De manière générale, l’extraction des huiles essentielles préalable à l’analyse chimique se compose de deux étapes : extraction et analyse. Alors que l’étape analytique requiert en général quelques minutes, l’étape d’extraction nécessite plusieurs heures. C’est le cas de la méthode de Clevenger, inventée en 1928 (Clevenger, 1928), qui est la procédure de distillation de référence. Depuis la découverte des effets thermiques des micro-ondes par Spencer en 1946, l’impact des micro-ondes sur la matière a été largement caractérisé et validé par la communauté scientifique. Rapidement, les micro-ondes ont été utilisées pour l’extraction dans le but de contrecarrer les limites des techniques d’extraction conventionnelles. Notre travail a consisté en la conception, l’optimisation et la valorisation d’une technique d’extraction des huiles essentielle pour les matrices végétales et co-produits alimentaires : l’Hydrodiffusion assistée par micro-ondes et gravité (MHG). Une première partie du document est consacrée aux fondements et considérations théoriques des procédés conventionnelles et innovantes d’extraction des molécules aromatiques. Une seconde partiedu manuscrit rappelle les techniques employées pour la conception et valorisation de la MHG.Enfin, la dernière partie du manuscrit traite des résultats obtenus et s’articule selon trois sections distinctes : dans un premier chapitre, la mise au point, et l’application du nouveau dispositif de laboratoire sont décrites. L’originalité de l’appareillage réside en une extraction rapide, non destructrices et généralisables à divers matrices végétales discutées dans un second chapitre. La compréhension du phénomène mis en jeu dans l’extraction et l’approche écologique de l’invention fait l’objet d’un troisième et dernier chapitre. / In most cases, sample preparation can be divided in two distinctive steps : extraction andanalysis. While analytical step requires few minutes, the extraction step requires severalhours. This applies to clevenger method, invented in 1928, which today is the reference fordistillation extraction. Since the discovery of thermal effects of microwaves by Spencer in1946, the impact of microwaves on the matter has been widely characterized and validated bythe scientific community. Quickly, microwaves were used for extraction to coutercatlimitations of conventional extraction procedures. Our work consisted of design, optimizationand development of a new extraction technique of essential oils in vegetables matrices andby-products of food industry. The first part of the document is devoted to understanding thetheorical foundations and considerations of conventional and innovative extractionprocedures. A second part of the manuscript refers to the techniques used for the design andoptimization of micowaves hydrodiffusion and gravity. Finally, the last part of the manuscriptdeals with the results obtained and is divided into three distinct sections: in the first chapter,the development, optimization and implementation of the new device and described. Theapparatus allows rapid and non destructive extractions that can generalized for variousvegetables matrices. This topic is discused in a second chapter. A phenomenoncomprehension of process extraction and the ecological approach of the invention, is thesubject of a third and final chapter

De manière générale, l'extraction des huiles essentielles préalable à l'analyse chimique se compose de deux étapes : extraction et analyse. Alors que l'étape analytique requiert en général quelques minutes, l'étape d'extraction nécessite plusieurs heures. C'est le cas de la méthode de Clevenger, inventée en 1928 (Clevenger, 1928), qui est la procédure de distillation de référence. Depuis la découverte des effets thermiques des micro-ondes par Spencer en 1946, l'impact des micro-ondes sur la matière a été largement caractérisé et validé par la communauté scientifique. Rapidement, les micro-ondes ont été utilisées pour l'extraction dans le but de contrecarrer les limites des techniques d'extraction conventionnelles. Notre travail a consisté en la conception, l'optimisation et la valorisation d'une technique d'extraction des huiles essentielle pour les matrices végétales et co-produits alimentaires : l'Hydrodiffusion assistée par micro-ondes et gravité (MHG). Une première partie du document est consacrée aux fondements et considérations théoriques des procédés conventionnelles et innovantes d'extraction des molécules aromatiques. Une seconde partiedu manuscrit rappelle les techniques employées pour la conception et valorisation de la MHG.Enfin, la dernière partie du manuscrit traite des résultats obtenus et s'articule selon trois sections distinctes : dans un premier chapitre, la mise au point, et l'application du nouveau dispositif de laboratoire sont décrites. L'originalité de l'appareillage réside en une extraction rapide, non destructrices et généralisables à divers matrices végétales discutées dans un second chapitre. La compréhension du phénomène mis en jeu dans l'extraction et l'approche écologique de l'invention fait l'objet d'un troisième et dernier chapitre.

