Les oligonucléotides (ONs) antisens présentent un fort potentiel en tant qu’agents thérapeutiques. Toutefois, leurs propriétés physicochimiques limitent leur utilisation en thérapie génique. Pour pallier aux divers obstacles, des systèmes de vectorisation, tels que les micelles polyioniques (PICMs), ont été développés. Grâce à leur structure unique, les micelles protégent l’ON contre une dégradation prématurée et le couplage d’un ligand à leur surface augmente leur spécificité et leur internalisation. Dans d’autres systèmes, un polymère adjuvant aux propriétés pH-sensibles peut être ajouté pour faciliter la sortie de l’endosome et augmenter l’efficacité de l’ON. L’objectif général de ce mémoire était de mettre au point des PICMs ternaires ciblées pour l’administration d’ONs. Ces micelles assureraient à la fois l’internalisation cellulaire de leur cargaison en interagissant avec des récepteurs cellulaires et sa fuite de l’endosome grâce à un mécanisme de déstabilisation de la membrane endosomale. Pour cela, des PICMs composées d’un copolymère cationique de type poly(éthylène glycol)-bloc-poly(méthacrylate d’(alkylamino)éthyle) et d’un copolymère d’acide méthacrylique ont été préparées. Les propriétés physicochimiques de ces vecteurs ont démontré qu’ils permettaient une condensation efficace de l’acide nucléique et ce, indépendamment de la nature du polymère cationique et de l’acide nucléique. Finalement, une approche de couplage par pont disulfure a été développée afin de greffer au copolymère un fragment d’anticorps dirigé contre les récepteurs de la transferrine. En conclusion, ces travaux démontrent la versatilité et le potentiel des PICMs ternaires en tant que vecteurs d’acide nucléique, et proposent une méthodologie de couplage d’un ligand afin de formuler des PICMs ciblées. / Antisens oligonucleotides (ONs) present great potential as therapeutic agents. However, their physicochemical properties hinder their use in gene therapy. Targeting systems, such as polyion complex micelles (PICMs), have been proposed to circumvent the main hurdles related to ON delivery. Their unique core/shell structure can protect the ON against premature degradation and the coupling of a ligand on their surface can increase their specificity and internalization. In other systems, a polymer with pH-sensitive properties can be added to facilitate the release of the ON from the endosome and increase its efficiency. The present work was aimed at optimizing ternary PICMs targeted for the delivery of antisens ON. Such systems would provide both cellular internalization of cargo by interaction with receptors on the surface of cell membranes and escape from the endosome through a mechanism of destabilization of the endosomal membrane. PICMs composed of cationic copolymers of poly(ethylene glycol)-bloc-poly((alkylamino)ethyl methacrylate) with a methacrylic acid copolymer adjuvant were prepared. Their physicochemical properties suggest that efficient complexation of nucleic acids was obtained, regardless of the nature of the cationic polymer and the nature of the nucleic acid. Finally, a synthetic approach was developed for the conjugation of an antibody fragment directed against the transferrin receptor via a labile disulfide bond at the end of the cationic copolymer. In conclusion, the work presented herein displays the versatility and potential of ternary PICMs as vehicles for the delivery of ONs and also provides a method for the conjugation of a ligand to generate targeted ternary PICMs.

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This critical review summarizes recent developments in the fabrication of patterned polymer brushes. As top-down lithography reaches the length scale of a single macromolecule, the combination with the bottom-up synthesis of polymer brushes by surface-initiated polymerization becomes one main avenue to design new materials for nanotechnology. Recent developments in surface-initiated polymerizations are highlighted along with diverse strategies to create patterned polymer brushes on all length scales based on irradiation (photo- and interference lithography, electron-beam lithography), mechanical contact (scanning probe lithography, soft lithography, nanoimprinting lithography) and on surface forces (capillary force lithography, colloidal lithography, Langmuir–Blodgett lithography) (116 references). / Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.

