Ce mémoire rapporte les études de protéines amyloïdes en interaction avec des membranes modèle afin d’établir une relation structure toxicité. Nous avons choisi différents modèles membranaires (monocouches, bicouches) de composition lipidique et charges différentes et utilisé différentes méthodes physico-chimiques afin de caractériser les interactions des protéines amyloïdes avec les membranes.Nous avons montré l’importance de la contribution électrostatique dans les interactions de la protéine amyloïde HET-s (218-289) et ses mutants avec les membranes modèles.L’ellipsométrie a démontré que les mutants toxiques de HET-s (218-289) (M8, WT.Y1Y2V2) perturbentfortement les monocouches lipidiques à l’interface air-eau. La structure riche en feuillets β antiparallèles des protéines àl’interface air-eau et dans l’interaction avec les monocouches de lipides a été démontrée par la spectroscopie PMIRRAS (Polarization Modulation – Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy). Nous avons établie que l’interface air-eau peut modifier l’agrégation des protéines amyloïdes. A l’aide de la spectroscopie de fluorescence, la spectroscopie PWR (Plasmon-Waveguided Resonance) et la spectroscopie ATR-FTIR (Attenuated Total Reflection – Fourier Transform Infrared), nous avons mis en évidence que la protéine toxique M8 adopte une structure riche en feuillets β antiparallèles en altérant fortement l’intégrité des bicouches lipidiques. Au contraire, la protéine non toxique WT se structure en feuillets β parallèles dans ces interactions et elle ne perturbe pas l’homogénéité des membranes. La toxicité de la protéine M8 semble liée à son organisation différente et à sa capacité à réorganiser les membranes.Nos résultats confortent également l’hypothèse de la toxicité des oligomères amyloïdes.Une étude sur la fabrication d’une cellule microfluidique pour la séparation de différents types d’autoassemblage afin de les détecter et de les étudier en interaction avec des liposomes par spectroscopie infrarouge est présentée. Une cellule microfluidique de CaF2 de 8 μm d’épaisseur de canaux est obtenue et est utilisée pour la détection d’une protéine de test. / This manuscript reports the studies of amyloid proteins in interaction with membrane models in order to establish their structure-toxicity relationship.Membrane models (monolayer, bilayer) of different charge and lipid composition were used. We used various physico chemical methods to characterize the interaction of these amyloid proteins with membranes.We showed the importance of the electrostatic contribution in the interactions of the amyloid protein HET-s(218-289) and its mutants with model membranes.Ellipsometry showed that the toxic mutants of HET-s (218-289) (M8, WT.Y1Y2V2) strongly disturbed thelipid monolayers at the air-water interface. The structure rich in antiparallel β sheets of auto-assembled proteins at theair-water interface and in interaction with lipid monolayers at the air-water interface has been demonstrated by the PMIRRAS spectroscopy (Polarization Modulation - Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy). We established that theair-water interface can change the aggregation properties of amyloid proteins.By using fluorescence spectroscopy, PWR spectroscopy (Plasmon Resonance-Waveguided spectroscopy) and ATR-FTIR spectroscopy (Attenuated Total Reflection - Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy), we found that thetoxic protein (M8) adopted a structure rich in antiparallel β sheets greatly altered the integrity of lipid bilayers. Incontrast, the protein non-toxic (WT) organized in a structure rich in parallel β sheets in these interactions and it did notdisturb the homogeneity of the membranes. The toxicity of the protein M8 appears to be related to its differentorganization and its ability to rearrange membranes.Our results also support the hypothesis of the toxicity of amyloid oligomers.A study on the fabrication of a microfluidic cell for the separation of different aggregation states of amyloidproteins in order to detect these assemblies and to study their interaction with liposomes by infrared spectroscopy is presented. A CaF2 microfluidic cell with channels of 8 μm of thickness was obtained and was used for the detection of atested protein.

