Sylvain Catrouillet
- Permanent/chercheur
I. A propos
- Associate Professor at Université de Montpellier (since 2016)
- Post doctoral fellowship: “Characterization of supramolecular systems made of cyclic peptide and their mechanism of self-assembly”, University of Warwick, UK (2015-2016)
- PhD: « Supramolecular Janus nanocylinders formed by self-assembly of hydrogen bonding block copolymers », Université du Maine, France (2011-2014)
- Student at ENSCM
Teaching
- Faculty of Sciences: Lectures and tutorials on polymers in L2, L3, M1, and M2. Polymer lab sessions in L3.
- Supervision of L3 tutored project group and M1 professional project group.
- IUT of Montpellier: Lectures and practicals on polymers in BUT3.
Teaching Responsibilities
- In charge of the « Polymer Materials » TU in L3, the « Polymer Characterization » TU in BUT3, and the « Materials Durability » TU in M2.
- Co-head of the « Materials » teaching unit (TU) in L2.
Lab Responsibilities
- Scientific and technical head of the static and dynamic light scattering spectrometer for the UAR PAC Chimie Balard.
- Co-leader of the rheology platform in the C3M department.
II. Activités de recherche
Switchable pH-responsive morphologies of co-assembled nucleobase copolymers
Supramolecular co-assembled nucleobase copolymers driven by hydrogen blonds at physiological pH (pH 7.4) and by hydrophobic interactions under alkaline conditions (pH 10).
My research mainly focuses on the comprehension of the relationship between the chemical structure of associating polymers and the morphologies they form when they self-assemble in solution.
I am thus using the macromolecular synthesis based on technics of radical controlled polymerization to obtain well-defined polymers. The aim of my work is to control the dynamic of self-assembly and the nano-structuration of polymers by tuning and balancing the different interactions involved in the self-assembling mechanism (hydrophobic interactions, hydrogen bonds, …) and various stimuli (pH, temperature, …). I’m currently investigating the self-assembly of nucleobase containing polymers using scattering techniques and rheology. Various applications are targeted: reversible gels, emulsion stabilisation and nano-reactors.
Partenariat Hubert Curien Procope with Johannes Brendel (University of Bayreuth) and Anja Träger (University of Jena)
Project FEDER Pheophotodym in collaboration with Vincent Lapinte (ICGM), Anne-Françoise Mingotaud (IMRCP) and Barbara Lonetti (IMRCP)
Collaboration with the company Biomanity
Collaboration with the company Gattefossé
III. Production scientifique
