The use of amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs) is an effective and increasingly widely adopted approach for solubility and bioavailability enhancement of hydrophobic drugs. Cellulose derivatives have strong potential as ASD polymers. We demonstrate herein design, synthesis and structure-property relationship characterization of a new series of organo-soluble cellulose omega-carboxyalkanoates for ASDs, by two different synthetic approaches. These carboxyl-containing cellulose mixed-esters possessed relatively high Tg values with sufficient differences versus ambient temperature, useful to prevent drug mobility and crystallization during storage or transport. Screening experiments were utilized to study the impact of ASD polymers including our new family of cellulose Ω-carboxyesters on both nucleation induction time and crystal growth rate of three poorly soluble model drugs from supersaturated solutions. Attributed to relatively rigid structures and bulky substituent groups, cellulose derivatives were more significant crystallization inhibitors compared to the synthetic polymers. The effective cellulose omega-carboxyesters were identified as possessing a similar hydrophobicity to the drug molecule and high number of ionization groups. Among them, cellulose acetate suberate prepared by us was an extraordinary solution crystal growth inhibitor for ritonavir and its formulated solid dispersions provided a substantial 15-fold enhancement of apparent solution concentration vs. the equilibrium solubility of the crystalline drug. To offset the issue of slow drug release from some cellulose omega-carboxyester based formulations, a new class of amphiphilic cellulosic polymers with hydrophilic oligo(ethylene oxide)-containing side chains was developed via versatile synthetic pathways, and the evaluation of these materials alone or by pairwise polymer blends will be performed as ASD matrices for the enhancement of drug solubility and stability. / Ph. D.

Les mousses aqueuses sont des fluides complexes constitués de dispersions concentrées de bulles de gaz dans une solution de tensioactifs. A l'instar d'autres fluides complexes comme les émulsions ou les pâtes, une mousse se comporte comme un solide viscoélastique lorsque la fraction volumique de la phase continue est suffisamment faible pour que l'empilement des bulles soit bloqué. Ses propriétés mécaniques résultent de couplages entre processus se produisant à plusieurs échelles de temps et d'espace : celles des tensioactifs adsorbés aux interfaces liquide-gaz, celles d'une bulle de gaz ou de mouvements collectifs à une échelle mésoscopique. A partir de trois expériences, nous avons mis en évidence l'impact du désordre de leur structure d'une part, et celui des tensioactifs d'autre part, sur les propriétés viscoélastiques des mousses. Nous avons mis au point un rhéomètre oscillatoire qui permet de mesurer la relation contrainte-déformation-fréquence d'une monocouche de bulles confinées entre deux parois planes parallèles tout en contrôlant sa pression osmotique. Nous avons montré que les relaxations de ces mousses de structure modèle sont pilotées par la rhéologie interfaciale de cisaillement que nous avons caractérisée indépendamment. Nous proposons un modèle quantitatif de ce couplage. Dans une deuxième expérience, nous avons sondé la réponse viscoélastique des mousses de structure 3D désordonnées. Nos résultats montrent que selon la rigidité des interfaces, le facteur de perte d'une mousse est décrit par une loi d'échelle en fréquence. Son évolution avec la taille des bulles et la viscosité du liquide permet de déterminer le mécanisme à l'origine de la dissipation. Dans une troisième expérience, Nous avons élaboré des mousses monodisperses de structure 3D ordonnées et de pression osmotique contrôlée. De manière remarquable, la variation de leur facteur de perte en fonction de la fréquence est similaire à celle des mousses désordonnées de même composition chimique. Ces résultats démontrent que le désordre de l'empilement des bulles n'est pas à l'origine des relaxations viscoélastiques linéaires des mousses, comme l'avaient suggéré plusieurs modèles théoriques, et ouvrent la voie à une modélisation quantitative du lien entre la viscoélasticité des interfaces et celle des mousses 3D / Aqueous foams are constituted of concentrated gas bubble dispersions in a surfactant solution. Like other complex fluids, such as emulsions or pastes, foam behaves as a viscoelastic solid if the volume fraction of the continuous phase is sufficiently small for the bubble packing to be jammed. The mechanical properties of the foam are due to couplings between processes at a wide range of time and length scales: The ones of the surfactant molecules that are adsorbed to the gas-liquid interfaces, the ones of the bubbles or collective