Publications and communications of Raphaël Riva

Mahy, J., Lambert, S., Lambert, A., Bernard, J., Duysens, G., Monteiro, A., Dutrieux, S., Farcy, A., Riva, R., Jérôme, C., Jolois, O., & Tilkin, R. (January 2026). Electrospun polycaprolactone membranes as controlled delivery systems of polymyxin B for wound dressings applications. Next Materials, 10, 101546. doi:10.1016/j.nxmate.2025.101546

Boucq, P., Ucakar, B., Debuisson, F., Riva, R., Des Rieux, A., Jérôme, C., & Debuigne, A. (2025). High Internal Phase Emulsion-Templated Hydrophilic Polyphosphoester Scaffolds: Tailoring the Porosity and Degradation for Soft Tissue Engineering. Biomacromolecules. doi:10.1021/acs.biomac.4c01740

Morodo Martinez, R., Riva, R., van den Akker, N. M. S., Molin, D. G. M., Jérôme, C., & Monbaliu, J.-C. (2022). Accelerating the end-to-end production of cyclic phosphate monomers with modular flow chemistry. Chemical Science. doi:10.1039/d2sc02891c

Rabaux, O., Riva, R., Noels, L., & Jérôme, C. (2022). Structuring Nanofibers of SMEC Sheets: A New Approach to Control Self-Folded Shape by Uniaxial Stretching. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 2200270. doi:10.1002/mame.202200270

Caprasse, J., Riva, R., Thomassin, J.-M., & Jérôme, C. (07 November 2021). Hybrid covalent adaptable networks from cross-reactive poly(ε-caprolactone) and poly(ethylene oxide) stars towards advanced shape-memory materials. Materials Advances, 2 (21), 7077-7087. doi:10.1039/D1MA00595B

Olmedo-Martínez, J. L., Meabe, L., Riva, R., Guzmán-González, G., Porcarelli, L., Forsyth, M., Mugica, A., Calafel, I., Müller, A. J. M., Lecomte, P., Jérôme, C., & Mecerreyes, D. (21 June 2021). Flame retardant polyphosphoester copolymers as solid polymer electrolyte for lithium batteries. Polymer Chemistry, 12 (23), 3441-3450. doi:10.1039/D1PY00344E

Vanslambrouck, S., Riva, R., Ucakar, B., Préat, V., Gagliardi, M., Daniel, D. G. M., Lecomte, P., & Jérôme, C. (20 March 2021). Thiol-ene reaction: an efficient tool to design lipophilic polyphosphoesters for drug delivery systems. Molecules, 26 (6), 1750. doi:10.3390/molecules26061750

Riva, R., Shah, U., Thomassin, J.-M., Yimaz, Z., Lecat, A., Colige, A., & Jérôme, C. (10 February 2020). Design of degradable polyphosphoester networks with tailor-made stiffness and hydrophilicity as scaffolds for tissue engineering. Biomacromolecules, 21 (2), 349-355. doi:10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01276

Defize, T., Thomassin, J.-M., Ottevaere, H., Malherbe, C., Eppe, G., Jellali, R., Alexandre, M., Jérôme, C., & Riva, R. (22 January 2019). Photo-cross-linkable coumarin-based poly(ϵ-caprolactone) for light-controlled design and reconfiguration of shape-memory polymer networks. Macromolecules, 52 (2), 444-456. doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02188

Ganipineni, L. P., Ucakar, B., Joudiou, N., Riva, R., Jérôme, C., Gallez, B., Danhier, F., & Préat, V. (2019). Paclitaxel-loaded multifunctional nanoparticles for the targeted treatment of glioblastoma. Journal of Drug Targeting, 27 (5-6), 614-623. doi:10.1080/1061186X.2019.1567738

Chichiricco, P. M., Riva, R., Thomassin, J.-M., Lesoeur, J., Struillou, X., Le Visage, C., Jérôme, C., & Weiss, P. (December 2018). In situ photochemical crosslinking of hydrogel membrane for guided tissue regeneration. Dental Materials, 34 (12), 1769-1782. doi:10.1016/j.dental.2018.09.017

Parilti, R., Riva, R., Howdle, S. M., Dupont-Gillain, C., & Jérôme, C. (05 October 2018). Sulindac encapsulation and release from functional poly(HEMA) microparticles prepared in supercritical carbon dioxide. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 549 (1-2), 161-168. doi:10.1016/j.ijpharm.2018.07.060

Lajous, H., Riva, R., Lelièvre, B., Tétaud, C., Avril, S., Hindré, F., Boury, F., Jérôme, C., Lecomte, P., & Garcion, E. (01 September 2018). Hybrid Gd3+/cisplatin cross-linked polymer nanoparticles enhance platinum accumulation and formation of DNA adducts in glioblastoma cell lines. Biomaterials Science, 6 (9), 2386-2409. doi:10.1039/C8BM00346G

