User:Thomas Crouzier

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• Thomas Crouzier
• MIT
• Find me in building 56, room 367
• Email : crouzier at mit dot edu

Education

• 01/2006 – 03/2010

PhD student at the University of Montpellier (France) working on surface modification of biomaterials. Under the supervision of Pr. C. Picart. I engineered a new type of bioactive surface modification made from biocompatible polymer loaded with a growth factor. The delivery of the protein triggers the formation of bone in contact with the material. A collaboration in association with orthopedic surgeons has been established for further development.

• 08/2005- 01/2006

Masters in bioengineering as part of a double degree exchange program with the University of Oklahoma (USA). Under the supervision of Pr. P. McFetridge. I developed of a scaffold material for peripheral nerve and cardiovascular tissue engineering. The research gave rise to two peered reviewed articles and a Masters degree in Biological Engineering.

• 09/2003- 01/2006

Bioengineering student (Institute of Engineering Sciences - University of Clermont-Ferrand, France).

Research interests

Hi Everybody. I'm a postdoc in Katharina Ribbeck's lab. The lab is multidisciplinary and focused on biological hydrogels and in particular mucus and biofilms. My work is focused on the study of cell-mucin interactions, the physicochemical characterization of mucin coatings and the development of mucin-based biomaterials. I have been extracting the essential component of mucus (mucins), and am doing exploratory work to expose the potential of this molecule to be used as a building block for new biomaterials. These biomaterials can be used to better understand mucus (its biophysical properties and its biology) and for biomedical applications such as drug delivery.

1. Biomaterials
2. cell-material interactions
3. Biopolymers and biomacromolecules

Selected Publications

1. Crouzier T, Beckwitt CH, and Ribbeck K. . pmid:22920681. PubMed HubMed [Paper1]
2. Crouzier T, Sailhan F, Becquart P, Guillot R, Logeart-Avramoglou D, and Picart C. . pmid:21783243. PubMed HubMed [Paper2]
3. Crouzier T, Fourel L, Boudou T, Albigès-Rizo C, and Picart C. . pmid:21433098. PubMed HubMed [Paper3]
4. Boudou T, Crouzier T, Nicolas C, Ren K, and Picart C. . pmid:21038350. PubMed HubMed [Paper4]
5. Boudou T, Crouzier T, Auzély-Velty R, Glinel K, and Picart C. . pmid:20560550. PubMed HubMed [Paper5]
6. Boudou T, Crouzier T, Ren K, Blin G, and Picart C. . pmid:20217734. PubMed HubMed [Paper6]
7. Crouzier T, Szarpak A, Boudou T, Auzély-Velty R, and Picart C. . pmid:20155753. PubMed HubMed [Paper7]
8. Crouzier T, Ren K, Nicolas C, Roy C, and Picart C. . pmid:19219837. PubMed HubMed [Paper8]
9. Crouzier T and Picart C. . pmid:19199579. PubMed HubMed [Paper9]
10. Crouzier T, Nimmagadda A, Nollert MU, and McFetridge PS. . pmid:18947245. PubMed HubMed [Paper10]
11. Ren K, Crouzier T, Roy C, and Picart C. . pmid:18841249. PubMed HubMed [Paper11]
12. Crouzier T, McClendon T, Tosun Z, and McFetridge PS. . pmid:18615471. PubMed HubMed [Paper12]

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