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Minoglou, K. (author), San Segundo Bello, D. (author), Sabuncuoglu Tezcan, D. (author), Haspeslagh, L. (author), van Olmen, J. (author), Merry, B. (author), Cavaco, C. (author), Mazzamuto, F. (author), Toqué-Trésonne, I. (author), Moirin, R. (author), Brouwer, E.A.M. (author), Toccafondi, M. (author), Preti, G. (author), Rosmeulen, M. (author), de Moor, P. (author)Both ESA and the EC have identified the need for a supply chain of CMOS imagers for space applications which uses solely European sources. An essential requirement on this supply chain is the platformization of the process modules, in particular when it comes to very specific processing steps, such as those required for the manufacturing of...conference paper 2014
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van Soestbergen, M. (author), Baukh, V. (author), Erich, S.J.F. (author), Huinink, H.P. (author), Adan, O.C.G. (author)Carcinogenic chromates are phased out as corrosion inhibitors in organic coatings, and are replaced by benign alternatives. Cerium-based compounds are excellent corrosion inhibitors in an aqueous environment. However, whether they are effective as corrosion inhibitor in an organic coating also depends on their interaction with the coating matrix...article 2014
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Heyer, A. (author), D'Souza, F. (author), Zhang, X. (author), Ferrari, G.M. (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author), de Wit, J.H.W. (author)This research paper addresses the biodegradation process for ballast tank coatings in marine environments. As part of this new approach, a commercially available ballast tank coating was exposed to bacteria obtained from a culture collection and to a natural bacterial community isolated from a real ballast tank. The natural community was chosen...article 2014
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Navarro, R. (author), Elswijk, E. (author), te Voert, M.J.A. (author), Venema, L. (author)NOVA-ASTRON has delivered a suite of cryogenic astronomical instruments for large ground based telescopes as well as space missions. The instruments include polarimeters, spectrometers, cameras and interferometers, mostly operating at infrared. Several methods have been developed to verify or measure, under cryogenic conditions, the performance...conference paper 2014
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Khan, M.U. (author), Justice, J. (author), Boersma, A. (author), Mourad, M. (author), van Ee, R.J. (author), van Blaaderen, A. (author), Wijnhoven, J. (author), Corbett, B. (author)We present designs for sharp bends in polymer waveguides using colloidal photonic crystal (PhC) structures. Both silica (SiO2) sphere based colloidal PhC and core-shell colloidal PhC structures having a titania (TiO 2) core inside silica (SiO2) shells are simulated. The simulation results show that core-shell Face Centered Cubic (FCC) colloidal...conference paper 2014
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Heyer, A. (author), D'Souza, F. (author), Morales, C.F.L. (author), Ferrari, G. (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author), de Wit, J.H.W. (author)Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) is the term used for the phenomenon in which corrosion is initiated and/or accelerated by the activities of microorganisms. MIC is a very serious problem for the ship industry as it reduces structural lifetime in combination with safety risks for crewmembers or inspection personal and increases...article 2013
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Donkers, P.A.J. (author), Huinink, H.P. (author), Erich, S.J.F. (author), Reuvers, N.J.W. (author), Adan, O.C.G. (author)Coatings are used in a variety of applications. Last decades more and more coating systems are transforming from solvent to waterborne coating systems. In this study the influence of pigments on the water permeability of a waterborne coating system is studied, with special interest in the possible interfacial layer of additives around the...article 2013
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Baukh, V. (author), Huinink, H.P. (author), Adan, O.C.G. (author), van der Ven, L.G.J. (author)Exposure to water is a key issue in the performance of multilayer coatings. It may take place in different forms, i.e. as rainfall, dew and humidity variation. Consequently, coatings will experience time-dependent water activity fluctuations. In industrial practice, coatings are subjected to artificial water activity fluctuations in weathering...article 2013
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Zhang, X. (author), Zevenbergen, J.F. (author), Spruijt, M.P.N. (author), Borys, M. (author)CO2 flue gases acquired from different sources contain a significant amount of impurities and water, which are corrosive to the pipeline steel. To design the pipelines for large scale of CO2 flue gas transport, the corrosion of pipeline steels has to be investigated in the realistic conditions. In this paper, corrosion behaviour of steel S355...article 2013
