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Recyclable plastics “on demand”
In the 2010s, covalent adaptable networks (CANs) emerged as a new class of plastic materials designed to combine recyclability with high mechanical performance. Researchers from the P3R team at...
Yuezhan Wan, PhD student at Softmat, defended his thesis on CO₂- and thermo-responsive block copolymers
Yuezhan carried out his research in the IDeAS team at the Softmat laboratory.On 18th of March, he defended his thesis entitled: “CO₂- and thermo-responsive block copolymers: synthesis, properties...
Joséphine de Calbiac, PhD student at Softmat, defended her thesis on vitrimer matrix composites for space applications
Joséphine carried out her research in the P3R team at the Softmat laboratory, in close collaboration with Cnes and IRT Saint Exupéry. On 5th of December, she defended her thesis entitled: "Vitrimer...
A radical-based new approach to high-performance recyclable plastics
Researchers from the P3R team at Softmat have developed new vitrimers by developing heat-activated radical chemistry. This novel approach gives these materials, which are resistant, repairable and...
Ecolanka, a startup offering disruptive innovation in the field of degradable polymers, spun off from Softmat
Based on research conducted in the P3R team by Mathias Destarac and Sasha Ivanchenko (awarded the 2023 iPhD Grand Prix by the French Ministry of Research and operated by BPI France for this...
Camille Pujol, PhD student at Softmat, rewarded at the Euroanalysis 2025 European Conference
The XXII European Conference on Analytical Chemistry Euroanalysis 2025 was held in Barcelona from August 31 to September 4. For her presentation entitled “Benchtop LED-NMR: a promising tool for the...
Luan Passini, PhD student at Softmat, defended his thesis on nanoparticles for imaging in the near infrared
Luan carried out his research in the IDeAS team at the Softmat laboratory. On 4th of July, he defended his thesis entitled: “Synthesis and characterisation of lanthanide-based nanoparticles for...
Olivier Coutelier, lecturer at softmat, defended his habilitation to supervise PhD students
Olivier conducts his research in the P3R team at the Softmat laboratory. On the 18th of April, he defended his habilitation to supervise PhD students, marking a milestone in his career. After his...
Alexandra ter Halle, a researcher at Softmat, is one of the authors of the special issue of Environmental Science and Pollution Research devoted to plastic waste.
Jean-François Ghiglione from the Laboratoire d’Océanographie Microbienne (LOMIC) and Alexandra from the SMODD team brougth together scientists from different fields of expertise to improve the...
Théo Vialon, PhD student at Softmat, rewarded at the “Journées GFP Sud-Ouest 2025”
The “Journées GFP Sud-Ouest”, organised every year, took place in Guéthary on 27th & 28th of March. These meetings, which gather students and permanent staff from the laboratories of the...
Florence Benoit-Marquié, faculty staff at Softmat, has been awarded the “Palmes académiques”
Every year, the university rewards its administrative and technical staff and faculties at the “Palmes académiques” ceremony. On the 17th of December 2024, Florence Benoit-Marquié from the IDeAS...
Barbara Lonetti, researcher at Softmat, defended her habilitation to supervise PhD students
Barbara conducts her research in the IDeAS team at the Softmat laboratory. On the 17th of December, she defended her habilitation to supervise PhD students, marking a milestone in her almost 25-year...