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	Author	Gorbanev, Y.; Fedirchyk, I.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Plasma catalysis in ammonia production and decomposition: Use it, or lose it?			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry	Abbreviated Journal	Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry
	Volume	47	Issue		Pages	100916
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; Plasma Nitrogen fixation Ammonia Plasma catalysis Production and decomposition; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
	Abstract	The combination of plasma with catalysis for the synthesis and decomposition of NH3 is an attractive route to the production of carbon-neutral fertiliser and energy carriers and its conversion into H2. Recent years have seen fast developments in the field of plasma-catalytic NH3 life cycle. This work summarises the most recent advances in plasma-catalytic and related NH3-focussed processes, identifies some of the most important discoveries, and addresses plausible strategies for future developments in plasma-based NH3 technology.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-03-29
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	ISSN	2452-2236	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	9.3	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	The work was supported by the Fund for Scientific Research (FWO) Flanders Bioeconomy project (grant G0G2322N) funded by the European Union-NextGe- nerationEU, the HyPACT project funded by the Belgian Energy Transition Fund, and the MSCA4Ukraine project 1233629 funded by the European Union.			Approved	Most recent IF: 9.3; 2024 IF: NA
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @			Serial	9117
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	Author	Cai, Y.; Mei, D.; Chen, Y.; Bogaerts, A.; Tu, X.
	Title	Machine learning-driven optimization of plasma-catalytic dry reforming of methane			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	Journal of Energy Chemistry	Abbreviated Journal	Journal of Energy Chemistry
	Volume	96	Issue		Pages	153-163
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; Plasma catalysis Machine learning Process optimization Dry reforming of methane Syngas production; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
	Abstract	This study investigates the dry reformation of methane (DRM) over Ni/Al2O3 catalysts in a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) non-thermal plasma reactor. A novel hybrid machine learning (ML) model is developed to optimize the plasma-catalytic DRM reaction with limited experimental data. To address the non-linear and complex nature of the plasma-catalytic DRM process, the hybrid ML model integrates three well-established algorithms: regression trees, support vector regression, and artificial neural networks. A genetic algorithm (GA) is then used to optimize the hyperparameters of each algorithm within the hybrid ML model. The ML model achieved excellent agreement with the experimental data, demonstrating its efficacy in accurately predicting and optimizing the DRM process. The model was subsequently used to investigate the impact of various operating parameters on the plasma-catalytic DRM performance. We found that the optimal discharge power (20 W), CO2/CH4 molar ratio (1.5), and Ni loading (7.8 wt%) resulted in the maximum energy yield at a total flow rate of 51 mL/min. Furthermore, we investigated the relative significance of each operating parameter on the performance of the plasmacatalytic DRM process. The results show that the total flow rate had the greatest influence on the conversion, with a significance exceeding 35% for each output, while the Ni loading had the least impact on the overall reaction performance. This hybrid model demonstrates a remarkable ability to extract valuable insights from limited datasets, enabling the development and optimization of more efficient and selective plasma-catalytic chemical processes.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-04-25
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	ISSN	2095-4956	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	13.1	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	This project received funding from the European Union’s Hori- zon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie grant agreement No. 813393.			Approved	Most recent IF: 13.1; 2024 IF: 2.594
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @			Serial	9124
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	Author	Xu, W.; Buelens, L.C.; Galvita, V.V.; Bogaerts, A.; Meynen, V.
	Title	Improving the performance of gliding arc plasma-catalytic dry reforming via a new post-plasma tubular catalyst bed			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	Journal of CO2 Utilization	Abbreviated Journal	Journal of CO2 Utilization
	Volume	83	Issue		Pages	102820
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; Dry reforming Gliding arc plasma Plasma catalytic DRM Ni-based mixed oxide Post-plasma catalysis; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
	Abstract	A combination of a gliding arc plasmatron (GAP) reactor and a newly designed tubular catalyst bed (N-bed) was applied to investigate the post-plasma catalytic (PPC) effect for dry reforming of methane (DRM). As comparison, a traditional plasma catalyst bed (T-bed) was also utilized. The post-plasma catalytic effect of a Ni-based mixed oxide (Ni/MO) catalyst with a thermal catalytic performance of 77% CO2 and 86% CH4 conversion at 700 ℃ was studied. Although applying the T-bed had little effect on plasma based CO2 and CH4 conversion, an increase in selectivity to H2 was obtained with a maximum value of 89% at a distance of 2 cm. However, even when only α-Al2O3 packing material was used in the N-bed configuration, compared to the plasma alone and the T-bed, an increase of the CO2 and CH4 conversion from 53% and 53% to 69% and 69% to 83% was achieved. Addition of the Ni/MO catalyst further enhanced the DRM reaction, resulting in conversions of 79% for CO2 and 91% for CH4. Hence, although no insulation nor external heating was applied to the N-bed post plasma, it provides a slightly better conversion than the thermal catalytic performance with the same catalyst, while being fully electrically driven. In addition, an enhanced CO selectivity to 96% was obtained and the energy cost was reduced from ~ 6 kJ/L (plasma alone) to 4.3 kJ/L. To our knowledge, it is the first time that a post-plasma catalytic system achieves this excellent catalytic performance for DRM without extra external heating or insulation.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-05-25
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	ISSN	2212-9820	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	7.7	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	Wencong Xu, Vladimir V. Galvita, Annemie Bogaerts, and Vera Meynen would like to acknowledge the VLAIO Catalisti Moonshot project D2M and the VLAIO Catalisti transition project CO2PERATE (HBC.2017.0692). Lukas C. Buelens acknowledges financial support from the Fund for Scientific Research Flanders (FWO Flanders) through a postdoctoral fellowship grant 12E5623N. Vladimir V. Galvita also acknowledges a personal grant from the Research Fund of Ghent University (BOF; 01N16319).			Approved	Most recent IF: 7.7; 2024 IF: 4.292
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @			Serial	9131
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	Author	Maerivoet, S.; Tsonev, I.; Slaets, J.; Reniers, F.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Coupled multi-dimensional modelling of warm plasmas: Application and validation for an atmospheric pressure glow discharge in CO2/CH4/O2			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	Chemical Engineering Journal	Abbreviated Journal	Chemical Engineering Journal
	Volume	492	Issue		Pages	152006
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
	Abstract	To support experimental research into gas conversion by warm plasmas, models should be developed to explain the experimental observations. These models need to describe all physical and chemical plasma properties in a coupled way. In this paper, we present a modelling approach to solve the complete set of assumed relevant equations, including gas flow, heat balance and species transport, coupled with a rather extensive chemistry set, consisting of 21 species, obtained by reduction of a more detailed chemistry set, consisting of 41 species. We apply this model to study the combined CO2 and CH4 conversion in the presence of O2, in a direct current atmospheric pressure glow discharge. Our model can predict the experimental trends, and can explain why higher O2 fractions result in higher CH4 conversion, namely due to the higher gas temperature, rather than just by additional chemical reactions. Indeed, our model predicts that when more O2 is added, the energy required to reach any set temperature (i.e., the enthalpy) drops, allowing the system to reach higher temperatures with similar amounts of energy. This is in turn related to the higher H2O fraction and lower H2 fraction formed in the plasma, as demonstrated by our model. Altogether, our new self-consistent model can capture the main physics and chemistry occurring in this warm plasma, which is an important step towards predictive modelling for plasma-based gas conversion.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-05-09
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	ISSN	1385-8947	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	15.1	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	This research was supported by the Excellence of Science FWO-FNRS project (FWO grant ID G0I1822N; EOS ID 40007511) and the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No. 810182–SCOPE ERC Synergy project, and grant agreement No. 101081162–PREPARE ERC Proof of Concept project). computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the HPC core facility CalcUA of the Universiteit Antwerpen, and VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) and the Flemish Government.			Approved	Most recent IF: 15.1; 2024 IF: 6.216
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @			Serial	9132
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	Author	Cai, Y.; Michiels, R.; De Luca, F.; Neyts, E.; Tu, X.; Bogaerts, A.; Gerrits, N.
