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Orientador: Rosângela Barros Zanoni Lopes Moreno / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica, Instituto de Geiociências / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-20T02:19:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Araujo_MarcoAurelioRachid_M.pdf: 5461103 bytes, checksum: e41104d89a3da94eebab2927738e94b4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: Efeito de maré é o nome dado a um fenômeno observado em dados de pressão registrados em acumulações de fluido, incluindo reservatórios de petróleo, e que tem origem na variação do potencial gravitacional a que as massas estão submetidas. As primeiras citações do efeito de maré observado em reservatórios de petróleo ocorreram em meados da década de setenta e já naquela época mostraram-se a correspondência entre a amplitude do efeito de maré e as características do reservatório. A partir da teoria da poroelasticidade de Maurice Biot, desenvolveram-se métodos utilizando o efeito de maré para cálculo de parâmetros de reservatório, tal como a compressibilidade. A extração seletiva do efeito de maré é etapa importante desses métodos. Ao transformar os sinais do domínio do tempo para o domínio da frequência, a transformada de Fourier apresenta-se como ótimo recurso para esse fim, já que o efeito de maré é um sinal sinusoidal de componentes com períodos bem conhecidos. A extração seletiva de sinais utilizando a transformada de Fourier também pode ser importante para auxiliar a determinação de parâmetros de reservatório a partir do gráfico diagnóstico, já que a presença do efeito de maré pode, eventualmente, impedir ou dificultar a interpretação do teste de formação. Esta dissertação descreve os modelos poro elásticos para cálculo de compressibilidade de reservatórios e mostra a aplicação do filtro com transformada de Fourier para extração do efeito de maré e de ruídos presentes em dados de testes de formação. Três exemplos de dados registrados em testes de formação reais realizados em poços localizados em campos offshore são utilizados para extração do efeito de maré e para cálculo de compressibilidade, cujos resultados são comparados com os valores calculados a partir da correlação de Hall. Os resultados mostram ser possível utilizar os modelos poroelásticos para cálculo de compressibilidade do reservatório. A aplicação das técnicas de filtro com transformada de Fourier mostrou robustez para eliminação de ruídos e extração do efeito de maré / Abstract: Tide effect is the name given to a phenomenon observed in the pressure data recorded in accumulations of fluid, including petroleum reservoirs, and that originates from the variation of the gravitational potential to which the masses are subjected. Tidal effects have been observed in petroleum reservoirs since the mid-seventies and even then the correspondence between the amplitude of the tidal effect and the characteristics of the reservoir has been cited. From the Maurice Biot poroelastic theory, methods were developed using the tidal effect to calculate reservoir parameters such as compressibility. The selective extraction of the tidal effect is an important phase of these methods. Fourier transform appears as a great resource for this purpose, since the tidal effect is a sinusoidal signal with well-known periods. The selective extraction of signals using the Fourier transform can also be important to assist in the determination of reservoir parameters, since the presence of the tidal effect may prevent or hinder the interpretation of the formation test from the diagnostic plot. This paper describes the poroelastic models to calculate reservoir compressibility and shows the Fourier transform application to extract tidal effect and noises observed in formation evaluation data. Three set of data recorded in real formation tests, performed in offshore wells, were used to extract the tidal effect and to estimate reservoirs compressibility. The results were compared to Hall correlation results. Moreover, poroelastic models results were compared with Hall correlation results. The Fourier transform technique has been successfully used to extract the tidal effect. Simulated pressure data were also used, which showed leakage complicating. The results show that it is possible to use the poroelastic models to calculate reservoir compressibility. The examples shown that Fourier transform techniques are robust to noise removal and tidal effect extraction / Mestrado / Reservatórios e Gestão / Mestre em Ciências e Engenharia de Petróleo

