Scientific articles (articles scientifiques)

– K. Hickman-Lewis, B. Cavalazzi, K. Giannoukos, L. D’Amico, S. Vrbaski, G. Saccomano, D. Dreossi, G. Tromba, F. Foucher, W. Brownscombe, C.L. Smith, F. Westall (2022). Advanced two- and three-dimensional insights into Earth’s oldest stromatolites (ca. 3.5 Ga): Prospects for the search for life on Mars. Geology51, 33-38, doi.org/10.1130/G50390.1.

– M. Baqué, T. Backhaus, J. Meeßen, F. Hanke, U. Böttger, N. Ramkissoon, K. Olsson-Francis, M. Baumgärtner, D. Billi, A. Cassaro, R. de la Torre Noetzel, R. Demets, H. Edwards, P. Ehrenfreund, A. Elsaesser, B. Foing, F. Foucher, B. Huwe, J. Joshi, N. Kozyrovska, P. Lasch, N. Lee, S. Leuko, S. Onofri, S. Ott, C. Pacelli, E. Rabbow, L. Rothschild, D. Schulze-Makuch, L. Selbmann, P. Serrano, U. Szewzyk, C. Verseux, D. Wagner, F. Westall, L. Zucconi, J.-P. P. de Vera (2022). Biosignature stability in space enables their use for life detection on Mars. Science Advances 8, eabn7412, doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abn7412.

– G. Collet, F. Foucher, A. Hrvat, F. Westall, C. Besnard, S. Petoud (2022). Architectural Chirality in a Metal–Organic Framework Superstructure. Crystal Growth & Design, acs.cgd.2c00621, doi.org/ 10.1021/acs.cgd.2c00621.

– C.A. Papazzoni, B. Cavalazzi, M. F. Brigatti, S. Filipescu, F. Foucher, L. Medici, F. Westall, A. Ferretti (2022). The significance of iron ooids from the middle Eocene of the Transylvanian Basin, Romania. Gondwana Research 111, 64-75,doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2022.06.003.

– A. Canizarès, F. Foucher, M. Baqué, J.-P. de Vera, T. Sauvage, O. Wendling, A. Bellamy, P. Sigot, T. Georgelin, P. Simon, F. Westall (2022). In Situ Raman Spectroscopy Monitoring of Material Changes During Proton Irradiation. Applied Spectroscopy 76:6, 723-729, doi.org/10.1177/00037028211062943.

– F. Foucher, N. Bost, G. Guimbretière, A. Courtois, K. Hickman-Lewis, E. Marceau, P. Martin, F. Westall (2022). Igneous rock powder identification using colour cameras: A powerful method for space exploration. Icarus 375, 114848,  doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114848.

– F. Westall, K. Hickman-Lewis, B. Cavalazzi, F. Foucher, L. Clodoré, J.L. Vago (2021). On biosignatures for Mars. International Journal of Astrobiology 20:6, 377-393, doi.org/10.1017/S1473550421000264.

– D. Sedda, C. Mackowiak, J. Pailloux, E. Culerier, A. Dudas, P. Rontani, N. Erard, A. Lefevre, S. Mavel, P. Emond, F. Foucher, M. Le Bert, V.F.J. Quesniaux, M.J. Mihatsch, B. Ryffel, M. Erard-Garcia (2021) Deletion of Mocos Induces Xanthinuria with Obstructive Nephropathy and Major Metabolic Disorders in Mice, Kidney360 2, 1793–1806, doi.org/10.34067/KID.0001732021.

– F. Foucher, N. Bost, S. Janiec, A. Fonte, N. Le Breton, P. Perron, M. Bouquin, F. Lebas, M. Viso, P. Chazalnoël, F. Courtade, M. Villenave, F. Westall (2021). LithoSpace: An Idea for an Automated System for in situ Petrographic Thin Section Preparation on Mars and Other Extraterrestrial Rocky Bodies, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences 8:749494, doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2021.749494.

– F. Foucher (2021). Influence of laser shape on thermal increase during micro-Raman spectroscopy analyses. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 1-13,  doi.org/10.1002/jrs.6230.

– F. Foucher, K. Hickman-Lewis, A. Hutzler, K. H. Joy, L. Folco, J. C. Bridges, P. Wozniakiewicz, J. Martinez-Frias, V. Debaille, M. Zolensky, H. Yano, N. Bost, L. Ferrière, M. Lee, J. Michalski, H. Schroeven-Deceuninck, G. Kminek, M. Viso, S. Russell, C. Smith, J. Zipfel & F. Westall (2021). Definition and use of functional analogues in planetary exploration. Planetary and Space Science 197:105162, doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2021.105162.

