Marc-André Fortin

• Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec - Université Laval
• Centre de recherche sur le cancer
• Centre de recherche sur les matériaux avancés

Financements des 2 dernières années

• Anna-Kim Péron, Maîtrise en physique - physique médicale - avec mémoire
• Benoît-Joseph Dupuis, Maîtrise en génie des matériaux et de la métallurgie - avec mémoire
• Célina Maguemoun, Maîtrise en sciences cliniques et biomédicales - avec mémoire
• Farah Yahiaoui, Doctorat en génie des matériaux et de la métallurgie
• Juliette Fournier-Loiselle, Maîtrise en sciences cliniques et biomédicales - avec mémoire
• Raquel Espino López, Maîtrise en génie des matériaux et de la métallurgie - avec mémoire
• Safarou Nandja, Doctorat en physique
• Samila Leon Chaviano, Doctorat en génie des matériaux et de la métallurgie

Encadrements des 5 dernières années

• Baljeet Seniwal, Stage postdoctoral en génie des mines
• Cédric Garceau, Maîtrise en génie des matériaux et de la métallurgie - avec mémoire
• Mahdokht Akbari Taemeh, Doctorat en génie des matériaux et de la métallurgie
• Mahmoud Omar, Doctorat en génie des matériaux et de la métallurgie
• Mariia Kiseleva, Doctorat en génie des matériaux et de la métallurgie
• Natalia Milaniak, Stage postdoctoral en biomatériaux
• Samira Ravanbakhsh, Doctorat en génie des matériaux et de la métallurgie
• Sophie Lemay, Maîtrise en génie des matériaux et de la métallurgie - avec mémoire
• Souheib Zekraoui, Doctorat en génie des matériaux et de la métallurgie
• Théophraste Lescot, Maîtrise en génie des matériaux et de la métallurgie - avec mémoire
• Zongyi Liu, Maîtrise en génie des matériaux et de la métallurgie - avec mémoire

Travaux de recherche des 5 dernières années

Extended perfused culture of cm-scale endocrine pancreatic tissues created through sacrificial embedded printing into alginate 2026. Moeun BN, Ebrahimi Orimi H, Lescot T, Brassard JA, Paraskevas S, Lerouge S, Fortin M, Leask RL, Hoesli CA. DOI 10.64898/2026.04.07.715214

Zwitterionic [Gd-(DOTA)] MRI Probes: Influence of Sulfobetaine Linker Length on Relaxivity. ACS omega, 2026. Spickschen LFV, Pusztai DS, Kaul MG, Schulze VR, Oest M, Swierzewski AJ, Feliu N, Fischer M, Lescot T, Fortin MA, Frangioni JV, Maison W. DOI 10.1021/acsomega.6c00875

Zwitterionic Mn(III)-Tetraphenyl Porphyrins: Water-Soluble MRI Contrast Agents with High Relaxivity. ChemMedChem, 2026. Ludolfs D, Spickschen LFV, Bredehöft S, Schulze VR, Oest M, Chaviano SL, Feliu N, Fischer M, Fortin MA, Frangioni JV, Maison W. DOI 10.1002/cmdc.70268

Low dose contrast enhancement of biodegradable low-density stents by an approach balancing radiopaque coatings and beam filtration. Physics in medicine and biology, 2025. Ravanbakhsh S, Zekraoui S, Lescot T, Bazalova-Carter M, Mantovani D, Fortin MA. DOI 10.1088/1361-6560/ad9e7b

Radiopaque filaments for fused filament fabrication (FFF) 3D printing ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, 2025. DOI 10.1016/J.ADDMA.2025.104914

3D-printed radiopaque episcleral plaques with radioactive collimating cavities for enhanced dose delivery in brachytherapy. Brachytherapy, 2025. Zekraoui S, Lescot T, Akbari Taemeh M, Fortin MA. DOI 10.1016/j.brachy.2024.12.001

Radioactive cavities with collimating effect for brachytherapy implants and devices RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY, 2024.