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Heinzle, A. (author), Papen-Botterhuis, N.E. (author), Schiffer, D. (author), Schneider, K.P. (author), Binder, B. (author), Schintler, M. (author), Haaksman, I.K. (author), Lenting, H.B. (author), Gübitz, G.M. (author), Sigl, E. (author)A gelatinase-based device for fast detection of wound infection was developed. Collective gelatinolytic activity in infected wounds was 23 times higher (p ≤ 0.001) than in noninfected wounds and blisters according to the clinical and microbiological description of the wounds. Enzyme activities of critical wounds showed 12-fold elevated enzyme...article 2013
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Angmo, D. (author), Sweelssen, J. (author), Andriessen, H.A.J.M. (author), Galagan, Y.O. (author), Krebs, F.C. (author)Evaporation is the most commonly used deposition method in the processing of back electrodes in polymer solar cells used in scientifi c studies. However, vacuum-based methods such as evaporation are uneconomical in the upscaling of polymer solar cells as they are throughput limiting steps in an otherwise fast roll-to-roll production line. In...article 2013
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Poly(methyl methacrylate)-silica microcapsules synthesized by templating Pickering emulsion dropletsvan Wijk, J. (author), Salari, J.W.O. (author), Zaquen, N. (author), Meuldijk, J. (author), Klumperman, B. (author)In this contribution, we present the silica microencapsulation of hydrophilic compounds by templating Pickering emulsion droplets without contamination of the dispersed phase by either the catalyst or the silica precursor. This is accomplished by the use of an amphiphilic catalyst, which situates around the Pickering emulsion droplets and...article 2013
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Gunbas, I.D. (author), Wouters, M.E.L. (author), van Benthem, R.A.T.M. (author), Koning, C.E. (author), Noordover, B.A.J. (author)In this work, two series of PDMS-modified poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride)s (PSMA) were prepared by the partial imidization of their anhydride groups with mono-functional, amine-terminated polydimethyl siloxanes (PDMS-NH2) with two different molecular weights. Subsequently, surfactant-free artificial latexes were prepared and characterized and...article 2013
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Senatore, D. (author), ten Cate, A.T. (author), Laven, J. (author), van Benthem, R.A.T.M. (author), de With, G. (author)In order to prevent a liquid epoxy cross-linker from premature, Arrhenius-law predicted, reaction with an acid-functional polyester resin, the liquid cross-linker has been physically separated from the resin by encapsulation while release is only possible by a temperature-controlled trigger. The glass transition temperature Tg of the polymeric...article 2013
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Boersma, A. (author), Wiegersma, S. (author), Offrein, B.J. (author), Duis, J. (author), Delis, J. (author), Ortsiefer, M. (author), van Steenberge, G. (author), Karpinen, M. (author), van Blaaderen, A. (author), Corbett, B. (author)The increasing request for higher data speeds in the information and communication technology leads to continuously increasing performance of microprocessors. This has led to the introduction of optical data transmission as a replacement of electronic data transmission in most transmission applications longer than 10 meters. However, a need...conference paper 2013
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Buskens, P.J.P. (author), Wouters, M.E.L. (author), Rentrop, C.H.A. (author), Vroon, Z.A.E.P. (author)Antifouling coatings for ship hulls are a very important topic in coating research. They are essential with respect to fuel consumption of ships: without antifouling coating, biological species start to adhere to the ship's exterior, leading to a gradual increase in fuel consumption. To date, the working principle of most of the paint systems...article 2013
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van Soestbergen, M. (author), Erich, S.J.F. (author), Huinink, H.P. (author), Adan, O.C.G. (author)The effect of cerium-based corrosion inhibitors on the pH front between the alkaline cathode and acidic anode in corrosion cells has been studied. The cerium component of these inhibitors can affect the pH front since it precipitates in an alkaline environment as cerium hydroxide, which is important since the corrosion inhibition mechanism of...article 2013
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Langanke, J. (author), Arfsten, N. (author), Buskens, P. (author), Habets, R. (author), Klankermayer, J. (author), Leitner, W. (author)Scratch resistant sol-gel metal oxide coatings typically require a thermal post-treatment step (curing process) at temperatures between 400 and 700 C. In this report, we demonstrate that the in situ generation of amines within sol-gel films facilitates the preparation of scratch resistant metal oxide coatings at a curing temperature of 250 C. A...article 2013
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van den Ende, D.A. (author), Kamminga, J.D. (author), Boersma, A. (author), Andritsch, T. (author), Steeneken, P.G. (author)Wrinkling of elastomeric coatings by an electric field is reported. The associated changes in the coating's optical properties yield switchable mirrors and windows. The field Ec needed to induce wrinkling is a factor of 4.4 lower than the theoretically predicted value, which is attributed to space-charge injection. Copyright © 2013 WILEY-VCH...article 2013