Publications and communications of Cécile Van de Weerdt

Wislez, A.* , Sluysmans, D.* , Giamblanco, N., Willet, N., Bano, F., Van de Weerdt, C., Detrembleur, C., & Duwez, A.-S. (2021). How to Increase Adhesion Strength of Catechol Polymers to Wet Inorganic Surfaces. Biomacromolecules, 22 (1), 183-189. doi:10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00968
* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Detrembleur, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Vreuls, C., Mauchauffe, R., Moreno-Couranjou, M., Boscher, N., & Choquet, P. (07 April 2016). Plasma deposition method for catechol/quinone functionalised layers.

Martina, C., Figueroa Yévenes, M., Combs, S., Moretti, R., Van de Weerdt, C., Matagne, A., & Meiler, J. (March 2016). A novel protocol for the design of artificial (β/α)8-barrel proteins [Poster presentation]. 67. Mosbacher Kolloquium, “Protein Design: From First Principles to Biomedical Applications”, Mosbach, Germany.

Bebrone, C., & Van de Weerdt, C. (2016). Le biomimétisme moléculaire : du concept universitaire à l'application industrielle [Paper presentation]. Liège Créative, Liège, Belgium.

Figueroa Yévenes, M., Sleutel, M., Vandevenne, M., Parvizi, G., Attout, S., Jacquin, O., Vandenameele, J., Fischer, A. W., Damblon, C., Goormaghtigh, E., Valerio-Lepiniec, M., Urvoas, A., Durand, D., Pardon, E., Steyaert, J., Minard, P., Maes, D., Meiler, J., Matagne, A., ... Van de Weerdt, C. (2016). The unexpected structure of the designed protein Octarellin V.1 forms a challenge for protein structure prediction tools. Journal of Structural Biology. doi:10.1016/j.jsb.2016.05.004

Figueroa Yévenes, M., Vandenameele, J., Goormaghtigh, E., Valerio-Lepiniec, M., Minard, P., Matagne, A., & Van de Weerdt, C. (2016). Biophysical characterization data of the artificial protein Octarellin V.1 and binding test with its X-ray helpers. Data in Brief, 8, 1221-6. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2016.07.036

Martina, C., Figueroa Yévenes, M., Moretti, R., Combs, S., Meiler, J., Van de Weerdt, C., & Matagne, A. (2016). A novel protocol for the design of artificial (β/α)8-barrel proteins [Poster presentation]. 13th Greta Pifat Mrzljak International School of Biophysics, Croatia.

Mauchauffé, R., Bonot, S., Moreno-Couranjou, M., Detrembleur, C., Boscher, N. D., Van de Weerdt, C., Duwez, A.-S., & Choquet, P. (2016). Fast Atmospheric Plasma Deposition of Bio-Inspired Catechol/Quinone-Rich Nanolayers to Immobilize NDM-1 Enzymes for Water Treatment. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 3 (8), 10.1002. doi:10.1002/admi.201500520

Camporeale, G., Moreno-Couranjou, M., Bonot, S., Mauchauffé, R., Boscher, N., Bebrone, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Cauchie, H.-M., Favia, P., & Choquet, P. (15 May 2015). Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Deposited Epoxy-Rich Thin Films as Platforms for Biomolecule Immobilization-Application for Anti-Biofouling and Xenobiotic-Degrading Surfaces. Plasma Processes and Polymers, 12 (11), 1208-1219. doi:10.1002/ppap.201400206

Figueroa Yévenes, M., Oliveira, N., Lejeune, A., Kaufmann, K. W., Dorr, B. M., Matagne, A., Martial, J., Meiler, J., & Van de Weerdt, C. (2013). Octarellin VI: using rosetta to design a putative artificial (beta/alpha)8 protein. PLoS ONE, 8 (8), 71858. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071858

Faure, E., Falentin, C., Svaldo Lanero, T., Vreuls, C., Zocchi, G., Van de Weerdt, C., Martial, J., Jérôme, C., Duwez, A.-S., & Detrembleur, C. (19 December 2012). Functional nanogels as platforms for imparting antibacterial, antibiofilm, and antiadhesion activities to stainless steel. Advanced Functional Materials, 22 (24), 5271-5282. doi:10.1002/adfm.201201106

