I express deeply my sincere gratitude to my research advisor, Dr.-Ing. Zandrie Borneman, for his encouragements, guidance and inspirations throughout this work, especially in the beginning of my study, for all his cares and all valuable discussions made the hard of a beginner PhD a little more manageable. I have exceedingly benefited from his vast knowledge, lasting enthusiasm and exceptional personality, but also for his friendship without which this dissertation would not be possible to be done. You are very supportive and give a freedom in doing the research. Zandrie, thank you very much for your input in the thesis: reading, correcting and improving the thesis. Many thank for translating the summary into the samenvatting. I am also indebt to other staff members of the group: Dimitris, Rob, Kitty and Antoine for nice and collegial research atmosphere with me.I would also like to thank the members of my promotion committee for reading the final draft of the thesis, giving approval to publicly defend this thesis and being part of this special day. It is an honour for me that Prof. Dr. J.F.J. Engbersen, Prof. Dr. J. Feijen and specially Prof. Ing. Giulio C. Sarti and Dr.-Ing. Bernd Krause (who will make such a long journey) can attend the promotion ceremony. I am also proud that two special people, Joào M. Sousa André de and M. Srivatsa Bettahalli Narasimha, can be my paranimfs and can accompany me in such important moment.A ton gratitude for all my friends for constantly supporting me and for making me feels at home when times are tough. Former members of my roommates: Nela, Kitty and Anna for many discussion and support during the initial phase of my PhD, made me confident during the in beginning of the project. It is not easy to work when my feeling depart to my family in Indonesia. Saskia, thank's a lot for sharing your knowledge and experiences about MMM in beginning of the project. I want to thank my new roommates: Miriam, Srivatsa, Magda, Katja and Clara with humor, joviality and kindness. No day without cookies and chocolate as well as a week of fruits. Special thanks are extended to Magda, the mother's of MMM, for her invaluable discussions and supports. Many thanks are owed to Joao for his helpful suggestions and continuous encouragement. Your inputs and corrections are really appreciated: muitíssimo agradecido. Spending one month in the new building Meander was very exciting. All are in new: new laboratory, new office and new roommates with new spirit. I would like to thank Szymon, Jorrit, and Schwan for nice talks and supports during the last month.It has not been completely easy and smooth for four years study in this country. I found a difficult time when the strong earth quake and tsunami disaster were hit and swap my hometowns where my beloved family and my parent are living. Fortunately, my family and my parent are safe. However, we are very sad and shock because my family and I were passed away for peace by some of close relatives and friends. Sadly approximately 173.741 people were died in my p...