Les polyamides sont des thermoplastiques techniques qui entrent dans la conception de pièces destinées à remplacer certains composants métalliques des moteurs automobiles. En dépit de propriétés mécaniques initiales satisfaisantes, leur tenue à long terme est limitée par leur sensibilité à l'oxygène conduisant à des réactions de thermo-oxydation. Ces réactions ont été largement étudiées dans le cas des polyoléfines mais peu dans le cas des polyamides, rendant nécessaire l'élaboration d'un modèle cinétique susceptible de prédire la fragilisation donc la durée de vie des polyamides. Cette thèse est une contribution à la compréhension du processus d'oxydation dans le cas des polyamides aliphatiques et à la construction d'un modèle cinétique. La démarche cinétique réside tout d'abord dans la caractérisation physico-chimique multi-échelle de films de PA11 oxydés dans différentes conditions de températures (90 à 165 °C sous air) et sous différentes pressions partielles d'oxygène. Un modèle cinétique couplant oxydation et post-polycondensation est proposé ici : il permet de simuler les données expérimentales (hydroperoxydes, carbonyles et masse molaires) quelles que soient les conditions d'exposition. Parallèlement, un critère intrinsèque gouvernant la fragilisation du PA11 est identifié afin de prédire cette dernière à partir du modèle cinétique. Enfin, l'influence de l'ajout d'antioxydants phénoliques et des sels de cuivre sur la cinétique d'oxydation est caractérisée. Un premier modèle cinétique prenant en compte la stabilisation du PA11 décrit les tendances spécifiques de la stabilisation du PA11 comme l'apparition de la pseudo-période d'induction contribuant à une augmentation significative de la durée de vie du PA11. / Some metal components of automotive engine are bound to be replaced by polyamide parts. However, despite their thermal resistance polyamides are sensitive to oxygen leading to thermal oxidation chain reactions responsible for their long-term properties. While durability is critical for polyamide users, only a few studies deal with the elaboration of a kinetic model capable of predicting polyamide lifetime (time to embrittlement) in contrary to polyolefins (especially polyethylene). This PhD thesis is a contribution to the understanding of aliphatic polyamide thermal degradation by considering chemical and physical aspects of oxidation process in order to build a kinetic model. Our approach is based on a multi-scale physicochemical characterization of oxidized PA11 film samples under air between 90 and 165 °C but also under oxygen pressure. The proposed kinetic model coupling oxidation and solid state polymerization is able to simulate the whole experimental data (hydroperoxides, carbonyls and molar mass changes). In a same time, an intrinsic criterion for embrittlement is assessed to predict lifetime whatever the exposure conditions. Finally, the influence of phenols and copper salts on the oxidation kinetic is investigated. A first kinetic model including the phenol stabilizing effect is capable of simulating the main observed trends for stabilized PA11 such as the appearance of the pseudo induction period which contributes to the significant improvement of PA11 durability.

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N5-deoxyribosyl derivatives of 2,5-diaminoimidazolone formed by oxidative damage to the guanine bases in 2-deoxyguanosine and highly polymerized DNA readily undergo nucleophilic substitution at C5 in reaction with primary amines in neutral aqueous solutions at 37–70 °C, as it was found in a kinetic study using reverse-phase HPLC. The reaction of 2-amino-5-[(2′-deoxy-β-D-erythro-pentofuranosyl)amino]-4H-imidazol-4-one (dIz) with excess of ethanolamine, alanine and γ-aminobutyric acid (0.2–1 M) is a pseudo-first-order process that proceeds with 45–80 % yields depending on the nature of the amine, its concentration, and the reaction temperature. In the case of ethanolamine, the corresponding bimolecular rate constant has a pre-exponential factor and activation energy of 1.1 × 105 s−1 and 47 kJ mol−1, respectively. The reaction is highly competitive with the previously described hydrolysis of dIz into 2,2-diamino-4-[(2-deoxy-β-D-erythro-pentofuranosyl)amino]-5(2H)-oxazolone under biologically relevant conditions. A similar reaction with the same lesion in polymeric DNA results in the release of a low-molecular-weight analog of dIz, presumably producing an abasic site as the second reaction product. Kinetic characteristics of this process make it a potentially important source of abasic sites in oxidatively damaged DNA, formed through the reaction of 2,5-diaminoimidazolone lesions with naturally abundant DNA-affinic amines and proteins. The release of low-molecular-weight analogs of dIz can potentially be employed for quantification of imidazolone lesions in oxidized DNA. The half-life of imidazolone lesions in double-stranded DNA evaluated using this approach was found to be 154 min at 37 °C.

