Polystyrene block polyethyleneimine (PS-b-PEI) copolymer prepared by combining PS and poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline) (PMeOx) segments together through two strategies. Furthermore, PMeOx block was hydrolysis to produce PEI block which linked with PS block. Macroinitiator route is one of these two ways to prepare PS-b-PEI copolymer. Polystyrene macroinitiator or poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline) macroinitiator prepared through Nitroxide Mediate Radical Polymerization (NMRP) or Cationic Ring Opening Polymerization (CROP) respectively. Each macroinitiator has active initiated terminal group toward another block monomer. Second strategy based on coupling of PS segment with PMeOx block through “click” coupling chemistry. Polystyrene modified with terminal azide moiety are combined with PMeOx functionalized with alkyne group via 1,3 dipolar cycloaddition reaction “click reaction”. PS-b-PMeOx was hydrolysis in alkaline medium to produce amphiphilic PS-b-PEI copolymer. A set of block copolymer with different block ratios was prepared and investigated to select suitable block copolymer for further applications. Stichiometric PS-b-PEI copolymer selected to stabilize gold nanoparticle (Au NPs) in polymer matrix. PEI segment work as reducing and stabilizing agent of gold precursor in aqueous solution. Various concentrations of gold precursor were loaded and its effect on UVVIS absorbance, particle size and particle distribution studied. In addition, reduction efficiency of PEI block was determined from XPS measurements. The thickness of Au NPs/PS-b-PEI thin film was determined with a novel model for composite system. On the other hand, Gallium nitride quantum dots (GaN QDs) stabilized in PS-b-PEI copolymer after annealing. Our amphiphilic block copolymer exhibit nice thermal stability under annealing conditions. GaN QDs prepared in narrow nano-size with fine particle distribution. Blue ray was observed as an indication to emission activity of GaN crystal. Over all, PS-b-PEI copolymer synthesized through macroinitiator and click coupling methods. It was successfully stabilized Au NPs and GaN QDs in polymer matrix with controlled particle size which can be post applied in tremendous industrial and researcher fields.

Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have drawn much attention in the last two decades. In recent years, the power efficiency of OLEDs has been increased to exceed the efficiency of fluorescent light bulbs. However, such high-efficiency devices are typically based on small molecules that have to be evaporated in vacuum. A much higher fabrication throughput and therefore lowered costs are expected if high-efficiency OLEDs were processed from solution. This thesis shows how solution-processed electrophosphorescent multilayer OLEDs can be achieved by starting with an evaporated three-layer device structure and replacing layer by layer with a solution-processed layer. First, the hole-transport layer was replaced by a polymer and high efficiencies were observed when using a hole-transport polymer with a high ionization potential and a low hole mobility. Then, the emissive layer was replaced by a copolymer consisting of hole-transport groups and emissive complexes in its side-chains. OLEDs with four different colors are shown where the orange devices showed the highest efficiency. The orange copolymer was further optimized by making changes to the chemical nature of the polymer, such as different molecular weight, different concentrations of the emissive complex and different linkers between the side-chains and the polymer backbone. Finally, a three-layer solution-processed OLED was fabricated by crosslinking the hole-transport and the emissive layer, and by spin-coating an electron-transport polymer on top. Moreover, using the photocrosslinking properties of the emissive layer, solution-processed multilayer OLEDs of two different colors were patterned using photolithography to fabricate a white-light source with a tunable emission spectrum. Furthermore, with more and more organic semiconductors being integrated into the circuitry of commercial products, good electrical models are needed for a circuit design with predictive capabilities. Therefore, a model for the example of an organic single-layer diode is introduced in the last chapter of this thesis. The model has been implemented into SPICE and consists of an equivalent circuit that is mostly based on intrinsic material properties, which can be measured in independent experiments. The model has been tested on four different organic materials, and good agreement between model and experimental results is shown.