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Hèléne Berthoumieux
Tel : +33 (0) 1 40 79 xx xx
Paddy Royall
Tel : +33 (0) 1 40 79 xx xx
Gulliver seminars take place on Mondays at 11:30 AM in the F304 room, and typically last one hour including questions. The seminars are in English, and the scientific topics are mainly those studied in the laboratory.
Gulliver Seminar : Laura Rodriguez Arriaga (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid)
Rolling vesicles to model cell motion
Vesicles, aqueous droplets stabilized by amphiphilic membranes, are largely used as models of biological membranes and as drug carriers. Their utility, however, depends critically on the degree of control achieved on vesicle properties in the fabrication process. In this talk, I will discuss the adequacy of emulsion droplets with controlled topologies, fabricated by microfluidics, to direct the assembly of vesicles with either symmetric or asymmetric membranes and increasingly complex internal media. Exploiting the control encapsulation of this technology, we fabricate minimal models of motile cells that exploit friction to move on surfaces. External actuation of a magnetic microparticle encapsulated within the cores of vesicles enables us to measure the tribological properties of membranes. These rolling vesicles may further be used as motile drug carriers that direct their motion along surface gradients.
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Seminars (2)
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Gulliver Seminar : Haim Diamant (Tel Aviv University)
Lundi 29 avril de 11h30 à 12h30 - C162
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Gulliver seminar : Matthew Turner
Lundi 13 mai de 11h30 à 12h30 - C162
The audience is often heterogeneous - because of the wide range of scientific topics covered in the lab - so planning a talk for a broader audience would be preferred. The seminar is in English, and speakers are thus invited to prepare their slides in English.
The seminar starts at 11:30 AM. The speaker is asked to arrive in the lab at least 15 minutes in advance to set up their computer. The talks last typically 45 minutes, and are followed by a discussion time.