Publications
Peer-reviewed articles, preprints, book chapters, patents and open-source software. The list is generated from a single data file (_data/publications.yml).
Profiles: ORCID · * corresponding author
Selected publications
- Alcanivorax borkumensis Biofilms Enhance Oil Degradation By Interfacial Tubulation Science 381, 748–753 (2023) Perspective: Bacteria stretch and bend oil to feed their appetite, T. McGenity and P.-P. Laissue News in Physics Today: How bacteria help clean up oil spills
- Phenotyping Polarization Dynamics Of Immune Cells Using A Lipid Droplet–Cell Pairing Microfluidic Platform Cell Reports Methods (2022)
- Design of a microfluidic and microscopic toolbox for the ultra-wide spatio-temporal study of plant protoplast development and physiology Plant Methods 15, 19 (2019) Highlighted in La Recherche (Nov. 2019)
- A multiparametric, quantitative and high-throughput assay to determine the influence of target size on phagocytic uptake Biophysical Journal 117 (3), 408–419 (2019)
Preprints and articles under review
- More Than a Drop: Programming the Emulsion Interface to Build, Mimic, and Sense Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science Invited review — Under review
- Phagocytosis by the Macrophage Mannose Receptor relies on AMPK to control microtubules and actin dynamics Journal of Cell Science — Under review
- Spatiotemporal Light Modulation for Optical Sectioning, Diffusion Measurement and Parallelized Experiments with a Dual-DMD Microscope Optica Open — Preprint
- Shaping, Degradation And Drug Release Of Biosourced Particles Made From Acrylated Vegetable Oils ChemRxiv
Articles and proceedings
2026
- 37 Targeted fluorescent lipid microparticles for quantitative measurement of phagosomal pH Chemistry – A European Journal e71237 (2026)
2025
- 36 Fully integrated automatic microfluidic setup for immobilization, analysis and non-selective release of particles Micro and Nano Engineering In Press (2025)
- 35 A microfluidic platform for actin-based membrane remodeling reveals the stabilizing role of branched actin networks on lipid microdomains Small Science 2500210 (2025)
- 34 The Q-Warg Pipeline: A Robust and Versatile Workflow for Quantitative Analysis of Protoplast Culture Conditions Plant Direct 9 (7), e70090 (2025)
- 33 Assessing ultrasonic and optical flow velocimetry in a millifluidic device using oil-in-water emulsions as blood mimicking fluid Micro and Nano Engineering 100298 (2025)
- 32 Spanwise dispersion optimizes the efficiency of dense microfluidic trap arrays Computers & Fluids 106643 (2025)
2024
- 31 Functionalization of microbubbles in a microfluidic chip for biosensing applications Biomedical Microdevices 26, 39 (2024)
- 30 IpaA reveals distinct modes of vinculin activation during Shigella invasion and cell-matrix adhesion Life Science Alliance 7 (8) e202302418 (2024)
- 29 FRET-sensing of receptor binding at the interface of targeted biomimetic microparticles functionalized with tunable fluorescent lipids ACS Applied Bio Materials
2023
- 28 Alcanivorax borkumensis Biofilms Enhance Oil Degradation By Interfacial Tubulation Science 381, 748–753 (2023) Perspective: Bacteria stretch and bend oil to feed their appetite, T. McGenity and P.-P. Laissue News in Physics Today: How bacteria help clean up oil spills
2022
- 27 Phenotyping Polarization Dynamics Of Immune Cells Using A Lipid Droplet–Cell Pairing Microfluidic Platform Cell Reports Methods (2022)
- 26 Microtubules restrict F-actin polymerization to the immune synapse via GEF-H1 to maintain polarity in lymphocytes eLife (2022)
2021
- 25 Enhancing the capture efficiency and homogeneity of single-layer flow-through trapping microfluidic devices using oblique hydrodynamic streams Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 25, 91 (2021)
2019
- 24 Mannose-coated fluorescent emulsion droplets: specific biosensors for Mannose Receptor-induced phagocytosis ACS Applied Bio Materials 2, 11, 5118–5126 (2019)
- 23 Design of a microfluidic and microscopic toolbox for the ultra-wide spatio-temporal study of plant protoplast development and physiology Plant Methods 15, 19 (2019) Highlighted in La Recherche (Nov. 2019)
- 22 A multiparametric, quantitative and high-throughput assay to determine the influence of target size on phagocytic uptake Biophysical Journal 117 (3), 408–419 (2019)
- 21 Introducing digital microfluidics concepts in chemistry using a macroscopic droplet generator Journal of Chemical Education 96 (4), 797–800 (2019)
