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Metallic nanoclusters embedded in Nitride Nanolaminates for efficient gas separation membranes – MeNiNA
Over the next decades, the world population is expected to increase even more, resulting in a greater demand for (preferably clean) energy. A mix of both green fuels and efficient technologies will be required to meet this growing energy demand, while supporting the transition to a lower-carbon econ
Resistive, unipolar and ordered ZnO nanowire arrays for flexible sensors adapted to biological media – ROLLER
The project ROLLER aims at developing a composite material consisting of ordered, resistive, and unipolar ZnO nanowires (NWs) embedded in a polymer matrix for the realization of pressure or flow flexible sensors adapted to biological media. This type of composite material in the form of in-vivo or e
A generic Microfluidic Approach for Deciphering Nanoscale biovesiclES propertieS – MADNESS
The overall objective of the project is to develop a miniaturised platform for the isolation, fractionation and qualification of extracellular microvesicles. These nanobioobjects, produced by all cell types, circulate in biological fluids, and include exosomes, ectosomes and apoptotic bodies, of a s
Upconverting photon harvester for photocatalysis – UPHocat
For some chemical reactions, light acts as an energy source which, combined with a photocatalyst, allows to multiply their efficiency. These reactions involve photocatalytic materials that will absorb light. Often, only the UV range, i.e. about 1% of the photons received by the Earth, are effective
Streo laser writing on water – SLOW2
This process, using a two-photon absorbing and water-soluble dendrimer able to aggregate in a volume of water under the influence of a laser beam is definitely a break with all that is known in the field of 3-D printing, concerning the nature of the media (water), the process involved, and the spati
Aggregation Induced Emission at SIngle Particle level : characterization and nanofabrication inside microfluidic devices – SIPAIE
As stated in the National Strategy for Research report (SNR, Action Plan 2017, ANR Call), while presenting one of the five priorities of Challenge 3 "Industrial Renewal" (Orientation 14 "Design of new materials"): "The future industry will rely, in part, on multi-functional materials and on i
Sub_10nm nanostructured thin films made from carbohydrate-based diblock copolymers: a new strategy for long-range order – SWEETSURF
Nano-organized thin films that find applications in immerging nanotechnology are made today from synthetic polymers and more precisely from block copolymer (BCP) systems. Most of these systems are derived from petroleum and their self-assembly is often limited to 20-30 nm resolutions (domain and siz
Bacterial-based production of Genetically Encoded Responsive Capsules – GenCaps
Chemical bioengineers develop nowadays eco-friendly processes for the synthesis of high-value molecules, typically based on bacterial fermentations. This principle can be pushed forward by rerouting biosynthetic pathways to the control of in cellulo nano-assemblies and manufacture of fragile functio
Super-Resolution Single Molecule Localization Microscopy with Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging – SiMpLeLIFe
How to image molecules in living cells? How to spy on the details of their interactions, organization and dynamics at the molecular scale, their intricate dance to create and maintain the cellular structure and function? When we use an optical system, from a phone camera to an advanced research m
Perovskite nanocrystals: “salty” synthesis and electrochemically-driven spin transport – SaltySpin
Strongly correlated systems are complex materials where spin, charge, orbital and lattice orders are strongly intricate. Such solids exhibit unusual and often technologically relevant properties, which are the basis of many information and communication technologies. Manganite perovskites of formula
Antiadhesive and antimicrobial implants for visceral surgery prepared by cold atmospheric plasma and electrospinning – CAPSPIN
Postoperative adhesions are a significant health issue with major implications on quality of life and health care expenses. In particular, intra-abdominal adhesions arise after 50 to 100% of all abdominal operations, within the 12 months after any type of surgery. The severe consequences of these po
Metal Nanopatterning of Flexible Substrates by Surface Mechanical Activation – MetaFleSS
The fabrication of miniaturized electronic, chemical and photonic components on flexible, stretchable, non-planar, and biocompatible substrates as opposed to conventional rigid substrates can open doors for the next generation of advanced devices with new functionalities. In this context, one great