Figueroa Yévenes, M., Taralla, S., Buscetta, M., Sanjuan Pacheco, W. A., Matagne, A., Lejeune, A., Martial, J., & Van de Weerdt, C. (16 November 2012). In silico and in vivo combinatorial design of Octarellin VI, an artificial protein modeled on the (B/A)8 fold [Poster presentation]. Protein Structures: From Computer to the Application, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

Faure, E., Vreuls, C., Falentin, C., Zocchi, G., Van de Weerdt, C., Martial, J., Jérôme, C., Duwez, A.-S., & Detrembleur, C. (August 2012). A green and bio-inspired process to afford durable anti-biofilm properties to stainless steel. Biofouling, 28 (7), 719-728. doi:10.1080/08927014.2012.704366

Vreuls, C., Zocchi, G., Faure, E., Detrembleur, C., Martial, J., & Van de Weerdt, C. (13 June 2012). Prevention of bacterial biofilms onto stainless steel substrates by immobilization of antimicrobial and anti-biofilm biomolecules [Paper presentation]. AMP2012, Lille, France.

Falentin, C., Faure, E., Svaldo Lanero, T., Farina, F., Jérôme, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Martial, J., Duwez, A.-S., & Detrembleur, C. (08 May 2012). Antibacterial polyelectrolyte micelles for coating stainless steel. Langmuir, 28 (18), 7233-7241. doi:10.1021/la3003965

Van de Weerdt, C., Archembeau, C., Vreuls, C., Genin, A., Zocchi, G., Lausberg, A., Faure, E., Falentin, C., Wislez, A., Farina, F., Duwez, A.-S., Detrembleur, C., & Martial, J. (05 May 2012). Molecular biomimetics applied to medical devices [Poster presentation]. GIGA Day, Liege, Belgium.

Vreuls, C., Zocchi, G., Vandegaart, H., Faure, E., Detrembleur, C., Duwez, A.-S., Martial, J., & Van de Weerdt, C. (28 April 2012). Biomolecule-based antibacterial coating on a stainless steel surface: multilayer film build-up optimization and stability study. Biofouling, 28 (4), 395-404. doi:10.1080/08927014.2012.681304

Van de Weerdt, C., Vreuls, C., Genin, A., Zocchi, G., Lausberg, A., Faure, E., Falentin, C., Duwez, A.-S., Detrembleur, C., & Martial, J. (18 April 2012). Molecular biomimetics applied to medical devices [Poster presentation]. Biomedica, Liège, Belgium.

Faure, E., Halusiak, E., Farina, F., Giamblanco, N., Motte, C., Poelman, M., Archambeau, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Martial, J., Jérôme, C., Duwez, A.-S., & Detrembleur, C. (07 February 2012). Clay and DOPA containing polyelectrolyte multilayer film for imparting anticorrosion properties to galvanized steel. Langmuir, 28 (5), 2971-2978. doi:10.1021/la204385f

Faure, E., Lecomte, P., Vreuls, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Archambeau, C., Martial, J., Jérôme, C., Duwez, A.-S., & Detrembleur, C. (21 October 2011). Stratégie verte et bio­‐inspirée dans l’optique du développement de surfaces d’acier inoxydable antibactériennes durables [Paper presentation]. Journées d'Etude des Polymères, 39ème journée (JEPO 39), Val Joly, Eppe-Sauvage, France.

Faure, E., Lecomte, P., Vreuls, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Archambeau, C., Martial, J., Jérôme, C., Duwez, A.-S., & Detrembleur, C. (01 September 2011). Stainless steel with robust anibacterial activiy based on a versatile and bio-inspired strategy [Paper presentation]. 242nd American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting, Denver, United States.

Vreuls, C., Genin, A., Zocchi, G., Boschini, F., Cloots, R., Gilbert, B., Martial, J., & Van de Weerdt, C. (07 July 2011). Genetically engineered polypeptides as a new tool for inorganic nano-particles separation in water based media. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21, 13841-13846. doi:10.1039/c1jm12440d

Falentin, C., Faure, E., Svaldo Lanero, T., Jérôme, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Martial, J., Archambeau, C., Duwez, A.-S., & Detrembleur, C. (28 June 2011). A water-based antibacterial nanohybrid solution for coating stainless steel [Paper presentation]. European Polymer Congress 2011, Grenada, Spain.