	Title	Improving Molecule–Metal Surface Reaction Networks Using the Meta-Generalized Gradient Approximation: CO₂Hydrogenation			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	The Journal of Physical Chemistry C	Abbreviated Journal	J. Phys. Chem. C
	Volume	128	Issue	21	Pages	8611-8620
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
	Abstract	Density functional theory is widely used to gain insights into molecule−metal surface reaction networks, which is important for a better understanding of catalysis. However, it is well-known that generalized gradient approximation (GGA) density functionals (DFs), most often used for the study of reaction networks, struggle to correctly describe both gas-phase molecules and metal surfaces. Also, GGA DFs typically underestimate reaction barriers due to an underestimation of the selfinteraction energy. Screened hybrid GGA DFs have been shown to reduce this problem but are currently intractable for wide usage. In this work, we use a more affordable meta-GGA (mGGA) DF in combination with a nonlocal correlation DF for the first time to study and gain new insights into a catalytically important surface reaction network, namely, CO2 hydrogenation on Cu. We show that the mGGA DF used, namely, rMS-RPBEl-rVV10, outperforms typical GGA DFs by providing similar or better predictions for metals and molecules, as well as molecule−metal surface adsorption and activation energies. Hence, it is a better choice for constructing molecule−metal surface reaction networks.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-05-30
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	ISSN	1932-7447	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	3.7	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, 813393 ; Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 1114921N ; H2020 European Research Council, 810182 ; Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 019.202EN.012 ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.7; 2024 IF: 4.536
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @			Serial	9248
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	Author	Michiels, R.; Gerrits, N.; Neyts, E.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Plasma Catalysis Modeling: How Ideal Is Atomic Hydrogen for Eley–Rideal?			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	The Journal of Physical Chemistry C	Abbreviated Journal	J. Phys. Chem. C
	Volume	128	Issue	27	Pages	11196-11209
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
	Abstract	Plasma catalysis is an emerging technology, but a lot of questions about the underlying surface mechanisms remain unanswered. One of these questions is how important Eley−Rideal (ER) reactions are, next to Langmuir−Hinshelwood reactions. Most plasma catalysis kinetic models predict ER reactions to be important and sometimes even vital for the surface chemistry. In this work, we take a critical look at how ER reactions involving H radicals are incorporated in kinetic models describing CO2 hydrogenation and NH3 synthesis. To this end, we construct potential energy surface (PES) intersections, similar to elbow plots constructed for dissociative chemisorption. The results of the PES intersections are in agreement with ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) findings in literature while being computationally much cheaper. We find that, for the reactions studied here, adsorption is more probable than a reaction via the hot atom (HA) mechanism, which in turn is more probable than a reaction via the ER mechanism. We also conclude that kinetic models of plasma-catalytic systems tend to overestimate the importance if ER reactions. Furthermore, as opposed to what is often assumed in kinetic models, the choice of catalyst will influence the ER reaction probability. Overall, the description of ER reactions is too much “ideal” in models. Based on our indings, we make a number of recommendations on how to incorporate ER reactions in kinetic models to avoid overestimation of their importance.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-07-11
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	ISSN	1932-7447	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	3.7	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 1114921N ; Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, 810182 ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.7; 2024 IF: 4.536
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @			Serial	9251
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	Author	Manaigo, F.; Chatterjee, A.; Bogaerts, A.; Snyders, R.
	Title	Insight in NO synthesis in a gliding arc plasma via gas temperature and density mapping by laser-induced fluorescence			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	Plasma Sources Science and Technology	Abbreviated Journal	Plasma Sources Sci. Technol.
	Volume	33	Issue	7	Pages	075005
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; plasma nitrogen fixation, gliding arc plasmatron, laser-induced fluorescence, afterglow rotational temperature, afterglow NO concentration; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
	Abstract	A gliding arc (GA) plasma, operating at atmospheric pressure in a gas mixture of 50% N<sub>2</sub>and 50% O<sub>2</sub>, is studied using laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy. The main goal is to determine the two-dimensional distribution of both the gas temperature and the NO ground state density in the afterglow. As GA plasma discharges at atmospheric pressure normally produce rather high NO<sub><italic>x</italic></sub>densities, the high concentration of relevant absorbers, such as NO, may impose essential restrictions for the use of ‘classical’ laser-induced fluorescence methods (dealing with excitation in the bandhead vicinity), as the laser beam would be strongly absorbed along its propagation in the afterglow. Since this was indeed the case for the studied discharge, an approach dealing with laser-based excitation of separate rotational lines is proposed. In this case, due to a non-saturated absorption regime, simultaneous and reliable measurements of both the NO density and the gas temperature (using a reference fitting spectrum) are possible. The proposed method is applied to provide a two-dimensional map for both the NO density and the gas temperature at different plasma conditions. The results show that the input gas flow rate strongly alters the plasma shape, which appears as an elongated column at low input gas flow rate and spreads laterally as the flow rate increases. Finally, based on temperature map analysis, a clear correlation between the gas temperature and NO concentration is found. The proposed method may be interesting for the plasma-chemical analysis of discharges with high molecular production yields, where knowledge of both molecular concentration and gas temperature is required.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-07-01
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	ISSN	0963-0252	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	3.8	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique – FNRS, EOS O005118F ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.8; 2024 IF: 3.302
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @			Serial	9253
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	Author	Wanten, B.; Gorbanev, Y.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Plasma-based conversion of CO2 and CH4 into syngas: A dive into the effect of adding water			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	Fuel	Abbreviated Journal	Fuel
	Volume	374	Issue		Pages	132355
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; Plasma Bi-reforming of methane Atmospheric pressure glow discharge Hydrogen-rich syngas; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
	Abstract	Plasma technology can play a vital role in the electrification and decarbonization of chemical processes. In this work, we carried out the bi-reforming of methane (BRM), producing syngas out of H2O vapor and the greenhouse gases CO2 and CH4, in an atmospheric pressure glow discharge reactor. Compared to dry reforming of methane (DRM), the addition of H2O helps in counteracting soot formation, and thus avoids severe destabilization of the generated plasma. A mixture of 14–41-45 vol% (CO2-CH4-H2O) leads to the overall best results in terms of stable plasma and performance metrics. We obtained a CO2 and CH4 conversion of 49 % and 74 %, respectively, at a SEI of 210 kJ/mol. The energy cost is 390 kJ/mol converted reactants, which is below the target defined for plasmabased syngas production to be competitive with other technologies. Moreover, we reached CO and H2 yields of 59 % and 49 %, and a syngas ratio (SR) of 2, which is ideal for further methanol synthesis.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-07-15
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	ISSN	0016-2361	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	7.4	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	This project has received funding from the BlueApp Proof-of-Concept project “Optanic”, the VLAIO-Catalisti ICON project “BluePlasma” (grant ID HBC.2022.0445), and the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement no. 810182─SCOPE ERC Synergy project).			Approved	Most recent IF: 7.4; 2024 IF: 4.601
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @			Serial	9254
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	Author	Lv, H.; Meng, S.; Cui, Z.; Li, S.; Li, D.; Gao, X.; Guo, H.; Bogaerts, A.; Yi, Y.
