Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T18:08:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maycon Fernando Percio.pdf: 4386871 bytes, checksum: fd68bea53c4d4cbfe32a314a01715c6e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-02-28 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / In the present work a vitreous composition based on combination of the oxides BaO-SiO2-Li2O modified by adding of oxides Nb2O5, TiO2, V2O5 and ZrO2 as nucleating agent was evaluated and used in the manufacture of glass and glass-ceramic fibers for use in SPME-CG. The stability of the resulting glasses was accompained by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). The stability parameters of Weinberg (KW), Hubrÿ (KH), Lu e Liu (KLL), Du and Huang (KDU) and Saad and Poulain (KSP) were obtained by DTA data. By KSP was observed that stability of glassy phases follows the descending order: Composition 5 (ZrO2) > Composition 2 (Nb2O5) > Composition 1 (without nucleant) > Composition 4 (V2O5) > Composition 3 (TiO2). Through these data it was possible to determine the apparent activation energies of the crystallization process by the crystallization peaks of the DTA curves, whereby the decreasing order was obtained: Composition 5 (ZrO2)> Composition 4 (V2O5) > Composition 2 (Nb2O5) > Composition 3 (TiO2) > Composition 1 (without nucleant). It was found, through the Avrami index, a surface crystallization mechanism of the compositions that leads to a correspondent transition to the glass ceramic. From DRX data obtained after thermal treatment at varying time, the TTT diagrams (Time, Temperature and Transformation) of the compositions were constructed, which delimited the conditions for preparation of glass ceramic fibers. The XRD analysis indicated that the main crystalline phases formed after heat treatments are rhombic Li2SiO3 Li2Si2O5. The fibers obtained were further tested in chromatographic analysis by HS-SPME-GC of the methanol in aqueous solution at concentrations of 10 and 100 mgL-1 with satisfactory results. / No presente trabalho, foram estudadas composições vítreas baseada na combinação dos óxidos Li2O-BaO-SiO2 modificadas pelos óxidos Nb2O5, TiO2, V2O5 e ZrO2, utilizados como nucleantes na fabricação de fibras de vidro e vitrocerâmicas para a utilização em SPME-CG. Determinou-se a estabilidade vítrea para cada composição através da difração de raio-X (DRX) e análise térmica diferencial (DTA) sendo observada a estabilidade das fases vítreas na ordem decrescente: Composição 5 (ZrO2) > Composição 2 (Nb2O5) > Composição 1 (sem nucleante) > Composição 4 (V2O5) > Composição 3 (TiO2). Através destes dados foi possível determinar as energias de ativação aparente das fases cristalinas através dos picos de cristalização das curvas de DTA, cuja ordem decrescente obtida foi: Composição 5 (ZrO2) > Composição 4 (V2O5) > Composição 2 (Nb2O5) > Composição 3 (TiO2) > Composição 1 (sem nucleante). Verificou-se através do índice de Avrami que as composições vítreas obtidas apresentaram mecanismo de nucleação de superfície para a formação do vitrocerâmico. Os dados de DTA possibilitaram a obtenção de diagramas de Tempo, Temperatura e Transformação (TTT), que delimitaram as condições de preparo das fibras vitrocerâmicas. Foram fabricados 5 tipos diferentes de fibras vítreas (Fibras A), que após tratamento térmico deram origem a fibras vitrocêramicas parcialmente cristalizadas (Fibras B) e fibras vitrocerâmicas totalmente cristalizadas (Fibras C), resultando um total de 15 espécies de fibras de composições e estruturas cristalinas diferentes. As análises por DRX indicaram que as principais fases cristalinas formadas depois dos tratamentos térmicos são Li2SiO3 e Li2Si2O5 ortorrômbicos. As fibras obtidas foram ainda testadas em análises cromatográficas por Cromatografia Gasosa na extração de metanol em solução aquosa nas concentrações de 10 e 100 mgL-1 com resultados satisfatórios.