Ergül, Z., Vanslambrouck, S., Cajot, S., Thiry, J., Debuigne, A., Lecomte, P., Jérôme, C., & Riva, R. (2016). Core cross-linked micelles of polyphosphoester containing amphiphilic block copolymers as drug nanocarriers. RSC Advances, 6 (48), 42081-42088. doi:10.1039/C6RA07422G

Vanslambrouck, S., Clement, B., Riva, R., Koole, L. H., Molin, D. G., Broze, G., Lecomte, P., & Jérôme, C. (2015). Synthesis and tensioactive properties of PEO-b-polyphosphate copolymers. RSC Advances, 5 (35), 27330-37337. doi:10.1039/C5RA02205C

Riva, R., & Jérôme, C. (2014). Chitosan: a versatile platform for pharmaceutical applications. Material Matters: Chemistry Driving Performance, 9 (3), 95-98.

Donnez, J., Van Langendonkt, A., Defrère, S., Foidart, J.-M., Jérôme, C., Evrard, B., Riva, R., Krier, F., & Mestdagt, M. (19 July 2012). Implant comprising a core and a tube encasing the core.

Donnez, J., Van Langendonkt, A., Defrère, S., Foidart, J.-M., Jérôme, C., Evrard, B., Riva, R., Krier, F., & Mestdagt, M. (18 July 2012). Implant comprising a core and a tube encasing the core.

Defize, T., Riva, R., Thomassin, J.-M., Jérôme, C., & Alexandre, M. (16 June 2011). Thermo-reversible reactions for the preparation of smart materials: recyclable covalently-crosslinked shape memory polymers [Poster presentation]. Advanced Functional Polymers for Medicine (AFPM) 2011, Twente, Netherlands.

Ragelle, H., Vandermeulen, G., Riva, R., Jérôme, C., & Préat, V. (06 June 2011). Novel drug delivery sytem of siRNA based on chitosan, pegylated chitosan and polyethyleneimine [Poster presentation]. 10th Annual Congress of the French Society of Cell and Gene Therapy, Nantes, France.

Defize, T., Riva, R., Lecomte, P., Raquez, J.-M., Dubois, P., Jérôme, C., & Alexandre, M. (12 May 2011). Synthesis and characterization of recyclable chemically-crosslinked shape memory materials [Poster presentation]. Belgian Polymer Group (BPG) annual meeting 2011, Houffalize, Belgium.

Alexandre, M., Jellali, R., Defize, T., Riva, R., Thomassin, J.-M., Lecomte, P., & Jérôme, C. (05 March 2011). Thermo- and photo-reversible reactions for the preparation of smart materials : smart rubbers and recyclable shape memory polymers [Paper presentation]. Advances in Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, Kharagpur, India.

Riva, R., Schmeits, S., Croisier, F., Lussis, P., Grignard, B., Lecomte, P., & Jérôme, C. (13 July 2010). Contribution of "click chemistry" to the macromolecular engineering of aliphatic polyesters [Poster presentation]. MACRO 2010, 43rde IUPAC World Polymer Congress, Polymer Science in the Service of Society, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Riva, R., Croisier, F., Jérôme, C., Jérôme, R., & Lecomte, P. (19 November 2009). Functionlization and grafting of polylactide by click chemistry [Paper presentation]. 5th European Symposium on Biopolymers (ESBP 2009), Funchal (Madeira), Portugal.

Grignard, B., Schmeits, S., Riva, R., Lecomte, P., Detrembleur, C., & Jérôme, C. (16 November 2009). Functional aliphatic polyesters by click chemistry in supercritical carbon dioxide [Paper presentation]. Workshop on Supercritical Fluids Processing of Biopolymers and Biomedical Materials, Funchal (Madeira), Portugal.

Grignard, B., Schmeits, S., Riva, R., Detrembleur, C., Lecomte, P., & Jérôme, C. (November 2009). First example of “click” copper(I) catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition in supercritical carbon dioxide: Application to the functionalization of aliphatic polyesters. Green Chemistry, 11, 1525-1529. doi:10.1039/b822924d

Lecomte, P., Riva, R., Schmeits, S., Croisier, F., Grignard, B., Jérôme, R., & Jérôme, C. (03 June 2009). New developments in the functionalization of aliphatic polyesters by "click" copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition [Paper presentation]. EUPOC2009, EPF Europolymer Conference, "Click" - Methods in Polymer and Materials Science, Gargnano, Italy.

