53rd iCeMS Seminar: Assoc. Prof. Jacques Fattaccioli

Our research interests relies on the precise design and control of the properties of microsystems having one or more oil-water interfaces, such as emulsion droplets suspensions or microfluidic devices. After a short introduction about the ENS, the Department of Chemistry and the Nanoflux laoboratory, we will first describe how the oil-water interface of emulsion droplets can be functionalized by biomimetic molecules and how the droplets can adhere specifically on substrates and bring a new understanding of the cell-cell adhesion biophysics. Then, we will present the results obtained with oil droplets decorated by molecular motors for the construction of bio-MEMS devices. Finally we will show how the presence of an oil-water interface in a microchamber allows controlling the localization of the nucleation process of a protein crystal.

Lecturer	Assoc. Prof. Jacques Fattaccioli Department of Chemistry École Normale Supérieure (ENS), France
Title	Emulsions and Oil/Water Interfaces -- New Tools for Biophysics and Microsystems Technologies
Date / Time	August 9, 2010 / 16:00-17:00
Venue	2nd floor Seminar Room (#A207), Main Building iCeMS Complex 1, Kyoto University Directions
Flyer	PDF (112KB)
Hosts	Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University Dept. of Microengineering, Kyoto University
Contact	iCeMS Chen Lab chen-g@icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp Dept. of Microengineering Kotera Lab ryuji@me.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Asst. Prof. Ryuji Yokokawa)