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T20:37:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 4850.pdf: 16404751 bytes, checksum: 39c816d8c598ae34b1bd0948e9c77c6d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-01-11 / The solution behavior and self-assembly structural phenomena of two industrial amphiphilic polyether glycol block copolymers with different chemical structures and similar cloud points were studied. The raw industrial diol copolymer was subjected to fractionation by preparative liquid chromatography with a size exclusion column (prep-LC-SEC). Prep-LC-SEC did not achieve a molecular mass separation; nonetheless it generated a separation of fractions by means of polarity. Significant heterogeneity of chain polarity of the fractions was demonstrated by CO2 supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC). The temperature and concentration effects of the polymers in polar 2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol and water (25DB) solution were investigated by means of a combination of ATR-FTIR and SAXS techniques. In ATRFTIR analysis, a hypsochromic shift was shown for the O-H absorption peak with an increase in copolymer concentration in solution. This shift was consistently observed in high as well as in low temperatures. Narrowing of the C-O peak width with increasing concentration was demonstrated. A slight bathochromic shift of the C-H peaks was observed as a result of increasing polymer concentration. SAXS evaluation of the copolymers was carried out in concentrated systems. Despite the distinct chemical structures, the scattering curves indicate that the micellar aggregation processes and structural forms of both polyether glycols in solution are significantly similar. SAXS profiles in temperatures above and close to the cloud point revealed the absence of a macromolecular organized structure of the copolymer polyethers in 25DB solution. An investigative fit of the SAXS curves with a hard sphere model (HSM K-T) support the similar solution behavior of the two block copolymers evaluated in this study. The similarities of the aggregation and structural assembly of the two industrial triblock polyether glycols in polar solutions were evidenced. The correlations of the intermolecular interactions and the self-assembly morphology of the copolymer polyethers with the microphase separation temperature, i.e. the cloud point, were demonstrated. / O comportamento e os fenômenos da estruturação e organização em solução de dois copolímeros anfifílicos poliéter glicóis industriais, com distintas estruturas químicas e pontos de névoa similares, foram estudados. O poliéter glicol diol bruto produzido em reator de escala industrial foi submetido a um fracionamento por cromatografia líquida preparativa com coluna de exclusão de tamanho (prep-LCSEC). A prep-LC-SEC não apresentou um fracionamento por massas moleculares, mas gerou uma separação de frações por polaridade de cadeias. Comprovou-se, por cromatografia em fluido supercrítico (SFC-CO2) que estas frações apresentaram heterogeneidade significativa quanto à polaridade nas cadeias. A investigação dos efeitos da temperatura e concentração dos polímeros em solução polar 2-(2- butoxietoxi)etanol e água (25DB) foi realizada por combinação das técnicas de ATRFTIR e SAXS. Na análise de ATR-FTIR, foi demonstrado um deslocamento hipsocrômico do pico da ligação O-H com aumento da concentração em solução para os copolímeros. Este efeito foi consistente em temperaturas baixas e altas. Um estreitamento na largura dos picos de absorção da ligação C-O com aumento da concentração foi demonstrado. Um leve efeito batocrômico foi observado nos picos relacionados às ligações C-H em função da concentração. O estudo de SAXS dos copolímeros poliéter glicóis foi realizado em sistemas concentrados. Apesar das distintas estruturas químicas, as curvas de SAXS indicaram que o processo de agregação micelar e as estruturas assumidas por estes polímeros em solução são significativamente similares. Os perfis de SAXS em temperaturas acima e nas proximidades do ponto de névoa revelaram a ausência de uma estrutura macromolecular organizada em solução 25DB. Um ajuste investigativo das curvas de SAXS com um modelo de esferas duras (HSM K-T) reforçou a semelhança do comportamento em solução entre os dois poliéter glicóis avaliados neste estudo. Foi evidenciada a semelhança no processo de agregação e organização estrutural destes copolímeros tribloco em soluções solventes polares. Demonstraram-se as correlações entre a interação intermolecular e a morfologia de auto-organização dos copolímeros anfifílicos poliéter glicóis com a temperatura de separação em microfase, detectada pelo efeito macroscópico de turvação em solução, i.e. o ponto de névoa .

