Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-24T19:22:34Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Adelaida S Aliaga.pdf: 5670394 bytes, checksum: 9cdda52bc2a6b833409747ce8d7cf507 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-21 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the surface morphology and roughness and the in vitro leachability of temporary soft liners modified by the incorporation of antifungals, generally used for the denture stomatitis treatment, in their minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) for the biofilm of Candida albicans. Material and methods: The surface analyses of the tissue conditioner Softone (S) and the resilient liner Trusoft (T) modified or not by the addition of nystatin (Ny), miconazole (Mc), ketoconazole (Ke), chlorhexidine diacetate (Chx), and itraconazole (It) were made by using scanning electron microscopy and confocal laser microscopy. In vitro leachability of Ny and Chx was measured using Ultraviolet visible spectroscopy. Additional analyses of the modified materials containing Ny and Chx were made using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The antifungals were incorporated at their previously determined MIC for the biofilm of C. albicans (Ny = 0.032 g; Mc = 0.256 g; Ke = 0.128 g; Chx = 0.064 g; and It = 0.256 g/g of material). The specimens were stored in distilled water at 37ºC for up to 14 days previously to the analyses. Results: Softone had more irregular surface morphology than Trusoft did. Morphological changes were noted in both materials with increasing immersion time, particularly in those containing drugs. Ny and Ke showed the smallest particle sizes, while Chx and It showed the largest ones. Groups containing Chx and It presented extremely porous and irregular surface. Modified specimens had superior roughness (Ra) values in comparison with the control specimens. There was a trend towards an increase in Ra parameter after 7 days, followed by a decrease to values lower than the initial ones after 14 days, in the control and specimens with Ny, Mc, and Ke. Both materials had biexponential kinetics of release: a rapid initial release followed by a slower leaching. Softone leached more concentration of the antifungals than Trusoft and chlorhexidine was released at higher concentration than nystatin. DSC analysis revealed low Tg for Softone and that the fusion temperature of the drugs changed little after they had been added to the materials. Conclusion: The addition of Chx or It changed more significantly the surface of the materials. Softone was able to release more drug concentration and it was noted a weak chemical bond between the drugs and the evaluated materials. / Objetivo: A proposta deste estudo foi avaliar a morfologia e a rugosidade de superfície e a liberação in vitro de materiais macios temporários com incorporação de fármacos antifúngicos, comumente utilizados para o tratamento da estomatite protética, em suas concentrações mínimas inibitórias (CMI) ao biofilme de Candida albicans. Material e métodos: As análises de superfície do condicionador de tecido Softone (S) e do reembasador resiliente Trusoft (T) tanto controles como modificados pela incorporação de nistatina (Ni), miconazol (Mc), cetoconazol (Ce), diacetato de clorexidina (Clx) e itraconazol (It) foram feitas por meio de microscopia eletrônica de varredura e microscopia confocal laser. A liberação in vitro dos fármacos Ni e Clx foi quantificada utilizando espectrofotometria na região do Ultravioleta visível. Análises adicionais dos materiais contendo Ni e Clx foram feitas utilizando calorimetria exploratória diferencial (DSC). Os antifúngicos foram incorporados em suas CMI ao biofilme de C. albicans determinadas em estudo prévio (Ni = 0,032 g; Mc = 0,256 g; Ce = 0,128 g; Clx = 0,064 g e It = 0,256 g/g do material). Os corpos de prova foram armazenados em água destilada a 37ºC por até 14 dias previamente às análises. Resultados: O Softone apresentou morfologia mais irregular que o Trusoft. Foi notada alteração de superfície em ambos os materiais, principalmente naqueles contendo fármacos, com o aumento do tempo de imersão. Os maiores e os menores tamanhos de partículas foram dos fármacos Clx e It e Ni e Ce, respectivamente. Os grupos contendo Clx e It demonstraram superfícies extremamente porosas e irregulares. Os espécimes modificados apresentaram valores superiores de rugosidade média (Ra) em relação aos controles. Houve uma tendência de aumento de Ra após 7 dias, seguida por uma diminuição a valores inferiores aos iniciais após 14 dias para o grupo controle e aqueles contendo Ni, Mc e Ce. Ambos os materiais apresentaram cinética de liberação biexponencial: rápida liberação inicial seguida por uma liberação mais lenta. O Softone liberou maior concentração dos fármacos que o Trusoft e a clorexidina foi liberada em maior quantidade que a nistatina. As análises em DSC revelaram Tg mais baixa para o Softone e que a temperatura de fusão dos fármacos pouco alterou após terem sido incorporados aos materiais. Conclusão: A incorporação de Clx ou It alterou mais significativamente a superfície dos materiais. O Softone foi capaz de liberar maior concentração dos fármacos Clx e Ni e foi detectada uma fraca ligação química entre estes fármacos e os materiais avaliados.