	Title	Plasma-catalytic direct oxidation of methane to methanol over Cu-MOR: Revealing the zeolite-confined Cu2+ active sites			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	Chemical Engineering Journal	Abbreviated Journal	Chemical Engineering Journal
	Volume	496	Issue		Pages	154337
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; Direct oxidation Methanol production Plasma catalysis Copper-mordenite catalysts; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
	Abstract	Efficient methane conversion to methanol remains a significant challenge in chemical industry. This study investigates the direct oxidation of methane to methanol under mild conditions, employing a synergy of nonthermal plasma and Cu-MOR (Copper-Mordenite) catalysts. Catalytic tests demonstrate that the Cu-MOR IE-3 catalyst (i.e., prepared by three cycles of ion exchange) exhibits superior catalytic performance (with 51 % methanol selectivity and 7.9 % methane conversion). Conversely, the Cu-MOR catalysts prepared via wetness impregnation tend to over-oxidize CH4 to CO and CO2. Through systematic catalyst characterizations (XRD, TPR, UV–Vis, HRTEM, XPS), we elucidate that ion exchange mainly leads to the formation of zeolite-confined Cu2+ species, while wetness impregnation predominantly results in CuO particles. Based on the catalytic performance, catalyst characterizations and in-situ FTIR spectra, we conclude that zeolite-confined Cu2+ species serve as the active sites for plasma-catalytic direct oxidation of methane to methanol.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-08-02
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	ISSN	1385-8947	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	15.1	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	PetroChina Innovation Foundation, 2018D-5007-0501 ; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, DUT21JC40 ; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities; China Scholarship Council; National Natural Science Foundation of China, 22272015 ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 15.1; 2024 IF: 6.216
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @			Serial	9260
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	Author	de Block, T.; De Baetselier, I.; Van den Bossche, D.; Abdellati, S.; Gestels, Z.; Laumen, J.G.E.; Van Dijck, C.; Vanbaelen, T.; Claes, N.; Vandelannoote, K.; Kenyon, C.; Harrison, O.; Santhini Manoharan-Basil, S.
	Title	Genomic oropharyngeal Neisseria surveillance detects MALDI-TOF MS species misidentifications and reveals a novel Neisseria cinerea clade			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	Journal of Medical Microbiology	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	73	Issue	8	Pages
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) ;
	Abstract	Introduction. Commensal Neisseria spp. are highly prevalent in the oropharynx as part of the healthy microbiome. N. meningitidis can colonise the oropharynx too from where it can cause invasive meningococcal disease. To identify N. meningitidis, clinical microbiology laboratories often rely on Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionisation Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Hypothesis/Gap statement. N. meningitidis may be misidentified by MALDI-TOF MS. Aim. To conduct genomic surveillance of oropharyngeal Neisseria spp. in order to: (i) verify MALDI-TOF MS species identification, and (ii) characterize commensal Neisseria spp. genomes. Methodology. We analysed whole genome sequence (WGS) data from 119 Neisseria spp. isolates from a surveillance programme for oropharyngeal Neisseria spp. in Belgium. Different species identification methods were compared: (i) MALDI-TOF MS, (ii) Ribosomal Multilocus Sequence Typing (rMLST) and (iii) rplF gene species identification. WGS data were used to further characterize Neisseria species found with supplementary analyses of Neisseria cinerea genomes. Results. Based on genomic species identification, isolates from the oropharyngeal Neisseria surveilence study were composed of the following species: N. meningitidis (n=23), N. subflava (n=61), N. mucosa (n=15), N. oralis (n=8), N. cinerea (n=5), N. elongata (n=3), N. lactamica (n=2), N. bacilliformis (n=1) and N. polysaccharea (n=1). Of these 119 isolates, four isolates identified as N. meningitidis (n=3) and N. subflava (n=1) by MALDI-TOF MS, were determined to be N. polysaccharea (n=1), N. cinerea (n=2) and N. mucosa (n=1) by rMLST. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that N. cinerea isolates from the general population (n=3, cluster one) were distinct from those obtained from men who have sex with men (MSM, n=2, cluster two). The latter contained genomes misidentified as N. meningitidis using MALDI-TOF MS. These two N. cinerea clusters persisted after the inclusion of published N. cinerea WGS (n=42). Both N. cinerea clusters were further defined through pangenome and Average Nucleotide Identity (ANI) analyses. Conclusion. This study provides insights into the importance of genomic genus-wide Neisseria surveillance studies to improve the characterization and identification of the Neisseria genus.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-08-30
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	ISSN	0022-2615	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	3	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	We would like to thank all the study participants for their help in this study. This research was supported by SOFI 2021 grant—‘PReventing the Emergence of untreatable STIs via radical Prevention’ (PRESTIP).			Approved	Most recent IF: 3; 2024 IF: 2.159
	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @			Serial	9262
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	Author	Espona‐Noguera, A.; Živanić, M.; Smits, E.; Bogaerts, A.; Privat‐Maldonado, A.; Canal, C.
	Title	Unlocking Novel Anticancer Strategies: Bioactive Hydrogels for Local Delivery of Plasma‐Derived Oxidants in an In Ovo Cancer Model			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	Macromolecular Bioscience	Abbreviated Journal	Macromolecular Bioscience
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	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
	Abstract	Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is a tool with the ability to generate reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), which can induce therapeutic effects like disinfection, wound healing, and cancer treatment. In the plasma oncology field, CAP‐treated hydrogels (PTHs) are being explored for the local administration of CAP‐derived RONS as a novel anticancer approach. PTHs have shown anticancer effects in vitro, however, they have not yet been studied in more relevant cancer models. In this context, the present study explores for the first time the therapeutic potential of PTHs using an advanced in ovo cancer model. PTHs composed of alginate (Alg), gelatin (Gel), Alg/Gel combination, or Alg/hyaluronic acid (HA) combination are investigated. All embryos survived the PTHs treatment, suggesting that the in ovo model could become a time‐ and cost‐effective tool for developing hydrogel‐based anticancer approaches. Results revealed a notable reduction in CD44+ cell population and their proliferative state for the CAP‐treated Alg‐HA condition. Moreover, the CAP‐treated Alg‐HA formulation alters the extracellular matrix composition, which may help combat drug‐resistance. In conclusion, the present study validates the utility of in ovo cancer model for PTHs exploration and highlights the promising potential of Alg‐based PTHs containing HA and CAP‐derived RONS for cancer treatment.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-07-05
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	ISSN	1616-5187	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	4.6	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	Generalitat de Catalunya, SGR2022‐1368 ; European Cooperation in Science and Technology, COSTActionCA20114(TherapeuticalApplicationsofColdPlasmas) ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 4.6; 2024 IF: 3.238
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @			Serial	9263
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	Author	Vertongen, R.; De Felice, G.; van den Bogaard, H.; Gallucci, F.; Bogaerts, A.; Li, S.
	Title	Sorption-Enhanced Dry Reforming of Methane in a DBD Plasma Reactor for Single-Stage Carbon Capture and Utilization			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering	Abbreviated Journal	ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng.