– A. V. Dass, T. Georgelin, F. Westall, F. Foucher, P. De Los Rios, D. M. Busiello, S. Liang, F. Piazza (2021). Equilibrium and non-equilibrium furanose selection in the ribose isomerisation network. Nature Communications 12(1):2749, doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22818-5.

– K. Hickman-Lewis, B. Cavalazzi, S. Sorieul, P. Gautret, F. Foucher, M. J. Whitehouse, H.  Jeon, T. Georgelin, C. S. Cockell & F. Westall (2020). Scientific Reports 10:4965, doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61774-w.

– K. Hickman-Lewis, F. Foucher, S. Pelletier. F. Messori & F. Westall (2020). Geological appraisals of core samples using the ExoMars 2020 rover instrumentation. Planetary and Space Science 180, 104743, doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2019.104743.

– C.R. Cousins, S. Mikhail, F. Foucher, A. Steele & F. Westall (2020). Metamorphic evolution of carbonate-hosted microbial biosignatures. Geochemical Perspective Letters 12, 40-45, doi.org/10.7185/geochemlet.2002.

– K. Hickman-Lewis, F. Foucher, S. Pelletier, F. Messori, F. Westall (2020).  Geological appraisals of core samples using the ExoMars 2020 rover instrumentation. Planetary and Space Science  180:104743, doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2019.104743.

– F. Foucher, G. Guimbretière, N. Bost, K. Hickman-Lewis, A. Courtois, L. Luengo, E. Marceau, M. Bergounioux & F. Westall (2019). The CaliPhoto Method. Inventions 4:4, 67, doi.org/10.3390/inventions4040067.

– K. Hickman-Lewis, P. Gautret, L. Arbaret, S. Sorieul, R. De Wit, F. Foucher, B. Cavalazzi &  F. Westall (2019). Mechanistic Morphogenesis of Organo-Sedimentary Structures Growing Under Geochemically Stressed Conditions: Keystone to Proving the Biogenicity of Some Archaean Stromatolites? Geosciences 9:8, 359, doi.org/10.3390/geosciences9080359.

– D. Guido, K. A. Campbell, F. Foucher & F. Westall (2019). Life is everywhere in sinters: examples from Jurassic hot-spring environments of Argentine Patagonia. Geological Magazine 156:9, 1631-1638, doi.org/10.1017/S0016756819000815.

– D. Gourier, L. Binet, T. Calligaro, S. Cappellia, H. Vezin, J.-G. Bréhéret, K. Hickman-Lewis, P. Gautret, F. Foucher, K. Campbell & F. Westall (2019). Extraterrestrial organic matter preserved in 3.33 Ga sediments from Barberton, South Africa. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 258, 207-225, doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2019.05.009.

– M. Di Bella, G. Sabatino, S. Quartieri, A. Ferretti, B. Cavalazzi, R. Barbieri, F. Foucher, F. Messori & F. Italiano (2019). Modern Iron Ooids of Hydrothermal Origin as a Proxy for Ancient Deposits. Scientific Reports 9:7107, 9 p., doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43181-y.

– J.-P. de Vera et al. (56 authors including F. Foucher) (2019). Limits of Life and the Habitability of Mars: The ESA Space Experiment BIOMEX on the ISS. Astrobiology 19:2, 145-157, doi.org/10.1089/ast.2018.1897.

– Zs Kapui, A. Kereszturi, K. Kiss, Z. Szalai, G. Újvari, K. Hickman-Lewis, F. Foucher & F. Westall (2018). Fluvial or aeolian grains? Separation of transport agents on Mars using earth analogue observations. Planetary and Space Science 163, 56-76, doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2018.06.007.

– K. Hickman-Lewis, B. Cavalazzi, F. Foucher & F. Westall (2018). Most ancient evidence for life in the Barberton greenstone belt: Microbial mats and biofabrics of the ∼3.47 Ga Middle Marker horizon. Precambrian Research 312, 45-67, doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2018.04.007.

– F. Westall, K. Hickman-Lewis, N. Hinman, P. Gautret, K.A. Campbell, J.G. Bréhéret, F. Foucher, A. Hubert, S. Sorieul, A.V. Dass, T.P. Kee, T. Georgelin & A. Brack (2018). A Hydrothermal-Sedimentary Context for the Origin of Life. Astrobiology 18:3, 259-293, doi.org/10.1089/ast.2017.1680.

– A.V. Dass, M. Jaber, A. Brack, F. Foucher, T. Georgelin & F. Westall (2018). Potential Role of Inorganic Confined Environments in Prebiotic Phosphorylation. Life 8:7, 11 p., doi.org/10.3390/life8010007.

