FRANCK BOUCHART

Dr. FRANCK BOUCHART

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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 June 2020 in Materials Science and Engineering: C
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FRANCK BOUCHART
OVOlivier Vidal
Olivier Vidal
JLJean-Marie Lacroix
Jean-Marie Lacroix
CSCorentin Spriet
Corentin Spriet
SCShaan Chamary
Shaan Chamary
JHJean-Christophe Hornez
Jean-Christophe Hornez

31 August 2020 in Antibiotics
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NCNatalia D. Dorighello Carareto
Natalia D. Dorighello Carareto
JHjean christophe Hornez
jean christophe Hornez
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FRANCK BOUCHART
Tricalcium phosphate (TCP) is a prosthetic material commonly used as a bone substitute to repair osteoarticular diseases and injuries. In this type of bone reconstruction surgery, antibiotics remain the common preventive and therapeutic treatment for bacterial infection. Nevertheless, the emergence of multi-resistant strains requires complimentary or alternative treatments. Today, one of the promising alternative approaches is phage therapy. Phages are bacterial viruses that have several advantages over chemotherapy, such as the specificity of bacterial strain, the absence of side effects, and a rapid response. In this work, we studied the impact of alginate hydrogels for overlaying λvir-phage-loaded β-TCP ceramic bone substitutes, delaying the phage desorption. The results show that the use of a 1% alginate–CaCl2 hydrogel overlapping the β-TCP ceramic pellets leads to higher initial phage concentration on the material and extends the released time of phages to two weeks when compared with control pellets. These alginate-coated biomaterials also generate faster bacterial lysis kinetics and could therefore be a good practical prosthetic device for bone and joint surgeries by allowing local treatment of bacterial infections with phage therapy for a longer period of time.

8 October 2024 in Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A
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MDMaxime Decodts
Maxime Decodts
CCCristina Cantallops‐Vilà
Cristina Cantallops‐Vilà
JHJean‐Christophe Hornez
Jean‐Christophe Hornez
JLJean‐Marie Lacroix
Jean‐Marie Lacroix
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FRANCK BOUCHART