Thèses (Ph.D.)--Université de Sherbrooke (Canada), 2001. / Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 20 juin 2006). Publié aussi en version papier.

Thèses (M.Sc.)--Université de Sherbrooke (Canada), 1998. / Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 20 juin 2006). Publié aussi en version papier.

Thèses (M.Sc.)--Université de Sherbrooke (Canada), 1997. / Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 20 juin 2006). Publié aussi en version papier.

Thèses (M.Sc.)--Université de Sherbrooke (Canada), 2002. / Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 20 juin 2006). Publié aussi en version papier.

O câncer de pele, no Brasil, é responsavel por 25% de todos os tipos de câncer. Uma alternativa aos tratamentos usuais é a Terapia Fotodinâmica (TFD). Os processos fotodinâmicos em geral dependem da retenção de um composto fotossensível nos tecidos alvos e posterior irradiação com luz visível em comprimento de onda adequado. Após ativação, o fármaco tranfere energia para outras moléculas do meio, podendo gerar espécies como o oxigênio singlete (1O2) , radicais livres (O2,OH) e outras espécies reativas de oxigênio (EROs), essas, são responsáveis pelo processo fotooxidativo e indução da morte celular. Neste trabalho, o fármaco fotossensível NzPc (uma ftalocianina) foi estudado para verificar se suas características fotofísicas e fotoquímicas são adequadas a TFD, e, em seguida, foi associado a nanotubos de carbono de parede múltipla (NTCPM) funcionalizados com o tensoativo Pluronic F-127. Esse sistema de liberação de fármaco desenvolvido, foi caracterizado através de ensaios in vitro nas linhagens de melanoma de rato B16-F10 e carcinoma humano OSCC . O sistema NzPc/NTCPM/PF-127 apresentou atividade fotodinâmica superior ao fármaco na forma livre, possibilitando, maior interiorização do fármaco nas linhagens celulares e maior morte celular após irradiação. / Skin cancer in Brazil are responsible for 25% of all cancers. An alternative to the usual treatments is photodynamic therapy (PDT). Photodynamic processes in general depend on the retention of a photosensitive compound in target tissues and subsequent irradiation with visible light at an appropriate wavelength. After activation, the drug, transfer energy to other molecules of the medium, which can generate species reactivate such as singlet oxygen (1O2), free radicals (O2 , OH) and other reactive oxygen species (ROS), these are responsible for photo-oxidative process and induction of cell death. In this work, NzPc photosensitive drug (a phthalocyanine) was studied to see if their photophysical and photochemical characteristics are suitable for PDT, and then was associated with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) functionalized with surfactant Pluronic F-127. This drug delivery system developed was characterized by in vitro assay on strains of mouse melanoma B16-F10 and carcinoma human OSCC. The system presented NzPc/NTCPM/PF-127 photodynamic activity than the drug in the free form, enabling greater internalization of the drug in cell and increased cell death after irradiation.

O câncer de pele, no Brasil, é responsavel por 25% de todos os tipos de câncer. Uma alternativa aos tratamentos usuais é a Terapia Fotodinâmica (TFD). Os processos fotodinâmicos em geral dependem da retenção de um composto fotossensível nos tecidos alvos e posterior irradiação com luz visível em comprimento de onda adequado. Após ativação, o fármaco tranfere energia para outras moléculas do meio, podendo gerar espécies como o oxigênio singlete (1O2) , radicais livres (O2,OH) e outras espécies reativas de oxigênio (EROs), essas, são responsáveis pelo processo fotooxidativo e indução da morte celular. Neste trabalho, o fármaco fotossensível NzPc (uma ftalocianina) foi estudado para verificar se suas características fotofísicas e fotoquímicas são adequadas a TFD, e, em seguida, foi associado a nanotubos de carbono de parede múltipla (NTCPM) funcionalizados com o tensoativo Pluronic F-127. Esse sistema de liberação de fármaco desenvolvido, foi caracterizado através de ensaios in vitro nas linhagens de melanoma de rato B16-F10 e carcinoma humano OSCC . O sistema NzPc/NTCPM/PF-127 apresentou atividade fotodinâmica superior ao fármaco na forma livre, possibilitando, maior interiorização do fármaco nas linhagens celulares e maior morte celular após irradiação. / Skin cancer in Brazil are responsible for 25% of all cancers. An alternative to the usual treatments is photodynamic therapy (PDT). Photodynamic processes in general depend on the retention of a photosensitive compound in target tissues and subsequent irradiation with visible light at an appropriate wavelength. After activation, the drug, transfer energy to other molecules of the medium, which can generate species reactivate such as singlet oxygen (1O2), free radicals (O2 , OH) and other reactive oxygen species (ROS), these are responsible for photo-oxidative process and induction of cell death. In this work, NzPc photosensitive drug (a phthalocyanine) was studied to see if their photophysical and photochemical characteristics are suitable for PDT, and then was associated with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) functionalized with surfactant Pluronic F-127. This drug delivery system developed was characterized by in vitro assay on strains of mouse melanoma B16-F10 and carcinoma human OSCC. The system presented NzPc/NTCPM/PF-127 photodynamic activity than the drug in the free form, enabling greater internalization of the drug in cell and increased cell death after irradiation.

