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News - SMODD team
SMODD team paper honored by Green Chemistry journal
The SMODD team has just received special attention from the journal Green Chemistry, which has selected one of their articles for inclusion in the « Hot Green Chemistry » series. Indeed, the journal...
Softmat collaborates with Expleo on a new carbon fibers recycling method
Carbon fiber is an integral part of many leading industries (aerospace, automotive, wind power). This structural material is renowned for its mechanical performance and unrivalled lightness. But...
Nicolas Mistou, PhD student at Softmat, has defended his thesis on recycling process of continuous carbon fibers
Nicolas carried out his research in the SMODD team at the Softmat laboratory On 11th of July, he defended his thesis entitled: "Low environmental impact recycling process of continuous carbon fibers...
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...
Nadiia Yakovenko, PhD student at Softmat, has defended her thesis on micro- and nanoplastic pollution in the environment
Nadiia carried out her research in the BIBAC and SMODD teams at the IMRCP laboratory. On 9th December, she defended her thesis entitled: "Study of micro- and nanoplastic pollution in the...
PlastiGar: microplastic pollution and contamination of organisms in the Garonne River
Researchers from the SMODD team at the Softmat laboratory, in collaboration with their partners at the EDB laboratory, have quantified microplastic pollution in the waters and sediments of the...
Aline Reis de Carvalho, PhD student at Softmat, has defended her thesis on microplastic pollution in the Garonne river
Aline carried out her research in the SMODD team at the Softmat laboratory, in collaboration with the laboratory EDB. On 27th October, she defended her thesis entitled: "patio-temporal monitoring of...
Aurélie Monié, PhD student at Softmat, has defended her thesis on « clean label » ways to make food products
Aurélie carried out her research in the SMODD team at the Softmat laboratory. On March 25th, she defended her thesis entitled: "Enzymatic lipolysis of triglycerides to make food products in the...
Ranime Jebbawi, PhD student at Softmat, has defended her thesis on the therapeutic potential of a dendrimer for the treatment of psoriasis
Ranime carried out her research in the SMODD team at the Softmat laboratory. On February 12th, she defended her thesis entitled: "Assessment and optimization of the therapeutic potential of an...
The Softmat laboratory participates in the monitoring of microplastics in the ocean
How does plastic packaging waste degrade in the ocean?This is the question addressed in recent work on the degradation of polyethylene during prolonged exposure to a marine environment. This...
Marie Poulain, PhD student at Softmat, has defended her thesis on the study of plastic particles in the oceans
Marie carried out her research in the SMODD team at the Softmat laboratory, in collaboration with IMFT. On November 2nd, she defended her thesis entitled: "Study of the vertical distribution of...