Les dendrimères sont très prometteurs du fait de leur structure unique et de leur multivalence. Cependant, leur synthèse souffre de problèmes de défauts de structure et de présence de produits secondaires très similaires. Des approches synthétiques alternatives sont donc fortement désirées. L'objectif de ma thèse consiste à explorer la synthèse sur support solide et l’approche d'autoassemblage pour la préparation de dendrimères.La première partie de ma thèse se concentre sur la synthèse de dendrimères en phase solide. Nous avons tout d'abord développé une méthode de synthèse pour les dendrimères poly(amidoamines) basée sur la chimie des peptides. Nous avons ensuite construit une petite bibliothèque de dendrimères de type triazine en faisant varier la taille et la terminaison des dendrimères pour créer une variété de dendrimères. Nous avons aussi tenté de synthétiser des dendrimères poly(aminoesters) bien que nous n'ayons pu les obtenir du fait du caractère labile de ces dendrimères.La deuxième partie de ma thèse vise à appliquer l’approche d'autoassemblage pour la construction de dendrimères supramoléculaires comme théranostiques combinant l'imagerie et la thérapie. Nous avons synthétisé un petit dendrimère amphiphile portant DOTA pour chélater le Gd (III). Ce dendrimère est capable de s'autoassembler en supramolécule et d’encapsuler l’agent anticancéreux doxorubicine, pour construire des agents théranostiques à base de dendrimères multivalents.L’ensemble de ma thèse se consacre au développement de stratégies en phase solide et de l'autoassemblage pour construire des dendrimères pour les applications dans les domaines biomédicaux et des matériaux. / Dendrimers hold great promise for wide applications thanks to their unique structural architecture and multivalent cooperativity. However, dendrimer synthesis often suffers from structural defects caused by incomplete reactions and difficulties associated with purification. Consequently, alternative synthetic approaches to overcome the limitations of current dendrimer synthesis are in high demand.My first PhD project mainly focuses on establishing novel strategies and methodologies for solid-phase dendrimer synthesis with advantages of convenient complete synthesis and easy purification procedures. We first developed a new and concise solid-phase synthesis of PAMAM dendrimers based on the adoption of peptide synthesis chemistry. We then constructed a small library of triazine dendrimers varying in generations and surface groups with a view to rapidly synthesizing dendrimers with structural diversity. We also strived to synthesize poly(aminoester) dendrimers although we had difficult to get it thorough.My second PhD program aims to apply the self-assembly approach for constructing supramolecular dendrimer theranostics. A small DOTA-conjugated amphiphilic dendrimer with Gd(III)-chelation was synthesized and self-assembled into supramolecular nanomicelles to encapsulate the anticancer drug doxorubicin. The obtained system constitutes a multivalent nanotheranostic to combine imaging purpose with therapeutic utility.In summary, my PhD program mainly contributes to elaborating strategies for dendrimer synthesis using both solid-phase method and self-assembly approach in the view to realizing and broadening their applications in the arenas of biomedical and material sciences.

La chimie des foldamères est un domaine de recherche en pleine expansion où les chimistes explorent la construction d’architectures artificielles variées mimant les structures repliées des biopolymères naturels. Les foldamères d’oligoamides quinoline, constituent une branche importante des foldamères montrant de nombreuses caractéristiques attractives, incluant la stabilité et la prédictibilité de leurs conformations repliées, qui en font de bons candidats pour des applications biologiques. Jusqu’à présent, la plupart des études sur les foldamères d’oligoamides quinolines ont été menées dans des solvants organiques. Cette thèse a pour objectif d’étendre leur portée au milieu aqueux et présente plusieurs méthodologies pour parvenir à leur solubilité, leur repliement, la variation de leurs chaines latérales, leur agrégation et leur capacité à former des cristaux dans l’eau.Tout d’abord, une méthode de synthèse en phase solide a été développée permettant l’accès rapide aux foldamères hybrides α-amino acide/quinoline (X/Q). Leur étude dans l’eau montre que contrairement aux foldamères hybrides de type (XQ)n, ceux de type (XQ2)n sont capables d’adopter une conformation hélicoïdale présentant un alignement des chaines α-amino acides dans l’espace. Ensuite, plusieurs chaines latérales courtes ont été identifiées pour doter les foldamères aromatiques d’une solubilité et d’une capacité à cristalliser dans l’eau. Six oligoamides quinoline ont ainsi été synthétisés pour une étude modèle. Des cristaux ont été obtenus pour toutes les séquences sauf une, présentant une excessive solubilité dans l’eau. Enfin, des efforts ont été faits pour construire des faisceaux d’hélices auto-assemblés dans l’eau à base d’effets hydrophobes et d’interactions électrostatiques. Les études RMN et cristallographiques ont indiqué que les effets hydrophobes étaient plus faibles qu’attendu et ne provoquaient pas d’agrégation forte. / Foldamer chemistry is a rapidly expanding research field where chemists explore the construction of various artificial architectures that mimic the folded structures of biopolymers found in nature. Quinoline oligoamide foldamers, as an important branch of foldamers, have been shown to possess many desirable features, including stability and predictability of their folded conformations, and are promising candidates to achieve biological applications. Up to now, most investigations of quinoline oligoamide foldamers have been carried out in organic solvents. This thesis is aimed to expand their scope in aqueous medium and presents several methodologies to achieve solubility, folding, side-chain variation, aggregation and crystal growth ability in water.First, a solid phase synthesis method was developed to enable the fast access to α-amino acid/quinoline (X/Q) hybrid oligoamide foldamers. The study of these hybrid foldamers in water showed that contrary to (XQ)n-type foldamers the (XQ2)n-type foldamers could adopt aromatic helical conformations with α-amino acid side chains aligned in space. Then, several short side chains were identified to endow aromatic foldamers with both solubility in, and crystal growth ability from water. Six quinoline oligoamides displaying these side chains were synthesized as a case study. Crystals were obtained from aqueous medium in all cases but one, exceedingly soluble in water. At last, efforts were made to construct self-assembled aromatic helix bundles in water based on hydrophobic effects and electrostatic interactions. NMR and crystallographic studies indicated that hydrophobic effects are weaker than expected and not strongly conducive of aggregation.

