Ce travail de thèse porte sur la compréhension des phénomènes physico-chimiques régissant les propriétés poreuses et structurales de matériaux mésoporeux structurés par des micelles complexes de polyions (PIC). Nous défendons que la sensibilité de la structure aux conditions physico-chimiques est due à l’eau contenue dans les complexes électrostatiques en équilibre osmotique avec l’ensemble de la solution.Le travail a consisté à synthétiser par ATRP des copolymères double-hydrophiles (DHBC) POE-b-PAA séquencés neutre-acide faible. En présence d’un polyélectrolyte faible basique, tel que la néomycine ou des oligochitosans, ils forment des micelles PIC, analogues colloïdaux des coacervats. Nous avons caractérisé les micelles PIC de structure cœur-couronne sur une large gamme de concentration et observé leur compression progressive concomitante à leur ordonnancement et finalement leur transition vers des phases lamellaires. La composition du cœur a été étudiée grâce à un système modèle coacervat, macroscopiquement séparé, obtenu par mélange de PAA et de néomycine. Le coacervat contient jusqu’à 60% d’eau et présente la structure d’un réseau de polymères neutres enchevêtrés. La quantité d’eau contenue dans le coacervat dépend des conditions physico-chimiques telles que le pH et la concentration mais également de l’ajout d’osmolytes tels que de l’alcool, du PEG ou du sel. Une série de matériaux mésoporeux a été synthétisée et nous avons montré qu’il était possible de modifier les propriétés structurales et poreuses des matériaux en utilisant un système PIC (couple DHBC + polyélectrolyte) unique, en jouant sur la physico-chimie des solutions de synthèse. Nous avons donc mis en relation les fractions volumiques de cœur complexe du système mésogène et la structure des matériaux obtenus et avons montré que la contribution de l’eau était très significative. L’augmentation de la quantité d’eau dans les coacervats induit une augmentation de la taille des pores ou la transition vers des mésostructures lamellaires de courbures plus faibles. Ainsi la synthèse de matériaux mésoporeux structurés par des complexes électrostatiques s’avère d’autant plus respectueuse de l’environnement qu’elle utilise comme agent structurant principal l’eau. / The objective of this PhD thesis is to understand the physico-chemical phenomena that govern the structural and porous properties of ordered mesoporous materials templated by polyion electrostatic complex micelles. It is defended that the sensitivity of the structure to the physico-chemical parameters of the system is due to the water content in the electrostatic complex which is in osmotic equilibrium with the synthesis medium. First, double-hydrophilic block copolymers (DHBC) were synthesized by ATRP controlled polymerization. They form polyion complex (PIC) micelles in the presence of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes such as the neomycin and oligochitosan weak bases. PIC micelles, colloidal analogues to coacervates, were characterized on a large range of concentration and their concomitant progressive compression was observed together with their ordering and finally their transition to lamellar phases. The core structure and composition were studied through the analysis of a model coacervate system, which macroscopically separates and results from complexation between neomycin and sodium polyacrylate. The coacervate contains up to 60 wt.% of water and exhibits the structure of a network of interpenetrated polymers. The water content in the coacervate depends on physicochemical conditions such as pH and concentration of the system, but also on the addition of osmolytes such as alcohol, PEG polymers or simple salts. A series of mesoporous materials were prepared and their structural and porous properties were modulated by simply varying the physicochemical conditions of the synthesis medium, with a unique DHBC/polyelectrolyte pair. Correlations between the volume fraction of the complex core of the mesogenic system and the obtained material structure could be established and it was shown that the contribution of water was highly significant. Increasing the water content in the coacervates induces an increase of the pore size in 2D hexagonal structures or favours the transition towards lamellar phases of lower curvature. As a conclusion, the synthesis of mesoporous materials mediated by the use of electrostatic complex micelles proved to be all the more environment-friendly as it uses water as the main porogen.

