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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Efeito do processamento por plasma atmosférico sobre as características de qualidade em suco de uva "Isabel"

MELO, Fabiana Lima de 31 August 2015 (has links)
Submitted by Mario BC (mario@bc.ufrpe.br) on 2016-07-01T12:35:42Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Fabiana Lima de Melo.pdf: 2070463 bytes, checksum: 7926a4dd31b9047e03d5e314ca933bea (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-01T12:35:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Fabiana Lima de Melo.pdf: 2070463 bytes, checksum: 7926a4dd31b9047e03d5e314ca933bea (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-31 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Recent studies have proved the positive effect of atmospheric plasma in a range of inactivating microorganisms and spores; however, less attention has been given to the emerging technology of this impact on the physico-chemical, nutritional and functional food. In this context, the present study investigated the effects of processing by atmospheric plasma on the quality characteristics in grape juice. Therefore, grape juice, obtained by centrifugation of the cultivar "Isabel" was exposed for 0 (control), 1, 2, 4, 6 minutes to a cold atmospheric plasma jet. Plasma was generated in helium gas by applying a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) to a voltage 90kV, frequency of 10KHz and a gas flow of 2l/min. The physico-chemical characteristics (pH, soluble solids, titratable acidity, color, reducing sugars, phenolics and anthocyanins, antioxidant potential) and microbiological (Escherichia coli, coliforms, mesophilic aerobic, yeasts and molds) were compared before and after processing. The results indicate that under the experimental conditions used, the processing by atmospheric plasma remained the same physico-chemical characteristics of fresh grapefruit juice. Furthermore, after six minutes of treatment, a significant difference was found in bioactive compounds, at a magnification at a concentration of phenolics and antioxidant activity anthocyanins. Regarding the microbiological quality, no colony forming unit for mesophilic aerobic, molds and yeasts was observed after two minutes of treatment. However, despite the encouraging results, further investigation needs to be conducted in order to detail the food processed behavior during their lifetime. / Recentes estudos tem demonstrado o efeito positivo do plasma atmosférico na inativação de uma gama de microrganismos e esporos; no entanto, menos atenção tem sido dada ao impacto desta tecnologia emergente sobre as características físico-químicas, nutricionais e funcionais dos alimentos. Neste contexto, o presente estudo investiga os efeitos do processamento por plasma atmosférico sobre as características de qualidade em suco de uva integral. Para tanto, o suco de uva, obtido por meio de centrifugação da cultivar “Isabel”, foi exposto por 0 (controle), 1, 2, 4, 6 minutos a um jato de plasma à pressão atmosférica. O plasma foi gerado em gás hélio, mediante a aplicação de uma descarga de barreira dielétrica (DBD) a uma voltagem de 90kV, frequência de 10KHz e um fluxo de gás de 2l/min. As características físico-químicas (pH, sólidos solúveis, acidez titulável, cor, açúcares redutores, fenólicos e antocianinas totais, potencial antioxidante) e microbiológicas (Escherichia coli, Coliformes, mesófilos aeróbios, leveduras e bolores) foram confrontadas antes e após o processamento. Os resultados indicam que, dentro das condições experimentais utilizadas, o processamento por plasma atmosférico manteve as mesmas características físico-químicas do suco de uva fresco. Além disso, após seis minutos de tratamento, uma diferença significativa foi encontrada em compostos bioativos, com uma ampliação na concentração de fenólicos, antocianinas e potencial antioxidante. Em relação a qualidade microbiológica, nenhuma unidade formadora de colônia para Escherichia coli, coliformes, mesófilos aeróbios, bolores e leveduras foi observada após dois minutos de tratamento. Contudo, apesar dos resultados encorajadores, investigações mais aprofundadas precisam ser realizadas com o objetivo de detalhar o comportamento do alimento processado durante o seu tempo de vida útil.
