exceptional rigidity from self-assembling silk-collagen-like block copolymers Soft Matter 2009, 5, 4191-4197. Li, F.; Prevost, S.; Schweins, R.; Marcelis, A.; Leermakers, F.; Cohen Stuart, M.; Sudholter, E. Small Monodisperse Unilamellar Vesicles from Binary Copolymer Mixtures Soft Matter 2009, 5, 4169-4172. Li, F.; Martens, A.; Aslund, A.; Konradsson, P.; de Wolf, F.; Cohen Stuart, M.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Marcelis, A.; Leermakers, F. Formation of nanotapes by co-assembly of triblock peptide copolymers and polythiophenes in aqueous solution Soft Matter 2009, 5, 1668-1673. Li, F.; Marcelis, A.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Cohen Stuart, M.; Leermakers, F. Field Theoretical Modeling of the Coexistence of Micelles and Vesicles in Binary Copolymer Mixtures Soft Matter 2009, 5, 4173-4184. Li, F.; de Haan, L.; Marcelis, A.; Leermakers, F.; Cohen Stuart, M.; Sudholter, E. Pluronic polymersomes stabilized by core cross-linked polymer micelles Soft Matter 2009, 5, 4042-4046. Kuiper, S.; Jager, W. F.; Dingemans, T.; Picken, S. Liquid Crystalline Properties of All Symmetric p-phenylene and 2,5-thiophene Pentamers Liquid Crystals 2009, 36, 389-396. Kotlewski, A.; Norder, B.; Jager, W. F.; Picken, S.; Mendes, E. Can Morphological Transitions in Fibrils Drive Stiffness of Gels Formed by Discotic Liquid Crystal Organogelators? Soft Matter 2009, 5, 4905-4913. Koper, G.; Minkenberg, C.; Upton, I.; van Esch, J.; Sudholter, E. Quantitatively Interpreting Thermal Behavior of Self-Associating Systems Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2009, 113, 15597–15601. Huijbrechts, A.; Vermonden, T.; Bogaert, P.; Franssen, M.; Visser, G.; Boeriu, C.; Sudholter, E. Optimization of the synthesis of 1-allyloxy-2-hydroxy-propyl-starch through statistical experimental design Carbohydrate Polymers 2009, 77, 25-31. Grzegorczyk, W.; Palaniswamy, G.; Savenije, T.; van Bavel, S.; Loos, J.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Siebbeles, L.; Zuilhof, H. Photoconductance of Bulk Heterojunctions with Tunable Nanomorphology Consisting of P3HT and Naphthalene Diimide Siloxane Oligomers Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2009, 113, 7863-7869. Burghoff, B.; Cuypers, R.; van Ettinger, M.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Zuilhof, H.; de Haan, A. Evaluation of tri-n-octylamine oxide as phenol extractant in a solvent impregnated resin Separation and Purification Technology 2009, 67, 117-120. Thierry, B.; Jasieniak, M.; de Smet, L. C. P. M.; Vasilev, K.; Griesser, H. Reactive Epoxy-Functionalized Thin Films by a Pulsed Plasma Polymerization Process Langmuir 2008, 24, 10187-10195. Pilzak, G.; van Lagen, B.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Zuilhof, H. Divergent synthesis and optoelectronic properties of oligodiacetylene building blocks Tetrahedron Letters2008, 49, 4949-4952. Paraschiv, I.; de Lange, K.; Giesbers, M.; van Lagen, B.; Grozema, F.; Abellon, R.; Siebbeles, L.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Zuilhof, H.; Marcelis, A. Hydrogen-bond Stabilized Columnar Discotic Benzenetrisamides with Pendant Triphenylene Groups Journal of Materials Chemistry 2008, 18, 5475. Nakka, J.; Jansen, K.; Ernst, L.; Jager, W. F. Effect of the Epoxy Resin Chemistry on the Viscoelasticity of its Cured Product Journal of Applied Polymer Science2008, 108, 1414. Li, F.; Ketelaar, T.; Cohen Stuart, M.; Sudhölter, E. J. R.; Leermakers, F.; Marcelis, A. Gentle Immobilization of Nonionic Polymersomes on Solid Substrates Langmuir2008, 24, 76-82. Huijbrechts, A.; Desse, M.; Budtova, T.; Franssen, M.; Visser, G.; Boeriu, C.; Sudholter, E. Physicochemical Properties of Etherified Maize Starches Carbohydrate Polymers 2008, 74, 170-184. Cuypers, R.; Burghoff, B.; Marcelis, A.; Sudholter, E. J .R.; de Haan, A.B.; Zuilhof, H., Complexation of Phenols and Thiophenol by Phosphine Oxides and Phosphates. Extraction, Isothermal Titration Calorimetry, and ab Initio Calculations . Journal of Physical Chemistry A 112 (2008) 11714-11723.

