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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Dynamique des bicouches lipidiques supportées

Scomparin, Carole 12 December 2007 (has links) (PDF)
Au cours de ce travail, nous avons étudié la dynamique des phospholipides constitutifs des bicouches lipidiques supportées sur des substrats solides. A l'aide d'un dispositif de retour de fluorescence après photoblanchiment (FRAPP : Fluorescence Recovery After Patterned Photobleaching), nous avons mis en évidence différents comportements diffusifs suivant la nature du substrat (rugosité et chimie), le phospholipide et la méthode de préparation de la bicouche. La mesure du coefficient de diffusion en fonction de la température nous a permis d'établir un ensemble de données fiables et reproductibles sur la transition de phase gel-fluide de ces systèmes. Il est apparu que leur diffusion dépendait de la nature du substrat. En effet, sur le verre, où les deux feuillets ont la même dynamique, on observe une transition couplée. Au contraire, sur le mica, le feuillet proximal a une dynamique plus lente que le feuillet distal qui est quasiment libre de toute interaction avec le support. La méthode de préparation s'est également révélée être un paramètre crucial puisque nous avons obtenu une plus grande dispersion des mesures en préparant les bicouches par éclatement de vésicules par rapport à la technique de Langmuir-Blodgett / Langmuir-Schaeffer qui donnent des échantillons sans microdomaines. Nous avons également déterminé les énergies d'activation des différentes phases ainsi que les enthalpies de transition pour les deux phospholipides étudiés. Ce travail constitue une étape primordiale dans la compréhension des mécanismes diffusifs de systèmes plus complexes.
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Caractérisation des puroindolines, des galactolipides du blé et de leurs interactions : mesures physiques aux interfaces

Bottier, Celine 08 December 2006 (has links) (PDF)
Les puroindolines (isoformes a et b) sont des protéines extraites du grain de blé et dont la structure est stabilisée par cinq ponts disulfure. La pin-a possède un domaine unique riche en tryptophane (WRWWKWWK) qui est tronqué dans le cas de la pin-b (WPTKWWK). Les deux galactolipides majeurs de l'endosperme du blé, MGDG et DGDG, ont été extraits et purifiés. Les études ont été réalisées à l'interface liquide/air et en dispersion aqueuse grâce à des techniques appropriées : tensiométrie, ellipsométrie, microscopies à l'angle de Brewster et à force atomique, techniques spectroscopiques (PM-IRRAS, Raman, ATR), et diffraction des rayons X. Les lipides ainsi que leur mélange équimolaire montrent des propriétés spécifiques attribuées aux fortes interactions entre les têtes polaires galactosyl. La pin-a et la pin-b présentent des propriétés similaires, en particulier une forte activité à l'interface. Finalement, l'étude des interactions protéine/lipide montre que la pin-a interagit plus fortement avec les galactolipides en formant des structures (réseaux) qui pourraient être à l'origine de la forte stabilité des mousses pin-a/lipide.
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Novel Approach of Using Polyvinylidene Fluoride Langmuir-Schaefer Film on Graphene-Polyaniline Nanocomposite for Supercapacitor Applications