Cette thèse s’inscrit dans le cadre du projet CRB-Anim (Centre de Ressources Biologiques d’Animaux Domestiques) dont le but est de constituer une cryobanque nationale et d’améliorer les techniques de cryoconservation. Aujourd’hui, les ressources biologiques de type reproductif (embryons, sperme, ovocytes) et de type somatique (fibroblastes et cellules souches pluripotentes) sont conservées dans des milieux contenant des produits d’origine animale (POA). L’utilisation actuelle des POA (sérums, lait, jaune d’œuf) pose des problématiques sanitaires (risque de contamination) et scientifiques (manque de reproductibilité liée à la variabilité de composition des POA). Cette étude a pour objectif d’évaluer l’effet d’un milieu de préservation synthétique, chimiquement défini, breveté pour la congélation de cellules de sang de cordon (STEMALPHA.CRYO3) sur la cryoconservation de sperme ovin et bovin, et de cellules souches pluripotentes de lapin. Pour cela, une approche biologique (étude in vitro et in vivo sur le terrain), alliée à une approche physique (étude des cinétiques de refroidissement et caractérisation des propriétés thermodynamiques des milieux de congélation) ont été mis en place.Nos résultats montrent l’intérêt de l’utilisation du STEMALPHA.CRYO3, en tant que substituant aux sérums, dans les solutions de cryoconservation des cellules souches pluripotentes. Néanmoins, notre étude indique que ce produit n’est pas efficace pour protéger le sperme lors de la congélation. Cette thèse confirme l’intérêt de standardiser les procédures de cryoconservation afin d’assurer la qualité des ressources biologiques pour les cryobanques et les échanges internationaux / Nowadays, reproductive (embryos, sperm, oocytes) and somatic (fibroblasts and pluripotent stem cells) resources are cryopreserved in media containing animal-derived products (serum, egg yolk, milk). Using these products raises sanitary (risk of contamination) as well as scientific concerns (reproducibility limits due to the variability of their composition). This study aims to replace animal derived-product in assessing the effect of a synthetic and chemically defined medium, STEMALPHA.CRY03® (Stem Alpha, France), on the cryopreservation of ovine and bovine sperm, and on rabbit pluripotent stem cells. First, a physical approach permitted to study the cooling rates and the characterization of thermodynamic properties of the freezing media. The differential scanning calorimetry allowed us to define their phase transition temperatures (crystallization temperature, melting temperature and enthalpy variation of crystallization, proportional to the amount of crystallized ice). Second, a biological approach was used for the cryopreservation of bovine and ovine sperm, as well as rabbit pluripotent stem cells. Flow cytometry and computer- assisted sperm analyses showed that STEMALPHA.CRY03® impaired bovine sperm, compared to a medium containing animal derived-product. These last results were confirmed in ovine species. Nevertheless, artificial insemination by laparoscopy (n = 270 ewes) counteracts this impairment and allowed an average pregnancy rate of 70 %. Moreover, without any additive in the freezing medium, a similar pregnancy rate was obtained. The study of pluripotent gene expression profile, and analyses of viability and growth rates for the cryopreservation of rabbit pluripotent stem cells confirmed that synthetic media, STEMALPHA.CRY03® (with 4, 5 or 10 % of cryoprotectant) and CryoStor® CS10 (containing 10 % of cryoprotectant) were more efficient than serum-based media. We demonstrate that it is possible to cryopreserve sperm cells and pluripotent stem cells in synthetic and chemically defined media. 0ur results confirmed the interest of a standardized approach for cryopreservation procedures of genetic resources in mammals. This work meets the needs of cryobanking activities (quality policy) and of the regulation development within the framework of international trade