Les cryptophanes sont des molécules sphériques pouvant encapsuler dans leur cavité lipophile des molécules neutres (halogénométhanes, xénon) mais aussi des espèces ioniques comme les cations césium et thallium. Notre objectif a été d’immobiliser ces cages moléculaires de manière covalente sur un support solide dans le but de créer un matériau capable d’extraire des cations toxiques comme le thallium en milieu aqueux. Différentes stratégies ont été envisagées pour optimiser l’immobilisation de dérivés du cryptophane-A sur des surfaces de silice et d’or (surfaces planes et nanoparticules magnétiques de type coeur-écorce). Les cryptophanes-A mono-acide (1) et hexa-acide(2) ont été immobilisés sur des surfaces de silice préalablement fonctionnalisées par des groupements amines. Le cryptophane-A alcanethiol (3), ainsi que les cryptophanes 1 et 2 modifiés par lacystéamine (respectivement 4 et 5) ont été immobilisés sur des surfaces d’or. La caractérisation des surfaces planes par spectroscopie infrarouge de réflexion-absorption par modulation de polarisation(PM-IRRAS) a permis d’estimer le taux de recouvrement des différentes monocouches de cryptophanes et, ainsi, d’évaluer la méthode d’immobilisation la plus efficace. Un taux de recouvrement proche de 100% a été obtenu pour le cryptophanes 3 immobilisé sur les surfaces d’or.Ce composé a également été immobilisé de façon très efficace sur des nanoparticules magnétiques(γ-Fe2O3/SiO2) enrobées d’une nano-écorce d’or. Ces résultats permettent d’envisager la synthèse d’un cryptophane portant cinq fonctions hydroxyles et une fonction thiol afin de créer des matériaux capables d’extraire des cations toxiques. / Cryptophanes are spherical molecules that can encapsulate neutral molecules(halogenomethanes, xenon), and ionic species like cesium and thallium cations in their lipophiliccavity. Our objective was to covalently immobilize these molecular cages onto solid substrates tocreate a material able to extract toxic cations such as thallium in aqueous media. Different strategieswere considered to optimize the immobilization of cryptophane-A derivatives onto silica and goldsurfaces (flat surfaces and core-shell magnetic nanoparticles). Mono-acid cryptophane-A (1) andhexa-acid cryptophane-A (2) were immobilized onto silica surfaces that were functionalized by aminogroups beforehand. Alcanethiols cryptophane-A (3), 1 and 2 modified by cysteamine (cryptophanes 4and 5 ,respectively) were immobilized onto gold surfaces. Flat surfaces were characterized bypolarization modulation infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) to estimate thesurface coverage of different cryptophane monolayers and to evaluate the most effective method. Asurface coverage close to 100% was obtained for the cryptophane 3 immobilized onto gold surfaces.This compound has been also immobilized efficiently onto magnetic nanoparticles (γ-Fe2O3/SiO2)coated with gold nano-shell. These results allow to consider the synthesis of cryptophane bearing fivehydroxyl and one thiol functions to create materials able to extract toxic cations

Rhamnolipid (RL) biosurfactants have been considered "green" alternatives to synthetic surfactants. Here, systematic studies of monorhamnolipids (mRLs) and their synthetic analogues are performed to characterize their interfacial and solution behaviors as surfactants. Chemical structure-surface activity relationships of rhamnolipids were probed using surface tension measurements on RLs and a series of their synthetic analogues designed by "truncation modification." Based on our study on RLs and the rationally-designed RL analogues, the key structural factor responsible for the excellent surface activity performance of rhamnolipids is the presence of the rhamnose moiety in the headgroup. As a result, rhamnopyranosides (RhEs), the simplest surfactants with a rhamnose moiety in the headgroup, show surface activity comparable to the bioproduced mRLs. The purified mixture of mRLs harvested from Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027 was mixed with a nonionic surfactant Tween-20 (TW) and studied by surface tension measurements at pH 8. The experimental values of CMC show deviation from the theoretical values predicted by ideal solution theory, which is hypothesized to be due to a shape change from rod-shaped to spherical as the mole fraction of TW is increased. The hypothesis about the shape change is supported by dynamic light scattering results, regular solution theory, and packing parameter theory. Polarization modulated-infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) has been used to characterize the orientation of the synthetic rhamnolipid Rha-C18-C18 at the air-water interface. Although rhamnolipids exhibit pH-dependent micellization, their orientation at the air-water interface is not affected by pH. The average tilt angle of their alkyl chains is determined to be ~45° at a surface pressure π = 40 mN/m which decreases to 36° when Pb²⁺ is present in the subphase. Assisted by molecular modeling, the packing of mRLs at the air-water interface is believed to be dominated by the packing of their large hydrophilic headgroups. Finally, the adsorption isotherm of mRLs on hydrophobic polyethylene surfaces was generated by ATR-FTIR from solutions of different pH, which were then fit to a Frumkin adsorption model to yield the thermodynamic adsorption parameters, the adsorption equilibrium constant and the interaction parameter. mRLs strongly adsorb to d-PE, and the adsorption is pH dependent.

