Sterre Bakker
Alumna
Eindhoven University of Technology
Department
Stimuli-responsive functional materials & devices
Contact information
Room
Helix STO 0.28
Email address
s.bakker.1@tue.nl
Key expertises
Waterborne coatings, paperboard, barrier, food packaging
About me
In 2013, I started my bachelor Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at the TU/e and I finished the master Chemical Engineering in 2018, with a specialization in material science. After my master graduation project, I moved to Sweden to do an industrial internship at AkzoNobel in Malmö. After obtaining my MSc degree, I returned to the TU/e for her doctoral research in December 2018. Besides working in the lab, I like to read, play board games with friends and improve my photographical skills.About my research
Paperboard packaging is environmentally friendly replacement for plastic food packaging, however, the disadvantage it its poor barrier properties. Therefore, my research focusing on barrier performance of waterborne coatings applied on paperboard. The waterborne coating is prepared by emulsion polymerization using an alkali-soluble resin as stabilizer. The projects aims to understand the mechanism for obtaining a good barrier coating for various substances, such as water, oil and various gasses.Academic career
PhD Candidate
2018-current: Research performed at Eindhoven University of Technology in the group of Stimuli-responsive Functional materials & Devices under supervision of prof. dr. A.P.H.J. Schenning.
Master student
2016-2018: Chemical Engineering with specialization Molecular Systems and Material Chemistry at Eindhoven University of Technology. Master thesis “Single substrate cells for smart windows applications based on liquid crystals” in the group of Stimuli-responsive Functional materials & Devices under supervision of prof. dr. A.P.H.J. Schenning.
Research intern
2018: Industrial internship during master at AkzoNobel in Malmö, Sweden.
Bachelor student
2013-2016: Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at Eindhoven University of Technology. Bachelor thesis "Controlling the size of light responsive hydrogels" in the group of Stimuli-responsive Functional materials & Devices under supervision of prof. dr. A.P.H.J. Schenning.
ARC CBBC publications
Optical Patterning in Photoresponsive Azobenzene-Based Waterborne Coatings
S. Bakker, E. de Korver, M. Fransen, E. Kamer, G.A. Metselaar, A.C.C. Esteves, and A.P.H.J. Schenning
About Gas Barrier Performance and Recyclability of Waterborne Coatings on Paperboard
S. Bakker, J. Kloos, G.A. Metselaar, A.C.C. Esteves, and A.P.H.J. Schenning
Understanding and Improving the Oil and Water Barrier Performance of a Waterborne Coating on Paperboard
S. Bakker, L. Bosveld, G.A. Metselaar, A.C.C. Esteves, and A.P.H.J. Schenning
Water Barrier Properties of Resin-Stabilized Waterborne Coatings for Paperboard
S. Bakker, J. Aarts, A. C. C. Esteves, G. A. Metselaar, A. P. H. J. Schenning
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