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20152020
most citedFreezing as a path to build complex composites

1.9k citations · 9.4k across the 60 of their papers we have counts for

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61 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020

Enabling near-atomic-scale analysis of frozen water

Ayman A. El-Zoka, Se-Ho Kim, Sylvain Deville +3

Transmission electron microscopy has undergone a revolution in recent years with the possibility to perform routine cryo-imaging of biological materials and (bio)chemical systems,…

physics.bio-ph2020

Unveiling cells' local environment during cryopreservation by correlative in situ spatial and thermal analyses

Kankan Qin, Corentin Eschenbrenner, Felix Ginot +4

Cryopreservation is the only fully established procedure to extend the lifespan of living cells and tissues, a key to activities spanning from fundamental biology to clinical pract…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020★ 3 cited

A simple approach to bulk bioinspired tough ceramics

Hassan Saad, Kaoutar Radi, Thierry Douillard +4

The development of damage-resistant structural materials that can withstand harsh environments is a major issue in materials science and engineering. Bioinspired brick-and-mortar d…

cond-mat.soft2019★ 2 cited

Solute effects in confined freezing

Felix Ginot, Théo Lenavetier, Dmytro Dedovets +1

The presence of liquid water in frozen media impacts the strength of soils, the growth of frost heave, plant life and microbial activities, or the durability of infrastructures in…

cond-mat.soft2018★ 3 cited

Wall friction and Janssen effect in the solidification of suspensions

Brice Saint-Michel, Marc Georgelin, Sylvain Deville +1

We address the mechanical effect of rigid boundaries on freezing suspensions. For this we perform the directional solidification of monodispersed suspensions in thin samples and we…

physics.app-ph2018★ 48 cited

Ice-templated poly(vinylidene fluoride) ferroelectrets

Yan Zhang, Chris R. Bowen, Sylvain Deville

Ferroelectrets are piezoelectrically-active polymer foams that can convert externally applied loads into electric charge. Existing processing routes used to create pores of the des…