La recherche de matériaux dentaires efficaces est une préoccupation constante de toute l'histoire de la dentisterie. Avec l'émergence de meilleurs produits, le développement de matériaux toujours plus innovants s'est imposé. De plus, la combinaison de différentes sciences comme la chimie, la biologie, la physique et l'ingénierie a permis de mieux connaître les exigences liées à la restauration dentaire. Le projet BIODENSOL est un projet de recherche et de mobilité doctorale entre l'Université de Lyon et LUCIDEON Ltd (Stoke-on- Trent, Royaume-Uni), financé par la Commission européenne. Le projet a été conçu pour favoriser les relations entre la recherche académique et les applications commerciales, pour améliorer les innovations médicales et associer des chimistes de l'état solide avec des praticiens hospitaliers en contact direct avec les patients ayant des problèmes dentaires. Ce projet proposait trois thèses de doctorat permettant de répondre aux conséquences des caries et d'érosion de l'émail par les aliments acides, l'idée de base étant de favoriser la reminéralisation pour éviter ces problèmes. Les recherches ont évolué de manière indépendante selon trois voies distinctes examinant trois matériaux différents qui pourraient amener des solutions potentielles. Le sujet principal de cette thèse concerne l'étude de poudres de verre borosilicaté présentant une séparation de phases et pouvant être incorporées dans des ciments verre ionomères. Les verres borosilicatés sont des matériaux prometteurs qui ont été largement étudiés pour des applications biomédicales, comme par exemple les échafaudages dans les tissus mous où la réparation osseuse. Par analogie avec les verres silicatés développés par Hench en 1969, qui sont reconnus pour leur bioactivité et leurs propriétés antimicrobiennes, les verres borosilicatés pourraient intéresser la dentisterie. Le système de verre étudié ici est un verre basé sur l'association de 5 constituants, SiO2-K2O-B2O3-CaO-Al2O3, qui a une forte tendance à la séparation des phases. L'objectif de ce travail est d'élaborer par fusion/trempe puis caractériser une série de nouvelles formulations de verres borosilicatés, puis de comprendre le mécanisme et la cinétique de dissolution en relation avec leur microstructure et leur composition. La variation des proportions de chaque constituant est déterminée par l'approche des plans d'expérience. L'utilisation d'un traitement thermique pour favoriser la séparation des phases en vue d'influencer le taux de libération cationique a été spécialement étudiée. Le processus de dissolution des borosilicates dans une solution aqueuse neutre (fluide corporel simulé) ou dans une solution acide (simulant des scénarios où des bactéries ou des aliments acides sont présents) fournit des informations sur le type et la concentration des espèces libérées par le verre. Différentes compositions ont été étudiées dans lesquelles SiO2 et K2O sont fixés tandis que les autres éléments varient afin d'évaluer l'effet sur la séparation de phases. Les cinétiques de dissolution des ions B-, Si-, Ca-, K- et Al- peuvent alors être reliées à la chimie du verre et à la microstructure. La séparation de phases amorphes (APS) provoque la séparation d'une phase unique initialement homogène en deux phases ou plus de compositions différentes. Le degré d'interconnectivité des deux phases vitreuses dépend de la nature du mécanisme de séparation de phases. Les verres élaborés sont optiquement transparents, puis deviennent plus ou moins opalescents suite à un traitement thermique. Le degré d'opacité est clairement dépendant de la proportion des éléments entrant dans la composition du verre. Le schéma de la libération d'ions implique que l'une des phases est plus réactive et sensible à l'attaque ; elle sera dissoute plus rapidement du verre... [etc] / The research for efficient dental materials has been a constant throughout the history of dentistry. As better materials emerged, the development of ever more innovative materials has been pushed forward. Moreover the combination of different sciences such as chemistry, biology, physics and engineering has provided better knowledge to the demanding requirements of the dental restorations. The BIODENSOL project is a European commission funded mobility research project managed by the University of Lyon and LUCIDEON Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent, UK. The project is designed to help building relations between academic and commercial research to enhance medical innovations and associates solid state chemists and hospital practicioners in direct contact with the patients with dental problems. This project proposes three PhD studies to address the problems of caries and enamel erosion by acidic foods (leading to sensitive teeth) encouraging re-mineralization to help avoid these problems. The researches independently evolved in three different routes investigating three different materials that could provide potential solutions. The main objective of this thesis concerns the study of Borosilicate phase separated glass powders for glass ionomer cements. As silicate bioglasses developed by Hench in 1969, regarding their bioactivity and antimicrobial properties, borosilicates glasses are promising materials and have been widely studied for biomedical applications for scaffolds in soft tissues and for bone repair and could be of interest