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TITOP_1 is an industrial collaborative project aiming to overcome the current technological blocking point in Tip Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TERS), namely the availability of tips for Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) in TERS applications, with high performance, reliability, reproducibility and easy a
This project aims at bringing the outstanding force sensitivity of nano-mechanical oscillators to the wide community of atomic force microscopy users. Our goal is to develop and exploit for both fundamental and applied science objectives a novel kind of force sensors enabling ultra-sensitive vectori
The optical properties of emitting nanoparticles such as quantum dots (QD) or NV centers in nanodiamonds (ND) have been extensively studied in solution or in vivo, isolated on dielectric or plasmonic substrates, coupled to metallic colloids or even attached to near-field scanning probes. Yet, optica
Our project aims at developing an original approach using bacterial cells as living factories that produce nanoparticles with remarkable electromagnetic properties and that provide numerous advantages, including monodispersity, stability, and controlled surface properties. For this purpose, we will
Silicon (Si) micro- and nanofabrication processes are of crucial importance for microelectronics and solar cells as much as for promising emerging technologies in nanoelectronics, biosensing devices, Li-ionbatteries, or water-splitting membranes. These applications render the fabrication of Si nanos
Atherosclerosis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease affecting the large and medium-sized arteries. The development of atherosclerosis which can progress silently during decades is characterized by the thickening and loss of elasticity of the arteries owing to the formation of atherosclerotic
The development of sources and detectors of spin-polarized free electron beams has given access to various spin-dependent processes that occur in physics. With the use of spin-polarized electron sources, fundamental and technological progress has been made in condensed matter and surface/material sc
This multidisciplinary project focuses on the development of new scaffolds dedicated to the regeneration of soft tissues. In order to optimize the development of new implantable medical devices, the objective of this project is to promote and validate a methodological approach to forecast the evolut
The TIPTOP project is a 4-year collaborative project aiming at developing a new resistive SThM probe for nanoscale quantitative thermal measurement, demonstrating the capabilities of the new technique on application-oriented micro and nanostructured materials and systems, developing an optimized tec
Nanoparticles hold great promise for many applications ranging from in vitro diagnostic assays to in vivo imaging and drug delivery. The development of metallic, fluorescent, or contrast imaging nanoparticles (NPs), possessing distinct and unique optical and electronic properties have progressed dra
The detection and assay of drugs and their metabolites at low concentrations in biologic matrices is a major societal issue and a major challenge in the analytical area due to the strong demand in fields such as pharmacology, toxicology, forensics, doping. At present time, this detection is performe
A magnet’s energy product, which quantifies the work that can be done by the magnet, is a key figure of merit for comparing magnets. The energy product of magnets doubled in value every 12 years in the last century, due to the discovery of new hard magnetic phases with improved intrinsic properties
[Non-confidential summary] This project addresses the call of the Action Plan 2016 of ANR for Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies for tomorrow products - Innovative nano-objects for health. The main objective is the development of a supramolecular platform for biomedical applications such as multimod
Thermal insulating materials such as glass wool are generally composed of a complex network of micro and/or nanosized glass fibers or grains. They are characterized in industrial laboratories using macroscopic methods which measure the thermal transport properties of large pieces of material. Today,
The immunosensors based on electrochemical transducers have gained great attention for clinical diagnostics, since they present simplified instrumentation, high sensitivity and low cost. Over time, the infection risk of vector-borne diseases in southern Europe and in particular along the Mediterrane
During the last decade, progress in nanofabrication has triggered a rapid growth of the field of nanomechanics. Nanotechnologies have enabled the realization of ultrasmall mechanical oscillators, which are used in ultra-sensitive position, force or mass measurement devices. This has led to the treme
The WAVENEXT project aims to study the magnetic anisotropy phenomena in epitaxial films using two techniques (neutron diffraction (ND) and soft X-ray resonant magnetic reflectivity (SXRMR)) giving access to magnetism on a microscopic scale. To make the most of these two powerful and complementary te
Single molecule imaging of biomolecules in living cells using fluorescence microscopy has become of key importance for understanding biological processes at the molecular level. Following directly their dynamics requires localizing single emitters inside cells with a spatial and temporal resolution
Piezoelectric materials are the key elements of motion sensors (accelerometers and gyroscopes) and resonators present in any wireless network sensor (WNS) node. For the Internet of Things (IoT), remote sensing and the transfer of information, to become a global reality, billions of sensors and WNS n
Oxysulfides (MxOySz) and oxynitrides (MxOyNz) represent two families of materials that have scarcely been studied, in comparison with oxides, even though they show potentially exciting properties for the fields of energy storage, optics and catalysis. Their band-gap can be tuned in a wide range that
Pickering emulsions are non-miscible liquid dispersions stabilized with particles instead of surfactants. In this project, emulsions stabilized with biodegradable and biocompatible nanoparticles (NP) for pharmaceutical use will be formulated. Biodegradable and biocompatible Pickering emulsions have
3D photostructuring at submicon scales of functional magnetic nanocomposite materials – PhotoMagnet
PHOTOMAGNET proposal proposes to develop new sol-gel matrices incorporating Magnetic Nanoparticles (NPM) homogeneously dispersed and which are photostructurable in 3D structures of sub-micron resolutions by two photon stereolithography (TPS). Last of all, demonstration of the applicative potentialit
Quantum physics revolutionized the electrical metrology by providing universal and reproducible resistance and voltage standards, based on the Planck constant h and the electron charge e only, using the quantum Hall effect (QHE) and the Josephson effect (JE) respectively. Since 1990, these quantum s
Photoluminescence (PL) sensing is a standard technique in biological and chemical analysis, and its advantages of user friendliness, speed, low cost, very high sensitivity, and unrivalled versatility have opened a broad scope of sensing applications, including the use of consumer electronic devices
The HSP-project aims at contributing to the development of new opto-magnetic systems for information treatment or information storage in the frame of spin-photonics. Indeed, we intend to exploit the ultra-fast formation of magnetic polarons reported in Diluted Magnetic Semiconducting (DMS) nanoparti
As stated in the National Strategy for Research report (SNR, Action Plan 2016 , ANR Call), while presenting one of the five priorities of Challenge 3 "Industrial Renewal" (Priority 14 "Design of new materials"): " The products of the future will be more complex and mix several materials endowing fin
Membrane proteins (MPs) help coordinate pretty much everything a cell does, indeed, about 50% of approved therapeutics target MPs. However, our understanding of MPs molecular mechanisms is still in its infancy. This significant gap in our knowledge and industrial applications is partly due to the sl
RNA interference (RNAi) induced by small interfering RNA (siRNA) holds the promise to treat several diseases which cannot be treated today with conventional methods. However, a major issue for siRNA-based therapeutics concerns the effective delivery of siRNA oligonucleotides to their sites of action
WEPRINT aims to develop new biodegradable scaffolds designed at the nanoscale for future medical applications, in particular in dental application regarding this project. The fabrication technology of the present project relies on a combination of a three-dimensional (3D) printer and wet spinning un