FRANCOISE BROCHARD
- Researcher Emeritus
Laboratoire de Physique des Solides d’Orsay (1968-1977) - Dynamics of liquid crystals, Hydrodynamics of lamellar phases, Fluctuations of membranes: interpretation of the Flicker phenomenon of Red Blood Cells.
Collège de France (1977 -1987) - Dynamics of polymer chains, Surface effects in porous fractals, Monolayers, Colloids and Interfaces.
Institute Curie (1987-present) - Wetting and Dewetting, Polymers at interfaces, Tribology, DNA chains under flows, Cell adhesion, Cellular nanotubes, Tissue shivering and spreading, Giant keratocytes, Entangled active matter: from ants to cells, Hybrid particles-cells aggregates, Gas vesicles and Granules.
Recent books:
https://www.amazon.com/Essentials-Matter-Science-Francoise-Brochard-Wyart/dp/1498773923/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Essentials+of+Soft+Matter+Science&qid=1567598636&s=gateway&sr=8-1 with Pierre Nassoy, Pierre-Henri Puech