	Volume	12	Issue	29	Pages	10841-10853
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; plasma, dry reforming of methane, dielectric barrier discharge, sorbent, carbon capture and utilization, zeolite; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
	Abstract	Plasma−sorbent systems are a novel technology for single-stage carbon capture and utilization (CCU), where the plasma enables the desorption of CO2 from a sorbent and the simultaneous conversion to CO. In this study, we test the flexibility of a plasma−sorbent system in a single unit, specifically for sorption-enhanced dry reforming of methane (DRM). The experimental results indicate the selective adsorption of CO2 by the sorbent zeolite 5A in the first step, and CH4 addition during the plasma-based desorption of CO2 enables DRM to various value-added products in the second step, such as H2, CO, hydrocarbons, and the byproduct H2O. Furthermore, our work also demonstrates that zeolite has the potential to increase the conversion of CO2 and CH4, attributed to its capability to capture H2O. Aside from the notable carbon deposition, material analysis shows that the zeolite remains relatively stable under plasma exposure.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-07-22
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	ISSN	2168-0485	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	8.4	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, 110221N V404823N ; H2020 European Research Council, 810182 ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 8.4; 2024 IF: 5.951
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	Author	Albrechts, M.; Tsonev, I.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Can post-plasma CH₄injection improve plasma-based dry reforming of methane? A modeling study			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	Green Chemistry	Abbreviated Journal	Green Chem.
	Volume	26	Issue	18	Pages	9712-9728
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
	Abstract	Thermal plasma-driven dry reforming of methane (DRM) has gained increased attention in recent years due to its high conversion and energy conversion efficiency (ECE). Recent experimental work investigated the performance of a pure CO<sub>2</sub>plasma with post-plasma CH<sub>4</sub>injection. The rationale behind this strategy is that by utilizing a pure CO<sub>2</sub>plasma, all plasma energy can be used to dissociate CO<sub>2</sub>, while CH<sub>4</sub>reforming proceeds post-plasma in the reforming reactor with residual heat, potentially improving the energy efficiency compared to injecting both CO<sub>2</sub>and CH<sub>4</sub>into the plasma. To assess whether post-plasma CH<sub>4</sub>injection indeed improves the DRM performance, we developed a chemical kinetics model describing the post-plasma conversion process. We first validated our model by reproducing the experimental results of the pure CO<sub>2</sub>plasma with post-plasma CH<sub>4</sub>injection. Subsequently, we compared both strategies: injecting only CO<sub>2</sub>inside the plasma while injecting CH<sub>4</sub>post-plasma,<italic>vs.</italic>classical plasma-based DRM. Our modeling results indicate that below specific energy inputs (SEI) of 220 kJ mol<sup>−1</sup>, the total conversion slightly improves (<italic>ca.</italic>5%) with the first strategy. However, the ECE is slightly lower due to the low H<sub>2</sub>selectivity caused by substantial H<sub>2</sub>O formation. The highest conversion and ECE are obtained at SEI values of 240–280 kJ mol<sup>−1</sup>, where both strategies yield nearly identical results, indicating the limited potential of improving the performance of DRM by pure CO<sub>2</sub>plasma with post-plasma CH<sub>4</sub>injection. Nevertheless, the approach is still very valuable to allow higher CH<sub>4</sub>/CO<sub>2</sub>ratios without problems of coke formation within the plasma, and thus, to improve plasma stability and reach higher syngas ratios, which is more useful for further Fischer–Tropsch or methanol synthesis.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-08-24
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	ISSN	1463-9262	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	9.8	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme, 101069491 ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 9.8; 2024 IF: 9.125
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @			Serial	9265
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	Author	Sun, J.; Chen, Q.; Qin, W.; Wu, H.; Liu, B.; Li, S.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Plasma-catalytic dry reforming of CH4: Effects of plasma-generated species on the surface chemistry			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	Chemical Engineering Journal	Abbreviated Journal	Chemical Engineering Journal
	Volume	498	Issue		Pages	155847
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; Dry reforming of methane Plasma catalysis Plasma-enhanced surface chemistry Path flux and sensitivity analysis Coking kinetics; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
	Abstract	By means of steady-state experiments and a global model, we studied the effects of plasma-generated reactive species on the surface chemistry and coking in plasma-catalytic CH4/CO2 reforming at reduced pressure (8–40 kPa). We used a hybrid ZDPlasKin-CHEMKIN model to predict the species densities over time. The detailed plasma-catalytic mechanism consists of the plasma discharge scheme, a gas-phase chemistry set and a surface mechanism. Our experimental results show that the coupling of Ni/SiO2 catalyst with plasma is more effective in CH4/CO2 activation and conversion than unpacked DBD plasma, with syngas being the main products. The highest total conversion of 16 % was achieved at 8000 V and 473 K, with corresponding CO and H2 yields of 15 % and 12 %, respectively. The reactants conversion and product selectivity are well captured by the kinetic model. Our simulation results suggest that vibrational species and radicals can accelerate the dissociative adsorption and Eley-Rideal (E-R) reactions. Path flux analysis shows that E-R reactions dominate the surface reaction pathways, which differs from thermal catalysis, indicating that the coupling of non-equilibrium plasma and catalysis can effectively shift the formation and consumption pathways of important adsorbates. For instance, our model suggests that HCOO(s) is primarily generated through the E-R reaction CO2(v) + H(s) → HCOO(s), while the hydrogenation reaction HCOO(s) + H → HCOOH(s) is the main source of HCOOH(s). Carbon deposition on the catalyst surface is primarily formed through the stepwise dehydrogenation of CH4, while the E-R reactions enhanced by plasma-generated H and O atoms dominate the consumption of carbon deposition. This work provides new insights into the effects of reactive species on the surface chemistry in plasma-catalytic CH4/CO2 reforming.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-09-17
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	ISSN	1385-8947	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	15.1	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	National Natural Science Foundation of China;			Approved	Most recent IF: 15.1; 2024 IF: 6.216
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @			Serial	9266
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	Author	Fedirchyk, I.; Tsonev, I.; Quiroz Marnef, R.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Plasma-assisted NH3 cracking in warm plasma reactors for green H2 production			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	Chemical Engineering Journal	Abbreviated Journal	Chemical Engineering Journal
	Volume	499	Issue		Pages	155946
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; Plasma-assisted NH3 cracking Plasma reactors Warm plasma H2 production from NH3; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
	Abstract	renewable energy. Plasma technology is promising for this purpose, as it can crack NH3 without the need for a catalyst and is highly compatible with renewable electricity, reducing the environmental footprint of the cracking process. This work investigates the NH3 cracking performance of four different warm plasma reactors with different configurations and operating in a wide range of conditions. We show that the NH3 conversion in warm plasma reactors is primarily determined by the specific energy input, with the main difference observed in the energy cost (EC) of cracking. The lowest EC obtained is 146 kJ/mol but at a conversion of only 8 %. A more reasonable conversion of around 50 % yields an EC of around 200 kJ/mol in two of the reactors investigated. Plasma reactors operating at higher feed flow rates are more efficient and yield a higher H2 production rate. Our data indicate that NH3 cracking in these warm plasma reactors occurs mainly via thermal chemistry, with nonthermal plasma chemistry playing a less prominent role. NH3 decomposes not only inside the plasma core but also in a hot volume around it, which reduces the EC. Our study shows that warm plasmas are significantly more efficient for NH3 cracking than cold plasmas, even when the latter are combined with catalysts.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-09-19
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	ISSN	1385-8947	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	15.1	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	Belgian Federal Government; European Commission Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions;			Approved	Most recent IF: 15.1; 2024 IF: 6.216
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @			Serial	9267
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	Author	Gholam, S.; Denisov, N.; Orekhov, A.; Verbeeck, J.; Hadermann, J.