Des polymères à base de méthacrylate de poly(oxyde d'éthylène) (PEOMA) avec des chaînes pendantes PEO (Mn = 300 ou 950 g mol-1) ou des copolymères de PEOMA300 et d'acide méthacrylique (AMA) ont été synthétisés par polymérisation radicalaire contrôlée par les nitroxydes en utilisant une alkoxyamine (BlocBuilder®) comme amorceur en présence de SG1 et d'une faible quantité de styrène. Les copolymères à base de PEOMA300 et d'AMA sont thermo- et pH-sensibles. Les deux types de macroalkoxyamines ont été utilisés pour amorcer la copolymérisation en émulsion du méthacrylate de n-butyle et du styrène et former, par auto-assemblage induit par la polymérisation, des particules composées de copolymères à blocs amphiphiles, en absence ou présence de particules de silice. En absence de silice, des particules stabilisées de façon stérique ou électrostérique ont été formées. La polymérisation présente les caractéristiques d'une polymérisation contrôlée avec néanmoins la formation d'une faible proportion de chaînes mortes. L'effet du pH, de la force ionique et de la nature ou de la concentration des macroalkoxyamines sur la cinétique de polymérisation et la morphologie des particules a été étudié, et des sphères, des vésicules ou des nanofibres ont été obtenues. Les macroalkoxyamines à base de PEO s'adsorbent sur la silice via la formation de liaisons hydrogène entre les chaînes PEO et les groupes silanol. La synthèse de copolymères à blocs en surface de la silice a conduit à la formation de particules hybrides de différentes morphologies (bonhomme de neige, multipodes, framboise, coeur-écorce, têtard, mille pattes) liées à la taille de la silice, au pH et à la nature du macroamorceur / Water-soluble brush-type polymers composed of poly(ethylene)oxide methacrylate (PEOMA) units with PEO side groups of various chain lengths (Mn = 300 and 950 g mol-1) or of PEOMA300 with methacrylic acid (MAA) were synthesized by nitroxide-mediated polymerization using an alkoxyamine initiator (BlocBuilder®) and SG1 nitroxide in the presence of a low amount of styrene. The PEOMA300-MAA based copolymers showed a dual temperature/pH response. The two series of macroalkoxyamines were used in aqueous emulsion copolymerization of nbutyl methacrylate and styrene leading to the formation of particles composed of amphiphilic block copolymers through polymerization-induced self-assembly, in both the absence and presence of silica. The experiments performed in the absence of silica particles resulted in the formation of sterically or electrosterically stabilized latexes. The polymerization exhibited all the features of a controlled system with however the presence of a small proportion of dead chains. The effect of pH value, ionic strength and type and concentration of the macroalkoxyamine initiator on polymerization kinetics and latex morphologies was investigated. Depending on the reaction conditions, spherical particles, vesicles or nanofibers were successfully prepared. The PEO-based macroalkoxyamines were shown to adsorb on the silica surface via hydrogen bond interaction between PEO and the silanol groups. This enabled block copolymers to be generated in situ on the silica surface leading to hybrid particles with snowman, raspberry, daisy, core-shell, “tadpole-” and “centipede-” like morphologies depending on the silica particle size, pH value and type of macroinitiator

Ce travail de thèse concerne la synthèse et la caractérisation d'homo et de copolymères stimulables à base de N,N-diéthylacrylamide (DEAm). Des homopolymères ont été préparés par polymérisation radicalaire contrôlée par transfert réversible par addition-fragmentation (RAFT). Cette polymérisation a été conduite en présence de trois agents de transfert différents et s'est avérée contrôlée quelles que soient les conditions expérimentales. Deux types de copolymères ont ensuite été préparés, de type PEG-b-PDEAm et PDEAm-b-polypeptides par polymérisation RAFT et combinaison RAFT/ polymérisation par ouverture de cycle (ROP), respectivement. Ces copolymères double hydrophiles ont été caractérisés et leur comportement en solution aqueuse a été évalué. Nous avons montré la formation de micelles c?ur-couronne au dessus de la LCST. Nous avons également développé une stratégie de synthèse originale dans le cas des PDEAm-b-polypeptides puisque la ROP a été réalisée en utilisant un macroamorceur de type thiol. Après