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Water Reclamation from Waste Streams using Aquaporin-Based Membranes in Forward OsmosisEngelhardt, Sebastian 29 August 2019 (has links)
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Nouveaux hydrogels à base de polysaccharide obtenus par voie biomimétique ou par photoréticulation. / New hydrogels based on polysaccharide obtained by biomimetics or UV crosslinkingHadrich, Ahdi 28 June 2019 (has links)
Dans un contexte de démarche écoresponsable et pour répondre aux exigences de biocompatibilité notamment dans les applications cosmétiques et biomédicales, nous avons développé de nouveaux hydrogels à base de polysaccharides neutres et anioniques en utilisant deux voies originales. La 1ère approche est biomimétique et a consisté à mimer un phénomène d’élaboration naturelle d’hydrogels que l’on retrouve chez certains végétaux pour lesquels une enzyme, la laccase, permet de créer des liens de réticulation par dimérisation des composés phénoliques (en l’occurrence de l’acide férulique FA) présents sur les arabinoxylanes des mucilages des graines de céréales par exemple. Notre travail a ainsi consisté à greffer de l’acide férulique via deux chimies différentes de type imidazole et carbodiimide respectivement pour des polysaccharides neutres ou anioniques. Nous avons ainsi fonctionnalisé trois polysaccharides : le pullulane ou PUL (neutre modèle), le carboxyméthylpullulane ou CMP (anionique modèle) et l’acide hyaluronique ou HA (anionique d’intérêt). Des taux de greffage compris entre 2 et 25% ont été obtenus. L’étude physicochimique en régimes dilué et semi-dilué a permis de mettre en évidence un comportement associatif lié au caractère amphiphile des polysaccharides fonctionnalisés. La réticulation en présence de laccase, suivie in situ en rhéologie, a été réalisée avec succès sur les différents systèmes envisagés avec des contrôles possibles de la cinétique, des propriétés mécaniques finales ou encore du gonflement des hydrogels en fonction du caractère neutre ou chargé des polysaccharides, du degré de substitution en acide férulique, de la concentration en polymère ou de l’activité enzymatique fixée. Les dérivés synthétisés ont globalement démontré des activités biologiques (antioxydante et cytocompatible) intéressantes. La deuxième approche repose sur la photoréticulation possible de polysaccharides (PUL, CMP et HA) fonctionnalisés par le greffage d’amine/acide gras mono ou polyinsaturé (oleylamine, acide oléique et linoléique) via la chimie des imidazoles. Si le pullulane modifié par l’acide linoléique à 2% s’est avéré non hydrosoluble en raison de son caractère neutre, tous les autres dérivés avec des taux de greffages de 3 et 10% ont démontré une bonne solubilité dans l’eau. Les études physicochimiques mettent en évidence un très fort caractère associatif de ces dérivés amphiphiles avec la formation de gels physiques en régime semi-dilué. La photoréticulation a été démontrée en rhéologie sous irradiation UV in situ en présence d’un photoamorceur de type Darocur 1173®. Les résultats préliminaires obtenus selon cette approche en photoréticulation ouvrent ainsi des perspectives intéressantes. / In the framework of an eco-responsible context and to take advantage of biocompatibility, notably in cosmetic and biomedical applications, we have developed new hydrogels based on neutral and anionic polysaccharides using two original routes. The first approach is biomimetic and consists of mimicking a natural development of hydrogels that is found in certain plants for which an enzyme, laccase, allows to create crosslinks by dimerization of phenolic compounds, in occurrence of ferulic acid (FA) present on arabinoxylans mucilage of cereal seeds for example. Thus, our work consisted in grafting ferulic acid via two different chemical ways that means imidazole and carbodiimide respectively for neutral or anionic polysaccharides. We functionalized three polysaccharides: pullulan or PUL (neutral model), carboxymethylpullulane or CMP (model anionic) and hyaluronic acid or HA (anionic of interest) with grafting rates of between 2 and 25%. The physicochemical study in diluted and semi-diluted regimes evidenced an associative behavior due to the amphiphilic character of the functionalized polysaccharides. The crosslinking in the presence of laccase, followed in situ thanks to rheology, has been successfully performed on the various envisaged systems with possible controls of kinetics, the final mechanical properties or the swelling of the hydrogels as a function of the neutral or charged nature of the polysaccharides, the degree of substitution in FA, the polymer concentration or the enzymatic activity. The synthesized derivatives have generally demonstrated interesting biological activities (antioxidant and cytocompatibility). The second approach is based on the possible photocrosslinking of polysaccharides (PUL, CMP and HA) functionalized by the grafting of mono or polyunsaturated fatty amine/acid (oleylamine, oleic acid and linoleic acid) via imidazole chemistry. If pullulan grafted with 2% of linoleic acid was found to be water-insoluble due to its neutral character, all other derivatives (i.e. anionic ones) with grafting rates of 3 and 10% showed good solubility in water. The physicochemical studies show a very strong associative character of these amphiphilic derivatives with the formation of physical gels in semi-diluted regime. Photocrosslinking has been demonstrated in situ thanks to rheology/UV irradiation in the presence of a Darocur 1173® photoinitiator. The preliminary results according to this photocrosslinking approach thus open interesting perspectives.
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Structural Color Production in Melanin-based Amorphous Colloidal AssembliesPatil, Anvay 05 June 2022 (has links)
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Innovating All-Terrain Mobility Solutions for Access Equity Through Bio-Inspired Inclusive Design and EntrepreneurshipUnsworth, Colleen Kim-Yewon 11 August 2022 (has links)
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Biomimicry in Business: Advancing the Narrative of Corporate Sustainability through Design and Behaviour.McInerney, Sarah J. 01 December 2021 (has links)
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The Integration of Biological Growth into Architecture through Biotechnology and BiomimicryHouette, Thibaut 07 December 2022 (has links)
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The Effect of Water on the Gecko Adhesive SystemStark, Alyssa Yeager 15 September 2014 (has links)
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Biomimicry in Industry: The Philosophical and Empirical Rationale for Reimagining R&DKennedy, Emily Barbara January 2017 (has links)
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CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE:AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONEagle-Malone, Rebecca S. 03 August 2022 (has links)
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Prospects for Sustainable Micro-Factory Retailing in Canada: A Case Study of 3D Printed Electric VehiclesHachey, Stephen Quinn January 2018 (has links)
The contemporary global automotive industry has persisted, relatively unchanged, since its inception over a century ago. However, it appears that major changes may be underfoot with increasing environmental, social, and economic pressures to improve the industry's long-term sustainability. An alternative model, known as Micro-Factory Retailing (MFR), guided by the emerging field of Industrial Ecology (IE) has been proposed as a possible solution to the industry’s sustainability crisis. This thesis will explore the prospects of MFR in Canada and propose the use of 3D printed electric vehicles as a means to facilitate sustainable system innovation. To demonstrate the feasibility of this proposed technological pathway, three entrepreneurial firms attempting to disrupt the way in which cars are made, sold, and used will be studied. Although the timeline of such a major transition is currently unknown, Canada should act proactively to transition its role in the global automotive sector and lead the way towards a more sustainable automotive ecosystem through MFR. / Thesis / Master of Science (MSc)
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