Morphogenesis in molecular systems
DNA nanotechnology, Molecular programming, Morphogenetic matter

Collective chemomechanical oscillations in active hydrogels
Blanc B, Agyapong JN, Hunter I, Galas JC, Fernandes-Nieves A, Fraden S,
PNAS, 2024

Crosslinking and depletion determine spatial instabilities in cytoskeletal active matter
Sarfati G, Maitra A, Voituriez R, Galas J-C, Estévez-Torres A,
Soft Matter, 2022

Long-Lasting and Responsive DNA/Enzyme-Based Programs in Serum-Supplemented Extracellular Media
Galas J-C, Estévez-Torres A, Van Der Hofstadt M,
ACS Synthetic Biology, 2022

Front speed and pattern selection of a propagating chemical front in an active fluid
del Junco C, Estévez-Torres A, Maitra A,
Physical Review E, 2022

Programmed mechano-chemical coupling in reaction-diffusion active matter
Senoussi A, Galas J-C, Estévez-Torres A,
Science Advances, 2021

DNA-Controlled Spatiotemporal Patterning of a Cytoskeletal Active Gel
Vyborna Y, Galas J-C, Estévez-Torres A,
JACS, 2021

Learning from Embryo Development to Engineer Self-organizing Materials
Senoussi A, Vyborna Y, Berthoumieux H, Galas JC, Estévez-Torres A,
chapter in 'Out-of-Equilibrium (Supra)molecular Systems and Materials' book (Editor: Nicolas Giuseppone, Andreas Walther),
Wiley, 2021

Spatiotemporal Patterning of Living Cells with Extracellular DNA Programs
Van Der Hofstadt M, Galas J-C, Estévez-Torres A,
ACS Nano, 2021

Programming Spatio-temporal Patterns with DNA-based Circuits
Van Der Hofstadt M, Gines G, Galas J-C, Estévez-Torres A,
chapter in 'DNA- and RNA-Based Computing Systems' book (Editor: Evgeny Katz),
Wiley, 2020

DNA-based long-lived reaction-diffusion patterning in a host hydrogel
Urtel G, Estévez-Torres A, Galas J-C,
Soft Matter, 2019

Tunable corrugated patterns in an active gel sheet
Senoussi A, Kashida S, Voituriez R, Galas J-C, Maitra A, Estévez-Torres A,
PNAS, 2019

rEXPAR: an isothermal amplification scheme that is robust to autocatalytic parasites
Urtel G, Van Der Hofstadt M, Galas J-C, Estévez-Torres A,
ACS Biochemistry, 2019
This article has been selected to be featured in ACS Editors' Choice

Quantitative characterization of translational riboregulators using an in vitro transcription-translation system
A. Senoussi, J. Lee Tin Wah, Y. Shimizu, J. Robert, A. Jaramillo, S. Findeiss, I. M. Axmann, and A. Estevez-Torres,
ACS Synthetic Biology, 2018

Synthesis and materialization of a reaction–diffusion French flag pattern
Zadorin AS, Rondelez Y, Gines G, Dilhas V, Urtel G, Zambrano A, Galas J-C, Estévez-Torres A,
Nature Chemistry, 2017

Microscopic agents programmed by DNA circuits
Gines G, Zadorin AS, Galas J-C, Fujii T, Estévez-Torres A, Rondelez Y,
Nature Nanotechnology, 2017
Highlighted in Nature Nanotech 'News and Views'

DNA computing: Spatially localized DNA domino
Estévez-Torres A & Rondelez Y,
Nature Nanotechnology, 2017, News and views.

Observing and Controlling the Folding Pathway of DNA Origami at the Nanoscale
Lee Tin Wah J, David C, Rudiuk S, Baigl D, Estévez-Torres A,
ACS Nano, 2016

Synthesis of programmable reaction-diffusion fronts using DNA catalyzers
Zadorin AS, Rondelez Y, Galas J-C, Estevez-Torres A,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 2015
Highlighted in Nature Nanotech, Physics and Chemistry world.

Pursuit-and-evasion reaction- diffusion waves in microreactors with tailored geometry
Zambrano A, Zadorin AS, Rondelez Y, Estevez-Torres A, Galas JC,
J. Phys. Chem. B, 2015

Biophysics: The expressionist movement
Estévez-Torres, A,
Nature Physics, 2015, News and views.

