Previous winners of the Braconnot Prize

1995 - Sandrine Demarger-Andre (France)
Title of thesis
Study of the interactions between chitosan and lipids

1999 - Corrado Muzzarelli (Italy)
Title of thesis
Composition of the non-commercial fraction of the catch in the Adriatic Sea, and perspectives of exploitation

and

Are Kristiansen (Norway)
Title of thesis
Specific interactions of chitosans with lysozyme and wheat germ agglutinin (WGA)

2002 - Sabina Prochazkova Strand (Norway)
Title of thesis
Interactions between chitosans and bacteria: flocculation and adhesion

2006 - Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad (Norway)
Title of thesis
The chitinolytic system of Serratia marcescens - the catalytic mechanism of chitinase B and the function of the chitin binding protein, CBP21

2007 - Sebastien Ladet (France)
Title of thesis
Elaboration and study of the physical and biological properties of a multi-membrane bioreactor

2009 - Marc Lavertu (Canada)
Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal, Quebec
Title of thesis
Characterization of the Thermosensitive System Chitosan-Glycerol Phosphate and Applications for Gene Delivery

2011 - Dr Ander Abarrategi Lopez (Spain)
Title of thesis
Chitosan as BMP-2 carrier: material development, characterization and applicability in bone tissue engineering. Thesis available online: PDF

� 2005 rahmi lale & ziya mis