Status : Associate professor at Sorbonne Université
Affiliation : Cold plasma team at LPP laboratory
Sorbonne Université – 4 place Jussieu
Tour 34, étage 4, LPP, office 417
F-75252 Paris Cedex 05
Tel : +331.44.27.92.36
Email : thierry.dufour@sorbonne-universite.fr
Short CV
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Thierry Dufour (TD) is Associate Professor at Sorbonne Université and heads research activities at the Laboratory of Plasma Physics (LPP, UMR 7648 – SU, CNRS, École Polytechnique). After a PhD in Plasma Physics at the University of Orleans (2009), he completed postdoctoral research at the University of Brussels (2010), and was appointed as Associate Professor at Sorbonne Université (2015) with HDR accreditation (2016).
His current research focuses on cold plasma applied to life sciences, addressing cancerology (treatment of solid tumors like cholangiocarcinomas and non-small cell lung carcinomas), clinical engineering (cold plasma endoscopy), agriculture (seed decontamination, dormancy release, stimulation of seedling growth) and evolutionary biology (tardigrades, halites and diatomes). In parallel, he leads fundamental studies in plasma physics (guided streamers, self-organization). From his past experiences, TD also has a recognized expertise in plasma-material interactions (polymers, organometallics, colloids) and plasma gas processing (CO2 valorization, syngas production, micro-plasmas).
As of 2025, TD has authored 52 peer-reviewed articles and 12 conference proceedings, holds 6 patents, and has contributed to over 150 conference presentations. H-index : 25 (Google Scholar).
TD is actively involved in several academic and professional committees. He is a member of the LPP Council, the Plas@Par Steering Committee, and co-heads the “Initiative Physique des Infinis” research program at Sorbonne Université. His affiliations include the GDR Happybio under CNRS (#2025), as well as the PLASTHER and PLAGRI COST Actions. Additionally, he is a co-founder and former CEO of Auxoway S.A.S.
Publications (peer-reviewed in international journals)
Patents
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[06] Outil pour dispositif de traitement médical par plasma et dispositif correspondant
– T. Dufour, M. Soulier, K. Géraud, M. Camus, L. Fouassier
– Publication date: 06/03/2024, Numéro: EP4329653
– Link : available soon
[05] Treatment of tumors by cold atmospheric plasma
– T. Dufour, M. Soulier, L. Fouassier, M. Camus
– Publication date: PI017101.FR (soumis en mars 2023)
– Link : available soon
[04] Dispositif de traitement de produits d’origine végétale par un plasma froid
– T. Dufour, C. Bailly, J. August
– Application number: FR2109995 – Date of receipt: 22 September 2021 – N° of application: FR3127099 – Date of publication of application: 24/03/2023 (BOPI 2023-12) – Priority number: FR2109995 – Priority date: 22/09/2021 – Classification CIB : A01G 7/04 ; A01C 1/08 ; B01J 19/08 ; H05H 1/24 – Classification CPC : A01C 1/02 – Patent family: FR3127099A1
– Link : https://data.inpi.fr/brevets/FR3127099
[03] Outil pour dispositif de traitement médical par plasma et dispositif correspondant
– Inventors: T. Dufour, L. Fouassier, M. Camus, H. Decauchy
– Application number: WO2022229515 – Date of receipt: 03/11/2022 – N° of application: PCT/FR2021000041 – Date of publication of application: 28/04/2021 – Priority number: PCT/FR2021000041 – Priority date: 28/04/2021 – Classification CIB: A61B 18/04 – Classification CPC: A61B 18/042 – Patent family: WO2022229515A1
– Link : https://data.inpi.fr/brevets/WO2022229515
[02] Plasma liquid treatment device and method of implementation thereof (Dispositif de traitement d’un liquide par plasma et procédé de mise en œuvre correspondant)
– Inventors: T. Dufour, F. Judée
– Application number: (FR)2003196 – Date of receipt: 01/10/2021 – N° of the application: FR3108603 – Date of publication of the application: 01/10/2021 – Type of application: A1 – Filling number: FR2003196 – Filling date: 31/03/2020 – Priority number: FR2003196 – Priority date: 31/03/2020
– Link : https://data.inpi.fr/brevets/FR3108603
[01] Medical device for applying a plasma jet (Dispositif medical pour application de plasma)
– T. Dufour, L Fouassier, F Judée, S Pledel, J Vaquero