déprotection des copolymères sensibles au pH et à la température ont été obtenus et montre des propriétés de structuration différentes en fonction de ces deux stimuli. / This manuscript deals with the synthesis and characterization of responsive copolymers containing N,N-diethylacrylamide (DEAm). Homopolymers were prepared by controlled radical polymerization, especially Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Transfer (RAFT). Polymerization was achieved using three different chain transfer agents and was controlled whatever the experimental conditions. PEG-b-PDEAm and PDEAm-b-polypeptides were synthesized by RAFT polymerization and RAFT/Ring Opening Polymerization (ROP) respectively. These double hydrophilic block copolymers were characterized and their behavior in aqueous solution was evaluated. We showed that core/corona micelles were obtained above the lower critical solution temperature. We also developed a new strategy for the synthesis of PDEAm-b-polypeptides as ROP was achieved using a thiol macroinitiator. After deprotection pH- and thermo-sensitive copolymers were afforded which proved different structuration as a function of both stimuli.

Ces travaux décrivent la synthèse de nanoparticules stabilisées par des polyélectrolytes d’originesynthétique (poly(acide (méth)acrylique)) ou naturelle (alginate) par polymérisation radicalairecontrôlée (PRC) de type RAFT en émulsion. Ce procédé est basé sur l’utilisation d’un polymèrehydrophile obtenu par RAFT (macroRAFT) qui est réactivé dans l’eau pour la polymérisation d’unmonomère hydrophobe. Des copolymères à blocs amphiphiles sont ainsi générés et s’auto-assemblent in situ pour former des nanoparticules. Dans un premier temps, nous avons cherché à conduire l’ensemble du procédé en milieu aqueux. Des études ont ainsi été menées sur la polymérisation RAFTdans l’eau de l’acide acrylique et de l’acide méthacrylique. Des homopolymères bien définis ont été obtenus sur une large gamme de conditions, puis ont été utilisés comme macroRAFTs pour la polymérisation en émulsion de monomères hydrophobes. Des nanoparticules stables constituées de copolymères à blocs amphiphiles bien définis ont été produites. Il a été montré que le contrôle de la polymérisation et la nucléation dépendaient fortement du pH, mais qu’une bonne stabilité colloïdale était néanmoins observée dans tous les cas. Ce procédé "one-pot " a ensuite été extrapolé à la synthèse de particules stabilisées par des copolymères hydrophiles de N-acryloylmorpholine (NAM) et de macromonomères d’alginate. Des nano-objets aux morphologies variées ont été obtenus. Afin de mieux appréhender la formation de ces morphologies, un système modèle employant un copolymère hydrophile de NAM et de macromonomère de polyNAM obtenu par polymérisation RAFT a été étudiépour la polymérisation en émulsion du styrène. / This work describes the synthesis of nanoparticles stabilized by polyelectrolytes from synthetic(poly((meth)acrylic acid)) or natural (alginate) source by controlled free radical polymerization (CRP),namely RAFT, in emulsion. This process is based on the use of a hydrophilic polymer prepared by RAFT (i.e. macroRAFT) which is reactivated in water for the polymerization of a hydrophobic monomer. The formation of amphiphilic block copolymers which self-assemble in situ leads to the formation of nanoparticles. Firstly, we tried to perform the whole process in water. The RAFT polymerization of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid was studied in this context. Well-defined homopolymers were obtained under a large range of conditions, and further used as macroRAFTs in emulsion polymerization of hydrophobic monomers. Stable nanoparticles composed of well-defined amphiphilic block copolymers were produced. It was shown that the control of the polymerization and the nucleation were strongly dependent on the pH. Nevertheless, a good colloidal stability wasobserved in all cases. This “one-pot” process was then extrapolated to the synthesis of particles stabilized by hydrophilic copolymers of N-acryloylmorpholine (NAM) and alginate macromonomer. Nano-objects with various morphologies were obtained. In order to better understand the formation of these morphologies, a model system using a hydrophilic copolymer of NAM and a polyNAM macromonomer obtained by RAFT polymerization was studied in styrene emulsion polymerization.