– F. Foucher, K. Hickman-Lewis, F. Westall & A. Brack (2017). A Statistical Approach to Illustrate the Challenge of Astrobiology for Public Outreach. Life 7:40, 22 p., doi.org/10.3390/life7040040.

– F. Gaboyer et al. (27 authors including F. Foucher) (2017). Mineralization and Preservation of an extremotolerant Bacterium Isolated from an Early Mars Analog Environment. Scientific Reports 7:8775, 14 p., doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08929-4.

– J.-L. Josset et al. (28 authors including F. Foucher) (2017). The Close-Up Imager Onboard the ESA ExoMars Rover: Objectives, Description, Operations, and Science Validation Activities. Astrobiology 17:6-7, 595-611, doi.org/10.1089/ast.2016.1546.

– I. Martinić, S. V. Eliseeva, T. N. Nguyen, F. Foucher, D. Gosset, F. Westall, V. L. Pecoraro, S. Petoud (2017). Near-infrared luminescent metallacrowns for combined in vitro cell fixation and counter staining. Chemical Science 8(9):6042-6050.  doi.org/10.1039/c7sc01872j.

– P. Manzari, S. D. Angelis, M. C. D. Sanctis, T. D. Iorio, E. Ammannito, N. Bost, F. Foucher & F. Westall (2016). Microimaging VIS-IR spectroscopy of ancient volcanic rocks as Mars analogues. Earth and Space Science 3, 14 p., doi.org/10.1002/2015EA000153.

– F. Westall, F. Foucher, N. Bost, M. Bertrand, D. Loizeau, J. L. Vago, G. Kminek, F. Gaboyer, K. A. Campbell, J. G. Bréhéret, P. Gautret & C. S. Cockell (2015). Biosignatures on Mars: What, Where, and How? Implications for the Search for Martian Life. Astrobiology 15:11, 998-1029, doi.org/10.1089/ast.2015.1374.

– K.A. Campbell, B.Y. Lynne, K.M. Handley, S. Jordan, J.D. Farmer, D.M. Guido, F. Foucher, S. Turner & R.S. Perry (2015). Tracing Biosignature Preservation of Geothermally Silicified Microbial Textures into the Geological Record. Astrobiology 15:10, 858-882, doi.org/10.1089/ast.2015.1307.

– F. Westall, K. A. Campbell, J.-G. Bréhéret, F. Foucher, P. Gautret, A. Hubert, S. Sorieul, N. Grassineau & D. M. Guido (2015). Archean (3.33 Ga) microbe-sediment systems were diverse and flourished in a hydrothermal context. Geology 43, 615-618, doi.org/10.1130/G36646.1.

– F. Foucher, M.-R. Ammar & F. Westall (2015). Revealing the biotic origin of silicified Precambrian carbonaceous microstructures using Raman spectroscopic mapping, a potential method for the detection of microfossils on Mars. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 46, 873-879, doi.org/10.1002/jrs.4687.

– V.M. Gaspar, P. Baril, E.C. Cost, D. de Melo-Diogo, F. Foucher, J.A. Queiroz, F. Sousa, C. Pichon & I.J. Correia (2015). Bioreducible poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)–PLA–PEI-SS triblock copolymer micelles for co-delivery of DNA minicircles and Doxorubicin. Journal of Controlled Release 213, 175-191, doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2015.07.011.

– K. A. Campbell, D. M. Guido, P. Gautret, F. Foucher, C. Ramboz & F. Westall (2015). Geyserite in hot-spring siliceous sinter: Window on Earth’s hottest terrestrial (paleo)environment and its extreme life. Earth-Science Reviews 148, 44-64, doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2015.05.009. 

– N. Bost, C. Ramboz, N. Lebreton, F. Foucher, G. Lopez-Reyes, S. De Angelis, M. Josset, G. Venegas, A. Sanz-Arranz, F.R. Pérez, J. Medina, J.-L. Josset, A. Souchon, E. Ammannito, C. Carli, J. L.  Vago. & F. Westall (2015). Testing the ability of the ExoMars 2018 payload to document geological context and potential habitability on Mars. Planetary and Space Science 108, 87-97, doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2015.01.006.

– M. Moczydłowska, F. Westall & F. Foucher (2014). Microstructure and Biogeochemistry of the Organically Preserved Ediacaran Metazoan Sabellidites. Journal of Paleontology 88:2, 224-239, doi.org/10.1666/13-003.