Marcel de Puit

After a position at Pfizer (Sandwich, UK) and Specs Compound Handling (Delft, NL) I went to work for the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) as the Research Lead for Fingerprint Research in 2007. From 2015 I have been a part-time Associate Professor at the Delft University of Technology (TUDelft). My experience in research started at the University of Glasgow (Scotland, UK) with a R&D traineeship as a part his BSc-studies, under the supervision of prof. P. J. Kocienski. After finishing the BSc-degree I took up a PhD position at the University of Leeds, UK, again under the supervision of prof. Kocienski. My research interest range from the development of new visualisation reagents to the chemical analysis of fingerprints. The research so far has resulted in some interesting insights in the development and the chemical profiling of latent fingerprints. The chemical profiling can in future be used to estimate the age of fingerprints and establish certain habits of the donor. At present a research project on the use of fingerprints for the evaluation of hypotheses at activity level is ongoing. As founding father of the European Division of The International Association for Identification I am a member of the board of directors and currently the treasurer. +31 15 27 89102 m.depuit-1@tudelft.nl Building 58 D2.060 Van der Maasweg 9 2629 HZ, Delft The Netherlands

(Retired) Andreas Schmidt-Ott

Schmidt-Ott group My goal is to develop new methods of nanoparticle production and new materials based on them. Application areas are hydrogen storage, chemical sensors, catalysts, photovoltaics and water splitting. Focussing on non-conventional techniques, mainly aerosol-based methods, my students and I are busy with creating inorganic materials and nanostructures that have never been produced before They open new perspectives for sustainable technologies. Together with a spin-off company we recently founded, I want to bring these new approaches to application. Among others, we can produce inorganic high surface area materials of a wide variety of compositions and arbitrary mixtures thereof, by combining spark ablation with electrospinning of nanofibres. Our capabilities of nanoparticle production go down to the sub-nano domain of atomic clusters, and we are studying some of their properties. Professor Andreas Schmidt-Ott is retired. Andreas Schmidt-Ott Em. professor A.Schmidt-Ott@tudelft.nl Building 58 Van der Maasweg 9 2629 HZ Delft The Netherlands Activities Education Supervised PhD theses Research Nanostructured Materials Production using Aerosol-Based Methods Publications ResearcherID

Naveen Kumar

Dr. Naveen Kumar, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, Organic materials & Interfaces TU Delft (Delft University of Technology) Department of Chemical Engineering Building 58, D2.120, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands T: +31 (0)15 27 86471 E: n.kumar-2@tudelft.nl Naveen Kumar is a Post-Doctoral candidate. Currently, he is working on understanding the surfactant adsorption during alkaline surfactant flooding in a collaborative project with Shell, Amsterdam. The aim of the is to find out efficient methods to minimise surfactant adsorption and hence increase oil recovery. His research interests include Surface chemistry, Material characterization, Solid-liquid interface, AFM and Enhanced oil recovery. For more information, please visit his personal webpage: http://nkumar.strikingly.com/