motions at a mesoscopic scale. On the basis of three experiments, we have evidenced the impact of structural disorder and surfactant properties on foam viscoelasticity. We have constructed an oscillatory rheometer to measure the frequency and strain dependent stress response of a bubble monolayer confined between two parallel plates, subjected to an imposed osmotic pressure. We have shown that the relaxation of these model foams are governed by the interfacial shear rheology which we have probed in independent experiments and, we present a quantitative model of this coupling. In a second experiment, we have probed the viscoelastic response of disordered 3D foams. Our results show that, depending on interfacial rigidity, the mechanical loss factor of a foam is described by a scaling law depending on frequency. Its dependence on bubble size and liquid viscosity helps to determine the origin of the dissipation. In our third experiment, we have produced monodispersed ordered foams, subjected to a controlled osmotic pressure. Remarkably, the frequency scaling of their loss factor is similar to the one of disordered foams of the same chemical composition. These results demonstrate that the linear viscoelastic response of foams is not the consequence of disorder on the bubble scale as suggested by several previous theories, and they thus open the way for quantitative models linking the viscoelasticity of the interfaces to that of 3D foams

Master of Science / Department of Chemical Engineering / Jennifer L. Anthony / A polymer has drastically different physical properties above versus below some characteristic temperature. For this reason, the precise identification of this glass transition temperature, T[subscript]g, is critical in evaluating product feasibility for a given application. The objective of this report is to review the behavior of polymers near their T[subscript]g and assess the capability of predicting T[subscript]g using theoretical and empirical models. It was determined that all polymers begin to undergo structural relaxation at various temperatures both nearly above and below T[subscript]g, and that practical assessment of a single consistent T[subscript]g is successfully performed through consideration of only immediate thermal history and thermodynamic properties. It was found that the best quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) models accurately predict T[subscript]g of polymers of theoretically infinite chain length with an average error of less than 20 K or about 6%, while T[subscript]g prediction for shorter polymers must be done by supplementing these T[subscript]g (∞) values with configurational entropy or molecular weight relational models. These latter models were found to be reliable only for polymers of molecular weight greater than about 2,000 g/mol and possessing a T[subscript]g (∞) of less than about 400 K.

Esta tese está dividida em duas partes. Na Parte I, blendas de polietileno maleado (M-PE) e butirato acetato de celulose (CAB) (5-50% em massa) e compósitos de polietileno (PE) ou M-PE e 20% em massa de celulose, acetato de celulose (CA), propionato acetato de celulose (CAP) ou CAB foram preparados em um misturador. As estruturas e propriedades das misturas foram estudadas através de ensaios mecânicos, calorimetria exploratória diferencial, microscopia eletrônica de varredura, extração com solvente seletivo seguida de espectroscopia FTIR e difração de raios-X (XRD). As blendas M-PE/CAB e os compósitos PE/polissacarídeo e M-PE/polissacarídeo não apresentaram mudanças significativas nos valores da temperatura de fusão (Tm) quando comparados aos valores de Tm do PE e do M-PE. Dados de XRD mostraram que a adição das cargas não causou mudança na estrutura cristalina do PE ou M-PE, mas aumentou a região amorfa dos materiais, indicado que a miscibilidade ocorre na parte amorfa do PE. Compósitos preparados com M-PE apresentaram tensão no escoamento e elongação superiores do que os preparados com PE, evidenciando o efeito compatibilizante do anidrido maléico. Na parte II, o efeito de dois bons solventes, acetona e acetato de etila, nas características e propriedades superficiais dos filmes finos (50nm&#60;espessura<200nm) e ultrafinos (espessura<6nm) de CA, CAP ou CAB preparados por revestimento rotacional ou adsorção, respectivamente, foram caracterizados por elipsometria, microscopia de força atômica (AFM) e medidas de ângulo de contato. Os resultados foram discutidos baseados na taxa de evaporação do solvente e na energia de interação substrato-solvente. Os efeitos do recozimento e do tipo de éster de celulose na espessura, morfologia e molhabilidade da superfície foram investigados. Após o recozimento, os filmes ultrafinos de ésteres de celulose tornam-se hidrofóbicos, indicando uma reorientação molecular na interface