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Personal profile
Expertise
- Application of advanced thermal analysis and rheological techniques for studying the structure-processing-property relations of polymers and related materials, incl. self-healing polymers, organic photovoltaics, nanocomposites,...
- Experimental studies of the kinetics of chemical and physical processes using thermal analysis, rheological and spectroscopic techniques,
- Development of kinetic models of chemical and physical processes, with a focus on the mechanistic modelling of polymerization reactions, the build-up of the macromolecular structure and the resulting changes in the visco-elastic behaviour of the material and its effect on the final material properties,
- Numerical modelling of heat transfer combined with chemical or physical processes for the development of polymer processing methods, such as photopolymerization for writing 3D structures, and advanced thermal analysis techniques, such as RheoDSC, a technique for simultaneous calorimetric and rheological measurements,
- The development of (thermo)reversible polymer networks, also called covalent adaptable networks, for self-healing and recylable elastomers and thermosets having an increased toughness, including the development of the processing of these materials using moulding and additive manufacturing apporaches.
Education/Academic qualification
Applied Sciences - Polymer Science, Doctor, Pultrusion: Study of the process parameters for unsaturated polyester resins and numerical modelling, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
1 Oct 1992 → 30 Sept 1998
Award Date: 8 Oct 1998
Chemical engineering, Study of the mechanism of the pyrolysis of Freon 142b, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
1 Oct 1987 → 7 Jul 1992
Award Date: 7 Jul 1992
External positions
President, Thermische Analyse Werkgroep Nederland - TAWN
29 Nov 2019 → 14 Mar 2025
President Materials Committee, ICTAC (International Confederation for Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry)
16 Aug 2016 → 31 Dec 2024
Affiliate Counselor Belgium-The Netherlands, ICTAC (International Confederation for Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry)
14 Aug 2016 → 14 Mar 2025
Board member, Thermische Analyse Werkgroep Nederland - TAWN
1 May 2015 → …
Keywords
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- thermal analysis
- structure-processing-property relations
- self-healing materials
- self-healing soft robotics
- reversible polymer networks
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EU626: Soft, Self-responsive, Smart MAterials for RoboTs.
Vanderborght, B. (Administrative Promotor), Van Assche, G. (Co-Promotor), Brancart, J. (Collaborator), Terryn, S. (Collaborator), Demir, F. (Collaborator), Costa Cornellà, A. (Mandate), Furia, F. (Mandate), Eldiwiny, M. (Mandate) & Kashef Tabrizian, S. (Mandate)
1/03/20 → 31/08/24
Project: Fundamental
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HERC75: Research environment for sustainable polymer networks - RESPoNs
Van Assche, G. (Administrative Promotor), Vanderborght, B. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Brancart, J. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Terryn, S. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/05/26 → 30/04/30
Project: Fundamental
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VLAVIA2: RESSURG cSBO: REalistic Self-healing SURGical Trainers
Van Assche, G. (Administrative Promotor)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Applied
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IOF3041: IOF GEAR “Sustainable Material Technologies"
Van Assche, G. (Administrative Promotor), Van den Brande, N. (Administrative Promotor), Brancart, J. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Rahier, H. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), De Graeve, I. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Hauffman, T. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Mamme, M. H. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Revilla Castillo, R. I. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Ustarroz Troyano, J. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), De Proft, F. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Tielens, F. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Hennecke, U. (CoI (Co-Promotor)), Hunninck, A. (Mandate), Brancart, J. (Mandate) & Revilla Castillo, R. I. (Mandate)
1/01/26 → 31/12/30
Project: Applied
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FWOTM1290: A microscopic look at stress relaxation in glassy polymers: can slow liquid dynamics promote fast equilibration of glasses?