Ernst Sudhölter

Ernst Sudhölter studied chemistry at the University of Groningen and obtained his PhD also from this University in 1981 ( cum laude ). He joined the Shell laboratories in Amsterdam as a research chemist and moved in 1984 to the University of Twente as assistant, and later as associate professor. In 1990 he was appointed as professor of Organic chemistry at Wageningen University. In 2007 he moved to Delft university of technology as chairman of the Chemical Engineering department (until 2014) and professor of Organic materials & interfaces. He retired on March 23, 2020. Google scholar LinkedIn Narcis +31152782682 e.j.r.sudholter@tudelft.nl TU Delft Chemical Engineering Building 58 Room E2.020 Van der Maasweg 9 2629 HZ Delft Netherlands

Zexin Qian

Zexin Qian is a Wetsus/TU Delft PhD candidate. Zexin’s project aims to develop selective membrane for sodium removal from irrigation water. This covers the non ion exchange membrane (supported liquid membranes) development using ion selective ionospheres as ion carrier, ion exchange membrane surface modification with selective ionospheres and the electro-driven process in ED system. The project is financed by Wetsus in strong collaboration with Van der Knaap and Yara.

Team Members

Prof. Dr. Ernst J. R. Sudhölter Professor of Organic materials & interfaces Dr. Zilong Liu Postdoc Ward van Helmond PhD student Zexin Qian PhD student Marcel Bus Technician Els Arkesteijn Secretary

Education

Nanoparticle Technology (Master, 3 ECTS) Particle Technology (Master, 3 ECTS) EHS of Nano-engineered Materials and Products (PDEng) Conceptual Product Design (participation) (12 ECTS)

Exploring Transdisciplinarity - What does it mean for you and your research?

Exploring Transdisciplinarity - What does it mean for you and your research? 29 February 2024 15:30 till 17:00 | Add to my calendar Agenda 15:30 - 15:40 Welcome | Why a TD Lab at TPM? Jill Slinger 15:40 - 15:50 What can TD be? | TD mindset, practices and outcomes BinBin Pearce 15:50 - 16:10 How do you relate to TD? | Small groups All 16:10 - 16:20 Discussion | Plenary Heleen Vreugdenhil 16:20 - 16:30 What do you need to advance further in you TD activities? | Small groups All 16:30 - 16:40 Discussion | Plenary Heleen Vreugdenhil 16:40 - 16:55 How may the TD Lab support you in doing this? | Plenary discussion Jill Slinger 16:55 - 17:00 Closing Snacks and drinks All Download the proceedings here

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Green ammonia remains a challenge, but researchers make significant progress

The production of ammonia, essential for fertiliser production, is responsible for almost 1.5% of global carbon emissions. This needs to be greener, which is why researchers have been looking for sustainable alternatives for years.

"Measuring brain activity through the skull with ultrasound opens new doors"

PhD Candidate Rick Waasdorp is looking for ways to correct the distortion caused by the skull when using Ultrasound technology. ‘’My goal is to develop an adaptive method for skull corrections that automatically measures the skull of new patients.’’

NWO funding for flexible power demand in electrically driven industry

NWO is funding two projects to explore ways to make the power demand of industry more flexible, allowing it to better align with future energy supplies. One of these projects, “DEFLAME,” is led by Machteld van den Broek from TU Delft.