Targeted drug delivery is desired in cancer therapy since most of the side effects common to chemotherapy are related to the toxicity of the drug. Integrin over-expression has been shown in various cancer cells and can be exploited for targeted drug delivery. The goal of this study is to design amphiphilic conjugates with targeting motifs as a targeted drug delivery carrier. Toward this effort, novel amphiphilic conjugates of the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) peptide or GRGDS was linked to aliphatic acids of varying chain length. The hypothesis is that these novel amphiphilic conjugates, at concentrations above the critical micelle concentration (CMC), can form micelles in aqueous environment, encapsulate poorly-water soluble drugs, and target the α v β 3 integrin. The amphiphilic conjugate is also hypothesized to serve as targeting moiety in mixed micelle drug delivery system using Pluronic block copolymer. Synthesis of RGD amphiphilic conjugates was achieved by converting carboxylic acids into more reactive N-hydroxysuccinimidyl derivative and converting the carboxylic functional group of peptide into methyl ester. Then the activated NHS aliphatic ester was conjugated with methyl-protected peptide in the presence of organic base and methyl ester was removed in NaOH and subsequently neutralized. Intermediates and final products were characterized by MS, FTIR, and NMR. Micelle formation occurred in concentration of 0.015 to 0.12 mM for C 14 -RGD, C 16 -RGD, C 18 -RGD, and C 18 -GRGDS. Amphiphilic conjugate mixed with Pluronic L121 and Pluronic P104 (5% C 18 -RGD/L121 and 10% C 18 -GRGDS/P104) formed micelles at lower CMC of 0.0006 and 0.01 mM, respectively. Solubility of Taxol in water was improved by 87% when encapsulated in C 18 -RGD micelle above CMC. The solubility was increased 7 fold and 18 fold in mixed micelles of 5% C 18 -RGD/P104 and 5% C 18 -RGD/L121 above CMC. Three different drugs (DOX, Taxol, and etoposide) were used to evaluate the efficacy of the targeting C 18 -GRGDS micelle carrier alone or C 18 -RGD mixed with Pluronic block copolymers micelle. All 3 drugs significantly enhanced cytotoxicity toward cancer cells when loaded in micelle carrier above CMC. With same DOX concentration, C 18 -GRGDS micelle carrier significantly decreased percent of viable cells (12.9 ± 1.2%) above CMC when compared to concentrations below CMC (24.1 ± 1.0%). Mixed micelle of targeting amphiphile and Pluronic loaded with Taxol above CMC significantly decreased the percent of viable cells (38.3 ± 7.9%) when compared to non-targeting Pluronic block copolymer micelle (56.0 ± 2.8%). (Abstract shortened by UMI.)

