Block copolymers are receiving increasing attention in the literature. Reports on amphiphilic block copolymers have now established the basis of their self-assembly behavior: aggregate sizes, morphologies and stability can be explained from the absolute and relative block lengths, the nature of the blocks, the architecture and also solvent selectiveness. In water, self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers is assumed to be driven by the hydrophobic. The motivation of this thesis is to study the influence on the self-assembly in water of A b B type block copolymers (with A hydrophilic) of the variation of the hydrophilicity of B from non-soluble (hydrophobic) to totally soluble (hydrophilic). Glucose-modified polybutadiene-block-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) copolymers were prepared and their self-assembly behavior in water studied. The copolymers formed vesicles with an asymmetric membrane with a glycosylated exterior and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) on the inside. Above the low critical solution temperature (LCST) of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide), the structure collapsed into micelles with a hydrophobic PNIPAM core and glycosylated exterior. This collapse was found to be reversible. As a result, the structures showed a temperature-dependent interaction with L-lectin proteins and were shown to be able to encapsulate organic molecules. Several families of double hydrophilic block copolymers (DHBC) were prepared. The blocks of these copolymers were biopolymers or polymer chimeras used in aqueous two-phase partition systems. Copolymers based on dextran and poly(ethylene glycol) blocks were able to form aggregates in water. Dex6500-b-PEG5500 copolymer spontaneously formed vesicles with PEG as the “less hydrophilic” barrier and dextran as the solubilizing block. The aggregates were found to be insensitive to the polymer's architecture and concentration (in the dilute range) and only mildly sensitive to temperature. Variation of the block length, yielded different morphologies. A longer PEG chain seemed to promote more curved aggregates following the inverse trend usually observed in amphiphilic block copolymers. A shorter dextran promoted vesicular structures as usually observed for the amphiphilic counterparts. The linking function was shown to have an influence of the morphology but not on the self-assembly capability in itself. The vesicles formed by dex6500-b-PEG5500 showed slow kinetics of clustering in the presence of Con A lectin. In addition both dex6500-b-PEG5500 and its crosslinked derivative were able to encapsulate fluorescent dyes. Two additional dextran-based copolymers were synthesized, dextran-b-poly(vinyl alcohol) and dextran-b-poly(vinyl pyrrolidone). The study of their self-assembly allowed to conclude that aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS) is a valid source of inspiration to conceive DHBCs capable of self-assembling. In the second part the principle was extended to polypeptide systems with the synthesis of a poly(N-hydroxyethylglutamine)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) copolymer. The copolymer that had been previously reported to have emulsifying properties was able to form vesicles by direct dissolution of the solid in water. Last, a series of thermoresponsive copolymers were prepared, dextran-b-PNIPAMm. These polymers formed aggregates below the LCST. Their structure could not be unambiguously elucidated but seemed to correspond to vesicles. Above the LCST, the collapse of the PNIPAM chains induced the formation of stable objects of several hundreds of nanometers in radius that evolved with increasing temperature. The cooling of these solution below LCST restored the initial aggregates. This self-assembly of DHBC outside any stimuli of pH, ionic strength, or temperature has only rarely been described in the literature. This work constituted the first formal attempt to frame the phenomenon. Two reasons were accounted for the self-assembly of such systems: incompatibility of the polymer pairs forming the two blocks (enthalpic) and a considerable solubility difference (enthalpic and entropic). The entropic contribution to the positive Gibbs free energy of mixing is believed to arise from the same loss of conformational entropy that is responsible for “the hydrophobic effect” but driven by a competition for water of the two blocks. In that sense this phenomenon should be described as the “hydrophilic effect”. / Blockcopolymere erfahren ein stetig wachsendes Interesse, was an der steigenden Anzahl an Publikationen zu