Materials and bio-based materials

The Materials/Biomaterials team takes a multi-scale approach to materials and biomaterials. Our approach consists of studying the microscopic mechanisms and properties that occur on the surface or in the core of materials when they are subjected to external stress (contact with a gaseous atmosphere or a liquid phase, heat treatment, mechanical stress). A better understanding of these microscopic mechanisms and properties can then be used to model and optimise processes or materials on a macroscopic scale.

To tackle these problems, we use complementary methods, with the aim of developing new theoretical and experimental tools: on the one hand, our studies are based on extensive experimental work, generally involving the design of original experimental set-ups; on the other hand, we develop modelling and simulations, which provide a theoretical understanding of the problems we are dealing with.

Our varied areas of application relate in particular to the development of materials and biomaterials and energy, with the main concerns being to improve energy efficiency and performance, enhance the properties of materials for use and make rational use of raw materials or renewable resources. We are interested in two major families of materials: biomaterials and materials.