- Co-directrice des études & Enseignant-chercheur
Micro & Nanotechnologies
Campus: Toulon
+ 336 18 07 62 31
When we observe at the nanoscale, we can discover extraordinary properties that escape us at the macroscopic and microscopic scales.
Core business
Virginie Gadenne is responsible for the expertise cycles and teaches physics. She is part of the IM2NP (Institut Matériaux Microélectronique et Nanosciences de Provence) university laboratory where she conducts research on the functionalization of surfaces by molecular self-assembly. The objective is to bring new properties to materials by studying the electronic and structural characteristics of the deposited layer, for example by near-field microscopy, infrared or Raman spectroscopy. It is necessary to find the right parameters, those corresponding to an organized layer. The study of these layers can for example be used to develop sensors or even biosensors.
Prospective
The characterization of nanometer-thick layers is made possible by the improvement of increasingly sensitive techniques that allow the analysis of molecular films. Currently, 2D systems are studied. If we could manage to assemble them on several stages, we would have really powerful systems. Molecular self-assembly is relatively present in nature but when we consider the surface of materials, the situation becomes more complex. Virginie wishes to explore more specifically the field of biosensors and to develop nanostructured analysis platforms for this purpose. The objective would be to create chips that would allow the detection of different biomarkers and make early diagnosis of diseases possible.
360°
Virginie Gadenne and her colleagues are working in collaboration with the University of Toulon, in particular by sharing different characterization techniques, but also with the team of chemists at CINaM (Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de Marseille) who are synthesizing molecules of particular interest. In partnership with the professors-researchers of the University of Prague, it carries out research work on sensors.
About me
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Areas of expertise
Member of IM2NP UMR 7334
Research and development activities
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Teaching activities
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