Welcome!

Here is an insight into the research and teaching activities I have been carrying out in the Centre des Matériaux of Mines-ParisTech.

This research focuses on the physical properties of (very) soft macromolecular solids with a special emphasis on biomedical applications.

With academic and industrial collaborators, we explore the connexions between the mechanical properties of these materials and their organization and interactions at the molecular level.

Our approach combines both mechanics and physical-chemistry with the aim of characterizing and designing materials and processes for novel or enhanced performances.

Events

• 31 Aug. - 3 Sept. 2014. David Moreau and I are giving a talk on our works on hydrogel fibers and composite coatings at the 26th conference of the European Society of Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering VIII Session (Liverpool)

• 1 July 2014. Medicen-GFP Ile de France seminar " Système Macromoléculaire à l'interface avec le vivant " at Ecole des Mines ParisTech, (Paris)

• 23 May 2014. Scheduled talk on " Mechanical study of novel VPS-titanium coating of polyethylene for orthopaedic implants " at the International Thermal Spray Conference, Medical Industry Session (Barcelona)

• 9 Apr. 2014. The article of David Moreau et al. "Poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel coatings with tunable surface exposure of hydroxyapatite" is published in Biomatter (doi:10.4161/biom.28764)

• 12 Feb. 2014. Invited Seminar on "Hydrogel fibers for artificial ligaments" at LIOAD, Nantes University.