in dentistry. The glass system studied here is a borosilicate glass (SiO2-K2O-B2O3-CaO-Al2O3) with a strong tendency to phase separate. The objective of this work is to characterize a series of the novel borosilicate formulations and to understand the mechanism and kinetic of dissolution related to their microstructure and composition. The use of thermal treatment to promote phase separation as a means of influencing the rate of ion leaching was especially studied. The dissolution process of borosilicates in neutral body solution (simulating body fluid) or in acid solution (simulating scenarios where bacteria or acid foods are present) provides information regarding the type and concentration of species released by the glass. Different compositions have been investigated in which SiO2 and K2O are fixed while the other elements are varied in order to assess the effect on the phase separation. As the novel borosilicates produced with the meltquenching technique is immersed in an aqueous environment, B-, Si-, Ca-, K- and Al- species are released to different degrees as a function of the time. Ion leaching trends can be related to the glass chemistry and microstructure. It has been shown that the amorphous phase separation (APS) causes an initially homogeneous single phase to separate into two or more phases of different compositions. The degree of interconnectivity of the two glass phases depend on the nature of the phase separation mechanism. This process can occur by a nucleation and growth process which gives isolated spherical particles or by spinodal decomposition where an interconnected structure is obtained. It is significant that before a heat-treatment the glasses are optically clear, but turn opalescent to different degrees following a heat treatment depending on the wt% of the elements in the composition. The pattern of the ion release implies that one of the phases is more reactive and susceptible to acid attack and will be leached out from the glass earlier. The other phase will remain in the cement improving the mechanical properties of the dental restorative material. Moreover, the mixing of the glass powder with a commercial poly(acrylic acid) has shown interesting mechanical and bioactive properties. This work showed how the ions leaching are influenced by the glass composition and the heat-treatment... [etc]

Ce travail a pour vocation d’évaluer la potentialité de différents hydrogels sensibles au glucose pour la délivrance d’insuline en vue de développer de nouveaux traitements du diabète. Les systèmes doivent être biocompatibles et pouvoir se résorber in vivo. Pour cela, nous avons choisi d’utiliser un polysaccharide, l’acide hyaluronique (HA), dégradable par voie enzymatique. La réticulation est obtenue par une polymérisation radicalaire de méthacrylates, ou par couplage thiol-ène. La sensibilité au glucose est apportée par l’introduction de fonctions acide phénylboronique (PBA), connues pour former des liaisons ester réversibles avec les diols des saccharides. Deux types de gels sont étudiés : les gels simples où le PBA seul est greffé sur le HA, et des gels doublement réticulés où des motifs maltose sont greffés sur le HA et forment un deuxième réseau, dissociable par ajout de glucose.Dans ce travail, nous avons cherché à démontrer les capacités de cette classe de matériaux à encapsuler et délivrer l’insuline selon les pharmacocinétiques adaptées à l’application. La cinétique étant dépendante de la taille des gels, nous avons travaillé à plusieurs échelles, du macroscopique à l’échelle nanométrique, principalement visée pour une libération dans la circulation sanguine. Des particules de gel sont préparées à des échelles nanométriques et micrométriques grâce à des émulsions eau-dans-huile, obtenues respectivement par homogénéisation à haute pression et par microfluidique. Les gouttes formées servent de micro/nanoréacteurs où se produit la réticulation photoamorcée du HA préalablement modifié. L’échelle micrométrique a été choisie pour étudier plus précisément les interactions de l’insuline ainsi que des protéines modèles avec les matrices, grâce à la microscopie confocale qui permet de sonder la distribution des protéines dans le réseau. Nous avons ainsi étudié les propriétés d’encapsulation et de libération ainsi que les propriétés de gonflement des gels. L’impact de la composition et de la structure des gels est ainsi mis en évidence permettant d’optimiser les choix de formulation pour proposer une solution de libération contrôlée de l’insuline. Enfin l’encapsulation et le relargage d’insuline en présence de sucre est étudiée de manière quantitative pour des macrogels, dont la composition a été optimisée. / This work aims to evaluate potential glucose sensitive hydrogels formulations as new medicine to treat diabetes. The gels have to be biocompatible and bioresorbable in vivo. To do so, we choose matrices of polysaccharide enzymatically degradable made of hyaluronic acid (HA). Crosslinking of the HA is done by radical polymerization reactions using methacrylates or thiol-ene chemistry. Glucose sensitivity is introduced thanks to phenylboronic acid moieties (PBA). PBAs are known for their ability to create reversible bonding with diols from saccharides. Two kind of gels are studied: simples ones where PBAs are grafted on the matrix, and doubly crosslinked ones where maltose groups grafted on HA form a