Laurent Pilon's Research Group
University of California, Los Angeles

RESEARCH




Biomedical optics


Time-resolved fluorescence

Time resolved fluorescence of human skin

Feasibility of a Continuous Glucose Monitoring Device Based on Time-Resolved Fluorescence

Steady-state reflectance and fluorescence of human skin

   

Hyperspectral Imaging of Human Skin for Non-Invasive Wound Monitoring

Diffuse reflectance of semi-infinite and two-layer absorbing and scattering media

Oxygen saturation, melanin content, and epidermis thickness from diffuse reflectance

Early non-invasive detection of diabetic foot ulcers

Monitoring temporal development and healing of diabetic foot ulcers


Photobiological fuel production


System approach: photobioreactor design and operation
Optical properties of and CO2 consuming and biofuel producing microalgae and bacteria
C.reinhardtii and Its Truncated Chlorophyll Antenna Transformants
Lightguide in photobioreactors

Mesoporous materials


Synthesis and characterization

Optical properties of mesoporous thin films - Experiments

Optical properties of mesoporous thin films - Simulations

Thermal conductivity of mesoporous TiO2 thin films

Thermal conductivity of mesoporous SiO2 thin films

Thermal conductivity of MEL and MFI pure silica zeolite thin films

Scaling laws for thermal conductivity of nanoporous crystalline silicon

Molecular dynamics study of the thermal conductivity of amorphous nanoporous silica

Transport phenomena in electrochemical energy storage systems

Intrinsic limitations of impedance measurements in determining capacitances

Physical interpretation of cyclic voltammetry for measuring capacitances


Foams/Microfoams


Liquid foam dynamics

Onset of foaming and growth of aqueous foams

Transient growth of liquid foams

Steady-state foam thickness

Microfoams

Rheological properties of microfoams

Convective heat transfer in microfoams

Transport phenomena in foams

Gas diffusion in closed-cell foams

Radiation transfer in semitransparent media containing bubbles


Waste heat energy harvesting


Pyroelectric energy conversion
Motivations and Principles
Material synthesis and characterization

Synthesis and characterization of dense and porous P(VDF-TrFE) co-polymer

Modeling and experiments of pyroelectric energy harvesting by PMN-PT

Pyroelectric energy harvesting using 4.5 PZN-PT

Heat transfer

 

Harvesting Nanoscale Thermal Radiation Using Pyroelectric Materials (patent pending)

Pyroelectric Energy Conversion Using Heat Conduction

Device assembly and optimization

Design, assembly, and operation of pyroelectric energy converter

Pyroelectric Energy Converter - Numerical Simulations and Optimization


Energy intensive material processing


   
Glass manufacturing

3D Natural Circulation in Glass Melting Furnaces

Bubble Transport in 3D Laminar Gravity Driven Flow

Glass foams in glass melting furnaces


Financial support


Financial support by the following organizations is gratefully acknowledged: