SMODD team
The research activities of the “Organised molecular systems and sustainable development” team focus on the development and the characterisation of organised molecular systems with a sustainable chemistry approach. The considered systems involve surfactants, amphiphilic biomolecules, organogels, catanionic vesicles, and nanoplastics. They have applications in formulation, vectorisation, reactivity, and environment.
Integrated in the field of green chemistry and sustainable development, these activities are organised in a circular way at different scales: from the design of amphiphilic building blocks to bioinspired and/or biosourced vectorisation systems; then, from the organised molecular systems to the development and characterisation of complex multi-scale assemblies; to finally study the impact on the environment of complex systems, such as plastics, and their recycling into new reusable building blocks.
Thanks to the complementary expertise of its members, the SMODD team is engaged in the main societal challenges and maintains a continuum between basic research and technology transfer to industry.
Research topics
Bioinspired and/or biosourced vectorisation systems
Development & characterisation of formulations & complex assemblies
Plastic pollution & recycling
Team members
permanents members
temporary members on average per year
Research engineer
Team publications
This list of publications is uploaded directly from the SMODD team’s HAL collection.
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- Alexandra ter Halle, Lucie Ladirat, Xavier Gendre, Dominique Goudounèche, Claire Pusineri, et al.. Understanding the Fragmentation Pattern of Marine Plastic Debris. Environmental Science and Technology, 2016, 50 (11), pp.5668-5675. ⟨10.1021/acs.est.6b00594⟩. ⟨hal-01597071⟩
- Isabelle Giraud, Sophie Franceschi-Messant, Emile Perez, Colette Lacabanne, Eric Dantras. Original Preparation of PEKK Dispersion for Coating by Transfer from a Chloroform Stable Dispersion to an Aqueous Stable Dispersion, by Emulsion/Solvent Evaporation. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 2016, 37 (3), pp.360-365. ⟨10.1080/01932691.2015.1025136⟩. ⟨hal-01999538⟩
- Chloé Mauroy, Pauline Castagnos, Julie Orio, Marie-Claire Blache, Isabelle Rico-Lattes, et al.. Versatile Cellular Uptake Mediated by Catanionic Vesicles: Simultaneous Spontaneous Membrane Fusion and Endocytosis. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2014, 12 (1), pp.103-110. ⟨10.1021/mp500458f⟩. ⟨hal-02195535⟩
- Ariane Boudier, Pauline Castagnos, Elodie Soussan, Grégory Beaune, Haouaria Belkhelfa, et al.. Polyvalent catanionic vesicles: Exploring the drug delivery mechanisms. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2011, 403 (1-2), pp.230 - 236. ⟨10.1016/j.ijpharm.2010.10.024⟩. ⟨hal-01686071⟩
- Cécile Bize, Jean-Christophe Garrigues, Muriel Blanzat, Isabelle Rico-Lattes, Olivia Bistri, et al.. Spontaneous formation of vesicles in a catanionic association involving a head and tail functionalized amino-calix[6]arene. Chemical Communications, 2010, 46 (4), pp.586-588. ⟨10.1039/b904135d⟩. ⟨hal-05423260⟩
- Elodie Soussan, Stéphanie Cassel, Muriel Blanzat, Isabelle Rico-Lattes. Drug Delivery by Soft Matter: Matrix and Vesicular Carriers. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2009, 48 (2), pp.274-288. ⟨10.1002/anie.200802453⟩. ⟨hal-02195551⟩
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Latest team news
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...
Bérénice Duret, PhD student at Softmat, defended her thesis on the development of aqueous dispersions of gelled oil particles
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Franklin-Lavoisier honorary prize awarded to Armand Lattes, professor emeritus at Softmat
Following the recommendations of an international jury in July 2024, Armand Lattes, Professor Emeritus in the SMODD team, was awarded an honorary Franklin-Lavoisier prize by the Fondation...