Ao longo dos últimos anos, Sr2+ tem sido aplicado em estudos in vitro e in vivo como um importante agente para o estímulo de osteogênese. Dessa forma, a criação de matrizes bioativas contendo Sr2+ é uma tendência na área de modificações de superfícies metálicas para aplicações em implantes de substituição óssea. Nesta dissertação, desenvolvemos sistemas bioinspirados que possam atuar como carreadores de Sr2+ em biomateriais. Na primeira parte, superfícies de Ti foram modificadas com filmes híbridos contendo SrCO3 e ou CaCO3. A formação dos filmes híbridos foi mediada pela deposição de filmes Langmuir-Blodgett sobre superfícies de Ti. Essas matrizes altamente organizadas atuaram como molde para a deposição de filmes híbridos contínuos e homogêneos sobre as superfícies. A resposta biológica desses materiais foi avaliada por cultura de osteoblastos in vitro, indicando que os materiais não são tóxicos e, em especial, que a associação entre SrCO3 e CaCO3 dá origem a recobrimentos com composição e propriedades superficiais otimizadas que induzem melhores respostas osteogênicas. Na segunda parte, foi sintetizado um novo complexo entre morina e Sr2+. A estrutura desse complexo foi inspirada no fármaco ranelato de estrôncio, um dos compostos mais utilizados para o tratamento da osteoporose. Dessa forma, aliamos a propriedade antioxidante da morina, um flavonóide natural, e a atividade osteogênica do Sr2+ para desenvolver um novo composto bioativo. A estrutura do complexo morina-Sr2+ foi caracterizada por diferentes técnicas espectroscópicas, onde determinamos que a complexação ocorre com a estequiometria 1:1. Visando o desenvolvimento de recobrimentos bioativos para superfícies metálicas, estudamos também a complexação entre morina e Sr2+ em monocamadas de Langmuir. Através da caracterização físico-química das monocamadas contendo morina na presença de Sr2+, observamos que é possível formar multicamadas auto-organizadas contendo o complexo morina-Sr2+ sobre superfícies sólidas. Essas matrizes mostram-se promissoras para uso em modificações de superfícies com propriedades osteogênicas. Por fim, o último sistema apresentado nessa dissertação é a criação de matrizes auto-organizadas de colágeno tipo I, mimetizando a organização hierárquica dessa proteína no tecido ósseo. Para isso, a auto-organização das fibrilas de colágeno sobre superfícies sólidas foi mediada por um processo onde o substrato é lentamente emerso de uma solução contendo moléculas de colágeno. Essa emersão faz com que forças competitivas (fricção e tensão superficial) atuem na interface sólido-líquido-ar e promovam o alinhamento das fibrilas de colágeno auto-organizadas no menisco da solução/substrato. A estrutura dos filmes finos assim formados foi caracterizada e mostrou-se ser dependente da concentração, pH e força iônica da solução de colágeno. Filmes de colágeno altamente orientados formados por essa metodologia poderão ser utilizados como sistemas carregadores de Sr2+ através da biomineralização de hidroxiapatita. Por fim, nessa dissertação foram apresentados três sistemas distintos com um ponto comum: a atuação como matrizes carreadoras de Sr2+. Por meio da densa caracterização da composição e das propriedades superficiais, mostramos que esses sistemas são promissores para o uso como recobrimentos bioativos sobre superfícies de Ti / In the past few years, Sr2+ has been described to play a fundamental role on the bone osteogenesis, as demonstrated by in vitro and in vivo studies. Therefore, the design of bioactive coatings containing Sr2+ is an interesting approach to modify metallic implants for bone regeneration. Herein, we described the development of bio-inspired systems to act as carriers of Sr2+ in biomaterials. In the first section, Ti surfaces were modified by hybrid films containing SrCO3 and or CaCO3. The formation of hybrid films was mediated by the deposition of Langmuir-Blodgett films on the Ti surfaces. Those matrices act as a template for the organized nucleation and growth of biominerals. By this methodology, continuous and homogeneous thin films were formed on the Ti surfaces. The biological response was accessed by in vitro osteoblasts culture. The hybrid films were nontoxic to the osteoblasts and we observed that the association of SrCO3 and CaCO3 resulted in a coating displaying a synergic composition and surface properties that induced better metabolic responses on the cultured osteoblasts. In the second section, we described the synthesis of a new Sr2+-morin complex. The structure of the complex was inspired by the strontium ranelate, one of the most used drugs for osteoporosis treatment. This way, we aimed to ally the antioxidant properties of morin, a natural flavonoid compound, and the osteogenic behavior of Sr2+ to design a new bioactive compound. The chemical structure of the complex was determined by spectroscopic techniques and we observed that the complexation happens at the stoichiometry 1:1. To