Lateral porous silicon membranes for all-in-one on-chip sample preparation and biosensing – LabPSi
The LabPsi project aims at demonstrating that lateral porous silicon membranes integrated into planar microchannels (as opposed to classical porous silicon membranes integrated in 3D fluidics) constitute a single nanotechnological brick to carry out all steps required for the detection of biomolecul
Disruptive metHod of ALD precursor design for New Advanced functional MaterIals – HANAMI
The HANAMI project aims at developing an original efficient ALD precursor screening procedure to gain a deep understanding of its surface chemistry, generate new functional materials and apply them in innovative optoelectronic devices. Exciting results to come! From a fundamental point of view, the
MULTIMODAL SENSING POLYMER TRANSISTORS FOR BIOELECTRONICS – MULTISPOT
The generation of NOVEL MATERIALS TO HARNESS THE POWER OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS as primary sensors is extremely attractive: rapid cellular signal treatment and amplification by cellular algorithms provides high specificity and sensitivity. ELECTRICAL ACTIVITIES FORM THE BASE OF KEY EVENTS such as brain
Eco-by-design soft hybrid phosphors for lighting applications – Eco-Phos
Rare-earth elements represent a series of element mainly corresponding to the gradual filling of the 4f sub-shell and thereby present exceptional magnetic and luminescent properties. Although these elements are quite abundant in the earth’s crust, their use on large scale like for lighting applicati
Self-Assembling Proteins for Bio-Inspired Nano-Electronics – BioNics
Bioelectronics is a fast growing research field aiming at mastering the interfacing of biological systems with electronic devices. Main envisioned applications are linked to medicine (e.g. biosensors for personalized healthcare) and environment survey (e.g. detection of pollutants). The challenge is
Nanoparticles-based eco-Friendly route for ORganic Conjugated polymer thin film Elaboration – FORCE
This project aims at producing semiconducting electron donor polymers and small molecule electron acceptor (SMA) nanoparticle (NP) dispersions as starting materials for the preparation of thin films active layers for optoelectronic devices. The use of NP dispersions has got several advantages over t
Vapour-liquid-solid growth of diamond Hexagonal Silicon NanoWires – HexaNW
2H silicon nanowires NWs have been obtained at LPICM, in the plasma-enhance chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) reactor PLASFIL (J. Tang, et al. Nanoscale 9, 8113-8118, 2017). The goal of the project is to understand how the 2H polytype naturally forms in NWs prepared by PECVD vapour-liquid-solid gr
Resonant waveguide grating enabled high sensitivity wide-field optical microscopy – GRATEOM
Resonant waveguide gratings (RWG) induce strong local electromagnetic fields on their top surface, which are useful in many applications. In this proposal, we will develop a high-sensitivity wide-field optical microscopy by using RWG-enhanced upconversion fluorescence (UCF) of infrared-excited rare-
From weak to strong non-equilibrium transport of fluids at the nanoscales – NEPTUNE
Harnessing the many possibilities of nanometer-scale transport of water and ions is an important goal of modern technology in fields as diverse as biochemical analysis, water purification and energy harvesting. Controlling liquid flow at the scale of a nanometer provides unique opportunities for tec
Characterizing metal nanoparticle catalytic activity by the work function – REACTIVITY
REACTIVITY is a fundamental research project, in which we develop a new, untouched and challenging experimental strategy in heterogeneous model catalysis for describing reactivity related phenomena: we demonstrate that the combination of non-contact atomic force microscopy (nc-AFM) and Kelvin probe
Two-Dimensional Nanomaterial-based Metasurfaces for enhanced Plasmonic Sensing – 2DPS
Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors are optical sensors commonly used for real-time monitoring of molecular interactions. Graphene is the thinnest 2D material and its high charge carrier mobility makes it an attractive material for these sensors. By applying graphene layers on the top metal laye
Epsilon Near Zero anisotropic material for photodetection – mEtaNiZo
The mEtaNiZo projects aims to take advantage of specific electromagnetic modes to enhance light-matter interaction in order to realize a new type of infrared photodetector. These so-called ENZ modes (Epsilon Near Zero, for dielectric function close to zero) give a strong spatial confinement and s
Modulated Super-resolved Microscopy : nanometric molecular organization of cells – MSM
