L’évolution des vins lors de la conservation en bouteille est un processus lent et complexe où les obturateurs jouent un rôle fondamental, conséquence directe de leur perméabilité à l’oxygène mais aussi des interactions physico-chimiques avec les constituants du vin.Dans un premier temps nous avons étudié l’effet de la conservation en bouteille des vins de Sauvignon blanc après 24 mois d’embouteillage. Dans cette étude, la combinaison des conditions de mise en bouteille et des taux de transfert d'oxygène à travers les bouchons ont eu un effet significatif sur le développement du Sauvignon après l'embouteillage. Les vins fermés hermétiquement en bouteille « ampoule » ou avec des obturateurs à très faible taux de transfert d'oxygène comme les capsules à vis, présentent les plus fortes concentrations en dioxyde de soufre, en acide ascorbique, et en thiols variétaux, mais aussi des niveaux élevés de sulfure d’hydrogène (H2S), qui ont complètement masqué le fruité des vins, par rapport au caractère réduit dominant. Les plus fortes concentrations en 3-sulfanyl-hexanol (3SH) ont été trouvées pour les vins présents dans les bouteilles « ampoules » suivi des bouteilles scellées avec des bouchons à vis saran et des bouchons agglomérés. Les teneurs les plus faibles en 3SH ont été trouvées pour les bouteilles scellées avec des bouchons synthétiques (Nomacorc classic). Le développement du vin à partir de deux mois semble être plutôt lié aux propriétés de perméabilité des différents obturateurs utilisés.Dans un deuxième temps nous avons voulu étudier l’incidence de sept types d’obturateurs (bouchon en liège : naturel, naturel colmaté, microaggloméré, ciré, bouchons synthétiques, capsules à vis : saran et saranex) sur des marqueurs chimiques d’oxydation et de réduction, sur les teneurs en oxygène du vin, ainsi que sur la composition phénolique et aromatique des vins issus de cinq cépages (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Sauvignon blanc et Riesling). Nous avons vérifié que la concentration d’oxygène dans l’espace de tête après embouteillage varie selon le type d’obturateurs, celle-ci peut être jusqu’à trois fois plus importante dans le cas des capsules à vis. Les teneurs en oxygène apportées lors de la mise en bouteille pourraient être responsables de l’absence de discriminations des paramètres chimiques entre les différentes modalités d’obturateurs, après 24 mois de conservation en bouteille. Nous avons mis en évidence une évolution de la composition des vins, avec une diminution importante des concentrations de certains composés (certaines anthocyanes telles que la malvidine et la cyanidine-3-O-glucoside ont diminuées de 60%, des flavanols monomères et dimères présentent des diminutions de l’ordre de 20%) pour les cépages rouges et une augmentation pour d’autres composés, comme l’H2S ou la 3-méthyl-2,4-nonanedione (MND, augmentation de 10%) ou le 1,1,6-triméthyl-1,2-dihydronaphtalène (TDN), dans le cas du Riesling; il est intéressant de remarquer que l’évolution de ce dernier semble être dépendante du type de bouchon, alors que les taux d’autres composés comme le sulfure de diméthyl (DMS) ne semblent pas être affectés par l’obturateur.L’étude des interactions entre les différents obturateurs et les composés soufrés du vin, tel que le sulfure d’hydrogène, responsables des odeurs désagréables couramment appelés « odeurs de réduction » a été réalisée. Nous constatons pour la première fois l’existence d’une sorption/ « scalping » de 75% d’ H2S ou de DMS en solution, après 25 jours de macération par les bouchons en liège. Nous montrons que certains des obturateurs étudiés peuvent sorber/scalper ces molécules, en milieu modèle hydroalcoolique, ouvrant ainsi les portes à des futures expérimentations portant sur l’obturateur en tant que constituant actif d’un emballage jouant un rôle dans la composition, l’évolution et la perception sensorielle du vin. / Wine post-bottling evolution is a slow and complex process where the closures play a fundamental role as a consequence of their permeability to oxygen and of physicochemical interactions with the constituents of wine.Initially we studied the effect of conservation in bottle of Sauvignon Blanc wines after 24 months of bottling. In this study, the combination of the bottling conditions and rates of oxygen transfer through closures have had a significant effect on the development of Sauvignon after bottling. Wine stored in an airtight bottle or under closures allowing very low oxygen transfer, such as screw caps, had the highest concentrations of sulfur dioxide, ascorbic acid, and varietal thiols; these wines also had the highest levels of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) with dominant reduced off-flavours masking their fruity character. The highest concentrations of 3-sulfanyl-hexanol (3SH) were found in wines contained in the airtight bottles followed by those sealed with screw caps saran and agglomerated corks. The lowest levels were found in bottles sealed with synthetic corks (Nomacorc classic). The development