With the emergence of novel and more effective drug therapies, increased importance is being placed upon the methods by which these drugs are being delivered to the body. In conventional drug delivery systems, there is very little control over the release of drug. The effective concentration at the target site can be achieved by intermittent administration of grossly excessive doses, which, often results in constantly, unpredictable variations in plasma concentrations, with the risk of reaching levels below or above the therapeutic range leading to marked side effects. A plethora of formulation strategies mainly based on polymeric/lipid nanoparticles, are described in literature. Even though these systems are therapeutically advantageous in comparison to conventional systems, they remain insensitive to the changing metabolic states of the body although the symptoms of most metabolic diseases follow a rhythmic pattern.A more appropriate and effective approach of managing some of these conditions lies in the chronotherapy. This approach allows for pulsed or self-regulated drug delivery which is adjusted to the staging of biological rhythms, since the onset of certain diseases exhibits strong circadian temporal dependence. In order to reach the objective of mimicking the biophysical and biochemical processes of pathological states, many innovations in material design for drug delivery systems (DDS) that are able to release the therapeutic payload-on-demand were done to release the therapeutic agent only when it is required, according to the physiological need. The development of multidisciplinary research teams has brought huge advantages in the design, fabrication and utilization of such smart systems, especially in the pharmaceutical field. Interestingly, numerous smart polymeric materials exhibit a response to a specific stimulus. A step further, the elaboration of purpose-built monomers can give rise to compounds with tunable sensitivities or multi-stimuli responsiveness. These smart polymers demonstrate an active responsiveness to environmental (or external) signals and change their physicochemical properties as designed (e.g. conformation, solubility, shape, charge or size). As far as the stimuli are concerned, they consist of physical (e.g. temperature, ultrasound, light, electricity, magnetic or mechanical stress), chemical (e.g. pH, ionic strength) and biological signals (e.g. enzymes, biomolecules). Due to the intrapersonal variabilities which may make internal stimuli hazardous, externally controlled systems rely on externally applied stimuli that are produced by stimuli-generating devices, which results in pulsed drug delivery. This type of delivery may be rapid and allows a transient release of a determined amount of drug within a short period of time immediately after a pre-determined off-release period. A novel strategy for the formation of multi-stimuli responsive materials endowed with pH, magnetic and light sensitivity was achieved. The approach relied on the incorporation of magnetic tetrahalogenoferrate(III) anions along a polymeric backbone based on poly(2-(N,N-dimethylamino) ethyl meth-acrylate) (PDMAEMA). Starting from the same PDMAEMA, quaternized pending amine groups with various halide derivatives gave rise to magnetic materials after anion metathesis. Measuring the magnetic susceptibility of these materials exhibited that the magnetic susceptibility increased as the substituted group size decreased (become smaller) which was apparently related to the steric hindrance around the ionic pendants. Additionally, a good correlation between the magnetic susceptibility and ferric content was found. Additional experimental and theoretical Raman analyses allowed the determination of the nature of the magnetic species constituting the materials. This strategy further offers the opportunity to tailor the magnetic response through partial ammonium salt formation. In order to merge the magnetic properties of ferric-based materials with another stimuli-responsive functionality, random copolymers containing DMAEMA (D) with diazobenzene (A) unit were prepared. So, three copolymers PDA were synthesized (with targeted D/A ratios 4/6 (PDA4), 6/4 (PDA6) and 8/2 (PDA8)). Meanwhile, different degrees of amine quaternization (10, 50 and 100 %) were applied, which led to the following polymeric salts PDAX/Y where X = 4, 6, 8 (referring to the percentage of the DMAEMA unit) and Y = 10, 50 and 100 (referring to the percentage of quaternized amine groups). Finally, the aforementioned materials were converted into magnetic polymers by anion exchange. As a result, magnetic responses correlated well with amount of iron oxide in these compounds and the amount of ionic pending groups along the backbone. Moreover, the remaining tertiary amines conferred pH sensitivity to the polymers whereas the diazobenzene units ensured light responsiveness through the well-established trans-to-cis isomerization.In order to functionalize these materials in the pharmaceutical field, an intelligent delivery system was prepared. Firstly, an attempt to formulate riboflavin-5’-phosphate sodium (RPS) loaded on PDA8 microspheres was made using double emulsion evaporation method. Meanwhile, prednisolone (PRD) microspheres were prepared using s/o/w emulsion technique. Subsequently, coating systems of cochineal red tablets were developed. These tablets were coated with polymer solution (using each of three types of copolymers: PDA8, PDA6, and PDA4) until the desired percentage of the coating was achieved (10, 15, and 