<p>Recent trends in materials science have exploited noncovalent monolayer chemistries to modulate the physical properties of 2D materials, while minimally disrupting their intrinsic properties (such as conductivity and tensile strength). Highly ordered monolayers with pattern resolutions <10 nm over large scales are frequently necessary for device applications such as energy conversion or nanoscale electronics. Scanning probe microscopy is commonly employed to assess molecular ordering and orientation over nanoscopic areas of flat substrates such as highly oriented pyrolytic graphite, but routine preparation of high-quality substrates for device and other applications would require analyzing much larger areas of topographically rougher substrates such as graphene. In this work, we combine scanning electron microscopy with polarization modulated IR reflection adsorption spectroscopy to quantify the order of lying down monolayers of diynoic acids on few layer graphene and graphite substrates across areas of ~1 cm². We then utilize these highly ordered molecular films for templating assembly of di-peptide semiconductor precursors at the nanoscale, for applications in organic optoelectronic device fabrication.<br></p><p></p>

The interactions between peptides and lipids are of fundamental importance in the functioning of numerous membrane-mediated biochemical processes including antimicrobial peptide action, hormone-receptor interactions, drug bioavailability across the blood-brain barrier and viral fusion processes. Alteration of peptide structure could be a cause of many diseases.<br> Biological membranes are complex systems, therefore simplified models may be introduced in order to understand processes occurring in nature. The lipid monolayers at the air/water interface are suitable model systems to mimic biological membranes since many parameters can be easily controlled. In the present work the lipid monolayers were used as a model membrane and their interactions with two different peptides B18 and Amyloid beta (1-40) peptide were investigated.<br> B18 is a synthetic peptide that binds to lipid membranes that leads to the membrane fusion. It was demonstrated that it adopts different structures in the aqueous solutions and in the membrane interior. It is unstructured in solutions and forms alpha-helix at the air/water interface or in the membrane bound state. The peptide has affinity to the negatively charged lipids and even can fold into beta-sheet structure in the vicinity of charged membranes at high peptide to lipid ratio. It was elucidated that in the absence of electrostatic interactions B18 does not influence on the lipid structure, whereas it provides partial liquidization of the negatively charged lipids. The understanding of mechanism of the peptide action in model system may help to develop the new type of antimicrobial peptides as well as it can shed light on the general mechanisms of peptide/membrane binding.<br> The other studied peptide - Amyloid beta (1-40) peptide, which is the major component of amyloid plaques found in the brain of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Normally the peptide is soluble and is not toxic. During aging or as a result of the disease it aggregates and shows a pronounced neurotoxicity. The peptide aggregation involves the conformational transition from a random coil or alpha-helix to beta-sheets. Recently it was demonstrated that the membrane can play a crucial role for the peptide aggregation and even more the peptide can cause the change in the cell membranes that leads to a neuron death. In the present studies the structure of the membrane bound Amyloid beta peptide was elucidated. It was found that the peptide adopts the beta-sheet structure at the air/water interface or