Control and analysis of protein aggregation is an increasing challenge to biopharmaceutical research and development. Therefore it is important to understand the interactions, causes and analysis of particles in order to control protein aggregation to enable successful biopharmaceutical formulations. This work investigates the role of different non-ionic surfactants on protein conformational stability, as assessed by HSDSC, and on protein size stability as assessed by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), HIAC and MFI. BSA and IgG2 were used as model proteins. Thermal unfolding experiments indicated a very weak surfactant-immunoglobulin IgG2 interaction, compared to much stronger interactions for the BSA surfactant systems. The DLS results showed that BSA and IgG2 with different surfactants and concentration produced different levels of particle size growth. The heat treatment and aging of samples in the presence of Tween 20, Tween 80, Brij 35 and Pluronic F-68 surfactants led to an increase in the populations of larger particles for BSA samples, whereas IgG2 systems did not notably aggregate under storage conditions MFI was shown to be more sensitive than HIAC technique for measuring sub-visible particles in protein surfactant systems. Heat treatment and storage stress showed a significant effect on BSA and IgG2 protein sub-visible particle size stability. This work has demonstrated that both proteins with different Tween 20, Tween 80, Brij 35 and Pluronic F-68 concentrations, have different level of conformational and size stability. Also aging samples and heating stress bears the potential to generate particles, but this depends on surfactant type. Poor predictive correlations between the analytical methods were determined.

Les milieux de cryopréservation d'embryons contiennent généralement des produits d'origine animale, qui présentent des inconvénients majeurs : une composition variable et insuffisamment définie, et un risque de transmission d'agents pathogènes. La substitution de ces produits par des composés synthétiques chimiquement définis pourrait contribuer à l’amélioration des procédures de cryopréservation d’embryons, en réduisant la variabilité de composition des milieux, et le risque de contamination des ressources conservées.L’objectif de ce travail était d’évaluer l’effet du remplacement de l’albumine sérique bovine utilisée dans les milieux de congélation lente ou de vitrification d’embryons cunicoles et ovins par un milieu synthétique formulé à base d’acide hyaluronique (STEM ALPHA.Cryo3 – « CRYO3 »). Dans un premier temps, les propriétés thermodynamiques des substituts potentiels ont été évaluées à l’aide de la calorimétrie différentielle à balayage. Parallèlement, nous avons optimisé les différents outils expérimentaux dont nous avions besoin pour cette étude. Nous avons adapté un protocole d’évaluation de l'activité mitochondriale (JC-1) pour complémenter l'évaluation morphologique in vitro des embryons de lapin, et nous avons évalué l’efficacité de différents protocoles de superovulation sur la production d’embryons chez la brebis. Dans un second temps, nous avons procédé à la substitution de l’albumine sérique bovine (BSA) utilisée dans des milieux de congélation lente et de vitrification d’embryons cunicoles et ovins par du CRYO3. Une approche in vitro a été utilisée pour les protocoles de congélation et de vitrification, puis complétée par une approche in vivo pour les protocoles de vitrification.Nos résultats confirment que la BSA peut être efficacement remplacée par le CRYO3 dans des protocoles de cryoconservation d‘embryons de lapin et d’embryons ovins, qu’il s’agisse de congélation lente ou de vitrification / Embryo cryopreservation media usually contain animal-derived products, such as bovine serum albumin (BSA). These products present two major disadvantages: an undefined variable composition and a risk of pathogen transmission. The substitution of animal products of embryo cryopreservation media by synthetical products may improve procedure standardization (by avoiding variability in media composition) and avoid sanitary concerns inherent to animal-derived products.We aimed to evaluate the effect of replacing BSA in rabbit and ovine embryo slow freezing and vitrification media with a synthetic animal products free medium composed of synthetic hyaluronic acid: STEM ALPHA.Cryo3 (« CRYO3 »).During the first part, we evaluated the substitution candidates through a thermodynamic approach, using differential