Publications

Carbon membranes for efficient water-ethanol separation
We demonstrate, on the basis of molecular dynamics simulations, the possibility of an efficient water-ethanol separation using …
Simon Gravelle, Hiroaki Yoshida, Laurent Joly, Christophe Ybert, Lydéric Bocquet
Posted Sep 27, 2016
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Forces behind plant cell division
The cell theory developed in the early 19th century teaches us that only cells beget cells (1). As a consequence, the evolution of life …
Adrien Guérin, Simon Gravelle, Lydéric Bocquet
Posted Jul 20, 2016
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Anomalous capillary filling and wettability reversal in nanochannels
This work revisits capillary filling dynamics in the regime of nanometric to subnanometric channels. Using molecular dynamics …
Simon Gravelle, Christophe Ybert, Lydéric Bocquet, Laurent Joly
Posted Mar 24, 2016
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Nanofluidics: a pedagogical introduction
Nanofluidics is the study of fluids confined in structures of nanometric dimensions (typically 1 − 100 nm). Fluids confined in these …
Simon Gravelle
Posted Mar 1, 2016
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Nanofluidics: a theoretical and numerical investigation of fluid transport in nanochannels
Nanofluidics is the study of fluids confined in structures of nanometric dimensions (typically 1 − 100 nm). Fluids confined in these …
Simon Gravelle
Posted Nov 17, 2015
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Perméabilité optimale des aquaporines : une histoire de forme?
Les aquaporines sont des protéines transmembranaires omniprésentes dans le corps humain. Insérées dans les membranes cellulaires, elles …
Simon Gravelle, Laurent Joly, François Detcheverry, Christophe Ybert, Cécile Cottin-Bizonne, Lydéric Bocquet
Posted Mar 4, 2015
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Large permeabilities of hourglass nanopores: From hydrodynamics to single file transport
In fluid transport across nanopores, there is a fundamental dissipation that arises from the connection between the pore and the …
Simon Gravelle, Laurent Joly, Christophe Ybert, Lydéric Bocquet
Posted Oct 9, 2014
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Sub-additive ionic transport across arrays of solid-state nanopores
Nanopores, either biological, solid-state, or ultrathin pierced graphene, are powerful tools which are central to many applications, …
Alessandro Gadaleta, Catherine Sempere, Simon Gravelle, Alessandro Siria, Rémy Fulcrand, Christophe Ybert, Lydéric Bocquet
Posted Jan 31, 2014
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Nanofluidic osmotic diodes: Theory and molecular dynamics simulations
Osmosis describes the flow of water across semipermeable membranes powered by the chemical free energy extracted from salinity …
Clara Picallo, Simon Gravelle, Laurent Joly, Elisabeth Charlaix, Lydéric Bocquet
Posted Dec 11, 2013
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Optimizing water permeability through the hourglass shape of aquaporins
Aquaporin channels are able to selectively conduct water across cell membranes, with remarkable efficiency. Although molecular details …
Simon Gravelle, Laurent Joly, François Detcheverry, Christophe Ybert, Cécile Cottin-Bizonne, Lydéric Bocquet
Posted Sep 25, 2013
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