second network, which can dissociate upon glucose addition. We investigated the ability of these materials to encapsulate and deliver insulin with the good pharmacokinetics. As kinetics depend on gel sizes, we worked at different scales, from macroscopic to nanometric scale, which allows release in the blood stream. Nano and microgels are prepared thanks to water-in-oil emulsions using respectively high pressure homogeneiser or microfluidic devices. Droplets formed are used as nano/microreactors where crosslinking of modified HA is photoinitiated. Micrometric scale is chosen to study interactions between insulin and model proteins with gel matrices, using confocal microscopy. This technique allows to study composition and structural effects. Encapsulation and release of proteins are studied as well as swelling variations. Then, encapsulation and release of insulin upon addition of monosaccharide is investigated quantitatively for macrogels, after formulation optimization.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:19:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Roberto de Jesus.pdf: 990691 bytes, checksum: 45c590bc6782917477256fbccbf6764a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-03-07 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The book of the prophet Dêutero-Isaiah approaches that Javé comes to console its people exiled in Babylonia. Foreign king Cyrus, in the text of Is 45,1-7 is intitled of Messiahs de Javé. Therefore, this research has as objective to reflect on the messianic heading attribution to king Cyrus, in the context of the Babylonian exile. For this, I analyze some contributions of diverse authors and authors of the Biblical area, exploring the diversity of analyses on this subject. It has many interpretations on the meaning of the messianic heading attributed to the king Cyrus, between them, it has who defines Cyrus as the Messiahs de Javé, that is, Cyrus as liberating of the exiled ones and not as the substitute of the messianic hope in a Messiahs proceeding from the house of David. In this work, I still argue has messianic hope, manifest in the exilic period and after-exilic, detaching the faith that the messianic communities exerted in these periods. At last, I analyze the messianic of the neo-testamentary communities after-macabaicas and in the attempt discovering if Cyrus was one messianic figure, in these periods. / O livro do profeta Dêutero-Isaías aborda que Javé vem consolar seu povo exilado na Babilônia. O rei estrangeiro Ciro, no texto de Is 45,1-7 é intitulado de Messias de Javé. Portanto, esta pesquisa tem como objetivo refletir sobre o título messiânico atribuído ao rei Ciro, no contexto do exílio babilônico. Para isto, analiso algumas contribuições de diversos autores e autoras da área bíblica, explorando a diversidade de pesquisas sobre este tema. Há muitas interpretações sobre o significado do título messiânico atribuído ao rei Ciro, entre elas, há quem define Ciro como o Messias de Javé, ou seja, Ciro como libertador dos exilados e não como o substituto da esperança messiânica em um Messias proveniente da casa de Davi. Neste trabalho, discuto ainda a esperança messiânica, manifesta no período exílico e pós-exílico, destacando a fé que as comunidades messiânicas exerciam nestes períodos. Enfim, analiso o messianismo das comunidades pós-macabaicas e neo-testamentárias na tentativa de descobrir se Ciro era uma figura messiânica, nestes períodos.

Neste trabalho foi avaliada a permeação/penetração cutânea in vitro (pele suína) de propionato de clobetasol nanoencapsulado incorporado em um semissólido, empregando células de difusão de Franz. A nanoencapsulação foi capaz de reduzir a quantidade de fármaco que penetra nas camadas da pele (estrato córneo, epiderme e derme) sem alterar a forma (distribuição percentual) como o propionato de clobetasol se distribui. A adequabilidade de diferentes membranas sintéticas (acetato de celulose, policarbonato e membrana de diálise) para a avaliação da liberação in vitro, empregando células de difusão de Franz, a partir desta formulação foi também estudada. A partir da combinação de diferentes técnicas analíticas (espalhamento de luz dinâmica, microscopias eletrônicas de transmissão e varredura) foi observado que a membrana de menor tamanho de poro (membrana de diálise, 12 kDa de cut off) é a mais adequada para a condução deste tipo de avaliação, pois é a única capaz de evitar a passagem de nanocápsulas íntegras da formulação para o meio receptor das células de difusão, em detrimento das membranas de policarbonato e acetato de celulose (0,05 μm e 0,45 μm de tamanho de poro, respectivamente). Além disso, uma nova estratégia para a avaliação da liberação in vitro de fármacos associados a nanocápsulas de núcleo lipídico, combinando fluxo contínuo de meio de liberação e sacos de diálise foi proposta neste trabalho. A técnica mostrou-se adequada para a obtenção do perfil de liberação in vitro a partir de suspensões de nanocápsulas contendo diferentes fármacos modelo (prednisolona e propionato de clobetasol), possibilitando a diferenciação destes sistemas de soluções contendo os fármacos livres, graficamente e pelos valores de fluxo calculados. Adicionalmente, esta estratégia mostrou-se apropriada para a manutenção da concentração de fármaco no meio de liberação afastada da saturação, contribuindo para o atendimento da condição