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Interdisciplinar exploration Material-Process-Mechanical to improve and speed up Economical & Recycable H2 storage vessels. – MPM4RER
Goal of this project is to carry a combined study on Materials, Process and Mechanical behaviour of Carbone Elium wounded Carbon-acrylic Thermoplastic, Elium, in order to authorize and ease its use for high pressure H2 storage vessels and thus reducing manufacturing cost, increasing reliability and
A Millifluidic smart reactor system for multistep continuous synthesis of bio-based styrenes derived from p-hydroxycinnamic acids – MilliStyrene
Over the last twenty years, scientists have become increasingly interested in intensifying the production processes of biomolecules such as plant secondary metabolites. Intensification strategies are mainly focused on engineering microbial strains to produce heterologous plant metabolites. The imple
Integrated Microsystems for In silico Modeling and in vitro assessment of nanoparticle TrAnsport & radioTherapy Efficacy – IMITATE
Despite an increasing number of innovative therapeutic strategies, the large majority of drug candidates fail in clinical trials. This is particularly important for nanotherapeutics that are used as drug carriers or therapeutic agents to selectively kill cancer cells. This failure is largely due to
Neutral Equilibirum Mechanisms and smart Lightweight FooTbridges for urban ecomobility – NEMELIFT
Waterways have contributed to the prosperity of most current large cities. Nowadays they hinder the use of soft modes of transport, a key issue of urban ecomobility of the City of Tomorrow. The construction costs of crossing structures and annoyances caused by urban worksites inhibit communities in
Design of functionally graded dental materials by additive manufacturing – CMADENT
Tooth shows a natural gradient of elastic modulus due to the presence of dentin (porous mineral tissue) and enamel (highly mineralized, 2 to 4 times stiffer), connected by a transition zone of a few microns. Restoration of voluminous tooth substance loss by Computer Aided Design and Manufacture (CAD
Drying of saline water from porous media – DRYSALT
This project proposes an in-depth study of the drying of porous media in the presence of saline water. This situation is seen as a perfect test case for the fundamental study of evaporation phenomena with salt crystallization in porous media. The project is structured in three parts. The first aims
Ultrafast laser diagnostics for mapping radicals in atmospheric pressure plasma-assisted processes – ULTRAMAP
Reactive atmospheric plasmas are increasingly used in advanced technologies for materials processing, environmental, energy, biomedical and aerospace applications. Technological breakthroughs require a fundamental plasma understanding, in particular kinetics of atomic and molecular radicals that are
Process optimisation by flow chemistry and experimental design – OPTIFLEX
The objective of the OPTIFLEX project is to develop an original methodology for model-based experimental design, exploiting information from flow chemistry and pilot reactors in order to optimize the operating conditions of synthesis reactors. The challenge is to accelerate the first steps at the la
Development of a forward osmosis process for the Platelet enrichment of Plasma – Plasmotic
The challenging objectives of the project are to develop a new process to enrich plasma with platelets and thus produce platelet rich plasma (PRP). PRP injection is an important therapy used to accelerate the healing of tendons, ligaments or joints (Arthritis Therapy). The project aims to develop a
IN VItro meChanotransduction Triggered by UltraSound – INVICT-US
Low-intensity ultrasound (LIUS) has an underused clinical therapeutic potential for the stimulation of bone remodelling. Bone has been shown to be a mechanosensitive biological tissue capable of providing a tailored biological response to a mechanical environment. Low-intensity ultrasound (LIUS) can
Generalized bipotentials by Brezis-Ekeland-Nayroles variational principle in mechanics – BigBen
Our aim is to develop innovative variational methods to address the challenges today in structural mechanics in the domain of the couplings and interactions between phenomena such as the plasticity, the frictional contact, the fracture mechanics, the damage and the dynamics. Challenge 1: the consid
p-Doping Engineering of AlGaN Materials – DOPALGAN
Gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors are now widely used in daily life applications (lighting, chargers…). Wider band gap aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) semiconductors are now emerging to push forward the performances and/or open new application fields in strategic markets (medical, environment,
Plasma sprayed nanostructured coatings for disinfection – PASSION
The control of pathogens diffusion has become more important than ever given the social and economic consequences of large-scale pandemic that the COVID19 outbreak has revealed worldwide. Moreover, the lingering and critical circumstances, where more than 2 billion people do not have access to safe
High Aspect Ratio AlN Nanowires for efficient deep UV emission – HARAlN
Light sources emitting intensely in the deep UV (UVC 10, diameter ~250nm) on which quantum wells of AlGaN rich in Al (> 50%) are grown radially in core/shell geometry . Unfortunately, the existing processes involved in the fabrication of this core (AlN) / shell (AlGaN/AlN) architecture show limit