Submitted by Angela Maria de Oliveira (amolivei@uepg.br) on 2018-09-11T12:53:17Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Bruna Fortes Bittencourt Cunha.pdf: 3130140 bytes, checksum: d90679fac0607e3ac4941f81ab5cda09 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-11T12:53:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Bruna Fortes Bittencourt Cunha.pdf: 3130140 bytes, checksum: d90679fac0607e3ac4941f81ab5cda09 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-11-17 / O objetivo desse estudo foi analisar 1) o efeito do co-iniciador alternativo 4,4’bisdimetilaminobenzidrol (BZN) no grau de conversão (GC) e nas propriedades mecânicas e biológicas de resinas compostas experimentais e 2) a correlação entre metodologias empregadas para o teste de GC de resinas compostas. Para o Experimento 1, o co-iniciador BZN foi utilizado em três concentrações (0,2, 0,5 e 1,2), e o co-iniciador DMAEMA como controle, nas mesmas concentrações acima. A concentração molar entre canforoquinona (CQ) e os co-iniciadores foi mantida constante (1:1). As resinas compostas foram manipuladas e submetidas aos testes de microdureza (VHN), resistência à compressão e flexural (em MPa), módulo de elasticidade (em GPa), GC (em %, por meio de espectroscopia micro-Raman e FTIR com KBr), citotoxicidade in vitro (frente às células fibroblásticas 3T3) e avaliação in vitro da aderência de Candida albicans e Streptococcus mutans sobre as resinas experimentais. Para o Experimento 2, foram utilizadas as três resinas experimentais com DMAEMA (DMAEMA0,2, DMAEMA0,5 e DMAEMA1,2) foram submetidas a três testes para avaliação de GC: espectroscopia micro-Raman, Infravermelho por transformada de Fourier com aparelho de refletância total atenuada (FT-IR ATR) e FT-IR com confecção de pastilhas de KBr (FT-IR KBr). Os resultados do Experimento 1 foram submetidos ao teste ANOVA 1 fator e pós-teste de Tukey (α=0,05) e os dados do Experimento 2 foram analisados por ANOVA 2 fatores (concentração do co-iniciador x metodologia) e pós-teste de Tukey (α=0,05), e a correlação entre as três metodologias foi analisada por regressão linear múltipla. A significância da regressão e das variáveis independentes foi estimada por teste F e t, respectivamente, com 95% de confiança. Os resultados do Experimento 1 mostraram que as resinas compostas experimentais com o BZN apresentaram GC e propriedades mecânicas satisfatórias, além de serem consideradas atóxicas a fibroblastos 3T3. Ainda, a avaliação de aderência de Candida albicans e Streptococcus mutans revelou que as resinas com BZN apresentaram alto grau de inibição em diluição, comparado ao controle DMAEMA; para o Experimento 2, o GC das resinas compostas com o co-iniciador DMAEMA em diferentes concentrações não apresentou diferenças; porém, as três metodologias estudadas apresentaram forte correlação positiva (r2:0,95). Conclui-se que a inclusão do co-iniciador BZN fornece potencial antimicrobiano à resina composta, sem comprometer o grau de conversão e as propriedades mecânicas da mesma. E que as três metodologias estudadas influenciaram os valores obtidos de GC, na sequência: micro-Raman > FT-IR ATR > FT-IR com KBr. / The aim of this study was to examine 1) the effect of the alternative coinitiator 4,4'bis dymethilaminobenzydrol (BZN) in degree of conversion (DC) and mechanical and biological properties of experimental resin composites and 2) the correlation between methods used to analyze DC of resin composites. In Experiment 1, the coinitiator BZN was used in three concentrations (0.2, 0.5 and 1.2), and the coinitiator DMAEMA as control at the same concentrations as above. The molar concentration of camphorquinone (CQ) and coinitiators was kept constant (1:1). The composites were manipulated and submitted to microhardness test (VHN), flexural and compressive strength (in MPa), elastic modulus (GPa), DC (in %, by micro-Raman spectroscopy and FT-IR), in vitro cytotoxicity (against 3T3 fibroblastic cells) and in vitro evaluation of Candida albicans and Streptococcus mutans adhesion on the experimental resins. In Experiment 2, the three experimental resins with DMAEMA (DMAEMA0.2, DMAEMA0.5 and DMAEMA1.2) were used. The groups were subjected to three tests to assess DC: micro-Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy with attenuated total reflectance (FT-IR ATR) and FT-IR with preparation of KBr pellets (FT-IR KBr). The results of Experiment 1 were subjected to one-way ANOVA and Tukey post-test (α = 0.05) and data from Experiment 2 were analyzed by two-way ANOVA (coinitiator concentration versus methodology) and Tukey post-test (α = 0.05). The correlation between the three methods was analyzed by multiple linear regression. The significance of the regression and the independent variables was estimated by F and t tests, with 95% of confidence. The results of Experiment 1 showed that the experimental composite resin with BZN showed satisfactory DC and mechanical properties, and was considered nontoxic against 3T3 fibroblasts. Also, the evaluation of Candida albicans and Streptococcus mutans adhesion revealed that BZN resins exhibited a high degree of inhibition compared to control resins with DMAEMA; for Experiment 2, DC of composites with DMAEMA at the three different concentrations did not show significant differences; however, the three methodologies analyzed showed a strong positive correlation (r2: 0.95), It was concluded that the inclusion of the coinitiator BZN provides antimicrobial potential to resin composites, without compromising degree of conversion and mechanical properties. Also, the three methodologies influenced DC values, as follows: micro- Raman > FT-IR ATR > FT-IR with KBr.