20 % w/w). The cumulative release profiles of cochineal red tablets coated with PDA8, PDA6, and PDA4 showed a pH-sensitive release behavior. The release in the neutral media (pH ≈ 7.0) was very slow (less than 3 % after one hour). Then, after changing the pH to 1.2, an increase in the release of cochineal was observed. Furthermore, the cumulative release of cochineal red was at the highest value for the PDA8 and the lowest for PDA4 depending on the percentage of PDMAEMA moieties. Moreover, by increasing the percentage of the coating from (10, 15 to 20 % w/w), the cumulative release of cochineal decreased. Therefore, the copolymer PDAX can be used for controlling the release of drug by changing the pH value.Finally, the cochineal tablets coated with PDA6 (10 %) showed features of light sensitivity. The release of cochineal red from coated tablets was only due to the switching in the conformational trans/cis isomerization of azobenzene moieties upon irradiation, which was confirmed by comparing the release of coated tablets with uncoated tablets upon irradiation. / Doctorat en Sciences biomédicales et pharmaceutiques (Pharmacie) / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

The synthesis of dipyridyl functionalized polysulfones with improved hydrophilicity, enhanced membrane morphology and excellent ATRP polymeric ligand properties was conducted by the following method: (a) the formation of lithiated polysulfone from unmodified polysulfone and the subsequent reaction with 2,2'-vinylidenedipyridine in tetrahydrofuran at -78 oC under argon atmosphere to afford the corresponding dipyridyl functionalized polysulfone. The stoichiometry of the reaction affects the degree of functionalization of the product. When equimolar amounts of 2,2'-vinylidenedipyridine are added to the lithiated polysulfone, the degree of functionalization obtained was 45%. However, the addition of 10% and 20% molar excess of 2,2'-vinylidenedipyridine to the corresponding lithiated polysulfone produced dipyridyl functionalized polysulfones with degrees of functionalization of 80% and 95%, respectively; and (b) the membranes obtained from unmodified polysulfone as well as dipyridyl functionalized polysulfones were characterized by atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, pure water permeation measurements and contact angle measurements. Amine chain end functionalized polystyrene and poly(methyl methacrylate) were prepared by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) methods as follows: (a) •-Aminophenyl functionalized polystyrene was prepared in quantitative yields by ATRP methods using a new primary amine functionalized initiator adduct, formed in situ by the reaction of 1-(4-aminophenyl)-1-phenylethylene and (1-bromoethyl)benzene in the presence of copper (I) bromide/2,2'-bipyridyl as catalyst in diethyl ether at 110 oC, for the polymerization of styrene.(b) New •-bis(aminophenyl) and •,ω-tetrakis(aminophenyl) functionalized polymers were prepared in quantitative yields by the ATRP method using the following synthetic strategy: (i) the initiation of styrene polymerization with a new primary diamine functionalized initiator adduct, generated in situ by the reaction of stoichiometric amounts of 1,1-bis(4-aminophenyl)ethylene with (1-bromoethyl)benzene in the presence of copper (I) bromide/2,2'-bipyridyl as catalyst, afforded •-bis(aminophenyl) functionalized polystyrene; and (ii) •-bis(aminophenyl) functionalized poly(methyl methacrylate) was prepared by the ATRP method using the primary diamine functionalized initiator adduct as initiator for methyl methacrylate polymerization; and (iii) well defined •,ω-tetrakis(aminophenyl) functionalized polystyrene was prepared by the post ATRP chain end modification reaction of •-bis(aminophenyl) functionalized polystyrene with 1,1-bis(4-aminophenyl)-ethylene at the completion of the polymerization reaction. (c) Similarly, •-bis(4-dimethylaminophenyl) functionalized polystyrene was prepared by using a new tertiary diamine functionalized initiator adduct, formed in situ by treatment of equimolar amounts of 1,1-bis[(4-dimethylamino)phenyl]-ethylene with (1-bromoethyl)benzene in the presence of copper (I) bromide/2,2'-bipyridyl as the catalyst in diphenyl ether at 110 oC for the initiation of styrene polymerization by the ATRP method. Furthermore, the ATRP of methyl methacrylate, initiated by the new tertiary diamine functionalized initiator adduct, produced •-bis(4-dimethylaminophenyl) functionalized poly(methyl methacrylate). In addition, •,ω-tetrakis(4-dimethylaminophenyl) functionalized polystyrene was synthesized via a post ATRP chain end modification reaction of •-bis(4-dimethylaminophenyl) functionalized polystyrene with equimolar amounts of 1,1-bis[(4-dimethylamino)phenyl]ethylene at the completion of the polymerization process. vi Quantitative yields of the different amine functionalized polymers with predictable number average molecular weights (Mn = 1.3 x 103 – 16.4 x103 g/mol), narrow molecular weight distributions (Mw/Mn = 1.03 – 1.29) and controlled chain end functionality were obtained. Polymerization kinetics data was employed to determine the controlled/living character of each ATRP reaction leading to the formation of the different amine chain end functionalized polymers. The polymerization processes were monitored by gas chromatographic analyses. Polymerization kinetics measurements for all reactions show that the polymerizations follow first order rate kinetics with respect to monomer consumption. The number average molecular