sólido-ar. Os filmes ultrafinos preparados a partir de soluções de acetona são estáveis, enquanto que os preparados a partir de soluções de acetato de etila apresentaram dewetting. A estabilidade dos filmes foi monitorada por AFM e explicada pelos valores da constante de Hamaker, determinados pela primeira vez para estes materiais. A imobilização de lipase sobre os filmes ultrafinos estáveis de CA, CAP e CAB com e sem recozimento foi quantificada para avaliar a possibilidade de aplicação destes filmes como substratos para biomoléculas. A adsorção de lipase sobre os filmes de CA e CAP com recozimento foi mais pronunciada do que nos mesmos filmes sem recozimento. A atividade enzimática da lipase foi avaliada com medidas espectrofotométricas do produto formado a partir da hidrólise do para-nitrofenol dodecanoato. A lipase imobilizada sobre os filmes mais hidrofóbicos apresentou uma atividade maior do que a lipase livre e manteve a atividade alta após três usos. As amostras foram estocadas por até 30 dias. A lipase imobilizada sobre os filmes mais hidrofóbicos manteve 70% da sua atividade, e a lipase imobilizada sobre os filmes mais hidrofílicos manteve apenas 30% da atividade. Estes resultados indicaram que preservação da estrutura conformacional da enzima foi favorecida pela hidrofobicidade do substrato polimérico e interações entre os resíduos polares da lipase e as partes de glucopiranosil dos ésteres de celulose. / This thesis is divided into two parts. In the first part, blends of maleated polyethylene (M-PE) and cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) (5-50wt%) and composites of polyethylene (PE) or M-PE and 20wt% of cellulose, cellulose acetate (CA) or cellulose acetate propionate (CAP) were prepared in an laboratory mixer. The mixtures structures and properties have been studied by means of tensile testing, differential scanning calorimetry, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and extraction with a selective solvent followed by Raman spectroscopy. No significant change on the melting temperature (Tm) values obtained for M-PE/CAB blends or PE/polysaccharides or M-PE/polysaccharides composites could be observed, when compared with the Tm values obtained for PE and M-PE. X-ray diffraction showed that the addition of the polysaccharides had no influence on the lattice constants of PE or M-PE, but it increased the PE amorphous region, indicating that the miscibility happens on the amorphous region of the PE. Composites prepared with M-PE presented yield stress and elongation values higher than those prepared with PE, showing the compatibilizer effect of maleic anhydride. In the second part, the effect of two good solvents, acetone and ethyl acetate, on the characteristics and surface properties of thin (30nm&#60;thickness<200nm) and ultrathin (thickness<6nm) cellulose ester films obtained by spin coating or adsorption, respectively, has been investigated by means of ellipsometry, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and contact angle measurements. The results were discussed in the light of solvent evaporation rate and interaction energy between substrate and solvent. The effects of annealing and type of cellulose ester on film thickness, film morphology and surface wettability were also studied. Upon annealing, ultrathin films of cellulose ester became hydrophobic, evidencing molecular re-orientation at the solid-air interface. Ultrathin films prepared from acetone solutions are stable, but the ones prepared from ethyl acetate solutions presented dewetting. Film stability was followed by AFM and explained with basis on the Hamaker constant values, calculated for the first time for CA, CAP and CAB. The adsorption of lipase onto stable ultrathin films of cellulose esters, with and without annealing, was quantified in order to evaluate the possibility of applying such films as support for biomolecules. Lipase adsorption onto annealed CA and CAP films was more pronounced than that onto CA and CAP untreated films. Enzymatic activity was evaluated by the spectrophotometric measurement of the product formed from the hydrolysis of para-nitrophenyl dodecanoate. Lipase immobilized onto more hydrophobic films presented higher activity than free lipase and could be reused three times retaining activity at a high level. The effect of storing time on the activity of immobilized lipase was studied. Lipase immobilized onto more hydrophobic films retained 70% of activity after one month, reaching the same level of activity of free lipase, and lipase immobilized onto more hydrophilic films retained just 30% of activity after 30 days. These results indicated that enzyme preservation was favored by polymeric substrate hydrophobicity and by the interactions between the polar residues of lipase and the glucopyranosyl moieties of cellulose ester.