Caporaletti, F. (Mandate) & Van Assche, G. (Administrative Promotor)
1/11/25 → 14/12/28
Project: Fundamental
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Time-Temperature-Transformation, Temperature-Conversion-Transformation, and Continuous-Heating-Transformation Diagrams of Reversible Covalent Polymer Networks
Mangialetto, J., Verhelle, R. R., Van Assche, G., Van den Brande, N. & Van Mele, B., 12 Jan 2021, In: Macromolecules. 54, 1, p. 412-425 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Room Temperature Self-Healing in Soft Pneumatic Robotics: Autonomous Self-Healing in a Diels-Alder Polymer Network
Terryn, S., Roels, E., Brancart, J., Van Assche, G. & Vanderborght, B., 10 Dec 2020, In: IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine. 27, 4, p. 44-55 12 p., 9288989.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Additive Manufacturing for Self-Healing Soft Robots
Roels, E., Terryn, S., Brancart, J., Verhelle, R. R., Van Assche, G. & Vanderborght, B., Dec 2020, In: Soft Robotics. 7, 6, p. 711-723 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A generalized approach for predicting macromolecular structure formation in linear and cross-linking step-growth (co)polymerizations
Verhelle, R. R., Mangialetto, J., Brancart, J., Van Lokeren, L., Klein, R., Brennan, M. & Van Assche, G., Apr 2026, In: Polymer. 351, 17 p., 129799.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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INFLUENCE OF PHOTOCURABLE CHEMISTRY ON THE BIODEGRADATION OF UV-CURED PCL NETWORKS: English
Kacmaz, K., Brancart, J., Van Assche, G., Quaak, A. & Van Vlierberghe, S., 27 Apr 2026. 1 p.Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Poster
Datasets
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Documentation and instructions for the tutorial: building your own self-healing soft finger with embedded sensor
Roels, E. (Creator), Terryn, S. (Creator), Ferrentino, P. (Creator), Brancart, J. (Creator), Van Assche, G. (Creator) & Vanderborght, B. (Creator), Zenodo, 22 May 2022
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Datasets and images of publication: Additive manufacturing for self-healing soft robots
Roels, E. (Creator), Terryn, S. (Creator), Brancart, J. (Creator), Verhelle, R. R. (Creator), Van Assche, G. (Creator) & Vanderborght, B. (Creator), Zenodo, 20 Apr 2020
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Datasets and images of publication: Self-healing and high interfacial strength in multi-material soft pneumatic robots via reversible Diels-Alder bonds
Terryn, S. (Creator), Roels, E. (Creator), Brancart, J. (Creator), Van Assche, G. (Creator) & Vanderborght, B. (Creator), Zenodo, 30 Apr 2020
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Documentation and instruction for the tutorial: Finite Element Analysis-based soft robotic modeling: Simulating a soft-actuator in SOFA
Ferrentino, P. (Creator), Roels, E. (Creator), Brancart, J. (Creator), Terryn, S. (Creator), Van Assche, G. (Creator) & Vanderborght, B. (Creator), Zenodo, 24 Mar 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7838026, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7838026
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Prizes
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Awards for best poster at Interfaces en Interphases in Multicomponent Materials
Van Assche, G. (Recipient), 8 Oct 2003
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Poster Award (3rd place)
Kashef Tabrizian, S. (Recipient), Terryn, S. (Recipient), Brauchle, D. (Recipient), Seyler, J. (Recipient), Brancart, J. (Recipient), Van Assche, G. (Recipient) & Vanderborght, B. (Recipient), 15 Oct 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Czech Science Foundation
Van Assche, G. (Recipient), Sept 2009
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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IWT-Vlaanderen (Instituut voor de aanmoediging van Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie in Vlaanderen)
Van Assche, G. (Recipient), 15 Aug 2008
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Solvay award for PhD thesis (Bart Rimez)
Van Assche, G. (Recipient), 1 Oct 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Optimization of Cationic Frontal Polymerization Experiments: An Analysis of Compositions Reproducibility and Materials
Groce, B. (Speaker), Wang, K. (Contributor) & Van Assche, G. (Contributor)
5 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Cure Diagrams as Tools for Understanding Thermoreversible Diels-Alder Networks
Mangialetto, J. (Speaker), Verhelle, R. R. (Speaker), Van Assche, G. (Speaker) & Van den Brande, N. (Speaker)
13 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Engineering the relaxation dynamics of polymer networks by combining associative and dissociative dynamic covalent bonds
Costa Cornellà, A. (Speaker), Van Assche, G. (Contributor), Brancart, J. (Contributor) & Furia, F. (Contributor)
14 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Influence of Kinetic Models on the Simulation of Frontal Polymerization
Wang, K. (Speaker), Groce, B. (Contributor) & Van Assche, G. (Contributor)
4 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Dynamic Polymer Networks Meeting 2025
Kaya, G. E. (Participant), Van Assche, G. (Participant), Brancart, J. (Participant), Costa Cornellà, A. (Participant), Thienpondt, S. (Participant), Mangialetto, J. (Participant) & Abdolmaleki, H. (Participant)
11 Aug 2025 → 14 Aug 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Press/Media
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Self-healing soft pneumatic robots
16/08/17 → 17/09/17
9 items of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Thesis
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Anthracene-based crosslinked polymer systems with tunable thermo- and photoreversible properties
Van Damme, J. ((PhD) Student), Van Assche, G. (Jury) & Du Prez, F. (Promotor), Du Prez, F. (Promotor), 22 Jun 2018Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Crystallization of Fats
Stefan, M. ((PhD) Student) & Van Assche, G. (Promotor), Verhelle, R. R. (Advisor) & Wallecan, J. (Advisor), 30 Jun 2017Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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Increasing the applicability of conjugated polymers for organic photovoltaics: continuous flow synthesis and elucidation of the importance of structural defects
Pirotte, G. ((PhD) Student) & Van Assche, G. (Jury), Maes, W. (Promotor), Vanderzande, D. (Co-promotor), Lutsen, L. (Co-promotor), Junkers, T. (Jury), Marder, S. (Jury) & Singleton, M. M. (Jury), 15 Sept 2017Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Multi-material additive manufacturing of self-healing Materials for soft robotics and flexible sensors
Furia, F. (Advisor), Brancart, J. (Co-promotor) & Van Assche, G. (Promotor), 24 Jan 2022Student thesis: Master's Thesis
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New reversible polymer networks for improved flexibility and self-healing performance of conductive composites
Brancart, J. (Promotor), Yang, Z. ((PhD) Student), Van Assche, G. (Co-promotor) & Sahraeeazartamar, F. (Advisor), 29 Jun 2022Student thesis: Master's Thesis