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Estudos dos espectros atômicos e moleculares de plasmas DBD atmosféricos / Studies of atomic and molecular spectra of atmospheric DBD plasma

Aguera, João Júlio Mendes, 1985- 12 October 2013 (has links)
Orientador: Munemasa Machida / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T01:40:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Aguera_JoaoJulioMendes_M.pdf: 1866218 bytes, checksum: 21fe14d8d370e0121be6f854084afb06 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: Os plasmas DBD, Descargas com Barreira de Dielétrico, em pressões atmosféricas têm despertado grande interesse nas pesquisas nos últimos anos, principalmente pelas suas aplicações práticas: deposição de materiais, tratamento de superfícies, tratamento de cáries, esterilização de bactérias e destruição de células cancerígenas. Estes plasmas são chamados de plasmas não-térmicos e diferem dos plasmas de alta temperatura (estelares e de reatores de fusão nuclear) e dos plasmas térmicos (tochas de plasmas e plasmas industriais), por possuírem temperaturas translacional, eletrônica, vibracional e rotacional distintas. Para determinar a temperatura de plasmas DBD em descargas elétricas nos gases Ar e He, utilizamos um método indireto que avalia a temperatura por meio de um plasma de Nitrogênio molecular formado pela colisão dos plasmas de Ar e He com o Nitrogênio presente no ar. O espectro luminoso deste plasma é medido, as principais linhas de emissão catalogadas e depois analisado com um software específico para determinação de temperaturas de gases moleculares. Também são mostradas aqui algumas das principais técnicas de espectroscopia usadas na captação de espectros luminosos de plasmas laboratoriais, realizadas em dois dispositivos, plasma DBD produzido com jato de seringa, e plasma fracamente ionizado produzido com uma descarga DC entre dois eletrodos / Abstract: Research on DBD (Dieletrical Barrier Discharges) plasmas at atmospheric pressure have attracted attention and great interest on its research upon the last few years, mostly because of its practical applications: material deposition, surface treatment, cavity treatment, bacterial sterilization and cancer cell destruction. These plasmas are called nonthermal plasmas and differ from the high temperature plasmas (stellar and fusion reactors) and thermal plasmas (plasma torches and industrial plasmas) because of its distinct translational, electronic, vibrational and rotational temperatures. For temperature determination in DBD plasmas formed by electrical discharges on Ar and He gases, an indirect method is used evaluating the temperature of molecular nitrogen plasma formed by collision between the Ar and He plasmas with the nitrogen present in air. The luminous specter of this plasma is measured, the principal emission lines cataloged and then analyzed with specific software for molecular gases temperature determination. The main spectroscopic techniques used for analysis of the luminous spectra obtained from two devices: DBD plasma generated by a syringe jet and weakly ionized plasma produced by a DC discharge between two electrodes, are show on this thesis / Mestrado / Física / Mestre em Física
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Charakterizace a aplikace mikrovlnného plazmatu pro hojení ran / Characterization and application of microwave plasma on wound healing

Truchlá, Darina January 2020 (has links)
Non-thermal plasma has a lot of ways for using in nowadays medicine. It presents many useful actions like charged particles, UV light, electric field, radicals, excited atoms and molecules. That complicated chemistry directs to uncountable synergistic interaction between cold plasma and biological systems, involve cells and tissues. This thesis is about effects of cold plasma to wound healing. Two different microwave plasma systems were used for the presented study. The first one was argon plasma torch generated by surface wave using the quartz capillary, the second one was plasma torch with reverse vortex argon flow. Diagnostics of plasma jet by optical emission spectroscopy shown the presence of active particles, which are responsible for a lot of impact of plasma treatment. Concentrations of active particles generated by plasma are dependent on conditions of plasma generation like power of generator and gas flow. For visual evidence of effects on skin caused by active particles was created simulation of skin tissue. Interaction between plasma jet and artificial skin tissue shown that UV light and temperature are not responsible for all observed effects which are noticed after plasma treatment. Some part of experiments was realized in collaboration with Medical University of Sofia in Bulgaria. The theory of positive effect to wound healing was supported by experiments based on treating artificially created wounds on laboratory mice by cold plasma. It was proved, that process of wound healing is significantly shorter after using plasma treatment in comparison with normal wound healing. Plasma treating of wound for 10 seconds in two consequent days seems like more effectively than application of plasma only one day. This Thesis was carried out as a part of international project PLASMABORDER that was supported by European commission under cohesion funds; programme INTEREG SK-CZ under contract No. 304011P709.
