Ce travail de recherche a étudié l'effet des nanoparticules d'or sur le comportement des polymères sous rayonnements ionisants en atmosphère inerte. L'objectif était de développer des matériaux à forte émission gazeuse intégrables dans de nouveaux dosimètres miniatures, passifs, à lecture en temps réel et à longue distance. L’idée était initiale ét...
X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) sources coupled to high-power laser systems offer an avenue to study the structural dynamics of materials at extreme pressures and temperatures. The recent commissioning of the DiPOLE 100-X laser on the high energy density (HED) instrument at the European XFEL represents the state-of-the-art in combining x-ray diffr...
Characterizing molecular interactions at the microscopic level remains difficult and, therefore, represents a key target to better understand macromolecule and biomacromolecule behaviors in solution, alone, or in mixtures with others. Therefore, accurate characterization in liquid media, especially in aqueous solutions, without causing any perturba...
peer reviewed / Procellariiform seabirds are known to have high rates of plastic ingestion. We investigated the bioaccessibility of plastic-associated chemicals [plastic additives and sorbed persistent organic pollutants (POPs)] leached from plastic over time using an in vitro Procellariiform gastric model. High-density polyethylene (HDPE) and poly...
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The increasing trend in the mission towards the development of reinforced polymers lies in exploring their optimal properties, such as stiffness and load. Nanoreinforced materials are the answer to these requirements. The chapter has introduced the basic aspects of these nano-reinforced polymeric compounds, methods of synthesis, properties and pote...
Treatment of Ziegler-Natta (ZN) catalysts with BCl3 improves their activity by increasing the number of active sites. Here we show how Ti-47/49 solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy enables us to understand the electronic structure of the Ti surface sites present in such treated ZN pre-catalysts, prior to activation with alkyl a...
Protein functions are enabled by their perfectly arranged 3D structure, which is the result of a hierarchical intramolecular folding process. Sequence-defined polypeptide chains form locally ordered secondary structures (i.e., α-helix and β-sheet) through hydrogen bonding between the backbone amides, shaping the overall tertiary structure. To gener...
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The development of sensitive point-of-care (POC) assay platforms is of interest for reducing the cost and time of diagnostics. Lateral flow assays (LFAs) are the gold standard for POC systems, but their sensitivity as such is inadequate, for example, in the case of cardiac diagnostics. The performance can be improved by incorporating different step...
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