	Title	An Investigation on 3D Electron Diffraction and 4-Dimensional Scanning Diffraction Tomography Using a Scanning Electron Microscope			Type	P1 Conference Proceedings
	Year	2024	Publication	Microscopy and Microanalysis	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	30	Issue	Supplement_1	Pages
	Keywords	P1 Conference Proceedings; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) ;
	Abstract	During the last decade, 3D-Electron Diffraction (3D-ED) has emerged as a powerful technique for studying the structure of sub-micron particles. It is used in a variety of applications, from unit cell and space group determination to the complete solution of the structure similar to X-ray diffraction techniques. So far, this technique has been only implemented in Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEMs). Performing such an experiment in a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) can be challenging, mainly due to the lower acceleration voltage. This lower beam energy raises concerns about severe multiple scattering and limited transmissivity of the sample for the weakly accelerated electrons. In this work, we show the possibilities of operating similar studies in a modified SEM. For this aim, we equipped our SEM with a custom stage and holder, a direct electron detector and a custom high-angle annular dark-field detector (HAADF). A range of samples was studied in the form of lamellas and sub-micron particles, and the quality of the diffraction data was evaluated for different purposes, such as unit cell determination and space group determination. Moreover, the ability to integrate the diffraction data for structure solution and refinement has been assessed and compared to similar data acquired in a TEM. Finally, we also demonstrate the potential for combining diffraction tomography and 4-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy (4D-STEM) in our setup. This method opens an avenue to obtain multiple 3DED datasets out of 5D-STEM data. These 3DED datasets can be created using object tracking methods from several regions of a multi-domain particle or from multiple single crystals within the scanning region. This provides an attractive route to high-throughput and statistically relevant characterization of polycrystalline materials or powders of nanoparticles.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-07-24
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	ISSN	1431-9276	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	2.8	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) project SBO S000121N. The authors are also grateful to Amsterdam Scientific Instruments.			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.8; 2024 IF: 1.891
	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @			Serial	9269
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	Author	Stoops, T.; De Backer, A.; Lobato, I.; Van Aert, S.
	Title	Obtaining 3D Atomic Reconstructions from Electron Microscopy Images Using a Bayesian Genetic Algorithm: Possibilities, Insights, and Limitations			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	Microscopy and Microanalysis	Abbreviated Journal
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	Abstract	The Bayesian genetic algorithm (BGA) is a powerful tool to reconstruct the 3D structure of mono-atomic single-crystalline metallic nanoparticles imaged using annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy. The number of atoms in a projected atomic column in the image is used as input to obtain an accurate and atomically precise reconstruction of the nanoparticle, taking prior knowledge and the finite precision of atom counting into account. However, as the number of parameters required to describe a nanoparticle with atomic detail rises quickly with the size of the studied particle, the computational costs of the BGA rise to prohibitively expensive levels. In this study, we investigate these computational costs and propose methods and control parameters for efficient application of the algorithm to nanoparticles of at least up to 10 nm in size.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-10-02
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	ISSN	1431-9276	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	2.8	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	European Research Council, 770887 ; Research Foundation Flanders, G034621N G0A7723N 40007495 ; FWO and F.R.S-FNRS; Flemish Government;			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.8; 2024 IF: 1.891
	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @			Serial	9270
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	Author	Schrenker, N.J.; Braeckevelt, T.; De Backer, A.; Livakas, N.; Yu, C.-P.; Friedrich, T.; Roeffaers, M.B.J.; Hofkens, J.; Verbeeck, J.; Manna, L.; Van Speybroeck, V.; Van Aert, S.; Bals, S.
	Title	Investigation of the Octahedral Network Structure in Formamidinium Lead Bromide Nanocrystals by Low-Dose Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	Nano Letters	Abbreviated Journal	Nano Lett.
	Volume	24	Issue	35	Pages	10936-10942
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT) ;
	Abstract	Metal halide perovskites (MHP) are highly promising semiconductors. In this study, we focus on FAPbBr3 nanocrystals, which are of great interest for green light-emitting diodes. Structural parameters significantly impact the properties of MHPs and are linked to phase instability, which hampers long-term applications. Clearly, there is a need for local and precise characterization techniques at the atomic scale, such as transmission electron microscopy. Because of the high electron beam sensitivity of MHPs, these investigations are extremely challenging. Here, we applied a low-dose method based on four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy. We quantified the observed elongation of the projections of the Br atomic columns, suggesting an alternation in the position of the Br atoms perpendicular to the Pb–Br–Pb bonds. Together with molecular dynamics simulations, these results remarkably reveal local distortions in an on-average cubic structure. Additionally, this study provides an approach to prospectively investigating the fundamental degradation mechanisms of MHPs.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-09-04
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	ISSN	1530-6984	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	10.8	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	The authors acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO) through project fundings (G0A7723N) and a postdoctoral fellowship to N.J.S. (FWO Grants 1238622N and V413524N). The authors acknowledge financial support from iBOF-21-085 PERSIST. S.B. and S.V.A. acknowledge financial support from the European Commission by ERC Consolidator Grant 815128 (REALNANO) and Grant 770887 (PICOMETRICS). L.M. acknowledges financial support from the European Commission by ERC Advanced Grant 101095974 (NEHA). V.V.S. furthermore acknowledges the Research Fund of Ghent University (BOF) for its financial support. The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO), and the Flemish Government.			Approved	Most recent IF: 10.8; 2024 IF: 12.712
	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @			Serial	9273
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	Author	Zani, V.; Renero-Lecuna, C.; Jimenez de Aberasturi, D.; di Silvio, D.; Kavak, S.; Bals, S.; Signorini, R.; Liz-Marzán, L.M.
	Title	Core–Shell Colloidal Nanocomposites for Local Temperature Monitoring during Photothermal Heating			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	The Journal of Physical Chemistry C	Abbreviated Journal	J. Phys. Chem. C
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	Abstract	Determining temperature changes at the heating site to accurately control thermal treatments has been a major goal in the field of nanothermometry. In this study, we address the need to effectively monitor local temperature during the application of photothermal therapies, which is essential to prevent uncontrolled heating induced by nanoparticle sensitizers used in such treatments. For this purpose, we developed a synthetic protocol to produce a nanocomposite probe that allows local photothermal heating and simultaneous in situ optical nanothermometry, within the biological transparency windows. The nanocomposite material comprises gold nanorods for light-to-heat conversion and neodymium (Nd3+)-based nanoparticles for local temperature monitoring. An inert spacer made of mesoporous silica provides a core-shell structure and ensures uniform separation between both functionalities to prevent photoluminescence quenching. By using an 808 nm laser as the source for both heating and photoluminescence excitation, we demonstrate a direct correlation between local temperature and near infrared Nd3+ emission intensities, thereby providing precise local temperature monitoring. Different levels of local heating were studied by varying the incident laser power, resulting in a maximum temperature increase of 47 °C detected with the nanothermometers. Albeit presented here as a proof of concept, this concept can be translated to the design of materials for photothermal therapy.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-10-03
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	ISSN	1932-7447	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	3.7	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	L.L.L.-M. acknowledges financial support by the Spanish Agencia Estatal de Investigación and FEDER (PID2023-151281OB-I00), S.K. acknowledges the Flemish Fund for Scientific Research (FWO Vlaanderen) through a PhD research grant (Project numbers: 1181122N & 1181124N) and the European Research Council (CoG 815128, REALNANO).			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.7; 2024 IF: 4.536
	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @			Serial	9328
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	Author	Biscop, E.; Baroen, J.; De Backer, J.; Vanden Berghe, W.; Smits, E.; Bogaerts, A.; Lin, A.