Faure, E., Lecomte, P., Vreuls, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Archambeau, C., Martial, J., Jérôme, C., Duwez, A.-S., & Detrembleur, C. (13 May 2011). Versatile bio-inspired strategy for imparting robust antibacterial property to stainless steel [Paper presentation]. Belgian Polymer Group (BPG) annual meeting 2011, Houffalize, Belgium.

Faure, E., Lecomte, P., Lenoir, S., Vreuls, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Archambeau, C., Martial, J., Jérôme, C., Duwez, A.-S., & Detrembleur, C. (03 May 2011). Sustainable and bio-inspired chemistry for robust antibacterial activity of stainless steel. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21 (22), 7901-7904. doi:10.1039/c1jm11380a

Faure, E., Lecomte, P., Vreuls, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Archambeau, C., Martial, J., Jérôme, C., Duwez, A.-S., & Detrembleur, C. (29 April 2011). A green bio-inspired strategy to impart antibacterial activity to stainless steel [Poster presentation]. Journée de l'école doctorale thématique CHIM, Liège, Belgium.

Van de Weerdt, C., Detrembleur, C., Charlot, A., Jérôme, R., Vreuls, C., & Zocchi, G. (31 March 2011). Multifunctional coatings.

Van de Weerdt, C., Detrembleur, C., Charlot, A., Jérôme, R., Vreuls, C., & Zocchi, G. (02 March 2011). Multifunctional coatings.

Genin, A., Vreuls, C., Zocchi, G., Figueroa, M., Martial, J., & Van de Weerdt, C. (31 January 2011). Carbon Nanotubes Binding Peptides: Selection by Genetic Engineering, Binding Affinity Study [Poster presentation]. GIGA-Day, Liège, Belgium.

Faure, E., Lecomte, P., Vreuls, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Archambeau, C., Martial, J., Jérôme, C., Duwez, A.-S., & Detrembleur, C. (2011). Stainless steel with robust antibacterial activity based on a versatile and bio-inspired strategy. Polymer Preprints, 52 (2), 193-194.

Vreuls, C., Zocchi, G., Faure, E., Archembeau, C., Detrembleur, C., Griesser, H., Jérôme, C., Martial, J., & Van de Weerdt, C. (2011). Prevention of bacterial biofilms onto stainless steel substrates by immobilization of antimicrobial and anti-biofilm biomolecules [Paper presentation]. E-MRS, Nice, France.

Jérôme, C., Cécius, M., Faure, E., Charlot, A., Sciannaméa, V., Lenoir, S., Jérôme, R., Van de Weerdt, C., Martial, J., Archambeau, C., Willet, N., Duwez, A.-S., Fustin, C.-A., & Detrembleur, C. (01 July 2010). Biomimetic coatings with robust antibacterial properties [Paper presentation]. Coatings Science International (COSI), Noordwijk, Netherlands.

Willet, N., Giamblanco, N., Faure, E., Detrembleur, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Martial, J., Archambeau, C., & Duwez, A.-S. (July 2010). Single molecule interactions of bio-adhesive-inspired polymers with inorganic and organic surfaces [Paper presentation]. 43rd IUPAC World Polymer Congress 2010, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Vreuls, C., Genin, A., Zocchi, G., Garitte, G., Archambeau, C., Van de Weerdt, C., & Martial, J. (30 June 2010). Nanocoatings of inorganic surfaces by molecular biomimetic [Poster presentation]. IFRI, Liège, Belgium.

Faure, E., Charlot, A., Sciannaméa, V., Lenoir, S., Jérôme, R., Jérôme, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Martial, J., Archambeau, C., Willet, N., Duwez, A.-S., & Detrembleur, C. (29 June 2010). A green and refillable antibacterial coating for stainless steel [Poster presentation]. Coatings Science International (COSi), Noordwijk, Netherlands.

Faure, E., Charlot, A., Sciannaméa, V., Lenoir, S., Jérôme, R., Jérôme, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Martial, J., Archambeau, C., Willet, N., Duwez, A.-S., Fustin, C.-A., Vreuls, C., Zocchi, G., Farina, F., Vandegaart, H., Garitte, G., De Bona, C., & Detrembleur, C. (23 March 2010). A robust antibacterial coating for stainless steel [Paper presentation]. European Conferences on Nanofilms, Liège, Belgium.