– A. Hofmann, R. Bolhar, B. Orberger & F. Foucher (2013). Cherts of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa: Petrology and Trace-element Geochemistry of 3.5 To 3.3 Ga Old Silicified Volcaniclastic Sediments. South African Journal of Geology 116:2, 297-322, doi.org/10.2113/gssajg.116.2.297.

– F. Westall, D. Loizeau, F. Foucher, N. Bost, M. Bertrand, J. Vago & G. Kminek (2013). Habitability on Mars from a Microbial Point of View. Astrobiology 13:9, 887-897, doi.org/10.1089/ast.2013.1000.

– G. Lopez-Reyes, F. Rull, G. Venegas, F. Westall, F. Foucher, N. Bost, A. Sanz, A. Catala-Espi, A. Vegas, I. Hermosilla, A. Sansano & J. Medina (2013). Analysis of the scientific capabilities of the ExoMars Raman Laser Spectrometer instrument. European Journal of Mineralogy 25, 721-733, doi.org/10.1127/0935-1221/2013/0025-2317.

– N. Bost, F. Westall, C. Ramboz, F. Foucher, D. Pullan, A. Meunier, S. Petit, I. Fleischer, G. Klingelhöfer & J. Vago (2013). Missions to Mars: Characterisation of Mars analogue rocks for the International Space Analogue Rockstore (ISAR). Planetary and Space Science 82-83, 113-127, doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2013.04.006.

– F. Foucher, G. Lopez-Reyes, N. Bost, F. Rull Pérez, P. Rüßmann & F. Westall (2013). Effect of grain size distribution on Raman analyses and the consequences for in situ planetary missions. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy 44, 916-925, doi.org/10.1002/jrs.4307.

– S. Lacerda, C. S. Bonnet, A. Pallier, S. Villette, F. Foucher, F. Westall, F. Buron, F. Suzenet, C. Pichon, S. Petoud and E. Toth (2013). Lanthanide-Based, Near-Infrared Luminescent and Magnetic Lipoparticles: Monitoring Particle Integrity. Small 9:16, 2662-2666, doi.org/10.1002/smll.201201923.

– F. Foucher & F. Westall (2013). Raman imaging of metastable opal in carbonaceous microfossils of the 700-800 Ma old Draken Formation. Astrobiology 13:1, 57-67, doi.org/10.1089/ast.2012.0889.

– A. Ferretti, B. Cavalazzi, R. Barbieri, F. Westall, F. Foucher & R. Todesco (2012). From black-and-white to colour in the Silurian. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 367-368, 178-192, doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.10.025.

– N. Bost, F. Westall, F. Gaillard, C. Ramboz & F. Foucher (2012). Synthesis of a spinifex-textured Basalt as an analog to Gusev crater basalts, Mars. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 47, 820-831, doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2012.01355.x.

– A. Courtin-Nomade, O. Rakotorisoa, H. Bril, M. Grybos, L. Forestier, F. Foucher & M. Kunz (2012). Weathering of Sb-rich mining and smelting residues: Insight in solid speciation and soil bacteria toxicity. Chemie der Erde 72, 29-39, doi.org/10.1016/j.chemer.2012.02.004.

– F. Westall, B. Cavalazzi, L. Lemelle, Y. Marrocchi, J.-N. Rouzaud, A. Simionovici, M. Salomé, S. Mostefaoui, C. Andreazza, F. Foucher, J. Toporski, A. Jauss, V. Thiel, G. Southam, L. MacLean, S. Wirick, A. Hofmann, A. Meibom, F. Robert & C. Defarge (2011). Implications of in situ calcification for photosynthesis in a ~3.3 Ga-old microbial biofilm from the Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 310, 468-479, doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2011.08.029.

– B. Cavalazzi, F. Westall, S. L. Cady, R. Barbieri & F. Foucher (2011). Potential fossil endoliths in vesicular pillow basalt, Coral Patch Seamount, eastern North Atlantic Ocean. Astrobiology 11:7, 619-632, doi.org/10.1089/ast.2011.0657.

– F. Westall, F. Foucher, B. Cavalazzi, S. T. de Vries, W. Nijman, V. Pearson, J. Watson, A. Verchovsky, I. Wright, J.-N. Rouzaud, D. Marchesini, & S. Anne (2011). Volcaniclastic habitats for early life on Earth and Mars: A case study from 3.5 Ga-old rocks from the Pilbara, Australia. Planetary and Space Science 59, 1093-1106, doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2010.09.006.

– F. Foucher, F. Westall, F. Brandstätter, R. Demets, J. Parnell, C. S. Cockell, H. G. M. Edwards, J.-M. Bény & A. Brack (2010). Testing the survival of microfossils in martian sedimentary meteorites during Earth’s atmospheric entry: the STONE 6 experiment. Icarus 207, 616-630, doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2009.12.014.