sink. Ainda, classificamos o sistema como um protótipo semi-automatizado para a avaliação da liberação in vitro de fármacos, capaz de gerar resultados com maior precisão em relação à diálise convencional. / The in vitro cutaneous permeation/penetration (porcine skin) of clobetasol propionate-loaded lipid-core nanocapsules incorporated into a semisolid dosage form was evaluated, using the Franz diffusion cells technique. It was shown that the nanoencapsulation was able to reduce the drug amount penetration into skin layers (stratum corneum, epidermis and dermis) without changing the way (percentual distribution) that it was distributed. The suitability of different synthetic membranes (cellulose acetate, polycarbonate, and dialysis membrane) to assess the in vitro drug release using Franz diffusion cells from this formulation was also studied. It was ascertained by combining different analytical techniques (dynamic light scattering, scanning and transmition electron microscopy) that the membrane with smaller pore size (dialysis membrane, 12 kDa cut off) is the most appropriate for conducting this kind of study, because it is the only one able of preventing the passage of intact nanocapsules from formulation to Franz diffusion cells receptor media, instead of polycarbonate and cellulose acetate membranes (0.05 and 0.45 pore size, respectively). In addition, a new strategy to assess in vitro drug release drug-loaded lipid-core nanocapsules was proposed, associating continuous flow of release media and dialysis sac. The proposed system was adequate to assess the in vitro drug release profiles from nanocapsule suspensions containing different model drugs (prednisolone and clobetasol propionate), enabling the differentiation of these systems from drug solutions, graphically and by the calculated flux values. Furthermore, this strategy was suitable to maintain the drug concentration into release media far away from saturation, contributing to the sink condition. Also, the proposed system was described as a semi-automated prototype for in vitro drug release evaluation, able to produce results with greater accuracy than conventional dialysis technique.

For this final paper, I chose a rather serious topic that is very topical in our society. Hazardous chemical substance ? ammonia ? is used very widely at present. Ammonia is used as a coolant in various plants. I have compiled a list of all plants in South Bohemia that work with ammonia, including ice rinks. I characterized the properties of ammonia, what damage it causes to the human organism and the environment. I noted a list of accidents during which there have been ammonia leakages of ammonia and I analyzed one accident using a software programme called TerEx. I chose the building of the ice rink in České Budějovice for my research. The objective was to determine the amount of ammonia and to simulate, using the TerEx software programme, an accident with a potential ammonia leakage from the ice rink. I also listed all the activities of the individual components of the Integrated Rescue System, which would help during such an accident, as well as urgent and follow-up measures that would be used. Having assessed the results I came to the conclusion that ammonia leakage from the ice rink would have serious impacts on the residents of České Budějovice. Finally I explained what the terms of evacuation and individual protection mean for the people lining around the ice rink.

The thesis describes the community composition, population structure and dispersal in a lowland rainforest community, extended to changes in butterfly composition along an altitudinal gradient. It tests the feasibility of mark-release-recapture studies in the understories of lowland primary forests, describes dispersal in relation to host plants and compares dispersal and demographic parameters with temperate species. Focusing on primary as well as secondary sites the thesis analyzes species richness and similarity between sites along an altitudinal gradient. It also tests ecological correlates for endemism in New Guinea butterflies, particularly their geographic and altitudinal range, as well as their optimum altitude.

Neste estudo avaliou-se o efeito de diferentes protetores de superfície na liberação de flúor (LF) e na resistência à tração diametral (TD) de dois cimentos de ionômero de vidro (CIV) convencionais restauradores, Chemfil e Chemflex (Dentsply). Manipulou-se os cimentos segundo as recomendações do fabricante, os espécimes confeccionados foram divididos em cinco grupos: grupo1 sem protetor (controle); grupo2 vaselina sólida; grupo3 verniz (Cavitine, S.S.White); grupo4 verniz fluoretado (Duraflur, Denstply); grupo5 adesivo (Magic Bond, Vigodent). Confeccionou-se para o teste de LF 40 espécimes para cada CIV, com dimensões de 4 mm de diâmetro por 6 mm de comprimento, divididos aleatoriamente entre os grupos e estocados individualmente em potes plásticos contendo 5 ml de água deionizada. Registrou-se o nível de fluoreto no período de 04 horas, 24 horas, 03 dias, 07 dias e 14 dias após a confecção, em um analisador Expandable Íon Analyser EA 960, sendo os resultados calculados em &#956;gF/ cm2. Confeccionou-se para o ensaio de TD 120 espécimes para cada CIV, com dimensões de 4 mm de diâmetro por 6 mm de comprimento, divididos aleatoriamente entre os grupos. Realizou-se ensaios mecânicos, com 1 dia e 