Modifying photopolymer structure on the molecular and nanoscale level permits tailoring materials for use in a wide variety of applications. Understanding the fundamentals behind polymer structure at these levels permits the control of material properties. This work gains insight into the modification of structure on two levels, the nanoscale by use of structure templates and the molecular scale through the modification of polymer network formation. Lyotropic liquid crystals (LLCs) are a type of self-assembling surfactant system, which in combination with photopolymerization can be used to template ordered nanostructure within polymer materials. This structure can be controlled and utilized to influence the properties of a polymer material. This research examines materials used as templating agents and the types of nanostructures that may be obtained. Additionally, their effects upon the LLC templating process and material properties is determined. Structured polymers are created using LLC templates in pursuit of materials for use in water purification processes and electrochemical devices. Through a more complete understanding of the fundamentals of the templating process, the work presented here extends the LLC templating technique to a greater variety of materials and applications in the water remediation and energy storage fields. The second portion of this research is the use of reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) to modify photopolymer networks. RAFT agents are utilized to control the propagation reaction to create networks with increased homogeneity between network crosslinks. By increasing the uniformity of the polymer network, increases in polymer elongation and toughness as well as decreases in polymer modulus are observed. The effects of RAFT agent addition on the network formation and the final properties of the photopolymer is examined. By understanding the mechanisms behind this modification technique, photopolymers can be extended into new applications where increased elongation and toughness is valued.

Design and synthesis of novel supramolecular architectures is an interesting area of research in the last two decades. Intermolecular interactions assisted self-assembly of molecular and macromolecular building blocks play an important role in obtaining the desired shape and function of the supramolecular architectures. A combination of the classical covalent synthesis with the self-assembly assisted formation of well-defined architectures (noncovalent synthesis) allows us to develop novel multifunctional materials. Our approach in this area is focused on the design of novel molecular and biomolecular building blocks and the optimization of structure-property relationship of the materials using self-assembly approach. This presentation will focus on our recent efforts on the design and synthesis of polymers and oligopeptides for investigation of the self-assembly and fine-tuning the structure-property relationship. Also, some highlights will be given on our initial investigation on how hard minerals are synthesized by natural molecules through the self-assembly processes. / Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA)

A variety of experiments were carried out to study the dispersion and microstructure of carbon nanotubes in aqueous suspensions and polymer composites with the goal to improve the electrical conductivity of the composites containing nanotubes. Epoxy composites containing covalently and noncovalently functionalized nanotubes were compared in terms of electrical and mechanical behavior. Covalent functionalization of nanotubes is based on chemical attachments of polyethylenimine (PEI) whereas noncovalent functionalization takes place through physical mixing of nanotubes and PEI. The electrical conductivity is reduced in composites containing covalently functionalized nanotubes due to damage of the tube?s conjugated surface that reduces intrinsic conductivity. Conversely, the mechanical properties are always better for epoxy composites containing covalently functionalized nanotubes. Clay particles were used as a rigid dispersing aid for nanotubes in aqueous suspensions and epoxy composites. When both nanotubes and clay were introduced into water by sonication, the suspension is stable for weeks, whereas the nanotubes precipitate almost instantly for the suspension without clay. In epoxy composites, nanotubes form separated clusters of aggregation, whereas a continuous threedimensional nanotube network is achieved when clay is introduced. Electrical conductivity of the epoxy composite is shown to significantly improve with a small addition of clay and the percolation threshold is simultaneously decreased (from 0.05 wt% nanotubes, when there is no clay, to 0.01 wt% when 2 wt% clay is introduced). The addition of clay can also improve the mechanical properties of the composites, especially at higher clay concentration. Weak polyelectrolytes (i.e., pH-responsive polymers) were also studied for their interaction with nanotubes and the electrical properties of the dried composite films. When dispersed by sonication, Nanotubes show pH-dependent dispersion and stability in poly(acrylic acid) water solution, as evidenced by changes in suspension viscosity and cryo-TEM images. The nanotube suspensions were then dried under ambient conditions and the composite films exhibit tailorable nanotube dispersion as a function of pH. The percolation threshold and maximum electrical conductivity are reduced when the pH is changed from low to high. Some other pH-responsive polymers were also studied, but their pH-dependent viscosity and conductivity were not as large or reversible as poly(acrylic acid).

