No presente trabalho apresentamos um outro método para criação de centros de cor, em matrizes de KI puro, através da absorção de dois fótons. Este processo possui uma característica útil: a coloração é realizada a baixa temperatura, ao contrário de outros métodos, que necessitam aquecer o cristal até próximo a ponto de fusão, fazendo com que as impurezas adicionadas durante o crescimento migrem para a superfície do cristal. Com este método, colorimos alguns cristais de KI puro, a fim de demonstrar a eficiência do processo, e algumas aplicações deste como em cristais de KI: \'Cu POT.+\', onde foi realizada a tentativa de criação de centros de cor do tipo \'F IND.A\', e cristais de KI:\'Yb POT.2+\', nos quais foram identificados centros de cor do tipo Z, com a possibilidade de formação de novos centros. Outras propriedades interessantes, como a suposta formação de \'Yb POT.3+\' nessas matrizes a partir da criação de centros de cor, abrem espaço para mais um amplo estudo desse processo, que ainda deverá ser investigado. / In this work we present an other method to produce color centers in pure KI lattice by two photon absorption. This process has a useful feature: coloring is achieved at low temperature as opposed to other methods that require heating of crystal up to near fusion temperature in such a way that impurities added during growing migrate to the surface of crystal. By this method we colored some pure KI crystals to demonstrate the efficiency and some applications of the process to some crystals such as KI: \'Cu POT.+\' crystals trying to create FA centers and KI:\'Yb POT.2+\' crystals where we identified Z centers with possibilities of formation of other centers. Other interesting properties as the supposed formation of \'Yb POT.3+\' in these lattices through color center creation widen the study of the process to be yet investigated.

Neste trabalho são apresentados resultados da eletrodeposição de MoOx e de WOx em eletrodos de carbono vítreo e em eletrodos de ouro. A estabilidade de filmes de WOx foi investigada em diferentes valores de pH utilizando voltametria cíclica e microbalança eletroquímica de cristal de quartzo e observou-se que estes filmes são estáveis em soluções com valores de pH inferiores a 3. O processo eletrocatalítico envolvendo a redução de IO3- em superfícies recobertas com WOx foi comparado com aquele observado em eletrodo modificado com MoOx, observando-se as vantagens deste processo em superfícies modificadas com WOx. Discutiram-se ainda os resultados obtidos do processo da oxidação de óxido nítrico na superfície eletródica polida e modificada com WOx. Também são apresentados resultados de estudos comparativos sobre a redução do IO3-, BrO3- e ClO3- na superfície modificada, concluindo-se que no caso do IO3- obtêm-se maiores valores de corrente devido à maior polarizabilidade do átomo de iodo em relação aos outros dois halogênios. Estudos envolvendo a permeabilidade de íons IO3- e Fe(CN)63- em filmes de WOx foram realizados por voltametria com eletrodos rotativos percebendo-se que filmes mais espessos apresentam pouca permeabilidade. Eletrodos recobertos por filmes de WOx foram utilizados como sensores amperométricos para iodato. Para tanto, desenvolveu-se método em fluxo para IO3- em uma faixa de concentração de 5 a 5000 mmol/L, com limite de detecção estimado em 210 nmol/L. A repetibilidade do método para 41 injeções de solução 80 mmol/L de IO3- foi de 98,3 %. Também foram realizados ensaios para determinar o analito em amostras de sal de cozinha e os dados obtidos foram concordantes com os resultados oriundos do uso de método oficial. / Thin films of non-stoichiometric tungsten oxides have been deposited onto glassy carbon surfaces by electrodeposition from acidic W (VI) solutions. At these modified surfaces, rotating disc electrode voltammetric experiments indicated that iodate is electrocatalytically reduced in a mass-transport controlled process. The influence of the film thickness on the response to iodate was investigated and the results suggested a reaction occurring at the film/solution interface. The modified electrode was employed successfully as an amperometric sensor for iodate in a flow injection apparatus. The linear response of the developed method is extended from a 5 mmol L-1 to 5 mmol L-1 iodate with a limit of detection (signal-to-noise = 3) of 210 nmol L-1. The repeatability of the method for 41 injections of an 80 mmol L-1 iodate solution was 98,3 % and the throughput was determined as 123 injections h-1. Interference from other oxidant anions such as nitrate and nitrite was not noticeable, whereas bromate and chlorate interfere at slight levels. The method was used in the determination of the iodate content in commercial salt samples.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Auburn University, 2007. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

