Publications

Peer-reviewed articles
  1. Martinier, I.; Deville, S.; Mosser, G.; Trichet, L.; Davidson, P.; Fernandes, F.M.; State diagrams of type I collagen for the rational design of biomimetic materials. Cell Biomaterials 2025 (accepted)
  2. Komiyama, K.; Allard, M.; Eschenbrenner, C.; Sicard, C.; Hamraoui, A.; Fernandes, F. M. Ice templating water-stable macroporous polysaccharide hydrogels to mimic plant stems. J. Mater. Chem. B. 2025 (publisher) (preprint)
  3. Martinier, I.; Trichet, L.; Fernandes, F. M. Biomimetic tubular materials: from native tissues to a unifying view of new vascular, tracheal, gastrointestinal, oesophageal, and urinary grafts. Chemical Society Reviews2025, 54, 790-826. (publisher) (preprint)
  4. Martinier, I.; Fage, F.; Kakar, A.; Castagnino, A.; Saindoy, E.; Frederick, J.; Onorati, I.; Besnard, V.; Barakat, A. I.; Dard, N.; Martinod, E.; Planes, C.; Trichet, L.; Fernandes, F. M. Tunable Biomimetic Materials Elaborated by Ice Templating and Self-Assembly of Collagen for Tubular Tissue Engineering. 2024, Biomater. Sci., 12, 3124-3140. (publisher) (preprint)
  5. Chowdhury, T.; Cressiot, B.; Parisi, C.; Smolyakov, G.; Thiébot, B.; Trichet, L.; Fernandes, F. M.; Pelta, J.; Manivet, P. Circulating Tumor Cells in Cancer Diagnostics and Prognostics by Single-Molecule and Single-Cell Characterization. ACS Sensors 2023. (publisher)
  6. Permyakova, A.; Kakar, A.; Bachir, J.; Gkaniatsou, E.; Haye, B.; Menguy, N.; Nouar, F.; Serre, C.; Steunou, N.; Coradin, T.; Fernandes, F.M.; Sicard, C. In situ Synthesis of a Mesoporous MIL-100(Fe) Bacteria Exoskeleton. ACS Materials Letters, 2023, 5, 79-84. (publisher) (preprint).
  7. Christoph, S.; Barré, P.; Haye, B.; Coradin, T.; Fernandes, F. M. Environmentally-Stable Eco-Friendly Pectin-Silica Bio-Hybrid Foams for Soil Remediation. Giant 2022, 12, 100119. (publisher)
  8. Parisi, C.; Thiébot, B.; Mosser, G.; Trichet, L.; Manivet, P.; Fernandes, F. M. Porous yet Dense Matrices: Using Ice to Shape Collagen 3D Cell Culture Systems with Increased Physiological Relevance. Biomater. Sci. 2022, Advanced article. (publisher) (preprint).
  9. Qin, K.; Pereira, R. F. P.;  Coradin, T.; de Zea Bermudez V. and Fernandes, F. M. Biomimetic Silk Macroporous Materials for Drug Delivery Obtained via Ice-Templating. ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2022 5,  2556–2566. (publisher) (preprint)
  10. Parisi, C.; Qin, K.; Fernandes, F. M. Colonization versus Encapsulation in Cell-Laden Materials Design: Porosity and Process Biocompatibility Determine Cellularization Pathways. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. A Math. Phys. Eng. Sci. 2021, 379, 20200344. (publisher)
  11. Ruiz-Hitzky, E., Ruiz-García, C., Fernandes, F. M., Lo Dico, G., Lisuzzo, L., Prevot, V., Darder, M., & Aranda, P. Sepiolite-Hydrogels: Synthesis by Ultrasound Irradiation and Their Use for the Preparation of Functional Clay-Based Nanoarchitectured Materials. Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021 9, 1–17. (publisher)
  12. Merivaara, A.; Zini, J.; Koivunotko, E.; Valkonen, S.; Korhonen, O.; Fernandes, F. M.; Yliperttula, M. Preservation of Biomaterials and Cells by Freeze-Drying: Change of Paradigm. J. Control. Release 2021, 336, 480–498 (publisher)
  13. Lama, M.; Raveendranathan, B.; Brun, J.; Fernandes, F. M.; Boissière, C.; Nassif, N.; Marcellan, A. Biomimetic Tough Gels with Weak Bonds Unravel the Role of Collagen from Fibril to Suprafibrillar Self‐Assembly. Macromol. Biosci. 2021 (publisher early view)
  14. Qin, K.; Parisi, C.; Fernandes, F. M. Recent Advances in Ice Templating: From Biomimetic Composites to Cell Culture Scaffolds and Tissue Engineering. J. Mater. Chem. B 2021, 9, 889–907 (publisher)
