Géraldine Merle
M. Sc. (ENSCM-UM2), Ph. D. (IEM), Postdoc (Twente, McGill)
Full Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Research interests and affiliations
Research interests
- Bio-electrochemistry
- Design and evaluation of diagnostic devices
- Nanostructures
- Development and assessment of biomaterials for infection prevention and treatment
- New therapy and treatment for bone tissue formation
- In vitro and pre-clinical studies
Affiliation(s)
Expertise type(s) (NSERC subjects)
- 1901 Biomedical technology
- 1902 Biomedical materials
- 2000 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- 2006 Biomaterials
- 3401 Electrochemistry
- 3402 Surface and interfacial chemistry
Publications
Recent publications
Journal article
Journal article
Journal article
Journal article
Koushanpour, A., Raphael, Y., Harvey, E. J., & Merle, G. (2026). Controlling the signal through interfacial design in aptamer-based electrochemical sensors [Discussion or Letter]. Sensors & Diagnostics, 12 pages.
Monk, R., Matta, J., Nunes Silva Vieira, D., Marvi, Z., Cruzado, G., Harvey, E. J., Barralet, J. E., & Merle, G. (2026). Introducing Hematene as a 2D Nano-Reinforcement for Monetite Scaffolds in Bone Regeneration. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 9(3), 1703-1714.
Watt, A., Rachella, C., Jaloux, C., Vorstenbosch, J., Hart, A., Tanzer, M., Merle, G., & Barralet, J. (2026). Oxygen and ROS Delivery for Infected Wound Healing and Future Prospects. Advanced Healthcare Materials.
Vieira, D., Cruzado, G. M., Harvey, E. J., & Merle, G. (2025). Advanced sensing strategies for detecting zinc levels and zinc-related biomarkers in cancer pathogenesis. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 47, 100754 (18 pages).
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Education
- Master in Chemistry, University of Montpellier II and École Nationale supérieure de chimie de Montpellier, France (2004-2005)
- Doctorate in Materials chemistry and physicochemistry, European Membrane Institute, Montpellier, France (2005-2008)
- Postdoctoral fellow, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands (2008-2009)
- Postdoctoral fellow, McGill University, Montréal, Canada
Supervision at Polytechnique
COMPLETED
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Master's Thesis (4)
- Job, D. (2023). Metal Peroxides: A Promising Paradigm for Advancing Antibacterial Wound Healing Materials [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Marion, A. (2023). Development of a Novel Electrochemical Bismuth Sulfide-Based Biosensor for the Detection of Zn Ions in Cancer [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Marvi, Z. (2023). Development of an Electrochemical Immunosensor for Detection of Staphylococcus Aureus in Prosthetic Joint Infection [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Sauvage, E. (2022). Conducting Polymer Based Flexible and Conductible Heart Patch [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- Job, D. (2023). Metal Peroxides: A Promising Paradigm for Advancing Antibacterial Wound Healing Materials [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