14 dias após a confecção e estocagem individual dos espécimes em potes plásticos contendo 5 ml de água deionizada, em uma máquina universal de ensaios EMIC DL 500 MF, realizou-se um terceiro teste após 14 dias de ciclos de des-remineralização. Tratou-se estatisticamente os dados obtidos por ANOVA e por Student Newman-Keuls (p<0,05). No teste de LF os resultados demonstraram que o Chemfil liberou uma quantidade significantemente maior de flúor do que o Chemflex. Durante o período do teste a vaselina e o verniz tiveram um comportamento semelhante, mostrando uma menor LF do que o grupo controle nas primeiras 4 horas, com uma maior liberação na análise seguinte (24 horas). Os espécimes protegidos com vaselina e verniz, tiveram uma liberação de flúor semelhante ao grupo controle nos períodos de 3, 7 e 14 dias. O verniz fluoretado mostrou uma forte influência nas primeiras 24 horas. A partir da terceira análise observou-se uma maior liberação de flúor para o Chemfil em comparação com o Chemflex. Em relação ao emprego de um protetor superficial resinoso, encontrou-se tanto para Chemfil quanto para o Chemflex uma redução drástica na liberação de fluoreto, em todos os tempos analisados. No ensaio de TD o Chemfil não mostrou diferença estatisticamente significante quando os resultados de TD do seu grupo controle foram avaliados nos diferentes ensaios (24 horas, 14 dias e des-re), o mesmo acontecendo com o Chemflex. Ao se avaliar a influência dos diferentes protetores de superfície nos CIVs utilizados no presente trabalho observou-se que, para o Chemfil os protetores de superfície tiveram pouca influência no comportamento do material, se comportando na maioria das vezes de forma similar ao grupo controle. Em contrapartida, para o material Chemflex a utilização de um protetor de superfície, como o verniz fluoretado e o adesivo, permitiu maiores valores de resistência à TD. Conclui-se que quando se objetiva o uso do CIV por um curto período o Chemfil sem protetor parece ser o mais indicado, porém se o uso do CIV for por um longo período o Chemflex com a proteção do verniz fluoretado é o mais indicado. / This study evaluated the effect of different protective coatings on the fluoride release (FR) and on the diametral tensile strength (DTS) of two conventional restorative glass ionomer cements (GIC), Chemfil e Chemflex (Dentsply). The cements were manipulated according to the manufacturer's recommendation. The especimens were divided into five groups: group 1 uncoated (control group); group 2 petroleum jelly; group 3 dental varnish (Cavitine, S.S.White); group 4 - fluoride varnish (Duraflur, Denstply); group 5 dentin adhesive (Magic Bond, Vigodent). To the FR test were made 40 especimens to each CIV, with dimensions of 4mm in diameter by 6 mm in length divided randomly into the groups and kept individually in plastic containers with 5 mL of deionized water. The fluoride level was registered within 04 hours, 24 hours, 3 days, 7 days and 14 days after the confection in an Expandable Íon Analyser EA 960, and the results were calculated in &#956;gF/ cm2. To the DTS test 120 especimens were made to each GIC, with dimensions of 4mm in diameter by 6mm in length divided randomly into the groups. Mechanical tests were made within 1 day and 14 days after the confection and saving of specimens individually in plastic containers with 5 mL of deionized water, in an universal tests machine EMIC DL 500 MF, and a third test was made after 14 days of des-remineralization cycles. The data was statistically treated by ANOVA and by Student Newman-Keuls (p<0,05). In the FR test the results showed that the Chemfil released a significant bigger amount of fluoride then the Chemflex. During the tests period, the petroleum jelly and the dental varnish had a similar behavior, presenting lower fluoride release then the control group in the first 4 hours, with a greater release in the second analysis (within 24 hours). The especimens protected by petroleum jelly and dental varnish had a fluoride release similar to the control group on the periods of 3, 7 and 14 days. The fluoride varnish showed a great influence in the first 24 hours. From the third analysis on, each ionomer materials characteristics became prominent, and was noticed a bigger fluoride release on the Chemfil in comparison to the Chemflex. In relation to the coated with dentin adhesive, there was a drastic decrease of fluoride release for Chemfil and Chemflex, in all of the analysis periods. In the DTS test Chemfil didnt show statistically significant difference when the diametral tensile strength of the control group was evaluated in the various periods of time (24 hours, 14 days and de-remineralization), which also happened to Chemflex. When evaluating the influence of different surface protectors on the GIC used at this study, it was noticed that for the Chemfil the surface coating had little influence on the materials behavior, having on most of the time, the same behavior as the control group. However, to the Chemflex material, the use of a surface coating such as the fluoride varnish or the dentin adhesive allowed bigger values of diametral tensile strength. The conclusion is that when the use of GIC is wanted for a short period of time the Chemfil uncoated seems the most indicated. However, if the period of use is longer, the Chemflex with the fluoride varnish protection is the most indicated.