scanning calorimetry. In paralel, we adapted a mitochondrial activity evaluation protocol (JC-1) to rabbit embryo, which allowed us to complement morphological in vitro evaluation, and evaluated ewe superovulation protocols.During the second part, we used a biological approach to evaluate the replacement of BSA with synthetical products (containing CRYO3) in rabbit and ovine embryo slow freezing and vitrification media, using in vitro (slow freezing and vitrification) and in vivo (vitrification) evaluation methods.Our results seem to demonstrate that the chemically defined substitute CRYO3 can successfully replace BSA during rabbit embryo and ovine embryo cryopreservation (slow-freezing and vitrification)

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:41:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AnneGDS_DISSERT.pdf: 3113468 bytes, checksum: a8146612a95169da2fa541dd638d6763 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-26 / The search for new sources of environmentally friendly energy is growing every day. Among these alternative energies, biodiesel is a biofuel that has had prominence in world production. In Brazil, law 11.097, determine that all diesel sold in the country must be made by mixing diesel/biodiesel. The latter called BX, , where X represents the percent volume of biodiesel in the diesel oil, as specified by the ANP. In order to guarantee the quality of biodiesel and its mixtures, the main properties which should be controlled are the thermal and oxidative stability. These properties depend mainly of the chemical composition on the raw materials used to prepare the biodiesel. This dissertation aims to study the overall thermal and oxidative stability of biodiesel derived from cotton seed oil, sunflower oil, palm oil and beef tallow, as well as analyze the properties of the blends made from mineral oil and biodiesel in proportion B10. The main physical-chemical properties of oils and animal fat, their respective B100 and blends were determined. The samples were characterized by infrared and gas chromatography (GC). The study of thermal and oxidative stability were performed by thermogravimetry (TG), pressure differential scanning calorimeter (PDSC) and Rancimat. The obtained biodiesel samples are within the specifications established by ANP Resolution number 7/2008. In addition, all the blends and mineral diesel analyzed presented in conformed withthe ANP Regularion specifications number 15/2006. The obtained results from TG curves data indicated that the cotton biodiesel is the more stable combustible. In the kinetic study, we obtained the following order of apparent activation energy for the samples: biodiesel from palm oil > sunflower biodiesel > tallow biodiesel > cotton biodiesel. In terms of the oxidative stability, the two methods studied showed that biodiesel from palm oil is more stable then the tallow. Within the B100 samples studied only the latter were tound to be within the standard required by ANP resolution N? 7. Testing was carried out according to the EN14112. This higher stability its chemical composition / A busca por novas fontes de energia, que sejam ecologicamente corretas, cresce a cada dia. Dentre essas energias alternativas, o biodiesel ? um dos biocombust?veis que vem tendo destaque na produ??o mundial. No Brasil, a Lei n? 11.097, determina que todo diesel vendido no pa?s, deve ser constitu?do pela mistura de ?leo diesel/biodiesel, denominado BX, onde X representa o percentual em volume de biodiesel no ?leo diesel, conforme especifica??o da Ag?ncia Nacional do Petr?leo (ANP). Entre as principais propriedades que devem ser controladas para garantir a qualidade do biodiesel est?o as estabilidades t?rmica e oxidativa, as quais dependem, basicamente, da composi??o da mat?ria prima utilizada. Este trabalho tem como objetivo estudar a estabilidade t?rmica e oxidativa de biodieseis provenientes dos ?leos de algod?o, girassol, dend? e do sebo bovino, assim como analisar as propriedades das blendas feitas do ?leo mineral com biodiesel, na propor??o B10. Foram determinadas as principais propriedades f?sico-qu?micas dos ?leos vegetais e gordura animal, das respectivas amostras de B100 e suas misturas, al?m de caracteriza??es atrav?s de