Le coût de la poursuite de la miniaturisation des transistors en-dessous de 14 nm demande l’introductionde techniques moins onéreuses comme l’approche auto-alignée par copolymères à blocs (DSA) combinéeà la lithographie 193 nm. Etudiée principalement pour des motifs de tranchées (pour les FinFETs)ou de cylindres verticaux (pour les trous de contact, c’est ce cas qui nous intéressera), le polystyrène-bpolyméthylmétacrylate(PS-b-PMMA) est un des copolymères à blocs les plus étudiés dans la littérature,et dont la gravure présente de nombreux défis dûs à la similarité chimique des deux blocs PS et PMMA.Proposer une solution à ces défis est l’objet de cette thèse.Dans notre cas où le PS est majoritaire, le principe est d’obtenir par auto-organisation des cylindresverticaux de PMMA dans un masque de PS. Le PMMA est ensuite retiré par solvant ou par plasma,les motifs ainsi révélés dans le PS peuvent être alors transférés en utilisant ce dernier comme masque degravure. Une couche de copolymères statistiques PS-r-PMMA neutralise les affinités du PS/PMMA avecle substrat et permet l’auto-organisation.Un des problèmes majeurs est le contrôle des dimensions ; traditionnellement, le PMMA est retiré paracide acétique et le PS-r-PMMA gravé par plasma d’Ar/O2 qui aggrandit le diamètre des trous (CD)en consommant lattéralement trop de PS. Des temps de recuit acceptables pour l’Industrie donnent ausommet du masque de PS une forme de champignon induisant une dispersion importante des diamètresmesurés (~4-5 nm).Nos travaux montrent que la dispersion de CD peut être corrigée par plasma en facettant le sommetdes motifs. Dans un premier temps, un procédé de retrait du PMMA par plasma continu de H2N2 a étédéveloppé afin de s’affranchir des problèmes induits par l’acide acétique et les plasmas à base d’O2. Cecia permis de révéler des défauts d’organisation non rapportés dans la littérature à notre connaissance : desfilms de PS de quelques nanomètres peuvent aléatoirement se trouver dans le domaine du PMMA et ainsibloquer la gravure de certains cylindres. Afin de graver ces défauts sans perdre le contrôle des dimensions,un procédé composé d’un bain d’acide acétique et d’un plasma synchronisé pulsé de H2N2 à faible rapportde cycle et à forte énergie de bombardement a été mis au point. Il permet de retirer le PMMA, facetterle sommet du PS (ce qui réduit la dispersion de CD à moins de 2 nm), graver les défauts et la couche deneutralisation tout en limitant l’agrandissement des trous à moins d’un nanomètre. La dernière difficultévient des dimensions agressives et du rapport d’aspect important des trous de contact gravés. Afin delimiter la gravure latérale et la consommation des masques, des couches de passivation sont déposées surles flancs des motifs pendant la gravure mais à des échelles inférieures à 15 nm, ces couches de quelquesnanomètres sont trop épaisses et nuisent au contrôle des dimensions. Les plasmas doivent être alors moinspolymérisants et la création d’oxydes sur les flancs par ajout d’O2 doit être évitée.Enfin, les techniques de détermination des dimensions à partir d’images SEM ne sont plus assezrobustes à ces échelles. Afin d’en améliorer la robustesse, des algorithmes de reconstruction d’image etd’anti-aliasing ont été implémentés. / Shrinking transistor’s dimensions below 14 nm is so expensive that lower-cost complementary techniquessuch as Directed Self-Assembly (DSA) combined with 193 nm-lithography are currently beingdeveloped. Either organized as trenches for the FinFET’s fin or vertical cylinders for contact holes(which is our case study), Polystyrene-b-polymethylmetacrylate (PS-b-PMMA) is a well-studied blockcopolymer but introduces challenging etching issues due to the chemical similarities between the PS andPMMA blocks. The aim of this thesis is to overcome those etching challenges.In our case where PS is the dominant phase, the principle of DSA is to obtain through self-assemblya pattern of vertical cylinders of PMMA inside a mask constituted of PS. PMMA is then removed eitherby solvent or plasma, revealing the patterns in the PS mask, which will be used as an etching mask forpattern transfer. In order to allow self-assembly, a thin brush layer of random copolymers PS-r-PMMAis used to neutralize the affinity of each phase with the substrate.One of the main issues with DSA is the control of the dimensions (CD control): usually, PMMAis dissolved in acetic acid bath and the brush layer is etched by an Ar/O2 plasma which increasesdramatically the pore’s diameter (CD) by laterally etching the PS. Short duration of thermal annealingsuitable for the Industry induces some “mushroom” shape at the top of the mask which consequentlyincreases the measured CD dispersion (~ 4-5 nm).Our work shows that CD uniformity can be corrected by faceting the top of the patterns throughplasma etching. As a first step, a dry-etch process for PMMA based on H2N2 chemistry has beendeveloped in order to free ourselves from acetic-acid’s and O2-based plasma’s issues. As far as we know,the discovered kind of defects has never been reported in the literature: few nanometer-thick films madeof PS can randomly be found in the PMMA’s domain, thus delaying the etching of random cylinders. Inorder to etch those defects without loosing the CD control, an other process constituted of an acetic acidbath followed by a synchronously-pulsed H2N2 plasma at low duty cycle and high bias power has beendeveloped. This process removes PMMA, facets the top of the PS features (decreasing CD dispersionbelow 2 nm), etches both the defects mentionned above and the brush layer without increasing thepores’ diameters by more than one nanometer. One last etching challenge comes from the aggressivedimensions and the high aspect ratio of the contact holes. In order to limit the lateral etching and themask consumption overall, passivation’s layer are usually deposed on the sidewall of the features duringthe etching process, but at dimensions below 15 nm, those layers are too thick and cause a CD control lossthough they are only few-nanometer thick. The polymerization’s capacity of plasmas has to be loweredat this scale and oxidized layer’s formation by adding O2 to the plasma chemistry has to be avoided.Last but not least, the techniques based on SEM images to determine the pore’s dimensions are notrobust enough at those scales. In order to gain in robustness, image reconstruction and anti-aliasingalgorithm have been implemented.