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The mechanism and the oxidation potential of the dissociative single electron transfer for tetra-n-butylammonium acetate has been investigated via conventional (cyclic voltammetry) and convolution voltammetry. The oxidation potential for tetra-n-butylammonium acetate was determined to be 0.60 ± 0.10 (vs. Ag/ (0.1 M) AgNO₃) in anhydrous acetonitrile. The results also indicated the mechanism of oxidation was concerted dissociative electron transfer (cDET), rather than stepwise as was previously reported. To further investigate the mechanism, a series of aliphatic and aromatic tetra-n butylammonium carboxylates were synthesized and investigated via convolution and conventional methods under anhydrous conditions (propionate, pivalate, phenyl acetate, and benzoate). The reported results showed high reproducibility and consistency with a concerted dissociative electron transfer for aliphatic carboxylates with a systematic shift in the oxidation potentials (0.60 ± 0.09 V for acetate, 0.47 ± 0.05 V for propionate, and 0.40 ± 0.05 V for pivalate) within the series which is expected trend based on radical stabilization energies of the alkyl groups on the aliphatic carboxylates. Hydrogen bonding was investigated as a possible source for the discrepancy between our results and the reported mechanism of the dissociative electron transfer. Because of the extreme hygroscopic nature of carboxylate salts, it was hypothesized that the presence of small amounts of water might alter the reaction mechanism. Deionized water and deuterium oxide additions to anhydrous acetonitrile were performed to test this hypothesis. The mechanism was noted to shift towards a stepwise mechanism as water was added. In addition, the derived oxidation potentials became more positive with increasing concentrations of water. Several explanations are presented with regards to water effects on the shift in the electron transfer mechanism. Indirect electrolysis (homogeneous redox catalysis) was also employed as an alternative and independent approach to quantify the oxidation potentials of carboxylates. A series of substituted ferrocenes were investigated as mediators for the oxidation of tetra-n-butylammonium acetate. Preliminary data showed redox catalysis was feasible for these systems. Further analyses of the electrochemical results suggested a follow-up chemical step (addition to mediator) that competes with the redox catalysis mechanism. As predicted from theoretical working curves, a plateau region in the i_p/i_pd plots (where no meaningful kinetic information could be obtained) was observed. Products mixture analyses verified the consumption of the mediator upon electrolysis, but no further information with regards to the nature of the mechanism was deduced. In a related study the effects of hydrogen bonding and ions on the reactivity of neutral free radicals were examined by laser flash photolysis. The rate of the β-scission of the cumyloxyl radical is influenced by cations (Li⁺ > Mg²⁺ ≈ Na⁺ > ⁿBu₄N⁺) due to stabilizing ion-dipole interactions in the transition state of the developing carbonyl group. Experimental findings are in a good agreement with theoretical work suggesting metal ion complexation can cause radical clocks to run fast with a more significant effect if there is an increase in dipole moment going from the reactant to the transition state. / Ph. D. / Our work focuses on employing electrochemical techniques to investigate single electron transfer processes, which lead to unstable organic species that contain an odd number of electrons called radicals and radical ions. Many essential biological and environmental pathways are found to occur via radicals, i.e. photosynthesis, atmospheric degradation, enzyme catalyzed reactions in biology, autooxidation, DNA mutations, and more. Electrochemical techniques permit us to investigate the scientific fundamentals of radical processes by generating radicals and radical ions in a controlled manner with a higher efficiency. We have combined electrochemical techniques with established physical organic theories of electron transfer to allow us to determine of the rate and mechanism of electron transfer for a selective group of chemical compounds, specifically anions derived from carboxylic acids (carboxylates). A fundamental understanding of single electron transfer processes for carboxylates allows for a prediction of chemical behavior and the future design of novel chemical compounds for alternative chemical functionality. Our findings are the first to report experimental evidence for a so-called concerted dissociative electron transfer mechanism for carboxylates, where the transfer of an electron is accompanied by the simultaneous breakage of a carbon-carbon bond yielding a radical and carbon dioxide. The mechanism has been shown to proceed in a stepwise fashion only in the presence of water. Our work highlights the environmental effects on radical stability such as water and metals ions.

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In the theoretical part of this thesis are described the synthesis, properties and mechanism of biodegradation of aliphatic polymers - polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid and their copolymer PLGA. There are also discussed the possibilities of modifying the properties, such as block copolymer PEG-PLGA synthesis. Summary informations concerning the production and use of biodegradable polymers are also shortly described. The aim of the experimental part was to observe the effect of PLGA polymer matrix size and ionic strength of the aqueous medium on the polymer swelling and erosion. Samples with weight 150 mg and 1000 mg were placed into 37 řC citrate buffer with pH 6. Each of the used mediums had various concentration c [0; 0,125; 0,25; 0,5; 1]. Measurement was carried out in period of 28 days. Values of degree of swelling and of erosion were measured. The pulsion behavior of swelling in both sample sizes was confirmed. However, the sample size has a strong impact on the rate and extent of swelling. It was demonstrated that larger samples disintegrate faster which is explained by a higher rate of autocatalysis within the polymer matrix. The results demonstrated also the effect of ionic strength on erosion when isotonic solution suppressed erosion rate.