infravermelho e cromatografia a g?s. O estudo das estabilidades t?rmica e oxidativa foram realizados atrav?s de Termogravimetria (TG), Calorimetria Explorat?ria Diferencial sob Press?o (PDSC) e Rancimat. As amostras de biodiesel obtidas est?o dentro das especifica??es estabelecidas pela Resolu??o da ANP No7/2008. As misturas analisadas e o diesel mineral apresentaram todos os resultados em conformidade com as especifica??es da Portaria da ANP N?15/2006. Os resultados obtidos via TG apontam o biodiesel de algod?o como o mais est?vel. No estudo cin?tico, obteve-se a seguinte ordem de energia de ativa??o aparente: biodiesel de dend? > biodiesel de girassol > biodiesel de sebo > biodiesel de algod?o. Em rela??o ? estabilidade oxidativa os resultados obtidos via PDSC e Rancimat indicaram que o biodiesel de dend? foi o mais est?vel, e em seguida o de sebo. Dentre os B100 estudados, o de dend? e sebo bovino, se encontraram dentro dos padr?es exigidos na Resolu??o ANP N?7 (tempo de indu??o 6h), os ensaios foram realizados de acordo com a norma Europ?ia EN14112, a temperatura de 110?C. A maior estabilidade do biodiesel de dend? pode ser atribu?do ? sua composi??o qu?mica

Les triterpènes sont un groupe important et structurellement diversifié de produits naturels issus du squalène. Les progestatifs et les glucocorticoïdes sont des triterpènes oxygénés ayant un squelette tétracyclique et reconnus pour leurs diverses propriétés thérapeutiques. Par ailleurs, l'érythrodiol et l'uvaol sont des triterpènes pentacycliques reconnus pour leurs effets bénéfiques dans l'alimentation humaine. Dans ce travail, l'interaction avec les membranes des vésicules lipidiques et la liaison à la sérum albumine humaine de ces molécules sont étudiées dans le but de mieux comprendre leurs propriétés pharmacologiques. Les vésicules lipidiques ont été caractérisées par DSC, spectroscopie Raman, FTIR et polarisation de fluorescence du DPH pour comprendre l'effet des molécules sélectionnées sur la fluidité membranaire.Également, nous avons étudié la liaison du cholestérol, d'une série de progestatifs et de glucocorticoïdes à l'albumine humaine par la spectroscopie de fluorescence.Les résultats ont démontré que les progestatifs, les glucocorticoïdes, l'érythrodiol et l'uvaol altèrent les propriétés physiques de la bicouche lipidique.Les progestatifs et les glucocorticoïdes démontrent un attachement modéré à l'albumine. Par ailleurs, la dydrogestérone présente la constante de liaison la plus importante. Enfin, notre étude a démontré que la constante de liaison du cholestérol à l'albumine est faible en comparaison avec les autres molécules étudiées. Notre étude a conduit à une connaissance approfondie des mécanismes moléculaires et des caractéristiques structurales impliqués dans l'interaction des triterpènes avec les protéines et les membranes synthétiques / The triterpenoids are a large and structurally diverse group of natural products derived from squalene. Progesterone derivatives and glucocorticoids are a group of oxygenated triterpenes having a tetracyclic skeleton and identified for their therapeutic properties. Whereas, erythrodiol and uvaol are pentacyclic triterpenes, known for their beneficial effects on human diet. In this thesis, we studied their interaction with the membranes of lipid vesicles and with human serum albumin to better understand their pharmacological properties. DSC, Raman spectroscopy, FTIR and fluorescence polarization of DPH were used to investigate the effect of triterpenes on the membrane fluidity. Besides, we used fluorescence spectroscopy to study the binding of cholesterol, a series of progesterone derivatives and another series of glucocorticoids to albumin. The results revealed that progesterone derivatives, glucocorticoids, erythrodiol and uvaol changed the physical properties of the bilayers. Progesterone derivatives and glucocorticoids have been proven to bind moderately to albumin. Dydrogesterone showed the highest binding constant. Finally, our study demonstrated that cholesterol exhibited a much weaker interaction with albumin compared to progesterone derivatives and glucocorticoids.Our work has led to a better understanding of triterpenes molecular mechanisms of their interaction with proteins and biological membranes and structural features controlling these interactions