design bioactive coatings on Ti surfaces, we also performed the complexation between the strontium and morin directly on Langmuir monolayers. By physicochemical characterization, we identified that multilayers containing the Sr2+-morin complex can be built on solid supports. These results show that Sr2+-morin can be a promising approach to design biofunctional coatings on metallic surfaces. In the last section, we described the creation of hierarchical collagen thin films, mimetizing the structure found on bone tissue. To this, solid supports were pulled out from collagen solution at a controlled rate. In this approach, the self-templating is mediated by competing forces (i.e. surface tension and friction) that act in the meniscus placed between the solution and the support. This process allows the deposition of self-aligned collagen fibers on surfaces. The film\'s structure was characterized and is dependent on pH, pulling rate, ionic and collagen concentration of the solution. In the future, these films will be applied to create mineralized functional coatings containing Sr2+. In conclusion, the materials developed herein has an important point in common: they are different matrices to carry Sr2+ ions. By the composition and surface characterization performed herein, we believe that these materials can be applied in the design of biofunctional coatings for metallic implant surfaces

Neste projeto estudou-se a interação da enzima peroxidase de raiz forte (HRP) em interfaces nanoestruturadas e sua possível aplicação em biossensores de peróxido de hidrogênio. Foram utilizadas as técnicas de Langmuir, Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) e automontagem por adsorção física para formar filmes nanoestruturados. A interação da enzima com espécies em interfaces foi investigada com materiais que serviram de matrizes de adsorção, ou seja, a quitosana (Ch) e o fosfolipídio 1,2-dipalmitoil-sn-glicero-3-[fosfatidil-rac-(1-glicerol)] (sal de sódio) (DPPG). Os filmes de Langmuir foram caracterizados com medidas de pressão e potencial de superfície, espectroscopia no infravermelho, e tensão superficial dinâmica. Para os filmes LB e automontados, empregaram-se espectroscopias de fluorescência, ultravioleta-visível e infravermelho e microgravimetria por cristal de quartzo. A peroxidase de raiz forte apresentou forte interação com DPPG, confirmada em filmes de Langmuir por medidas de pressão de superfície, elasticidade dinâmica e de espectroscopia de reflexão e absorção no infravermelho, com modulação por polarização (PM-IRRAS). A massa de peroxidase transferida em filmes Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) mistos com DPPG foi de aproximadamente 200 ng, de acordo com medidas com uma microbalança de cristal de quartzo. A atividade da HRP foi mantida no filme LB, inclusive com atividade catalítica maior do que em meio homogêneo e nos filmes automontados com quitosana. As medidas de atividade não afetaram a morfologia dos filmes LB, estudada com microscopia de força atômica (AFM), ao contrário dos filmes automontados. Conclui-se que a imobilização de HRP é mais eficiente num filme LB, com matriz fosfolipídica, apresentando boas perspectivas de emprego em biossensores de peróxido de hidrogênio. / A study has been performed on the interaction of the enzyme horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in nanostructured interfaces and their possible application in biosensors for hydrogen peroxide. The nanostructured films were obtained with the Langmuir, Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) and layer-by-layer (LbL) methods. The interaction between HRP and species at interfaces was investigated using materials that served as matrix for immobilization, viz. chitosan (Ch) and the phospholipid 1,2-dipalmytoil-sn-glycero-3-[phosphatidyl-rac-(1-glycerol)] (sodium salt) (DPPG). The Langmuir films were characterized with surface pressure, surface potential, elasticity measurements and polarization-modulation reflection and absorption infrared spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS). For LB and LbL films, use was made of fluorescence, absorption in the UV-vis. and infrared spectroscopy. HRP displayed strong interaction with DPPG, which was confirmed in Langmuir films with measurements of surface pressure, dynamic elasticity and PM-IRRAS. The mass of HRP transferred onto a solid support in a mixed LB film with DPPG was 200 ng, according to data from a quartz crystal microbalance. The HRP activity was preserved in the mixed LB film, with a catalytic activity that was even higher than in solution or in LbL films of HRP/Ch. The catalytic activity measurements did not affect the morphology of the LB films, studied with atomic force microscopy (AFM), in contrast to the LbL films. The main conclusion is that HRP immobilization is more efficient in an LB film with a phospholipid matrix, with good prospects for developing biosensors for hydrogen peroxide.