Multiscale Smart Texturing of Medical Implants – MustImplant
The MUST Implant project brings together 4 academic research laboratories which pool their skills for innovating a new concept in the field of surface science: the Multiscale Smart Texturing. Taking account quantitatively a huge set of data met in the bibliography, the concept consists in designing
hydrodynamic and acoustic cavitation for the process intensification – CAPRI
Cavitation phenomena can be used to intensify processes involving physical or chemical transformations. Although acoustic cavitation has been studied for a long time for applications in chemistry, water treatment, food processing, etc., and phenomenological knowledge in this field has progressed con
Printed Lead-free piezoelectric ceramic energy harvesters: towards greener processing with high performance – PLAYER-ONE
Today’s electronic based technologies require electrical power, preferably supplied in-situ to achieve self-powered autonomous devices. Advances in wireless technologies and the reduction of the power consumption of integrated circuits have enabled different solutions to power these systems. Harvest
Terpolymer Electroactive Actuator for Mini-invasive surgery – TEAM
Mini-Invasive Surgery (MIS) has evolved with the micro-catheters and surgical endoscopic devices innovation in most medical fields. These technologies are moving towards even greater miniaturization and flexibility of the tools. Micro-actuators are not exempt from this wave of innovation since the e
Extraction and recycling of Tantalum – ExTRa
The ExTRa project aims to develop in France a set of innovative technological bricks to extract tantalum from electronic waste (WEEE) and recycle it into a high value-added material (superalloy used for aeronautical turbines). Ta is not currently extracted from WEEE, but an analogy is possible with
Biocatalyst immobilization in millistructured reactor – BILLIE
In the current context of technological, energy and ecological transition, there is an urgent need to develop more sustainable and cost effective synthetic processes: flow biocatalysis, combination of biocatalysis and continuous flow chemistry, has emerged as a winning combination. It allows signifi
Investigating two-step nucleation in microfluidic supercritical antisolvent process – SUCRINE
Improving the bioavailability of drugs requires the development of crystallisation processes for which the control of size and crystallinity is well mastered. The use of intensified processes such as supercritical antisolvent process in microreactors has allowed us to obtain crystals of a size never
modelling the Interface DEFormation of super-HYdrophobic surfaces in eXtreme conditions – IDEFHYX
Among the large variety of innovative materials engineered for industrial needs, super-hydrophobic surfaces (SHS) have received increasing attention since the nineties. By tuning properly their physicochemical properties, these biomimetic surfaces can entrap a lubricating gas layer within the roughn
Architectured Inflatable mateRials for designing functional Shells – MatAIRialS
This project aims at developing novel algorithms to design free-form inflatable shells which are easy to fabricate and able to carry external loadings. To achieve this goal, we will introduce a novel inflatable meta-material (i.e. architectured material), consisting of superimposed planar membranes
Constrained gas breakdown and discharges at the micrometer scale – MIDICODE
This research project focuses on the fundamental study of breakdown phenomena in gases at atmospheric pressure in micrometer gap systems. The prediction of gas breakdown in micro-gaps is still a wide topic to explore, since its understanding cannot be explained the classical breakdown theory. This p
Quantum-grade diamond with spatially localized NV centres – TRAMPOLINE
Solid-state quantum systems that possess long-lived spin and/or optical coherence are likely to play key roles in the development of a broad range of applications in quantum technologies (QT), from quantum networks to information processing and quantum sensing. In this context, among the various can
Spontaneous Nanostructures Formation in Plasma Polymerss: Towards Process Control – SPON-TO-CTRL
Plasma polymerization offers the possibility to deposit polymeric functional thin films in many substrates. It is a solventless process that could be powered by renewable energy, as electricity is its basic demand. That feature, combined with the versatility in terms of precursor selection, offers c
Advanced Substrate for Gallium nitride Epitaxy IndustRialization – ASGEIR
Gallium Nitride (GaN) and its related compounds (III-Nitrides) have become the second most used technology in the semiconductor market, but still far behind Silicon (Si). Their outstanding properties in terms of large bandgap, critical electric field and carrier velocity have allowed the development
Intensification of mixing in complex fluids using fractal oscillating grid turbulence – I-FrOG
I-FrOG aims at proposing a ground-breaking concept of turbulence generation by fractal oscillating grids, capable of enhancing mixing in bio-fluids with complex rheology, with limited imposed shear-stress and degradation. In the context of ecological and energy transitions, the development of techno
Selective GaN growth on patterned hBN for transferring MEMS onto flexible substrates – FLEXIGAN
