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Microbubbles Engineering for Drug Delivery-assisted by Ultrasound – MEDDU
Despite tremendous efforts to develop drug delivery systems, therapeutic index and selectivity toward diseased tissue remain very low. The lack of selectivity often results in high toxicity. The use of ultrasounds coupled to the gaseous microbubbles is promising approach to deliver and reach with n
Framework for Embedded Image Applications – FREIA
The sea of transistors available on one chip opens the door to many new image and video processing applications for the security and the transportation industries, with different trade-offs between raw per-formance, power and cost. Large reconfigurable chips (FPGA) such as Virtex, or even embedded F
Nanostructured Multifunctionnal Electrodes (NAMUEL) – ENaMU
The present project aims at the fundamental understanding of NAnocomposites MUltifunctionnal ELectrodes (NAMUEL) made of electronically conducting polymers (ECP) or pi-conjugated oligomers with aligned carbon nanotubes (CNT). Among the numerous possible applications, these NAMUEL will be studied mai
Controling the pest Drosophila suzukii with the sterile insect technique: maturation and efficacy – SuzuKIISS.ME
Strawberry, raspberry and cherry farmers lack solutions to control the invasive pest Drosophila suzukii (DS). Here, we will maturate the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) targeting DS. SIT has shown great efficacy to control many insects in foreign countries. It prevents reproduction by wild females th
Engineering Spins and Photons from Anisotropic DOts in Nanowires – ESPADON
Semiconductor quantum dots are promising building blocks for the development of future spintronics and photonics devices. The spin of a confined carrier can be used as a quantum bit, the recombination of electron-hole pairs provides triggered sources of single photons, confined carriers induce a fer
Plastronic Heat Pipe for the Direct Cooling of Power Electronic Components – CAPREP
The electrification of means of transport requires the development of converters from battery DC voltage to AC voltage for vehicule motorisations. An increase in the performance of these power converters requires power electronic components with very good performance as Gallium Arsenide (GaN) transi
Advanced Bipolar Membranes for Energy and Electrodialysis Technology – APRiCOT
Bipolar membranes dissociate water (H2O à H++OH-) at the interface between a proton and a hydroxide conductor under applied bias. This is being exploited industrially in electrodialysis to produce acid and base, and could be of great value for water and CO2 electrolyzers. Recently, some of us introd
Mechanisms and contribution of Musashi-mediated control of cell wall polysaccharide synthesis in plants – MusaWall
As the main constituent of the terrestrial plant biomass, lignocellulose represents a huge reservoir of fixed carbon and a renewable raw material that is essential for human usages. Lignocellulose biomass enclosed within secondary cell wall (SCW) is mainly composed of cellulose, hemicellulose and li
Tricyclic-Spirolactams for the treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacteria Infections – TriSLa-4-NTM
Infections caused by Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) are on the rise worldwide, not only in cystic fibrosis and immuno-compromised patients, but also in immune-competent individuals. These infections represent a major healthcare challenge with treatment using current antibiotics remaining less th
Electricity storage by means of compressed air with compression heat recovery – SEARCH
Respecting European objectives in terms of reducing greenhouse gases entails the fast development of electricity generation from renewable energy sources and nuclear energy. The fluctuating and intermittent character of renewable energy sources and the high modulation costs of nuclear power stations