La médecine s’intéresse de plus en plus à des systèmes nanométriques visant la détection précoce de cellules malignes, le traitement de ces dernières ou la compréhension de mécanismes biologiques. Des nanoparticules fluorescentes et des nanocristaux harmoniques aux propriétés non-linéaires intéressantes ont été étudiés comme agents de contraste pour l’imagerie biomédicale.Dans ce travail, nous avons recherché un matériau non-centrosymétrique dont la matrice permet un dopage d’ions lanthanides afin de développer des sondes multifonctionnelles, c’est-à-dire à la fois luminescentes et harmoniques. Nous nous sommes orientés vers l’iodate de lanthane de phase alpha, α-La(IO3)3, non-centrosymétrique. Dans un premier temps, nous avons développé des synthèses hydrothermales assistées par micro-ondes pour permettre de cristalliser la phase alpha et produire des particules de taille nanométrique (< 100 nm). La présence de nombreux pseudo-polymorphes nécessite le contrôle précis des paramètres de synthèse, en particulier de la température de synthèse, pour obtenir exclusivement des nanoparticules de α-La(IO3)3. L’étude de différents intermédiaires réactionnels (La(IO3)3(OH2), La(IO3)2.66(OH)0.33) nous a permis de mettre en évidence une transformation de phase entre ces composés et la phase α-La(IO3)3. Dans un deuxième temps, nous avons utilisé deux dispositifs optiques permettant de mesurer l’efficacité de génération de second harmonique : l’un permettant l’étude de nanocristaux de α-La(IO3)3 individuels et l’autre utilisant un ensemble de nanocristaux en suspension dans un solvant. Ce dernier, basé sur la diffusion Hyper-Rayleigh, nous a permis de quantifier la réponse non-linéaire de nanocristaux α-La(IO3)3 de diamètre 20-50 nm et de déterminer un coefficient non-linéaire < d > de 8 pm.V-1, comparable aux valeurs obtenues pour d’autres nanocristaux harmoniques tels que BaTiO3 ou LiNbO3. Enfin, nous avons montré la possibilité d’incorporer des ions lanthanides tels que Er3+ et Yb3+ dans ces nanocristaux d’iodate de lanthane, conduisant à des nanocristaux de α-La1-x-yYbyErx(IO3)3. Ces nanocristaux sont toujours actifs en génération de second harmonique et émettent simultanément un signal de photoluminescence. Ainsi, pour une excitation dans le proche infra-rouge (800 nm ou 980 nm par exemple), nous avons observé simultanément un signal de second harmonique et de photoluminescence par up-conversion. Nous avons démontré l’intérêt d’un co-dopage Yb3+/Er3+ pour une optimisation du signal d’up-conversion sous une excitation à 980 nm. Ainsi, par un dopage d’ions lanthanides tels que Er3+ et Yb3+, les nanocristaux de α-La(IO3)3 présentent une émission simultanée de génération de second harmonique et de photoluminescence. La combinaison de ces deux propriétés permet d’envisager d’utiliser ces nanocristaux bifonctionnels pour une imagerie par luminescence, technique classique, tout en la couplant avec une imagerie multiphoton, plus coûteuse mais présentant des avantages non-négligeables (rapidité de scans, meilleure sélectivité spatiale, sensibilité à la polarisation). / Medicine is increasingly interested in nanometric systems for the early detection of malignant cells, their treatment or understanding of biological mechanisms. Fluorescent nanoparticles and harmonic nanocrystals with interesting non-linear properties have been studied as contrast agents for biomedical imaging.In this work, we explored a non-centrosymmetric material whose matrix allows a doping of lanthanide ions in order to develop multifunctional probes, i. e. both luminescent and harmonic. We focused on non-centrosymmetric iodate phase: alpha lanthanum iodate, α-La(IO3)3. First, we developed microwave-assisted hydrothermal syntheses to crystallize the alpha phase and produce nano-sized particles (< 100 nm). The presence of many pseudo-polymorphs requires precise control of the synthesis parameters, in particular the synthesis temperature, to obtain exclusively nanoparticles of α-La(IO3)3. The study of different reaction intermediates (La(IO3)3(OH2), La(IO3)2.66(OH)0.33) allowed us to identify a phase transformation between these compounds and the phase α-La(IO3)3. Secondly, we used two optical devices to evaluate the second harmonic generation efficiency of the synthesized α-La(IO3)3 nanocrystals: one set-up allowed us to study individual α-La(IO3)3 nanocrystals and the other used an ensemble of α-La(IO3)3 nanocrystals in suspension in a solvent. The latter, based on Hyper-Rayleigh scattering, quantified the non-linear response of nanocrystals α-La(IO3)3 with a diameter of 20-50 nm and allowed us to determine a non-linear coefficient < d > of 8 pm.V-1, a value comparable to the ones obtained for other harmonic nanocrystals such as BaTiO3 or LiNbO3. Finally, we showed the possibility of incorporating lanthanide ions such as Er3+ and Yb3+ into these lanthanum iodate nanocrystals, leading to α-La1-x-yYbyErx(IO3)3 nanocrystals. These nanocrystals are still active in second harmonic generation and simultaneously emit a photoluminescence signal. Thus, for excitation in the near infrared (800 nm or 980 nm for instance), we simultaneously observed a signal of second harmonic and a photoluminescence signal based on up-conversion processes. We demonstrated the interest of an Yb3+/Er3+ co-doping for an optimization of the up-conversion signal under excitation at 980 nm. Thus, Er3+ and Yb3+-doped nanocrystals of α-La(IO3)3 exhibit simultaneous emission of second harmonic generation and photoluminescence. The combination of these two properties makes it possible to consider using these bifunctional nanocrystals for conventional luminescence imaging, while coupling it with multiphoton imaging, which is more expensive but has significant advantages (scan speed, better spatial selectivity, polarization sensitivity).