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / One of the most powerful aspects of conducting polymers is their ability to be nanostructured through innovative, synthetically manipulated, transformations, such as to tailor-make the polymers for specialized applications. In the exponentially increasing wide field of nanotechnology, some special attention is being paid to innovative hybrid dendrimer-core based polymeric smart materials. Star copolymers are a class of branched macromolecules having a central core with multiple linear polymer chains extending from the core. This intrinsic structural feature yields a unique 3D structure with extended conjugated linear polymer chains, resulting in star copolymers, which have higher ionic conductivities than their corresponding non-star conducting polymer counterparts. In this study an in-depth investigation was carried out into the preparation and characterization of specialized electronic smart materials. In particular, the preparation and characterization of novel conducting dendrimeric star copolymers which have a central poly(propylene imine) (PPI) dendrimer core with conducting polypyrrole (PPy) chains extending from the core was carried out. This involved, first, the preparation of a series of dendrimeric polypyrrole poly(propylene imine) star copolymers (PPI-co-PPy), using generations 1 to 4 (G1 to G4) PPI dendrimer precursors. The experimental approach involved the use of both chemical and electrochemical synthesis methods. The basic procedure involved a condensation reaction between the primary amine of a diamino functional PPI dendrimer surface and 2-pyrrole aldehyde, to afford the pyrrole functionalized PPI dendrimer (PPI-2Py). Polymerization of the intrinsically contained monomeric Py units situated within the dendrimer backbone was achieved via two distinctly different routes: the first involved chemical polymerization and the second was based on potentiodynamic oxidative electrochemical polymerization. The star copolymers were then characterized using various sophisticated analytical techniques, in-situ and ex-situ. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1HNMR) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were used to determine the structures. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to determine the morphology. Themogravimetric analysis (TGA) was used to study the thermal stability of the prepared materials. X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) was used to study the structural make-up of phases, crystallinity and amorphous content. Hall effect measurements were carried out to determine the electrical conductivity of the chemically prepared star copolymers. The PPI-co-PPy exhibited improved thermal stability compared to PPI-2Py, as confirmed by TGA. SEM results showed that the surface morphology of the functionalized dendrimer and star copolymer differed. The surface morphology of the chemically prepared star copolymers resembled that of a flaky, waxy material, compared to the ordered morphology of the electrochemically grown star copolymers, which resembled that of whelk-like helixes. In the case the electrochemically grown star copolymers, SEM images recorded at higher magnifications showed that the whelk-like helixes of the star copolymers were hollow tubes with openings at their tapered ends, and had an average base diameter of 2.0 mu;m. X-ray diffraction analysis of the first generation star copolymer G1PPI-co-PPy revealed a broadly amorphous structure associated with PPy, and crystalline peaks for PPI. Cyclic voltammetry (CV), square wave voltammetry (SWV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques were used to study and model the electrochemical reactivity of the star copolymer materials. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy data showed that the G1PPI-co-PPy exhibited slightly higher ionic conductivity than pristine PPy in lithium perchlorate. The second generation star copolymer G2PPI-co-PPy electrochemically deposited on a platinum (Pt) electrode had a lower electrochemical charge transfer resistance compared to electrodeposited polypyrrole (PPy) on a Pt electrode, and bare Pt. The decrease in charge transfer resistance was attributed to an increase in the conjugation length of the polymer as a result of the linking of the highly conjugated PPy to the PPI dendrimer. Bode impedimetric analysis indicated that G2PPI-co-PPI was a semiconductor, with a maximum phase angle shift of 45.3° at 100 MHz. The star copolymer exhibited a 2- electron electrochemistry and a surface coverage of 99%. Results of Hall effect measurements showed that the star copolymer is a semiconducting material, having a conductivity of 0.7 S cm-1, in comparison to the 1.5 S cm-1 of PPy. To the best of my knowledge, these new star copolymers have not been reported in the open literature. Their properties make them potentially applicable for use in biosensors. / South Africa