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Single wavelength ellipsometry measurements at Brewster's angle provide a powerful technique for characterizing ultrathin polymeric films. By conducting the experiments in different ambient media, multiple incident media (MIM) ellipsometry, simultaneous determinations of a film's thickness and refractive index are possible. Poly(tert-butyl acrylate) (PtBA) films serve as a model system for the simultaneous determination of thickness and refractive index (1.45 at 632 nm). Thickness measurements on films of variable thickness agree with X-ray reflectivity results. The method is also applicable to spincoated films where refractive indices of PtBA, polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate) are found to agree with literature values within experimental error. Likewise, MIM ellipsometry is utilized to simultaneously obtain the refractive indices and thicknesses of thin films of trimethylsilylcellulose (TMSC), regenerated cellulose, and cellulose nanocrystals where Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films of TMSC serve as a model system. Ellipsometry measurements not only provide thickness and optical constants of thin films, but can also detect thermally induced structural changes like surface glass transition temperatures (Tg) and layer deformation in LB-films. Understanding the thermal properties of the polymer thin films is crucial for designing nanoscale coatings, where thermal properties are expected to differ from their corresponding bulk properties because of greater fractional free volume in thin films and residual stresses that remain from film preparation. Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) derivatives may be useful as a nanofiller in nanocomposite formulations to enhance thermal properties. As a model system, thin films of trisilanolphenyl-POSS (TPP) and two different molar mass PtBA were prepared as blends by Y-type Langmuir-Blodgett film deposition. For comparison, bulk blends were prepared by solution casting and the samples were characterized via differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Our observations show that surface Tg is depressed relative to bulk Tg and that magnitude of depression is molar mass dependent for pure PtBA films. By adding TPP as a nanofiller both bulk and surface Tg increase. Whereas, bulk Tg shows comparable increases for both molar masses, the increase in surface Tg for higher molar mass PtBA is greater than for lower molar mass PtBA. These studies show that POSS can serve as a model nanofiller for controlling Tg in nanoscale coatings. / Ph. D.

Thin film bilayers and blends composed of polymers and nanoparticles are increasingly important for technological applications that range from space survivable coatings to novel drug delivery systems. Dewetting or spontaneous hole formation in amorphous polymer films and phase separation in multicomponent polymer films can hinder the stability of these systems at elevated temperatures. Hence, fundamental understanding of dewetting and phase separation in polymer/nanoparticle bilayer and blend films is crucial for controlling transport and thermomechanical properties and surface morphologies of these systems. This dissertation provides studies on morphological evolution driven by phase separation and/or dewetting in model polymer/nanoparticle thin film bilayers and blends at elevated temperatures. Morphological evolution in dewetting bilayers of poly(t-butyl acrylate) (PtBA) or polystyrene (PS) and a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS), trisilanolphenyl-POSS (TPP) is explored at elevated temperatures. The results demonstrate unique dewetting morphologies in both PtBA/TPP and PS/TPP bilayers that are significantly different from those typically observed in dewetting polymer/polymer bilayers. Upon annealing the PtBA/TPP bilayers at 95°C, a two-step dewetting process is observed. PtBA immediately diffuses into the upper TPP layer leading to hole formation and subsequently the holes merge to form interconnected rim structures in the upper TPP layer. Dewetting of both the TPP and PtBA layers at longer annealing times leads to the evolution of scattered holes containing TPP-rich, fractal aggregates. The fractal dimensions of the TPP-rich, fractal aggregates are ~2.2 suggesting