being adsorbed on lipid monolayers, while it can form alpha-helical structure in the presence of the negatively charged vesicles. The difference between the monolayer system and the bulk system with vesicles is the peptide to lipid ratio. The peptide adopts the helical structure at low peptide to lipid ratio and folds into beta-sheet at high ratio. Apparently, Abeta peptide accumulation in the brain is concentration driven. Increasing concentration leads to a change in the lipid to peptide ratio that induces the beta-sheet formation. The negatively charged lipids can act as seeds in the plaque formation, the peptide accumulates on the membrane and when the peptide to lipid ratio increases it the peptide forms toxic beta-sheet containing aggregates. / Wechselwirkungen zwischen Peptiden und Lipiden sind von grundlegender Bedeutung für die Funktion vieler Membran-vermittelter biochemischer Prozesse wie der Wirkung von antimikrobiellen Peptiden, Hormon-Rezeptor Wechselwirkungen, Bioverfügbarkeit von Arzneistoffen durch die Blut-Hirn-Schranke und viraler Fusionsprozesse. Veränderungen in der Peptidstruktur können die Ursache für viele Erkrankungen sein.<br> Biologische Membranen sind für grundlegende physikalisch-chemische Untersuchungen von Naturprozessen zu komplexe Systeme, so dass vereinfachte Modelle für solche Studien eingesetzt werden. Eine Lipidmonoschicht an der Wasser/Luft Grenzfläche ist ein geeignetes Modellsystem für eine Membranoberfläche. Viele physikalisch-chemischen Parameter können auf einfache Weise gezielt verändert werden. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurden Lipidmonoschichten genutzt, um Wechselwirkungen mit zwei unterschiedlichen Peptiden (B18 and Amyloid Beta (1-40) Peptid) zu untersuchen.<br> B18 ist ein oberflächenaktives synthetisches Peptid, das an Lipidmembranen bindet und zu Membranfusion führt. Es kann verschiedene Sekundärstrukturen ausbilden. So ist B18 in wässrigen Lösungen ungeordnet und bildet eine alpha-helikale Struktur an der Wasser/Luft Grenzfläche. Das Peptid hat eine große Affinität zu negativ geladenen Lipiden und kann in der Nähe von geladenen Membranoberflächen bei einem großen Peptid/Lipid Verhältnis eine Beta-Faltblatt Struktur ausbilden. Beim Fehlen elektrostatischer Wechselwirkungen hat B18 keinen Einfluss auf die Lipidstruktur. Es wirkt jedoch strukturabbauend auf anionische Lipide. Das Verständnis der Peptidwirkungen in Modellsystemen kann helfen, generelle Mechanismen von Peptide-Membran Wechselwirkungen zu verstehen und zur Entwicklung neuer antimikrobieller Peptide beizutragen.<br> Amyloid Beta (1-40) Peptid ist die Hauptkomponente von Amyloid-Plaque, das im Gehirn von Alzheimer Patienten gefunden wird. Normalerweise ist das Peptid löslich und nicht toxisch. Hohe Neurotoxizität wird bei Peptidaggregation, die eine Strukturumwandlung von ungeordnet oder alpha-helikal zu Beta-Faltblatt nach sich zieht, beobachtet. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde die Struktur des Membran-gebundenen Amyloid Beta (1-40) Peptids untersucht. Es zeigte sich, dass das Peptid nach Adsorption an die Wasser/Luft Grenzfläche oder an Lipidmonoschichten eine Beta-Faltblatt Struktur ausbildet. Eine alpha-helikale Sekundärstruktur wird nur bei Anwesenheit negativ geladenen Lipidvesikel gefunden. Der entscheidende Unterschied zwischen den Monoschicht- und Vesikel-Systemen ist das Peptid/Lipid Verhältnis. Die alpha-helikale Struktur wird nur bei kleinem Peptid/Lipid Verhältnis beobachtet, während bei großem eine Beta-Faltblatt Struktur auftritt. Steigende Konzentration an Amyloid Beta (1-40) Peptid führt zum Anstieg des Peptid/Lipid Verhältnisses und damit zur Ausbildung der Beta-Faltblatt Struktur. Negativ geladene Lipide können somit als Keimpunkte für die Plaquebildung fungieren.