The term "pattern formation" refers to the process by which order unfolds in development. The present thesis deals with a particular aspect of molecular pattern formation during vertebrate embryogenesis. The model system in the focus of this study is the zebrafish, Danio rerio. In the early developmental phases of the zebrafish, Fibroblast growth factors (Fgfs) are involved in the molecular patterning of various tissues, including two regions of the brain, the forebrain and the midbrain-hindbrain region, affecting cellular processes as diverse as cell proliferation, differentiation, and axonal targeting. The goal of this study was to better understand the mechanisms by which Fgf signaling regulates pattern formation and embryogenesis. I addressed this question on several levels, investigating the extent of intracellular signaling (MAPK activation) relative to sources of Fgf expression, and the transcriptional responses of cells to Fgf signaling during embryogenesis. By a macroarray analysis, I identified putative transcriptional targets of Fgf signaling in late gastrulation, providing a set of molecules that are likely to act as functional players in relaying the patterning information encoded by Fgf signals. Among those are the secreted signaling molecules Chordin and Wnt8, as well as Isthmin, a novel secreted molecule that I found capable to interfere with anterior embryonic patterning. In addition, I identified two ETS domain transcription factors, Erm and Pea3, which constitute bona fide integrators of FgfR signaling. By gain- and loss-of-function studies, I demonstrate that transcript levels of erm and pea3 are tightly regulated by Fgf signaling. Detailed analysis of the expression patterns of erm and pea3 along with other Fgf target genes also provides evidence for a differential read-out of Fgf concentration in the embryo, consistent with a role of Fgf as a vertebrate morphogen. The discovery of novel molecular components downstream of Fgf receptor activity paves a way to characterize previously unknown or underestimated developmental roles of Fgfs in the molecular patterning of the forebrain, the eye and parts of the neural crest.

The term "pattern formation" refers to the process by which order unfolds in development. The present thesis deals with a particular aspect of molecular pattern formation during vertebrate embryogenesis. The model system in the focus of this study is the zebrafish, Danio rerio. In the early developmental phases of the zebrafish, Fibroblast growth factors (Fgfs) are involved in the molecular patterning of various tissues, including two regions of the brain, the forebrain and the midbrain-hindbrain region, affecting cellular processes as diverse as cell proliferation, differentiation, and axonal targeting. The goal of this study was to better understand the mechanisms by which Fgf signaling regulates pattern formation and embryogenesis. I addressed this question on several levels, investigating the extent of intracellular signaling (MAPK activation) relative to sources of Fgf expression, and the transcriptional responses of cells to Fgf signaling during embryogenesis. By a macroarray analysis, I identified putative transcriptional targets of Fgf signaling in late gastrulation, providing a set of molecules that are likely to act as functional players in relaying the patterning information encoded by Fgf signals. Among those are the secreted signaling molecules Chordin and Wnt8, as well as Isthmin, a novel secreted molecule that I found capable to interfere with anterior embryonic patterning. In addition, I identified two ETS domain transcription factors, Erm and Pea3, which constitute bona fide integrators of FgfR signaling. By gain- and loss-of-function studies, I demonstrate that transcript levels of erm and pea3 are tightly regulated by Fgf signaling. Detailed analysis of the expression patterns of erm and pea3 along with other Fgf target genes also provides evidence for a differential read-out of Fgf concentration in the embryo, consistent with a role of Fgf as a vertebrate morphogen. The discovery of novel molecular components downstream of Fgf receptor activity paves a way to characterize previously unknown or underestimated developmental roles of Fgfs in the molecular patterning of the forebrain, the eye and parts of the neural crest.