Laboratoire MAPIEM (UR 4323)

Assignments

• Expertise in polymer synthesis, marine antifouling paints
• Management of the "Synthesis, Formulation, Analysis" technical team
• Health and safety management
• Quality management
• Chemicals & glassware purchase manager
• Community manager

Research Topics

• Polymer Science
• Antifouling coatings

Research Projects

• PAINTS
• RESSAC
• DRACONS
• REVAP

Teaching

• Chemical Risks Prevention : lecture, for University staff, Licence & Master students, University of Toulon (2016-...)
• Antifouling stategies : lecture, Master students, SEATECH Engineering School and University of Toulon (2021)
• Wettability : lecture & practical work, Master students, SEATECH Engineering School (2012-2016, 2020)
• Atomistic Chemistry : tutorials, Licence students, University of Toulon (2016)

Miscellaneous

• Member of the COIPM committee, in charge of the organization the ICMCF international conferences (2014-...)
• ITRF expert (2016-2022), member of selection board for engineers recruitment (2015-...), UTLN expert for promotion tables and aptitude lists (2021-...)
• Elected member, ITRF representative, at the MAPIEM council board
• Elected member at the Research Committee of the University of Toulon (2016-2019)
• Elected member at the Doctoral School ED548 Sea and Sciences (2015-2017)

Scientific Productions:

Publications :

2022

• - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Demirel, Y. K.; Hunsucker, K. Z.; Lejars, M.; Georgiades, E.
  Editorial: Impact and Management of Marine Biofouling
  Frontiers in Marine Science 2022, 9.
• - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - MEBMB - Microbial Ecology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Biofilms - PMAS
  Briand Jean-François, Pollet Thomas, Misson Benjamin, Garnier Cédric, Lejars Marlène, Maintenay Marine, Barry-Martinet Raphaëlle, Portas Aurélie, Ghiglione Jean-François, Bressy Christine
  Surface Characteristics Together With Environmental Conditions Shape Marine Biofilm Dynamics in Coastal NW Mediterranean Locations
  Frontiers in Marine Science (2022) 8, 746383

2020

• - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Lejars Marlène, Margaillan André, Bressy Christine
  Siloxy silylester methacrylate diblock copolymer-based coatings with tunable erosion and marine antifouling properties
  ACS Applied Polymer Materials (2020) 2, 8, 3291–3300

2019

• - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS - MEBMB
  Gevaux Laure, Lejars Marlène, Margaillan André, Briand Jean-François, Bunet Robert, Bressy Christine
  Hydrolyzable additive-based silicone elastomers: a new approach of antifouling coatings
  Polymers (2019) 11, 305.

2018

• - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Gevaux Laure, Lejars Marlène, Margaillan André, Bressy Christine
  Water erodible coatings based on a hydrolyzable PDMS/polyester network
  Materials Today Communications (2018) 17, 517-526.
• - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS - MEBMB
  Nguema Edzang Ronald W. Duong The Hy, Briand Jean-François, Lejars Marlène, Raimundo Jean-Manuel, Bressy Christine, Brisset Hugues
  Bacterial anti-adhesion activity based on the electrochemical properties of polymethacrylates bearing ferrocenyl pendant groups
  Biofouling (2018) 34(9), 1055-1063.

2015

• - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Nguema Ronald, Lejars Marlène, Brisset Hugues, Raimundo Jean-Manuel, Bressy Christine
  RAFT-synthesized polymers based on new ferrocenyl methacrylates and electrochemical properties
  RSC Advances (2015) 5, 77019-77026.

2014

• - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Bressy Christine, Lejars Marlène
  Marine Fouling: An Overview
  Journal of Ocean Technology (2014) 9(4), 19-28.
• - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Lejars Marlène, Margaillan André, Bressy Christine
  Synthesis and characterization of diblock and statistical copolymers based on hydrolyzable siloxy silylester methacrylate monomers
  Polymer Chemistry (2014) 5(6), 2109-2117.

2013

• - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Lejars Marlène, Margaillan André, Bressy Christine
  Well-defined graft copolymers of tert-butyldimethylsilyl methacrylate and poly(dimethylsiloxane) macromonomers synthesized by RAFT polymerization
  Polymer Chemistry (2013) 4(11), 3282-3292.