Plusieurs composés présents dans les solutions de cryoconservation pour embryons sontsource de préoccupations : soit du point de vue sanitaire à cause de leur origine animale, soitdu fait de leur rôle potentiellement mutagène, notamment pour certains cryoprotecteurspénétrants. Leur retrait ou leur substitution par des composés chimiquement définis pourraitdonc constituer une amélioration sensible des techniques de cryoconservation des embryons.C’est dans ce cadre de réflexion que s’inscrit notre travail.Souvent, la conception et la mise en oeuvre des protocoles de cryoconservation sontempiriques. Il en résulte de nombreuses variations entre les études qui rendent lacomparaison des résultats obtenus d’autant plus difficile. Dans notre démarche, deuxapproches complémentaires ont été associées :•La première, physique, s’appuie sur l’utilisation de la calorimétrie différentielle à balayage(DSC) pour standardiser la comparaison des différentes solutions de congélation lente.Ainsi, les propriétés thermodynamiques de solutions contenant un substituant défini ontété caractérisées et comparées à celles de solutions contenant des produits de référence(sérum de veau foetal ou albumine bovine sérique) ;• La seconde, biologique, a consisté à congeler des embryons de lapins produits in vivo etdes embryons bovins produits in vitro, puis à analyser les taux de survie après culture invitro et/ou transferts. Cette approche a permis d’objectiver les propriétés biologiques dessolutions ainsi définies.Nos résultats confirment qu’il est judicieux d’utiliser une approche thermodynamiquepour sélectionner des molécules chimiquement différentes des composés habituellementutilisés. / Several compounds in embryo cryopreservation solutions are a source of concern:products of animal origin because of the sanitary risks, and the permeating cryoprotectantsbecause of their potential mutagenic effect. Removing or substituting these compounds withchemically defined products might improve embryo cryopreservation technics.Conception and use of cryopreservation protocols are often empirical. This empiricismleads to many variations between the studies which make a comparison between results allthe more difficult. In our study, two complementary approaches were associated:• The first approach (physical) consisted of using the differential scanning calorimetry tostandardize the comparison between different slow-freezing solutions. So, thethermodynamic properties of solutions containing a potential substitute were characterizedand compared to those obtained with solutions containing reference products (fetal calfserum and bovine serum albumin) ;• The second approach (biological) consisted of using freezing of in vivo-produced rabbitembryos or freezing of in vitro-produced bovine embryos in order to evaluate survival

Résumé : Lobjectif des travaux entrepris au cours de cette thèse visait à mettre en place un procédé global de conservation des graines de grenade (Punica granatum L.). Ce procédé se base essentiellement sur une déshydratation osmotique (DO), associée à un pré-traitement de congélation et un post-traitement de séchage par entrainement. Dans ce contexte, plusieurs paramètres d'optimisation du transfert de masse ont été étudiés, tels que la nature de la solution dimmersion (saccharose, glucose, glucose/saccharose et jus de datte « sous-produit » enrichi en saccharose), la température (30, 40, et 50°C) et létat du fruit (frais, congelé). En outre, nous avons mis en relation ces conditions avec certaines propriétés des graines : leur texture, leur structure, et leur couleur. Létude des paramètres de déshydratation (perte en eau (WL), gain en solides (SG), et réduction en poids (WR)) a montré quen utilisant des graines congelées et indépendamment de la température et de la solution utilisée, la majorité du transfert de masse seffectue pendant les vingt premières minutes de traitement. A lissue de cette période, la perte en eau est estimée à 46%, 41%, 39%, et 37% respectivement dans les solutions de saccharose, glucose/saccharose, de jus de datte et du glucose. La DO des graines fraîches est caractérisée par une cinétique plus lente, mais