Tato studie je zaměřena na základní výzkum přípravy a-SiC:H a a-SiCO:H slitin plazmových polymerů pomocí metody plazmochemické depozice z plynné fáze (PE-CVD). Tyto slitiny byly připravovány depozicí z monomeru tetravinylsilanu (TVS) a jeho směsí s kyslíkem a argonem při různých efektivních výkonech pulzního plazmatu. Připravené tenké vrstvy byly za účelem získání závislostí optických, mechanických a chemických vlastností na depozičních podmínkách zkoumány pomocí metod spektros-kopické elipsometrie (ELL), nanoindentace (NI), fotoelektronové spektrometrie (XPS) a Fourierovy transformované infračervené spektrometrie

Les hydrogels de polysaccharide sont des biomatériaux utilisés comme matrices à libération contrôlée de médicaments et comme structures modèles pour l’étude de nombreux systèmes biologiques dont les biofilms bactériens et les mucus. Dans tous les cas, le transport de médicaments ou de nutriments à l’intérieur d’une matrice d’hydrogel joue un rôle de premier plan. Ainsi, l’étude des propriétés de transport dans les hydrogels s’avère un enjeu très important au niveau de plusieurs applications. Dans cet ouvrage, le curdlan, un polysaccharide neutre d’origine bactérienne et formé d’unités répétitives β-D-(1→3) glucose, est utilisé comme hydrogel modèle. Le curdlan a la propriété de former des thermogels de différentes conformations selon la température à laquelle une suspension aqueuse est incubée. La caractérisation in situ de la formation des hydrogels de curdlan thermoréversibles et thermo-irréversibles a tout d’abord été réalisée par spectroscopie infrarouge à transformée de Fourier (FT-IR) en mode réflexion totale atténuée à température variable. Les résultats ont permis d’optimiser les conditions de gélation, menant ainsi à la formation reproductible des hydrogels. Les caractérisations structurales des hydrogels hydratés, réalisées par imagerie FT-IR, par microscopie électronique à balayage en mode environnemental (eSEM) et par microscopie à force atomique (AFM), ont permis de visualiser les différentes morphologies susceptibles d’influencer la diffusion d’analytes dans les gels. Nos résultats montrent que les deux types d’hydrogels de curdlan ont des architectures distinctes à l’échelle microscopique. La combinaison de la spectroscopie de résonance magnétique nucléaire (RMN) à gradients pulsés et de l’imagerie RMN a permis d’étudier l’autodiffusion et la diffusion mutuelle sur un même système dans des conditions expérimentales similaires. Nous avons observé que la diffusion des molécules dans les gels est ralentie par rapport à celle mesurée en solution aqueuse. Les mesures d’autodiffusion, effectuées sur une série d’analytes de diverses tailles dans les deux types d’hydrogels de curdlan, montrent que le coefficient d’autodiffusion relatif décroit en fonction de la taille de l’analyte. De plus, nos résultats suggèrent que l’équivalence entre les coefficients d’autodiffusion et de diffusion mutuelle dans les hydrogels de curdlan thermo-irréversibles est principalement due au fait que l’environnement sondé par les analytes durant une expérience d’autodiffusion est représentatif de celui exploré durant une expérience de diffusion mutuelle. Dans de telles conditions, nos résultats montrent que la RMN à gradients pulsés peut s’avérer une approche très avantageuse afin de caractériser des systèmes à libération contrôlée de médicaments. D’autres expériences de diffusion mutuelle, menées sur une macromolécule de dextran, montrent un coefficient de diffusion mutuelle inférieur au coefficient d’autodiffusion sur un même gel de curdlan. L’écart mesuré entre les deux modes de