The process of forcibly dewetting a solid substrate from a bulk liquid so as to leave a thin residual layer on the surface is referred to as forced dewetting. This novel experimental approach helps to investigate interfacial species by minimizing the interference of the bulk liquid when coupled with spectroscopy. In this work, the scope of liquids investigating using this approach has been expanded from simple fluids to one type of complex fluid, a nematic liquid crystal, 4-n-pentyl-4'-cyanobiphenyl (5CB).In order to better understand the interfacial behavior of the simple fluids, water, chloroform, and n-pentane vapors were adsorbed onto omega-terminated SAM-modifed Ag (11-mercaptoundecanoic acid, 11-mercaptoundenanol, and undecanethiol) surfaces under vapor-saturated conditions. The kinetics of solvent adsorption on each of these surfaces were investigated and the thicknesses of the adsorbed layer were compared to predictions from Lifshitz theory of long-range van der Waals interactions. Although the predicted thicknesses do not match the experimental values for adsorbed films, the predicted thicknesses do match those observed experimentally using forced dewetting. The correlation between these predicted and observed thicknesses implies that residual film formation under the conditions of forced dewetting used in this laboratory is dictated by interfacial forces alone.The surface adsorption behavior of 5CB was investigated using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy with the aid of localized surface plasmon resonances-surface plasmon polaritron coupling. The results clearly indicate that 5CB is adsorbed to smooth Ag surface in a facial orientation with pi-d orbital interaction suggested.Finally, forced dewetting studies of bare, -NH2-temintaed SAM, and -CH3-temintaed SAM modified-SiO2 substrates from 5CB were undertaken. Residual layer thicknesses were monitored as a function of substrate velocity. The transition from the regime in which interfacial forces dictate residual layer thickness to the regime in which fluid dynamic forces dictate thickness was observed for the first time and was evaluated in terms of the average 5CB director orientation. Unlike simple fluids, 5CB has strong interfacial interactions from surface anchoring depending on the chemical nature of the substrate, which makes the residual layer thicknesses at least 100 times larger than observed in simple fluids.

Fuel cells represent a promising technology for clean power generation because they convert chemical energy (fuel) into electrical energy with high efficiency and low-to-none emission of pollutants. Direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs) have several advantages compared to the most studied hydrogen and methanol fuel cells. First and foremost, ethanol is a non-toxic liquid, which lowers the investment of handling facilities because the current infrastructure for gasoline can be largely used. Second, ethanol can be conveniently produced from biomass, hence is carbon neutral which mitigates increasing atmospheric CO2. Last but not least, if completely oxidized to CO2, ethanol has a higher energy density than methanol since it can deliver 12 electrons per molecule. The almost exclusive oxidation to acetic acid overshadows the attractiveness of DEFCs considerably, as the energy density is divided by 3. The standard potential of acetic acid formation indicates that a reaction path including acetic acid, leads to inevitable potential losses of about 0.4 V (difference between ideal potential for CO2 and acetic acid "production"). The development of alkaline DEFCs had also been hampered by the lack of stable and efficient anion exchange membranes. Fortunately, this challenge has been well tackled in recent years,8,9 making the development of alkaline fuel cells (AFCs) which are of particular technological interest due to their simple designs and ability to operate at low temperatures (25-100 °C). In alkaline conditions, the kinetic of both the cathodic oxygen reduction and the anodic ethanol oxidation is facilitated. Furthermore, the expensive Pt catalyst can be replaced by the lower-cost and more active transition metals such as Pd. The main objectives of this project are: i) to provide detailed fundamental understanding of ethanol oxidation reaction on transition metal surfaces in alkaline media, ii) to propose the best rational catalyst design strategies to cleave the C–C bond during ethanol electrooxidation. To achieve these goals two methodologies are used, i.e., in-situ identification of ethanol electrooxidation products using polarization modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) and mechanistic investigation using computational studies in the framework of density functional theory (DFT). The PM-IRRAS technique was advanced in this project to the level of distinguishing electrooxidation products at the surface of the nanoparticles (electrode) and in the bulk-phase of the electrolyte. This new PM-IRRAS utility makes it possible to detect molecules such as CO2 which desorbs from the catalyst surface as soon as they are formed. The DFT insights in this project, provides an explanation as to why it is difficult to break the C–C bond in ethanol and is used for screening the top candidate metals for further studies.