Students Amos Yusuf, Mick Dam & Bas Brouwer winners of Mekel Prize 2024

Master students Amos Yusuf, from the ME faculty (Mick Dam, from the EEMCS faculty and graduate Bas Brouwer have won the Mekel Prize 2024 for the best extra scientific activity at TU Delft: the development of an initiative that brings master students into the classroom teaching sciences to the younger generations. The prize was ceremonially awarded by prof Tim van den Hagen on 13 November after the Van Hasselt Lecture at the Prinsenhof, Delft. They received a statue of Professor Jan Mekel and 1.500,- to spend on their project. Insights into climate change are being openly doubted. Funding for important educational efforts and research are being withdrawn. Short clips – so called “reels” – on Youtube and TikTok threaten to simplify complex political and social problems. AI fakes befuddle what is true and what is not. The voices of science that contribute to those discussion with modesty, careful argument and scepticism, are drowned in noise. This poses a threat for universities like TU Delft, who strive to increase student numbers, who benefit from diverse student populations and aim to pass on their knowledge and scientific virtues to the next generation. It is, therefore, alarming that student enrolments to Bachelor and Master Programs at TU Delft have declined in the past year. Students in front of the class The project is aimed to make the sciences more appealing to the next generation. They have identified the problem that students tend miss out on the opportunity of entering a higher education trajectory in the Beta sciences – because they have a wrong picture of such education. In their mind, they depict it as boring and dry. In his pilot lecture at the Stanislas VMBO in Delft, Amos Yusuf has successfully challenged this image. He shared his enthusiasm for the field of robotics and presented himself as a positive role model to the pupils. And in return the excitement of the high school students is palpable in the videos and pictures from the day. The spark of science fills their eyes. Bas Brouwer Mick Dam are the founders of NUVO – the platform that facilitates the engagement of Master Students in high school education in Delft Their efforts offer TU Delft Master Students a valuable learning moment: By sharing insights from their fields with pupils at high school in an educational setting, our students can find identify their own misunderstandings of their subject, learn to speak in front of non-scientific audiences and peak into education as a work field they themselves might not have considered. An extraordinary commitment According to the Mekel jury, the project scored well on all the criteria (risk mitigation, inclusiveness, transparency and societal relevance). However, it was the extraordinary commitment of Amos who was fully immersed during his Master Project and the efforts of Brouwer and Dam that brought together teaching and research which is integral to academic culture that made the project stand out. About the Mekel Prize The Mekel Prize will be awarded to the most socially responsible research project or extra-scientific activity (e.g. founding of an NGO or organization, an initiative or realization of an event or other impactful project) by an employee or group of employees of TU Delft – projects that showcase in an outstanding fashion that they have been committed from the beginning to relevant moral and societal values and have been aware of and tried to mitigate as much as possible in innovative ways the risks involved in their research. The award recognizes such efforts and wants to encourage the responsible development of science and technology at TU Delft in the future. For furthermore information About the project: https://www.de-nuvo.nl/video-robotica-pilot/ About the Mekel Prize: https://www.tudelft.nl/en/tpm/our-faculty/departments/values-technology-and-innovation/sections/ethics-philosophy-of-technology/mekel-prize

The ENHANCE Diversity Seed Fund

Are you a student at TU Delft or another ENHANCE university with a passion for promoting diversity and inclusion? The ENHANCE Diversity Seed Fund is your chance to turn that passion into action. ENHANCE provides funding to support innovative, student-led projects that address key challenges related to inclusion and diversity within our academic communities. Key Details: Funding Available: Up to 1500 Euros per project in the 1st round! Eligibility: Students from ENHANCE member universities. Staff can also join student-led initiatives. Application Deadline: 8 January 2025. More information: Join the online Information Event on the 26 November 2024 16:00-17:00 CET on Zoom . More information: enhanceuniversity.eu/diversity/diversityseedfund/

New catheter technology promises safer and more efficient treatment of blood vessels

