Some images from our science
Drying pattern of a colloidal suspension (confocal microscopy)
Freezing emulsion, confocal microscopy
Oil droplets interacting with growing ice crystals
Inside the confocal
Ice-templated feature
Molecular dynamics model of the particles being moved around by the freezing interface
Frozen emulsion observed by confocal microscopy
Frozen colloids
Particle tracking gone artistic
Silica fiber sittting on a glass slide
The nacre in the abalone is growing layer by layer. We don’t have the time to do that.
Ice crystals growing in a colloidal suspension, observed by X-ray computed tomography.
Frozen emulsion
Atomic force microscopy of surface uplift in zirconia
Crack deviation in our bioinspired ceramic
Microfluidics and laser
Solidification microstructure seen by confocal microscopy
Close-up view of the nacre platelets. Their surface is rough, providing friction when they slide over each other.
Frozen colloids
Ice templated alumina
Condensation droplets
The brick and mortar structure of the abalone shell. The protein layer, between the platelets, can clearly be observed here.
Ice templated alumina
Emulsions observed by confocal microscopy
Boron Nitride platelets
Dried colloidal structures
Ice-templated alumina
Ice-templated feature
Ice templated alumina
Bubble in a colloidal suspension
The beautiful nacre of the abalone shell.
Freezing under flow. The imprints of the crystals are all more or less parallel.
Ceramic grain
3D view of ice crystals by X-rays tomoraphy
Frozen colloids
Ice-templated alumina with facetted pores
Plateau borders of a foam
Ice-templated alumina
Dried colloids
Colloids after drying, observed by confocal microscopy
Crack path in the synthetic nacre. The crack is deflected at every platelet, dissipating a lot of energy. © Florian Bouville
Ice-templated feature
Ice templated alumina
Vacancies in a tiny colloidal crystal
Confocal microscopy of frozen stuff
Tiny heart in a colloidal suspension
