On the Dutch National TV!
The fear of injections draws the attention of the popular RTL EditieNL news in an interview made to the BuBble-Gun team. You can see it from min ~8 here, while an accompanying article can be read here.
New publication on needle-free injection
The Journal of Applied Physics has just published our latest results as Microfluidics control the ballistic energy of thermocavitation liquid jets for needle-free injections. We provide important elements for the design of energy-efficient needle-free jet injectors based on microfluidic thermocavitation, and is the result of a collaboration of the University of Twente and the MIT.
Interview given to de Volkskrant!
One of the most renowned and respected journals in The Netherlands has published in print and online, on the special Saturday’s edition, an interview about my BuBble Gun (needle-free injection) project, as well as the future I see under our skin. It is in Dutch, but has some videos and nice graphics.
Review in Joule about BuBbles
I am very proud to see the last paper from my first PhD student being published in such a relevant journal. Influence of Bubbles on the Energy Conversion Efficiency of Electrochemical Reactors Electrochemical reactions often produce gas form bubbles at the reaction site. We are studying the influences on energy and mass transfer by gas bubbles evolving […]
My ERC project has started!
This month has been full with lots of great developments (but also plenty of work). Diana van der Ven and Jelle Schoppink have joined the ERC team that will work in the BuBble Gun project: welcome! See their short biosketch in the Team webpage. We also received the visit of high school students Berkan Yildiz […]
An interview with tips to those interested in ERC grants
The Euraxess website has posted a video/interview with some tips (with English subtitles) about my experiences in applying for ERC grants.
Physics and Industry
This week I have been supervising a group of students to address a challenge brought up by the company Feltest. The 10th edition of the Lorentz Center event Physics with Industry is a great initiative to learn about real-life problems. In our case, we had to visit a paper mill!
Novel electrode design now published!
The article title is Decoupling Gas Evolution from Water-Splitting Electrodes, and is the result of a multidisciplinary collaboration between colleagues from the Physics of Fluids, Molecular Nanofabrication, and NYU.
First publication of injecting in real skin
The first results of injections into ex-vivo skin with the jet injector I am developing has appeared online, and can be downloaded here. It is the result of a collaboration between the Harvard and the University of Twente.
Generous donation to my research activities
The University Foundation arranged a fundraising action as part of its annual campaign to support improvements of the Quality of life for Diabetics. Last October 4th I received the check, and had the opportunity to answer questions from many of the generous donors! Looking forward to using this contribution in the best possible way.