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Contexte :
L’École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris est à la fois une Grande École d’ingénieurs et un institut de recherche (17 laboratoires) de réputation internationale jouissant d’une forte culture d’excellence scientifique (6 Prix Nobel). L’enseignement et la recherche se situent à la croisée du savoir et du savoir-faire en physique, chimie et biologie.
Laboratoire d’accueil :
Le post-doc s’effectue au laboratoire PMMH de l’ESPCI.
Ses activités sont :
Being able to precisely measure pressure in microfluidic devices is crucial for lab-on-chip applications, as it is required for flow control, monitoring and fluid characterization. However, such measurements face specific challenges as far as integrability and coupling to liquid phases are concerned and commercially available pressure sensors often lack the precision required. We have developed a chip-integrated liquid-based pressure sensor using a color switching hydrogel and have proven that it can resolve pressures as low as 20mbar with a resolution of 10mbar.
In this project we propose to develop a reliable stand-alone optical pressure sensing unit, to be connected in a non-invasive way to various microfluidic devices. To tune the accessible pressure range and resolution we will address the complex mechanical interactions governed by gel properties, device design and fluid flow. At the same time, the readability of the color response and the sensor calibration will be simplified. A versatile sensor will be developed, of interest to microfluidic companies working in fluid control, biotechnologies or pharmaceutics.
Compétences requises :
– Experimental skills, microfabrication, image treatment, gel fabrication
– Knowledge in physico-chemistry, microfluidics, fluid-structure interactions, mechanics, soft matter (not all of these competences are required simultaneously)
– Interest in industrial applications and tech transfer
Prérequis
PhD in physics, mechanics, material science
Environnement hiérarchique :
Le/la titulaire du poste sera placé(e) sous la responsabilité de Prof. Anke Lindner
Début :
1rst of February (or later)
12 months contract
Transmission des candidatures et contacts :
Applications, CV, motivation letter and if possible recommendations letters are to be sent by e-mail to : anke.lindner@espci.fr.
Scientific project leader : Prof. Anke Lindner
Accès :
– Métro ligne 7 (Place Monge/Censier Daubenton)
– RER B (Luxembourg)
– Bus 21, 27 et 47
– 3 stations Vélib proches