The demand for multifunctional nanocontainers possessing both recognition ability and responsive nature is increasing greatly because of their high potential in various biomedical applications. The engineering of such smart nanovesicles is useful to enhance the efficiency of many therapeutic and diagnostic tools that have the applicability in targeted drug delivery systems as well as designing sensing devices or conducting selective reactions as nanoreactors in the scope of nanobiotechnology. For this purpose, this study demonstrates the formation of multifunctional and stimuli-responsive polymersomes comprising various abilities including pH and light sensitivity as well as many reactive groups with sufficient accessibility to be used as smart and recognitive nanocontainers. The fabrication included several steps starting from the synthesis of azide and adamantane terminated block copolymers, which were then self-assembled to prepare the polymersomes with the corresponding functional groups for the subsequent post-conjugations at the vesicle periphery. The accessible and sufficiently reactive groups were quantitatively proven when UV and IR cleavable NVOC protected amino groups as well as β-cyclodextrin molecules were conjugated to the pre-formed polymersomes through click chemistry and strong host-guest complexations. The gained light responsivity with the aid of successful NVOC attachment enabled further selective photochemical reactions triggered either by UV or NIR light leading to liberated amine groups on the polymersome surface. Therein, these released amino groups were further conjugated with a model fluorescent compound as mimicking the attachment of biorecognition elements to see the direct picture of the applicability. To realize this concept in a more localized and selective way as well as to avoid the possible side effects of UV light, the NIR-light induced photochemical reactions and further dye coupling were performed when polymersomes were immobilized onto solid substrates. This fixation was achieved by adapting the host-guest chemistry into this part and conjugating the adamantane decorated polymersomes onto β-cyclodextrin coated substrates. Several investigations including adhesion behavior, pH sensitivity and mechanical properties of the established multifunctional polymersomes under liquid phase have been performed. It has been found that the polymersome shape is highly dependent on the attractive forces of the substrate and needs to be optimized to avoid the flattening of the vesicles. For these optimization steps, different conditions were investigated including the decrease of cyclodextrin amount and additional surface passivation with PEG molecules on the solid substrates. Besides, the calculated Young’s and bending modulus of the polymersome membrane from AFM measurements showed a robust but still flexible “breathable” membrane which is an important criterion for the applicability of these smart and stable vesicles. In addition, the hosting ability as well as diffusion limits and sufficient membrane permeability of the polymersomes were observed by encapsulating gold nanoparticles as a smart cargo and doxorubicin molecules as an anticancer drug. In conclusion, the established multifunctional polymersomes are highly versatile and thus present new opportunities in the design of targeted and selective recognition systems which is highly interesting for various applications including development of microsystem devices, design of chemo/biosensors, and also for conducting enhanced, combined therapy in the field of drug delivery.