fractal pattern formation via cluster-cluster aggregation. Dewetting in PS/TPP bilayers also proceeds via a two-step process; however, the observed dewetting morphologies are dramatically different from those observed in PtBA/TPP bilayers. Cracks immediately form in the upper TPP layer during annealing of PS/TPP bilayers at 200°C. With increasing annealing times, the cracks in the TPP layer act as nucleation sites for dewetting and aggregation of the TPP layer and subsequent dewetting of the underlying PS layer. Complete dewetting of both the TPP and PS layers results in the formation of TPP encapsulated PS droplets. Phase separation in PtBA/TPP thin film blends is investigated as functions of annealing temperature and time. The PtBA/TPP thin film blend system exhibits an upper critical solution temperature (LCST) phase diagram with a critical composition and temperature of 60 wt% PtBA and ~70°C, respectively. Spinodal decomposition (SD) is observed for 60 wt% PtBA blend films and off-critical SD is seen for 58 and 62 wt% PtBA blend films. The temporal evolution of SD in 60 wt% PtBA blend films is also explored. Power law scaling for the characteristic wavevector with time (q ~ t^n with n = -1/4 to -1/3) during the early stages of phase separation yields to domain pinning at the later stages for films annealed at 75, 85, and 95°C. In contrast, domain growth is instantly pinned for films annealed at 105°C. Our work provides an important first step towards understanding how nanoparticles affect polymer thin film stability and this knowledge may be utilized to fabricate surfaces with tunable morphologies via controlled dewetting and/or phase separation. / Ph. D.

Controlling the surface morphology and degree of crystallinity of poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) substrates have recently attracted considerable attention because of their applications in cell adhesion, tissue engineering, and drug delivery. Several techniques have been used to fabricate PLLA substrates, some of which may be invalid because PLLA can degrade during fabrication processes. This dissertation provides the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique as a mechanism for fabricating PLLA substrates at temperatures where PLLA degradation is uncommon. In order to fully understand surface morphologies of PLLA LB-films, studies of Langmuir monolayers at the air/water (A/W) interface using surface pressure-area (Pi-A) isotherm and Brewster angle microscopy (BAM) are vital. PLLA exhibits a first-order liquid expanded to condensed (LE/LC) phase transition with molar mass dependent critical phenomena, the first such observation for a homopolymer Langmuir monolayer. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) images of PLLA LB-films prepared in the LC phase exhibit well-ordered lamellar structures. Molar mass scaling of lamellar dimensions, x-ray reflectivity, and reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS) measurements on PLLA LB-films are consistent with PLLA existing as single molecule 10/3-helices at the A/W interface. Morphologies observed after collapse of the LC monolayer are dependent upon the collapse mechanism and subsequent thermal treatment. For temperatures below the LE/LC critical temperature (Tc), two mechanisms are identified for the formation of three dimensional structures: a buckling and stacking of lamellar monolayers on top of existing lamellae during constant compression rate experiments, and a modified nucleation and growth mechanism during isobaric area relaxation experiments. PLLA LB-films prepared in different Langmuir film phases at temperatures below Tc all contain lamellae with different surface roughnesses and similar helical content. Conventional thermal annealing studies on PLLA LB-films reveal that well-ordered lamellar features are destroyed after annealing the LB-films at bulk crystallization temperature through a melting-recrystallization process, which is confirmed by RAIRS and AFM. Our results may prove useful for studying critical behavior and experimentally testing scaling predictions for two dimensions, the development and testing of theories for crystallization in confined geometries, and separating the roles that roughness and crystallinity play in cell adhesion and spreading on biocompatible polymer surfaces. / Ph. D.