Automated Design of Programmable Enzyme-Driven DNA Circuits
H. W. H. van Roekel, L. H. H. Meijer, Z. C. F. Garza, S. Masroor, A. Estévez-Torres, Y. Rondelez, A. Zagaris, M. A. Peletier, P. A. J. Hilbers, T. F. A. de Greef,
ACS Synth. Biol. 2014

High-throughput observation of compartmentalized biochemical oscillators
K. Hasatani, M. Leocmach, A. J. Genot, A. Estevez-Torres, T. Fujii, Y. Rondelez,
Chem. Comm. 2013

Spatial waves in synthetic biochemical networks
A. Padirac, T. Fujii, A. Estévez-Torres, Y. Rondelez
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013

A nanoliter-scale open chemical reactor
J.-C. Galas, A.-M. Haghiri-Gosnet and A. Estévez-Torres
Lab Chip 2013 doi: 10.1039/C2LC40649G.

Amplification and temporal filtering during gradient sensing by nerve growth cones probed with a microfluidic assay
M. Morel, V. Shynkar, J.-C. Galas, I. Dupin, C. Bouzigues, V. Studer, and M. Dahan
Biophysical Journal 2012.

Concentration landscape generators for shear free dynamic chemical stimulation
M. Morel, J.-C. Galas, M. Dahan and V. Studer
Lab Chip 2012.

DNA compaction: fundamentals and applications
A. Estevez-Torres and D. Baigl
Soft Matter 2011, 7, 6746-6756.

Prototyping of microfluidic systems using a commercial thermoplastic elastomer
E. Roy, M. Geissler, J. C. Galas and T. Veres
Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 2011, 11, 235-244.

Thermoplastic elastomers for microfluidics: Towards a high-throughput fabrication method of multilayered microfluidic devices
E. Roy, J. C. Galas and T. Veres
Lab Chip 2011, 11, 3193-3196.

A microfluidic device for continuous cancer cell culture and passage with hydrodynamic forces
L. Y. Liu, K. Loutherback, D. Liao, D. Yeater, G. Lambert, A. Estevez-Torres, J. C. Sturm, R. H. Getzenberg and R. H. Austin
Lab Chip 2010, 10, 1807-1813.

Microfluidic stickers for cell- and tissue-based assays in microchannels
M. Morel, D. Bartolo, J. C. Galas, M. Dahan and V. Studer
Lab Chip 2009, 9, 1011-1013.

Microfluidic Patterning of Miniaturized DNA Arrays on Plastic Substrates
M. Geissler, E. Roy, G. A. Diaz-Quijada, J. C. Galas and T. Veres
Acs Appl Mater Inter 2009, 1, 1387-1395.

Active connectors for microfluidic drops on demand
J. C. Galas, D. Bartolo and V. Studer
New J Phys 2009, 11.

Sequence-independent and reversible photocontrol of transcription/expression systems using a photosensitive nucleic acid binder
A. Estevez-Torres, C. Crozatier, A. Diguet, T. Hara, H. Saito, K. Yoshikawa and D. Baigl
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2009, 106, 12219-12223.

Photocontrol of single-chain DNA conformation in cell-mimicking microcompartments
M. Sollogoub, S. Guieu, M. Geoffroy, A. Yamada, A. Estevez-Torres, K. Yoshikawa and D. Baigl
ChemBioChem 2008, 9, 1201-1206.

Fourier transform to analyse reaction-diffusion dynamics in a microsystem
A. Estevez-Torres, T. Le Saux, C. Gosse, A. Lemarchand, A. Bourdoncle and L. Jullien
Lab Chip 2008, 8, 1205-1209.

Fourier Analysis To Measure Diffusion Coefficients and Resolve Mixtures on a Continuous Electrophoresis Chip
A. Estevez-Torres, C. Gosse, T. LeSaux, J. F. Allemand, V. Croquette, H. Berthoumieux, A. Lemarchand and L. Jullien
Anal. Chem. 2007, 79, 8222-8231.

Compact dye laser on a chip fabricated by ultraviolet nanoimprint lithography
C. Peroz, J. C. Galas, L. Le Gratiet, Y. Chen and J. Shi
Applied Physics Letters 2006, 89.

Microfluidic dye laser intracavity absorption
J. C. Galas, C. Peroz, Q. Kou and Y. Chen
Applied Physics Letters 2006, 89.

Quadruplex-based molecular beacons as tunable DNA probes
A. Bourdoncle, A. Estevez Torres, C. Gosse, L. Lacroix, P. Vekhoff, T. L. Saux, L. Jullien and J. L. Mergny
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 11094-11105.

Microfluidic tunable dye laser with integrated mixer and ring resonator
J. C. Galas, J. Torres, M. Belotti, Q. Kou and Y. Chen
Applied Physics Letters 2005, 86.

Fabrication of three-dimensional microstructures using standard ultraviolet and electron-beam lithography
J. C. Galas, B. Belier, A. Aassime, J. Palomo, D. Bouville and J. Aubert
Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B 2004, 22, 1160-1162.