	Title	Characterization of regulated cancer cell death pathways induced by the different modalities of non-thermal plasma treatment			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	Cell Death Discovery	Abbreviated Journal	Cell Death Discov.
	Volume	10	Issue	1	Pages	416
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
	Abstract	Non-thermal plasma (NTP) has shown promising anti-cancer effects, but there is still limited knowledge about the underlying cell death mechanisms induced by NTP and inherent differences between NTP treatment modalities. This study aimed to investigate four major regulated cell death (RCD) pathways, namely apoptosis, pyroptosis, necroptosis, and ferroptosis, in melanoma cancer cells following NTP treatment, and to provide an overview of molecular mechanistic differences between direct and indirect NTP treatment modalities. To discriminate which cell death pathways were triggered after treatment, specific inhibitors of apoptosis, pyroptosis, necroptosis, and ferroptosis were evaluated. RCD-specific molecular pathways were further investigated to validate the findings with inhibitors. Both direct and indirect NTP treatment increased caspase 3/7 and annexin V expression, indicative of apoptosis, as well as lipid peroxidation, characteristic of ferroptosis. Pyroptosis, on the other hand, was only induced by direct NTP treatment, evidenced by increased caspase 1 activity, whereas necroptosis was stimulated in a cell line-dependent manner. These findings highlight the molecular differences and implications of direct and indirect NTP treatment for cancer therapy. Altogether, activation of multiple cell death pathways offers advantages in minimizing treatment resistance and enhancing therapeutic efficacy, particularly in a combination setting. Understanding the mechanisms underlying NTP-induced RCD will enable the development of strategic combination therapies targeting multiple pathways to achieve cancer lethality.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-09-30
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	ISSN	2058-7716	ISBN		Additional Links
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	Notes	This work was partially funded by the Research Foundation—Flanders (FWO) and supported by the following Grants: 12S9221N (AL), G044420N (AL and AB), and G033020N (AB). We would also like to acknowledge the help of Iuliia Efimova and Prof. Dmitri Krysko (Cell Death Investigation and Therapy Laboratory, Ghent University), where discussions and optimization for these experiments started, but unfortunately and abruptly halted due to the COVID pandemic. Still we appreciate their valuable discussions. Figure 6 was made in BioRender. We would also like to acknowledge the support from the European Cooperation in Science & Technology (COST) Action on “Therapeutical applications of Cold Plasmas” (CA20114; PlasTHER).			Approved	Most recent IF: NA
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	Author	Sun, J.; Qu, Z.; Gao, Y.; Li, T.; Hong, J.; Zhang, T.; Zhou, R.; Liu, D.; Tu, X.; Chen, G.; Brüser, V.; Weltmann, K.-D.; Mei, D.; Fang, Z.; Borras, A.; Barranco, A.; Xu, S.; Ma, C.; Dou, L.; Zhang, S.; Shao, T.; Chen, G.; Liu, D.; Lu, X.; Bo, Z.; Chiang, W.-H.; Vasilev, K.; Keidar, M.; Nikiforov, A.; Jalili, A.R.; Cullen, P.J.; Dai, L.; Hessel, V.; Bogaerts, A.; Murphy, A.B.; Zhou, R.; Ostrikov, K.(K.)
	Title	Plasma power-to-X (PP2X): status and opportunities for non-thermal plasma technologies			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics	Abbreviated Journal	J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys.
	Volume	57	Issue	50	Pages	503002
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; plasma power-to-X, non-thermal plasma, gas conversion, plasma catalysis, renewable energy; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
	Abstract	This article discusses the ‘power-to-X’ (P2X) concept, highlighting the integral role of non-thermal plasma (NTP) in P2X for the eco-friendly production of chemicals and valuable fuels. NTP with unique thermally non-equilibrium characteristics, enables exotic reactions to occur under ambient conditions. This review summarizes the plasma-based P2X systems, including plasma discharges, reactor configurations, catalytic or non-catalytic processes, and modeling techniques. Especially, the potential of NTP to directly convert stable molecules including CO<sub>2</sub>, CH<sub>4</sub>and air/N<sub>2</sub>is critically examined. Additionally, we further present and discuss hybrid technologies that integrate NTP with photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and biocatalysis, broadening its applications in P2X. It concludes by identifying key challenges, such as high energy consumption, and calls for the outlook in plasma catalysis and complex reaction systems to generate valuable products efficiently and sustainably, and achieve the industrial viability of the proposed plasma P2X strategy.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-12-20
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	ISSN	0022-3727	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	3.4	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	Alexander von Humboldt Foundation; National Science Foundation, 1747760 ; Australian Research Council;			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.4; 2024 IF: 2.588
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	Author	Heirman, P.; Verswyvel, H.; Bauwens, M.; Yusupov, M.; De Waele, J.; Lin, A.; Smits, E.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Effect of plasma-induced oxidation on NK cell immune checkpoint ligands: A computational-experimental approach			Type	A1 Journal Article
	Year	2024	Publication	Redox Biology	Abbreviated Journal	Redox Biology
	Volume	77	Issue		Pages	103381
	Keywords	A1 Journal Article; Non-thermal plasma Natural killer cells Immune checkpoints Cancer immunotherapy Umbrella sampling Oxidative stress; Plasma, laser ablation and surface modeling Antwerp (PLASMANT) ;
	Abstract	Non-thermal plasma (NTP) shows promise as a potent anti-cancer therapy with both cytotoxic and immunomodulatory effects. In this study, we investigate the chemical and biological effects of NTP-induced oxidation on several key, determinant immune checkpoints of natural killer (NK) cell function. We used molecular dynamics (MD) and umbrella sampling simulations to investigate the effect of NTP-induced oxidative changes on the MHCI complexes HLA-Cw4 and HLA-E. Our simulations indicate that these chemical alterations do not significantly affect the binding affinity of these markers to their corresponding NK cell receptor, which is supported with experimental read-outs of ligand expression on human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells after NTP application. Broadening our scope to other key ligands for NK cell reactivity, we demonstrate rapid reduction in CD155 and CD112, target ligands of the inhibitory TIGIT axis, and in immune checkpoint CD73 immediately after treatment. Besides these transient chemical alterations, the reactive species in NTP cause a cascade of downstream cellular reactions. This is underlined by the upregulation of the stress proteins MICA/B, potent ligands for NK cell activation, 24 h post treatment. Taken together, this work corroborates the immunomodulatory potential of NTP, and sheds light on the interaction mechanisms between NTP and cancer cells.
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	Language		Wos		Publication Date	2024-10-01
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	ISSN	2213-2317	ISBN		Additional Links
	Impact Factor	11.4	Times cited		Open Access
	Notes	This research was funded by the Impuls project of the University of Antwerp, grant number 46381. We acknowledge financial support from the Fund for Scientific Research (FWO) Flanders (Grant ID 1100421N (Pepijn Heirman), 1S67621N (Hanne Verswyvel), G044420N (Abraham Lin) and G033020N (Pepijn Heirman, Annemie Bogaerts)). M.Y. ac knowledges the Agency for Innovative Development of the Republic of Uzbekistan, grant number AL-4821012320. The computational sources and services used in this work were provided by the HPC core facility CalcUA of the Universiteit Antwerpen, and VSC (Flemish percomputer Center), funded by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) and the Flemish Government. This article is based upon work from COST Action CA20114 PlasTHER “Therapeutical Applications of Cold Plasmas”, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). We would also like to thank several patrons, as part of this research was funded by donations from different donors, including Dedert Schilde vzw, Mr Willy Floren, and the Vereycken family. Finally, we thank Robin De Meyer, Rani Vertongen and Louize Brants for their valuable input.			Approved	Most recent IF: 11.4; 2024 IF: 6.337
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	Author	Finizola e Silva, M.; Van Schoubroeck, S.; Cools, J.; Aboge, D.O.; Ouma, M.; Olweny, C.; Van Passel, S.
