UCESA's research focuses explore corrosion and medical materials. Research is mainly focused on the chemistry and electrochemistry of surface materials and structured interfaces. Research focuses on the functionalization of surfaces, the electrochemical elaboration of biomaterials and anti-corrosion coatings, and the development and application of local electrochemical analyses.
The UCESA laboratory
- Surface Electronic Chemistry (CES) - Zineb MEKHALIF
Specific features of research at UCESA
Research at UCESA is aimed at the design of surface and interface materials and their manufacture using chemical processes, in particular electrochemistry, self-assembly and soft chemistry. These surface materials can be assemblies of thin or ultra-thin organic and/or inorganic films on metal substrates, metal oxides and polymer films.
Social impact
Through the study of surface and interface properties, the research carried out at UCESA aims to contribute to the understanding of complex systems and bring solutions to the problems of metal corrosion, biocompatibility of endoprosthesis materials, energy storage and conversion, and the development of nanosensors.