Foram investigadas as propriedades de formação de filmes de Langmuir e as propriedades ópticas e elétricas de filmes mistos de Langmuir-Blodgeti (LB) preparados com os polímeros HPDR13, MMA-DR13 e IPDI-DR19CI com adição de estearato de cádmio (CdSt). Para caracterizar os polímeros foram usadas as técnicas de calorimetria diferencial de varredura, espectroscopia ultravioleta-visível (W-Vis) e difração de raios X. As medidas de isotermas de pressão e de potencial de superfície com os filmes Langmuir mostraram que ocorre agregação molecular associada a interações dipolares. Medidas de absorção no W-Vis mostraram que os agregados dipolares formados são do tipo-J. As investigações dos sistemas poliméricos mostraram que o sinal da birrefringência fotoinduzida pode depender do número de camadas LB, potência da luz de excitação e temperatura. Funções com duas exponenciais e de Kohlrausch-Williams-Watts foram usadas de forma sistemática para analisar as curvas de crescimento e decaimento do sinal de birrefringência. As dependências das constantes de tempo das funções citadas também foram analisadas em função da temperatura. Observou-se que os filmes de IPDI-DR19CI/CdSt apresentam os resultados mais regulares e mais reprodutíveis para a birrefringência fotoinduzida. Isso foi atribuído a maior homogeneidade desse tipo de filme devida a menor agregação dipolar. Experimentos realizados em baixa temperatura com o polímero MMA-DRI 13 mostraram que o sinal máximo da birrefringência fotoinduzida aumenta até 120 K e diminui acima desse valor. 0s resultados abaixo de 120 K foram analisados a luz da teoria do volume livre local e dos mecanismos de fotoisomerização e difusão rotacional térmica As medidas elétricas com os filmes LB mostraram que todos os filmes poliméricos apresentam um r e m e de condução ôhmico em baixos campos elétricos e um outro regime não ôhmico atribuído a injeção de portadores no volume do material. Concluiu-se das medidas elétrica que o CdSt determina as propriedades de condução dos filmes LB mistos / The formation of Langmuir films and the optical and electrical properties of mixed Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films were studied. Films were prepared using cadmium stearate (CdSt) and the polymers HPDR13, MMA-DR13 and IPDI-DR19CI. These polymers were characterized with differential scanning calorimetry, visible-ultraviolet spectroscopy (UVVis) and X-ray- diffraction. Surface pressure and surface potential isotherms of the Langmuir films indicated the presence of molecular aggregation due to dipolar interactions. UV-Vis spectroscopy suggested J-type aggregation of dipoles. Measurements on mixed LB film showed that the photoinduced birefringence depends on the number of LB layers, the power of excitation light and on the temper-re. A double exponential function and the Kohlrausch-Williams-Watts function were used for analyzing the experimental curves of growth and decay of the birefringence signal. The dependence of time constants of such functions on the temperature was also analyzed. Mixed LB films of IPDI-DR19CI/CdSt presented the most reproducible results of photoinduced birefringence, which was attributed to the better homogeneity of this type film probably due to the low dipolar aggregation. Experiments carried out with the polymer MMA-DRI3 at low temperatures revealed that the maximum of birefringence increases up to 120 K and then decreases for higher temperatures. Results under 120 K were analyzed using the free local volume theory and included photoisomerization and thermal rotational diffusion processes. Electrical measurements of LB films showed that all LB films present an ohmic conduction regime at low electric fields and a non-ohmic regime attributed to charge carrier injection into the film bulk. It is concluded that CdSt determines the conduction properties of mixed LB films