– N° of the application: WO2020254430 – Date of publication of the application: 24/12/2020 – Type of application: A1 – Filling number: PCT/EP2020066802 – Filling date: 17/06/2020 – Priority number: PCT/IB2019000782 – Priority date: 17/06/2019
– Link : https://data.inpi.fr/brevets/WO2020254430
Proceedings
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[12] Plasma wet and dry approaches for agriculture: limitations, challenges and opportunities. T. Dufour, F. Judée. ISPC-24, Naples, Italy, 9-14 June 2019, Ref. 441. https://www.ispc-conference.org/ispcproc/ispc24/441.pdfz
[11] Treatment of carcinomas using atmospheric pressure plasma jets: from targets to in vivo models to investigate innocuity and therapeutic efficiency. T. Dufour, F. Judée, J. Vaquero, L. Fouassier. ISPC-24, Naples, Italy, 9-14 June 2019, proceeding Ref. 434. https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1911/1911.10568.pdf
[10] Reactive species involved in higher seeds germination and shoots vigor through direct plasma exposure and plasma-activated liquids. T. Dufour, S. Zhang, S. Simon, A. Rousseau. ISPC-23, Montreal, Canada, July 30 – August 4, 2017, Y-5-9[TD1] , proceeding Ref. 129. https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1802/1802.08723.pdf
[09] Single and multiple pin(s)-to-liquid discharges: Connecting self-organization patterns and ROS production in liquids for plasma agronomy applications. S. Zhang, A. Rousseau, T. Dufour. ISPC-23, Montreal, Canada, July 30 – August 4, 2017, P-2-62-10[TD2] , proceeding Ref. 350. https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1802/1802.02259.pdf
[08] Synthesis and/or grafting of noble metal nanoparticles by microplasma and by atmospheric plasma torch. D. Merche, C. De Vos, J. Banneton, T. Dufour, S. Godet, F. Reniers. ISPC-23, Montreal, Canada, July 30 – August 4, 2017, Proceeding Ref. 179. https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1802/1802.02257.pdf
[07] Hydrogen peroxide generated by an atmospheric He-O2-H2O flowing post-discharge: production mechanisms and absolute quantification. T. Dufour, N. El Mourad, C. De Vos, F. Reniers. ISPC-22, Antwerp, Belgium, 5th-10th July 2015, O-14-4. https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1604/1604.08803.pdf
[06] CO2 splitting by DBD: understanding the influence of electrical parameters and regimes. A. Ozkan, T. Dufour, T. Silva, N. Britun, A. Bogaerts, F. Reniers. ISPC-22, Antwerp, Belgium, 5th-10th July 2015, P-II-8-22. https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1604/1604.08805.pdf
[05] A combined study for turning CO2 and H2O into value-added products in a dielectric barrier discharge. R. Snoeckx, A. Ozkan, R. Aerts, T. Dufour, F. Reniers, A. Bogaerts. ISPC-22, Antwerp, Belgium, 5th-10th July 2015, P-II-8-26. https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1606/1606.04381.pdf
[04] Reactivity of water vapour in an atmospheric pressure DBD – Application to LDPE surfaces. S. Collette, T. Dufour, P. Viville, F. Reniers. ISPC-22, Antwerp, Belgium, 5th-10th July 2015, P-III-6-11. https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1604/1604.08795.pdf
[03] Preparation and characterization of ultra-hydrophobic calcium carbonate nanoparticles. A. Barhoum, S.M. El-Sheikl, F. Morsy, S. El-Sherbiny, F. Reniers, T. Dufour, M. P. Delplancke, G. Van Assche, H. Rahier. IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2014, Vol. 64, 012037. https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1605/1605.09698.pdf
[02] Optical diagnostics and mass spectrometry on the afterglow of an atmospheric pressure Ar/O2 radiofrequency plasma used for polymer surface treatment. C. Y. Duluard, T. Dufour, J. Hubert, F. Reniers. 30th-ICPIG, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 28th August – 2nd September 2011, C10. https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1605/1605.08058.pdf
[01] Direct current parallel microdischarges in helium. T. Dufour, R. Dussart, L. J. Overzet, P. Lefaucheux, P. Ranson, L. B. Jeong, M. Mandra, M. Goeckner, N. Sadeghi. ISPC-18, Kyoto, Japan, 26th-31st August 2007. https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1604/1604.08802.pdf
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