The FlexiGaN project aims at implementing and optimizing the selective growth of III-N layers and heterostructures onto pre-patterned hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) to fabricate high mechanical quality electromechanical systems (MEMS) that can subsequently be transferred onto flexible substrates. Du
MIcroscale characterization and modelling of energy DIssipation mechanisms to optimize damping of plant FIbers Composite structures – MIDIFIC
The MIDIFIC project aims to develop new damping optimization strategies for sustainable lightweight structures made of plant fibers. To achieve this task, a detailed characterization and multiscale modelling of their dynamic properties will be performed. Despite the fact that the loss factor of plan
Sound production induced by FRICTion: Investigating non-smOoth dynamics with Numerical and experimental bifurcation AnaLysis – FRICTIONAL
The project FRICTIONAL aims to characterize, analyze, model and control the nonlinear mechanisms involved in friction-induced vibrations and sound production. Frictional systems are non-smooth dynamical systems. They display a wealth of dynamics, from the sound produced by insects (e.g. crickets) to
Elastic stationary phase for the development of original filtration/recovery systems of metallic ions – ESSENTIAL
Metallic micropollutants are rejected by chemical, mining, electronics and metallurgical industries. They can accumulate into living organisms and thus lead to health problems. Furthermore, regulations become ever more severe on maximum accepted concentration levels on wastewater. The project ESSENT
Elastic Foam Reactor: an innovative technological breakthrough in gas-liquid reaction field – EFR
EFR project propose to develop a new technological breakthrough with low-energy consumption for intensification of complex multiphasic systems. It combines remarkable transport properties and mechanical elasticity of novel bio-inspired soft catalytic support (cheap elastomeric open cell foam) with a
Multiscale continuous double emulsification processes : monitoring and modelling – DEPMod
Emulsions are liquid-liquid dispersions of two immiscible fluids in the form of small droplets stabilized with surface agents. They are widely employed in a large panel of industries such as pharmaceutics, cosmetics and food engineering. They may also present an intermediate step in the formulation
Morphodynamics of heterogeneous fluid turbulence – DeltaPhi
Flows of heterogeneous fluid (non-miscible fluids separated by an interface) are encountered in several natural and industrial situations. Most of available theoretical descriptions of such flows generally focus on the dispersed regime, i.e. when one phase is much more abundant than the other. When
Cavitation nuclei regeneration – CANURE
The appearance of bubbles in a liquid induced by pressure decreases, i.e. cavitation, occurs in a wide range of applications. In some fields such as naval propulsion or hydraulic systems, cavitation is detrimental and needs to be avoided. On the other hand, cavitation can also be used in medicine (u
Vibration-assisted 2D printing of thermoplastic particle suspensions – Improvibrations
In this project, our goal is to develop a process for the 2D printing of composite materials with optimal optical, electrical or mechanical properties. In order to have a good spatial resolution of the patterns as well as good mechanical properties, it is necessary to use yield stress fluids in thes
Topology optimization of though SiC-based 3D architectures for efficient high temperature heat generation driven by radiative transfers – ORCHESTRA
Additive manufacturing processes have opened the doors for the conception of high temperature energy systems (volumetric solar receivers, gas-to-gas heat exchangers, radiant tube inserts) based on highly porous ceramics with 3D tailored geometries. New architectures are now accessible (triply period
Development of a generic thermomechanical model for pyrolyzing porous materials – PYROMECA
Pyrolysis is a key phenomenon for high temperature applications involving polymer materials. Some of them are at the heart of societal challenges such as biomass pyrolysis for the production of green energy and molecules. Three scientific communities have mainly contributed to the development of fun
Homogeneous nucleation of Nano-Diamond particles in Microwave microplasmas – NANODIAPLAS
Identifying the Physical and chemical local conditions and understanding the fundamental processes that permit homogeneous nucleation of diamond nanoparticle also called nanodiamonds (DNPs) in nonequilibrium MW microplasma in order to develop an efficient novel plasma process that insures gas phase
Mechanics and resilience of a biomimetic Pulvinus – MExP
One challenge of 4.0 Industry is to design damage resilient actuators. Today, to secure critical mechanisms, several actuators are used in series or parallel (redundancy). When the main actuator is damaged, one of these redundant actuators takes over. The design of resilient actuators will avoid th
Gallium Nitride and ArSenide Plasma Epitaxy – GASPE
The goal of the GASPE project is to achieve epitaxial growth of III-V materials at low temperature (~ 200°C) using a non-equilibrium plasma based on a physical vapour deposition approach (PVD). These III-V materials, including gallium arsenide (GaAs) and gallium nitride (GaN), have significantly hig