	Title	Local actors' perspectives on sustainable food value chains : evidence from a Q-methodology study in Kenya			Type	Administrative Services
	Year	2024	Publication	Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	14	Issue	1	Pages	36-51
	Keywords	Administrative Services; A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Engineering Management (ENM)
	Abstract	Governments and international organizations are increasingly determined to create more sustainable food value chains (SFVCs). However, only little empirical evidence is available on how SFVCs are understood. Enquiring African food value chain actors allows gathering valuable insights into their perception of sustainability, which characteristics of sustainable food value chains they prioritize, and which obstacles to a sustainable transformation they identify. By means of a Q-methodology involving interviews with 33 Kenyan respondents, four perspectives were distinguished. The first perspective, “economic productivity and growth,” prioritizes economic growth and has only limited attention to the social dimension of sustainability. The second perspective, “food security and food availability,” believes that ensuring food security should be the key goal of SFVCs. The third perspective, “environment first,” is dedicated to the environmental dimension of sustainability; the perspective implies that protecting natural resources is the primary way to sustain this level of production. The fourth perspective, “transformative knowledge,” entails that by innovating and sharing knowledge, food value chains can become more sustainable in different areas. Overall, this study provides reliable insights into how Kenyan food value chain actors perceive sustainability in their sector and which elements they believe should be prioritized when rethinking food systems. The study results are valuable for policy-making to further define an SFVC in Kenya and to pave the way for a sustainable transformation of the food sector in developing countries.
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	Language		Wos	001063371200001	Publication Date	2023-09-11
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	ISSN	2190-6483	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
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	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:199200			Serial	9210
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	Author	Van Daele, S.; Hintjens, L.; Hoekx, S.; Bohlen, B.; Neukermans, S.; Daems, N.; Hereijgers, J.; Breugelmans, T.
	Title	How flue gas impurities affect the electrochemical reduction of CO₂ to CO and formate			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2024	Publication	Applied catalysis : B : environmental	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	341	Issue		Pages	123345-10
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Applied Electrochemistry & Catalysis (ELCAT); Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	The electrochemical CO2 reduction offers a promising solution to convert waste CO2 into valuable products like CO and formate. However, CO2 capture and purification remains an energy intensive process and therefore the direct usage of industrially available waste CO2 streams containing SO2, NO and O2 impurities becomes more interesting. This work demonstrates an efficient (Faradaic efficiency > 90 %) and stable performance over 20 h with 200 ppm SO2 or NO in the feed gas stream. However, the addition of 1 % O2 to the CO2 feed causes a significant drop in Faradaic efficiency to C-products due to the competitive oxygen reduction reaction. A potential mitigation strategy is to operate at higher total current density to firstly reduce most O2 and achieve sufficient product output from CO2 reduction. These results aid in understanding the impact of flue gas impurities during CO2 electrolysis which is crucial for potentially bypassing the CO2 purification step.
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	Language		Wos	001102999000001	Publication Date	2023-10-01
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	ISSN	0926-3373	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	22.1	Times cited		Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 22.1; 2024 IF: 9.446
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:199490			Serial	9044
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	Author	Lauwens, J.; Kerkhofs, L.; Sala, A.; Sorée, B.
	Title	Superconductor-semiconductor hybrid capacitance with a nonlinear charge-voltage profile			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2024	Publication	Journal of physics: D: applied physics	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	57	Issue	2	Pages	025301-25309
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Condensed Matter Theory (CMT)
	Abstract	Electronic devices that work in the quantum regime often employ hybrid nanostructures to bring about a nonlinear behaviour. The nonlinearity that these can provide has proven to be useful, in particular, for applications in quantum computation. Here we present a hybrid device that acts as a capacitor with a nonlinear charge-voltage relation. The device consists of a nanowire placed between the plates of a coplanar capacitor, with a co-parallel alignment. At low temperatures, due to the finite density of states on the nanowire, the charge distribution in the capacitor is uneven and energy-dependent, resulting in a charge-dependent effective capacitance. We study this system analytically and numerically, and show that the nonlinearity of the capacitance is significant enough to be utilized in circuit quantum electrodynamics. The resulting nonlinearity can be switched on, modulated, and switched off by an external potential, thus making this capacitive device highly versatile for uses in quantum computation.
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	Language		Wos	001082883200001	Publication Date	2023-09-29
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	Series Volume		Series Issue		Edition
	ISSN	0022-3727	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record
	Impact Factor	3.4	Times cited		Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 3.4; 2024 IF: 2.588
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:200300			Serial	9099
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	Author	Şentürk, DG.; Yu, CP.; De Backer, A.; Van Aert, S.
	Title	Atom counting from a combination of two ADF STEM images			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2024	Publication	Ultramicroscopy	Abbreviated Journal	Ultramicroscopy
	Volume	255	Issue		Pages	113859
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Electron microscopy for materials research (EMAT)
	Abstract	To understand the structure–property relationship of nanostructures, reliably quantifying parameters, such as the number of atoms along the projection direction, is important. Advanced statistical methodologies have made it possible to count the number of atoms for monotype crystalline nanoparticles from a single ADF STEM image. Recent developments enable one to simultaneously acquire multiple ADF STEM images. Here, we present an extended statistics-based method for atom counting from a combination of multiple statistically independent ADF STEM images reconstructed from non-overlapping annular detector collection regions which improves the accuracy and allows one to retrieve precise atom-counts, especially for images acquired with low electron doses and multiple element structures.
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	Language		Wos	001089064200001	Publication Date	2023-09-23
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	ISSN	0304-3991	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	2.2	Times cited		Open Access	OpenAccess
	Notes	This work was supported by the European Research Council (Grant 770887 PICOMETRICS to S. Van Aert). The authors acknowledge financial support from the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium) through project fundings (G034621N, G0A7723N, and EOS 40007495) and a postdoctoral grant to A. De Backer. S. Van Aert acknowledges funding from the University of Antwerp Research fund (BOF).			Approved	Most recent IF: 2.2; 2024 IF: 2.843
	Call Number	EMAT @ emat @c:irua:201008			Serial	8964
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	Author	Meng, S.; Li, S.; Sun, S.; Bogaerts, A.; Liu, Y.; Yi, Y.
	Title	NH3 decomposition for H2 production by thermal and plasma catalysis using bimetallic catalysts			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2024	Publication	Chemical engineering science	Abbreviated Journal	Chemical Engineering Science
	Volume	283	Issue		Pages	119449
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	Plasma catalysis has emerged as a promising approach for driving thermodynamically unfavorable chemical reactions. Nevertheless, comprehending the mechanisms involved remains a challenge, leading to uncertainty about whether the optimal catalyst in plasma catalysis aligns with that in thermal catalysis. In this research, we explore this question by studying monometallic catalysts (Fe, Co, Ni and Mo) and bimetallic catalysts (Fe-Co, Mo- Co, Fe-Ni and Mo-Ni) in both thermal catalytic and plasma catalytic NH3 decomposition. Our findings reveal that the Fe-Co bimetallic catalyst exhibits the highest activity in thermal catalysis, the Fe-Ni bimetallic catalyst outperforms others in plasma catalysis, indicating a discrepancy between the optimal catalysts for the two catalytic modes in NH3 decomposition. Comprehensive catalyst characterization, kinetic analysis, temperature program surface reaction experiments and plasma diagnosis are employed to discuss the key factors influencing NH3 decomposition performance.