Super-resolution optical microscopies, which were awarded the Nobel Prize 2014, represent a true revolution in biology. Their ultimate sensitivities, allowing the tracking of unique molecules, as well as their nanometric resolution, unveil, for the first time, the organization and intracellular mech
Simulation of thermal Interface Resistances: ENAble first principle molecular dynamics via heat transients – SIRENA
In a device, the heat path from the active part to the heat sink involves generally several layers of different materials. At each interface, a thermal resistance has to be accounted for in addition to the resistance of layer itself. Understanding and quantifying interface thermal resistances is th
Shape-controlled nanomaterials: the new therapeutic approach for mucosal routes – Shape
Mucosal routes are the preferred sites for drug administration in comparison with invasive parenteral routes. However, the design of drug carriers able to avoid dilution with physiological fluids and rapid mucus clearance still represents an unmet challenge. Nanoparticles (NPs) coated with mucoadhes
Nucleation, growth and reactivity of MEtallic and bimetallic Nanocrystals – NUMEN
The recent decades have shown that nanocrystals (NCs) can play an important role in a lot of different fields such as biology, catalysis, and magnetism. From a sustainable point of view it is necessary to limit the use of rare metal (platinum, palladium etc..) as catalyst. Due to their low cost and
Garnet-type nanophosphors for white LED lighting – NanophosforLED
the objective of this project is to increase the final EQE of wLEDs by elaborating and shaping nanophosphors with high iQY, high photostability and appropriate spectral properties. We will focus on garnet-type nanophosphors: YAG:Ce will be used as a model system for developing new synthesis methods;
Single Enzyme Electrochemistry – SEE
The development of new biotechnologies is tightly bound to our understanding of biological systems and our capacity to efficiently integrate biomolecules such as redox enzymes in electronic devices. The actual trend toward miniaturization of bio-electronic devices reduces considerably the number of
Nanosensor for the size-discrimination and purity analysis of peptides – PurPepSize
The aim of our project is to develop an innovative and low-cost nanosensor using nanopore technology for the single-molecule size-discrimination of peptides with a single amino acid resolution, which has never been reached before. An industrial application of our system is the detection, identificat
Self-reinforced all-acrylic water-borne coatings – PISAForFilms
Thanks to the development of the polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) approach, it is nowadays possible to produce polymeric nanofibres in high yield, through green water-based processes. Thanks to their high aspect ratio, numerous applications of these nanofibres can be considered. However,
Patterning and Imaging AntiFerromagnets – PIAF
More than 80% of known magnetic substances have dominant antiferromagnetic interactions, often resulting in no or very small magnetization. This impedes their investigation, in particular when the magnetic properties must be mapped at the nanoscale. Indeed 50% of the magnetic materials are antiferro
Nanofluidic chips device for the measurement of biomarkers found in epsilon quantity in human biological samples – EPSILOMICS
Significant advances in medicine and medical diagnosis in the understanding and treatment of diseases have always been accompanied by the advances in physics, optics and electronics that have made it possible to observe the living matter with a growing acuity. Nowadays, the means of observing the ce
Material assembly from heterogeneously charged nanoparticles – HotCHpot
Next-generation materials and devices composed of colloidal building blocks tailor-made for specific applications will not be fabricated via traditional methods. Instead, they will self-assemble through processes that do not require human intervention and in which instructions for assembly emerge fr
Mid-IR absorption spectrometer based on subwavelength silicon photonic nanostructures – MIR-Spec
Mid-infrared free-space absorption spectrometers have demonstrated label-free and real-time detection of multiple chemical and biological substances with an outstanding precision and versatility. However, they are bulky and high-cost, precluding their use in widespread high-volume applications. The
Photonic integrated sensor based on porous materials for Mid Infrared detection of volatile organic compounds – MID-VOC
The MID-VOC project aims at developing a highly innovative integrated optical spectroscopic sensor to detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the Mid-Infrared from exhaled breath. Indeed VOCs exhibit broad absorption features in this wavelength range. These sensors are based on optical waveguide