weight of the amine functionalized polymers increases linearly with percentage monomer conversion and polymers with narrow molecular weight distribution were obtained. The ATRP of styrene, catalyzed by a novel dipyridyl functionalized polysulfone/CuBr supported catalyst system, afforded well defined polystyrene with predictable number average molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distribution in a controlled/living free radical polymerization process. The substituted 1,1-diphenylethylene initiator precursor derivatives and the functionalized polymers were characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thin layer chromatography, column chromatography, size exclusion chromatography, non-aqueous titrations, differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetrical analysis. / Chemistry / M. Sc. (Chemistry)

L’objectif de ce travail fut d’améliorer la modélisation et la simulation de la polymérisation radicalaire dans des réacteurs continus et discontinus. Une solution analytique explicite généralisée (AS) fut obtenue dans le cas de la polymérisation en masse/solution, homogène et isotherme menée dans un réacteur fermé de volume variable. Les différentes étapes considérées furent l'initiation, la propagation, le transfert au monomère, au solvant, à un agent de transfert de chaîne, la terminaison par combinaison et dismutation. Différents modèles rendant compte des effets de gel, de vitrification et de cage ont également été considérés. AS a été validée avec succès par comparaison avec des solutions numériques et des données expérimentales de la littérature. Par ailleurs, AS a été étendue à des conditions pour lesquelles elle ne fut pas originellement développée comme par exemple des conditions non isothermes. La polyvalence et la flexibilité de AS sur l’ensemble de l’échelle de conversion du monomère furent ainsi démontrées. Ensuite, pour élargir encore plus son champ d'application, AS fut utilisée dans des simulations numériques (CFD). Une nouvelle transformation très simple a été proposée afin d’adimensionnaliser les constantes cinétiques en terme de concentration. Cela a permis de rentrer dans les simulations les données chimiques sous leur forme originale en mole et de faciliter ainsi le codage et le débogage du code de calcul. Cette transformation a ensuite été utilisée pour évaluer trois géométries tubulaires de microréacteur, un réacteur tubulaire droit (STR), à géométrie hélicoïdale (CTR) et à inversion de flux (CFIR), dans des conditions d'alimentation différentes (fluides d’entrée non ou parfaitement mélangés) et à de très faibles nombres de Reynolds (<1). La modélisation a été réalisée avec des paramètres constants ou variables des propriétés physiques du fluide sous écoulement (densité, viscosité et conductivité thermique) ainsi qu’en variant de manière discrète les coefficients de diffusion. Leurs effets sur les résultats de simulation ont été observés et comparés avec les données expérimentales publiées pour 4 monomères différents et furent en très bon accord. Les résultats pour le cas d’un mélange parfait furent indépendants de la géométrie des microréacteurs. Le CFIR semble être le réacteur le plus prometteur puisque, dans les conditions de microréaction étudiées, il a permis le meilleur contrôle des caractéristiques du polymère synthétisé. / This thesis aimed at improving the modeling and simulation of free radical polymerization (FRP) in batch as well as in flow reactors. A generalized explicit analytical solution (AS) was obtained in case of variable volume, bulk/solution polymerization, homogeneous and isothermal batch reactor. The reaction steps included initiation, propagation, transfer to monomer, transfer to solvent, transfer to chain transfer agent (CTA), termination by combination and disproportionation. Different models of gel, glass and cage effects were also implemented explicitly. AS was validated against numerical solutions as well as published experimental data and was found in good agreement. Furthermore, its applicability was extended to conditions for which AS was not derived, i.e. non-isothermal conditions. The versatility and flexibility of AS over the complete range of monomer conversion were thus demonstrated. Then, to broaden its applications range even more, AS was used in CFD simulations. A new and simple transformation was proposed to make kinetic rate coefficients dimensionless in terms of concentration. This enabled chemical data to be fed in molar form to CFD modeling. It also enabled easy coding and debugging by keeping the original form of generation terms intact. The results were found to be improved after validation against experimental data. This transformation was then used for evaluating three tubula microreactor geometries, namely straight tube reactor (STR), coiled tube reactor (CTR) and coil flow inverter reactor (CFIR), under different feed conditions (unmixed or perfectly mixed) at very low Reynolds numbers (<1). The modeling for FRP was performed with constant or variable fluid physical parameters (density, viscosity and thermal conductivity) along with discrete variation of diffusion coefficients. Their effects on simulation results were observed and compared with published experimental data for 4 different monomers and were found to match perfectly. Results for mixed feed condition were found to be independent of microreactor geometry. CFIR seems to be the most promising reactor design under microreaction investigated conditions as it allowed the best control over polymer characteristics.