diesem Thema erkennbar ist. Zahlreiche Studien zu amphiphilen Blockcopolymeren haben dabei einige grundlegende Erkenntnisse über deren chemisches und physikalisches Verhalten, vor allem über die Selbstorganisation, hervorgebracht. So können die Größe, die verschiedenen Morphologien und auch die Stabilität der gebildeten Aggregate anhand der relativen und absoluten Blocklängen, die chemischen Struktur der Blöcke, der molekularen Architektur und der Eigenschaften des verwendeten Lösungsmittel erklärt werden. Im speziellen Fall des Wassers als Lösungsmittel bist die Selbstorganisation amphiphiler Blockcopolymere durch den hydrophoben Effekt bedingt. Dieser Arbeit liegt das Interesse an der Selbstorganisation in wässrigem Medium von Blockcopolymeren des Typs A-b-B mit A als hydrophilem Block und B als Block mit variierender Hydrophilie bzw. Hydrophpobie von unlöslich bis vollständig löslich zugrunde. Durch Variation dieser Eigenschaften von Block B soll dessen Einfluss auf das Selbstorganisationsverhalten untersucht werden. Dazu wurden mit Glucose modifizierte Polybutadien-block-Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamid)-Copolymere hergestellt und deren Selbstorganisation in Wasser untersucht. Die Copolymere bilden Vesikel mit einer asymmetrischen Membran, wobei im äußeren Bereich glycolysierte Gruppen und im inneren Bereich Poly(N-Isopropylacrylamid) (PNIPAM) vorliegen. Beim Überschreiten der low critical solution temperature (LCST) kollabiert die vesikuläre Struktur unter Bildung von Mizellen mit einem hydrophoben PNIPAM-Mizellinneren und nach außen gerichteten glycolysierten Blöcken. Diese strukturelle Umwandlung ist reversibel. Die Strukturen zeigten außerdem eine temperaturabhängige Wechselwirkung mit L-Lectin-Proteinen und die Möglichkeit zur Einkapselung organischer Moleküle konnte belegt werden. Des weiteren wurden verschiedene Gruppen von Blockcopolymeren mit zwei hydrophilen Blöcken synthetisiert (double hydrophilic block copolymers – DHBC). Die Blöcke dieser Systeme waren entweder Biopolymere oder Polymerchimäre, die in wässrigen Zwei-Phasen-Trennverfahren eingesetzt werden. Polymere, die auf Dextran- und Poly(ethylenglycol)-Blöcken basieren, zeigen Aggregatbildung in wässriger Phase. Dex6500-b-PEG5500 bildet spontan Vesikel mit PEG als „weniger hydrophilem“ Bestandteil und Dextran als löslichem Block. Die Bildung dieser Vesikel zeigte keine Emfpindlichkeit gegenüber einer Veränderung der Polymerarchitektur und der Konzentration, und nur eine geringe Sensitivität gegenüber Temperaturänderungen. Veränderungen der Blocklängen dagegen beeinflussten die Selbstorganisation und führten zu unterschiedlichen Morphologien. Längere PEG-Blöcke bevorzugten dabei die Bildung eher gekrümmter Aggregate, entgegen dem Trend, der gewöhnlicherweise für amphiphile Blockcopolymere beobachtet wird. Die Verkürzung des Dextran-Blocks fördert die Ausbildung vesikulärer Strukturen, was dem Verhalten der amphiphilen Gegenspieler der DHBC-Systeme entspricht. Die funktionelle Gruppe zur Verbindung der beiden Blöcke hat zwar einen Einfluss auf die Morphologie der gebildeten Aggregate, nicht jedoch auf die eigentliche Fähigkeit der Systeme zur Selbstorganisation. Die Dex6500-b-PEG5500-Vesikel wiesen zudem eine langsame Bildungskinetik in Gegenwart von Con-A-Lectin auf. Des Weiteren waren sowohl Dex6500-b-PEG5500 als auch das quervernetzte Derivate dieses Copolymers in der Lage, Fluoreszenzfarbstoffe einzulagern. Um zu zeigen, dass wässrige Zwei-Phasen-Systeme (aqueous two phase systems – ATPS) eine belastbare Grundlage für die Untersuchung und Entwicklung selbstorganisierender DHBC-Systeme sind, wurden weitere Dextran-basierte Copolymere synthetsisiert: Dextran-b-Poly(vinylalokohol) und Detran-b-Poly(vinylpyrrolidon). In einem zweiten Teil dieser Arbeit wurde das zuvor erarbeitete Prinzip auf auf Polypeptidsysteme ausgeweitet. Dazu wurde ein Poly(N-Hydroxyethylglutamin)-block-Poly(ethylenglycol)-Copolymer hergestellt. Dieses Copolymer, dessen emulgierenden Eigenschaften bereits bekannt waren, wies unmittelbar nach Lösung des Feststoffes in Wasser Vesikelbildung auf. In einem dritten Teil der Studie wurden thermoresponsive Copolymere hergestellt und untersucht: Dextran-b-PNIPAMm. Unterhalb der LCST konnte die Bildung von Aggregaten nachgewiesen werden, deren Struktur nicht zweifelsfrei entschlüsselt werden konnte, wobei jedoch zahlreiche Hinweise auf eine vesikuläre Struktur hindeuten. Oberhalb der LCST wurde durch die Kollabierung der PNIPAM-Ketten die Bildung stabiler Strukturen mit Radien von mehreren hundert Nanometern induziert, deren weitere Entwicklung durch eine weitere