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Bernard Cathala is affiliated with INRAE, the Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with a specialized focus on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, and Plant Science within these broader disciplines.

Their work covers diverse topics including advanced cellulose research, polysaccharides and plant cell walls, electrospun nanofibers for biomedical applications, nanocomposite films for food packaging, advanced materials and mechanics, sensor and energy harvesting materials, and lignin and wood chemistry.

Recent notable publications by Bernard Cathala include:

  • Rapid alkalinization factor 22 has a structural and signalling role in root hair cell wall assembly, 2024, Nature Plants
  • Plant cell wall patterning and expansion mediated by protein-peptide-polysaccharide interaction, 2023, Science
  • Dextrans and dextran derivatives as polyelectrolytes in layer-by-layer processing materials - A review, 2022, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Development of Bio-Inspired Hierarchical Fibres to Tailor the Fibre/Matrix Interphase in (Bio)composites, 2021, Polymers
  • Plant cell wall inspired xyloglucan/cellulose nanocrystals aerogels produced by freeze-casting, 2020, Carbohydrate Polymers

Bernard Cathala frequently publishes in journals such as Carbohydrate Polymers, Biomacromolecules, Cellulose, Nature Plants, and Gels.

Collaborations have been an integral part of their research, with frequent coauthors including Céline Moreau, Ana Villares, Denis Lourdin, and Malika Talantikite.

Best Publications

  • New Pickering emulsions stabilized by bacterial cellulose nanocrystals

    Irina Kalashnikova;Hervé Bizot;Bernard Cathala;Isabelle Capron

  • Modulation of cellulose nanocrystals amphiphilic properties to stabilize oil/water interface.

    Irina Kalashnikova;Hervé Bizot;Bernard Cathala;Isabelle Capron

  • Cellulosic nanorods of various aspect ratios for oil in water Pickering emulsions

    Irina Kalashnikova;Herve Bizot;Patricia Bertoncini;Bernard Cathala

  • Surfactant-free high internal phase emulsions stabilized by cellulose nanocrystals

    Isabelle Capron;Bernard Cathala

  • Antioxidant properties of lignin in polypropylene

    C Pouteau;P Dole;B Cathala;Luc Avérous

  • Preparation of Double Pickering Emulsions Stabilized by Chemically Tailored Nanocelluloses

    Ana G. Cunha;Jean-Bruno Mougel;Bernard Cathala;Lars A. Berglund

  • Chitin nanocrystals for Pickering high internal phase emulsions.

    Emilie Perrin;Hervé Bizot;Bernard Cathala;Isabelle Capron

  • Spray freeze-dried nanofibrillated cellulose aerogels with thermal superinsulating properties.

    Clara Jiménez-Saelices;Bastien Seantier;Bernard Cathala;Yves Grohens

  • Lignin-polymer blends: evaluation of compatibility by image analysis.

    Charlyse Pouteau;Stéphanie Baumberger;Bernard Cathala;Patrice Dole

  • Lignification and tension wood

    Gilles Pilate;Brigitte Chabbert;Bernard Cathala;Arata Yoshinaga

  • Cellulose Nanocrystal-Assisted Dispersion of Luminescent Single- Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Layer-by-Layer Assembled Hybrid Thin Films

    Christophe Olivier;Christophe Olivier;Céline Moreau;Patricia Bertoncini;Hervé Bizot

  • Phenolic composition of champagnes from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vintages.

    Mohamed Chamkha;Bernard Cathala;Véronique Cheynier;Roger Douillard

  • Versatile cellular foams derived from CNC-stabilized Pickering emulsions

    Steven Tasset;Bernard Cathala;Hervé Bizot;Isabelle Capron

  • Effect of freeze-drying parameters on the microstructure and thermal insulating properties of nanofibrillated cellulose aerogels

    Clara Jiménez-Saelices;Clara Jiménez-Saelices;Bastien Seantier;Bernard Cathala;Yves Grohens

  • Microfluidic generation and selective degradation of biopolymer-based Janus microbeads.

    Mélanie Marquis;Denis Renard;Bernard Cathala

  • Initial steps of the peroxidase-catalyzed polymerization of coniferyl alcohol and/or sinapyl aldehyde: capillary zone electrophoresis study of pH effect

    David Fournand;Bernard Cathala;Catherine Lapierre

  • Influence of the carbohydrate-binding module on the activity of a fungal AA9 lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase on cellulosic substrates.

    Amani Chalak;Amani Chalak;Ana Villares;Celine Moreau;Mireille Haon

  • Studies of xylan interactions and cross-linking to synthetic lignins formed by bulk and end-wise polymerization: a model study of lignin carbohydrate complex formation

    Abdellatif Barakat;Heiko Winter;Corinne Rondeau-Mouro;Bodo Saake

  • Synthesis and characterization of dehydrogenation polymers in Gluconacetobacter xylinus cellulose and cellulose/pectin composite.

    Jean-Pierre Touzel;Brigitte Chabbert;Bernard Monties;Phillipe Debeire

  • Improved colloidal stability of bacterial cellulose nanocrystal suspensions for the elaboration of spin-coated cellulose-based model surfaces.

    Heiko T. Winter;Carole Cerclier;Nicolas Delorme;Hervé Bizot

  • Kinetic aspects of the adsorption of xyloglucan onto cellulose nanocrystals.

    Ana Villares;Céline Moreau;Abir Dammak;Isabelle Capron

  • Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) facilitate cellulose nanofibrils production

    Céline Moreau;Sandra Tapin-Lingua;Sacha Grisel;Isabelle Gimbert

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Guy Berrin
Jean-Guy Berrin Aix-Marseille University
Alain Buléon
Alain Buléon INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Emily D. Cranston
Emily D. Cranston University of British Columbia
Julien Bras
Julien Bras Grenoble Institute of Technology
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Jérôme Rose
Jérôme Rose Centre for Research and Teaching in Environmental Geoscience
Marie Carrière
Marie Carrière Grenoble Alpes University
Thierry Heulin
Thierry Heulin Aix-Marseille University
Thierry Rabilloud
Thierry Rabilloud Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean-Luc Putaux
Jean-Luc Putaux Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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