1.0TBI, Toulouse Biotechnology Institutehttps://www.toulouse-biotechnology-institute.fr/enChristellehttps://www.toulouse-biotechnology-institute.fr/en/author/christelle/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FdE3ZSwd3e"><a href="https://www.toulouse-biotechnology-institute.fr/en/philippe-schmitz/">Philippe SCHMITZ</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.toulouse-biotechnology-institute.fr/en/philippe-schmitz/embed/#?secret=FdE3ZSwd3e" width="600" height="338" title="“Philippe SCHMITZ” — TBI, Toulouse Biotechnology Institute" data-secret="FdE3ZSwd3e" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.toulouse-biotechnology-institute.fr/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>https://www.toulouse-biotechnology-institute.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/13022025-IMG_0265-scaled.jpg25602560Professor Equipe TIM +33 (0)5 61 55 94 35 schmitz@insa-toulouse.fr Actual position and research subject My research activities mainly focus on (bio)particle accumulation on surfaces. They include particle adhesion and removal, biofilm formation, filtration cake and membrane fouling. To this end both experimental technics at local scale using optical and confocal microscopy, dedicated sensors and […]