La vaccination est l’un des moyens les plus efficaces de la médecine moderne dans le combat contre les maladies infectieuses. L’amélioration de l’efficacité des vaccins requiert la mise au point d’adjuvants permettant d’accroître la qualité de la réponse immunitaire. À titre d’exemple, les nanoparticules (NP) de poly(acide lactique) (PLA) constituent un système efficace pour la délivrance d’antigènes. Afin de renforcer leur potentiel vaccinal, ce travail de recherche a eu pour objectif d’élaborer des NP de PLA décorées en surface par des molécules immunostimulantes, le D-mannose ou un peptide dérivé de l’interleukine-Beta, et au cœur, par l’imiquimod. Notre stratégie repose sur l’utilisation d’un tensioactif macromoléculaire composé d’un bloc de PLA et d’un bloc de poly(N-acryloxysuccinimide-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) (P(NAS-co-NVP)), dont les fonctions ester de N-succinimidyle (NS) permettent le couplage de biomolécules. Ce copolymère a été synthétisé par combinaison de la polymérisation par ouverture de cycle et de la polymérisation radicalaire contrôlée par les nitroxydes (NMP). Après l’étude de la copolymérisation du NAS et de la NVP par NMP à partir d’une alcoxyamine modèle (MAMA-SG1), leur copolymérisation a été réalisée à partir de la macro-alcoxyamine PLA-SG1, conduisant au copolymère PLA-b-P(NAS-co-NVP) désiré. Des NP de PLA ont alors été préparées par nanoprécipitation et diafiltration en présence du copolymère, conduisant à des tailles respectives de 150 et 500 nm. Des études de potentiel zêta et de spectrométrie UV ont démontré la présence des esters de NS à la surface des NP (2.4 fonctions.nm-2), disponibles pour le couplage des biomolécules. Des micelles de copolymère ont été également préparées, après substitution des esters de NS par des sucres, et permettent une encapsulation efficace de l’imiquimod, contrairement aux NP de PLA. Ces systèmes constituent une plateforme flexible d’adjuvants potentiels comme alternative aux adjuvants non biodégradables actuellement utilisés. / Vaccination represents one of the most powerful tools of medicine for the fight against infectious diseases. The improvement of vaccine efficiency needs the development of adjuvants able to increase the quality of the immune response. Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanoparticles (NPs) represent an efficient system for antigen delivery. In order to improve their vaccine potential, the goal of this research work was to elaborate PLA NPs decorated at the surface with immunostimulatory molecules, D-mannose or peptide derived from interleukine-Beta, and into the core with imiquimod. Our strategy relies on the use of a macromolecular surfactant composed of a PLA block and a poly(N- acryloxysuccinimide-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) (P(NAS-co-NVP)) block, whose N-succinimidyl (NS) activated esters allow the coupling of biomolecules. This diblock copolymer was synthesized by the combination of ring opening polymerization and nitroxide mediated polymerization (NMP). After the study of the copolymerization of NAS and NVP by NMP from the MAMA-SG1 model alkoxyamine, their copolymerization was performed from the macro-alkoxyamine PLA-SG1, leading to the desired copolymer PLA-b-P(NAS-co-NVP). PLA NPs were then prepared by nanoprecipitation and diafiltration, in the presence of the copolymer, leading to 150 nm and 500 nm sized particles, respectively. Studies of zeta potential and UV spectrometry demonstrated the presence of NS-activated esters at the NP surface (2.4 functions.nm-2), available for the coupling of biomolecules. Micelles from copolymer were also prepared, after substitution of esters with carbohydrates, and allowed an efficient encapsulation of imiquimod, contrary to PLA NPs. These systems represent a flexible platform of potential adjuvants as an alternative to non-biodegradable adjuvants currently used.