L’objectif de cette thèse est de développer un matériau à base de polyméthacrylate de méthyle (PMMA) amorcé par une réaction redox à température ambiante pour produire des composites thermoplastiques. Plus particulièrement, notre travail a consisté à étudier le mécanisme d’amorçage afin d’améliorer la formulation de la résine en terme de cinétique de polymérisation. Afin d’atteindre cet objectif, les paramètres d’Arrhenius de la décomposition d’amorceur ont été déterminés et intégrés dans un modèle de simulation numérique décrivant la polymérisation du MMA à température ambiante développé à l’aide du logiciel PREDICI. Basé sur cette simulation, des différents paramètres ont été testés dans le but de diminuer le temps de polymérisation. En complément de la détermination des paramètres du système d’amorçage, une étude de copolymérisation avec un grand nombre de comonomères a été effectuée. Cette étude a conduit à l’identification d’un monomère permettant d’accélérer la vitesse de polymérisation : le méthacrylate d’acetoacetoxyethyle (AAEMA). Une étude cinétique de ce monomère a été réalisée avec l’identification du coefficient de la vitesse de propagation kp ainsi que les paramètres de copolymérisation avec MMA, rMMA et rAAEMA. Les paramètres cinétiques, qui ont été déterminés expérimentalement, ont été vérifiés par une simulation numérique de copolymérisation de MMA et AAEMA. / Composite materials are used for decades as high-performance materials in industry. Up to date these materials were based on non-recyclable thermoset polymers. Nowadays, environmental and economical restrictions enhance the development of recyclable composite materials. For answering that demand, research focuses on the development of recyclable thermoplastic polymer composites. Within this context, the work of this thesis focuses on the development of a material based on a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) resin initiated with a redox initiation system at room temperature in order to prepare thermoplastic composites. More precisely, our work consisted of studying this initiation system and to improve the kinetics of the resin formulation. For that purpose, the Arrhenius parameters of the initiator decomposition reaction were determined and implemented in a simulation model that describes the polymerization of MMA at room temperature. Based on the simulation carried out on the software PREDICI, several conditions were tested aiming in the decrease of the polymerization times. Besides investigating parameters concerning the initiation system, a copolymerization study, using a large variety of comonomers, was conducted. This study led to the identification of an interesting fast polymerizing methacrylate: acetoacetoxyethyl methacrylate (AAEMA). The kinetics of this monomer were studied including the determination of the propagation rate coefficient kp and the copolymerization parameters with MMA rMMA and rAAEMA. The determined kinetic parameters were finally verified by a copolymerization simulation of MMA and AAEMA.

Ce mémoire de thèse décrit des développements de méthodes MALDI-MS pour la caractérisation de polymères synthétiques, ainsi que les études plus fondamentales menées pour rationaliser des résultats inattendus et contribuant à une meilleure compréhension du processus d’ionisation MALDI. Synthétisés par polymérisation radicalaire contrôlée, les polymères étudiés ont des terminaisons fragiles qui ne survivent pas à l’étape d’ionisation. Une approche multidimensionnelle, combinant la spectrométrie de masse (MS et MS/MS haute résolution) et la spectrométrie de mobilité ionique, a permis de caractériser les nouveaux bouts de chaînes générés en source dans le cas du polystyrène. Dans le cas du poly(4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP), un protocole expérimental plus spécifique a dû être développé pour s’affranchir de la propension des unités monomériques à interagir avec la matrice. Ces fortes interactions se manifestent par la détection de complexes P4VP/matrice au sein desquels la nature des liaisons (covalentes vs non covalentes) change en fonction de la pression régnant dans la source MALDI. Dans une source opérant à une pression relativement élevée, ces interactions sont à l’origine de l’incorporation d’une molécule de matrice au bout des chaînes de P4VP. Ce cas de MALDI réactif a été rationalisé par un modèle basé sur un couplage radicalaire. Dans cette source d’ionisation, la forte densité de la plume MALDI serait également à l’origine de la production atypique d’espèces doublement chargées à partir de polymères synthétiques de faible taille (Mn < 5 kDa). Ces résultats suggèrent que la cationisation des polymères synthétiques en MALDI résulte de transferts de charges en phase gazeuse. / This thesis manuscript describes methodological developments in MALDI-MS to characterize synthetic polymers, as well as associated fundamental studies carried out to rationalize unexpected results, allowing new insights in the MALDI process. Studied samples were synthesized by controlled radical polymerization and contained fragile end-groups that do not survive the ionization step. A multidimensional approach, combining high resolution mass spectrometry (MS and MS/MS) with ion mobility spectrometry, allowed a full characterization of in-source newly formed terminations in the case of polystyrene. For poly(4-vinylpyridine), a more specific experimental protocol was required to overcome the propensity of monomeric units to interact with matrix molecules. These strong interactions were revealed by P4VP/matrix complexes in which the type of bonds (covalent vs non covalent) changes with the MALDI source pressure. Using a source operated at quite high pressure, a reactive MALDI phenomenon was evidenced to generate a new P4VP species in which one matrix molecule was incorporated in the chain end. A model involving a radical coupling process was proposed to account for the formation of these covalent adducts. The high density of the MALDI plume in such "high pressure" source would also be responsible for the unexpected formation of doubly charged species for small synthetic polymers (Mn < 5 kDa). These results are consistent with charge transfers in the gas phase as the process for cation adduction of synthetic polymers in MALDI.