The demand for multifunctional nanocontainers possessing both recognition ability and responsive nature is increasing greatly because of their high potential in various biomedical applications. The engineering of such smart nanovesicles is useful to enhance the efficiency of many therapeutic and diagnostic tools that have the applicability in targeted drug delivery systems as well as designing sensing devices or conducting selective reactions as nanoreactors in the scope of nanobiotechnology. For this purpose, this study demonstrates the formation of multifunctional and stimuli-responsive polymersomes comprising various abilities including pH and light sensitivity as well as many reactive groups with sufficient accessibility to be used as smart and recognitive nanocontainers. The fabrication included several steps starting from the synthesis of azide and adamantane terminated block copolymers, which were then self-assembled to prepare the polymersomes with the corresponding functional groups for the subsequent post-conjugations at the vesicle periphery. The accessible and sufficiently reactive groups were quantitatively proven when UV and IR cleavable NVOC protected amino groups as well as β-cyclodextrin molecules were conjugated to the pre-formed polymersomes through click chemistry and strong host-guest complexations. The gained light responsivity with the aid of successful NVOC attachment enabled further selective photochemical reactions triggered either by UV or NIR light leading to liberated amine groups on the polymersome surface. Therein, these released amino groups were further conjugated with a model fluorescent compound as mimicking the attachment of biorecognition elements to see the direct picture of the applicability. To realize this concept in a more localized and selective way as well as to avoid the possible side effects of UV light, the NIR-light induced photochemical reactions and further dye coupling were performed when polymersomes were immobilized onto solid substrates. This fixation was achieved by adapting the host-guest chemistry into this part and conjugating the adamantane decorated polymersomes onto β-cyclodextrin coated substrates. Several investigations including adhesion behavior, pH sensitivity and mechanical properties of the established multifunctional polymersomes under liquid phase have been performed. It has been found that the polymersome shape is highly dependent on the attractive forces of the substrate and needs to be optimized to avoid the flattening of the vesicles. For these optimization steps, different conditions were investigated including the decrease of cyclodextrin amount and additional surface passivation with PEG molecules on the solid substrates. Besides, the calculated Young’s and bending modulus of the polymersome membrane from AFM measurements showed a robust but still flexible “breathable” membrane which is an important criterion for the applicability of these smart and stable vesicles. In addition, the hosting ability as well as diffusion limits and sufficient membrane permeability of the polymersomes were observed by encapsulating gold nanoparticles as a smart cargo and doxorubicin molecules as an anticancer drug. In conclusion, the established multifunctional polymersomes are highly versatile and thus present new opportunities in the design of targeted and selective recognition systems which is highly interesting for various applications including development of microsystem devices, design of chemo/biosensors, and also for conducting enhanced, combined therapy in the field of drug delivery.

New water soluble, attainable to ATRP polymerization Cl-terminated poly(glycidol) macroinitiators were prepared by modification of (Omega)-hydroxyl group of poly(glycidol acetal) using 2-chloropropionyl chloride fallowed by selective acidic deprotection of acetal groups. The obtained macroinitiators of different molar masses were successfully employed in ATRP of NIPAM and 4VP to give well-defined stimuli sensitive block copolymers of targeted molar ratio of blocks. The results obtained from light scattering methods showed formation of stable aggregates upon stimuli (pH or temperature) by all the obtained polymers. Additionally, photocrosslinkable block copolymers of glycidol and NIPAM having incorporated moieties of chromophore (2-(dimethyl maleinimido)-N-ethyl-acryl amide) were prepared using macroinitiator technique and used to synthesis of temperature sensitive microgels. Conjunction points have been successfully formed by UV irradiation of polymer water solution above cloud point. The influence of such parameters like block ratio, block length, amount of chromophore, concentration, irradiation time, temperature and heating rate on the properties of obtained microgels was investigated. The obtained core-shell structures were stable under critical conditions and showed continuous volume phase separation process upon increase of temperature, fully reversible and reproducible (no hysteresis effect). Thus, the proposed method not only gave the opportunity to control size or swelling degree of microgels, but also diminished gradient in crosslinking density (random chromophore distribution in polymer backbone), improved colloid stability (poly(glycidol) shell) and completely eliminated additives (surfactants, initiators, stabilizers).