Control of ligand display in time and space on nAnopatterned Surfaces for Cell ADhEsion – CASCADE
The current nano-biotechnologies interfacing synthetic materials and cell biology requires a better understanding of cell–surface interactions on the micro-to-nanometer scale. It is the aim of the CASCADE project to develop new patterned surfaces exhibiting both nano and micro structurations. Our st
In situ/operando characterization tool for 3D Li-ion solid state microbattery – CASSIOPES
The CASSIOPES project has two main goals. On the one hand, the first purpose of this project is to fabricate a functional 3D Li-ion all solid state micro-battery by using thin film technologies allowing to reach high energy density (> 5 mW.cm-2). 3D Lithium ion technology is proposed in order to fi
Hybrid nanomaterials for controlled photothermal-switching – HEROES
HEROES is a 42 months research project dedicated to the synthesis of novel switchable heterostructures based on bistable units made of spin-crossover nanoparticles associated with gold nanoparticles to promote a fast and highly efficient photoswitching at room temperature. We propose to achieve pico
Germanene on band gap materials – GERMANENE
The project aims at growing germanene, the germanium equivalent of graphene, and study the physics of Dirac fermions in this two-dimensional (2D) material. Indeed, germanene departs from conventional 2D electrons systems and graphene by a buckled atomic structure and a significant spin orbit couplin
New FLUOrescent HYBrid nanomaterials based on Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE) organic ligands grafted to inorganic nanoparticles – FluoHyb
Pi-Conjugated oligomers and polymers based on a planar backbone of sp2-bonded carbon atoms have attracted increasing interest in recent years owing to their potential application for electronic devices. For example, light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) for display based on polymer technology are commercial
CLuster-based Infrared selectivity MATerials for Energy saving applications – CLIMATE
CLIMATE aims at preparing new composite coating materials for glass solar control as well as straightforward processes for their surface coating. The originality of CLIMATE lies in the use of functional cluster-based composite materials as glass coater. The M6@silice-PDMS composite (PDMS = polydimet
Micro and Nano Electromechanical Systems based on Gallium Nitride – NEMS-GAN
MEMS successes are today based on top-down microfabrication and mostly silicon material. NEMS miniaturized mechanical structures offer promising routes for increasing devices sensistivity. However, many sensors markets in industry, exploration, and defense cannot use current MEMS/NEMS technologies b
Structuration of redox active Metal Organic Frameworks by Molecular Layer Deposition – STREAM
STREAM project deals with a breaking innovation process for assembling and structuring at molecular level 3-D functional metal organic frameworks (MOFs) into thin films. For this purpose, a solvent-free molecular layer deposition (MLD) approach is proposed. MLD is based on self-saturating gas/surfac
AntennaFRET: optical nanoantennas to enhance protein biophysics applications of Förster resonance energy transfer – AntennaFRET
Single Molecule Förster resonance energy transfer (smFRET) is a major technique to measure biomolecular conformations and interactions. However, its range is limited to nanometer distances and nanomolar concentrations. The objective of AntennaFRET is to extend the applicability of smFRET using optic
HIgh Brightness and IntenSity negative and positive reactive ion sourCe for the analysis of nano-strUuctured Surfaces (HIBISCUS) – HIBISCUS
The main goal of the HIBISCUS project is to develop a new ion source approach which will allows to produce intense beams of virtually any kind of nanomaterial or molecules/ions at close to ambient temperature, while solving the drawbacks of the LMIS and MiLICIS sources. The approach is based on the
Colloidal Assembly In Free Energy Gradients – COATING
Whether we use it to manufacture increasingly complex materials or because our bodies have developed solutions to resist it, drying is a ubiquitous process in our lives. Water has a preponderant role in our world and undergoes a crucial cycle based on phase transitions. Water evaporation occurs as s
Alveolus mimics using human pluripotent stem cells and mechanistic understanding of nanoparticles translocation through respiratory system – AvleolusMimics
We aim to develop human alveolus mimics for mechanistic understanding of nanoparticles translocation through respiratory system. Alveolar epithelial and capillary endothelial cells will be obtained by differentiating human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) and plated on the upper and lower sid