Esta tese está dividida em duas partes. Na Parte I, blendas de polietileno maleado (M-PE) e butirato acetato de celulose (CAB) (5-50% em massa) e compósitos de polietileno (PE) ou M-PE e 20% em massa de celulose, acetato de celulose (CA), propionato acetato de celulose (CAP) ou CAB foram preparados em um misturador. As estruturas e propriedades das misturas foram estudadas através de ensaios mecânicos, calorimetria exploratória diferencial, microscopia eletrônica de varredura, extração com solvente seletivo seguida de espectroscopia FTIR e difração de raios-X (XRD). As blendas M-PE/CAB e os compósitos PE/polissacarídeo e M-PE/polissacarídeo não apresentaram mudanças significativas nos valores da temperatura de fusão (Tm) quando comparados aos valores de Tm do PE e do M-PE. Dados de XRD mostraram que a adição das cargas não causou mudança na estrutura cristalina do PE ou M-PE, mas aumentou a região amorfa dos materiais, indicado que a miscibilidade ocorre na parte amorfa do PE. Compósitos preparados com M-PE apresentaram tensão no escoamento e elongação superiores do que os preparados com PE, evidenciando o efeito compatibilizante do anidrido maléico. Na parte II, o efeito de dois bons solventes, acetona e acetato de etila, nas características e propriedades superficiais dos filmes finos (50nm&#60;espessura<200nm) e ultrafinos (espessura<6nm) de CA, CAP ou CAB preparados por revestimento rotacional ou adsorção, respectivamente, foram caracterizados por elipsometria, microscopia de força atômica (AFM) e medidas de ângulo de contato. Os resultados foram discutidos baseados na taxa de evaporação do solvente e na energia de interação substrato-solvente. Os efeitos do recozimento e do tipo de éster de celulose na espessura, morfologia e molhabilidade da superfície foram investigados. Após o recozimento, os filmes ultrafinos de ésteres de celulose tornam-se hidrofóbicos, indicando uma reorientação molecular na interface sólido-ar. Os filmes ultrafinos preparados a partir de soluções de acetona são estáveis, enquanto que os preparados a partir de soluções de acetato de etila apresentaram dewetting. A estabilidade dos filmes foi monitorada por AFM e explicada pelos valores da constante de Hamaker, determinados pela primeira vez para estes materiais. A imobilização de lipase sobre os filmes ultrafinos estáveis de CA, CAP e CAB com e sem recozimento foi quantificada para avaliar a possibilidade de aplicação destes filmes como substratos para biomoléculas. A adsorção de lipase sobre os filmes de CA e CAP com recozimento foi mais pronunciada do que nos mesmos filmes sem recozimento. A atividade enzimática da lipase foi avaliada com medidas espectrofotométricas do produto formado a partir da hidrólise do para-nitrofenol dodecanoato. A lipase imobilizada sobre os filmes mais hidrofóbicos apresentou uma atividade maior do que a lipase livre e manteve a atividade alta após três usos. As amostras foram estocadas por até 30 dias. A lipase imobilizada sobre os filmes mais hidrofóbicos manteve 70% da sua atividade, e a lipase imobilizada sobre os filmes mais hidrofílicos manteve apenas 30% da atividade. Estes resultados indicaram que preservação da estrutura conformacional da enzima foi favorecida pela hidrofobicidade do substrato polimérico e interações entre os resíduos polares da lipase e as partes de glucopiranosil dos ésteres de celulose. / This thesis is divided into two parts. In the first part, blends of maleated polyethylene (M-PE) and cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) (5-50wt%) and composites of polyethylene (PE) or M-PE and 20wt% of cellulose, cellulose acetate (CA) or cellulose acetate propionate (CAP) were prepared in an laboratory mixer. The mixtures structures and properties have been studied by means of tensile testing, differential scanning calorimetry, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and extraction with a selective solvent followed by Raman spectroscopy. No significant change on the melting temperature (Tm) values obtained for M-PE/CAB blends or PE/polysaccharides or M-PE/polysaccharides composites could be observed, when compared with the Tm values obtained for PE and M-PE. X-ray diffraction showed that the addition of the polysaccharides had no influence on the lattice constants of PE or M-PE, but it increased the PE amorphous region, indicating that the miscibility happens on the amorphous region of the PE. Composites prepared with M-PE presented yield stress and elongation values higher than those prepared with PE, showing the compatibilizer effect of maleic anhydride. In the second part, the effect of two good solvents, acetone and ethyl acetate, on the characteristics and surface properties of thin (30nm&#60;thickness<200nm) and ultrathin (thickness<6nm) cellulose ester films obtained by spin coating or adsorption, respectively, has been investigated by means of ellipsometry, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and contact angle measurements. The results were discussed in the light of solvent evaporation rate and interaction energy between substrate and solvent. The effects of annealing and type of cellulose ester on film thickness, film morphology and surface wettability were also studied. Upon annealing, ultrathin films of cellulose ester became hydrophobic, evidencing molecular re-orientation at the solid-air interface. Ultrathin films prepared from acetone solutions are stable, but the ones prepared from ethyl acetate solutions presented dewetting. Film stability was followed by AFM and explained with basis on the Hamaker constant values, calculated for the first time for CA, CAP and CAB. The adsorption of lipase onto stable ultrathin films of cellulose esters, with and without annealing, was quantified in order to evaluate the possibility of applying such films as support for biomolecules. Lipase adsorption onto annealed CA and CAP films was more pronounced than that onto CA and CAP untreated films. Enzymatic activity was evaluated by the spectrophotometric measurement of the product formed from the hydrolysis of para-nitrophenyl dodecanoate. Lipase immobilized onto more hydrophobic films presented higher activity than free lipase and could be reused three times retaining activity at a high level. The effect of storing time on the activity of immobilized lipase was studied. Lipase immobilized onto more hydrophobic films retained 70% of activity after one month, reaching the same level of activity of free lipase, and lipase immobilized onto more hydrophilic films retained just 30% of activity after 30 days. These results indicated that enzyme preservation was favored by polymeric substrate hydrophobicity and by the interactions between the polar residues of lipase and the glucopyranosyl moieties of cellulose ester.

