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Juliette Alves

Anisotropically stretchable hydrogels with adhesive properties for wound dressing

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The aim is to create a hydrogel that can stretch anisotropically and stick to human tissue. In the end, it could replace chirurgical sutures and staples on moving organs and tissues like muscles.

After two MSc in formulation chemistry from the graduate school of chemistry (ENSCL) and the university of Lille, I decided to pursue my studies with a PhD in CERMAV laboratory.
This subject was particularly appealing because of my interest in adhesion and coatings. I like understanding how a product adhere to a substrate and which properties this product gives to the substrate. Even if stretchable hydrogels already exist, adding anisotropic and adhesive properties is new and a real challenge. Moreover, this PhD has a big social impact because it could deeply influence medicine.
The LabEx Arcane offers opportunities to meet other PhD students in a scientific environment and to learn on scientific subjects.
After my PhD, I would like to work in industry and especially in link with coatings.

Thesis dates

Beginning: 2025
End: 2028

Supervisors

Bruno Jean and Anna Szarpak (Cermav)

Submitted on November 27, 2025

Updated on November 27, 2025