En esta tesis se describe un estudio espectroelectroquímico in-situ de la adsorción y reactividad, sobre electrodos de oro, de pequeñas moléculas modelo derivadas de la urea (tiourea (TU) e hidroxiurea (HU)) y compuestos relacionados con las mismas (disulfuro de formamidina, (FDS)), cianato y ácido cianúrico (CYA)). La caracterización voltamperométrica del comportamiento de estas moléculas se complementó con el estudio mediante espectroscopía infrarroja in-situ (IRRAS y ATR-SEIRAS) y Raman (SERS). Además se realizaron cálculos teóricos (DFT) para interpretar los espectros de especies adsorbidas a partir de las geometrías optimizadas y las frecuencias armónicas correspondientes. El trabajo experimental se realizó principalmente con electrodos nanoestructurados de oro, comparando su comportamiento con el obtenido con electrodos monocristalinos Au(111) y Au(100). La caracterización microscópica, voltamperometrica y espectroscópica de los electrodos nanoestructurados de oro, preparados por evaporación térmica sobre sustratos de Si, ha mostrado para los mismos una orientación preferente (111). En el estudio del comportamiento de la tiourea, se ha demostrado la existencia de un proceso de adsorción irreversible de la misma a través del átomo de azufre, con el enlace C-S inclinado con respecto a la normal a la superficie. A potenciales suficientemente altos, la TU adsorbida se desprotona oxidativamente dando lugar a capas mixtas de TU y aniones tioureato, los cuales se enlazan de forma bidentada a través de átomo de azufre y el nitrógeno desprotonado de uno de los grupos amino. Este tipo de capas también puede formarse por disociación homolítica del FDS, producto de la oxidación de la TU. Los cálculos DFT para el FDS indican que esta especie se fisisorbe con una orientación paralela a la superficie de oro. La hidroxiurea presenta un perfil voltamperométrico de oxidación irreversible complejo sobre los electrodos de oro. Esto sugiere la existencia de procesos que involucran especies adsorbidas, con una rápida acumulación de las mismas y un bloqueo de sitios superficiales que produce la inhibición de la reacción de oxidación de HU. En los experimentos espectroscópicos se han detectado bandas asociadas a la formación de CO2, óxido nitroso y aniones cianato adsorbidos, los cuales podrían dar lugar a la formación de ácido isociánico al pH al que se realizan los experimentos. Se han detectado además otras especies adsorbidas que dan lugar a una estructura de bandas de absorción compleja entre 1300 y 1800 cm-1 en los espectros ATR-SEIRAS. Cálculos DFT han demostrado que no hay contribución de la propia HU a estas bandas, planteándose la presencia de otros adsorbatos que conservan el esqueleto NCN y que se forman en etapas sucesivas de desprotonación oxidativa. En particular, una banda alrededor de 1800 cm-1 podría estar relacionada con el grupo carbonilo de la nitrosoformamida, un intermedio propuesto para la oxidación química de la HU. Se ha realizado un estudio espectroelectroquímico paralelo del comportamiento en medio neutro de la adsorción, sobre electrodos de oro, de los aniones cianato. Se han obtenido perfiles voltamperométricos sobre superficies monocristalinas de oro que muestran procesos de adsorción/desorción reversibles con respecto al potencial. Los espectros IRRAS presentan bandas de adsorción en un amplio rango de frecuencias entre 2150 y 2250 cm-1 que, de acuerdo con los cálculos DFT, corresponden a aniones cianato adsorbidos a través de átomo de nitrógeno en una variedad de sitios de adsorción y con frecuencias que dependen de los