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Additive and digital manufacturing of transient sensors and bioelectronics

Transient electronics have emerged as a promising class of devices, capable of breaking down without harmful side effects to their environment. They have tremendous potential as bioresorbable electronics for temporary applications in the human body, and as ...

EPFL2023

Significance of surface charge and shell material of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticle (SPION) based core/shell nanoparticles on the composition of the protein corona

Heinrich Hofmann, Lionel André Maurizi, Morteza Mahmoudi, Géraldine Sylvie Coullerez, Usawadee Sakulkhu

As nanoparticles (NPs) are increasingly used in many applications their safety and efficient applications in nanomedicine have become concerns. Protein coronas on nanomaterials' surfaces can influence how the cell "recognizes" nanoparticles, as well as the ...

Royal Soc Chemistry2015

Processing of Sustainable Cellular Biocomposites

Carole Boissard

Petroleum-based polymers and composites are commonly used in a wide variety of application fields. However ecological concerns, increasing oil prices and dwindling natural resources explain why nowadays industrial and public interest is more than ever focu ...

EPFL2012

An advanced calibration process for a thermo-hydro-mechanical triaxial system

Lyesse Laloui, Alessio Ferrari, Ali Seiphoori

This paper presents an innovative double cell triaxial system developed for better understanding of the complex thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of soils. In addition to the conventional triaxial mechanical testing, the equipment is aimed to perform sucti ...

2011

Comparative evaluation of polymer surface functionalization techniques before iron oxide deposition. Activity of the iron oxide-coated polymer films in the photo-assisted degradation of organic pollutants and inactivation of bacteria

César Pulgarin, Félicien Mazille

The preparation of iron oxide-coated polymer films and their photocatalytic activity in organic pollutants degradation and bacterial inactivation is described. Polyvinyl fluoride (PVF), polyethylene (PE) and polyethylene terephtalate (PET) films were used ...

2010

Development of a Photo-Fenton Catalyst Supported on Modified Polymer Films

Félicien Mazille

The work presented in this thesis is a part of the European project INNOWATECH. The global objective of this project was to provide effective technological solutions for the treatment of industrial wastewater, to propose new concepts in wastewater treatmen ...

EPFL2010

Stabilization mechanism of TiO2 on flexible fluorocarbon films as a functional photocatalyst

Albert Renken, Lioubov Kiwi, Juan Kiwi, Danièle Laub

The repetitive discoloration kinetics of the azo-dye Methyl Orange (taken as a model organic compound) was followed under solar simulated radiation (90 mW/cm2) to assess the performance of the TiO2/Tedlar® composite photocatalyst. The influence of solution ...

2006

Dynamic properties of sandwich structures with integrated shear-thickening fluids

Véronique Michaud, Pierre-Etienne Bourban, John Christopher Plummer, Christian Fischer, Sylvia Aviva Braun

The integration of shear-thickening fluids (STFs) into composite structures has been investigated with the aim of tuning part stiffness and damping capacity under dynamic deformation. Results from oscillatory rheological measurements for a STF based on con ...

2006

Reaction calorimetry in supercritical fluids

Sophie Fortini

This thesis is devoted to the study of the dispersion polymerization of methyl methacrylate in supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2), using a poly(dimethylsiloxane) macromonomer (PDMS macromonomer) as stabilizer. Supercritical fluids (SCF) and SCF mixtures ...

EPFL2006

In vivo calcium deposition on polyvinyl alcohol matrix used in hollow fiber cell macroencapsulation devices

Patrick Aebischer, Nicolas Bouche

The encapsulation of genetically modified cells represents a promising approach for the delivery of therapeutic proteins. The functionality of the device is dependent on the characteristics of the biomaterials, the procedures used in its confection and the ...

2004

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