of wine after two months seems to be related to the permeability properties of the different plugs used.Secondly, we studied the impact of seven types of closures (natural cork, colmated cork, microagglomerated cork, natural cork with wax, synthetic, screw caps: saran and saranex) on oxidation and reduction chemical markers, on oxygen contents, as well as phenolic and aromatic composition of wines from five grape varieties (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling). We observed that the oxygen concentration in the headspace after bottling varies with the type of closure, being up to three times higher in the case of screw caps. The oxygen introduced during bottling may be responsible for the lack of overall discrimination between chemical parameters of the different modalities of closures after 24 months of storage. We have demonstrated a change in the composition of wines, with a significant decrease in concentrations of certain compounds (anthocyanins like malvidin and cyanidin-3-O-glucoside were reduced by 60%, flavanol monomers and dimers decreased about 20%) for red grape varieties and an increase of other compounds such as H2S or 3-methyl-2,4-nonanedione (MND), with an increase of 10% or 1,1,6-trimethyl-1,2-dihydronaphthalene (TDN), in the case of Riesling. The evolution of the latter appears to be dependent on the type of closure, while rates of other compounds such as dimethyl sulfide (DMS) remain unaffected.The interactions between different closures and sulfur compounds, such as hydrogen sulfide, responsible for the “reduction” off-flavours in wine were studied. We see for the first time the existence of a sorption/scalping, by cork stoppers, of 75% of H2S or DMS in solution, after 25 days of maceration. We show that some of the closures studied can sorb/scalp these molecules in wine-like media. This may have an impact on the composition, the development and sensory perception of wine, opening the door to future experiments regarding closures as active packaging constituents

Mixed association of calix[4]resorcinarene with ethyl sulfonate groups on the lower rim and dimethylaminomethyl groups on the upper rim (CR) and cationic surfactant 4-aza-1-hexadecyl-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide (DABCO-16) is studied by methods of tensiometry, conductometry, potentiometry and NMR spectroscopy at fixed CR concentration and varied surfactant concentration. Beyond ca. 0.4 mM of DABCO-16, mixed aggregates enriched by CR are proved to be formed due to electrostatic forces, while beyond ca. 5 mM, aggregates enriched by surfactant occur due to the hydrophobic effect. Spectrophotometry monitoring of the solubilization of a hydrophobic dye, Orange OT, demonstrated that only the second type of mixed aggregate enriched by DABCO-16 is capable of binding the organic probe, while the mixed system where the surfactant is a minor component shows no binding capacity towards Orange OT. This finding can be used for the design of nanocontainers with controllable binding/release properties. / Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.

In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde das Phasenverhalten von harten Hantelteilchen (Dumbbells) als Funktion des Aspektverhältnisses (L*, der Quotient aus dem Abstand der Massenzentren zum Durchmesser der Kugel) und der Volumendichte untersucht. Bragg-Reflexe weisen darauf hin, das harte Dumbbells mit L* < 0.4 einen Phasenübergang von einer Fluid-artigen Phase zu einem plastischen Kristall zeigen. Die experimentellen Phasendiagramme bei L* ~ 0.24 und L*~ 0.30 sind vergleichbar mit Vorhersagen aus Monte Carlo-Simulationen. Rheologie Messungen zeigen, dass harte Dumbbells verschiedene Gleichgewichts- und Nichtgleichgewichtsphasen annehmen. Suspensionen von harten Dumbbells im Zweiphasenbereich zeigen ein einziges Fließgrenzen-Ereignis, wohingegen in der plastischen Kristallphase zwei Fließgrenzen-Ereignisse beobachtet werden. Diese, im Folgenden als „double yielding“ bezeichneten Ereignisse, hängen mit der Kristallisation der Suspensionen von harten Dumbbells zusammen. Die entsprechende Strukturentwicklung wurde mit rheo-SANS-Experimenten untersucht und mithilfe von BD Simulationen interpretiert. Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass die plastische Kristallphase polykristallin im Ruhezustand ist. Unter schwacher Scherung wird eine fcc-Schwerzwilling Struktur ausgebildet. Bei hoher Scherung formt sich eine teilweise orientierte Struktur aus gleitenden Schichten. Zwischen diesen beiden Strukturen existiert eine ungeordnete Übergangsphase. Die Scher-induzierte Strukturausbildung eintspricht dem „double yielding“ Ereignis der kristallinen harten Dumbells. Es wurde gezeigt, dass ein größeres L* (L* < 0.4) die Strukturentwicklung unter Scherung qualitativ nicht beeinflusst. Aufgrund verlangsamter Dynamik in der Nähe des Glasübergangs sind lediglich stärkere oder längere Oszillationen von Nöten, um Scher-induzierte Kristallisation zu erzeugen. Im zweiten Teil dieser Arbeit werden