  15. Qin, K.; Eschenbrenner, C.; Ginot, F.; Dedovets, D.; Coradin, T.; Deville, S.; Fernandes, F. M., Unveiling Cells’ Local Environment during Cryopreservation by Correlative In Situ Spatial and Thermal Analyses J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2020, 11, 7730 (arXiv) (publisher)
  16. Jaafar, Z.; Quelennec, B.; Moreau, C.; Lourdin, D.; Maigret, J. E.; Pontoire, B.; D’orlando, A.; Coradin, T.; Duchemin, B.; Fernandes, F. M.; Cathala, B., Plant cell wall inspired xyloglucan / cellulose nanocrystals aerogels produced by freeze-casting Carbohydr. Polym. 2020, 247, 116642.  (publisher)
  17. Baccile, N.; Zinn, T.; Laurent, G.; Messaoud, G. Ben; Cristiglio, V.; Fernandes, F. M., Unveiling the Interstitial Pressure between Growing Ice Crystals during Ice-Templating Using a Lipid Lamellar Probe, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2020, 11, 1989–1997 (publisher).
  18. Lama, M., Fernandes, F. M., Marcellan, A., Peltzer, J., Trouillas, M., Banzet, S., Grosbot, M., Sanchez, C., Giraud-Guille, M. M., Lataillade, J. J., Coulomb, B., Boissière, C., Nassif, N., Self-Assembled Collagen Microparticles by Aerosol as a Versatile Platform for Injectable Anisotropic Materials  Small 2019, 1902224, 1–8. (publisher)
  19. Baccile, N., Ben Messaoud, G., Zinn T., Fernandes, F.M., Mater. Horiz., Soft lamellar solid foams from ice-templating of self-assembled lipid hydrogels: organization drives the mechanical properties 2019, 6, 2073–2086 (publisher) (arXiv).
  20. Rieu, C., Parisi, C., Mosser, G., Haye, B., Coradin, T., Fernandes, F.M., Trichet, L., Topotactic Fibrillogenesis of Freeze-Cast Microridged Collagen Scaffolds for 3D Cell Culture  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2019, 11, 14672–14683 (publisher) (arXiv)
  21. Bettencourt, A.P., Castro, M., Silva, J., Fernandes, F., Coutinho, O.P., Sousa, M.J., Proença, M.F., Areias, F.M., Phenolic Imidazole Derivatives with Dual Antioxidant/Antifungal Activity: Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationship, Med. Chem. 2019, 15, 341–351. (publisher)
  22. Christoph, S., Hamraoui, A., Bonnin, E., Garnier, C., Coradin, T., Fernandes, F.M., Ice-templating beet-root pectin foams: Controlling texture, mechanics and capillary properties Chem. Eng. J. 2018, 350 20–28 (publisher) (arXiv)
  23. Bettencourt, A.P., Castro, M., Silva, J., Fernandes, F., Coutinho, O.P., Sousa, M.J., Proença, M.F., Areias, F.M., New Nitrogen Compounds Coupled to Phenolic Units with Antioxidant and Antifungal Activities: Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationship, Molecules 2018, 23, 2530. (publisher)
  24. Darder, M., Aranda, P., Ruiz-Garcia, C., Fernandes, F. M., Ruiz-Hitzky, The meeting point of carbonaceous materials and clays: toward a new generation of functional composites, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2017,28, 1704323 (publisher)
  25. Fernandes, F.M., Wicklein, B., Guest editors’ preface J. Mater. Sci. 2017, 52, 11121-11123
  26. Marcellini, M., Fernandes, F. M., Dedovets, D. Deville, S., Water/ice phase transition: the role of Zirconium Acetate, a compound with ice-shaping properties J. Chem. Phys. 2017, 146, 144504
  27. Ta, V.D., Caixeiro, S. Fernandes, F. M., Sappienza, R., Microsphere Solid-State Biolasers Adv. Optical Mater. 2017, 5, 1601022
  28. Canencia, F., Darder, M., Aranda, P., Fernandes, F. M., Gouveia, R. F., Ruiz-Hitzky, E., Conducting macroporous carbon foams derived from microwave-generated caramel/silica gel intermediates J. Mater. Sci. 2017, 52, 11269-11281
  29. Christoph, S.; Kwiatoszynski, J.; Coradin, T.; Fernandes, F. M., Cellularized Cellular Solids via Freeze‐Casting, Macromol. Biosci. 2016, 16, 182–187
  30. Christoph, S.; Fernandes, F. M.; Coradin, T., Immobilization of Proteins in Biopolymer-Silica Hybrid Materials: Functional Properties and Applications, Curr. Org. Chem. 2015, 19, 1.