- 20 Point mutations lead to increased levels of c-di-GMP and phenotypic changes to colony biofilm morphology in Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2 Microbes and Environments 34 (1), 104–107 (2019)
2018
- 19 Kinetically-enhanced fabrication of homogeneous biomimetic and functional emulsion droplets Langmuir 34 (50), 15319–15326 (2018)
- 18 Electro-capture of heavy metal ions with carbon cloth integrated microfluidic devices Separation and Purification Technology 194, 26–32 (2018)
2016
- 17 Nanometric emulsions encapsulating solid particles as alternative carriers for intracellular delivery Nanomedicine 11 (16), 2059–2072 (2016)
- 16 On-chip quantitative measurement of mechanical stresses during cell migration with emulsion droplets Scientific Reports 6, 29113 (2016)
- 15 Luminescent and absorptive metal-coated emulsions for micro-velocimetry Microelectronic Engineering 158, 69–74 (2016)
2015
- 14 Phagocytosis of immunoglobulin-coated emulsion droplets Biomaterials 51, 270–277 (2015)
2014
- 13 UV-induced fluorescence of polydopamine-coated emulsion droplets ChemPlusChem 79 (9), 1254–1257 (2014) Highlighted in Wiley-VCH Hot Topics – Surfaces and Interfaces
- 12 Fluorescent microparticles fabrication through chemical coating of O/W emulsion droplets with a thin metallic film RSC Advances 4 (23), 11564–11568 (2014)
- 11 Spatially-controlled crystallization in microfluidics chambers Journal of Crystal Growth 386, 179–182 (2014)
2012
- 10 Fabrication of aluminum/alumina patterns using localized anodization of aluminum International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing 13 (5), 765–770 (2012)
2009
- 9 Active transport of oil droplets along oriented microtubules by kinesin molecular motors Lab on a Chip 9, 1694–1700 (2009)
- 8 Localized anodization of aluminum for the formation of high aspect ratio aluminum/alumina patterns ASPEN'2009 — Asian Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology Conference
- 7 Visual observation of a PDMS tip in liquid microcontact printing IEEE MEMS'2009 Conference Proceedings, pp. 681–684
- 6 Surface-temperature control of silicon nanowires in dry and liquid conditions IEEE MEMS'2009 Conference Proceedings, pp. 567–570
2008
- 5 Size and fluorescence measurements of individual droplets by flow cytometry Soft Matter 5, 2232–2238 (2008)
- 4 Specific wetting probed with biomimetic droplets Soft Matter 4, 2434–2440 (2008)
- 3 Surface-temperature mapping on suspended silicon nanowire using fluorescent thermometry under dry and liquid conditions MNE 2008 — Micro and Nano Engineering Conference
- 2 Direct transportation and electrofusion of oil droplets in a microfluidic device IEEE MEMS'2008 Conference Proceedings, pp. 563–566
2005
- 1 Encapsulation of magnetic and fluorescent nanoparticles in emulsion droplets Langmuir 21, 4175–4179 (2005)
Book chapters and methods
- B3 Targeted fluorescent lipid microparticles for quantitative measurement of phagosomal pH Methods & Protocols — Exocytosis and Endocytosis (2026, In Press)
- B2 Lipid droplet–based passive tracking to probe tissue dynamics in lymph node slices Methods in Molecular Biology: Real-Time Imaging of Immune Cells (2026, In Press)
- B1 Functionalized lipid droplets and microfluidics approach to study immune cell polarity in vitro The Immune Synapse (C.T. Baldari, M.L. Dustin, eds.) Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 2654, Humana, New York (2023)
Patents
- P5 Method for manufacturing acrylated epoxidized plant oil particles WO2023237670A1 (PCT/EP2023/065379, 2023) — EP4536788A1 pending
- P4 Colloidal particles homogeneously functionalized by biomolecules EP4344770A2 (EP24157456.5A, priorité 2018, publication 2024) — Pending
- P3 Méthode de dépôt de polymère sur des particules liquides PCT/FR2014/050461 — WO2014132012A1 (2013)
- P2 Émulsions fluorescentes pour l'imagerie optique WO2008125747A2 (2008)
- P1 Cylindrical coil, cylindrical micromotor and production method of cylindrical coil JP2009247191A (2009)
Research software and open tools
We develop open-source tools for image analysis, microfluidics and data science in direct support of our experiments, to make analyses quantitative and reproducible. Most code used in our publications is on the lab’s GitHub organisation.
Background removal from time-lapse image stacks (ImageJ plugin) — A. Novikova, D. Sima, L. Laïmouche, J. Fattaccioli (2024). Zenodo DOI · GitHub