Bolisetty, Venkata Priyanka 01 January 2013 (has links)
Supercapacitors are well known for their improvised power density compared to batteries. Ongoing research is mainly focused on improving the energy density of supercapacitors by using different electrode material nanocomposites. The recent research has revealed that graphene (G)-polyaniline (PANI) nanocomposite could be a promising material for supercapacitor applications. The supercapacitor is also associated with self-leakage current regardless of any electrode material. The main objectives of the project are to: (i) synthesize highly fabricate supercapacitor based of G-PANI electrode; (ii) improve the energy density of supercapacitor by applying ultrathin monolayer/monolayers film electrode surface. It is crucial to either improve or retain the effective capacitance of the dielectric film. The dielectric material chosen is polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) due to its dielectric constant and electrochemical properties. Langmuir-Schaefer (LS) technique is used to deposit the PVDF film onto the substrate. The optical properties of electrode materials were measured by UV-vis spectrophotometer. The surface morphology of the fabricated electrode material has been investigated using scanning electron microscopic (SEM) and atomic force microscopic (AFM) studies. The supercapacitor with and without dielectric layer have been studied using cyclic voltammetry, charging and discharging, and electrochemical impedance techniques, respectively. The specific capacitance has been found to increase by application of one monolayer of PVDF film of G-PANI electrode. However, the LS film of PVDF does not show the minimization of leakage current but revealed an increase in the specific capacitance due to enhancement in surface area associated with the electrode besides PVDF is also an electrochemical active material. The electrochemical investigation of various layers of PVDF on G-PANI in symmetric and asymmetric supercapacitor configuration has been presented in thesis. The future scope of the project could be designing the electrode with various number of layers of dielectric material that could reduce the leakage current, and retaining the specific capacitance of G-PANI nanocomposite electrodes.
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Fabricação e caracterização de dispositivos fotovoltaicos utilizando filmes Langmuir-blodgett de polímeros com baixo valor de bandgap / Production and characterization of photovoltaic devices using Langmuir-blodgett films of low bandgap value polymers

Oliveira, Vinicius Jessé Rodrigues de 16 February 2018 (has links)
Submitted by Vinicíus Jessé Rodrigues de Oliveira null (vinijro@gmail.com) on 2018-03-20T20:23:10Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DISSERTAÇÃO FINAL JESSE 2018.pdf: 6372777 bytes, checksum: 1bb0391cd590635dcecd1727ee43665e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Marlene Zaniboni null (zaniboni@bauru.unesp.br) on 2018-03-21T17:01:53Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 oliveira_vjr_me_bauru.pdf: 6372777 bytes, checksum: 1bb0391cd590635dcecd1727ee43665e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-21T17:01:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 oliveira_vjr_me_bauru.pdf: 6372777 bytes, checksum: 1bb0391cd590635dcecd1727ee43665e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-02-16 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Os polímeros conjugados aplicados como camada ativa, em dispositivos optoeletrônicos têm alto potencial tecnológico e tem sido amplamente estudados nas últimas décadas. Estes materiais podem ser processados na forma de filmes finos e dependendo da técnica utilizada pode-se obter filmes organizados e altamente reprodutíveis. Uma das técnicas de deposição que pode proporcionar estas propriedades é a de Langmuir Blodgett (LB) e Langmuir Schaefer (LS). Este trabalho de mestrado teve como objetivo fabricar e caracterizar materiais/filmes com capacidade para aplicação em dispositivos fotovoltaicos Os materiais caracterizados, com este objetivo, foram polímeros de baixo valor de band gap:poli[(4,4-bis(2-etilhexil)-ciclopenta-[2,1-b:3,4-b’]ditiofeno)2,6-diil-alt-(2,1,3-benzotiadiazol)-4,7-diil], PCPDTBT e poli[(4,4’-dioctilditieno[3,2-b:2’,3’d]silol-2,6-diil)-alt-(2,1,3-benzotiadiazol)-4,7-diil)], PDTSBT. Para a fabricação dos filmes ultrafinos foi realizado um estudo de isotermas de pressão superficial por área do monómero (π-A) em uma cuba de Langmuir. As técnicas de LB e LS permitiram o processamento molecular dos materiais através das informações obtidas das isotermas (π-A). As caracterizações ópticas (UV-Vis) foram realizadas para análise de crescimento e da organização das camadas dos filmes finos. Para as medidas elétricas foi utilizado uma fonte de corrente continua para se obter a condutividade e fotocondutividade elétrica dos filmes depositados por LB e LS sobre eletrodos interdigitados. Os filmes fabricados foram utilizados como camadas ativas dos dispositivos fotovoltaicos em uma heterojunção planar, com estrutura basicamente formada por ITO/Polímero/PCBM/Alumínio. Foram realizadas medidas de densidade de corrente versus tensão (J vs V) sob iluminação de um Simulador Solar para o cálculo de eficiência da célula. / The conjugated polymers applied as active layer in optoelectronic devices, have high technological potential and have been widely studied in recent decades. These materials can be processed in the form of thin films, and depending on the technique used one can obtain organized and highly reproducible films. One of the deposition techniques that can provide these properties is Langmuir Blodgett (LB) and Langmuir Schaefer (LS). This master 's work was designed to manufacture and characterize materials / films with potential for application in photovoltaic devices. The materials characterized for this purpose, were low bandgap value polymers: poly [(4,4-bis (2-ethylhexyl) cyclopenta- [2,1-b: 3,4-b '] dithiophene) 2,6-diyl-al- (2,1,3-benzothiadiazole) - 4,7-diyl] PCPDTBT and poly [(4,4'-dioctyldithieno [3,2-b: 2 ', 3'd] silol-2,6-diyl) -alt- (2,1,3-benzothiadiazol) -4,7- ] PDTSBT. For the production of ultrafine films, a study of surface pressure isotherms by area of the monomer (π-A) in a Langmuir trough was performed. The LB and LS techniques allowed the molecular processing of the materials through the information obtained from the isotherms (π-A). The optical characterizations (UV-Vis) were performed for analysis of the growth and organization of thin film layers. For the electrical measurements, a DC current source was used to obtain the electrical conductivity and photoconductivity of the films deposited by LB and LS on interdigitated electrodes. The films manufactured were used as active layers of the photovoltaic devices in a planar heterojunction, with structure basically formed by ITO / Polymer / PCBM / Aluminum. Measurements of current versus voltage density (J vs V) were performed under illumination of a Solar Simulator to calculate cell efficiency. / 1578726
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Neuartige anionische und selbst-assemblierbare Tenside mit dendritischem Molekülaufbau