Le but de cette thèse est de montrer la réponse de la membrane mitochondriale au cours la régulation de l’apoptose en étudiant l’effet de domaines clés sur la dynamique membranaire et l’importance de la composition phospholipidiques des modèles utilisés. Le domaine BH4 est la partie spécifique anti-apoptotique de la famille Bcl-2. La première étape a été de synthétiser le peptide par voie chimique en utilisant la synthèse peptidique en phase solide. Un protocole décrivant les étapes de purification par chromatographie liquide et de caractérisation par spectroscopie de masse, garantissant une pureté indispensable pour des études biophysiques, a été établi. La modification de la structure secondaire du peptide interagissant avec des vésicules a été étudiée par spectroscopie infrarouge ainsi que par dichroïsme circulaire. Le peptide s’agrège à la surface et s’insère peu profondément dans la partie hydrophobe de la membrane. En utilisant la résonance magnétique nucléaire (RMN) et la calorimétrie, il a été montré que le peptide BH4 modifie l’organisation et la dynamique des liposomes mimant la surface mitochondriale. La deuxième étude a porté sur la première hélice de la protéine pro-apoptotique Bax (Bax-a1) qui a la propriété de diriger la protéine cytosolique vers la mitochondrie. Un protocole de synthèse et purification a été à nouveau établi. Le but de cette étude est de démontrer le rôle de l’interaction spécifique entre la cardiolipine, un phospholipide uniquement présent dans la mitochondrie et le peptide Bax-a1. Les études RMN ont montré que Bax-a1 n’interagissait uniquement que si la cardiolipine était présente, produisant un fort effet électrostatique piégeant le peptide à la surface de la membrane. Enfin, un nouveau protocole permettant d’étudier la réponse des lipides de mitochondries isolées toujours actives par RMN est présenté. Le but est de pouvoir directement observer les modifications subies par chaque phospholipide de la mitochondrie. . / The aim of this thesis was the investigation of the mitochondrial response mechanisms upon apoptotic stimuli. The specific objectives were the biophysical characterization of membrane dynamics and the specific roles of lipids in the context of apoptotic regulation occurring at the mitochondrion and its complex membrane systems. The BH4 domain is an anti-apoptotic specific domain of the Bcl-2 protein. Solid phase peptide synthesis was used to produce large amount of the peptide for biophysical studies. A protocol has been established and optimized, guarantying the required purity for biophysical studies. In detail the purification by high performance liquid chromatography and the characterisation via mass spectroscopy are described. The secondary structure of BH4 changes significantly in the presence of lipid vesicles as observed by infrared spectroscopy and circular dichroism. The BH4 peptide aggregates at the membrane surface and inserts slightly into the hydrophobic part of the membrane. Using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and calorimetry techniques, it could even be shown that the BH4 domain modifies the dynamic and organization of the liposomes which mimic a mitochondrial surface. The second study was on the first helix of the pro-apoptotic protein Bax. This sequence called Bax-a1 has the function to address the cytosolic Bax protein to the mitochondrial membrane upon activation. Once again a protocol has been established for the synthesis and purification of this peptide. The aim was to elucidate the key role of cardiolipin, a mitochondria-specific phospholipid, in the interaction of Bax-a1 with the mitochondrial membrane system. The NMR and circular dichroism studies showed that Bax-a1 interacts with the membrane models only if they contain the cardiolipin, producing a strong electrostatic lock effect which is located at the membrane surface. Finally, a new NMR approach was developed which allows the investigation of the lipid response of isolated active mitochondria upon the presence of apoptotic stimuli. The goal was there to directly monitor lipid specific the occurring changes during these physiological activities.