Each year, more than 200 million catheters are used worldwide to treat vascular diseases, including heart disease and artery stenosis. When navigating into blood vessels, friction between the catheter and the vessel wall can cause major complications. With a new innovative catheter technology, Mostafa Atalla and colleagues can change the friction from having grip to completely slippery with the flick of a switch. Their design improves the safety and efficiency of endovascular procedures. The findings have been published in IEEE. Catheter with variable friction The prototype of the new catheter features advanced friction control modules to precisely control the friction between the catheter and the vessel wall. The friction is modulated via ultrasonic vibrations, which overpressure the thin fluid layer. This innovative variable friction technology makes it possible to switch between low friction for smooth navigation through the vessel and high friction for optimal stability during the procedure. In a proof-of-concept, Atalla and his team show that the prototype significantly reduces friction, averaging 60% on rigid surfaces and 11% on soft surfaces. Experiments on animal aortic tissue confirm the promising results of this technology and its potential for medical applications. Fully assembled catheters The researchers tested the prototype during friction experiments on different tissue types. They are also investigating how the technology can be applied to other procedures, such as bowel interventions. More information Publicatie DOI : 10.1109/TMRB.2024.3464672 Toward Variable-Friction Catheters Using Ultrasonic Lubrication | IEEE Journals & Magazine | IEEE Xplore Mostafa Atalla: m.a.a.atalla@tudelft.nl Aimee Sakes: a.sakes@tudelft.nl Michaël Wiertlewski: m.wiertlewski@tudelft.nl Would you like to know more and/or attend a demonstration of the prototype please contact me: Fien Bosman, press officer Health TU Delft: f.j.bosman@tudelft.nl/ 0624953733

Design and imagination as essential tools during the climate crisis

In Nature Partner Journals, ten researchers advocate the use of imagination in tackling the climate crisis. They focus specifically on urbanising river deltas, which are of great social and economic importance and highly vulnerable to climate change. "We scientists should not merely outline doomsday scenarios," says Professor Chris Zevenbergen. "Create a vision for people to believe in and work towards.”

Inaugural address: machine optimisation key to more efficient logistics system

The processing and transport of materials can be made much more efficient, says TU Delft professor Dingena Schott in her inaugural address, ‘Advancing Transport and Processing: from Model to Impact’. She will deliver her address on 15 November. Her research focuses on the interaction between machines and materials, with a special emphasis on granular materials.

FAST University Fund invites all TU Delft students

FAST University Fund invites all TU Delft students to apply for the Ambitious Project Grant or the Event Grant of up to €15.000!

Education demonstration in Utrecht cancelled

Safety cannot be guaranteed In our post of 22 October , we announced that students and staff of TU Delft will have the opportunity to take part in protests against the cabinet's plans to cut higher education. Today it has been announced that the demonstration against the cuts to higher education and science on 14 November in Utrecht has been cancelled because the safety of the demonstrators cannot be guaranteed. Read the reaction of Universiteiten van Nederland to the cancellation of the education demonstration in Utrecht (Dutch only).

Young Investigator Award for Gabrielle Laloy-Borgna

Gabrielle has won the technical Young Investigator Award at Euroson 2024 (congress of the European Federation of Ultrasound Societies in Medicine and Biology) with her presentation entitled: “Ultrasound imaging in bones: tissue characterization, anatomical images
and blood flow measurements”.

Ilaria Orsi joined ImPhys as PhD student

Ilaria started her PhD program in the Renaud group about ultrasound imaging inside bones, contributing to the advancement of such non-invasive technique to characterize tissue composition and to quantify blood flow.

First prize for ZhenZhen Wu at the 2024 NWO Biophysics poster awards

ZhenZhen Wu's poster, “Absolute Voltage Imaging in Developing Zebrafish,” won first prize in the 2024 NWO Biophysics poster awards, competing against over 150 posters. The BioPM Poster Prizes are awarded to the best posters presented at the NWO Biophysics Conference, and the winners are selected by a jury. ZhenZhen Wu z.wu-3@tudelft.nl

Enrolment for new courses open on 13 November

The new courses will start from Monday 18 November. Enrolment for these starts from Wednesday 13 November at 08.00! In the second quarter, a new series of courses awaits you. You can find out more on the website. Maybe you already know that you want to attend your favourite course again or maybe you want to discover and try something new; it's all possible. The enrolment moment for the course depends on the day the course takes place. At 08:00 enrolments for Monday's courses open, at 10:00 for Tuesday's courses, at 12:00 for Wednesday's courses, at 14:00 for Thursday's courses and at 16:00 for courses on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Enrolments go fast Enrolment for our courses always runs fast, so don't wait too long or be surprised by a course where spots are still available! Enrolment closes Enrolment closes on Friday 22 November at 16.00.

