Projects per year
Organisation profile
Introduction / mission
We develop polymers with new responsive functionalities and integrate them into devices, to meet industrial and societal challenges in the fields of sustainable energy, healthcare, and personal comfort.
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Developing devices to demonstrate the value of new polymers
Organisation profile
Our group is internationally recognized for a complete chain‐of‐knowledge approach spanning from synthesis to device fabrication. In our view, integration of newly‐developed polymers into devices that employ their functionality is essential for demonstrating scientific and economic value. To pursue this integrated approach, we employ staff members with strong expertise in organic synthesis, self-assembly, nano‐ and micro‐structuring, polymer chemistry and technology, mechanics, device optics and physics. We have extensive expertise in manufacturing and testing of devices on a prototype scale.
We develop functional materials by utilizing top‐down and bottom‐up strategies combining molecular design and synthesis, processing and device integration. For bottom‐up structuring of polymers we often apply self‐organization of photopolymerizable liquid crystals into defect‐free, monolithic structures with a wide variety of molecular architectures and functionalities. Often used top-down techniques are photolithography, photo-embossing, holography and (inkjet) printing.
Our group has been very successful in bringing academic results into industrial practice and societal application. Longstanding collaborations exist with industry, institutes, and small & medium‐size enterprises. Furthermore, many patents have been generated, of which several have resulted in spin‐off companies. In addition to the direct transfer of technology, we have educated many young students to become scientists bringing their knowledge to industry or academic institutions.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Mert Astam, MSc
- Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Human Interactive Materials - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
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Dirk J. Broer
- ICMS Core member - Full Professor
- Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Stimuli-responsive Functional Materials & Devices - Full Professor
Person: HGL : Professor
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Tom Bruining
- Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Human Interactive Materials - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Projects
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Innovative Smart Materials and Sensors for Packaging of Raw and Processed Food Products
Schenning, A. P. H. J. (Project Manager), Bus, A. B. P. (Project member), Foelen, Y. (Project member) & van der Heijden, D. A. C. (Project member)
1/01/18 → 22/07/22
Project: Research direct
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Smart Materials for Greenhouses TKI HTSM SFD
Schenning, A. P. H. J. (Project Manager)
3/01/17 → 21/12/21
Project: Research direct
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Smart Photonic Polymer Coatings TKI Topsector Chemie
Schenning, A. P. H. J. (Project Manager)
1/09/16 → 3/12/20
Project: Research direct
Research output
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Advancing Solar Modulation Ability of Near Infrared Thermochromic Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Smart Window Films Using a Waveplate
Sentjens, H., Kragt, A. J. J., van der Burgt, J. S. & Schenning, A. P. H. J. (Corresponding author), 27 Feb 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Advanced Optical Materials. XX, X, 2403508.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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An autonomous snapper featuring adaptive actuation and embodied intelligence
Polat, D., Chen, Z., Weima, S. A. M., Aya, S. (Corresponding author) & Liu, D. (Corresponding author), 4 Apr 2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 14, 10 p., 268.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Data-driven modeling for electro-active liquid crystal polymer networks
Amiri, A. (Corresponding author), Shakib, M. F., Lopez Arteaga, I. & van de Wouw, N., Jan 2025, In: Discover Applied Sciences. 7, 1, 15 p., 62.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Equipment
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Autronic
Bus, A. B. P. (Education/research officer)
Stimuli-responsive Functional Materials & DevicesFacility/equipment: Equipment
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Dektak XT-E Stylus profiler
Bus, A. B. P. (Education/research officer)
Stimuli-responsive Functional Materials & DevicesFacility/equipment: Equipment
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DMD
Bus, A. B. P. (Education/research officer)
Stimuli-responsive Functional Materials & DevicesFacility/equipment: Equipment
Datasets
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ACSApplMaterInterfaces2020_12_44195_Ceamanos_Fig2
Ceamanos, L. (Creator), Kahveci, Z. (Creator), López-Valdeolivas, M. (Creator), Liu, D. (Creator), Broer, D. J. (Creator) & Sánchez-Somolinos, C. (Creator), Zenodo, 4 Sept 2020
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ACSApplMaterInterfaces2020_12_44195_Ceamanos_Fig3
Ceamanos, L. (Creator), Kahveci, Z. (Creator), López-Valdeolivas, M. (Creator), Liu, D. (Creator), Broer, D. J. (Creator) & Sánchez-Somolinos, C. (Creator), Zenodo, 4 Sept 2020
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ACSApplMaterInterfaces2020_12_44195_Ceamanos_Fig6
Ceamanos, L. (Creator), Kahveci, Z. (Creator), López-Valdeolivas, M. (Creator), Liu, D. (Creator), Broer, D. J. (Creator) & Sánchez-Somolinos, C. (Creator), Zenodo, 4 Sept 2020
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Prizes
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Alfred Saupe Prize
Schenning, A. P. H. J. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Best Poster Award of the 8th Symposium on Liquid Crystal Photonics (SLCP 2019)
Feng, W. (Recipient), Mar 2019
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Best Student Poster Award
Zhang, P. (Recipient), 29 Jul 2022
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Press/Media
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Graphene plus liquid crystals equals ‘Hot Fingers’
Debije, M. G., Friedrich, H., van Hazendonk, L. S. & Khalil, Z. J.
18/06/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Eindhoven University of Technology: How to Make Color-Changing 'Transformers' With Polymers
de Haan, L. T. & Fitzgerald, B.
8/09/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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How to make color-changing 'Transformers' with polymers
7/09/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Research areas
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Health
Romme-van Moll, N. (Content manager), Hoekstra, D. C. (Content manager), Voragen, M. (Content manager) & Moonen-Tossaint, B. (Content manager)
Impact: Research Topic/Theme (at group level)
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Personal Comfort
Romme-van Moll, N. (Content manager), Hoekstra, D. C. (Content manager), Voragen, M. (Content manager) & Moonen-Tossaint, B. (Content manager)
Impact: Research Topic/Theme (at group level)
Student theses
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1,4,7-triazacyclononane functionalized BTA: a supramolecular polymer for cooperative catalysis
Robeerst, C. J. (Author), Mabesoone, M. (Supervisor 1), Su, L. (Supervisor 2), Meijer, B. (Supervisor 2), Palmans, A. (Supervisor 2) & Schenning, A. (Supervisor 2), 26 Jun 2019Student thesis: Master
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4D -Printing of Photonic Liquid Crystal Elastomers
Sentjens, H. (Author), Schenning, A. P. H. J. (Supervisor 1), Sijbesma, R. P. (Supervisor 2), Debije, M. G. (Supervisor 2) & Sol, J. A. H. P. (Supervisor 2), 16 Dec 2020Student thesis: Master
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A broadly applicable red dye doped Luminescent Solar Concentrator photo microreactor
Dobbelaar, J. (Author), Cambié, D. (Supervisor 1), Noël, T. (Supervisor 2), Hessel, V. (Supervisor 2) & Debije, M. G. (Supervisor 2), 29 Nov 2017Student thesis: Master
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