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	Language		Wos	001105312500001	Publication Date	2023-10-28
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	ISSN	0009-2509	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	4.7	Times cited		Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes	Universiteit Antwerpen, 32249 ; National Natural Science Foundation of China, 21503032 ; PetroChina Innovation Foundation, 2018D-5007-0501 ;			Approved	Most recent IF: 4.7; 2024 IF: 2.895
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:201009			Serial	8967
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	Author	Morais, E.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Modelling the dynamics of hydrogen synthesis from methane in nanosecond‐pulsed plasmas			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2024	Publication	Plasma processes and polymers	Abbreviated Journal	Plasma Processes & Polymers
	Volume	21	Issue	1	Pages
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	A chemical kinetics model was developed to characterise the gas‐phase dynamics of H<sub>2</sub>production in nanosecond‐pulsed CH<sub>4</sub>plasmas. Pulsed behaviour was observed in the calculated electric field, electron temperature and species densities at all pressures. The model agrees reasonably with experimental results, showing CH<sub>4</sub>conversion at 30% and C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>and H<sub>2</sub>as major products. The underlying mechanisms in CH<sub>4</sub>dissociation and H<sub>2</sub>formation were analysed, highlighting the large contribution of vibrationally excited CH<sub>4</sub>and H<sub>2</sub>to coupling energy from the plasma into gas‐phase heating, and revealing that H<sub>2</sub>synthesis is not affected by applied pressure, with selectivity remaining unchanged at ~42% in the 1–5 bar range.
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	Language		Wos	001091258700001	Publication Date	2023-10-27
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	ISSN	1612-8850	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	3.5	Times cited		Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes	We gratefully acknowledge financial support by the Flemish Government through the Moonshot cSBO project “Power‐to‐Olefins” (P2O; HBC.2020.2620) and funding from the Independent Research Fund Denmark (project nr. 0217‐00231B).			Approved	Most recent IF: 3.5; 2024 IF: 2.846
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:201192			Serial	8983
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	Author	Slaets, J.; Loenders, B.; Bogaerts, A.
	Title	Plasma-based dry reforming of CH4: Plasma effects vs. thermal conversion			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2024	Publication	Fuel	Abbreviated Journal	Fuel
	Volume	360	Issue		Pages	130650
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine – Antwerp (PLASMANT)
	Abstract	In this work we evaluate the chemical kinetics of dry reforming of methane in warm plasmas (1000–4000 K) using modelling with a newly developed chemistry set, for a broad range of parameters (temperature, power density and CO2/CH4 ratio). We compare the model against thermodynamic equilibrium concentrations, serving as validation of the thermal chemical kinetics. Our model reveals that plasma-specific reactions (i.e., electron impact collisions) accelerate the kinetics compared to thermal conversion, rather than altering the overall kinetics pathways and intermediate products, for gas temperatures below 2000 K. For higher temperatures, the kinetics are dominated by heavy species collisions and are strictly thermal, with negligible influence of the electrons and ions on the overall kinetics. When studying the effects of different gas mixtures on the kinetics, we identify important intermediate species, side reactions and side products. The use of excess CO2 leads to H2O formation, at the expense of H2 formation, and the CO2 conversion itself is limited, only approaching full conversion near 4000 K. In contrast, full conversion of both reactants is only kinetically limited for mixtures with excess CH4, which also gives rise to the formation of C2H2, alongside syngas. Within the given parameter space, our model predicts the 30/70 ratio of CO2/CH4 to be the most optimal for syngas formation with a H2/CO ratio of 2.
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	Language		Wos	001138077700001	Publication Date	2023-12-15
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	ISSN	0016-2361	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	7.4	Times cited		Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes	This research was supported by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant Agreement No. 810182 – SCOPE ERC Synergy project), the Catalisti-ICON project BluePlasma (Project No. HBC.2022.0445), the FWO-SBO project PlasMaCatDESIGN (FWO Grant ID S001619N), the Independent Research Fund Denmark (Project No. 0217-00231B) and through long-term structural funding (Methusalem). The computational resources and services used in this work were provided by the HPC core facility CalcUA of the Universiteit Antwerpen, and VSC (Flemish Supercomputer Center), funded by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) and the Flemish Government. We also thank Bart Wanten, Roel Michiels, Pepijn Heirman, Claudia Verheyen, dr. Senne Van Alphen, dr. Elise Vervloessem, dr. Kevin van ’t Veer, dr. Joshua Boothroyd, dr. Omar Biondo and dr. Eduardo Morais for their expertise and feedback regarding the kinetics scheme.			Approved	Most recent IF: 7.4; 2024 IF: 4.601
	Call Number	PLASMANT @ plasmant @c:irua:201669			Serial	8973
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	Author	Steijlen, A.S.M.; Parrilla, M.; Van Echelpoel, R.; De Wael, K.
	Title	Dual microfluidic sensor system for enriched electrochemical profiling and identification of illicit drugs on-site			Type	A1 Journal article
	Year	2024	Publication	Analytical chemistry	Abbreviated Journal
	Volume	96	Issue	1	Pages	590-598
	Keywords	A1 Journal article; Engineering sciences. Technology; Antwerp Electrochemical and Analytical Sciences Lab (A-Sense Lab)
	Abstract	Electrochemical sensors have emerged as a new analytical tool for illicit drug detection to facilitate ultrafast and accurate identification of suspicious compounds on-site. Drugs of abuse can be identified using their unique voltammetric fingerprint at a given pH. Today, the right buffer solution is manually selected based on drug appearance, and in some cases, a consecutive analysis in two different pH solutions is required. In this work, we present a disposable microfluidic multichannel sensor system that automatically records fingerprints in two pH solutions (e.g., pH 5 and pH 12). This system has two advantages. It will overcome the manual selection of a buffer solution at the right pH, decrease analysis time, and minimize the risk of human errors. Second, the combination of two fingerprints, the superfingerprint, contains more detailed information about the samples, which enhances the selectivity of the analytical technique. First, real-time pH measurements proved that the sample can be brought to the desired pH within a minute. Subsequently, an electrochemical study on the microfluidic platform with 1 mM illicit drug standards of MDMA, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine showed that the characteristic voltammetric fingerprints and peak potentials are reproducible, also in the presence of common cutting agents. Finally, the microfluidic concept was validated with real confiscated samples, showing promising results for the user-friendly identification of drugs of abuse. In short, this paper presents a successful proof-of-concept study of a multichannel microfluidic sensor system to enrich the fingerprints of illicit drugs at pH 5 and pH 12, thus providing a low-cost, portable, and rapid identification system of illicit drugs with minimal user intervention.
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	Language		Wos	001139443500001	Publication Date	2023-12-28
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	ISSN	0003-2700; 5206-882x	ISBN		Additional Links	UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles
	Impact Factor	7.4	Times cited		Open Access	Not_Open_Access
	Notes				Approved	Most recent IF: 7.4; 2024 IF: 6.32
	Call Number	UA @ admin @ c:irua:201877			Serial	9024
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