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The MINT laboratory is funded by the University of Angers, as well as the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) and The French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). Located within the Hospital Facility, the MINT laboratory consists of 40 researchers and PhD students with expertise in diverse fields including; colloids and interfaces physical-chemistry; galenic; chemical engineering for pharmaceutical formulation; biological research; and imaging. All our research is focused on the design of nano- and micro-scaled vectors for the delivery of therapeutics (encompassing proteins, anti-cancer drugs, DNA, SiRNA, mRNA, etc.) and/or imaging probes.

News

3-Minute Fame contest - Abhinandan Nandrajog will represent MINT

Abhinandan Nandrajog Presents his thesis entitled « Prévenir l'hyperplasie intimale avec une solution localisée, multi-thérapeutique et post-opératoire » during 3-Minute Fame contest

Women in science - Lea DAOUD presents her PhD

Léa DAOUD presents her PhD work to schoolgirl

Habilitation à diriger des recherches

Oksana Krupka retraces her scientific career, which began with a thesis at Kyiv's Taras Shevchenko University

Recently published

		Distribution of amiodarone between lipid nanocapsules and residual micelles: Tangential flow filtration as a purification method and its impact on cytotoxicity Jaspe Chen, Sophie Tamareille, Etienne Chèvremont, Jean-Christophe Gimel, Brice Calvignac, David Dallerac, Nolwenn Lautram, Tanguy Le Lay, Clara Rapenne, Isabelle Verdu, Patrick Saulnier^, Émilie Martinez, Guillaume Lefebvre link to publisher link to intranet
		Specific quantification of intact lipid nanocapsules in rats using FRET: biodistribution and PBPK model development Rana Elfatairia, Jessica Oub, Vincent Lebreton, Mariam Mahdjoub, Norraseth Kaeokhamloed, Jérôme Bejaud, Grégory Hilairet, Florence Gattacceca, Emilie Roger and Samuel Legeay link to publisher link to intranet
		Bimodal Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) Nanocarrier with Zinc Oxide and Iron Oxide for Fluorescence and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Thúlio Wliandon Lemos Barbosa, Laurent Lemaire, Isabelle Verdu, Larissa Santos, Natália Galvão de Freitas, Mariana Picchi Salto and Leila Aparecida Chiavacci link to publisher link to intranet
		Heavy-Atom-Free Photosensitizer-Loaded Lipid Nanocapsules for Photodynamic Therapy Oksana Kharchenko, Julien Gouju, Isabelle Verdu, Guillaume Bastiat, Piétrick Hudhomme, Catherine Passirani, Patrick Saulnier & Oksana Krupka link to publisher link to intranet
		Self-assemblies of cell-penetrating peptides and ferrocifens: design and biological evaluation of an innovative platform for lung cancer treatment Léna Guyon, Abdallah Ladaycia, Agnese Bosio, Laurent Lemaire, Florence Franconia, Bénédicte Lelièvre, Nolwenn Lautram, Pascal Pigeon, Gérard Jaouen, Catherine Passirani, Elise Lepeltier link to publisher link to intranet
		One-Step Synthesis of Poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline)-Coated Gold Nanospheres: A Greener Approach for Biomedical Uses Léa Daoud, Stéphane Hoang, Alexia Milin-Moguerou, Joël Eyer, Tony Breton, Véronique Montembault, Laurent Fontaine, Catherine Passirani, Patrick Saulnier, and Oksana Krupka link to publisher link to intranet
		Focus on the importance of the process parameters: temperature cycles and “shock” water addition during the phase inversion process for the formulation of lipid nanoparticles Claire Gazaille, Sonia Pîgles, Krist´of Apr´o , Laura Ruesche , Aouatef Foudi , Adélie Mellinger , Benjamin Siegler , Joel Eyer , Laurent Lemaire , Patrick Saulnier , Florence Franconi , Guillaume Bastiat link to publisher link to intranet
		Thymoquinone loaded lipid nanocapsule dispersion: two methods of preparation, characterization and in vitro evaluations for oral administration Mouna Selmi, Amine Trabelsi, Nolwenn Lautram, David Dallerac, Guillaume Lefebvre, Leila Chekir Ghedira & Emilie Roger link to publisher link to intranet

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