  31. Fernandes, F. M.; Baradari, H.; Sanchez, C., Integrative strategies to hybrid lamellar compounds: an integration challenge, Appl. Clay Sci. 2014, 100, 2–21.
  32. Fernandes, F. M.; Ruiz-Hitzky, E., Assembling nanotubes and nanofibres: cooperativeness in sepiolite-carbon nanotube materials, Carbon 2014, 72, 296–303.
  33. Fernandes, F. M.; Vázquez, L.; Ruiz-Hitzky, E.; Carnicero, A.; Castro, M., Elastic properties of natural single nanofibers, RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 11225.
  34. Fernandes, F.; Coradin, T.; Aimé, C., Self-assembly in biosilicification and biotemplated silica materials Nanomaterials 2014, 4, 792–812.
  35. Gomez-Aviles, A.; Aranda, P.; Fernandes, F. M.; Belver, C.; Ruiz-Hitzky, E., Silica-Sepiolite Nanoarchitectures J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2013, 13, 2897–2907.
  36. Ruiz-Hitzky, E.; Darder, M.; Fernandes, F. M.; Wicklein, B.; Alcântara, A. C. S.; Aranda, P., Fibrous clays based bionanocomposites Prog. Polym. Sci. 2013, 38, 1392–1414.
  37. Ruiz-Hitzky, E.; Fernandes, F. M. Progress in Bionanocomposites: From green plastics to biomedical applications, Prog. Polym. Sci. 2013, 38, 1391.
  38. Wang, Y.; Von Euw, S.; Fernandes, F. M.; Cassaignon, S.; Selmane, M.; Laurent, G.; Pehau-Arnaudet, G.; Coelho, Bonhomme-Coury, L.; Giraud-Guille, M. M.; Babonneau, F.; Azais, T.; Nassif, N., Water-mediated structuring of bone apatite, Nat. Mater. 2013, 12, 1144–1153.
  39. Zaki, M. E. A.; Bettencourt, A.; Fernandes, F. M.; Proenca, M., Synthesis and electrochemical evaluation of substituted imidazo [4, 5-d] pyrrolo [3, 2-f][1, 3] diazepine scaffolds, Tetrahedron 2012, 68, 4628–4634.
  40. Fernandes, F. M.; Manjubala, I.; Ruiz-Hitzky, E., Gelatin renaturation and the interfacial role of fillers in bionanocomposites, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2011, 13, 4901–4910.
  41. Gonzalez-Alfaro, Y.; Aranda, P.; Fernandes, F. M.; Wicklein, B.; Darder, M.; Ruiz-Hitzky, E. Multifunctional porous materials through ferrofluids, Adv. Mater. 2011, 23, 5224–5228.
  42. Ruiz-Hitzky, E.; Darder, M.; Fernandes, F. M.; Zatile, E.; Javier Palomares, F.; Aranda, P.,
    Supported graphene from natural resources: easy preparation and applications, Adv. Mater. 2011, 23, 5250–5255.
  43. Fernandes, F. M.; Ruiz, A. I.; Darder, M.; Aranda, P.; Ruiz-Hitzky, E., Gelatin-clay bio-nanocomposites: structural and functional properties as advanced materials, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2009, 9, 221–229.
  44. Darder, M.; Aranda, P.; Ruiz, A. I.; Fernandes, F. M.; Ruiz-Hitzky, E., Design and preparation of bionanocomposites based on layered solids with functional and structural properties, Mater. Sci. Technol. 2008, 24, 1100–1110.
