Thanks to a spectroscopy technique originally developed for materials science, water is becoming an original way of monitoring the biological response of cells to a specific stress, such as exposure...
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Well dispersed nanoparticles for nanocomposites with unique properties
Nanocomposites have many applications in our daily lives, but their use requires manufacturing processes that are both efficient and safe for the environment and the operator. Anne-Françoise...
Marjorie Yon, PhD student, has defended her thesis on assemblies of polymers, ions and gold nanoparticles in solution
Marjorie carried out her research in the IDeAS team at the Softmat laboratory. On 9th December, she defended her thesis entitled: "Assemblies of polymers, ions and gold nanoparticles in solution:...
A gentle method for 3D printing of biocompatible hydrogels
3D printing is currently undergoing very strong development for the design of objects with complex openwork shapes. However, this technology has some limitations for biocompatible hydrogels of very...
Yinping Wang, PhD student at Softmat, has defended her thesis on anisotropic growth of ZnO
Yinping carried out her research between the IDeAS team at the Softmat laboratory, in collaboration with the LCC. On 27th June, she defended her thesis entitled: "The studies of anisotropic growth...
A new mechanism for microplastics to enter the food chain
Microplastics enter plankton aggregates, which are then ingested by fish and move up the food chain. Scientists from several teams (BIBAC, IDeAS and SMODD) at the Softmat laboratory, LAAS and TBI...
3 PhD students from Softmat rewarded at the “Journées GFP Sud-Ouest 2022”
The "Journées GFP Sud-Ouest", organised by members of the IMRCP laboratory in 2022, took place in Barbaste on 5th and 6th of April. These meetings, which gather students and permanent staff from the...
Camille Courtine, PhD student at Softmat, has defended her thesis on a photosensitive hydrogel
Camille carried out her research in the IDeAS team at the Softmat laboratory. On 10th February, she defended her thesis entitled: "Macro and supramolecular hydrogels responsive to visible light" In...
Qilin Zou, PhD student at Softmat, has defended his thesis on the development of core-shell nanoparticles as contrast agents for bioimaging
Qilin carried out his research between the IDeAS team at the Softmat laboratory and CEMES. On 28th January, he defended his thesis entitled: “Lanthanide-doped inorganic luminescent nanoparticles:...
Sara Gouardères, PhD student at Softmat, has defended her thesis on electroporation
Sara carried out her research in the IDeAS team at the Softmat laboratory. On 17th December, she defended her thesis entitled: "Cellular and tissue responses of human skin to the application of an...
Fang Yin, PhD student at Softmat, has defended her thesis on multi-responsive copolymers
Fang carried out her research in the IDeAS team at the Softmat laboratory. On 2nd December, she defended her thesis entitled: "Multi-responsive copolymers: effect of composition and/or structure on...
New and promising opportunities for treating skin fibrosis
Collagen, the main component of the skin’s extracellular matrix, can cause a pathological condition if it is in excess. Applying an electric field to the skin affects collagen pathways, temporarily...