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Atmospheric plasma treatment of aluminum alloy surfaces: Oxide growth and oxygen rich organic coating deposition

Mertens, Jeremy 06 June 2019 (has links) (PDF)
L’objectif de cette thèse consiste en une étude fondamentale de différentes approches pour la modification de surfaces d’alliages d’aluminium. Elle s’inscrit dans le cadre du projet FLYCOAT, subventionné par la région Wallonne. Ce dernier avait pour objectif le développement d’alternatives au couplage classique d’un procédé d’anodisation utilisant des bains de Cr (VI) aux résines époxy pour la protection des alliages d’aluminium contre la corrosion. Dans un premier temps, la synthèse par plasma atmosphérique dans un réacteur de type décharge à barrière diélectrique (DBD) de films riches en groupements carboxyliques à partir de 8 précurseurs organiques est étudiée. Une attention particulière est portée à la compréhension fondamentale des mécanismes de polymérisation de ces précurseurs. L’influence significative de minimes variations de la structure chimique du précurseur est étudiée. Concrètement, nous démontrons l’impact de la présence et de la position de doubles liaisons ou encore le ratio C/O dans le monomère injecté sur le mécanisme de synthèse des couches déposées. Pour ce faire, une méthodologie combinant des analyses de la phase plasma et des films déposés est proposée. Les propriétés électriques de la DBD d’argon sont évaluées par oscilloscope avant et durant l’injection des différents précurseurs. La quantité d’énergie transférée de la décharge vers le précurseur est évaluée par spectroscopie d’émission optique et corrélée à sa structure. Une fragmentation réduite est mise en évidence par spectrométrie de masse pour les monomères contenant une double liaison. Ces analyses de la phase plasma sont alors corrélées avec les propriétés physiques et chimiques des films synthétisés. Les compositions chimiques de surface et de la matrice des couches minces sont étudiées par spectroscopie à photoélectrons X (XPS) et infrarouge. Le rôle essentiel de la présence et de la position de la double liaison dans la molécule injectée est démontré. Les vitesses de dépôt et la rugosité des films déposés par plasma atmosphérique avec l’injection des 8 précurseurs sont évaluées par profilométrie à stylet. Dans la seconde partie, le couplage de deux méthodes de plasma atmosphérique est proposé pour la synthèse de couches d’alumine aux propriétés adaptables. Le premier traitement consiste en un nombre varié de passages d’une torche plasma opérant dans un régime d’arc. L’effet du nombre de passages sur les propriétés physiques et chimiques du substrat est étudié par XPS, angle de contact, microscopie électronique à balayage et mesures de diffraction à rayons X. Une corrélation est suggérée entre le nombre de passages de la torche et les propriétés électrochimiques du substrat. L’influence de ce premier traitement sur les propriétés de la couche d’oxyde d’aluminium synthétisée par oxydation par plasma électrolytique est mise en évidence. Dans un troisième temps, le plasma pouvant être considéré comme un réservoir d’énergie, une étude de faisabilité est réalisée afin d’évaluer sa potentielle utilisation pour la réticulation d’une résine de type benzoxazine. L’efficacité du traitement par DBD atmosphérique d’argon ou hélium est comparée et discutée. / Doctorat en Sciences / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished
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Effet de projection de pellettes bioxycarbonées sur la qualité de revêtements élaborés par la projection thermique / Effect of dry ice blasting on the quality of coatings produced by thermal spraying

Dong, Shujuan 11 December 2013 (has links)
La technologie de projection plasma atmosphérique (APS) est largement utilisée pour des applications industrielles. Les revêtements élaborés par APS présentent généralement certains défauts. Les travaux effectués dans cette étude ont consisté à étudier et à développer un nouveau moyen pour assurer à la fois un refroidissement efficace au cours de procédé de projection APS et une adaptation des conditions superficielles en vue d’élaborer des revêtements de haute qualité. Ce moyen consiste à la projection de glace carbonique (glace sèche ou dioxyde de carbone solide) en association avec la projection plasma. Des simulations numériques ont été réalisées, qui ont permis de constater que les dimensions de la buse de projection de glace carbonique, la pression du gaz propulsif, et les propriétés des pellets de CO2 influencent sensiblement la vitesse des pellets de CO2. A partir de ces éléments, des dimensions optimales ont été évaluées. Afin d’examiner l’effet de la projection de glace carbonique sur les revêtements réalisés par projection thermique, plusieurs types de matériaux ont été considérés, trois métalliques (acier, CoNiCrAlY et aluminium pur) et trois céramiques (Al2O3, Cr2O3 et ZrO2-Y2O3). Les microstructures des revêtements metalliques réalisés avec projection de glace sèche présentent moins d'oxydes et moins de porosité par rapport à