2012

• - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Lejars Marlène, Margaillan André, Bressy Christine
  Fouling release coatings: A nontoxic alternative to biocidal antifouling coatings
  Chemical Reviews (2012) 112(8), 4347-4390.
• - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Charles Laurence, Lejars Marlène, Margaillan André, Bressy Christine
  Fragmentation pathways of methacrylic homopolymers with labile trialkylsilyl ester side-groups - A mass spectrometric investigation of the RAFT process
  International Journal of Mass Spectrometry (2012) 311, 31-39.

Conferences and communications :

2024

• - AFF International - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Gourlaouen Elliot, Noblet Marlène, Margaillan André, Bressy Christine
  Design of (bio)degradable PLGA-PDMS based amphiphilic polymer networks
  The 20th International Congress on Marine Corrosion and Fouling (ICMCF), Guangzhou (China), 16-21 June 2024.
• - AFF National - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Gourlaouen Elliot, Margaillan André, Lejars Marlène, Bressy Christine
  Architecture de réseaux polymères hybrides (bio)dégradables pour application antifouling
  50e colloque national du Groupe Français d’études et d’applications des Polymères – GFP 2022, Montpellier (France), 21-25 Novembre 2022.
• - AFF National - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Gourlaouen Elliot, Lejars Marlène, Margaillan André, Bressy Christine
  - Revêtements antifouling à bade de réseaux polymères amphiphiles
  Workshop Biofouling marin, Lorient (France), 8 au 10 Novembre 2022.
• - COM National - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - MEBMB
  Pollet Thomas, Catao Elisa, Misson Benjamin, Garnier Cédric, Ghiglione Jean-François, Barry-Martinet Raphaëlle, Lejars Marlène, Bressy Christine, Briand Jean-François
  Hydrodynamique et biocides façonnent les communautés de biofilms marins sur surfaces artificielles
  IXe Colloque de l’Association Francophone d’Ecologie Microbienne (AFEM), Bussang (France), November 2019.
• - COM National - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS - MEBMB
  Pollet Thomas, Catao Elisa, Misson Benjamin, Garnier Cédric, Ghiglione Jean-François Barry-Martinet Raphaëlle, Lejars Marlène, Bressy Christine & Briand Jean-François.
  Hydrodynamique et biocides façonnent les communautés de biofilms marins sur surfaces artificielles
  5ème Colloque du GDR "Génomique Environnementale", La Rochelle (France), October 2019.
• - AFF International - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Laure Gevaux, Marlène Lejars, Christine Bressy, André Margaillan
  Hydrolyzable additives-based silicone elastomers: a new approach of antifouling coatings
  19th International Congress on Marine Corrosion and Fouling, Melbourne (Floride), juin 2018.
• - AFF International - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Marlène Lejars, Marine Maintenay, Lucile Pelloquet, Christine Bressy
  Artificial ageing of biocides-based antifouling coatings: a universal accelerated test method?
  19th International Congress on Marine Corrosion and Fouling, Melbourne (Floride), juin 2018.
• - AFF International - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Marlène Lejars, Marine Maintenay, Lucile Pelloquet, Christine Bressy
  Artificial ageing of Fouling Release Coatings
  19th International Congress on Marine Corrosion and Fouling, Melbourne (Floride), juin 2018.
• - COM International - Chemistry of Functional Polymers
  Laure Gevaux, Marlène Lejars, Christine Bressy, André Margaillan
  Seawater erodible fouling release coatings based on a hydrolyzable network
  19th International Congress on Marine Corrosion and Fouling, Melbourne (Floride), juin 2018.
• - COM International - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Laure Gevaux, Marlène Lejars, André Margaillan, Christine Bressy
  Seawater erodible fouling release coatings based on a hydrolyzable network
  17th Polymers and Organic Chemistry Conference, Palavas Les Flots (France), juin 2018.

