Code
bof/baf/4y/2024/01/257
Duration
01 January 2024 → 31 December 2025
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Photonics, optoelectronics and optical communications
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Medical and health sciences
- Optical technology
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Engineering and technology
- Display technology
- Communications technology not elsewhere classified
- Electronics not elsewhere classified
- Sensors, biosensors and smart sensors not elsewhere classified
- Medical biotechnology not elsewhere classified
Keywords
minuature sensors
biocompatibility
implantable electronics
energy harvesting
smart contact lens
Project description
The research of smart contact lenses, smart intra-ocular lenses and tunable lenses for augmented and virtual reality goggles and multifocal glasses is very multidisciplinary. It comprises research in the field of ultra-low-power electronics, wireless communication inside and near to the body, miniature sensors, batteries and photovoltaic cells and other energy harvesting components, as well as electro-optic components such as liquid crystal based displays and tunable lenses. In addition, research is conducted regarding aspects of bio-compatibility, such as selective barrier layers, and regarding integration technology (3D stacking, additive manufacturing, thermoforming, nano imprinting).