Die in Blockcopolymeren beobachtete Mikrophasenseparation ermöglicht die Herstellung von periodischen Strukturen mit einer charakteristische Länge kleiner 100 nm. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden dünne Blockcopolymerfilme als Template zur Herstellung von metallischen, keramischen bzw. polymeren Nanodots untersucht. Derartige Nanodots könnten in magnetischen Datenspeichern, Superkondensatoren oder als photonische Kristalle eingesetzt werden. / The microphase seregation observed in block copolymers enables the generation of mesoscopic structures with characteristic lengths below 100 nm on a large scale. In this thesis, thin block copolymer films were investigated as templates for the synthesis of metallic, ceramic and polymeric nanodots. Such nanodots could be used in magnetic data storage devices, supercapacitors or photonic crystals.

Im Mittelpunkt dieser Arbeit stand die Darstellung sensitiver Blockcopolymere und deren Gele, die als Ausgangsmaterialien in Sensor- und Aktorsystemen einsetzbar sind. Die Vereinigung verschiedener Ansprechparameter stellt erhöhte Anforderung an die Synthese. Geringe Ansprechzeiten lassen sich mit einer Gelgröße im µm-Bereich erreichen. Hydrogele dieser Größenordnungen können durch nachträgliche Vernetzung funktioneller linearer Polymere ermöglicht werden. Die Makroinitiatormethode ermöglichte den Aufbau verschiedener linearer photovernetzbarer Blockcopolymere. Zum Einen wurde das temperatursensitive P(n-BuAc)-block-P(PNIPAAm-co-DMIAAm) erhalten, des Weiteren gelang die Darstellung der multi-sensitiven Blockcopolymere P2VP-block-P(NIPAAm-co-DMIAAm) und P4VP-block-P(NIPAAm-co-DMIAAm). Die Blockcopolymere wurden mit variierenden Blocklängen und Verhältnissen sowie mit unterschiedlichem Vernetzergehalt dargestellt. Die Charakterisierung der Blockcopolymere erfolgte mittels 1H-NMR-Spektroskopie, GPC-Messungen (Zusammensetzung) und DSC-Messungen (thermische Eigenschaften). Das Löslichkeitsverhalten in wässrigen Medien wurde durch Dynamische Lichtstreuung bestimmt. Die Beschreibung des Quellverhaltens der vernetzten Schichten erfolgte durch vornehmlich durch optische Methoden (SPR/OWS, WAMS, Ellipsometrie). Die Veränderung des E-Moduls in Abhängigkeit äußerer Parameter konnte mittels AFM untersucht werden. Die Reaktion der Schichten wurde gegenüber Temperatur, pH-Wert und Salzkonzentrationen getestet. Die charakterisierten Filme konnten im Anschluss als sensitive Schichten in piezoresistiven Sensorsystemen verwendetet werden.

Cette thèse porte sur la préparation de matériaux hybrides organique-inorganique nanostructurés à partir de macro-précurseurs de silice. Notre approche a consisté à synthétiser des copolymères à blocs portant des groupements trialcoxysilane pendants susceptibles d’être hydrolysés-condensés pour former un réseau inorganique Si-O-Si. La synthèse des copolymères a été réalisée par polymérisation radicalaire contrôlée par les nitroxydes (NMRP). Ensuite, ces copolymères ont été auto-assemblés en solution et en masse en des morphologies diverses (micelles, lamelles, cylindres). Enfin, des objets hybrides nanostructurés ont été obtenus par hydrolyse-condensation, en milieu acide, des domaines contenant les groupements trialcoxysilane. / This dissertation deals with the preparation of nanostructured organic-inorganic hybrid materials using silica macro-precursors. Our approach was to synthesize block copolymers bearing trialcoxysilane groups able to be hydrolyzed and condensed into a Si-O-Si network.Block copolymers were first synthesized using Nitroxide-Mediated Radical Polymerization (NMRP). They were then self-assembled in solution and bulk into various nanoscale morphologies (micelles, lamellas, cylinders). Finally, nanostructured hybrid objects were obtained by hydrolysis-condensation, in acidic medium, of domains containing gelable groups.