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