ceux déposés par APS classique. Dans certains cas l’adhérence peut aussi être améliorée. Pour les revêtements céramiques, une réduction de la porosité ainsi qu’une amélioration significative de l’adhérence des revêtements ont été constatés. Pour le dépôt de ZrO2-Y2O3, la résistance aux chocs thermiques a été améliorée en utilisant des paramètres spécifiques. La projection de CO2 peut légèrement déformer la surface des substrats de faible dureté, et nettoyer les pollutions superficielles sur le substrat et conduire à une contrainte de compression plus élevée et à un refroidissement efficace. Il est à noter toutefois qu’un problème de condensation de la vapeur d’eau peut intervenir en cas de refroidissement du substrat trop important. / The technology of atmospheric plasma spraying (APS) is widely used for industrial applications. The coatings produced by APS generally show defects. The work was conducted to investigate and develop a new method to ensure both an effective cooling during the APS process and the adaptation of the surface condition in order to develop high quality coatings. This solution is dry ice (CO2) blasting in combination with thermal spraying. Firstly, numerical simulations were carried out, which revealed that the nozzle size of dry ice blasting, the propellant pressure and the properties of CO2 pellets, significantly affect the velocity of CO2 pellets. From these elements, the optimal dimensions were evaluated. To examine the effects of dry ice blasting on the coatings produced by thermal spraying, several types of materials were considered, three metals (steel, CoNiCrAlY and pure aluminum) and three ceramics (Al2O3, Cr2O3 and ZrO2-Y2O3). The microstructure of metal coatings produced with dry ice blasting show fewer oxides and less porosity compared to those deposited by conventional APS. In some cases the adhesion can be improved. Regarding ceramic coatings, a reduction in porosity and a significant improvement in the coating adhesion were observed. For the deposition of ZrO2-Y2O3, an improvement in thermal shock resistance was achieved using specific parameters. Dry-ice blasting may slightly impact the surface of the substrates with low hardness and could clean the surface pollutions on the substrate and lead to a higher compressive stress and an effective cooling. However, it is noted that the problem of the condensation of water vapor can occur in case of intense cooling of the substrate.
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Design of Thermal Barrier Coating Systems

Curry, Nicholas January 2014 (has links)
Thermal barrier coatings (TBC’s) are used to provide both thermal insulation and oxidation protection to high temperature components within gas turbines. The development of turbines for power generation and aviation has led to designs where the operation conditions exceed the upper limits of most conventional engineering materials. As a result there has been a drive to improve thermal barrier coatings to allow the turbine to operate at higher temperatures for longer. The focus of this thesis has been to design thermal barrier coatings with lower conductivity and longer lifetime than those coatings used in industry today. The work has been divided between the development of new generation air plasma spray (APS) TBC coatings for industrial gas turbines and the development of suspension plasma spray (SPS) TBC systems. The route taken to achieve these goals with APS TBC’s has been twofold. Firstly an alternative stabiliser has been chosen for the zirconium oxide system in the form of dysprosia. Secondly, control of the powder morphology and spray parameters has been used to generate coating microstructures with favourable levels of porosity. In terms of development of SPS TBC systems, these coatings are relatively new with many of the critical coating parameters not yet known. The focus of the work has therefore been to characterise their lifetime and thermal properties when produced in a complete TBC system. Results demonstrate that dysprosia as an alternative stabiliser gives a reduction in thermal conductivity. While small at room temperature and in the as produced state; the influence becomes more pronounced at high temperatures and with longer thermal exposure time. The trade-off for this lowered thermal conductivity may be in the loss of high temperature stability. Overall, the greatest sustained influence on thermal conductivity has been from creating coatings with high levelsof porosity. In relation to lifetime, double the thermo-cyclic fatigue (TCF) life relative to the industrial standard was achieved using a coating with engineered porosity. Introducing a polymer to the spray powder helps to generate large globular pores within the coating together with a large number of delaminations. Such a structure was shown to be highly resistant to TCF testing. SPS TBC’s were shown to have much greater performance relative to their APS counterparts in thermal shock life, TCF life and thermal conductivity. Columnar SPS coatings are a prospective alternative for strain tolerant coatings in gas turbine engines.