Neste trabalho, objetivou-se avaliar as propriedades físicas e microbiológicas de resinas acrílicas a base de polimetilmetacrilato após a incorporação de sal de diacetato de clorexidina (CDA) às mesmas. Para tal, foram confeccionados corpos de prova (CDPs) com as resinas VIPI COR e Duralay, sem e com incorporação de 0,5%; 1,0% e 2,0% de CDA, totalizando 8 grupos. A cromatografia líquida foi utilizada para mensurar a liberação de CDA pelas resinas acrílicas, e ainda, mensurar sua lixiviação de monômeros residuais.Para isso, os CDPs foram armazenados individualmente em placas para cultura celular de 24 poços contendo 1 ml de água destilada estéril em cada poço. Após tempo de armazenagem de 2 horas, 7 dias, 14 dias, 21 dias e 28 dias, a 37oC, a solução foi retirada e a liberação de clorexidina ou monômeros residuais foi avaliada utilizando-se HPLC associado a espectrometria ultravioleta. A atividade antifúngica para C. albicans foi avaliada utilizando teste de difusão em ágar, no qual os CDPs foram colocados em placas de BHI previamente inoculadas com C. albicans, com medição do halo de inibição após 48 horas de incubação a 37C. A análise do grau de conversão das resinas se deu através da técnica de espectroscopia de infravermelho transformada de Fourier FTIR utilizando-se uma amostra de resina não polimerizada de cada grupo e realizados 4 scans de absorbância. Para a mensuração da sorção de água por parte das resinas contendo CDA, foram confeccionados 10 corpos de prova para cada grupo, que foram posicionados em suporte dentro de dessecador a 37C para remoção de umidade intrínseca (m1) e depois imersos em 100 ml de água deionizada por 7 dias a 37C, tendo a água trocada diariamente. Após este intervalo, os corpos foram secos para obter a nova massa da resina (m2). As massas obtidas foram incluídas em fórmula matemática para obtenção do grau de sorção. Após obtenção dos resultados, quando comparou-se o halo inibição entre os grupos testados e de mesma marca, apenas as análises entre grupo CDA 2% x grupo CDA 1% e entre CDA 1% x CDA 0,5% não apresentaram diferenças significantes. Quanto a liberação de CDA, a análise de variância demonstrou que dois dos três fatores avaliados (concentração do fármaco e tempo de armazenagem) alteram de maneira significativa a taxa de liberação da clorexidina (p<0,0001), entretanto a marca do material pareceu não influenciar de maneira significativa na liberação do fármaco. Quanto ao grau de conversão, os valores obtidos não foram significantes e apresentou-se menor apenas nos grupos com CDA 2% . Para ambas a sorção de água aumentou conforme a incorporação do sal cresceu e houve aumento significativo nas concentrações de 1.0% e 2.0%. Podemos concluir que a incorporação da clorexidina às resinas a base de PMMA: é capaz de inibir o crescimento de C. albicans; não alterou o grau de conversão das resinas testadas; não altera a liberação de monômeros residuais; e, altera a sorção de água das resinas acrílicas a base de PMMA quando concentrações maiores de CDA são adicionadas. / This work aimed to evaluate physical and microbiological properties of PMMA acrylic resins after incorporating chlorhexidine diacetate salt (CDA) to them . For that, specimens ( CDPs ) were made with resins VIPI COR and Duralay , with and without incorporation of 0.5 % , 1.0 % and 2.0 % of CDA , totaling 8 groups . The liquid chromatography was used to measure the release of CDA by acrylic resins , and also to measure leaching of residual monomers . For that, CDPs were stored individually in cell culture plates to 24 well containing 1 ml of sterile distilled water in each well. Storage time after 2 hours , 7 days, 14 days, 21 days and 28 days at 37 C , the solution was removed and release of residual monomers or chlorhexidine was evaluated by using ultraviolet spectrometry combined with HPLC. The antifungal activity to C. albicans was evaluated using the agar diffusion method , in which the CDPs were placed on BHI plates inoculated with C. albicans with measuring the zone of inhibition after 48 hours incubation at 37 C. The analysis of the resins conversion degree is given by infrared spectroscopy Fourier transform - FTIR using an uncured resin sample in each group and 4 scans performed absorbance . For the measurement of resins containing CDA s water sorption, 10 specimens were prepared for each group , which were placed in support within desiccator 37 C to remove intrinsic ( m1 ) and then immersed moisture in 100 ml deionized water for 7 days at 37 C , and the water was changed daily. After this interval , the specimens were dried to obtain the new resins weight ( m2 ) . The masses obtained were included in the mathematical formula for the degree of sorption. After obtaining results, when compared the inhibition halo between the tested groups and the same brand , only the analyzes between group CDA2 % x CDA 1 % group and from CDA 1 % x CDA0.5 %,showed no significant differences . About the release of CDA , analysis of variance showed that two of the three factors assessed ( drug concentration and storage time ) significantly change the rate of release of chlorhexidine ( p < 0.0001 ) , however the material mark seemed not significantly influence the drug release . About the conversion degree , the values were not significant and were minor only in groups with CDA 2 % . For both water sorption increased with the incorporation of salt grew and there was significant increase in concentrations of 1.0 % and 2.0 % . We conclude that the incorporation of chlorhexidine to the PMMA based resin : is able to inhibit the growth of C. Albicans ; did not alter the degree of conversion of the resins tested , does not alter the release of residual monomers , and changes the water sorption of the base PMMA acrylic resins when CDA concentrations are incorporated.

