(Bio)Macromolecular Engineering for the Design of Soft Materials with Controlled Architecture

Coordinators : T. Merland & T. Narita
Members : J.B. d’Espinose, M. Hanafi, D. Hourdet, A. Kovalenko, A. Marcellan, C. Monteux, N. Pantoustier, P. Perrin, N. Sanson, Y. Tran

This research axis brings together projects dedicated to inducing structural organization through supramolecular or macromolecular interactions and processing. By understanding these interactions, we aim to design networks and interfaces with well-defined structures that enhance toughness and stability. Our approach is primarily bottom-up, increasingly relying on bio-based building blocks to address societal concerns about the environmental impact of polymer materials.

• Process induced shaping of networks

• Reactive polymers at interfaces

• Bio-based polymers: functionalization and characterization

• Design of polymer networks architectured by weak interactions