Dans ce travail, les copolymérisations radicalaires contrôlées de monomères donneurs (dérivés du styrène) et accepteurs (maleimides N-substitués) ont été effectuées afin de préparer des polymères à séquences contrôlées. Ces macromolécules ont été préparées par polymérisation radicalaire contrôlée par la voie des nitroxides en utilisant le SG1 comme agent de contrôle. Des polymères ayant des microstructures bien définies ont été obtenus par le contrôle du temps de l’addition d’une petite quantité de monomère accepteur au cours de la polymérisation d’un large excès de monomère de type donneur. Dans cette thèse, des nouveaux dérivés styréniques para-substitués ont été sélectionnés afin de préparer une variété de polymères fonctionnels à séquences contrôlées. Par exemple, des polyélectrolytes à base de poly(4-hydroxystyrène)s et poly(vinyl benzyle amine)s ont été obtenus par polymérisation de dérivés protégés du styrène (4-tert-butoxystyrène, 4-acetoxystyrène et N-(p-vinyl benzyl)phthalimide) avec une quantité non-stœchiométrique de maleimides N-substitués. Par ailleurs, des polymères PEGylés biocompatibles et solubles dans l’eau ont également été étudiés. Des polymères à séquences contrôlées portant des fonctions alcynes protégées sur chaque unité de styrène ont été dans un premier temps synthétisés. La suppression de ces groupes protecteurs a permis le greffage du α-méthoxy-ω-azido-PEG sur les fonctions alcynes libres en employant la chimie click de type CuAAC. Finalement, des polymères semi-cristallins à séquences contrôlées ont été élaborés en utilisant le styrène d’octadécyle comme monomère donneur. Les propriétés thermiques de ces polymères ont été étudiées afin d’évaluer l’influence de la microstructure sur le comportement de leur cristallisation. / In this work, controlled radical copolymerizations of donor (styrenic derivatives) and acceptor monomers (N-substituted maleimides, MIs) have been investigated in order to synthesize sequence-controlled polymers. These macromolecules were prepared by nitroxide mediated polymerization using the nitroxide SG1 as a control agent. Polymers with defined microstructures were obtained by time-controlled addition of small amounts of acceptor monomers during the polymerization of a large excess of donor monomer. In this thesis, new styrenic derivatives have been studied in order to design sequence-controlled polymers with functional backbones. For example, sequence-controlled polyelectrolytes based on poly(4-hydroxystyrene)s and poly(vinyl benzyl amine)s were obtained through the polymerization of protected styrenic derivatives (i.e. 4-tert-butoxystyrene, 4-acetoxystyrene and N-(p-vinyl benzyl)phthalimide) with non-stoichiometric quantities of N-substituted maleimides. Furthermore, the preparation of PEGylated biocompatible water-soluble polymers was also investigated. Sequence-controlled polymers bearing protected alkyne functional groups on each styrene units were first synthesized followed by the removal of their protecting groups allowing the grafting of α-methoxy-ω-azido-PEG on free alkyne moieties via CuAAC mediated click reaction. Finally, sequence-controlled semi-crystalline polymers were synthesized using octadecylstyrene as a donor monomer. The thermal properties of these polymers were studied to evaluate the influence of polymer microstructure on crystallization behavior.