A birrefringência fotoinduzida e a formação de grades de relevo vêm sendo extensivamente investigadas em filmes de azopolímeros, obtidos por diversas técnicas de fabricação. Embora para azopolímeros amorfos já haja modelos bem estabelecidos tanto para explicar a dinâmica de fotoindução da birrefringência quanto para o transporte de massa que leva à formação de grades de relevo, o mesmo não ocorre para os azopolímeros líquido-cristalinos. Numa tentativa de contribuir para dirimir dúvidas da literatura, nesta dissertação foi sintetizado um azopolímero com diferentes massas molares, depois empregado em medidas de armazenamento óptico e fotoinscrição de grades de relevo. A síntese dos polímeros foi feita a partir do 4,4-difenilmetano-diisocianato (MDI) e de um azomonômero, sintetizado em três etapas: síntese do azocorante, incorporação do segmento flexível e funcionalização do monômero. Os materiais foram caracterizados por espectroscopia ultravioleta-visível (UV-Vis), espectroscopia infravermelha (FTIR) e ressonância magnética nuclear de hidrogênio (1H-RMN). A massa molecular dos polímeros (Mn e Mw) foi determinada por cromatografia de exclusão de tamanha (HPSEC). Através de calorimetria diferencial exploratória (DSC), microscopia óptica polarizada e difração de raios X foram comprovadas as propriedades líquido-cristalinas do azomonômero e dos polímeros. A transição da fase anisotrópica para a isotrópica ocorreu em aproximadamente 79oC no monômero e 84oC para os polímeros. Filmes de Langmuir estáveis foram obtidos para os polímeros na interface ar-água, propiciando a transferência para substratos sólidos na forma de filmes Langmuir-Blodgett (LB). Esses filmes foram usados para armazenamento óptico, sendo que a birrefringência fotoinduzida foi mais alta do que em filmes cast, provavelmente devido à melhor organização do filme LB. Grades de relevo foram inscritas nos dois tipos de filme usando um laser de baixa intensidade, ao contrário do que encontra na literatura, em que grades só são formadas se lasers de altas intensidades são empregados. Embora a amplitude das grades seja pequena e o processo de fotoinscrição ainda precise ser otimizado, este resultado abre novas perspectivas de emprego de azopolímeros líquido-cristalinos. / Photoinduced birefringence and surface-relief gratings (SRGs) have been extensively investigated in azopolymer films obtained with various film-fabrication methods. Even though well-established models exist for amorphous azopolymers which explain the dynamics of photoinduced birefringence and mass transport leading to SRGs, the same is not true for liquid-crystalline azopolymers. In an attempt to try and resolve controversies in the literature, in this work we synthesized an azopolymer with two different molar masses, which were then employed in optical storage and photoinscription of SRGs. The synthesis was performed with 4,4-diphenylmethane-diisocyanate (MDI) and an azomonomer obtained in a 3-step procedure: synthesis of the azodye, incorporation of the flexible segment and functionalization of the monomer. The materials were characterized by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR). The molar mass of the polymers was determined by high performance size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC). The liquid-crystalline properties of the azomonomer and azopolymers were confirmed via differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarized optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction, with a isotropic-liquid crystal phase transition occurring at ca 79oC and 84oC for the monomer and polymers, respectively. Stable Langmuir films made with the azopolymers could be formed at the air-water interface, which were transferred onto solid substrates in the form of Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films. These LB films could be used in optical storage experiments, with the photoinduced birefringence being higher than in cast films of the same azopolymers, probably due to the better organization of the nanostructured LB films. SRGs could be photoinscribed on both types of film with a low-intensity laser beam, in contrast to the reports in the literature, according to which SRGs can only be inscribed on liquid-crystalline azopolymer samples if high laser intensities are used. Though the SRG amplitude was small and the photoinscription process still needs to be optimized, this finding may open the way for a host of new applications of liquid-crystalline azopolymers.