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Tratamento a plasma para melhoria na metalização de placas de circuito impresso / Plasma treatment for improved metallization of printed circuit boards

Laraia, André Bianchi 31 July 2018 (has links)
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A palavra Referências deve ser centralizada, As referencias devem ser justificadas, espaço simples com um espaço simples(enter) entre elas. • Sobre a elaboração das referencias e citações favor solicitar orientação para ajuste com a bibliotecária Pâmella - pamella.benevides@unesp.br • A palavra APÊNDICE A deve ser centralizada Mais informações acesse o link: http://www2.feg.unesp.br/Home/Biblioteca21/diretrizes-2016.pdf Agradecemos a compreensão. on 2018-08-30T12:07:55Z (GMT) / Submitted by André Bianchi Laraia (andreblaraia@yahoo.com.br) on 2018-09-12T01:58:28Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese-Andre-Bianchi-Laraia-v20-converted.pdf: 2144718 bytes, checksum: eef37a1c04c8a387ddbff2e31f67db35 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Pamella Benevides Gonçalves null (pamella@feg.unesp.br) on 2018-09-12T17:38:03Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 laraia_ab_me_guara.pdf: 2144718 bytes, checksum: eef37a1c04c8a387ddbff2e31f67db35 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-12T17:38:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 laraia_ab_me_guara.pdf: 2144718 bytes, checksum: eef37a1c04c8a387ddbff2e31f67db35 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-07-31 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Este trabalho apresenta o desenvolvimento de um processo de tratamento com plasma para melhorar ametalização química de placas de circuito impresso (PCI). A pluma de plasma é gerada em argônio a partir da descarga de barreira dielétrica (DBD) promovida entre uma agulha cirúrgica e um cilindro usando capilar de borosilicato como dielétrico. A tensão picoa-pico aplicada foi de 5 kV, com forma de onda senoidal na frequência de 37 kHz e potência de descarga em torno de 765 mW. O substrato é um composto de fibra de vidro e resina epóxi. Com incidência perpendicular da pluma de plasma na superfície, o diâmetro da área tratada circular é de 10 mm. Desta forma, o ângulo de contato reduz de 75 ° a 45 ° com 3 s de interação entre superfície da amostra e a ponta do plasma e o ângulo atinge o mínimo de 33 ° após 180 s de tempo de tratamento. A metalização química foi feita com banhos seqüenciais de solução de paládio e finalizada com banho de solução aquosa de cobre. Testes de adesão padrão mostraram uma forte adesão das camadas de metal nas superfícies previamente tratadas com as plumas de plasma. Esta adesão melhora com o tempo de tratamento. A melhoria na metalização foi observada em superfície plana e também em furos usados para conectar diferentes camadas em PCIs. A área metalizada na superfície dos buracos é maior nos orifícios tratados. Quanto maior o tempo de tratamento, maior é essa área. Todos os resultados indicaram que a técnica de tratamento por plasma de placas de fibra de vidro melhora a sua metalização química pelo cobre, levando a uma adesão mais uniforme e eficaz do metal à superfície com um método ambientalmente amigável / This work reports the development of a plasma treatment process to improve the chemical metallization of printed circuit boards (PCB). The plasma plume is generated in argon from a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) promoted between a surgical needle and a cylinder using a borosilicate capillary as dielectric. The applied peak-to-peak voltage was 5 kV, with sinusoidal waveform at 37 kHz frequency and power in the discharge around 765 mW. The substrate was a composite of fiberglass and epoxy resin. With perpendicular incidence of the plasma plume on the surface the diameter of the circular treated area was 10 mm. In this area the contact angle reduces from 75° to 45° with 3 s of the plasma-surface interaction and the angle reaches the minimum of 33° after 180 s of treatment time. Chemical metallization was made with sequential baths of solution of palladium and finished with bath of aqueous solution of copper. Standard adhesion tests showed a strong adhesion of the metal layer on surfaces previously treated with the plasma plumes. This adhesion improves with the treatment time. The improvement in the metallization was observed on flat surface and also in holes used to connect different layers in PCB’s. The metallized area on the surface of the holes is larger in treated holes. The longer the treatment time the larger is this area. All these results indicated that the technique of plasma treatment of fiberglass boards improves its chemical metallization by copper leading to a more uniform and effective adhesion of the metal to the surface with an environmental friendly method
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Diagnóstico e modelagem de plasmas gerados por micro-ondas e aplicações / Diagnostics, modelling and applications of microwave plasmas