Cette thèse présente des résultats originaux sur les phtalocyanines (Pc), un groupe de molécules d'inspiration biologique. En raison de l'utilisation grandissante de films moléculaires de phtalocyanine dans des dispositifs ayant des applications technologiques variées, de nombreuses études ont été consacrées à ces molécules au cours des dernières décennies.Les spectroscopies de photoélectron sur les niveaux de c¿ur ou de valence (PES), la spectroscopie d'absorption des rayons X (XAS) et la microscopie à effet tunnel (STM) ont été utilisées pour étudier ces molécules en phase gazeuse et adsorbées sur l'or Au (111) et le silicium Si (100)-2x1 . Des calculs théoriques utilisant la fonctionnelle de la densité (DFT) sont utilisés pour obtenir des informations complémentaires sur leur structure électronique. Le but de nos études est d'obtenir une meilleure compréhension des interactions molécule - molécule et molécule - surface, pour améliorer les dispositifs à base de phtalocyanine.Grâce à des calculs DFT et des mesures PSE en phase gazeuse, il a été possible de mettre en évidence l'influence de l'ion métallique sur la bande de valence. Ainsi FePc présente les états 2p du carbone alors que ce sont les états 3d du manganèse qui dominent pour MnPc. Les études PES et STM sur H2Pc et LuPc2 déposés sur Au (111) ont révélé la formation de monocouche et de bicouche respectivement. La comparaison entre l'adsorption de LuPc2 sur Si(100) nu ou passivé a confirmé la différence de réactivité sur ces deux surfaces : sur Si passivé, LuPc2 conserve un caractère moléculaire, en revanche sur Si nu, une interaction importante est mise en évidence. / The thesis presents fundamental studies of phthalocyanines (Pc), a group of organic macro-cycle molecules, similar to systems found in nature. The use of phthalocyanine molecular films in devices with a variety of possible technological applications has been the reason of the many studies during the last decades. Core and valence photoelectron spectroscopies (PES), X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) techniques are used to study Pc molecules in gas phase and adsorbed on gold Au(111) and silicon Si(100)-2x1 substrates. Density function theory (DFT) is used to obtain further insights in the electronic structure of the phthalocyanines.We aim to obtain a deeper understanding of the molecule-molecule and molecule-substrate interactions, a fundamental requirement for improving devices based on organic materials. Gas phase PES experiments and DFT calculations performed on different Pcs show the influence of the metal atom on the valence band spectra, where FePc and H2Pc HOMO is formed from C2p states, whereas MnPc has mainly Mn3d character.PES and STM studies of H2Pc and LuPc2 on Au(111) show a formation of a monolayer for H2Pc and a bi-layer of LuPc2 at lower thicknesses. XAS studies show a parallel to surface orientation of both H2Pc and LuPc2 with a change in tilt angle of the molecules with increasing thickness.A comparison of LuPc2 adsorbed on pristine and passivated Si surfaces show a bulk-like LuPc2 character on passivated Si, whereas a surface induced difference in adsorption geometry is evidenced on pristine Si and two energetically different adsorption geometries are proposed.

Résumé indisponible / This PhD work is dedicated to investigate potentialities of phthalocyanines materials to realize a Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) sensor for Benzene, Toluene and Xylenes (BTX) detection in air. The goal is to develop a sensor-microsystem capable of measuring BTX concentrations quantitatively below the environmental guidelines with sufficient accuracy. To achieve these objectives, our strategies mainly focused on experimental works encompassing sensors realization, sensing material characterizations, development of gas-testing facility and sensor testing for different target gases. One of the main aims is to identify most appropriate phthalocyanine material for sensor development. After comparative sensing studies, tert-butyl-copper phthalocyanine based QCM device is found as most sensitive and detail metrological characteristics are further investigated. Results show repeatable, reversible and high magnitude of response, low response and recovery times, sub-ppm range detection limit, high resolutions and combined selectivity of BTX gases among common atmospheric pollutants. Special focus is given to understand the gas/material interactions which are achieved by (a) XRD and SEM characterizations of sensing layers, (b) formalization of a two-step adsorption model and (c) assessing extent of diffusion of target gas in sensing layer. At last, possible ageing of sensor and suitable storage conditions to prevent such effect are investigated.