Le micromélange, ou mélange à l'échelle moléculaire, a une influence déterminante sur la qualité des produits, la sélectivité, et le rendement de réactions d'importance industrielle comme les réactions de polymérisation. A l'heure actuelle, les systèmes chimiques existants sont bien adaptés à l'étude du micromélange de produits faiblement visqueux, mais il n'existe pas de méthode simple et opérationnelle pour les fluides plus visqueux. Inscrite dans le cadre du projet ANR PROCIP, l'étude a consisté à mettre en place une nouvelle méthode de quantification de l'efficacité du micromélange en milieu visqueux dans des réacteurs agités. La méthode utilisée s'inspire d'un système chimique basé sur deux réactions concurrentes, le système de réaction test iodure-iodate, dont la sélectivité d'un des produits est une mesure de l'efficacité du micromélange. L'approche propose un nouveau protocole basé sur le choix d'un tampon phosphate et l'utilisation de l'HydroxyEthylCellulose (HEC, 720 000 g/mol) comme agent viscosifiant inerte, qui possède un fort pouvoir viscosifiant permettant d'augmenter significativement la viscosité sans en ajouter plus de 1 % en masse dans le milieu. Des essais de caractérisation du micromélange en réacteur agité ont mis en évidence le ralentissement du micromélange au fur et à mesure que la viscosité augmente pour des pourcentages en HEC inférieurs à 0,5 %. Par contre, au-delà de 0,5 %, une « amélioration » du micromélange a été observée dans une large gamme de conditions expérimentales (différentes concentrations de réactifs, positions de l'injection, vitesses d'agitation et mobiles d'agitation). Plusieurs causes potentielles ont été formulées en vue d'expliquer ce phénomène et les cinétiques des réactions mises en jeu ont également été étudiées en présence de l'agent viscosifiant HEC et s'avèrent être inchangées. Enfin, une étude des interactions possibles entre les espèces iodées et l'HEC a été réalisée pour étudier l'existence d'une réaction parasite qui pourrait expliquer les résultats obtenus / Micromixing, or mixing at the molecular scale, has a decisive influence on product quality, selectivity and yield of industrially important reactions such as polymerization reactions. Currently, the existing chemical systems are well suited to the study of micromixing of low viscosity products, but no reliable characterization method exists for highly viscous media. As a part of the ANR project PROCIP, the study consisted in developing a new method to quantify the efficiency of micromixing in viscous media in stirred reactors. The method used is inspired by a chemical system based on two competitive reactions, the iodide-iodate test reaction system whose selectivity of a product is a measure of the micromixing efficiency. The approach proposes a new protocol based on a phosphate buffer and the use of HydroxyEthylCellulose (HEC, 720,000 g / mol) as an inert viscosifying agent, enabling to significantly increase the viscosity without adding more than 1 % by mass in the medium. Characterization of micromixing in a stirred reactor showed the slowing down of micromixing as viscosity increases for percentages of HEC below 0.5 %. By contrast, above 0.5 %, an "improvement" of micromixing has been observed in a wide range of experimental conditions (different concentrations of reactants, injection positions, stirring speeds and impellers). Several possible causes have been made to explain this phenomenon unexpected and the kinetics of the reactions involved were also studied in the presence of the viscosifying agent HEC and appeared to be unchanged. Finally, a study of possible interactions between iodine species and HEC was performed to study the existence of a secondary reaction which could explain the results