Farmaceutická fakulta, Katedra farmaceutické technologie, Hradec Králové, 2014 Vypracovala: Markéta Valentová Školitel: Doc. RNDr. Milan Dittrich, CSc. ABSTRACT STUDY OF POLYESTER DRUG CARRIERS DEGRADATION USING THE DSC METHOD The aim of this work was focused on the study of relations among various parameters of degradation process, such as time-dependent range of glass transition temperature, swelling, erosion, and molar weight decrease. Two model polyesters of two type architectures of polyester molecules were used and monitored during two-week period. In the theoretical part of this diploma thesis are in details described biopolymers with stimulus responsive activity and exploitation of these materials in various biomedical applications in the topic of tissue engineering. The experimental part of this work is directed into the study of molecule degradation parameters, eventually into simulated biodegradation in the in vitro conditions of two different in the type polyesters with the contrast polyester molecule constitution. It was demonstrated that parameter Mn decreases towards the limit values. Between the values of molar weight and glass transition temperature is not Flory-Fox relation in the advanced phase of degradation process. The erosion of the material begins after the lag-time in the dependency...

Os complexos [TR2(L)3⋅x(H2O)]y(H2O) (Eu3+, Gd3+ e Tb3+) com os ligantes dicarboxilatos alifáticos OXA, MAL, SUC, GLU, ADP, PIM, SUB, AZL, SEB, UND e DOD foram preparados pelo método de precipitação. Estes compostos de coordenação foram sintetizados em solução aquosa e com aquecimento (~ 80 ºC) e apresentaram-se na forma de pós brancos, cristalinos, não higroscópicos e insolúveis em solventes polares e apolares. A análise elementar (CHN) indicou a proporção molar M:L de 2:3 e o número de moléculas de H2O dos complexos, que foi confi rmado pelos dados de análise térmica (TG/DTG). A temperatura final de saída das moléculas de H2O dos complexos apresentou um padrão em ziguezague em função do tamanho da cadeia carbônica dos ligantes, levando ao chamado efeito odd-even. As análises de espectroscopia de absorção no infravermelho (FTIR) confirmaram a efetiva coordenação dos ligantes já desprotonados aos íons TR3+ via modo misto de coordenação ponte-quelato, exceto no caso dos complexos [TR2(OXA) 3⋅6(H2O)]4(H2O)4(H2O) que ocorre via ponte bidentada. Os difratogramas de raios-X pelo método do pó (XPD) indicam que os complexos apresentam elevada cristalinidade, pertencendo ao sistema cristalino monoclínico e que os complexos com o mesmo ligante e diferentes íons TR3+ são isomórficos. As imagens de microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV) mostram que os compostos apresentam diferentes morfologias tais como bastão, placas ou um misto de placas e cubos, como no caso dos complexos de Eu3+ com os ligantes OXA, SUC e DOD respectivamente. A investigação por espectroscopia de absorção dos sais sódicos dos ligantes (Na2L) e a reflectância difusa, bem como o estudo fotoluminescente (espectros de excitação e emissão) dos complexos de Eu3+, Gd3+ e Tb3+ foi realizada e discutida. O comportamento fotoluminescente dos complexos baseados nos tempos de vida (t) do nível emissor 5D0 do íon Eu3+, rendimento quântico intrínseco (QLnLn), taxas de decaimento radiativo (Arad) e não-radiativo (Anrad) foram determinadas. Ademais, foi realizado o estudo sistemático teórico e experimental para calcular os parâmetros de intensidade Ω2 e Ω4. Os espectros de fosforescência resolvidos no tempo dos complexos de Gd3+ apresentaram bandas largas oriundas dos níveis tripleto (T1) dos ligantes ~ 22950 cm-1, mais próximos do nível emissor 5D4 (Tb3+) do que do nível 5D0 (Eu3+), sugerindo que a alta intensidade luminescente exibida pelos complexos de Tb3+ comparados com os complexos análogos de Eu3+ é devida à transferência de energia intramolecular mais eficiente. Os espectros de reflectância difusa confirmam a presença de bandas 4f8→4f75d1 e LMCT nos complexos de Tb3+ e Eu3+, respectivamente. Os espectros de emissão dos íons Tb3+ e Eu3+ apresentaram bandas finas referentes a transições intraconfiguracionais 4f, sendo que as transições 5D4→7F5 (~ 545 nm) e 5D0→7F2 (~ 611 nm) foram as mais intensas, respectivamente. Os