Cette thèse vise principalement à décorer des phtalocyanines avec des groupes de reconnaissance supramoléculaires pour induire leur auto-assemblage pour la première fois avec ces chromophores robustes imitant les bactériochlorophylles chlorosomales naturelles. D’autre part, cette thèse est également dédiée à la méthodologie de synthèse des complexes à trois étages avec des lanthanides complexant des porphyrines et phtalocyanines encombrantes.La première partie présente quelques concepts de base et des exemples segéstifs dans la biomimétique et l’auto-assemblage moléculaire. Les auto-assemblages biomimétiques des bactériochlorophylle c, d, e ont été examinés suivie par la synthèse, la séparation des régioisomères des phtalocyanines et des cellules solaires construites avec des phtalocyanines. La deuxième partie présente des travaux originaux sur une série d'antennes pour la coolléction de la lumière, comme les acylphthalocyanines qui font d'auto-assemblage avec des groupes carbonyle comme motifs de reconnaissance, un atome de zinc central et diverses chaînes alkyle de solubilisation. Ces nouveaux composés pourraient s’auto-assembler de la même manière que les bactériochlorophylles naturelles. La troisième partie de cette thèse se concentre sur les propriétés électrochimiques et magnétiques de lanthanides-porphyrine-phtalocyanine complexes sandwich ‘’triple deckers’’ volumineux, synthétisés par une nouvelle méthode sous irradiation avec des micro-ondes. Le site initial de l'oxydation ou de réduction de ce type de molécules à trois étages a d'abord été attribué par la combinaison de la spectroélectrochimie de couche mince. / This thesis mainly aims to decorate phthalocyanines with supramolecular recognition groups for inducing their self-assembly for the first time with these robust chromophores mimicking the natural chlorosomal bacteriochlorophylls. Meanwhile, this thesis is also dedicated to the synthetic methodology of bulky lanthanide porphyrin phthalocyanine triple-decker complexes. The first part provides some basic concepts and some delicate examples in biomimetics and molecular self-assembly, then biomimetic bacteriochlorophyll c, d, e self-assembles were simply reviewed, followed by the introduction on the synthesis, regioisomer separation of phthalocyanines and phthalocyanine-sensitized solar cells. The second part presents a series of light-harvesting antennas, namely self-assembling acyphthalocyanines, with carbonyl groups as recognition motifs, a central zinc atom and various solubilizing alkyl chains, which could self-assemble in the same way as the natural bacteriochlorophylls. These assemblies were characterized by UV-Vis, Variable-temperature UV-Vis and 1H-NMR spectra. The third part of this thesis focuses on the electrochemical and magnetic properties of bulky lanthanide porphyrin phthalocyanine triple-decker complexes synthesized by microwave-mediated, therein, the initial site of oxidation/reduction on this type of triple-decker molecules was firstly assigned by combining the thin-layer spectroelectrochemistry and the assignments of the electronic absorption spectra. Furthermore, the different single-molecule magnet behaviors of the corresponding Tb and Dy triple-decker complexes were also studied.

Le travail présenté dans ce mémoire avait pour but d’étudier le potentiel de nouvelles sondes fluorescentes pour la mise au point d’agents d’imagerie optique et d’imagerie Cherenkov inédits. Le premier chapitre porte sur la synthèse de subphtalocyanines et phtalocyanines fluorescentes possédant des fonctions chimiques qui confèrent à la molécule des propriétés adaptées à une application en imagerie médicale. Les composés obtenus ont été étudiés pour déterminer s’ils possèdent les propriétés requises pour l’application visée, en considération du cahier des charges propre aux fluorophores. Dans un deuxième temps, certaines sondes fonctionnelles préparées ont été utilisées pour créer des agents d’imagerie inédits. Dans le cas des subphtalocyanines, la biovectorisation a été explorée par association directe de la sonde avec un peptide, ou indirecte grace à un liposome encapsulant la sonde. Dans le cas des phtalocyanines, les sondes fonctionnelles ont été engagées dans la préparation de nanohybrides constitués de nanoparticules d’oxyde de fer ou de nanotubes d’oxyde de titane, afin d’obtenir des agents bimodaux ou théranostiques. Le troisième chapitre présente l’étude du phénomène de transfert d’énergie (CRET) entre des radioéléments émetteurs Cherenkov et des fluorophores organiques a été étudié. La détermination des paramètres de transfert optimaux a ensuite guidé la mise au point d’une sonde CRET composée d’un fragment fluorescéine lié covalentement à un complexe d’yttrium-90. Pour finir, la possibilité d’émettre dans la fenêtre du proche infrarouge a été explorée par multi-transfert de type CRETFRET. / The goal of this work was to prepare and study new fluorescent probes, which could give rise to novel optical or Cherenkov imaging agents. The first section of this work describes the synthesis of fluorescent subphthalocyanines and phthalocyanines probes, which possess relevant chemicals groups suitable for optical imaging applications. The optical and physico-chemical properties of the new probes were carefully examined to ensure they comply with the specification of the fluorophores for the desired application. The second part focused on the subsequent development of a few selected probes into real imaging agents. The biovectorisation of subphtalocyanines was achieved upon conjugation of a peptide either with the probe or with a liposome that encapsulate the probe. Phthalocyanine-based functional probes were engaged in the synthesis of nanohybrides made of iron oxide nanoparticles or titania nanotubes, to afford bimodal or theranostic agents. In a final part, the energy transfer phenomenon (CRET) between Cherenkov emitting radionuclides and organic fluorophores was studied. The optimal transfer parameters were considered to prepare a CRET probe made of a fluorescein moiety covalently attached to an Yttrium-90 complex. Finally, the ability to emit in the near infrared window was explored by multi-CRET-FRET transfer.