L'objectif de ce travail est l'élaboration de nouveaux matériaux nanocomposites hybrides à propriétés spécifiques (piézoélectricité, optique non-linéaire). Dans un premier temps, des modèles numériques simples portant sur les propriétés mécaniques des nanocomposites sont présentées, ainsi que des simulations de déformation réalisées sur les nanocomposites à nanoparticules piézoélectriques. Les résultats expérimentaux de caractérisation mécanique (par spectrométrie Brillouin) et tribologique de différents nanocomposites sont exposés, y compris de nanocomposites réalisés au sein du laboratoire. L'influence des nanoparticules et de leur fonctionnalisation sur la matrice polymère y est discutée, et en particulier leur incidence sur les volumes libres dans les nanocomposites. Plusieurs procédés de synthèse de nanoparticules aux propriétés piézoélectriques ont parallèlement été étudiées. En particulier, un protocole de synthèse de nanoparticules de LiNbO3 a été mis au point. Ces nanoparticules ont été caractérisées par des techniques structurales, chimiques et d'imagerie. Enfin, ces travaux ont conduit à l'élaboration de films nanocomposites à matrice PVDF-TrFE incorporant des nanoparticules produites en laboratoire ou d'origine commerciale. Les méthodes de polarisation des films sont décrites, et les propriétés piézoélectriques de ces films nanocomposites ont été mesurées. Plus particulièrement, des films nanocomposites PVDF-TrFE/Al2O3 polarisés présentant une bonne réponse piézoélectrique ont été élaborés. / This work aims at the elaboration of new hybrid nanocomposites with specific properties (piezoelectricity, non-linear optic). First, simple numeric modelings on mechanical properties of nanocomposites are presented, as well as simulation of deformation in nanocomposites with piezoelectric nanoparticles. Experimental results on tribological and mechanical (performed by Brillouin Spectroscopy) characterization of different nanocomposites are exposed. The influence of nanoparticles and their fonctionalization on the polymer matrix is discussed, and in particular the incidence on free volume in nanocomposites. Several piezoelectric nanoparticles synthesis processes have been also studied. In particular, a LiNbO3 nanoparticles synthesis protocol has been worked out. These nanoparticles were characterized by structural, chemical and imaging techniques. Finally, these works leads to the elaboration of PVDF-TrFE matrix thin films nanocomposites filled with commercial or produced in laboratory nanoparticles. The methods used to polarize the films are described. The piezoelectric properties of the nanocomposites have been measured. More particularly, PVDF-TrFE/Al2O3 nanocomposites thin films with a good piezoelectric response have been elaborated.

A high speed, high resolution spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) system was used to study in-vivo early morphological changes and optical nerve head (ONH) blood flow in the Long Evans rat retina, induced by administration of sodium iodate (NaIO3). Linear and circular scanned OCT images were acquired at the same location in the retina from healthy control rats and from rats injected with 40mg/kg of NaIO3 solution at 1, 3, 6 12, 24, 72 and 168 hours post drug administration. Morphological OCT images showed changes in the optical reflectance and layer thickness of the photoreceptor IS and OS. The formation of a new low reflective layer between the photoreceptor OS and the RPE was observed in all tested rats. This new layer appeared as early as 1 hour, increased in thickness after 6 hours, and disappeared by 12 hours post NaIO3 injection. The low optical reflectance and the dynamics of this new layer suggest that it was most likely fluid accumulation. Comparison with H&E stained histological sections and IgG immunohistochemistry revealed minimal photoreceptor OS cell swelling at hour 1, detachment of the OS from the RPE by hour 3, and breaking of the blood-retina barrier with significant fluid accumulation by hour 6 post NaIO3 injection. The Doppler Optical Micro-Angiography (DOMAG) algorithm was used to carry out quantitative analysis of the ONH blood flow. Estimation of flow rate on each ONH vessel was done by measurements of the Doppler angle, vessel size and the axial velocity. This study has demonstrated that the capability of UHR-OCT to study optical reflectance and layer thickness changes, rearrangement and detachment of the photoreceptor OS and RPE layers, together with flow rate estimation of retinal blood vessels. Therefore, it can serve as markers in future non-invasive, in-vivo studies of disease or drug induced retinal degeneration in ophthalmic research.