Vreuls, C., Genin, A., Zocchi, G., Faure, E., Garitte, G., De Bona, C., Farina, F., Vandegaart, H., Giamblanco, N., Detrembleur, C., Jérôme, C., Duwez, A.-S., Archambeau, C., & Van de Weerdt, C. (22 March 2010). Nanocoatings of inorganic surfaces by molecular biomimetic [Poster presentation]. ECNF, Liège, Belgium.

Zocchi, G., Faure, E., Vreuls, C., Garitte, G., De Bona, C., Farina, F., Vandegaart, H., Detrembleur, C., Jérôme, C., Duwez, A.-S., Archambeau, C., & Van de Weerdt, C. (18 March 2010). Nanoscale biomimetic tool box for antimicrobial coating of inorganic surfaces [Poster presentation]. Biomedica, Aachen, Germany.

Giamblanco, N., Willet, N., Detrembleur, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Martial, J., Archambeau, C., & Duwez, A.-S. (05 February 2010). Bioadhesive-inspired AFM Tips and their Interaction with Inorganic Surfaces [Paper presentation]. XII Annual Winter Workshop on Advances in Single-Molecule Research for Biology & Nanoscience, Linz, Austria.

Martial, J., Vreuls, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Renard, A., Archambeau, C., & Zocchi, G. (Other coll.). (07 January 2010). Inorganic Binding Peptides and quality control methods using them.

Vreuls, C., Zocchi, G., Garitte, G., Archambeau, C., Martial, J., & Van de Weerdt, C. (2010). Biomolecules in multilayer film for antimicrobial and easy-cleaning stainless steel surface applications. Biofouling, 26 (6), 645-656. doi:10.1080/08927014.2010.506678

Vreuls, C., Zocchi, G., Genin, A., archambeau, C., Martial, J., & Van de Weerdt, C. (2010). Inorganic-binding peptides as tools for surface quality control. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. doi:10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2010.05.008

Vreuls, C., Zocchi, G., Thierry, B., Garitte, G., Griesser, S. S., Archambeau, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Martial, J., & Griesser, H. (2010). Prevention of bacterial biofilms by covalent immobilization of peptides onto plasma polymer functionalized substrates. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20, 8092 - 8098. doi:10.1039/c0jm01419b

Van de Weerdt, C., Detrembleur, C., Charlot, A., Jérôme, R., Vreuls, C., & Zocchi, G. (10 December 2009). Multifunctional coatings.

Van de Weerdt, C., Detrembleur, C., Jérôme, R., & Charlot, A. (09 December 2009). Multifunctional coatings.

Charlot, A., Sciannamea, V., Lenoir, S., Faure, E., Jérôme, R., Jérôme, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Martial, J., Archambeau, C., Willet, N., Duwez, A.-S., Fustin, C.-A., & Detrembleur, C. (05 December 2009). All-in-one strategy for the fabrication of antimicrobial biomimetic films on stainless steel. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 19, 4117-4125. doi:10.1039/b820832h

Faure, E., Zocchi, G., Lenoir, S., Vreuls, C., Garitte, G., Farina, F., Detrembleur, C., Archambeau, C., Van de Weerdt, C., & Martial, J. (02 April 2009). Nanocoatings of inorganic surfaces by the layer by layer (LbL) technology [Poster presentation]. Biomédica, Liège, Belgium.

Maes, D., Evrard, C., Gavira, J., Sleutel, M., Van de Weerdt, C., Otalora, F., Garcia-Ruiz, J. M., Nicolis, G., Martial, J., & Decanniere, K. (2008). Toward a Definition of X-ray Crystal Quality. Crystal Growth and Design, 8 (12), 4284-4290. doi:10.1021/cg800699e

Evrard, C., Maes, D., Zegers, I., Declercq, J. P., Vanhee, C., Martial, J., Wyns, L., & Van de Weerdt, C. (November 2007). TIM crystals grown by capillary counterdiffusion: Statistical evidence of quality improvement in microgravity. Crystal Growth and Design, 7 (11), 2161-2166. doi:10.1021/cg700687t

Vreuls, C., Charlot, A., Farina, F., Garitte, G., Remy, N., Vandegaart, H., Detrembleur, C., Archambeau, C., Van de Weerdt, C., & Zocchi, G. (Other coll.). (01 June 2007). Nanocoatings of steel surfaces by molecular biomimetic [Paper presentation]. Inauguration du GIGA -ULg, Liège, Belgium.