Ridenti, Marco Antonio, 1986- 24 August 2018 (has links)
Orientadores: Jayr de Amorim Filho, Marco Aurélio Pinheiro de Lima / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T21:57:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ridenti_MarcoAntonio_D.pdf: 6265448 bytes, checksum: 384897ffe1b8b10a23a0ab7c3b206b76 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: Neste trabalho plasmas não térmicos gerados em pressão atmosférica e sustentados por ondas de superfície em micro-ondas, tendo o argônio como gás de alimentação, foram estudados experimentalmente e teoricamente tendo em vista aspectos pouco compreendidos de suas propriedades físicas e aplicações voltadas ao tratamento de biomassa. Medições da composição elementar e dos parâmetros físicos foram realizados por meio de técnicas de diagnóstico baseadas em espectrometria de massa e espectroscopia óptica de emissão. O sistema físico foi modelado por meio das equações de continuidade das espécies neutras e carregadas, da equação do calor e da equação de Boltzmann dos elétrons, que foram acopladas utilizando um procedimento auto-consistente. Uma vez obtido o quadro geral das propriedades do plasma, foi estabelecida a condição de operação adequada ao tratamento das amostras derivadas de biomassa. O tratamento foi realizado sobre quatro tipo de amostras: lignina, xilana, celulose e bagaço de cana-de-açúcar. Dentre as contribuições importantes deste trabalho podem ser destacadas: (i) a verificação experimental do papel dos íons moleculares do argônio no processo de contração da descarga; (ii) a determinação do perfil axial no plasma dos principais íon positivos e negativos, da densidade e temperatura eletrônicas, da temperatura do gás e da densidade do estado metaestável Ar(1s5); (iii) verificação da seletividade do tratamento a plasma, tendo sido observada uma alteração significativa dos espectros de absorção no infravermelho nos casos da lignina e da xilana, mas não no caso da celulose. Esse último resultado sugere uma rota inusitada para novas tecnologias de deslignificação e síntese de novos materiais a partir de biomassa / Abstract: In this work non-thermal argon plasmas produced at atmospheric pressure and sustained by microwave surface waves were theoretically and experimentally studied in view of their non understood aspects and also the applications aimed at biomass treatment. Measurements of elemental composition and physical parameters were carried by means of plasma diagnostic techniques such as mass spectrometry and optical emission spectroscopy. Plasma modelling based on the self-consistent solution of the continuity equations of the neutral and charged species, the heat equation and the electron Boltzmann equation was developed to describe the plasma properties. Once a complete picture of the plasma behaviour was obtained, a promising condition for plasma treatment was established. Four types of biomass derived material were plasma treated: lignin, cellulose, xylan and sugarcane bagasse. Among the important contributions of this work one may highlight the following: (i) the experimental verification of the crucial role of argon molecular ions in the discharge contraction; (ii) axial profile determination of the main positive and negative ions, the electronic temperature and density, the gas temperature and the metastable state Ar(1s5) density; (iii) important modification of the infrared absorption spectra after plasma treatment in the cases of lignin and xylan, but not in the case of cellulose, suggesting a unexpected route for delignification and new materials synthesis from biomass / Doutorado / Física / Doutor em Ciências
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Hydrophobic and superhydrophobic surfaces by means of atmospheric plasmas: synthesis and texturization of fluorinated materials

Hubert, Julie 08 September 2014 (has links)
In this thesis, we focused on the understanding of the synthesis and texturization processes of hydrophobic and (super)hydrophobic fluorinated surfaces by atmospheric plasmas.<p><p>First, we focused on the surface modifications of a model surface, the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), by the post-discharge of a radio-frequency plasma torch. The post-discharge used for the surface treatment was characterized by optical emission spectroscopy (OES) and mass spectrometry (MS) as a function of the gap (torch-sample distance), and the helium and oxygen flow rates. Mechanisms explaining the production and the consumption of the identified species (N2, N2+, He, O, OH, O2m, O2+, Hem) were proposed. <p><p>The surface treatment was then investigated as a function of the kinematic parameters (from the motion robot connected to the plasma torch) and the gas flow rates. Although no change in the surface composition was recorded, oxygen is required to increase the hydrophobicity of the PTFE by increasing its roughness, while a pure helium plasma leads to a smoothing of the surface. Based on complementary experiments focused on mass losses, wettability and topography measurements coupled to the detection of fluorinated species on an aluminium foil by XPS, we highlighted an anisotropic etching oriented vertically in depth as a function of the number of scans (associated to the treatment time). Atomic oxygen is assumed to be the species responsible for the preferential etching of the amorphous phase leading to the rough surface, while the highly energetic helium metastables and/or VUV are supposed to induce the higher mass loss recorded in a pure helium plasma.