Publications

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Peer-reviewed articles

• 2026
  Design and optimization of in situ self-functionalizing stress sensors O. Vasiljevic*, N. Harmand*, A. Hubert, L. Kebbal, V. Bormuth, C. Hayn, J. Fouchard, E. Wandersman, M.-A. Breau, L.-L. Pontani The European Physical Journal E 49, 12 (2026)*Equal contributions DOI: 10.1140/epje/s10189-025-00550-y arXiv (free version)
  
• 2022
  Thickness of epithelia on wavy substrates: measurements and continuous models N. Harmand, J. Dervaux, C. Poulard, S. Hénon The European Physical Journal E 45 (6), 53 (2022)Journal cover DOI: 10.1140/epje/s10189-022-00206-1 arXiv (free version)
  
• 2021
  3D Shape of Epithelial Cells on Curved Substrates N. Harmand, A. Huang, S. Hénon Physical Review X 11 (3), 031028 (2021)One of the 8 papers in the PRX collection “Highlights in Experimental Statistical, Biological, and Soft-Matter Physics” (2022) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevX.11.031028 arXiv (free version)
  

PhD thesis

• 2019
  Pertinence et limites des tensions de surface et de ligne pour rendre compte des formes des cellules épithélialesMerits and limits of surface and line tensions to account for the shape of epithelial cells N. Harmand, Université Paris Cité, Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes Supervisor: Sylvie Hénon. Committee: J.-F. Joanny (chair), G. Charras and H. Delanoë-Ayari (referees), R. Clément, O. du Roure. HAL: tel-02892746 theses.fr

Patents

Three patent families filed during my industrial R&D work at Saint-Gobain Recherche Paris (holder: Saint-Gobain Weber). They cover the control of material flow and deposition in 3D printing.

• 2024
  Print head for a system for three-dimensional printing of material G. Espy, R. Danguillaume, W. Bourennane, N. Harmand Granted: FR 3149822 B1 Published applications: WO 2024/256462 A1, EP 4727739 A1
• 2024
  3D printing system with bypass G. Espy, R. Danguillaume, W. Bourennane, N. Harmand Granted: FR 3149823 B1 Published applications: EP 4477374 A1
• 2023
  Control of 3D printing N. Harmand, G. Saingier, F. Zami-Pierre, R. Danguillaume Granted: FR 3126333 B1 Published applications: WO 2023/025857 A1, EP 4392257 A1