In 2015, Madeline Vauthier obtained her engineering
diploma at the ECPM (Ecole européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux),
University of Strasbourg and a M.Sc.
degree in Material Sciences from the University of Strasbourg. During her M.Sc.,
she spent 6 months working in the Institut Charles Sadron (UPR22, University of
Strasbourg) on the elaboration/design and characterization of multilayer films (polyelectrolytes
& CaCO3 nanoparticles) using Layer-by-Layer technique under the
supervision of Prof. Gero Decher and Dr. Olivier Felix.
She earned her
Ph.D. degree in Material Chemistry (2018) from the University of Haute Alsace (UMR 7361,
France) working under the direction of Prof. Vincent Roucoules and Dr. Florence
Bally-Le Gall, where her thesis work dealt with the elaboration of smart coatings
with interfacial thermoreversible properties. More
precisely, the aim of this study was to design functional coatings (by post-functionalizing
plasma polymers) that react via Diels-Alder chemistry, a
thermoreversible reaction between a diene and a dienophile, and to understand their
interfacial reactivity. A kinetics and thermodynamics methodology has then been
developed to characterize thoroughly Diels-Alder interfacial reaction on
coatings with various physico-chemical properties.The
reversibility of this reaction under mild conditions was also investigated and
outstanding results have been obtained without any alteration of the functional
polymer coating even after five Diels-Alder / retro-Diels-Alder cycles. These
results have led to the successful proof of concept of the reversible covalent
adhesion between solid substrates.
She then worked
one year (2018-2019) at Institut Charles Sadron as an ATER (temporary assistant professor)
in the Precision Macromolecular Chemistry team, where she elaborated
biocompatible, biodegradable stimuli-responsive polymeric nanoparticles.
In 2019, she permanently
joined the Institut Charles Sadron as an assistant professor, teaching at the
chemistry engineering school ECPM, and working on smart nano-objects .
RESEARCH INTEREST KEYWORDS
Polymer science,
microfluidic systems, material chemistry, surface engineering, polymeric nanoparticles
for targeted applications, polymersomes, encapsulation, stimuli-responsive polymers
CURRENT
RESEARCH
In the team, we are interested in developing
intensified polymer processes based on microreaction technology/microfluidic
devices for the continuous-flow production of controlled-features polymeric
micro- and nanoparticles. I am particularly interested in the functionalization of (bio)polymers
or polymeric particles in order to control the systems' characteristics and
morphologies (spheres, Janus, core-shell) only by changing the particles’ environment properties (= stimuli-responsive
polymeric particles). Targeted applications include but not restricted to
sensorics and theranostics.
Abdurahim, J.; Serra, C.A.; Vauthier, M. (2023), Elongational-flow elaboration of blend- and Janus-type polymeric nanoparticles,Colloids And Surfaces A-Physicochemical And Engineering Aspects,675() : link
2022
Abdurahim, J.; Serra, C.A.; Blanck, C.; Vauthier, M. (2022), One-step production of highly monodisperse size-controlled poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles for the release of a hydrophobic model drug,Journal Of Drug Delivery Science And Technology,71() : link
Vauthier, M.; Serra, C.A. (2022), Controlled reversible aggregation of thermoresponsive polymeric nanoparticles by interfacial Diels-Alder reaction,Colloids And Surfaces A-Physicochemical And Engineering Aspects,648() : link
2021
Vauthier, M.; Schmutz, M.; Serra, C.A. (2021), One-step elaboration of Janus polymeric nanoparticles: A comparative study of different emulsification processes,Colloids And Surfaces A-Physicochemical And Engineering Aspects,626() : link
Revol, B.P.; Vauthier, M.; Thomassey, M.; Bouquey, M.; Ruch, F.; Nardin, M. (2021), Design of experience to evaluate the Interfacial compatibility on high tenacity viscose fibers reinforced Polyamide-6 composites,Composites Science And Technology,203() : link
Vauthier, M.; Serra, C.A. (2021), One-step production of polyelectrolyte nanoparticles,Polymer International,70(6, Si) : 860-865 link
2019
Vauthier, M.; Jierry, L.; Mendez, M.L.M.; Durst, Y.-M.; Kelber, J.; Roucoules, V.; Bally-Le Gall, F. (2019), Interfacial Diels-Alder Reaction between Furan-Functionalized Polymer Coatings and Maleimide-Terminated Poly(ethylene glycol),Journal Of Physical Chemistry C,123(7) : 4125-4132 link
Vauthier, M.; Jierry, L.; Oliveira, J.C.; Hassouna, L.; Roucoules, V.; Bally-Le Gall, F. (2019), Interfacial Thermoreversible Chemistry on Functional Coatings: A Focus on the Diels-Alder Reaction,Advanced Functional Materials,29(10) : 1806765 link
2018
Vauthier, M.; Jierry, L.; Boulmedais, F.; Oliveira, J.C.; Clancy, K.F.A.; Simet, C.; Roucoules, V.; Bally-Le Gall, F. (2018), Control of Interfacial Diels-Alder Reactivity by Tuning the Plasma Polymer Properties,Langmuir,34(40) : 11960-11970 link
2015
Diop, M.; Auberval, N.; Viciglio, A.; Langlois, A.; Bietiger, W.; Mura, C.; Peronet, C.; Bekel, A.; David, D.J.; Zhao, M.; Pinget, M.; Jeandidier, N.; Vauthier, C.; Marchioni, E.; Frere, Y.; Sigrist, S. (2015), Design, characterisation, and bioefficiency of insulin-chitosan nanoparticles after stabilisation by freeze-drying or cross-linking,International Journal Of Pharmaceutics,491(1-2) : 402-408 link