Temperaturerhöhung gefördert werden konnte. Durch Rückkühlung in den Temperaturebereich unterhalb der LCST konnten die zuvor beobachteten Aggregate reversibel zurückgebildet werden. Das Selbstorganisationsverhalten von DHBC, unabhängig vom Einfluss des pH-Werts, der Ionenstärke oder der Temperatur are bisher nur in sehr geringem Umfang Gegenstand wissenschaftlicher Veröffentlichungen. Diese Arbeit stellt damit den ersten umfassenden Beitrag zur systematischen Erarbeitung dieses Phänomens dar. Es konnten dabei zwei Ursachen für die beobachteten Selbstorganisationseffekte bestimmt werden: die Inkompatibilität der beiden Polymerblöcke (enthalpischer Effekt) und der Unterschied in deren Löslichkeit (enthalpische und entropische Effekte). Der entropische Beitrag zur positiven Gibbs’schen Freien Mischungsenergie wird dem selben Verlust konformativer Entropie zugeordnet, der auch für den hydrophoben Effekt verantwortlich ist, allerdings angetrieben durch einen Wettbewerb der beiden Polymerblöcke um das Wasser. In diesem Sinne kann man das beobachtete Phänomen als „hydrophilen Effekt“ bezeichnen.

A hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) technique has been developed and validated for determination of common denaturants (denatonium benzoate, crystal violet and methylene blue) in denaturated alcohol formulations. Among the three different polar stationary phases (i.e., aminopropyl, cyanoethyl and silica) studied the cyanoethyl phase provided much stronger retention for the organic cations. It was shown that high efficiencies were reached only with anionic ion-pairing reagent that reduces the interactions with the silanol groups. The anion ion-pairing strength under HILIC conditions was: acetate < formate << trifluoroacetate < perchlorate. This study also investigated the effect of various experimental factors on the retention of the cyanoethyl stationary phase, such as acetonitrile content, pH, ionic strength, and ion-pairing anion concentration in the mobile phase. The separation of three denaturants was achieved in about 8 min with a mobile phase containing 60% (v/v) acetonitrile and 10 mmol/l HClO4. The proposed method was validated and applied to the determination of danaturating agents in various Lithuanian denaturated alcohol formulations.

Submitted by TULLIO HENRIQUE CANO DE HARO BARROS null (tullioharo@hotmail.com) on 2018-07-12T13:22:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Barros_Tullio_me_sjrp_int.pdf.pdf: 1544265 bytes, checksum: a6f5f0bd88b4957b4f0ca22899ec9aae (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Paula Torres Monteiro da Torres (paulatms@sjrp.unesp.br) on 2018-07-13T17:48:42Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 barros_thch_me_sjrp.pdf.pdf: 1544265 bytes, checksum: a6f5f0bd88b4957b4f0ca22899ec9aae (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-13T17:48:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 barros_thch_me_sjrp.pdf.pdf: 1544265 bytes, checksum: a6f5f0bd88b4957b4f0ca22899ec9aae (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-06-28 / Este estudo teve como objetivo a síntese e caracterização de dietilaminoetilquitosana (QHdDEAE) e dodecil-dietilaminoetil-quitosana (QHdDEAEDOD) de baixa massa molar (Mw), para avaliar suas atividades antifúngicas contra os fungos Alternaria solani, Alternaria alternata e Penicilliun expansum, que provoca um grande impacto na produção e preservação de alimentos processados e minimamente processados. Os derivados de baixa massa molar (Mw) foram obtidos por reação de degradação de quitosana desacetilada com nitrito de sódio, seguido pela inserção de grupos DEAE e Dodecil na estrutura do polímero. O grau de desacetilação (DD) e de substituição (DS) por grupos dietilaminoetil (DEAE) e dodecil foram determinados usando ressonância magnética nuclear de hidrogênio (RMN-H) e caracterizados por infravermelho (IR). O grau de desacetilação e o grau de substituição por grupos DEAE foram de 94,8% 39,8%, respectivamente. Os derivados hidrofóbicos obtidos foram substituídos com 15% e 39,8% de grupos dodecil, conforme determinado por RMN-H. As massas molares foram determinadas usando Cromatografia de Permeação em Gel (GPC) e um Mw de 9,2 kDa foi obtido para quitosana desacetilada degradada. Ensaios in vitro contra os fungos Alternaria alternata, Peninicillium expansum e Alternaria solani foram realizados. Na concentração de 0,5g.L-1, QHdDEAEDOD e QHdDEAE foram mais eficazes que as quitosanas comercial e desacetilada e apresentaram inibições de 80% contra Alternaria alternata e Alternaria solani. A quitosana deacetilada degradada foi mais eficiente na inibição do