Research interests
Complexation of model and bio-sourced polyelectrolytes
Physics of polymers in Deep Eutectic Solvents (DES)
Mechanics of soft polymer materials
List of publications since 2023
Q Bailleul, V Gribova, C Affolter-Zbaraszczuk, S Benmalek-Kehili, L Foltzer, S Léger, E Mathieu, F Meyer, M Vahdati*, and F Boulmedais*, "Conductive Hyaluronic Acid/Chitosan Scaffold Obtained by Sustainable Phase Separation: A Candidate for Tissue Engineering", ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2026 [link]
M Precheur, A Kanan, A D Filippov, K Virieux, S Trombotto, F Boulmedais, M Vahdati*, "Effect of Charge Density on the Viscoelasticity and Underwater Adhesion of Entangled Complex Coacervates from Semi-Rigid Polysaccharides", Soft Matter, 2026 [link]
J She, A Bourdette Kaya, J Combet, M Tirrell, F J Cedano-Serrano, F Boulmedais, M Vahdati*, "Unifying the Dynamics of Viscoelastic Liquids across the Complex Coacervation Phase Diagram: Time–Polyelectrolyte–Salt Superposition, Macromolecules, 59, 2026 [link]
P Galland, M H Iqbal, D Favier, M Legros, P Schaaf, F Boulmedais*, M Vahdati*, "Tuning the underwater adhesiveness of antibacterial polysaccharides complex coacervates", Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 336, 2024 [link]
L Barbier, P Pipart, M Vahdati, C Lorthioir, Y Tran, D Hourdet, "Injectable hydrogels based on alginates grafted with LCST side-chains of different chemistry", Carbohydrate Polymers, 336, 2024 [link]
M Vahdati*, D Hourdet, C Creton, "Soft underwater adhesives based on weak molecular interactions", Progress in Polymer Science, 139, 2023 [link]