une perte finale en eau plus importante. Comme le montrent les analyses en microscopie électronique, cela sexplique par une déstructuration cellulaire survenant à la suite de la congélation des graines, ce qui vient conforter les résultats des observations microscopiques. Les mêmes techniques ont également indiqué une modification de texture/structure induite par le processus de DO. Dautre part, lutilisation dune solution de saccharose (55°Brix) et dune température de 50°C favorise un meilleur transfert de masse. La détermination des différentes fractions deau dans la graine par calorimétrie différentielle (DSC) a montré une augmentation dun facteur ~2,5 fois de la fraction deau non congelable (eau liée) et une réduction de ~3,5 fois de la fraction deau congelable (eau libre) favorisant ainsi une meilleure conservation du fruit. Le suivi de la qualité intrinsèque des graines au cours de la DO a montré une perte dune quantité non négligeable de certains composés (protéines, cendres) de la graine vers la solution, ce qui pourrait avoir une influence majeure sur la qualité organoleptique et nutritionnelle du fruit. La DO seule ne pourrait pas maintenir une stabilité du produit au cours de la conservation. En effet, lactivité deau du produit fini après DO est proche de 0,90. Ainsi, dans un but plus appliqué, un traitement complémentaire de séchage par entrainement (2 m/s durant 4 heures) a été mis en place, à différentes températures (40, 50, et 60°C), afin de réduire lactivité deau à une valeur inférieure à 0,65. Afin doptimiser le traitement de séchage, nous avons étudié en premier lieu leffet de la température sur lévolution de la matière sèche, de lactivité deau et du pourcentage de séchage des graines. Dautre part, plusieurs paramètres de qualité des graines de grenade (lactivité antioxydante, la teneur en composés phénoliques, les anthocyanines, la couleur, et la texture) ont été étudiés à différentes températures. Ce travail est une contribution à létude des propriétés physico-chimiques des graines de grenade (Punica granatum L.) au cours des procédés de congélation, de déshydratation et de séchage. Les caractéristiques du produit fini peuvent justifier de nouvelles voies de transformation et dexploitation des graines de grenade. Abstract: The aim of this work was to create a complete conservation process of pomegranate seeds (Punica granatum L.). This process is essentially based on osmotic dehydration (OD), which was associated to freezing and air-drying process. Several parameters were studied to optimize the process such as osmotic solution (sucrose, glucose, and sucrose/glucose and date juice with sucrose added), temperature (30, 40, and 50°C) and state of the fruit (fresh and frozen). All these conditions were linked to seed proprieties (texture, structure, and colour). The study of osmotic dehydration parameters (water loss (WL), solids gain (SG) and weight reduction (WR)) showed that most significant changes of mass transfer took place during the first 20 min of dewatering using frozen seeds, independently of temperature and sugar type. During this period, seeds water loss was estimated at 46% in sucrose, 41% in sucrose/glucose mix, 39% in date juice, and 37% in glucose. Mass transfer was slower starting from fresh fruit but led to a higher rate of WL at the end of the process. This fact can be explained by scanning electron microscopy, which showed damage of seed cell structure after freezing. This has practical consequences in terms of the modification of seeds texture. The same process also revealed a modification of seed texture and cell structure after osmotic dehydration. Using a sucrose solution and a temperature of 50°C favoured the best mass transfer. The determination of different water fractions of seed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) showed that the % of frozen water decreased 3.5 times contrary the % of unfreezable water that increased 2.5 times. This favours a better seeds conservation. During osmotic dehydration, there was a non negligible leaching of natural solutes from seeds into the solution, which might have an important impact on the sensorial and nutritional value of seeds. Using only osmotic dehydration could not maintain the stability