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The aim of this work was to assess the long-term effect of excessive iodine intake on thyroid activity and selected immunological, haematological and biochemical parameters in blood of ewes and their lambs. The experiment was conducted from August 2009 to February 2010 in an experimental barn of Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. Into the experiment were used Šumava sheep breed ewes and their born lambs. Group A (control) consisted of 6 ewes after lambing was extended to 7 born lambs, group B (experimental) 6 of 6 ewes and lambs. Lambs were put into the experiment from the 1st to the 60th day after birth and received iodine in the milk of their mothers. Iodine supplementation to the diet of ewes was launched during the first to second months of pregnancy and finished 60 days after birth. During the experiment, a group of ewes A received 3,1 and group B 5,1 mg iodine per kg of dietary dry matter in the form of calcium iodate. During the experiment was regularly collected blood of ewes (before lambing and 1st, 10th, 30th and 60th day after birth) and lambs (1st, 3rd, 10th, 30th and 60th day after birth) to determine the concentration of thyroid stimulating hormone and immunoglobulin G (ELISA) in blood serum, thyroid hormones (RIA), total protein, urea and alkaline phosphatase activity in the blood plasma (biochemical analyser), the content of haemoglobin, white blood cell´s and red blood cell´s counts and haematocrit values in blood (haematological analyser), percentage of albumin, -1-globulins, -2-globulins, -globulins, and -globulins in blood serum (electrophoresis) and the content of iodine in the blood plasma, urine and milk of ewes (colorimetric method Sandell-Kolthoff). During the experiment were not observed in ewes and lambs clinical symptoms associated with an excessive intake of iodine. In experimental group of ewes with iodine intake 5,1 mg/kg of dietary dry matter were found higher values of thyroid stimulating hormone, lower values of free triiodothyronine, free thyroxine, IgG, white blood cells, -1-globulins, -2-globulin and -globulin, significantly lower values of -globulins after parturition, significantly higher values of urea and alkaline phosphatase activity. The iodine content in blood plasma, milk and urine of ewes is increased in direct proportion to its concentration in diet. Lambs of mothers with iodine intake of 5,1 mg/kg of dietary dry matter were significantly higher values of thyroid stimulating hormone from the 10th day after birth, significantly lower values of free triiodothyronine and free thyroxine first day after birth, immunoglobulin G and -globulins in 30th day after birth, lower (statistically significant in middle samples) values of total protein and white blood cells, higher values of urea and alkaline phosphatase activity. The weight gains of lambs were not significantly affected by iodine supplementation. These results in ewes with iodine intake of 5,1 mg/kg dietary dry matter and especially their lambs drawn to risk of reduce the activity of the thyroid gland and the negative impact of parameters of humoral immunity, mainly IgG and -globulins.

Le développement de nanomatériaux à propriétés optiques et fonctionnalisés pour un marquage spécifique est en plein essor dans le domaine de l'imagerie biologique. Parmi les agents de contraste exogènes déjà utilisés, les marqueurs fluorescents tels que les nanocristaux semi-conducteurs (CdSe/ZnS,…) et les molécules organiques naturelles (GFP,…) ou synthétiques (fluorescéine,…) souffrent respectivement de clignotements (blinking) et de photo-blanchiment (bleaching) c'est-à-dire d'une faible tenue au rayonnement lumineux incident. Récemment, la microscopie de Génération de Second Harmonique (GSH) à partir de structures non-centrosymétriques de certains matériaux ou molécules optiquement non linéaires (ONL), s'est révélée un outil particulièrement prometteur. Les inconvénients du clignotement et du photo-blanchiment sont en effet absents pour le processus non linéaire de GSH. De plus, le principe de fonctionnement des marqueurs ONL repose sur un processus non résonant, contrairement aux marqueurs fluorescents, ce qui est un avantage décisif pour le choix de la longueur d'onde d'excitation des nanosondes. Pour des illuminations dans le proche infrarouge, cela permet de limiter l'énergie déposée dans le milieu biologique, d'augmenter la profondeur d'imagerie et enfin de bien séparer spectralement les signaux des marqueurs ONL de l'auto-fluorescence naturelle de certains échantillons. Notre objectif, dans ce contexte, était la synthèse et la caractérisation de nouvelles nanosondes ONL de forme sphérique et de taille inférieure à 100nm. Le matériau de structure cristalline non centrosymétrique retenu est l'iodate de fer (Fe(IO3)3) car ses éléments chimiques sont peu toxiques et que ses propriétés paramagnétiques peuvent également donner un contraste en imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM) ce qui est potentiellement