The aim of my work is to study the effect of confinement

of polymers in nanoparticles in nanoblends on

their glass transition and their dynamics and quantify
the deviation of these properties relative to bulk. We
have successfully developed the first new non-intrusive
method using in-situ annealing process to determine
the large scale dynamics and nanomechanical
properties of polymer chains confined at the nanoscale
3D geometry. Our results are confronted with other
scientific output on thin films geometry.

SIENTIFIC EXPERTISE
Synthesis of polymers by emulsion polymerization.
Spin-Coating of polymers.
Polymer film formation process.
Physicochemical characterization:
Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Light Scattering, DSC, TGA, RMN ,
GPC, MEB, AFM, XRD, Neutrons Scattering, Ellipsometry,
Conductometry titration ......

PUBLICATIONS
Papers :
A Novel Method for Studying the Dynamics of Polymers
Confined in Spherical Nanoparticles in Nanoblends
M.Yousfi, L.Porcar, P.Lindner, F.Boué, Y.Rharbi –
Macromolecules, 2009, 42 (6), pp 2190–2197

Methods for probing the long range dynamic of confined

polymer in nanoparticles using S.A.N.S
Y.Rharbi, M.Yousfi, L.Porcar, Q.Nawaz – Submitted to
International Journal of Chemical Kinetics
Proceedings :
Nanomechanical properties of nanoconfined polystyrene
nanoparticles in nanoblends M.Yousfi, Y.Rharbi 18ÈME
Congrès Français de Mécanique - Grenoble - August 2007
Seminars & Workshops :
Glass transition of spherical polystyrene nanoparticles
M.Yousfi, Y.Rharbi, ILL Soft Matter User Meeting – Grenoble
November 2006
Nanomécanique et transition vitreuse des polymères confinés
dans des nanoparticules M.Yousfi, Séminaire Annuel du Cluster
de Recherche Macodev – Sévrier March 2008
Une nouvelle méthode pour étudier la diffusion et la
nanomécanique de polymères nanoconfinés
M.Yousfi, Y.Rharbi Colloque National GFP – Lyon November
2008

Novel methods for probing the dynamics of nanoconfined

polymers in nanoscopic domains M. Yousfi, Y.Rharbi Studying
Kinetics Workshop Grenoble – October 2009