Steel corrosion, a phenomenon driven by environmental factors, is a major threat to the
integrity of steel structures. To combat this challenge, anticorrosive coatings have been …

The objective of this study was to develop and validate an innovative technology to ensure
efficient elimination of different types of micropollutants and toxic compounds in waste water …

Sol–gel process [1-3] is an attractive alternative to other methods for synthesis of ceramics
and glasses for many reasons: for example, low temperature synthesis, simple equipment's …

As an efficient flattening technique for surface smoothing, solution deposition planarization
(SDP) has recently drawn more attention as a fabrication method for second generation high …

Ensuring high performance in polymer devices requires conjugated polymers with interchain
π–π stacking interactions via van der Waals forces, which can induce structural changes in …

Multivariate optical computing (MOC) is a method of performing chemical analysis using a
multilayer thin-film structure known as a multivariate optical element (MOE). Recently we …

Bacteriorhodopsin (bR) is a promising biomaterial for several applications. Optical excitation
of bR at an electrode-electrolyte interface generates differential photocurrents while an …

Real-time interferometric monitoring of the dip coating process is applied to the study of
properties of flowing liquids. Nonvolatile Newtonian oils are considered, allowing validity of …

Thin liquid films with thicknesses in the micrometer range play a vital role in biology and
many technological applications. In the human body, for example, a microscopic tear film is …

Le travail de thèse est consacré à l'étude des potentialités magnéto-optiques de couches
minces élaborées par voie sol-gel organique-inorganique et dopées par de nanoparticules …