Intelligent Surfaces

Today, the best superhydrophobic surfaces are based on fluorinated compounds, known as eternal pollutants, which are suspected of causing cancer in humans. An alternative is therefore to develop new 'intelligent' surfaces with specific functions (superhydrophobicity, super or anti-adhesion, etc.). Through this AF, the engineering students will develop bioinspired surfaces using nano/microtexturing for health and environmental applications. These surfaces will be characterised on a nanometric scale and analysed with regard to two specific properties: their wettability and their adhesive power.

TP1 (4h): elaboration of functional surfaces. TP2 (4h): topographic characterization (nanometric scale) TP3 (4h): characterization of the wettability of textured surfaces TP4 (4h): mechanical characterization of the adhesion BE (2h): presentation of the results and scientific discussions