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Karen De Clerck
Researcher at Ghent University
Publications - 168
Citations - 5116
Karen De Clerck is an academic researcher from Ghent University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Electrospinning & Nanofiber. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 155 publications receiving 3896 citations.
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Occurrence and distribution of microplastics in marine sediments along the Belgian coast
TL;DR: The depth profile of sediment cores suggested that microplastic concentrations on the beaches reflect the global plastic production increase, and particles were found in large numbers in all samples, showing the wide distribution of microplastics in Belgian coastal waters.
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An alternative solvent system for the steady state electrospinning of polycaprolactone
TL;DR: In this paper, a solvent mixture formic acid/acetic acid was found to allow for nanofibres with a diameter 10 times smaller than the solvent chloroform, and steady state conditions could be obtained which thus allow electrospinning in a stable and reproducible way.
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Performance assessment of electrospun nanofibers for filter applications.
Decostere Bjorge,Nele Daels,Sander De Vrieze,Pascal Dejans,Tamara Van Camp,Wim Audenaert,Joël Hogie,Philippe Westbroek,Karen De Clerck,Stijn Van Hulle +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the use of nanofiber microfiltration membranes, spun by an innovative electrospinning technique, in water filtration applications was evaluated, and the test showed that the electrospun membranes can be used for water filtering applications, but that further research is necessary towards irreversible fouling properties and level of functionalisation.
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Nanofibre bridging as a toughening mechanism in carbon/epoxy composite laminates interleaved with electrospun polyamide nanofibrous veils
Lode Daelemans,Sam van der Heijden,Ives De Baere,Hubert Rahier,Wim Van Paepegem,Karen De Clerck +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide insights into the micromechanisms that lead to the interlaminar toughening of carbon/epoxy composite laminates interleaved with electrospun polyamide nanofibrous veils.
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Polycaprolactone/chitosan blend nanofibres electrospun from an acetic acid/formic acid solvent system
TL;DR: In this article, a solvent system 3/7 acetic acid/formic acid for electrospinning polycaprolactone (PCL) and chitosan nanofibres was proposed.