Contributions of SPTL at the CVS Congress (21-22 November, Utrecht)

On November 21 and 22, the 51st edition of the CVS congress is held in the Railway museum in Utrecht. Members of the Smart Public Transport Lab contribute to the following sessions: Knus in de bus op dinsdag; zijn alle werkdagen nog wel hetzelfde? Thursday, November 21, 16:00-17:30 Julia Bickel, Maxim Meijers and Niels van Oort [abstract] Stedelijkheidsgraden in transportmodellen: Een analyse over de impact van de ruimtelijke omgeving op reisgedrag Thursday, November 21, 16:00-17:30 Janine Grauss, Justin Hogenberg and Niels van Oort [abstract] Van en naar het treinstation: Voorkeuren van reizigers voor gedeelde elektrische micromobiliteit Friday, November 22, 11:30-13:00 Nejc Geržinič, Mark van Hagen, Dorine Duives and Niels van Oort [ abstract ] Gamen maakt de toekomst – Serious gamen voor een optimale mobiliteitsmix Friday, November 22, 11:30-13:00 Tessa Leferink, Niels van Oort and Sander Lenferink [abstract] De verkenning van de potentie van fietsparkeren bij het ov: een casus in Den Haag Madeline Lai, Dorine Duives, Stefan Talen, Nejc Geržinič and Niels van Oort Friday, November 22, 14:00-15:30 [abstract]

A key solution to grid congestion

On behalf of the TU Delft PowerWeb Institute, researchers Kenneth Brunninx and Simon Tindemans are handing over a Position Paper to the Dutch Parliament on 14 November 2024, with a possible solution to the major grid capacity problems that are increasingly cropping up in the Netherlands. The Netherlands is unlikely to meet the 2030 climate targets, and one of the reasons for this is that large industry cannot switch to electricity fast enough, partly because of increasingly frequent problems around grid capacity and grid congestion. In all likelihood, those problems will actually increase this decade before they can decrease, the researchers argue. The solution offered by the TU Delft PowerWeb Institute researchers is the ‘flexible backstop’. With a flexible backstop, the current capacity of the power grid can be used more efficiently without sacrificing safety or reliability. A flexible backstop is a safety mechanism that automatically and quickly reduces the amount of electricity that an electric unit can draw from the grid (an electric charging station or a heat pump) or deliver (a PV installation). It is a small device connected or built into an electrical unit, such as a charging station or heat pump, that ‘communicates’ with the distribution network operator. In case of extreme stress on the network, the network operator sends a signal to the device to limit the amount of power. Germany recently introduced a similar system with electric charging stations. The backstop would be activated only in periods of acute congestion problems and could help prevent the last resort measure, which is cutting off electricity to users. ‘Upgrading the electricity network remains essential, but in practice it will take years. So there is a need for short-term solutions that can be integrated into long-term planning. We, the members of the TU Delft PowerWeb Institute, call on the government, network operators and regulator to explore the flexible backstop as an additional grid security measure,’ they said. The entire Paper can be read here . Kenneth Brunninx Associate Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Governance and Management, where he uses quantitative models to evaluate energy policy and market design with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions. Simon Tindemans is Associate Professor in the Intelligent Electrical Power Grids group at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science. His research interests include uncertainty and risk management for power grids. TU Delft PowerWeb Institute is a community of researchers who are investigating how to make renewable energy systems reliable, future proof and accessible to everyone.

