General information
Organisation
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.
Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.
The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
Reference
SL-DRF-26-0360
Direction
DRF
Thesis topic details
Category
Condensed Matter Physics, chemistry, nanosciences
Thesis topics
Investigation of Lanthanide Salt Interactions with Lipid Systems
Contract
Thèse
Job description
Lanthanide–lipid interactions have gained significant attention due to their importance in biophysical and technological applications, including magnetic resonance imaging, fluorescence-based cell labelling and drug delivery. This project aims to investigate the interactions between different lanthanide salts (LnX3, where X = Cl?, ClO4?, NO3?, etc.) and lipid aggregates, focusing on the precipitation and gelation phenomena that occur when their concentration exceeds a certain threshold. Understanding these phenomena is essential for studying self-assembly and phase behaviour in soft matter systems. By examining how lanthanide ions interact with lipid aggregates—particularly in the presence of different anions—this study seeks to elucidate their roles in inducing precipitation and gelation. To this end, a combination of spectroscopic, scattering, microscopy, and rheological techniques will be employed to characterize the molecular interactions in lanthanide–phospholipid systems. These investigations will provide insights into the structural and dynamic properties of such systems and support their application in both biophysical and technological contexts.
University / doctoral school
Sciences Chimiques: Molécules, Matériaux, Instrumentation et Biosystèmes (2MIB)
Paris-Saclay
Thesis topic location
Site
Saclay
Requester
Person to be contacted by the applicant
CHAZAPI IOANNA
ioanna.chazapi@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/IRAMIS/LLB/MMB
Laboratoire Léon Brillouin
UMR CEA-CNRS
Université de Paris-Saclay
91191 Gif-sur-Yvette
0169089663
Tutor / Responsible thesis director
COUSIN Fabrice
fabrice.cousin@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/IRAMIS//MMB
Laboratoire Léon Brillouin
UMR12 CEA-CNRS,
Bât. 563 CEA Saclay
91191 Gif sur Yvette Cedex,
France
01 69 08 67 73
En savoir plus
https://iramis.cea.fr/llb/mmb/