Publications by Yves Leterrier

Biobased Composites from Eugenol- and Coumarin-Derived Methacrylic Latex and Hemp Nanocellulose: Cross-Linking via [2+2] Photocycloaddition and Barrier Properties

A novel-biobased latex was synthesized by redox-initiated emulsion copolymerization of ethoxy dihydroeugenyl methacrylate with 5 wt % of a photosensitive methacrylate containing a coumarin group. A stable copolymer latex having 16 wt % solids content and a ...

Amer Chemical Soc2024

Fluorine Free Surface Modification of Microfibrillated Cellulose-Clay Composite Films: Effect of Hydrophobicity on Gas Barrier Performance

Yves Leterrier, Mohammed Arif Poothanari

Diffusion barrier composite films based on microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) and clay were developed with attention paid to the influence of thermal annealing and a fluorine-free surface silylation on their microstructure, water contact angle (WCA), mechani ...

MDPI2024

Magnesium Optrodes for Real-Time Optical Monitoring of Water Transport in Ultrathin Encapsulations for Bioelectronics

Yves Leterrier, Stéphanie Lacour, Hatice Altug, Deepthy Kavungal, Massimo Mariello

Recent studies investigated the hydrolysis of Magnesium (Mg) thin films, highlighting their potential use in biodegradable devices. Quantitatively monitoring the degradation rate and morphological changes of Mg through optical methods and light-delivery de ...

2024

Water-permeation sensor and method for making the same

Yves Leterrier, Stéphanie Lacour, Kyungjin Kim, Massimo Mariello

A water permeation sensor suitable for monitoring and quantitatively assessing ultra-low permeability of thin film encapsulations engineered for bioelectronic microdevices, its fabrication as well as device comprising the same are disclosed herein. ...

2024

Optical Monitoring of Water Side Permeation in Thin Film Encapsulation

Yves Leterrier, Stéphanie Lacour, Kangling Wu, Massimo Mariello

The stability of long-term microfabricated implants is hindered by the presence of multiple water diffusion paths within artificially patterned thin-film encapsulations. Side permeation, defined as infiltration of molecules through the lateral surface of t ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2024

Hermetic, Hybrid Multilayer, Sub-5µm-Thick Encapsulations Prepared with Vapor-Phase Infiltration of Metal Oxides in Conformal Polymers for Flexible Bioelectronics

Yves Leterrier, Stéphanie Lacour, Kangling Wu, Massimo Mariello

Reliable long-term function is crucial for flexible and soft bioelectronics. Mechanical defects and permeation of water molecules across the various device layers are the prime drivers of failure, and particularly in applications requiring continuous conta ...

2024

Photocurable Thiol-Ene/Nanocellulose Elastomeric Composites for Bioinspired and Fluorine-Free Superhydrophobic Surfaces

Yves Leterrier, Feyza Karasu Kiliç

Artificially prepared superhydrophobic surfaces toward a self-cleaning "lotus effect" and anticontamination performance have become critically important in the past few years. However, most approaches to create the required topology with a hierarchical rou ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2024

Magnesium Test: Universal and Ultra-Sensitive Method for Measuring Reliability of Thin-Film-Encapsulated Bioelectronic Implants in Physiological Environment

Yves Leterrier, Stéphanie Lacour, Grégoire Courtine, Ivan Furfaro, Kangling Wu, Lei Wang, Claudia Kathe, Massimo Mariello

Next-generation bioelectronic implants require miniaturization, durability, and long-term functionality. Thin film encapsulations, prepared with inorganic or hybrid organic/inorganic designs, are essential for ensuring protection, low water permeation, ada ...

Wiley-V C H Verlag Gmbh2024

Wireless, battery-free, and real-time monitoring of water permeation across thinfilm encapsulation

Anja Skrivervik, Yves Leterrier, Stéphanie Lacour, Mingxiang Gao, James Daniel Rosenthal, Massimo Mariello

Long-term bioelectronic implants require stable, hermetic encapsulation. Water and ion ingress are challenging to quantify, especially in miniaturized microsystems and over time. We propose a wireless and battery-free flexible platform leveraging backscatt ...

Springer Science and Business Media LLC2024

Sustainable polyesters via direct functionalization of lignocellulosic sugars

François Maréchal, Harm-Anton Klok, Véronique Michaud, Jeremy Luterbacher, Yves Leterrier, Maxime Alexandre Clément Hedou, Adrien Julien Demongeot, Graham Reid Dick, Christèle Rayroud, Thibault Rambert

The development of sustainable plastics from abundant renewable feedstocks has been limited by the complexity and efficiency of their production, as well as their lack of competitive material properties. Here we demonstrate the direct transformation of the ...

2022