intéressant par rapport à d'autres cristaux ONL tels que ZnO, KNbO3, BaTiO3 et KTP. D'un point de vue synthèse, les microémulsions inverses sont bien référencées dans la littérature pour leur rôle de gabarit permettant un bon contrôle de la taille et de la morphologie des nanomatériaux obtenus par co-précipitation. Dans ce travail, les nano-réacteurs ont été préparés à partir des systèmes AOT/alcane/eau et Triton/1-hexanol/cyclohexane/eau. De manière très originale et pratique, le développement d'un banc optique de diffusion Hyper-Rayleigh (HRS) a permis de suivre in-situ et en temps réel les cinétiques de cristallisation des nanoparticules de Fe(IO3)3 en fonction de conditions expérimentales variables. Les mécanismes de croissance et de cristallisation des nano-bâtonnets de Fe(IO3)3 ont été élucidés en combinant d'autres techniques physico-chimiques usuelles comme la diffraction des rayons X, la diffusion dynamique de la lumière et la microscopie électronique en transmission. Nous avons démontré que la température et la nature du tensioactif influencent les forces d'interaction à l'interface organique-inorganique ce qui permet, pour certaines conditions expérimentales, de réduire la taille et la polydispersité des nanocristaux en fin de processus. Toutefois, avant d'envisager l'utilisation de ces derniers en tant que marqueurs optiques spécifiques, il est nécessaire d'encapsuler ces nanocristaux en raison de la faible stabilité du composé aux pH physiologiques. Les premiers essais de stabilisation en microémulsions par une couche de silice ont permis d'obtenir des nanoparticules de taille ~ 10 nm avec une forte réponse ONL. La caractérisation complète et la fonctionnalisation de ces nanostructures ainsi qu'une optimisation des interactions à l'interface particules – films de tensioactifs constituent les perspectives de ce travail. / The development of functionalized nanomaterials with optical properties for a site-specific labeling or conjugation has undergone a rapid growth in the biological imaging field. Among the exogenous contrast agents which are already used, fluorescent nanocrystals such as semi-conductor (CdSe / ZnS, ...) and natural organic molecules (GFP, ...) or synthetic molecules (fluorescein, ...) suffer from blinking and photobleaching, respectively. Recently, Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) from acentric structures of some Non-Linear Optical (NLO) materials or organic molecules appeared to be particularly promising. Indeed, the major disadvantages of blinking and photobleaching are absent in the SHG process. Additionally, imaging of NLO probes is based on a non-resonant process, contrary to traditional fluorescent probes, which is key in terms of excitation wavelength. Near infrared illumination can limit the energy deposited in the biological tissues, increase the imaging depth and, finally, the SHG signal can be more readily spectrally resolved from the natural auto-fluorescence. The main objectives of this thesis were the synthesis and characterization of new NLO nanoprobes with a spherical shape and a size lower than 100 nm. The non-centrosymmetric material of interest is iron iodate (Fe(IO3)3). Its chemical elements are non toxic and its paramagnetic response may also provide a contrast in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) which is not the case of the other NLO crystals such as ZnO, KNbO3, BaTiO3 and KTP. From a synthesis point of view, reverse microemulsions are well documented in the literature as good templates for the size and shape control of nanomaterials obtained by a coprecipitation reaction. In this work, nanoreactors were prepared from the AOT/alkane/water and Triton/1-hexanol /cyclohexane/water systems..A very original and convenient setup based on the Hyper-Rayleigh Scattering (HRS) was implemented so that the real-time crystallization kinetics of the growing acentric iron iodate nanocrystals in microemulsions could be measured according to different experimental conditions. We demonstrate that HRS is a fast, valuable and nondestructive alternative to probe in-situ the crystallization and growth dynamics of Fe(IO3)3 nanorods whereas the growth mechanism was elucidated by a combination of Dynamic Light Scattering, X-ray diffraction and Transmission Electron Microscopy experiments. The binding interaction between surfactant molecules and colloidal particles was studied as a function of the synthesis temperature as well as the surfactant nature. In some experimental conditions the size and polydispersity of the final nanorods can be thus reduced. However, the use of iron iodate as specific NLO optical probes is so far restricted due to its low stability at physiological pH. Preliminary encapsulation tests by a thin silica-coating in reverse microemulsions show the presence of ~ 10nm nanocparticles with a strong NLO response. The complete characterization and functionalization of these nanostructures as well as the optimization of the binding interactions at the organic-inorganic interface are the prospects of this work