O Poli(ácido láctico) (PLA) é um polímero biodegradável, biocompatível e biorreabsorvível proveniente de fontes renováveis. Constitui uma excelente alternativa sustentável para os polímeros provenientes de petróleo, atualmente dominantes no mercado industrial. Porém, apresenta baixas ductilidade e tenacidade como principais limitações mecânicas. Um dos métodos mais utilizados para modificar essas propriedades é a mistura mecânica do PLA com polímeros flexíveis, como a poli(ε-caprolactona) (PCL). Entretanto, o alto desempenho mecânico de blendas PLA/PCL é difícil de ser atingido devido à imiscibilidade dos polímeros. A melhoria de propriedades, neste caso, só é conseguida por meio de compatibilização. Este trabalho visa avaliar o efeito compatibilizante do copolímero tribloco de baixo peso molecular derivado de ε-caprolactona e tetrametileno éter glicol disponível comercialmente em blendas imiscíveis de PLA com PCL. Blendas binárias e ternárias foram preparadas por mistura mecânica no estado fundido via processo de extrusão em rosca simples. O teor de PLA nas blendas variou em 75, 50 e 25% (% em massa) e a concentração do copolímero em 0, 1,5, 3 e 5% (% em massa). A avaliação morfológica e o comportamento térmico e mecânico das blendas PLA/PCL foram realizados por microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), calorimetria exploratória diferencial (DSC), análise térmica dinâmico-mecânica (DMTA) e ensaios mecânicos de tração, flexão e impacto Izod. O efeito compatibilizante do copolímero foi mais bem observado nas blendas com 75% (% em massa) de PLA, enquanto que nas blendas com 50% e 25% (% em massa) de PLA esse efeito não foi tão evidente. Os resultados obtidos no ensaio de tração mostraram que com o aumento do teor de compatibilizante, a tensão no escoamento, a tensão na ruptura e o módulo elástico das blendas com 75% (% em massa) de PLA se mantiveram praticamente constantes, enquanto que a deformação na ruptura evoluiu de 20% na blenda com 1,5% (% em massa) de copolímero para 84% na blenda com 5% (% em massa) de copolímero. As análises morfológicas indicaram que o copolímero em bloco agiu na interface PLA/PCL, melhorando sua adesão. Esse resultado foi reforçado pelas análises térmicas, onde foi constatado que as Tg\'s e Tm\'s do PLA e do PCL nas blendas não apresentaram alterações, o que indica que o copolímero encontra-se na região interfacial da blenda. A resistência ao impacto Izod com entalhe, propriedade mecânica utilizada nesse trabalho como uma medida da tenacidade, da blenda PLA75C5 alcançou 42 J/m, valor significativamente superior ao determinado para o PLA puro, por volta de 28 J/m. Esses resultados mostram claramente que o copolímero tribloco derivado de ε-caprolactona e tetrametileno éter glicol é um eficiente compatibilizante para blendas PLA/PCL. / The Poly (lactic acid) (PLA) is a biodegradable, biocompatible and bioabsorbable polymer derived from renewable sources. It is an excellent sustainable alternative to polymers derived from oil, currently dominating the industry. However, PLA has low ductility and poor toughness as main mechanical limitations. Mechanical mixing of PLA with flexible polymers, such as poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL), is one of the most used methods to modify these properties. However, a high mechanical performance of PLA/PCL blends is difficult to achieve due to the immiscibility of the polymers. The improvement of properties in this case is achieved only by compatibilization. This study aims to evaluate compatibilizer effect of a low molecular weight tri-block copolymer derived from ε-caprolactone and tetramethylene ether glycol, commercially available, on immiscible blends of PLA with PCL. Binary and ternary blends were prepared by mechanical blending in melt state through a single screw extrusion. The content of PLA in the blends ranged in 75, 50 and 25 wt% and the concentration of copolymer in 0, 1.5, 3 and 5 wt%. The morphological evaluation and the thermal and mechanical behavior of PLA/PCL blends were performed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) and tensile test, flexural and Izod impact. The compatibilizer effect of the copolymer was more clearly observed in the blends with 75 wt% PLA, whereas in blends with 50 wt% to 25 wt% of PLA this effect was not so evident. The results of the mechanical tests showed that with the increase of the compatibilizer content, the yield stress, the stress at break and the elastic modulus of the blends with 75% (wt%) remained practically constant, while the elongation at break evolved from 20% in the blend with 1.5 wt% of copolymer to 84% in the blend to with 5 wt% of copolymer. Morphological analysis indicated that the block copolymer acted in the PLA/PCL interface, improving adhesion. This results were reinforced by thermal analysis, where it was found that the Tg and Tm of PLA and PCL in the blends showed no change, indicating that the copolymer is in the interfacial region of the blend. The Izod impact strength (Notched Izod), mechanical properties used in this work as a measure of toughness, of the blend PLA75C5 reached 42 J/m, significantly higher than the determined for pure PLA, about 28 J/m. These results clearly show that the triblock copolymer derived from ε-caprolactone and tetramethylene ether glycol is a good compatibilizer for blends PLA/PCL because it acts at the interfacial region, promoting the adhesion between the phases.