transport est attribué au volume différent de l’environnement sondé durant les deux mesures. Les coefficients d’autodiffusion et de diffusion mutuelle similaires, mesurés dans les deux types de gels de curdlan pour les différents analytes étudiés, suggèrent une influence limitée de l’architecture microscopique de ces gels sur leurs propriétés de transport. Il est conclu que les interactions affectant la diffusion des analytes étudiés dans les hydrogels de curdlan se situent à l’échelle moléculaire. / Polysaccharide hydrogels are biomaterials used as controlled drug delivery matrices and serve as model scaffolds for the study of many biological systems like bacterial biofilms and mucus. In every case, the transport of drugs or nutriments across a hydrogel matrix is of prime importance. Therefore, the study of transport properties in hydrogels is an important issue for many fields of application. In this work, curdlan, a neutral bacterial polysaccharide made of β-D-(1→3) glucose repeating units, is used as a model hydrogel. Aqueous suspensions of curdlan can form thermogels of different conformations depending on the incubation temperature. In situ characterization of the preparation of thermo-reversible (low-set) and thermo-irreversible (high-set) curdlan hydrogels was first carried out using variable temperature attenuated total reflection (ATR) Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The results allowed optimization of the gelling conditions leading to reproducible gel samples. Structural characterization of fully hydrated hydrogels, carried out by FT-IR imaging, environmental scanning electron microscopy (eSEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), allowed visualization of the different gel morphologies susceptible of influencing the diffusion of analytes in hydrogels. Our results show that both types of curdlan hydrogels have distinct microscopic architectures. The combination of pulsed field gradient (PFG) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and NMR profiling allowed the study of self-diffusion and mutual diffusion on the same hydrogel system in similar experimental conditions. We showed that the diffusion of analytes in the gels is slower than in the aqueous solution. The diffusion experiments, carried out on a series of analytes of various sizes in both types of curdlan gels, show a decrease of the relative self-diffusion coefficient as a function of the analyte size. In addition, our results suggest that the equivalence between the self-diffusion and mutual-diffusion coefficients measured in the high-set curdlan gels is mainly due to the fact that the environment probed by the analytes during a self-diffusion experiment is representative of the one probed during a mutual-diffusion experiment. In such conditions, our results show that PFG NMR may present a valuable approach for the characterization of controlled drug release systems. Additional experiments show that the mutual-diffusion coefficient of dextran macromolecules is smaller than its self-diffusion coefficient in the same curdlan hydrogel. The difference between both transport rates is attributed to the different environment volumes probed by the analytes during the measurements. The similarities observed between the self-diffusion and mutual-diffusion coefficients, measured in both types of curdlan gels for all investigated analytes, suggest a limited influence of the microscopic gel architecture on its transport properties. It is therefore concluded that the interactions affecting the diffusion of the investigated analytes in the curdlan hydrogels lie at the molecular scale.