valores de rendimento quântico intrínseco QLnLn dos complexos variaram entre 13 e 28%, dentro dos quais o composto [Eu2 (SUC) 3⋅2(H2O)]H2O apresentou o maior valor. Este comportamento espectroscópico mostra que as moléculas de H2O atuam como um eficiente canal de supressão de luminescência. Os valores dos parâmetros de intensidade experimentais e teóricos (Ω2 e Ω4) apresentaram excelente concordância e mostraram o comportamento em ziguezague. Isto sugere que o íon Eu3+ atua como uma poderosa sonda espectroscópica para o efeito odd-even. Os complexos de Gd3+, Eu3+ e Tb3+ apresentaram cores de emissão azul, vermelha e verde, respectivamente, sugerindo que podem ser utilizados como dispositivos moleculares conversores de luz (DMCLs). / The [RE2(L)3⋅x(H2O)]y(H2O) complexes (RE3+: Eu3+, Gd3+ and Tb3+) with the aliphatic dicarboxylates ligands OXA, MAL, SUC, GLU, ADP, PIM, SUB, AZL, SEB, UND e DOD have been prepared by the precipitation method. These coordination compounds were synthesized in aqueous solution and heating (~ 80 °C) and presented as white crystalline powder, non-hygroscopic and insoluble in both polar and nonpolar solvents. The elemental analysis (CHN) indicated the M:L molar ratio of 2:3 and the number of water molecules of the complexes, which were confirmed by thermal analysis (TG/DTG) data. The final evaporating temperature of the H2O molecules of the complexes presented a zigzag pattern as a function of the carbon chain size of the ligands, leading to the so-called odd-even effect. The infrared absorption spectroscopy (FTIR) confirmed the effective coordination of the already deprotonated ligands to the RE3+ ions via the mixed mode of bridge-chelate coordination, except for the [RE2 (OXA)3⋅6(H2O)]4(H2O) complexes that occur via bidentate bridge mode. The X-ray powder diffraction (XPD) patterns indicate that the complexes present high crystallinity and the compounds with the same ligand and different RE3+ ions present isomorphic character. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images showed that the Eu3+ complexes with OXA, SUC and DOD ligands exhibited different morphologies such as rods, sheets or a mixture of sheets and cubes, respectively. The absorption spectroscopy investigation of the ligand sodium salts (Na2L) and the diffuse reflectance as well as the luminescence study (excitation and emission spectra) for the Eu3+, Gd3+ and Tb3+ complexes have been performed and discussed. The photoluminescent behavior of the complexes based on the lifetime (t) of the 5D0 emitting level of the Eu3+ ion, intrinsic quantum yield (QLnLn), radiative (Arad) and nonradiative (Anrad) were determined. In addition, the theoretical and experimental systematic study was carried out to calculate the intensity parameters Ω2 and Ω4. The time resolved phosphorescence spectra of the Gd3+ complexes showed broad emission bands assigned to the triplet (T1) states of the ligands at ~ 22950 cm-1, closer to the 5D4 emitting level (Tb3+) than to the 5D0 level (Eu3+), suggesting that the higher luminescent intensity exhibited by the Tb3+ complexes compared to the Eu3+ analog complexes are due to a more efficient L—RE3+ intramolecular energy transfer. The diffuse reflectance data confirmed the presence of 4f8→4f75d1 and LMCT absorption bands in the Tb3+ and Eu3+ complexes, respectively. The emission spectra of the Tb3+ and Eu3+ ions showed narrow bands due to the intraconfigurational 4f transitions, among them the 5D4→7F5 (~ 545 nm) and 5D0→7F2 (~ 611 nm) transitions were the most intense, respectively. The values of intrinsic quantum yield QLnLn of the complexes ranged from 13 to 28%, in which the [Eu2 (SUC)3⋅2(H2O)]H2O complex presented the highest value due to its lower number of H2O molecules. This optical behavior shows that the H2O molecules act as an efficient luminescence quenching channel. The values of experimental and theoretical intensity parameters (Ω2 and Ω4) presented excellent agreement which showed the zigzag behavior. These indicate that the Eu3+ ion acts as a powerful spectroscopic probe for the odd-even effect. The Gd3+, Eu3+ and Tb3+ complexes showed blue, red and green emission colors, respectively, suggesting that can be applied as light-converting molecular devices.