Conférence de François GANACHAUD

The ouzo effect offers a versatile, one-step, shear-free route for producing polymer particles, emulsions, or liposomes at any scale. Over the last two decades, phase-diagram–guided studies of polymer/solvent/antisolvent ternary systems have extended this out-of-equilibrium approach to membrane fabrication via NIPS.

In his talk, Dr Ganachaud will outline the physical-chemistry fundamentals of the direct system used for particle generation, emphasizing solubility, diffusivity (viscosity, χ-parameter) and interfacial “poisoning” by charges that arrest phase separation. He will discuss key phase diagrams, explain their boundaries, present recent extensions, and draw a concise parallel with the inverse systems routinely employed at IEM for membrane preparation.