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37
Citations
5955
World Ranking
8357
National Ranking
190

Overview

Alain Iost is affiliated with the Arts et Metiers Institute of Technology in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and materials science. Their research spans several subfields including materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, civil and structural engineering, and surgery.

Their work primarily addresses topics related to metal and thin film mechanics, titanium alloys microstructure and properties, advanced materials and composites, orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, corrosion behavior and inhibition, and concrete and cement materials research.

Notable recent publications by Alain Iost include:

  • Structural, tribological and antibacterial properties of (α + β) based ti-alloys for biomedical applications, 2020, Journal of Materials Research and Technology
  • The effect of milling time on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4Fe alloys, 2021, Materials Today Communications
  • Mechanistic pathways of cationic and anionic surfactants sorption by kaolinite in water, 2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Impact of industrially applied surface finishing processes on tribocorrosion performance of 316L stainless steel, 2020, Wear
  • Instrumented indentation based methods to assess fracture toughness (KIC) of self-compacting concrete: Influence of water to binder (w/b) ratio and type of concrete, 2022, Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Alain Iost frequently publishes in journals such as Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Materials Today Communications, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, and Wear.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Alain Iost include Alex Montagne, Mamoun Fellah, Naouel Hezil, Aleksei Obrosov, and Sabine Weiß, illustrating a broad network of research partnerships.

Alain Iost's research spans 31 publications across engineering and materials science, with 21 contributions to engineering and 10 to materials science. Their expertise in materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, and related subfields supports a diverse research portfolio intersecting applied mechanics and material performance.

Best Publications

  • Qualitative and quantitative study of human osteoblast adhesion on materials with various surface roughnesses.

    Karine Anselme;Maxence Bigerelle;B. Noel;E. Dufresne

  • The relative influence of the topography and chemistry of TiAl6V4 surfaces on osteoblastic cell behaviour.

    K. Anselme;P. Linez;M. Bigerelle;D. Le Maguer

  • Improvement in the morphology of Ti-based surfaces: a new process to increase in vitro human osteoblast response.

    M. Bigerelle;K. Anselme;B. Noël;I. Ruderman;I. Ruderman

  • Effect of grooved titanium substratum on human osteoblastic cell growth.

    K. Anselme;M. Bigerelle;B. Noël;A. Iost

  • Multiscale roughness analysis in injection‐molding process

    Maxence Bigerelle;Adrien Van Gorp;Adrien Van Gorp;Adrien Van Gorp;Alain Iost

  • Fractals and fracture

    E. Charkaluk;M. Bigerelle;A. Iost

  • Indentation size effect: reality or artefact?

    A. Iost;R. Bigot

  • Tribological behavior of Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-7Nb Alloys for Total Hip Prosthesis

    Mamoun Fellah;Mohamed Labaïz;Omar Assala;Leila Dekhil

  • Dimensional stability of seven elastomeric impression materials immersed in disinfectants.

    Alain Thouati;Etienne Deveaux;Alain Iost;Pascal Behin

  • Fractal dimension and classification of music

    M. Bigerelle;A. Iost

  • The effects of an Fe–Zn intermetallic-containing coating on the stress corrosion cracking behavior of a hot-dip galvanized steel

    G. Reumont;J.B. Vogt;A. Iost;A. Iost;J. Foct

  • Hardness of coatings

    A. Iost;R. Bigot

  • Study of the mechanical behavior and corrosion resistance of hydroxyapatite sol–gel thin coatings on 316 L stainless steel pre-coated with titania film

    Djahida Sidane;Didier Chicot;Sabeha Yala;Salima Ziani

  • Tribological behaviour of AISI 316L stainless steel for biomedical applications

    M Fellah;M Labaïz;O Assala;A Iost

  • Assessment of the constitutive law by inverse methodology: Small punch test and hardness

    Jérôme Isselin;Alain Iost;Jocelyn Golek;Denis Najjar

  • Relevance of roughness parameters for describing and modelling machined surfaces

    M. Bigerelle;D. Najjar;A. Iost

  • Sliding friction and wear performance of the nano-bioceramic α-Al2O3 prepared by high energy milling

    Mamoun Fellah;Mohammed Abdul Samad;Mohamed Labaiz;Omar Assala

  • Multiscale functional analysis of wear: A fractal model of the grinding process

    Maxence Bigerelle;Maxence Bigerelle;Denis Najjar;Alain Iost

  • Estimating the parameters of a generalized lambda distribution

    B. Fournier;N. Rupin;M. Bigerelle;D. Najjar

  • Effect of surface roughness in the determination of the mechanical properties of material using nanoindentation test

    Yang Xia;Maxence Bigerelle;Julie Marteau;Pierre-Emmanuel Mazeran

  • Statistical analysis of the Vickers hardness

    Jean-Marc Schneider;Maxence Bigerelle;Alain Iost

  • Roughness characteristic length scales of micro-machined surfaces: A multi-scale modelling

    Maxence Bigerelle;Alexis Gautier;Alain Iost

Frequent Co-Authors

Maxence Bigerelle
Maxence Bigerelle University Polytechnic Hauts-de-France
Karine Anselme
Karine Anselme University of Upper Alsace
Christian Brosseau
Christian Brosseau University of Western Brittany
Mohamed El Mansori
Mohamed El Mansori Arts et Metiers Institute of Technology
Hassan Zahouani
Hassan Zahouani École Centrale de Lyon
Marie-Georges Olivier
Marie-Georges Olivier University of Mons
Rand R. Wilcox
Rand R. Wilcox University of Southern California

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