acoplamientos entre especies adsorbidas que aumentan al hacerlo el grado de recubrimiento. La contribución de posibles formas protonadas (ácidos ciánico e isociánico) puede considerarse como despreciable ya que estas especies interaccionan muy débilmente con la superficie electródica. Por otra parte, experimentos con capas finas de oro en contacto con disoluciones neutras de cianato, muestran bandas adicionales entre 1300 y 1800 cm-1 en los espectros ATR-SEIRA que plantean la existencia de otras especies adsorbidas formadas a partir de cianato adsorbido. La observación de estas bandas en la región de los grupos carbonilo, sugiere la posibilidad de una proceso de trimerización del cianato adsorbido, vía su transformación en ácido isociánico, para formar el anión monocianurato adsorbido. Esta hipótesis se ve refrendada por los espectros obtenidos con los electrodos de capa fina de oro en disoluciones de ácido cianúrico, similares, salvo la banda del cianato adsorbido, a los que se obtienen en disoluciones de cianato, y por los cálculos DFT, que ratifican que el anión monocianurato se adsorbe con su plano molecular perpendicular a la superficie mientras que el ácido cianúrico lo haría de forma paralela a la superficie de Au(111).

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Il existe une très forte demande en biocapteurs pour la détection d’agents pathogènes dans le domaine environnemental et médical. Dans ce contexte, le contrôle de l’état de surface des biocapteurs joue un rôle crucial. Les monocouches auto-assemblées (Self-Assembled Monolayers, SAMs) permettent de fonctionnaliser de manière homogène et reproductible ces surfaces. Ces SAMs sont généralement obtenues à partir d’agents de couplage siliciés à longue chaîne alkyle. Mais, ces composés sont souvent difficiles à synthétiser et à purifier en raison de leurs faibles solubilités dans les solvants organiques. C’est pour cela que nous avons proposé d’introduire une fonction polaire (amide ou urée) au sein de ces films. Ces fonctions permettent également un auto-assemblage des molécules sur le substrat au moyen de liaisons hydrogène entre les molécules. Les nouvelles monocouches fonctionnelles ont été caractérisées entre autres par spectroscopie infrarouge de réflexion-absorption par modulation de polarisation (PM-IRRAS) ce qui a permis d’identifier les différents groupes moléculaires. Ces monocouches ont aussi montré leurs capacités à immobiliser une molécule biologique (Protéine A). / There is an increasing demand for biosensors to detect pathogens in environmental and medical fields. In this context, the control of the surface properties plays an important role. Self-Assembled Monolayers (SAMs) allow to functionalize these surfaces homogeneously and reproducible. SAMs on silicon based surfaces are usually obtained from silylated coupling agents with long alkyl chain. However, these compounds are often difficult to purify owing to their low solubility in organic solvents. That’s why we proposed to introduce a polar function (amide or urea) in the molecular structure. These precursors were also capable of association by H-bonds and offer possibilities to control the organic assembly on the surfaces. The new functional monolayers were characterized by Polarization Modulation Infrared Reflection Adsorption Spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) and others techniques such as XPS and contact angle in order to identify the different molecular groups on the surface. These functionalized monolayers have also shown their ability to immobilize biomolecules (Protein A).