MAES, D., DECANNIERE, K., ZEGERS, I., VANHEE, SLEUTEL, M., WILLAERT, R., Van de Weerdt, C., Martial, J., DECLERCQ, J.-P., Evrard, C., OTALORA, F., & GARCIA-RUIZ, J.-M. (2007). Protein crystallisation under microgravity conditions: What did we learn on TIM crystallisation from the Soyuz missions? Microgravity Science and Technology, XIX (5/6), 90-94.

Maes, D., Crabeel, M., Van de Weerdt, C., Martial, J., Peeters, E., Charlier, D., Decanniere, K., Vanhee, C., Wyns, L., & Zegers, I. (December 2006). Crystallization of ornithine acetyltransferase from yeast by counter-diffusion and preliminary X-ray study. Acta Crystallographica. Section F, Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, 62 (Part 12), 1294-1297. doi:10.1107/S1744309106050561

Zegers, I., Carotenuto, L., Evrard, C., Garcia-Ruiz, J., De Gieter, P., Gonzales- Ramires, L., Istasse, E., Legros, J.-C., Martial, J., Minetti, C., Otalora, F., Queeckers, P., Schockeart, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Willaert, R., Wyns, L., Yourassowsky, C., & Dubois, F. (2006). Counterdiffusion protein crystallisation in microgravity and its observation with PromISS (Protein Microscope for the International Space Station). Microgravity Science and Technology, XVIII, 165-169. doi:10.1007/BF02870402

Manfroid, I., Van de Weerdt, C., Baudhuin, A., Martial, J., & Muller, M. (2005). EGF stimulates Pit-1 independent transcription of the human prolactin pituitary promoter in human breast cancer SK-BR-3 cells through its proximal AP-1 response element. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 229 (1-2), 127-39. doi:10.1016/j.mce.2004.08.009

Scippo, M.-L., Argiris, C., Van de Weerdt, C., Muller, M., Willemsen, P., Martial, J., & Maghuin-Rogister, G. (2004). Recombinant human estrogen, androgen and progesterone receptors for detection of potential endocrine disruptors. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 378 (3), 664-669. doi:10.1007/s00216-003-2251-0

Offredi, F., Dubail, F., Kischel, P., Sarinski, K., Stern, A. S., Van de Weerdt, C., Hoch, J. C., Prosperi, C., François, J.-M., Mayo, S. L., & Martial, J. (03 January 2003). De novo backbone and sequence design of an idealized alpha/beta-barrel protein: Evidence of stable tertiary structure. Journal of Molecular Biology, 325 (1), 163-174. doi:10.1016/S0022-2836(02)01206-8

Baudhuin, A., Manfroid, I., Van de Weerdt, C., Martial, J., & Muller, M. (November 2002). Transcription of the human prolactin gene in mammary cells. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 973, 454-458. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb04682.x

Scippo, M.-L., Van de Weerdt, C., Willemsen, P., François, J.-M., Rentier-Delrue, F., Muller, M., Martial, J., & Maghuin-Rogister, G. (2002). Detection of illegal growth promoters in biological samples using receptor binding assays. Analytica Chimica Acta, 473 (1-2), 135-141. doi:10.1016/S0003-2670(02)00770-5

Van de Weerdt, C., Peers, B., Belayew, A., Martial, J., & Muller, M. (2000). Far upstream sequences regulate the human prolactin promoter transcription. Neuroendocrinology, 71 (2), 124-37. doi:10.1159/000054528

Muller, M., Berwaer, M., Caccavelli, L., Manfroid, I., Nalda, A., Pendeville-Samain, H., Pernasetti, F., Van de Weerdt, C., Peers, B., & Martial, J. (1998). Régulation transcriptionnelle du gène de la prolactine humaine. MS. Medecine Sciences, 14 (580-587). doi:10.4267/10608/1096

Pernasetti, F., Caccavelli, L., Van de Weerdt, C., Martial, J., & Muller, M. (1997). Thyroid hormone inhibits the human prolactin gene promoter by interfering with activating protein-1 and estrogen stimulations. Molecular Endocrinology, 11 (7), 986-96. doi:10.1210/mend.11.7.9945