Lors de l'extraction de l'uranium par lixiviation acide, AREVA fait face à des phénomènes transitoires de précipitation de phases mal cristallisées entrainant un colmatage des installations. Les analyses de ces précipités ont mis en évidence la formation d'un solide jaune minoritaire et d'un blanc majoritaire composé de sulfate de calcium et d'hydroxysulfate d'aluminium. Afin de comprendre les phénomènes menant à la précipitation et pour prévoir, éviter ou limiter leur apparition, les travaux de thèse ont consisté en l'étude expérimentale des équilibres solides-liquide du système complexe Al–Fe–K–P–S–H2O (± Ca et Mg) en milieu acide à 25°C, avec pour objectif l'identification des solides susceptibles d'apparaître en conditions industrielles. Les résultats permettront ainsi de compléter les bases de données thermodynamiques utilisées pour modéliser le comportement global du milieu lors des opérations. Après la mise au point de techniques analytiques appropriées, le travail s'est porté sur la délimitation des équilibres liquide-solides du système relatif au précipité blanc et particulièrement sur l'analyse des ternaires impliquant les hydroxysulfates d'aluminium. Le colmatage se produisant durant la phase d'acidification, l'évolution de la précipitation de ces hydroxysulfates en fonction du pH a été étudiée, afin de caractériser les solides formés en présence de cations minoritaires (Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+) et de définir leurs constantes de solubilités à partir d'un modèle de calcul des coefficients d'activités des ions en solution. Des tests dynamiques sur colonne à partir de minerai naturel ont également été effectués et comparés aux résultats statiques / During the uranium extraction by acid leaching, AREVA observed the precipitation of not well crystallized solid phases, leading to the clogging of various equipment. The analyses of these precipitates highlighted the formation of a minor yellow precipitate and a major white precipitate containing calcium sulphate and aluminium hydroxisulphate. To understand the phenomena leading to the precipitation and to predict, prevent or at least limit their formation, this thesis work consisted of the solid-liquid equilibria experimental study of the Al–Fe–K–P–S–H2O (± Ca and Mg) system in an acidic environment at 25°C, with the identification of solid phases which may appear in natural ore as the major goal. The results could complete the thermodynamic database used to model global behaviour of the environment during acid mining. Based on the observed precipitates, two quaternary systems were defined, such as the H2O-Al3+, Ca2+ // O2-, SO42- system. After the development of appropriate analytical techniques, the work focused on the delimitation of the liquid-solid equilibria of the system based on the white precipitate and particularly on the analysis of the ternaries involving aluminium hydroxisulphates. As clogging occurs during acidification, the hydroxisulphate precipitation depending on the pH was studied in the presence of minority cations (Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+), in order to characterise the solid phases which were formed, and to define their solubility constants. For the solubility constant determination, a calculation model of the ion activity coefficients in solution was used. A dynamic survey on a column containing natural ore was done and compared to static results

Suite à une anthropisation généralisée des ressources aquatiques et des écosystèmes associés, on retrouve de nombreux contaminants chimiques organiques à l’état de traces dans l’environnement aquatique. En parallèle de ces contaminants, dans les milieux aquatiques on retrouve également des molécules rassemblées sous la dénomination « matière organique dissoute (MOD) », qui sont des mélanges complexes de molécules et macromolécules, qui peuvent s’associer à ces contaminants et influencer leur comportement et leur distribution. Les interactions entre MOD et contaminants peuvent s’avérer difficiles à étudier étant donné qu’elles sont dépendantes de nombreux facteurs tels que la nature des contaminants et de la MOD, ainsi que des paramètres physico-chimiques du milieu. L’objectif de ces travaux était donc d’étudier ces interactions. Les contaminants organiques choisis ont été les Hydrocarbures Aromatiques Polycycliques (HAP) et les substances pharmaceutiques. D’autre part, plusieurs types de MOD d’origine naturelle ou commerciale ont été utilisés. Pour étudier les interactions, plusieurs techniques analytiques ont été développées dont la micro-extraction sur phase solide couplée à la chromatographie en phase gazeuse et à la spectrométrie de masse et l’extinction de fluorescence. / In relation with a widespread human impact on aquatic resources and ecosystems, many organic chemical contaminants are present at trace levels in aquatic environments. In parallel to these contaminants, dissolved organic matter (DOM), which is composed of complex mixtures of molecules and macromolecules, is also found and could be associated with these contaminants and influence their behavior and distribution. Interactions between DOM and contaminants can be very difficult to understand because they depend on many factors such as the nature of contaminants and DOM, as well as on environmental physico-chemical parameters. The aim of this work was thus to study these interactions. Organic contaminants studied were Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and pharmaceuticals. On the other hand, several types of natural and commercial DOM have been used. To study the interactions, several analytical techniques have been developed like solid phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography and mass spectrometry and fluorescence quenching.

