Droplet interface bilayer (DIB) is a lipid bilayer formed when two lipid monolayer-coated
aqueous droplets are brought in contact within an oil phase. DIBs, especially post …

Abstract Model membranes can be used to elucidate the intricacies of the chemical
processes that occur in cell membranes, but the perfectly biomimetic, yet bespoke, model …

Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are microcompartments serving to confine reactions,
allow signaling pathways, or design synthetic cells. Polymer GUVs are composed of …

Gravity is a major cue for the proper growth and development of plants. The response of
plants to gravity implies starch-filled plastids, the statoliths, which sediments at the bottom of …

Understanding the dynamics of macromolecular assemblies in solution, such as Liquid-
Liquid Phase Separation (LLPS), represents technologic and fundamental challenges in …

Complex organisms perceive their surroundings with sensory neurons that encode physical
stimuli into spikes of electrical activities. The past decades have seen a throve of computing …

We present a simple method to produce giant lipid pseudo-vesicles (vesicles with an oily
cap on the top), trapped in an agarose gel. The method can be implemented using only a …

L'Homme est capable de sonder tactilement son environnement à l'aide d'un contact direct
entre un objet et ses doigts. Ce contact induit des contraintes mécaniques qui se propagent …

Phospholipid bilayers are the major component of cell membranes that regulate ion
permeation and molecular transport. The mechanical response of these bilayers to various …

In this thesis work, we develop an experimental model biomimetic of cell-cell
communication. It consists in networks of aqueous droplets bathing in oil and connected by …