Grignard, B., Schmeits, S., Riva, R., Lecomte, P., Detrembleur, C., & Jérôme, C. (19 May 2009). Click reaction in supercritical carbon dioxide: towards the synthesis of functional polymers in a green medium [Paper presentation]. 9th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids (ISSF 2009) : New Trends in Supercritical Fluids ; Energy, Materials, Processing, Arcachon, France.

Riva, R., Jérôme, C., Jérôme, R., & Lecomte, P. (11 September 2008). Recent advances in the synthesis of aliphatic polyesters by “click” chemistry [Paper presentation]. NATO Advanced Study Intstitute (ASI), New Smart Materials via metal mediated macromolecular engineering: from complex to nano structures, Antalya, Turkey.

Schmeits, S., Croisier, F., Riva, R., Jérôme, C., Jérôme, R., & Lecomte, P. (08 September 2008). Modification of biodegbradable aliphatic polyesters by click chemistry [Paper presentation]. MoDest 2008 "Modification, Degradation and Stabilization of Polymers", Liège, Belgium.

Lecomte, P., Schmeits, S., Riva, R., Jérôme, C., & Jérôme, R. (09 April 2008). Synthesis of novel functional aliphatic polyesters by association of ring-opening polymerization and click chemistry [Paper presentation]. 235th ACS national meeting, efficient chemical transformations in polymer chemistry: click chemistry and beyond, New Orleans, United States.

Lecomte, P., Li, H., Riva, R., Schmeits, S., Jérôme, C., & Jérôme, R. (04 September 2007). Macromolecular engineering of cyclic aliphatic polyesters by ring-opening polymerization and "click" chemistry [Paper presentation]. 18th International Symposium on Ionic Polymerization (IP 2007), Kloster Banz, Germany.

Schmeits, S., Riva, R., Zednik, J., Lussis, P., Croisier, F., Jérôme, C., Jérôme, R., & Lecomte, P. (31 August 2007). Contribution of "click" chemistry to the functionalization of aliphatic polyesters [Poster presentation]. Polymers: Last achievements and prospects, in honour of Professor Jérôme, Liège, Belgium.

Riva, R., Schmeits, S., Lussis, P., Zednik, J., Lecomte, P., & Jérôme, R. (25 May 2007). Contribution of "click" chemistry to the functionalization of poly(ε-caprolactone) [Paper presentation]. Belgian Polymer Group (BPG) annual meeting 2007, Houffalize, Belgium.

Riva, R., Chafaqi, L., Jérôme, R., & Lecomte, P. (2007). Synthesis of new substituted lactones by "click" chemistry. ARKIVOC, (x), 292-306. doi:10.3998/ark.5550190.0008.a19

Lecomte, P., Riva, R., Li, H., Schmeits, S., Zednik, J., & Jérôme, R. (18 July 2006). Recent advances in the macromolecular engineering of aliphatic polyesters by ring-opening polymerization and click chemistry [Paper presentation]. 41st International Symposium on Macromolcules, World Polymer Congress MACRO 2006, session "Polycondensation and polyaddition polymerization, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Riva, R., Schmeits, S., Stoffelbach, F., Jérôme, C., Jérôme, R., & Lecomte, P. (2005). Combination of ring-opening polymerization and "click" chemistry towards functionalization of aliphatic polyesters. Chemical Communications, (42), 5334-5336. doi:10.1039/b510282k

Lecomte, P., Riva, R., Rieger, J., Van Butsele, K., Schmeits, S., Li, H., Detrembleur, C., Jérôme, C., & Jérôme, R. (24 October 2005). Novel architectures by ring-opening polymerization of lactones and lactides [Paper presentation]. 17th International Symposium on Ionic Polymerization (IP 2005), Goa, India.

Riva, R., Lenoir, S., Jérôme, R., & Lecomte, P. (08 September 2005). Functionalization of poly(epsilon-caprolactone) by pendant hydroxyl, carboxylic acid and epoxide groups by atom transfer radical addition. Polymer, 46 (19), 8511-8518. doi:10.1016/j.polymer.2005.03.105

Jérôme, R., Li, H., Rieger, J., Riva, R., Jérôme, C., & Lecomte, P. (04 July 2004). Recent progress in the macromolecular engineering of aliphatic polyesters [Paper presentation]. International Symposium on Macromolecules, World Polymer Congress MACRO 2004, Paris, France.

Riva, R., Lenoir, S., Lecomte, P., & Jérôme, R. (27 May 2004). Contribution of atom transfer radical processes to the functionalization and grafting of poly-ε-caprolactone [Poster presentation]. Belgian Polymer Group (BPG) annual meeting 2004, Houff, Belgium.

Riva, R. (2002). Synthèse de polyesters aliphatiques porteurs de différents groupes fonctionnels par addition radicalaire par transfert d'atome [Master’s dissertation, ULiège - Université de Liège]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/26976