Ce travail décrit une nouvelle route synthétique qui a pour objectif l'obtention de diblocs amphiphiles constitués uniquement d'oligosaccharides issus de xyloglucanes des graines de Tamarin. Les xylogluco-oligosaccharides (XGOs, DP7, 8, 9) de tailles parfaitement définies ont été obtenus par une digestion enzymatique contrôlée (cellulase) de xyloglucanes. Dans la perspective de lier les deux blocs par cycloaddition 1,3-dipolaire de Huisgen catalysée par le Cuivre I, dite aussi chimie « click », les XGOs ont subit une réaction d'amination réductrice assistée par micro-ondes. L'action de la propargylamine a permis d'intégrer en position réductrice du XGO la fonction alcyne et une peracétylation des focntions hydroxyles du sucre ont rendu ce bloc hydrophobe. D'un autre côté, l'azidoethylamine a permis d'insérer la fonction azoture et constitue le bloc hydrophile. Cette stratégie de synthèse a également été transposée à un oligosaccharide monodisperse (XGO, DP7) provenant de la dégalactosylation enzymatique du xyloglucane par l'action supplémentaire de la galactosidase d'Aspergillus Niger. Finalement, les diblocs amphiphilies ont été synthétisé aussi bien à partir des XGOs de DP7, 8, 9 (XGO-b-XGO,Ac), que du XGO DP7 (DP7-b-DP7,Ac). Leurs propriétés d'auto-assemblages dans l'eau ont été réalisées ainsi que leur caractérisation physico-chimique. Suite à des mesures de concentration micellaire critique (CMC) obtenus par spectroscopie de fluorescence du pyrène, nous avons observé que l'élimination des unités de galactose provoque une augmentation de la CMC. La détermination du diamètre des micelles en solution aqueuse a été réalisée grâce à la technique de diffusion de la lumière (DLS) et a été confirmée par microscopie électronique à transmission (MET). Des micelles sphériques d'une taille moyenne de 25 nm (XGO-b-XGO,Ac) et de 6 nm (DP7-b-DP7,Ac) ont été observées au MET. La digestion enzymatique partielle des micelles formés à partir du dibloc XGO-b-XGO,Ac dans l'eau, conduisant à la formation des micelles DP7-b-XGO,Ac a conduit à un système moins polydisperse et à une diminution de la taille moyenne du diamètre micellaire de l'ordre de 50% (déterminée par DLS). Des nanoparticules de gliadine et de zéine ont été préparées par désolvatation en utilisant le dibloc XGO-b-XGO,Ac comme surfactant en comparaison au surfactant commercial non-ionique, le Pluronic F68. Les résultats suggèrent la capacité du dibloc à stabiliser la protéine de zéine sous forme de nanoparticules sphériques et de façon relativement monodisperses. Les particules formées et stabilisées grâce à l'association de protéines d'origine végétale et d'un surfactant « biopolymérique » synthétisé uniquement par des oligosaccharides, apparaissent comme des systèmes idéaux, associant biocompatibilité, biodégradabilité et des origines naturelles et renouvelables. Ces systèmes peuvent tout à fait être valorisés pour la libération contrôlée de substances actives. / This work describes a new synthetic route to obtain fully oligosaccharides-based amphiphilic diblock copolymers, made from tamarind seeds xyloglucan. A mixture of well size-defined xyloglucooligosaccharides (XGO of 7, 8 and 9 carbohydrate units) were obtained from the cellulose-mediated enzymatic digestion of xyloglucanes. To perform the Huisgen click reaction the oligosaccharides were reducing end functionalized by azide and propargyl functions via microwave-catalyzed reductive amination. The hydrophobic block was obtained after peracetylation of alkyne-containing XGO. The amphiphilic co-oligomers were synthesized either from the mixture of xyloglucan oligosaccharides to give XGO-b-XGO,Ac, either from the monodisperse XGO of 7 carbohydrate units (DP7), obtained by a degalactosylation process involving another specific enzymatic hydrolysis (beta-galactosidase from Aspergillus Niger), to give DP7-b-DP7,Ac. The XGO-based diblocks were characterized according to the state-of-the-art in structural characterization (NMR, MS, FT-IR) and Soft Matter physico-chemistry (SLS, DLS, CMC, TEM) techniques. The removal of galactose units (DP7-b-DP7,Ac) conferred an increase in the critical micellar concentration value compared to XGO-b-XGO,Ac, which were determined by fluorescence spectroscopy. The size diameter of the micelles were carried