Submitted by Johnny Rodrigues (johnnyrodrigues@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-04-06T20:12:23Z No. of bitstreams: 1 TACIANA REGINA DE GOUVEIA - TESE PPG-CEMat 2014..pdf: 4953603 bytes, checksum: ea581c261908041111cd0d411a551545 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-04-06T20:12:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TACIANA REGINA DE GOUVEIA - TESE PPG-CEMat 2014..pdf: 4953603 bytes, checksum: ea581c261908041111cd0d411a551545 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-08-28 / Capes / Os polímeros derivados do petróleo têm provocado impactos ambientais devido ao descarte inadequado. Uma alternativa para esse problema é a utilização de polímeros biodegradáveis ou a produção de blendas a partir destes polímeros. Neste trabalho, foram preparadas blendas de poli (ácido lático) - PLA, poli (caprolactona) - PCL, com três copolímeros diferentes: EMA, E-GMA e o EMAGMA que são copolímeros de etileno-acrilato de metila, etileno-metacrilato de glicidila e o terpolímero etileno-acrilato de metila-metacrilato de glicidila, respectivamente. As composições utilizadas para as blendas foram as seguintes: PLA/PCL (90/10), PLA/PCL (80/20), PLA/Copolímeros (90/10) e PLA/PCL/Copolímeros (80/10/10). Estas foram preparadas por fusão em uma extrusora de rosca dupla corrotativa e, em seguida, moldadas por injeção sob a forma de corpos de prova de tração, impacto e HDT. Todas as composições foram caracterizadas por: ensaios mecânicos de tração e impacto, temperatura de distorção térmica - HDT, calorimetria exploratória diferencial - DSC, difração de raios X - DRX, análise térmica dinâmica-mecânica - DMTA, espectroscopia na região do infravermelho por transformada de Fourier - FTIR, microscopia eletrônica de varredura - MEV, reometria de torque, ensaio reológico e reometria capilar. As propriedades mecânicas apresentaram redução nos valores do módulo e da resistência à tração e um aumento no alongamento e na resistência ao impacto para todas as composições quando comparadas com o PLA puro, com destaque para as composições que continham o copolímero EMA-GMA. A HDT não apresentou mudanças significativas para as diferentes composições em comparação com o PLA puro. O comportamento térmico e termomecânico foi avaliado por DSC e por DMTA e foi possível observar a transição térmica das blendas. Por DRX foi possível observar as fases cristalinas das blendas de PLA. A morfologia da superfície de fratura observada por MEV ilustrou que ocorreram mudanças significativas em função da composição. Os resultados de reometria de torque não apresentaram mudanças significativas no comportamento do PLA, enquanto que os resultados obtidos no ensaio reológico ilustraram aumento no módulo de armazenamento em todas as composições. A partir do ensaio de reometria capilar foi visto que houve redução da viscosidade aparente e da tensão de cisalhamento sob altas taxas de cisalhamento para todas as composições. / The polymers derived from petroleum have caused environmental impacts due to improper disposal. An alternative to this problem is the use of biodegradable polymers or blends production from these polymers. In this work, blends of poly (lactic acid) - PLA, poly (-caprolactone) - PCL, were prepared with three different copolymers: EMA, E-GMA and EMA-GMA are copolymers the ethylene-methyl acrylate, ethylene-glycidyl methacrylate and terpolymer ethylene-methyl acrylate-glycidyl methacrylate respectively. The compositions used in the blends were as follows: PLA/PCL (90/10) PLA/PCL (80/20) PLA/ Copolymer (90/10) and PLA/PCL/Copolymer (80/10/10). These were prepared by melting in an extruder twin screw co-rotating and then injection molded in the form of specimens tensile, impact and HDT. All compositions were characterized by: mechanical tensile and impact , heat distortion temperature - HDT, differential scanning calorimetry - DSC, X-ray diffraction - XRD, dynamic mechanical thermal analysis – DMTA, spectroscopy in the infrared region by transform Fourier - FTIR, scanning electron microscopy - SEM, torque rheometer, rheological testing and capillary rheometer. The mechanical properties showed reduced values of modulus and tensile strength and an increase in elongation and impact resistance for all compositions when compared with pure PLA, especially for compositions containing copolymer EMA-GMA. The HDT showed no significant changes for the different compositions compared with pure PLA. The thermal and thermomechanical behavior was evaluated by DSC and DMTA and it was possible to observe the thermal transition of the blends. XRD was possible to observe the crystalline phases of the blends of PLA. The morphology of the fracture surface was observed by SEM illustrated that significant changes as a function of composition. The torque rheometer results showed no significant change in the behavior of PLA, while the rheological test results illustrate the increase in storage modulus in all compositions. From the test capillary rheometer was seen that there was a reduction in the apparent viscosity and shear stress at high shear rates for all compositions.