<p><p>The second part of this thesis was dedicated to the deposition and the texturization of fluorinated coatings in the dielectric barrier discharge (DBD). The effects of the nature of the precursor (C6F12 and C6F14), the nature of the carrier gas (argon and helium), the plasma power, and the precursor flow rate were investigated in terms of chemical composition, wettability, topography and crystallinity by SIMS, XPS, WCA, AFM and XRD. We showed that hydrophobic surfaces with water contact angles (WCA) higher than 115° were obtained only in the presence of argon and were assumed to be due to the roughness created by the micro-discharges. Plasma-polymerized films in helium were smooth and no WCA higher than 115° was observed. We also studied the impact of the deposition rate and the layer thickness in the hydrophobic properties as well as the polymerization processes through the gas phase characterization.<p> / Doctorat en Sciences / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished
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Stratégies de médecine "régénérative" pour la réparation de la peau dans un modèle murin de brûlure profonde / Regenerative medicine strategies in a mouse model of burns wound healing

Perez, Guillaume 17 June 2015 (has links)
La cicatrisation et la régénération sont les deux processus de réparation observés dans le règne animal. Toutefois, les mammifères ne sont susceptibles de réparer une blessure que par la constitution d'une cicatrice qui ne restitue point la structure et les propriétés du tissu initial. Dans un contexte de brûlure profonde, la cicatrisation, le plus souvent excessive, peut retentir négativement sur la vie de l'individu. A cette aune, nous nous somme proposé de mettre au point des thérapies innovantes, dans un modèle murin de brûlure, dans le but de réduire ou de réorienter une réaction cicatricielle anormale. La première stratégie était une thérapie cellulaire basée sur l'utilisation des cellules stromales mésenchymateuses du tissu adipeux. Bien que les études effectuées aient révélé des aptitudes immunomodulatrices encourageantes, l'utilisation de ces cellules n'a pas apporté de résultats probants pour prétendre combattre la cicatrisation excessive de notre modèle. La seconde stratégie s'appuyait sur les enseignements tirés de la première approche et de la régénération animale. Les brûlures ont été traitées par des jets de plasma froid à pression atmosphérique. La prise en charge des lésions par ce nouvel outil entraina singulièrement une diminution de la zone cicatricielle. Les expériences montrèrent que le plasma circonscrivit la cicatrisation par l'atténuation de l'inflammation et du dépôt matriciel subséquent ; il en résulta une fibrose dermique quasi-inexistante, l'émergence de follicules pileux en régénération et une récupération de l'hypoderme. En conclusion, le plasma froid améliore significativement la cicatrisation des brûlures profondes. / Scarring and regeneration are both repair processes observed in the animal kingdom, even though mammals always heal by a scar tissue formation that never restitute the initial tissue structure and properties. Burns healing can become abnormal and may subsequently affect the person's daily life. Considering pathological healings, we developed innovative regenerative medicine strategies to reduce or redirect the wound healing process towards a better issue in a mouse model of skin burn. First, we performed a cell therapy based on the administration of adipose mesenchymal stromal cells. Although the experiments showed promising immunomodulatory abilities, such cells failed to provide convincing results in our model of excessive burn healing. The second intent was designed after findings from the first approach and knowledge from regenerative models. Deep skin burns were treated by cold atmospheric plasma. We found that plasma-treated lesions were repaired by a considerably diminished scar. Experiments showed that the plasma treatment resulted in almost inexistent fibrosis through a reduction of inflammation and matrix deposition, emergence of regeneration follicles regeneration and a better restitution of hypodermis. In conclusion, cold atmospheric plasma significantly improves healing when applied on skin burns.

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