As an expert at the Smart Coating Application Lab Patrick focuses on PVD and CVD coatings and technology in industrial, national and European research projects. Currently, his interests are on PVD HiPIMS technology, smart sensor coatings and surface functionalisation, using inkjet printing, with as an ultimate goal to have the technology used and working at the Sirris member companies.
After finishing his PhD in Physics at the University of Hasselt in 1999, Patrick gained his first experience in coating technology during a project on the optimisation of CVD diamond coatings.
Publications
- New antibacterial TiO2 coating works in visible light
- Technical coatings optimise the surface of AM parts
- The future of functionalising surfaces
- Creating optical surface properties by means of texturing and coating
- The potential of functional surfaces, all information in one e-book
- Cleanability and water resistance of surfaces in the food industry
- Cleanability and water-resistance of food packaging
- Role of materials and techniques at the forefront at Materials 2018
- Less wear thanks to lower friction with coatings
- Less wear thanks to adapted friction coefficient of surfaces