– F. Foucher & C. Coupeau (2007). Effect of the dislocation emergence on the mechanical behavior of coated materials: elastic energy relaxation or adhesion modification… Surface & Coating Techniques 202:4-7, 1094-1097, doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2007.07.106.

– F. Foucher, C. Coupeau, J. Colin, A. Cimetière & J. Grilhé (2006). How Does Crystalline Substrate Plasticity Modify Thin Film Buckling? Physical Review Letters 97, 096101, doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.096101.

– G. Parry, J. Colin, C. Coupeau, F. Foucher, A. Cimetière & J. Grilhé (2005). Snap-Trough Occurring in Post-Buckling of Thin Films. Applied Physics Letters 86, 081905, doi.org/10.1063/1.1868878.

– G. Parry, J. Colin, C. Coupeau, F. Foucher, A. Cimetière & J. Grilhé (2005). Effect of Substrate Compliance on the Global Unilateral Post-Buckling of Coatings: AFM Observations and Finite Element Calculations. Acta Materialia 53, 441-447, doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2004.09.039.

Book chapter (Chapitres de livres)

– F. Foucher (2018). Detection of biosignatures using Raman spectroscopy in Biosignature for Astrobiology, edited by Barbara Cavalazzi and Frances Westall, Springer, Chapter 13, 267-282, doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96175-0_13.

– F. Foucher, G. Guimbretière, N. Bost et  F. Westall (2017). Petrographical and Mineralogical Applications of Raman Mapping in Raman Spectroscopy and Applications, edited by Khan Maaz, InTtechOpen Limited, Chapter 8, 163-180, doi.org/10.5772/65112.

– F. Foucher, C. Coupeau, J. Colin, A. Cimetière & J. Grilhé (2011). Understanding substrate plasticity and buckling of thin films in Thin film growth, Physics, materials science and applications, edited by Cao Zexian, Woodhead Publishing Limited, Chapter 13, 317-339, doi.org/10.1533/9780857093295.2.317.

Proceedings (Articles dans des actes de congrès)

– F. Westall, L. Lemelle, A. Simionovici, M. Salome, Y. Marrocchi, F. Foucher , B. Cavalazzi, A. Meibom, F. Robert, S. Mostafaoui, A. Jauss, J. Toporski, L. Laclean, G. Southam, S. Wirick, S. Villette, F. Jamme & P. Dumas (2009). In situ analysis of the molecular organic and elemental composition of a 3.33 Ga microbial mat from Barberton. Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta 73, Goldschmidt abstract 1430, doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2009.05.027.

– F. Westall, N. Bost & F. Foucher (2014). Calibration and testing of payload instrument for in situ space missions. Space research in France, Report of the COSPAR 2014, Russia, 40th scientific assembly, 48-49.

– F. Foucher, F. Westall, N. Bost & M. Viso (2013). Compte rendu du Workshop Analogues du 3 décembre 2013, CNES, Paris, 22p.

– F. Foucher, B. Cavalazzi & F. Westall (2010). Micro-RAMAN Characterization of Precambrian Permineralized Cells, Draken Formation: Preliminary Results, Special Issue: Abstracts from the 9th European Workshop on Astrobiology, Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres 40:6, 528-529, (2010).

– F. Foucher & F. Westall (2009). Investigating the Oldest Traces of Life by AFM/Confocal Raman Spectroscopy: Applications for the Analysis of Martian Rocks. Proceedings of the Conference on Micro-Raman Spectroscopy and Luminescence Studies in the Earth and Planetary Sciences, AIP Conference Proceedings 1163, 47-58, doi.org/10.1063/1.3222893.

– F. Foucher, F. Westall, F. Brandstätter, R. Demets, J. Parnell, C. Cockell, H. Edwards, G. Kurat & A. Brack (2009). Testing the survival of microfossils during entry into the Earth’s atmosphere: the STONE 6 experiment. Supplement: Abstract for the 72nd Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting, Meteoritics and Planetary Sciences 44:7, No. 5055, A207.

– F. Foucher, F. Westall, J.-M. Bény, F. Brandstätter & R. Demets (2009). STONE 6 Experiment: An Investigation of the Survival of Microfossils During Atmospheric Entry. Special Issue : Abstracts from the 2008 ISSOL meeting, Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres 39:4, 360-361.

– F. Foucher, C. Coupeau, J. Colin, A. Cimetière & J. Grilhé (2007). Influence of Dislocation Emergence Process on Buckling: an AFM Experimental Investigation. Material Research Society Symposium Proceedings 12, 1021-HH06.