  45. Araujo, R.; Fernandes, F. M.; Proenca, M. F.; Silva, C. J. R.; Paiva, M. C., The 1, 3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reaction in the Functionalization of Carbon Nanofibers, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2007, 7, 3441–3445.
  46. Fernandes, F. M.; Araujo, R.; Proenca, M. F.; Silva, C. J. R.; Paiva, M. C., Functionalization of Carbon Nanofibers by a Diels-Alder Addition Reaction, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2007, 7, 3514–3518.
  47. Galvez, E. M.; Matt, M.; Cebolla, V. L.; Fernandes, F.; Membrado, L.; Cossio, F. P.; Garriga, R.; Vela, J.; Guermouche, M. H., General contribution of nonspecific interactions to fluorescence intensity, Anal. Chem. 2006, 78, 3699–3705.
Book chapters
  1. S. Christoph, F.M. Fernandes, Bionanocomposite Materials for Biocatalytic Applications: Integrating Biological Processes for Bioinspired Nanotechnologies, Edited by T. Coradin and C. Aimé, 07/2017: pages 257-298; John Wiley & Sons.
  2. E. Ruiz-Hitzky, F.M. Fernandes, B. Wicklein, P. Aranda, Clay-Based Bionanocomposite Foams in Biofoams: Science and Applications of Bio-Based Cellular and Porous Materials, Edited by Salvatore Iannace, Chul B. Park, 10/2015: Chapter 9; pages 251-266; CRC Press.
  3. C. Aimé, T. Coradin, F.M. Fernandes, Biomimetic Sol–Gel Materials in The Sol-Gel Handbook – Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications, 3-Volume Set, Edited by David Levy, Marcos Zayat, 08/2015: pages 605-650; Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
  4. E. Ruiz-Hitzky, M. Darder, F. M. Fernandes, B. Wicklein, A.C.S. Alcântara, P. Aranda, Bionanocomposites of Sepiolite and Palygorskite and Their Medical Issues in Natural Mineral Nanotubes Properties and Applications, Edited by Pooria Pasbakhsh, G. Jock Churchman, 01/2014: Chapter 9; Apple Academic Press.,
  5. E. Ruiz-Hitzky, P. Aranda, M. Darder, F.M. Fernandes, Fibrous Clay Mineral–Polymer Nanocomposites in Developments in Clay Science, Edited by Faïza Bergaya and Gerhard Lagaly, 01/2013: Chapter 13.3: pages 721-741; Elsevier.
  6. M. M. Giraud Guille · N. Nassif · F. M. Fernandes, Collagen-based Materials for Tissue Repair, from Bio-inspired to Biomimetic in Materials Design Inspired by Nature: Function Through Inner Architecture, Edited by Peter Fratzl, John W.C. Dunlop, Richard Weinkamer, 01/2013: Chapter 5: pages 107-127; The Royal Society of Chemistry.
  7. P. Aranda, F.M. Fernandes, B. Wicklein, E. Ruiz-Hitzky, J.P. Hill, K. Ariga, Bioinspired Materials Chemistry I: Organic–Inorganic Nanocomposites in Bioinspiration and Biomimicry in Chemistry: Reverse-Engineering Nature, edited by Gerhard F. Swiegers, 12/2012: Chapter 5, pages 121-138, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  8. F.M. Fernandes, M. Darder, A.I. Ruiz, P. Aranda, E. Ruiz-Hitzky, Gelatine-based bio-nanocomposites in Nanocomposites with Biodegradable Polymers: Synthesis, Properties, and Future Perspectives, edited by Vikas Mittal, 04/2011: Chapter 9, pages 209-233, Oxford University Press.
Conference Proceedings
  1. Zuluaga, M.; Couty, L.; Fernandes, F.; Seguier, S.; Lallement, L.; Lafont, A.; Nassif, N.; Coulomb, B. Wound Repair Regen. 2013, 21, A88–A88.
  2. Ruiz-Hitzky, E.; Darder, M.; Wicklein, B.; Fernandes, F. M.; Castro-Smirnov, F. A.; Martín del Burgo, M. A.; del Real, G.; Aranda, P. In Proc. SPIE 8548, Nanosystems in Engineering and Medicine; 2012; p 85480D – 85480D.