crescimento fúngico de Penicillium expansum e para 0,5 g.L-1 atingiu cerca de 80% de inibição. Todos os derivados apresentaram viabilidade celular superior a 70% em células 3T3, demonstrando uma boa citocompatibilidade e potencial para aplicações na conservação de alimentos / This study aimed at the synthesis and characterization of Diethylaminoethyl-Chitosan (QHdDEAE) and Dodecyl-Diethylaminoethyl-Chitosan (QHdDEAEDOD) of low molar mass(Mw), to evaluate their antifungal activities against the fungi Alternaria solani, Alternaria alternata and Penicilliun expansum, which causes a great impact on the production and preservation of processed and minimally processed foods. The low Mw derivatives were obtained by degradation reaction with sodium nitrite, followed by the insertion of DEAE and Dodecyl groups on the polymer backbone. The degrees of deacetylation (DD) and substitution (DS) for DEAE and Dodecyl groups were determined using nuclear magnetic resonance of hydrogen (¹H-NMR) and characterized by FTIR. The degree of deacetylation and degree of substitution by DEAE gropus were 94,8% 39,8%, respectively. The obtained hydrophobicized derivatives were substituted with 15% and 39,8% of dodecyl groups as evaluated by ¹H-NMR. The molar masses were determined by using Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) and a Mw of 9,2kDa was obtained for deacetylated chitosan. In vitro assays against the fungi Alternaria alternata, Peninicillium expansum and Alternaria solani. At the concentration of 0.5 g.L-1 both, QHdDEAEDOD and QHdDEAE were more effective than commercial and deacetylated chitosans and exhibited inhibitions of 80% against Alternaria alternata and Alternaria solani. Degraded deacetylated chitosan was more efficient in inhibiting the fungal growth of Penicillium expansum and for 0.5 g.L-1 reached around 80% of inhibition. All the derivatives presented cell viabilities higher 70% on 3T3 demonstrated a good cytocompatibility and potential for applications in food preservation.

Resumo: Dentre os sistemas de liberação controlada de fármacos, as matrizes hidrofílicas destacam-se pela possibilidade de incorporação de grandes quantidades de fármaco, economia e facilidade de processamento e obtenção de perfis de liberação reprodutíveis. A alta amilose e a pectina são exemplos de materiais utilizados na obtenção de matrizes hidrofílicas, ou seja, aquelas que absorvem água e formam uma camada de gel, antes de se dissolverem. No entanto, durante o intumescimento pode ocorrer a ruptura das ligações que mantêm a integridade da rede polimérica, o que compromete o controle da liberação. Tal efeito pode ser evitado através da reticulação, a qual promove a introdução de ligações intercadeias permanentes, que mantêm a integridade da rede tridimensional. Recentemente, em nossos laboratórios, a alta amilose foi reticulada com trimetafosfato de sódio (TMFS), originando sistemas sólidos não compactados que prolongaram a liberação do diclofenaco por até 24h. A pectina, polissacarídeo amplamente empregado na indústria alimentícia e farmacêutica, também pode ser reticulada pelo mesmo reagente, inclusive em misturas com a alta amilose. Sendo assim, o objetivo deste trabalho foi obter e caracterizar misturas de alta amilose e pectina em diferentes proporções, reticuladas com TMFS em diferentes graus (diferentes condições reacionais). A caracterização foi realizada por análises de reologia, intumescimento, difratometria de raios X e análise térmica. O desempenho como sistemas de liberação controlada de fármacos foi avaliado através da determinação da liberação in vitro de nimesulida a partir de comprimidos. O conjunto de resultados mostrou que todas as amostras apresentaram um comportamento de gel covalente, além de indicar a ocorrência de mudanças estruturais na rede... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Among controlled drug delivery systems, the hydrophilic matrices stand out for the possibility of incorporating large amounts of drug, economy and ease of processing, and obtaining reproducible release profiles. High amylose and pectin are examples of materials used for preparing hydrophilic matrices, i. e., those which absorb water and build a gel layer, before dissolving. However, during the swelling the rupture of the linkages that maintain the integrity of the polymer net can occur, compromising the release control. Such effect can be avoided by means of cross-linking, which introduces permanent interchain linkages, preserving the integrity of the tridimensional net. Recently, in our laboratories, high amylose was cross-linked with sodium trimethaphosphate (STMP), leadinf the formation of non compacted solid systems, which prolonged the diclofenac release for up to 24h. Pectin, polysaccharide widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries, can be also crosslinked by the same reagent, including in mixtures with high amylose. Thus, the objective of this work was obtaining and characterizing mixtures of high amylose and pectin in different ratios, cross-linked with STMP in different degrees (different reactional conditions). Characterization included analyses of rheology, swelling behavior, X-ray diffractometria and thermal analysis. The performance of the systems in controlling drug release was assessed by the in vitro release of nimesulide from tablets. The results set showed that all samples presented a covalent gel behavior, as well as indicated the occurrence of structural changes within the tridimensional net in both the cross-linked and non cross-linked samples. However, cross-linked samples presented characteristics of stronger gel, as well as higher degree of crystallinity and and higher thermal stability. The samples... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Orientador: Raul Cesar Evangelista / Coorientador: Beatriz Stringhetti Ferreira Cury / Banca: Marco Vinicius Chaud / Banca: Ana Dóris de Castro / Mestre

Abstract Application of Argon Plasma Technology to Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Microdroplet Generation in PDMS Microfluidic Devices Brennan Graham Microfluidics has gained popularity over the last decade due to the ability to replace many large, expensive laboratory processes with small handheld chips with a higher throughput due to the small channel dimensions [1]. Droplet microfluidics is the field of fluid manipulation that takes advantage of two immiscible fluids to create droplets from the geometry of the microchannels. This project includes the design of a microfluidic device that applies the results of an argon plasma surface treatment to polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) to successfully produce both hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces to create oil in water (O/W) and water in oil (W/O) microdroplets. If an argon plasma surface treatment renders the surface of PDMS hydrophilic, then O/W microdroplets can be created and integrated into a larger microdroplet emulsion device. The major aims of this project include: (1) validating previously established Cal Poly lab protocols to produce W/O droplets in hydrophobic PDMS microdroplet generators (2) creating hydrophilic PDMS microdroplet generators (3) making oil in water droplets in hydrophilic PDMS microdroplet generators (4) designing a multilayer microfluidic device to transfer W/O droplets to a second hydrophilic PDMS microdroplet generator v W/O droplets were successfully created and transferred to a second hydrophilic PDMS device. The hydrophilic PDMS device also produced O/W droplets in separate testing from the multilayered microfluidic PDMS device. The ultimate purpose of this project is to create a multilayer microdroplet generator that produces water in oil in water (W/O/W) microdroplet emulsions through a stacked device design that can be used in diagnostic microdroplet applications. Thesis Supervisor: Dave Clague Title: Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of: Pharmaceutical Technology Supervisor: Consultants: Assoc. Prof. PharmDr. Zdeňka Šklubalová, Ph.D. Mgr. Jana Brokešová, Mgr. Daniel Pěček Student: Miroslav Ouzký Title of Thesis: Study of excipientsʼ influence on the drug dissolution from tablets The aim of this work was to study the influence of excipients on the dissolution of the high-dose active substance from tablets. The tablets were compressed from the granules prepared by wet-granulation method. 11 batches of tablets which contained two different fillers: either lactose or microcrystalline cellulose, respectively; and extragranularly added disintegrant: either croscarmellose or crospovidone, respectively, in three concentration levels of 2 %, 3,7 % or 5,4 % were prepared. Tablets were packed into aluminium/PVC blisters. The paddle dissolution test was used to determine the release of the active substance into phospate buffer pH 7,2 at the time of preparation (time 0) and at the time points 1.5, 3 and 6 months of stability assay at 40 řC and 75 % relative air humidity. The results show that the drug release from tablets containing microcrystalline celulose was generally faster than from those containing lactose. The same was true for tablets to which croscarmellose was...

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