Les hydrogels de polysaccharide sont des biomatériaux utilisés comme matrices à libération contrôlée de médicaments et comme structures modèles pour l’étude de nombreux systèmes biologiques dont les biofilms bactériens et les mucus. Dans tous les cas, le transport de médicaments ou de nutriments à l’intérieur d’une matrice d’hydrogel joue un rôle de premier plan. Ainsi, l’étude des propriétés de transport dans les hydrogels s’avère un enjeu très important au niveau de plusieurs applications. Dans cet ouvrage, le curdlan, un polysaccharide neutre d’origine bactérienne et formé d’unités répétitives β-D-(1→3) glucose, est utilisé comme hydrogel modèle. Le curdlan a la propriété de former des thermogels de différentes conformations selon la température à laquelle une suspension aqueuse est incubée. La caractérisation in situ de la formation des hydrogels de curdlan thermoréversibles et thermo-irréversibles a tout d’abord été réalisée par spectroscopie infrarouge à transformée de Fourier (FT-IR) en mode réflexion totale atténuée à température variable. Les résultats ont permis d’optimiser les conditions de gélation, menant ainsi à la formation reproductible des hydrogels. Les caractérisations structurales des hydrogels hydratés, réalisées par imagerie FT-IR, par microscopie électronique à balayage en mode environnemental (eSEM) et par microscopie à force atomique (AFM), ont permis de visualiser les différentes morphologies susceptibles d’influencer la diffusion d’analytes dans les gels. Nos résultats montrent que les deux types d’hydrogels de curdlan ont des architectures distinctes à l’échelle microscopique. La combinaison de la spectroscopie de résonance magnétique nucléaire (RMN) à gradients pulsés et de l’imagerie RMN a permis d’étudier l’autodiffusion et la diffusion mutuelle sur un même système dans des conditions expérimentales similaires. Nous avons observé que la diffusion des molécules dans les gels est ralentie par rapport à celle mesurée en solution aqueuse. Les mesures d’autodiffusion, effectuées sur une série d’analytes de diverses tailles dans les deux types d’hydrogels de curdlan, montrent que le coefficient d’autodiffusion relatif décroit en fonction de la taille de l’analyte. De plus, nos résultats suggèrent que l’équivalence entre les coefficients d’autodiffusion et de diffusion mutuelle dans les hydrogels de curdlan thermo-irréversibles est principalement due au fait que l’environnement sondé par les analytes durant une expérience d’autodiffusion est représentatif de celui exploré durant une expérience de diffusion mutuelle. Dans de telles conditions, nos résultats montrent que la RMN à gradients pulsés peut s’avérer une approche très avantageuse afin de caractériser des systèmes à libération contrôlée de médicaments. D’autres expériences de diffusion mutuelle, menées sur une macromolécule de dextran, montrent un coefficient de diffusion mutuelle inférieur au coefficient d’autodiffusion sur un même gel de curdlan. L’écart mesuré entre les deux modes de transport est attribué au volume différent de l’environnement sondé durant les deux mesures. Les coefficients d’autodiffusion et de diffusion mutuelle similaires, mesurés dans les deux types de gels de curdlan pour les différents analytes étudiés, suggèrent une influence limitée de l’architecture microscopique de ces gels sur leurs propriétés de transport. Il est conclu que les interactions affectant la diffusion des analytes étudiés dans les hydrogels de curdlan se situent à l’échelle moléculaire. / Polysaccharide hydrogels are biomaterials used as controlled drug delivery matrices and serve as model scaffolds for the study of many biological systems like bacterial biofilms and mucus. In every case, the transport of drugs or nutriments across a hydrogel matrix is of prime importance. Therefore, the study of transport properties in hydrogels is an important issue for many fields of application. In this work, curdlan, a neutral bacterial polysaccharide made of β-D-(1→3) glucose repeating units, is used as a model hydrogel. Aqueous suspensions of curdlan can form thermogels of different conformations depending on the incubation temperature. In situ characterization of the preparation of thermo-reversible (low-set) and thermo-irreversible (high-set) curdlan hydrogels was first carried out using variable temperature attenuated total reflection (ATR) Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The results allowed optimization of the gelling conditions leading to reproducible gel samples. Structural characterization of fully hydrated hydrogels, carried out by FT-IR imaging, environmental scanning electron microscopy (eSEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), allowed visualization of the different gel morphologies susceptible of influencing the diffusion of analytes in hydrogels. Our results show that both types of curdlan hydrogels have distinct microscopic architectures. The combination of pulsed field gradient (PFG) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and NMR profiling allowed the study of self-diffusion and mutual diffusion on the same hydrogel system in similar experimental conditions. We showed that the diffusion of analytes in the gels is slower than in the aqueous solution. The diffusion experiments, carried out on a series of analytes of various sizes in both types of curdlan gels, show a decrease of the relative self-diffusion coefficient as a function of the analyte size. In addition, our results suggest that the equivalence between the self-diffusion and mutual-diffusion coefficients measured in the high-set curdlan gels is mainly due to the fact that the environment probed by the analytes during a self-diffusion experiment is representative of the one probed during a mutual-diffusion experiment. In such conditions, our results show that PFG NMR may present a valuable approach for the characterization of controlled drug release systems. Additional experiments show that the mutual-diffusion coefficient of dextran macromolecules is smaller than its self-diffusion coefficient in the same curdlan hydrogel. The difference between both transport rates is attributed to the different environment volumes probed by the analytes during the measurements. The similarities observed between the self-diffusion and mutual-diffusion coefficients, measured in both types of curdlan gels for all investigated analytes, suggest a limited influence of the microscopic gel architecture on its transport properties. It is therefore concluded that the interactions affecting the diffusion of the investigated analytes in the curdlan hydrogels lie at the molecular scale.

