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