The main research topics developed in the team are listed below. Click on the titles for more details.
Robust process design and mechanistic control of nanoprecipitation induced by chemical reactions (e.g. redox for the synthesis of metal nanoparticles) or solvent-shifting (e.g. Ouzo effect for the synthesis of organic nanoparticles).
Rationalizing the synthesis of lipid nanocarriers for polynucleotide delivery (e.g. mRNA vaccines).
Coupling with Artificial Intelligence to enhance the parametric exploration and on-demand synthesis of nanoparticles.
In situ and dynamic characterization (scattering, spectroscopy) of the nano-objects formation and pathway control strategies.
Unidirectional drying of multicomponent systems containing several solutes and/or colloids in a solvent to control the formation of composition gradients during solvent evaporation with microfluidics.
Filtering and dialysing colloidal dispersions in relation to interactions and process variables.
Deposition of colloids on surfaces using fields.
Multicomponent diffusion.
Emulsification processes and mechanisms underlying metastability for a range of stabilizers (surfactants, lipids, polymers, natural gums).
Interface deformation and multiphase flow imaging and simulations
Multiphase transport
Multi-scale structuration
Rheology of colloidal dispersions
Interactions between charged colloids and surfaces.
Equations of state of colloidal dispersions.
Microfluidic osmotic compression.