of seeds during conservation. In fact, after the osmotic process, water activity of seeds was found to be higher than 0.9, allowing to the development of microorganisms and some undesirable reactions. As a consequence, a drying of the pomegranate seeds (during four hours) was investigated at three different temperatures (40, 50, and 60 °C) with air flow rate of 2 ms-1. Prior to the drying process, seeds were osmodehydrated in a sucrose solution (55°Brix) during 20 min at 50°C. The drying kinetics and the effects of OD and air-drying temperature on antioxidant capacity, total phenolic, colour, and texture were determined. This work is a contribution to the study of physico-chemical properties of pomegranate seeds (Punica granatum L.) during freezing, osmotic dehydration and drying. After the global process, the pomegranate seed characteristics lead to new industrial developments.

The main objective of this work is to investigate the ionic conductivity of the drugs under certain conditions and also to compare the ionic conductivities of drugs determined by single surface sensors and parallel plate sensors. The ionic conductivity of various materials at their pre-melt and melt states are studied in order to further study a recently discovered phenomenon. Polar solids like Lidocaine, Ketoconazole, Procainamide and Nifedipine were examined in this study. Experimental studies show an increase in ionic conductivity in both pre-melt (20 -30 °C below melting temperature) and melt transition regions. Results of ionic conductivity of both parallel plate and single surface sensor at different frequencies are compared. At 1000 Hz, all the samples show an increase in ionic conductivity with both parallel plate and single surface sensor, but at 0.1 Hz frequency, no increase in ionic conductivity is observed with parallel plate sensor except for Nifedipine.

Additives, incorporated in film coating formulations, and their process parameters are generally selected using a trial-and-error approach. However, coating problems and defects, especially those associated with aqueous coating systems, indicate the necessity of embracing a quality-by-design approach to identify the optimum coating parameters. In this study, the feasibility of using thermal and rheological measurements to help evaluate and design novel coating formulations has been investigated. Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate (HPMCAS), an enteric coating polymer, was used as the film forming polymer. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), and Parallel Plate Shear Rheometery (PPSR) were used to evaluate the effect of different plasticisers on the performance of HPMCAS. The results illustrate that, for identical formulations, the DSC and DMA methods yielded up to 40% differences in glass transition temperature (Tg) values. Moreover, Tg measured using loss modulus signals were always 20-30 oC less than those measured using tan delta results in DMA testing. Absolute and relative Tg values can significantly vary depending on the geometry of the samples, clamp size, temperature ramping rate and the frequency of the oscillations. Complex viscosity data for different formulations demonstrated a variable shear thinning behaviour and a Tg independent ranking. It is, therefore, insufficient to rely purely on Tg values to determine the relative performance of additives. In addition, complex viscosity results, obtained using both the DMA and PPSR techniques at similar temperatures, are shown to be comparable. The results from both techniques were therefore used to produce continuous master curves for the HPMCAS formulations. Additionally, step strain tests showed that HPMCAS chains do not fully III disentangle after 105 seconds as predicted by the Maxwell model. Finally, in situ aqueous-based coating experiments proved that mixtures of triethyl acetyl citrate and acetylated monoglyceride (TEAC/AMG), even without cooling of the suspension, do not cause blocking of the spray nozzle whereas triethyl citrate (TEC) based formulae did. TEAC (alone or in a combination with AMG) exhibits superior wettability to HPMCAS than TEC/AMG formulations and can be used to enhance the efficiency and film quality of the dry coating process.