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 - PMAS - Chemistry of Functional Polymers
  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.