Resinas macias para reembasamento de próteses são largamente utilizadas após cirurgias para estabilizarem a prótese e condicionarem o tecido, aguardando a completa cicatrização. É importante que o material não seja facilmente colonizado por biofilme oral e se possível, evite a contaminação do sítio cirúrgico. Objetivou-se avaliar o efeito da incorporação de clorexidina às resinas acrílicas macias para o reembasamento de próteses totais, através de análises de liberação, citotoxicidade e efeito inibitório de um biofilme de C. albicans. Foram confeccionados corpos de provas (CDPs) com as resinas Trusoft e Coe-soft, com incorporação de 0%, 0,5%, 1,0% e 2,0% de clorexidina, totalizando 8 grupos. A liberação de clorexidina foi avaliada através da mensuração da mudança na densidade óptica da solução de armazenamento, na qual ficaram imersos os CDPs, por espectrometria UV, a cada 48 horas, durante 40 dias. A citotoxicidade celular foi avaliada em fibroblastos (linhagem L929), que ficaram 24 horas em contato com meio de cultura no qual os CDPs ficaram previamente imersos, pela técnica de absorção de corante vermelho neutro após 24, 48 e 72 horas e semanalmente até o 28 dia. E, por fim, a atividade antifúngica contra a C. albicans (ATCC 10231) foi avaliada de duas maneiras: (1) teste de difusão em ágar, no qual os CDPs foram colocados em placas de BHI previamente inoculadas com C. albicans, com medição do halo de inibição após 48 horas de incubação a 37C; (2) a avaliação da inibição da formação de um biofilme de C. albicans sobre a superfície dos CDPs pela quantificação por metil tetrazólio (MTT) a cada 48 horas, durante 22 dias, com leitura feita em espectrofotômetro de UV. Os dados obtidos foram inseridos no programa SigmaStat (versão 3.1, USA) para realizar as análises estatísticas. As diferenças estatísticas foram determinadas por análises de variâncias do tipo ANOVA e todos os procedimentos para comparações múltiplas pareadas foram feitos utilizando-se o método Holm-Sidak, com nível de significância global igual a 0,05. A clorexidina adicionada às resinas testadas foi capaz de ser liberada para o meio de armazenagem, proporcionalmente à quantidade de clorexidina incorporada, porém com diferentes cinéticas de liberação entre as resinas, visto que a Trusoft libera até 71% do total de clorexidina liberada nas primeiras 48 horas e a Coe-soft, até 44%. Ambas as resinas com incorporação de clorexidina apresentaram efeito citotóxico adicional, se comparadas às resinas sem clorexidina, porém para a Coe-soft não houve diferença estatística dos valores, apenas para a Trusoft (p<0,001). Ocorreu formação de halo de inibição proporcionalmente às concentrações de resinas adicionadas, com maiores halos para a resina Trusoft (p<0,001), e sem formação de halo para as resinas sem clorexidina; a inibição da formação de biofilme, realizada somente com a resina Coe-soft, mostrou total inibição durante 8, 12 e 16 dias, para a incorporação de 0,5%, 1,0% e 2,0% respectivamente, sendo uma diminuição estatisticamente significativa (p<0,001) em relação à resina sem incorporação de clorexidina, que não apresentou inibição do biofilme. / Denture soft lining materials are widely used after dental surgeries, tissue conditioning and stabilization of prostheses, until the complete tissue healing. It is important that this material not became easily colonized by oral biofilm and if possible, avoid contamination of the surgical site. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of chlorhexidine incorporation into resin-based soft denture lining material, considering the drug release analysis, cytotoxicity and C. albicans biofilm inhibition. Specimens were done using Trusoft and Coe-soft, incorporating 0%, 0.5%, 1.0% and 2.0% of chlorhexidine, totaling eight groups. The chlorhexidine release was evaluated through the measurement of change in optical density of the storage solution, which the specimens were immersed, by UV spectrometry, after every 48 hours for 40 days. The cellular cytotoxicity was evaluated in fibroblasts (strain L929), which were 24 hours in contact with culture medium, in which the specimens were previously immersed, the technique of neutral red dye uptake was used after 24, 48 and 72 hours and weekly until 28th day. Finally, the antifungal activity against C. albicans (ATCC 10231) was evaluated by two different ways: (1) agar diffusion test, in which the specimens were placed over the top of BHI agar plates previously inoculated with C. albicans, and the measurement of inhibition zone was done after 48h of incubation at 37C, (2) C. albicans biofilm inhibition over the specimens surface, which was mensured after every each 48 hours of biofilm and specimens co-incubation, by methyl tetrazolium (MTT), in UV/vis spectrophotometer, during 22 days. Data were analyzed with the SigmaStat software (version 3.1, USA). Statistical differences were