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Capillary electrophoretic (CE) separations were successfully coupled to time-of-flight mass spectrometric (TOFMS) detection for the analysis of three families of biological compounds that act as mediators and/or indicators of disease, namely, catecholamines (dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine) and their O-methoxylated metabolites (3-methoxytyramine, norepinephrine, and normetanephrine), indolamines (serotonin, tryptophan, and 5-hydroxytryptophan), and angiotensin peptides. While electrophoretic separation techniques provided high separation efficiency, mass spectrometric detection afforded specificity unsurpassed by other types of detectors. Both catecholamines and indolamines are present in body fluids at concentrations that make it possible for them to be determined by capillary zone electrophoresis coupled to TOFMS without employing any preconcentration scheme beyond sample work up by solid phase extraction (SPE). Using this hyphenated approach, submicromolar levels of catecholamines and metanephrines in normal human urine and indolamines in human plasma were detected after the removal of the analytes from their biological matrices and after preconcentration by SPE on mixed mode cation-exchange sorbents. The CE-TOFMS and SPE methods were individualized for each group of compounds. While catecholamines and metanephrines in urine samples were quantitated using 3,4-dihydroxybenzylamine as an internal standard, deuterated isotopes, considered ideal internal standards, were used for the quantitation of indolamines. Because the angiotensin peptides are present in biological fluids at much lower concentrations than the previous two families of analytes, their analysis required the application of additional preconcentration techniques. In this work, the coupling of either of two types of electrophoretic preconcentration methods - field amplified injection (FAI) and isotachophoresis (ITP) - to capillary zone electrophoresis with both UV and MS detection was evaluated. Using FAI-CE-UV, angiotensins were detected at ~1 nM concentrations. Using similar conditions but TOFMS detection, the detection limits were below 10 nM. ITP was evaluated in both single-column and two-column comprehensive arrangements. The detection limits achieved for the ITP-based techniques were approximately one order of magnitude higher than for the FAI-based preconcentration. While the potential usefulness of these techniques was demonstrated using angiotensins standards, substantial additional research would be required to allow these approaches to be applied to plasma as part of clinical assays.

Different sampling devices for paper spray - mass spectrometry (PS - MS) were investigated to improve the assay’s simplicity and sensitivity over traditional approaches. In the first one, pressure-sensitive adhesive paper was used as both sampling tool to collect drug residues on surfaces and paper substrate in PS - MS analysis. This method showed a significant improvement in drug collection on surfaces leading to low nano-gram level detection limits. Other sampling device being investigated was snap-in solid-phase extraction column, which demonstrated the ability to detect trace amounts of drugs in plasma while allowed easy transportation and the use of PS - MS automated system.

Per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) are compounds that consist of a carbon chainbackbone that is partially or entirely fluorinated, with an addition of a functional group. SomePFAS are known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and have therefore been drawing a lot ofattention as well as increased concerns. PFAS have been detected in humans, wildlife and theenvironment and some have exhibited toxic effects such as hepatotoxicity, immunotoxicity,reproductive toxicity and endocrine disruption as well as being persistent and bioaccumulative.Serum, plasma and whole blood have been used as biomonitoring matrices in many studies toevaluate human exposure to PFAS. Restrictions have been applied to some PFAS, but thesecompounds are still ubiquitous. This study will investigate the performance (recovery, matrixeffect (ME) in terms of intra-/inter-day repeatability) of ion-pair extraction (IPE) and solid phaseextraction with weak anion exchange (SPE-WAX). The extraction methods were adapted fromliterature and 13 PFAS were selected for this work based on prior biomonitoring studies. Thetarget PFAS content was analyzed with liquid chromatography coupled with tandem massspectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The extraction methods were also compared for extractableorganofluorine (EOF) extraction in terms of blank levels as well as the amount extracted withdifferent methods; the EOF content was measured with combustion ion chromatography (CIC).The EOF levels were used to estimate the amount of unidentified organofluorine (UOF), to avoidunderestimating potential health hazards. Samples extracted using IPE had an average ionizationenhancement of 9%, while SPE-WAX showed an average ionization suppression of -1%. SPEWAXshowed higher average recoveries for procedural blanks (78%), horse serum (96%) andhuman serum (95%) in comparison to IPE (69%, 36%, 88%, respectively). The CIC analysis forEOF content was observed to be below MDL (<50 ng/mL F) with some contaminations observedin the procedural blanks.