Systeme aus hohlen Kugeln und „Janus“-Dumbbells vorgestellt, die als kolloidale Modellsysteme dienen können. / In the present work the phase behaviour of hard dumbbells has been explored as a function of aspect ratio (L*, the center to center distance to the diameter of one composed sphere) and volume fractions using thermosensitive dumbbell-shaped microgels as the hard dumbbell model system. A fluid-to-plastic crystal phase transition indicated by Bragg reflections has been observed for L* < 0.4. The experimental phase diagrams at L* ~ 0.24 and L* ~ 0.30 are comparable to the theoretical prediction of the Monte Carlo simulations. Rheological measurements reveal that the hard dumbbells in the biphasic gap show the yielding behaviour with a single yielding event, while two yielding events have been observed for the plastic crystalline phase. The two yielding events, referred to as the double yielding behaviour, are proved to be related to the crystallization of hard dumbbells. The underlying structural evolution has been investigated by rheo-SANS experiments and the scattering data has been interpreted by BD simulations. It is demonstrated that the plastic crystal structure of the hard dumbbells is polycrystalline at rest, which has been induced into the twinned fcc structure at low strain, the partially oriented sliding layers at high strain and the intermediate state at the strain in-between. The shear-induced structural evolution corresponds to the double yielding events of the fully crystallized hard dumbbells. Additionally, we prove that the increase of L* (L* < 0.4) does not change the structural evolution of the sheared hard dumbbells. Only more extensive or longer oscillations are required to form the shear-induced crystal structures due to the slowdown of the dynamics in the vicinity of the glass transition. In a second part, the work of this thesis is extended to hollow systems composed of hollow spheres and hollow Janus dumbbells that can be used as model systems to probe phase behaviour of hollow capsules.

The past few years have witnessed significant work being directed towards drug delivery systems with layer-by layer (LbL) technique prominently featured as one of the most sought after approach. However, majority of the studies were focused on the fabrication of microcapsules which produced numerous drawbacks resulting in reduced applicability. This has spurred research into nanocapsules which has proved to overcome most of the drawbacks that plagued microcapsules by being able to evade the reticulo-endothelial system, exhibit enhanced permeability and retention in tumours etc. The capsules fabricated by the LbL technique requires a suitable combination of cationic and anionic polyelectrolytes which ensures that it is able to effectively protect the cargo it encapsulates as well as enhance its bio-applications. With numerous advantages such as biocompatibility and biodegradability to name a few, chitosan has proved to be an ideal cationic polyelectrolyte. Thus, this thesis focuses on the various therapeutic applications of LbL fabricated chitosan based nanocapsules. The first work focuses on the targeted delivery of the somatostatin analogue, Octreotide conjugated nanocapsules to over expressed somatostatin receptors. These LbL fabricated nanocapsules composed of chitosan and dextran sulfate (CD) encapsulate the anti cancer drug, doxorubicin and are found to attain site specificity as well as enhanced anti-proliferative activity. The results indicated that the nanocapsules were biocompatible and when conjugated with octreotide was found to have an enhanced internalization into SSTR expressing cells, thereby making it a viable strategy for the treatment of tumors that has an over expression of somatostatin receptors such as pancreatic carcinoma, breast carcinoma etc. The objective of the second work was to develop an efficient drug delivery system such as CD nanocapsules for encapsulation of Ciprofloxacin in order to combat infection by Salmonella, an intracellular and intra-phagosomal pathogen. In vitro and in vivo experiments showed that this delivery system can be used effectively to clear Salmonella infection. The increased retention of ciprofloxacin in tissues delivered by CD nanocapsules as compared to the conventional delivery proved that the same therapeutic effect was obtained with reduced dosage and frequency of Ciprofloxacin administration. The third work deals with the probiotic, Saccharomyces boulardii which is found to be effective against several gastrointestinal diseases but had limited clinical application due to its sensitivity to acidic environment. However, encapsulation of S. boulardii with chitosan and dextran sulfate ensured enhanced viability and selective permeability on exposure to acidic and alkaline conditions experienced during gastro intestinal transit. The final work involves the fabrication of novel pH responsive nanocapsules composed of chitosan-heparin which facilitate the intracellular delivery of a model anti-cancer drug, doxorubicin.