25 year celebration of formal collaboration between Delft University of Technology and the University of Campinas

On 25 October 2024 we celebrated 25 years of formal collaboration between Delft University of Technology and the University of Campinas. What began as a project to exchange some students in chemical engineering has now grown to a multifaceted and broad academic collaboration which accumulated into 24 joint research projects (>20 M Euro); 16 advanced courses and 15 Doctors with a Dual Degree PhD. Patricia Osseweijer, TU Delft Ambassador Brazil explained, “We are proud to show and reflect on this special day the added value we created resulting from our joint activities. The lessons we learned demonstrate that especially continuity of funds and availability for exchanges has contributed to joint motivation and building trust which created strong relations. This is the foundation for academic creativity and high-level achievements.” The program presented showcases of Dual Degree projects; research activities and education. It discussed the future objectives and new fields of attention and agree on the next steps to maintain and strengthen the foundation of strong relations. Telma Franco, Professor UNICAMP shared that “joint education and research has substantially benefitted the students, we see that back in the jobs they landed in,” while UNICAMP’s Professor Gustavo Paim Valenca confirmed that “we are keen to extend our collaboration to more engineering disciplines to contribute jointly to global challenges” Luuk van der Wielen highlighted that “UNICAMP and TU Delft provide valuable complementary expertise as well as infrastructures to accelerate research and innovation. Especially our joint efforts in public private partnerships brings great assets” To ensure our future activities both University Boards have launched a unique joint program for international academic leadership. This unique 7-month program will accommodate 12 young professors, 6 from each university. The programme began on 4 November 2024 in Delft, The Netherlands.

POW team wins TU Delft Education Team Award 2024

During the Teaching Academy's Education Day, the awards were presented for Educator of the Year and Education Team Award. The team that developed the Personal Development Weeks (Persoonlijke OntwikkelingsWeek or POW) of the Bachelor Renewal won the award for TU Delft Education Team of the Year.

Scholarships Abroad Week

Receive funding for your time abroad Are you going abroad for your study programme in Semester 2, 2024-2025? Or are you going abroad for a traineeship/thesis/project in 2024-2025? You can receive additional funding for your time abroad. Come join the scholarship abroad presentation sessions to find out more. Presentation for Exchange students 19 November 13:00 – 13:30 in Lecture Hall C – Daniel Bernoulli (ME, 34.A-0-620) 19 November 19:00-19:30 – online in Teams Presentation for Internship/thesis/project students 19 November 13:00 – 13:30 in Lecture Hall B – Isaac Newton (ME, 34.A-0-720) 19 November 19:00-19:30 – online in Teams For more information visit the Student Portal .

Christmas lunch

Take part in a festive lunch with MoTiv, TU Delft Studentenraad en TU Delft ESA This holiday season, MoTiv, TU Delft, and the local Delft churches are bringing together homes and students for a special, heartwarming experience, and we would love for you to be part of it! After three successful years, we’re excited to continue this festive tradition, bridging cultures and creating connections. Are you interested in joining a holiday lunch as a guest , along with other international students, in a welcoming Delft-area home? Or perhaps you’d like to open your home as a host , sharing a warm, cultural celebration with students from around the world? This special event will take place from December 23rd to December 31st, between 12:00 and 15:00 . For Guests : If you’d like to participate as a guest, we’ll match you with a local host eager to share their holiday traditions. You’ll enjoy delicious dishes, laughter, and meaningful conversations, creating memories that feel like home, even far from family. Once matched, we’ll connect you with your host so you can coordinate details and meal plans together. Sign up as a guest in this google forms.(https://forms.gle/yLAqE83DcqWGwcKB8) For Hosts : If you’re interested in hosting, this is a wonderful opportunity to welcome students into your home for a memorable meal. By sharing food, stories, and perhaps even a few games, you’ll help make the season brighter for students eager to experience Dutch hospitality and holiday traditions. Sign up as a host in this google forms.( https://forms.gle/bJB5svxJZ1iTSF1c6 ) For any questions, feel free to reach out to us at motiv.connects@gmail.com. For more information, please visit our website at www.motiv.tudelft.nl/christmas-lunch-delft/ . Thank you for making this holiday season unforgettable. We look forward to celebrating with you! Warm regards, MoTiv, TU Delft Student Council, TU Delft ESA - Student Community Team