out by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and confirmed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Spherical micelles with an average size of 25 nm for XGO-b-XGO,Ac and 6 nm DP7-b-DP7,Ac nanoparticles were observed by TEM. The partial enzymatic digestion of the shell constituting XGO-b-XGO,Ac micelles in water led to formation of DP7-b-XGO,Ac micelles with a lowest polydispersity and a decrease in the average size diameter by 50 %, as determined by DLS. XGO-b-XGO,Ac was tested as a nonionic block copolymer surfactant to stabilize zein and gliadin nanoparticles, which come from gluten of wheat and maize and were prepared by the method of desolvation. Its stabilizing properties were compared to Pluronic F68 surfactant belonging to poloxamers' family. The results suggest the suitability of the XGO-based diblock to stabilize zein aggregates, resulting in stable, monodisperse and spherical nanoparticles. Finally, this work proposed a system consisting in potential nanocarriers prepared from vegetable proteins stabilized by biosourced oligosaccharide surfactants.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-08T17:19:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Iury.pdf: 24951 bytes, checksum: 2940126ad384e071aa040115b3667855 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-02-19 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / O estado de dispersão das nanopartículas na matriz está diretamente ligado às propriedades físicas dos nanocompósitos. Assim técnicas que visam um estado de dispersão mais homogêneo das nanopartículas na matriz são constantemente estudadas. Funcionalização não covalente, ou física, é uma técnica que utiliza-se de interações Coulombianas e/ou barreira estérica com o objetivo de estabilizar a interação entre nanopartícula/matriz e consequentemente obter um estado de dispersão homogêneo. Utilizando copolímero em bloco BYK- 9077® como agente funcionalizante não covalentemente, este trabalho teve como objetivo produzir nanocompósitos de matriz epoxídica Novolac® reforçados com nanoplateletes de grafeno ou nanotubos de carbono funcionalizados não covalentemente. Foram analisadas a influência da adição do copolímero em bloco nas propriedades mecânicas, térmicas e morfológicas dos nanocompósitos produzidos. Utilizou-se frações volumétricas de nanopartículas nos valores de 0,15%, 0,50% e 1,50%. A partir destes valores foi adicionado copolímero em bloco nas quantidades de 1, 5 e 10 vezes a quantidade em massa das nanopartículas. Foram realizadas espectroscopia Raman para caracterização das nanopartículas, verificando o grau de pureza das mesmas, assim como o número de plateletes empilhados. Analisando os resultados, estado de dispersão das nanopartículas na matriz sem a adição de copolímero em bloco não foi homogêneo, assim foram encontrados aglomerados de nanopartículas em Microscopia Eletrônica de Transmissão. Também os valores de Tg s não variaram significativamente em comparação com a resina pura, indicando dispersão não homogênea. Já ao adicionar copolímero em bloco, em quantidades baixas, 1x, foi possível observar aumentos de 8% no módulo de elasticidade, indicativo de que a adição de copolímero em bloco nesta quantidade tornou a dispersão das nanopartículas mais homogênea na matriz. Esta afirmação foi verificada em Microscopia Eletrônica de transmissão. Em contrapartida, conforme foi aumentado a quantidade de copolímero em bloco, 5 e 10x, foram observadas formação de uma segunda fase, que por consequência diminuiu o módulo de elasticidade, tensão de ruptura e Tg.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Microesferas poliméricas magnéticas à base de estireno (STY), divinilbenzeno (DVB), acetato de vinila (VAc) e ferro foram preparadas via polimerização em suspensão e semissuspensão. Foram estudadas as influências da concentração de VAc adicionado na polimerização e a presença de ferro sobre as características das partículas poliméricas obtidas. Estas partículas foram caracterizadas por espectrometria de absorção na região do infravermelho (FT-IR), análise térmica (TGA/DTA), microscopia óptica (MO), microscopia eletrônica de varredura (SEM) e magnetometria de amostra vibrante (VSM). Foram obtidas com sucesso microesferas poliméricas com propriedades