L’objectif de ce travail de thèse était d’étudier l’effet de la stérilisation par électrons accélérés sur les copolymères d’oléfines cycliques (COC), utilisés comme conditionnement de produits pharmaceutiques, ainsi que son impact sur les interactions avec des formulations pharmaceutiques. Grâce à la méthodologie analytique adoptée qui a fait appel à différentes techniques de caractérisation, telles que la chromatographie d’exclusion stérique, la chromatographie liquide haute performance à polarité de phases inversée, la spectroscopie infra rouge à transformée de Fourier, la microscopie à force atomique et les mesures d’angles de contact, nous avons pu mettre en évidence différents types de modifications dans le volume et sur la surface du matériau après stérilisation ainsi qu’après vieillissement. La modification principale du dans la masse du matériau, observée à la dose réglementaire de stérilisation (25 kGy), est la scission des chaînes du polymère, qui s’accompagne de la création de composés de faible masse molaire, donc de migrants potentiels risquant d’influencer la sécurité d’emploi des COC. En effet, certains de ces composés ont été retrouvés avec une concentration relativement importante dans les solutions de mise en contact avec les COC stérilisés, et notamment en solution aqueuse. Toutefois, l’étude préliminaire de toxicité a montré l’absence de cytotoxicité des extractibles obtenus à la dose de la stérilisation.Les modifications relatives à la surface des COC radio-stérilisés sont, quant à elles, de deux natures : physique avec une augmentation de la rugosité de surface et chimique avec la formation de produits d’oxydation polaires ; ces deux types de modifications conduisent à l’augmentation de la mouillabilité de surface. Cependant dans certains cas, notamment après vieillissement, ces modifications sont relativement faibles, même à des doses supérieures à celle préconisée pour la stérilisation, ce qui peut être corrélé à l’absence de l’effet de l’irradiation sur le comportement des COC vis-à-vis des solutions médicamenteuses. En effet, aucune variation de la sorption des principes actifs choisis n’a été montrée entre les COC irradiés et non irradiés vieillis. / The aim of this work was to study the effect of electron beam radio-sterilization on cyclo olefins copolymers (COC) used as pharmaceutical storage materials, as well as to investigate its impact on the interaction with pharmaceuticals formulations. Due to the analytical methodology used which dealt with different techniques of characterization such as size exclusion chromatography, reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography, Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy and contact angle measurements, we have been able to put into evidence different kinds of modifications both in the bulk and on the surface of the sterilized material and also after ageing.The principal modification of material’s bulk, observed at the recommended dose for sterilization (25 kGy), was polymer chains scissions, accompanied with creation of low molecular weight compounds, that are potentials migrants that risk to affect the safe use of COC. Indeed, some of these compounds have been found with a relatively important concentration in the solutions where sterilized COC was stored, especially in aqueous solutions. However, the preliminary study of toxicity has shown the absence of cytotoxicity of the extractables obtained at the sterilization dose.Surface modifications of radio-sterilized COC are of two types: a physical one, with an increase of the surface’s roughness and a chemical one with the formation of polar oxidation products; these two modifications result in an increase of surface’s wettability that may be important. However, in some cases such as for aged samples, these modifications are relatively weak even at doses higher than the one recommended for sterilization, which can explain the absence of the effect of radiation on the behavior of COC towards drug solutions. Indeed, no variation of drug sorption has been observed between aged COC irradiated and none irradiated.