Full Time Faculty
Public Health
E-mail: fazzam@mubs.edu.lb
Phone: 00961 5 601 801
Mailing Address: Modern University for Business & Science Rachaya Campus ,Rachaya El Wadi

Dr. Azzam, Firas

Full Time Faculty

Public Health

Education

  • Chemistry and physical chemistry of polymers, Joseph Fourier universityGrenoble France, Ph.D
  • Master 2 degree in « polymers for advanced technology », Joseph Fourieruniversity Grenoble France, MSc
  • Bachelor in general chemistry, Lebanese university faculty of sciences IIFanar Lebanon, BS

Awards

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Short Bio

Firas Azzam is a lecturer at the Modern University for Business and ScienceMUBS as well as the academic coordinator of Rashaya campus. He earneda PhD in polymer chemistry from Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble,France. He pursued his research career and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Institute for Agronomical Research INRA andthen at the Materials Institute Jean Rouxel IMN in Nantes, France.

Dr. Firasis currently part of different projects implemented by MUBS and its NationalWellness Network NWN in Rashaya and Hasbaya regions.

Current Research Projects & Grants

Publications

  • Preparation By Grafting Onto, Characterization, and Properties of ThermallyResponsive Polymer-Decorated Cellulose Nanocrystals. Firas Azzam, Laurent Heux, Jean-Luc Putaux and Bruno Jean Biomacromolecules 2010, 11, 3652-3659 (IF 6.98).
  • Cellulose Nanofibril-Based Multilayered Thin Films: Effect of Ionic Strengthon Porosity, Swelling, and Optical Properties .Firas Azzam, Céline Moreau, Fabrice Cousin, Alain Menelle, Hervé Bizotand Bernard Cathala. Langmuir, 2014, 30 (27), pp 8091–8100 (IF 3.88)
  • Reversible Modification of Structure and Properties of Cellulose Nanofibril-based Multilayered Thin Films induced by Postassembly acid treatment. Firas Azzam, Céline Moreau, Fabrice Cousin, Alain Menelle, Hervé Bizotand Bernard Cathala. Langmuir, 2015, 31 (9), pp 2800-2807 (IF 3.88)
  • Influence of cellulose nanocrystals concentration and ionic strength on theelaboration of cellulose nanocrystals–xyloglucan multilayered thin films. Abir Dammak, Celine Moreau, Firas Azzam, Bruno Jean, Fabrice Cousinand Bernard Cathala. Journal of colloid and interface science, 2015, 460, pp 214–220 (IF 8.1)
  • Surface peeling of cellulose nanocrystals resulting from periodate oxidationand reductive amination with water-soluble polymers. Firas Azzam, Magali Galliot, Jean-Luc Putaux, Laurent Heux, and BrunoJean. Cellulose, 2015, (22) 3701-3714 (IF 5.04)
  • Adjustment of the Chiral Nematic Phase Properties of CelluloseNanocrystals by Polymer Grafting. Firas Azzam, Laurent Heux, and Bruno Jean. Langmuir, 2016, 32 (17) pp 4305–4312 (IF 3.88)
  • Tunable Aggregation and Gelation of Thermoresponsive Suspensions ofPolymer-Grafted Cellulose Nanocrystals. Firas Azzam, Eder Siqueira, Sebastien Fort, Roumaïssa Hassaini, FrédéricPignon, Christophe Travelet, Jean-Luc Putaux, and Bruno Jean. Biomacromolecules, 2016, 17 (6), pp 2112–2119 (IF 6.98)
  • Relationship between the Young’s modulus and film architecture cellulosenanofibril-based multilayered thin films. Firas Azzam, Céline Moreau, Laurent Chaunier, Denis Lourdin, PatriciaBertoncini and Bernard Cathala. Langmuir, 2017, 33 (17), pp 4138–4145 (IF 3.88)
  • Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Reveals the Structural Details ofThermosensitive Polymer-Grafted Cellulose Nanocrystal Suspensions. Firas Azzam, Bruno Frka-Petesic, Enrico F. Semeraro, Fabrice Cousin andBruno Jean. Langmuir 2020, 36 (29), pp 8511–8519 (IF 3.88)