2016

• - COM International - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS - MEBMB
  Nguema Edzang Ronald, Duong The Hy, Lejars Marlène, Briand Jean-François, Raimundo Jean-Manuel, Bressy Christine, Brisset Hugues
  Electroactive polymers based on ferrocenyl methacrylates for antifouling applications
  18th International Congress on Marine Corrosion and Fouling, Toulon (France), juin 2016.
• - COM National - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Nguema Ronald, Lejars Marlène, Brisset Hugues, Raimundo Jean-Manuel, Bressy Christine
  Synthèse et caractérisation de polymères méthacryliques électro‐actifs à base de groupements ferrocényles comme candidats pour contrôler l’adhésion bactérienne
  24ème Journée de la Chimie – Société Chimique de France PACA, Toulon (France), avril 2015.
• - COM National - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Nguema Ronald, Lejars Marlène, Brisset Hugues, Raimundo Jean-Manuel, Bressy Christine
  Use of ferrocene-based polymers for controlling the adhesion of bacteria
  9ièmes Journées Scientifiques de l’Université de Toulon – Workshop "Biofouling & Antifouling", Toulon (France), avril 2015.
• - AFF National - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Nguema Ronald, Lejars Marlène, Brisset Hugues, Raimundo Jean-Manuel, Bressy Christine
  Nouveaux polymères rédox à base de méthacrylate de ferrocène via le procédé RAFT: Synthèse et caractérisations
  MATERIAUX 2014, Montpellier (France), novembre 2014.
• - COM National - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Nguema Ronald, Lejars Marlène, Brisset Hugues, Raimundo Jean-Manuel, Bressy Christine
  Synthèse de polymères méthacryliques électro-actifs à base de groupements ferrocényles
  JEPO, Obernai (France), octobre 2014.
• - COM National - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Bressy Christine, Lejars Marlène, Duong The Hy, Margaillan André
  Block and graft PDMS-based copolymers: two architectures of seawater hydrolysable polymers with tuneable marine antifouling properties
  GFP national, Saint-Malo (France), octobre 2014.
• - COM National - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Lejars Marlène, Margaillan André, Bressy Christine
  Copolymères à base de méthacrylate de bis(triméthylsiloxy)méthylsilyle, synthétisés par le procédé RAFT: Impact de la structure dibloc sur leurs propriétés
  GFP national, Saint-Malo (France), octobre 2014.
• - AFF National - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Nguema Ronald, Lejars Marlène, Brisset Hugues, Raimundo Jean-Manuel, Bressy Christine
  RAFT synthesized electroactive polymers based on ferrocenyl methacrylate
  GFP national, Saint-Malo (France), octobre 2014.
• - COM International - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Lejars Marlène, Margaillan André, Bressy Christine
  How does the chain microstructure influence the properties of RAFT-synthesized copolymers based on new bis(trimethylsiloxy)methylsilyl methacrylate monomers?
  MACRO2014, Chiang Mai (Thailande), juillet 2014.
• - COM International - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Margaillan André, Lejars Marlène, Duong The Hy, Bressy Christine
  Seawater hydrolyzable graft and block PDMS-based copolymers: How does the architecture affect the antifouling performances of coatings?
  17th International Congress on Marine Corrosion and Fouling, Singapour, juillet 2014.
• - COM International - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Lejars Marlène, Margaillan André, Bressy Christine
  Development of FRC/SPC hybrid antifouling coatings
  17th International Congress on Marine Corrosion and Fouling, Singapour, juillet 2014.
• - AFF International - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Nguema Ronald, Lejars Marlène, Brisset Hugues, Raimundo Jean-Manuel, Bressy Christine
  RAFT-synthesis of electroactive polymers based on ferrocenyl methacrylates
  7th JFIC-GIFC, Turin (Italie), mai 2014.
• - AFF National - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Lejars Marlène, Margaillan André, Bressy Christine
  RAFT-synthesized hydrolyzable diblock copolymers with low surface energy: new polymer binders for FRC/SPC hybrid antifouling coatings
  GFP-BPG 2013, Roubaix (France), novembre 2013.
• - AFF National - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Lejars Marlène
  Revêtements anti-salissures marines hybrides sans biocide : Une nouvelle technologie de lutte contre les salissures marines, plus respectueuse de l’environnement
  Forum DGA Innovation, Palaiseau (France), novembre 2013.
• - COM International - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Lejars Marlène, Margaillan André, Bressy Christine
  FRC/SPC hybrid antifouling coatings: A new concept of environmentally friendly antifouling technology
  40th CIESM Congress, Marseille (France), octobre 2013.
• - COM International - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Lejars Marlène, Margaillan André, Bressy Christine
  Well-defined Graft Copolymers of Tert-butyldimethylsilyl Methacrylate and Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Synthesized by the RAFT Process: New Binders for Environmentally Friendly Antifouling Coatings
  PAT2013, Polymers for Advanced Technologies, Berlin (Allemagne), octobre 2013.

Patents :

• - Chemistry of Functional Polymers - PMAS
  Bressy Christine, Lejars Marlène, Margaillan André, Vos Marcel, Gillard Michel
  Antifouling coating composition
  Laboratoire MAPIEM/PPG, (2013) WO/2013/190121A1.