Centre for Materials Science and Engineering

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Centre for Materials Science and Engineering
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CMSE

• Coordinating organisation of departments and
  research groups at Ghent University.
• Grouping the broad expertise in materials science
  currently available in 13 departments
  collaborating at an interfaculty and
  multidisciplinary level

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• Activities
•      Education
•      Research in the field of materials science
  and its industrial applications
•      Service providing to the industry.

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CMSE MATERIALS

• Metals
• (Bio)polymers
• Textiles
• Composites
• Ceramic materials
• Cement-based materials
• Magnetic materials

• Biomaterials
• Electronics
• Semiconductors
• Coatings
• Biofilms
• Chemicals
• Wood and wood-based materials

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CMSE

• OBJECTIVES
• conducting high-quality research in the field of
  materials science,
• applying these research results in order to
  obtain material developments leading to products
  with a high added value materials innovation,

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CMSE

• OBJECTIVES
• supporting the local industry aimed at advanced
  materials production offering a performant
  research infrastructure and research logistics,
  including scientific services technology
  transfer in general,

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CMSE

• OBJECTIVES
• optimising the materials science education not
  only for regular formations, but also through
  specialised continuing education and its
  electronic dissemination,
• organising workshops and conferences with regard
  to modern developments in materials science.

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Research- Stimulating the materials science
research in order to develop new materials,
find new applications, - Stimulating the
interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research
(properties, structure, applications,
processing, )- Development of a joint research
infrastructure

• Centre for Materials Science and Engineering

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Actual research domains concerning materials
technology in the participating departments

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Dental Materials- Development and
optimisation of bone cements calcium
phosphates - Development and optimisation of
glass ionomer cements- Evaluation of dental
composites- Study of the fluoride release of
materials with regard to caries
prevention-(De)mineralisation of biominerals

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Wood Technology- Wood preservation- Wood
modification- Wood quality- Wood finishing-
Wood and environment

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Mechanical Construction and Production-
Fracture-mechanics of large-scale structural
elements- Mechanics of fibre reinforced
materials- Non-destructive material testing,
characterisation and monitoring- Experimental
mechanics- Tribological properties of materials

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Information Technology- Integration and
packaging technologies for opto- electronic and
optical components- Microstructuring of
materials by means of laser ablation-
Electromagnetic properties of high frequency and
microwave materials- Interaction of
electromagnetic fields with biological
materials- Acoustic noise absorbing materials

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Electronics and Information Systems- Thin
film coatings- Screen printing of thick film
layers- Spin coating of organic dielectric
layers- Electroless and galvanic deposition of
metals- Dip coating of photosensitive epoxies-
Conductive, non-conductive and anisotropic
conductive adhesives- Solder adhesive
assembly of electronic components

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Electrical Energy, Systems and Automation-
Characterisation of magnetic materials
magnetic properties under unidirectional and
rotational magnetic excitations with
respect to magnetostriction- Numerical
modelling of magnetic materials for the CAD
design of electrical machines

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Metallurgy and Materials Science- General
physical metallurgy of steels- Stainless steels
for flat rolled products- Advanced techniques
for materials characterisation (AFM, ESEM)-
Plastic deformation, recrystallisation and
texture development- Solvent extraction-
Non-ferrous casting technology and corrosion
research

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Textiles- Dyeability of polyester
microfibres- Production of fibre reinforced
composites by means of pultrusion- Use of
thermoplastic manmade fibres and materials in
sportswear- Modellation and optimisation of
production processes- Simulation of textile
structures- Non-wovens, Agro- and geotextiles-
Smart textiles- Recycling of textile materials-
Extrusion

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Structural Engineering- Concrete technology
(high performance, self compacting, )- Fibre
reinforced (based on glass, aramid and carbon
fibres) and pre-stressed concrete- Durability
of cement based materials- Incorporation of
waste materials in concrete

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Applied Physics- Surface treatment by means
of atmospheric pressure plasmas improved
adherence of polymers coating of surfaces,
fibres, cleaning- Nano functionalisation
of surfaces- Plasma synthesis of nanomaterials

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Solid State Sciences- Surface physics,
catalysis- Coatings, deposition techniques
e.g. PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) CVD
(Chemical Vapour Deposition)- Thin films- Basic
research on reactive sputtering- Influence of
the plasma treatment of coatings on their
surface tension- Magnetron technology

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Inorganic and Physical Chemistry- Ceramic
coatings via spincoating, dip coating,
flame spraying and spray pyrolysis-
Physico-chemical and mechanical properties of
ceramic composites- Thermal analysis, magnetic
and electrical properties of solid materials-
Kinetic studies of solid state reactions-
Morphology of porous materials- Ceramic oxides
with negative expansion coefficients- Magnetic
separation

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Pharmaceutical Analysis- Antimicrobial
coatings on polymers- Surface modification of
polymers (anti-adhesion of microorganisms)-
Biofilms on surfaces

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CMSE

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COORDINATOR ir. Els Van der
Burght Tel. [phone] Fax
32-(0)9-264 58 42 e-mail
els.vanderburght_at_UGent.be Website
http//CMSE.UGent.be Address
Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 907 9052 GENT