Muitas aplicações biológicas da quitosana dependem de sua interação com membranas celulares, cujo mecanismo não é conhecido em nível molecular. Nesta tese, empregam-se filmes de Langmuir dos fosfolipídios dipalmitoil fosfatidil colina (DPPC), dipalmitoil fosfatidil glicerol (DPPG) e ácido dimiristoil fosfatídico (DMPA) para mimetizar a membrana, e é avaliada a influência dos grupos hidroxila e amino de quitosana nas propriedades dos filmes. Para tanto, O-acilquitosanas foram produzidas por meio de reação de acilação, gerando os derivados 3,6 - O,O\'- dietanoilquitosana (DEQUI) e 3,6 - O,O\'- dipropanoilquitosana (DPPQUI) solúveis em solução aquosa ácida, e 3,6 - O,O\'- dimiristoilquitosana (DMQUI) e 3,6 - O,O\'- dipalmitoilquitosana (DPQUI), solúveis em clorofórmio. DEQUI e DPPQUI afetam mais fortemente as isotermas de pressão de superfície e elasticidade dos filmes do que quitosana, sendo os efeitos de DPPQUI (mais hidrofóbico) maiores do que para DEQUI. Isso indica que ligações hidrogênio envolvendo as hidroxilas da quitosana não são essenciais na interação. Espectros no infravermelho com modulação de polarização (PM-IRRAS) confirmaram interações hidrofóbicas, com penetração dos derivados entre as moléculas de fosfolipídio. DEQUI causa mais ordenamento das cadeias do fosfolipídio, enquanto o efeito de DPPQUI é oposto. DMQUI e DPQUI formam filmes de Langmuir altamente compactados com agregação de moléculas, inferida das isotermas de pressão e potencial de superfície. Os resultados sobre a influência dos grupos amino foram inconclusivos, pois o comportamento atrativo entre os materiais pode ser devido tanto à existência de grupos com cargas opostas, quanto interações hidrofóbicas. Quitosanas com diferentes massas moleculares (alta - QAMM e baixa - QBMM) foram utilizadas para obter informações sobre a orientação dos grupos químicos da quitosana e fosfolipídios e conformação do polímero em solução. Espectros PM-IRRAS indicam maior efeito de QBMM em monocamadas de DPPG, provocando diminuição na intensidade e deslocamento para maiores números de onda das bandas de CH, inversão na orientação do grupo P=O do DPPG e maior intensidade da banda amida II, sugerindo maior densidade desses grupos na interface. Os espectros de geração de soma de frequência (SFG) mostraram diminuição na ordenação/compactação das caudas de DPPG, aumento do espaçamento entre as moléculas e de defeitos gauche. Conclui-se que derivados O-acilados de quitosana têm maior efeito sobre modelos de membrana, principalmente devido às forças hidrofóbicas, sendo mais adequados em aplicações biológicas que dependam dessa interação. Também favorece a interação com a membrana a atração eletrostática, com efeitos mais relevantes para quitosanas de menores massas moleculares. / Many biological applications of chitosan depend on its interaction with cell membranes, whose mechanism at the molecular level is not known. In this thesis, Langmuir films from the phospholipids dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline (DPPC), dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl glycerol (DPPG) and dimyristoyl phosphatidic acid (DMPA) were used to mimic the cell membrane, and effects from the hydroxyl and amine groups in chitosan on the film properties were evaluated. For this, O-acylchitosans were produced by acylation reaction, resulting in the derivatives 3,6 - O,O\' - diacetylchitosan (DECT) and 3,6 - O,O\'- dipropionylchitosan (DPPCT), which are soluble in acidic aqueous solution, and 3,6 - O,O\'- dimyristoylchitosan (DMCT) and 3,6 - O,O\'- dipalmitoylchitosan (DPCT), soluble in chloroform. DECT and DPPCT affect the surface pressure and elasticity of the films more strongly than chitosan, especially DPPCT that is more hydrophobic. This indicates that hydrogen bonds involving the hydroxyl groups from chitosan are not essential for the interaction. Polarization-modulated infrared reflection absorption (PM-IRRAS) spectra confirmed hydrophobic interactions with penetration of derivatives between the phospholipid molecules. DECT induces ordering in the chains, while the opposite occurs for DPPCT. DMCT and DPCT form highly compressed films with aggregation, as shown by surface pressure and surface potential isotherms. The results on the importance of amino groups were inconclusive because the attractive behavior between materials may be due to either the oppositely charged groups or hydrophobic interactions. Chitosans with different molecular weights (high - CHMW and low - CLMW) were used to obtain information about the chitosan and phospholipids chemical groups orientation and polymer conformation in solution. PM-IRRAS spectra indicate greater effect from QBMM on DPPG monolayers, causing a decrease in intensity and shift to higher wavenumbers of the CH bands, inversion in the orientation of the P=O group from DPPG and greater intensity of the amide II band, suggesting greater density of these groups at the interface. The sum-frequency generation (SFG) spectra showed a decrease in ordering/packing of the DPPG chains, increased spacing between molecules and gauche defects. Overall, the O-acyl derivatives of chitosan have greater effect on cell membrane models, owing to hydrophobic forces, being therefore more suitable for biological applications that depend on this interaction. Also important for the interaction is the electrostatic attraction, with more relevant effects observed with low-molecular weight chitosans.