3D printing of radioopaque polymer applied to brachytherapy implants and devices RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY, 2024.

Gold-Enhanced Brachytherapy by a Nanoparticle-Releasing Hydrogel and 3D-Printed Subcutaneous Radioactive Implant Approach. Advanced healthcare materials, 2023. Kiseleva M, Lescot T, Selivanova SV, Fortin MA. DOI 10.1002/adhm.202300305

A Nanoparticle Ink Allowing the High Precision Visualization of Tissue Engineered Scaffolds by MRI. Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2023. Leon-Chaviano S, Kiseleva M, Legros P, Collin S, Lescot T, Henoumont C, Gossuin Y, Laurent S, Mayrand D, Fradette J, Bégin-Drolet A, Ruel J, Fortin MA. DOI 10.1002/smll.202206644

Gold-Enhanced Brachytherapy by a Nanoparticle-Releasing Hydrogel and 3D-Printed Subcutaneous Radioactive Implant Approach (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 23/2023) ADVANCED HEALTHCARE MATERIALS, 2023. DOI 10.1002/ADHM.202370139

Design of experiment and machine learning inform on the 3D printing of for biomedical BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES, 2023. DOI 10.1016/J.BIOADV.2023.213533

Tumor Shape-Specific Brachytherapy Implants by 3D-Printing, Precision Radioactivity Painting, and Biomedical Imaging ADVANCED HEALTHCARE MATERIALS, 2023. DOI 10.1002/ADHM.202300528

The impact of structure and temperature on the mechanical properties and radiopacity of Ta-W coatings for tiny endovascular medical implants MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS, 2023. DOI 10.1016/J.MATCHEMPHYS.2023.127342

Improving the 3D Printability of Sugar Glass to Engineer Sacrificial Vascular Templates 3D PRINTING AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, 2023. DOI 10.1089/3DP.2021.0147

Study on the mechanical properties of magnetron sputtered W-based degradable radiopaque coatings for tiny biodegradable metallic endovascular implants EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MECHANICS A-SOLIDS, 2023. DOI 10.1016/J.EUROMECHSOL.2023.105072

High sensitivity detection of nanoparticles permeation through polymer membranes: A physico-chemical and nuclear imaging measurement approach. The Review of scientific instruments, 2022. Omar MM, Kiseleva M, Laprise-Pelletier M, Auge A, Tuduri L, Fortin MA. DOI 10.1063/5.0087704

A Three-Dimensional Printable Hydrogel Formulation for the Local Delivery of Therapeutic Nanoparticles to Cervical Cancer. ACS biomaterials science & engineering, 2022. Kiseleva M, Omar MM, Boisselier É, Selivanova SV, Fortin MA. DOI 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c01399

Improving the radiopacity of Fe-Mn biodegradable metals by magnetron-sputtered W-Fe-Mn-C coatings: Application for thinner stents. Bioactive materials, 2021. Ravanbakhsh S, Paternoster C, Barucca G, Mengucci P, Gambaro S, Lescot T, Chevallier P, Fortin MA, Mantovani D. DOI 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.10.022

A diffusion cell adapted to nuclear imaging instruments for the measurement of molecular release and pharmacokinetics across membranes. Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 2021. Omar MM, Laprise-Pelletier M, Lemay S, Lagueux J, Tuduri L, Fortin MA. DOI 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.07.013

High-Sensitivity Permeation Analysis of Ultrasmall Nanoparticles Across the Skin by Positron Emission Tomography. Bioconjugate chemistry, 2021. Omar MM, Laprise-Pelletier M, Chevallier P, Tuduri L, Fortin MA. DOI 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.1c00017

Synthesis and radiolabeling of ultrasmall gold nanoparticles for <i>in</i> <i>vivo</i> tracking of radiosensitizing agents in radiation therapy NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, 2021.

Bioprinting of a spherical hydrogel dome containing uveal melanoma cells to test the functionality of custom brachytherapy implants INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, 2021.