determined by analysis of variance ANOVA and all procedures for multiple paired comparisons were made using the Holm-Sidak method, with overall significance level of 0.05. The chlorhexidine added to both resins, Trusoft and Coe-soft, can be released to the storage medium, with a dose-related effect, however the resins presented different release kinetics, since the Trusof released up to 71% of the total amount of the chlorhexidine released within the first 48 hours and Coe-soft release only up to 44%, considering the citotoxic effect, both chlorhexidine incorporated resins showed some extra cytotoxic effect, if compared to resins without chlorhexidine, but for Coe-soft no statistical difference of values was founded, only for Trusoft (p<0.001); considering the C. albicans inhibition, the agar diffusion test values were dose-related for both resins, however with bigger inhibition zones for Trusoft (p<0.001), and without any inhibition for the resins without clorexidine. For the C. albicans biofilm inhibition test, performed only with Coe-soft resin, it was verified a complete inhibition at 8, 12 and 16 days for the incorporation of 0.5%, 1.0% and 2.0% of clorexidine respectively, a statistically significant decrease (p<0.001) if compared to the resin without incorporation of chlorhexidine, which showed no inhibitory effect over the biofilm formation.

Orientador: Prof. Dr. Wendel Andrade Alves / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal do ABC, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Nanociências e Materiais Avançados, 2015. / Os biopolímeros mostram-se materiais promissores na construção de dispositivos para aplicações na área biomédica. Dentro desta classe a policaprolactona vêm sendo amplamente empregada em sistemas de liberação controlada, uma vez que permite a incorporação de drogas preservando a atividade farmacológica. Neste trabalho, apresentamos a proposta de um material híbrido composto por policaprolactona (PCL) e micro-/nanotubos de L,L-difenilalanina (MNTs-FF). O biomaterial foi avaliado à temperatura ambiente nas concentrações de 0% a 50% de MNTs-FF. As propriedades morfológicas e estruturais dos compósitos foram investigadas por diferentes técnicas analíticas, espectroscópicas e microscópicas. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que, o peptídeo promoveu variações microestruturais na rede polimérica, impactando no diâmetro médio das fibras (~570-360 nm), na cristalinidade (34,6 - 6,6%) e na porosidade (74 - 50%). Como consequência, tais variações foram associadas ao comportamento elástico-plástico da matriz. O aumento da concentração de MNTs-FF contribuiu para um maior módulo de Young para as fibras de PCL (12,47-18,96 MPa). Testes de biodegradação enzimática mostraram uma perda significativa de massa para as membranas com peptídeos em relação ao polímero puro. Os compósitos de MNTs-FF/PCL foram avaliados na liberação controlada do fármaco lipofílico, benzocaína. As membranas apresentaram uma eficácia progressiva de liberação de ~13 horas, sendo este um resultado superior ao gel disponível no mercado atualmente. Logo, o compósito exibiu elevada resistência mecânica e características biodegradáveis, sendo propriedades favoráveis na aplicação como sistemas carreadores de fármacos. / The biopolymers appear to be promising materials for the development of devices for the biomedicine area. Within this class, the polycaprolactone has been widely used in systems of controlled liberation, once it allows the incorporation of drugs preserving the pharmacological activity. In this essay, we propose a hybrid material composed by polycaprolactone (PCL) and micro-/nanotubes of L,L-diphenylalanine (FF-MNSs). The biomaterial was evaluated under room temperature in the concentrations from 0% to 50% of FF-MNSs. The morphological and structural properties were investigated by different analytical, spectroscopical and microscopical techniques. The results showed that the peptide promoted microstructural variations in the polymeric net, having impact on the average diameter of the fibers (~570-360 nm), in the crystallinity (34.6- 6.6%) and in the porosity (74 - 50%). As a result, such variations were associated to the elastic-plastic behavior of the matrix. The increase in concentration of FF-MNSs contributed for a bigger Young module for the PCL fibers (12.47-18.96 MPa). Enzymes biodegrading tests showed a significant loss of mass for the membranes with peptides comparing to the pure polymer. The composite of FF-MNSs/PCL were evaluated in the controlled liberation of the lipophilic drug, benzocaine. The membrane presented a progressive liberation efficiency of ~13 hours, being this a superior result to the gel available in the market currently. Therefore, the composite showed high mechanical resistance and biodegradable features, which are favorable features in its use as drug carrier systems.