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Overview

Liliane Léger is affiliated with the University of Paris-Saclay in France. Their research primarily falls within the field of Materials Science, focusing on several subfields including Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Polymers and Plastics, and Biophysics. This diverse expertise supports investigations into the properties and behaviors of polymer materials as well as biological applications.

Léger's work centers on several main topics, such as Polymer Surface Interaction Studies, Rheology and Fluid Dynamics Studies, Polymer Crystallization and Properties, and Cell Image Analysis Techniques. These topics illustrate a balance between fundamental materials science and applied biophysical analysis.

Among their recent publications, two significant papers are notable:

  • Convection and diffusion assisted reactive coupling at incompatible semi-crystalline polymer interfaces, 2020, Journal of Physics Materials
  • Sequence models for continuous cell cycle stage prediction from brightfield images, 2025, arXiv (Cornell University)

Léger has collaborated with various researchers, including Thomas Barraud, Samuel Devisme, H. Hervet, D Brunello, and В. И. Клейн, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to their research.

Their publications have appeared mainly in the Journal of Physics Materials and arXiv (Cornell University), indicating activity in both traditional peer-reviewed journals and preprint platforms.

Best Publications

  • Silanation of silica surfaces. A new method of constructing pure or mixed monolayers

    P. Silberzan;L. Leger;D. Ausserre;J. J. Benattar

  • Direct experimental evidence of slip in hexadecane: solid interfaces

    R. Pit;H. Hervet;L. Léger

  • Slip transition of a polymer melt under shear stress.

    KB Migler;H Hervet;L Leger

  • Characterization of the brush regime for grafted polymer layers at the solid-liquid interface.

    P. Auroy;L. Auvray;L. Léger

  • Surface-Anchored Polymer Chains: Their Role in Adhesion and Friction

    Liliane Léger;Elie Raphaël;Hubert Hervet

  • Reptation in entangled polymer solutions by forced Rayleigh light scattering

    L. Leger;H. Hervet;F. Rondelez

  • Fringe pattern photobleaching, a new method for the measurement of transport coefficients of biological macromolecules.

    J. Davoust;P.F. Devaux;L. Leger

  • Dynamics of Entangled Polymer Chains

    P. G. de Gennes;L. Leger

  • Friction and slip of a simple liquid at a solid surface

    Remmelt Pit;Hubert Hervet;Liliane Léger

  • Adhesion at the Solid-Elastomer Interface: Influence of the Interfacial Chains

    M. Deruelle;L. Leger;M. Tirrell

  • Existence and role of the precursor film in the spreading of polymer liquids.

    D. Ausserré;A. M. Picard;L. Léger

  • Self-Diffusion in Polymer Solutions: A Test for Scaling and Reptation

    H. Hervet;L. Léger;F. Rondelez

  • Structures of end-grafted polymer layers: a small-angle neutron scattering study

    P. Auroy;L. Auvray;L. Leger

  • Effects of the Formation of Copolymer on the Interfacial Adhesion between Semicrystalline Polymers

    Eric Boucher;John P. Folkers;Hubert Hervet;Liliane Léger

  • Effect of plasticizers (water and glycerol) on the diffusion of a small molecule in iota-carrageenan biopolymer films for edible coating application.

    Thomas Karbowiak;Hubert Hervet;Liliane Léger;Dominique Champion

  • Wall slip in polymer melts

    L Léger;H Hervet;G Massey;E Durliat

  • Friction and Slip at Simple Fluid-Solid Interfaces: The Roles of the Molecular Shape and the Solid-Liquid Interaction

    Tatiana Schmatko;Hubert Hervet;Liliane Leger

  • Quasielastic Rayleigh Scattering in Nematic Liquid Crystals

    G. Durand;L. Leger;F. Rondelez

  • Precursor film profiles of spreading liquid drops.

    L. Leger;M. Erman;A. M. Guinet-Picard;D. Ausserre

  • Magnetically Induced Cholesteric to Nematic Phase Transition in Liquid Crystals

    G. Durand;L. Leger;F. Rondelez;M. Veyssie

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Drockenmuller
Eric Drockenmuller Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Elie Raphaël
Elie Raphaël PSL University
Vasileios Koutsos
Vasileios Koutsos University of Edinburgh
Friedrich Kremer
Friedrich Kremer Leipzig University
Hugh R. Brown
Hugh R. Brown University of Wollongong
François Boué
François Boué University of Paris-Saclay
Kenneth R. Shull
Kenneth R. Shull Northwestern University
Yves Grohens
Yves Grohens Laboratoire des systèmes mécaniques IRDL
Matthew Tirrell
Matthew Tirrell University of Chicago

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