Research facilities
The iR laboratory has acquired the following new facilities.
Dip coater
Spin coater
Programmable ultrasonic liquid processor Q700
High power mill
Sliding angle measurement equipment
Batch reactors
Overhead stirrer system
Infrared thermometer
Rotational viscometer
High temperature high pressure batch reactor
Customized pellet press
Automatic film applicator
Automated pull-off adhesion tester (PosiTest)
Accurate temperature controlled oven
Air brush and spray paint gun
ElectraSyn with potentiostat and cyclic voltammetry
Hot plate stirrer with temperature controller
Gas flow meters
High-temperature tube furnace
The laboratory has also the following infrastructure.
Spectrophotometers
Ion chromatography
High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
Rotary evaporators
Chemical fumehoods
High-temperature furnace,
Ovens and hotplate stirrers
Large ultrasonic bath
Centrifuges
Other equipment is also available on our campus (Bruges), e.g. ball milling equipment, Fourier Transform InfraRed spectrometer, contact angle measurement equipment. All the required characterization equipment is available in nearby campuses and can be used by our group members.
Collaborations
We actively collaborate with several national and international research groups
interfacial engineering Research (iR) group
Prof. dr. Veerle VandeginsteKU Leuven - BrugesDepartment of Materials EngineeringSurface and Interface Engineered MaterialsContact Prof. Vandeginste