magnéticas à base de estireno, divinilbenzeno e acetato de vinila. Estes materiais apresentaram bom controle morfológico, com maior rendimento na faixa de 120 a 75 m. Apresentaram também boas propriedades magnéticas (22,62 a 73,75 emu/g) com comportamento próximo de materiais superparamagnéticos e boa estabilidade térmica (444 C) / Magnetic polymeric microspheres based on styrene (STY), divinylbenzene (DVB), ethylene vinyl acetate (VAc) and iron were prepared via suspension and half suspension polymerization. The influence of the concentration of VAc and iron added to the polymerization on the characteristics of polymeric particles obtained were studied. These particles were characterized by infrared spectrometry (FT-IR), thermal analysis (TGA / DTA), optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). Polymeric microspheres with magnetic properties based on styrene, divinylbenzene and vinyl acetate were obtained. These materials showed good morphological control and large yield range from 120 to 75 micrometers. They also showed comparable magnetic properties (from 22.62 to 73.75 emu/g) to superparamagnetic materials and good thermal stability (444 C)

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T15:12:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertacao Leonardo Francois quimica.pdf: 194110 bytes, checksum: 750a31eb02f149c7536ac63de960592b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-11-27 / In this study PLGA copolymers were synthesized with molecular weight above 10 kDa through direct polycondensation of L-lactic acid and glycolic acid monomers. Catalysts based on sulfonated styrenedivinylbenzene copolymer (SC) containing or not Sn2+ íons adsorbed as SnCl2.H2O colloidal particles from neutral solution or [SnCl3]- complex anions from acid solution were prepared. All catalysts were evaluated by specific surface area and pore volume measurements, infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, atomic absorption spectrophotometry and ion exchange capacity. The obtained PLGA copolymers were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and inherent viscosity measurements. Independent of pH solution of the adsorptions, it was observed that Sn2+ ions were oxidized to Sn4+ forming SnO2. This oxidation probably occurred during catalysts drying process in the presence of oxygen. The PLGA copolymers with highest inherent viscosities, i.e., highest molecular weights were obtained with SC catalyst containing SnO2 prepared by adsorption of SnCl2.H2O colloidal particles in neutral solution. It was estimated that the highest PLGA molecular weights were equal or larger than 35 kDa. The produced PLGA presented white or lightly yellow color and Sn contamination less than 1 ppm which is below the limit allowed by the Brazilian legislation / No presente trabalho foram sintetizados copolímeros PLGA com massa molar acima de 10 kDa por policondensação direta dos monômeros ácido L-láctico e ácido glicólico. Foram preparados catalisadores à base de copolímero estireno-divinilbenzeno sulfonado (CS) contendo ou não íons Sn2+ adsorvidos na forma de partículas coloidais de SnCl2.H2O em meio neutro ou na forma do ânion complexo [SnCl3]- em meio ácido. Todos os catalisadores foram avaliados por medidas de área superficial específica e volume de poros, espectroscopia de infravermelho, difração de raios X, espectrofotometria de absorção atômica e capacidade de troca iônica. Os copolímeros PLGA obtidos foram caracterizados por espectroscopia de infravermelho, difração de raios X e medidas de viscosidade inerente. Foi verificado que independente do pH do meio de adsorção, os íons Sn2+ foram oxidados a Sn4+ formando o óxido SnO2. Essa oxidação ocorreu, provavelmente, durante o processo de secagem dos catalisadores na presença de oxigênio. Os copolímeros PLGA com maiores viscosidades inerentes, ou seja, maiores massas moleculares foram obtidos pelo uso de catalisador CS contendo SnO2 preparado pela adsorção de partículas coloidais de SnCl2.H2O em meio neutro. Foi estimado que as maiores massas moleculares de PLGA foram iguais ou maiores que 35 kDa. Os copolímeros PLGA produzidos apresentaram coloração branca ou levemente amarelada e contaminação por Sn inferior a 1 ppm bem abaixo do limite permitido pela Legislação Brasileira