Les recherches portant sur le développement des composites réfractaires de type SiCf/SiC pour application gainage du combustible des réacteurs de géneration IV ont conduit le CEA à s’intéresser aucomportement thermique de ces matériaux. En particulier, la connaissance des propriétés thermiques représente un des points cles dans la conception des composants. Au regard du concept sandwichdont la complexité de structure et la géométrie cylindrique s'éloigne de celle d'éprouvettes planes classiquement utilisées, les méthodes de mesures usuelles ne conviennent pas.Ce travail de thèse s’intéresse à la caractérisation et à la modélisation du comportement thermiquede ces structures. Une première partie du travail concerne l'identification des paramètres thermiquesglobaux des différentes couches constitutives d'une gaine sandwich . Pour cela, une méthodeash est employée et un banc d’expériences adapte aux géométries tubulaires a pu être développe.L’écriture d'un nouveau modèle d'estimation, fonde sur le couplage des signaux recueillis à la fois enface avant et en face arrière, permet aujourd'hui d’accéder par la mesure a la diffusivité thermiquedes composites tubulaires via la thermographie infrarouge. Dans une seconde partie de la thèse,une démarche matériau virtuel a été mise en place pour décrire le comportement thermique d'unegaine sandwich à partir des propriétés des constituants élémentaires (bres et matrice). Cespropriétés, obtenues avec deux méthodes d'estimation différentes permettant d'exploiter les mesuresde deux expériences distinctes basées sur la thermographie infrarouge, sont utilisées comme donnéespour la modélisation du transfert thermique au sein de ces gaines. Les confrontations réalisées entrecampagnes de mesures et expériences numériques permettent normalement d’appréhender le poids desdifférents facteurs d'influence qui régissent les transferts thermiques. / Researches on the development on SiCf/SiC refractory composites for generation IV nuclear fuel cladding led the CEA to focus on the thermal behavior of these materials. In particular, knowingthe thermal properties is essential for their components design. Regarding the development of the sandwich" concept, whose complexity and geometry differ from the conventionally used at tubes,usual measurement methods are unsuitable.This PhD reports on the characterization and modeling of the thermal behavior of these structures. The first part concerns the identification of the global thermal parameters of the diferent layers of a"sandwich" sheath. To do so, a ash method is used and an experimental bench suitable for tubular geometries was developed. A new estimation method based on the combination of both collectedsignals in front and rear faces allows the identification of the thermal diffusivity of tubular composites using infrared thermography. The second part focuses on a virtual material approach, established todescribe the thermal behavior of a "sandwich" cladding, starting from the properties of the elementary components (bers and matrix). These properties, obtained using two different estimation methods,allows exploiting the measurements of two separate experiments based on infrared thermography.They are then used as data for the heat transfer modeling in these ducts. Confrontations betweenexperimental measurements and numerical results finally allow gaining insight into the in uence ofthe different key parameters governing the heat transfer.

京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(工学) / 甲第20394号 / 工博第4331号 / 新制||工||1671(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院工学研究科物質エネルギー化学専攻 / (主査)教授 村田 靖次郎, 教授 辻 康之, 教授 中村 正治 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) / Kyoto University / DFAM