Akpo, Claudia Constance 25 November 2009 (has links)
Die vorliegende Arbeit widmete sich unter grundlagenorientierten und praxisrelevanten Aspekten der Entwicklung maßgeschneiderter, multifunktionalisierter Tenside mit potenziellen Sammler- und Filmbildungseigenschaften im Zusammenhang mit der mineralischen Flotation. Auf der Basis supramolekularer Konstruktionsprinzipien gelang die Synthese dendritisch verzweigter Amphiphile, die relevante Unterschiede in der Hydrophilie-Hydrophobie-Balance aufweisen und in der Flexibilität des Spacersegmentes sowie der peripheren Alkylkettenlänge im hydrophoben Molekülbereich variieren. Im Hinblick auf die Struktur-Wirkungs-Beziehungen der neuartigen Amphiphile fanden Versuche zur Ermittlung der tensidchemischen Parameter sowie Untersuchungen zu ihrem Filmbildungsverhalten statt. Des Weiteren wurden die synthetisierten Tenside im Mikroflotationsversuch auf ihre Eignung als Sammlerkomponenten am Modellmineral Fluorit getestet. Generell führt eine Erweiterung der polaren Haftgruppen zu einer wesentlich besseren Fixierung der amphiphilen Moleküle sowohl an der Phasengrenzfläche Wasser/Luft als auch an der mineralischen Fluoritoberfläche. Darüber hinaus begünstigt eine starre Geometrie die Ausbildung stabilerer monomolekularer Adsorptionsschichten. Im Flotationsprozess bewirken die präorganisierten, dendritisch verzweigten Sammlermoleküle gegenüber konventionellen Reagenzien eine deutliche Effizienzsteigerung.
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Self-Assembled Host-Guest Thin Films for Functional Interfaces

Erdy, Christine 29 December 2008 (has links)
The functionalization of surfaces has received attention because the process allows the design and tailoring of substrate surfaces with a new or improved function. "Host-guest" thin film complexes are composed of "host" molecules attached the substrate surface, either through physisorption or covalent bonds, with cavities for the inclusion of desired "guest" molecules for the functionalization of the surface. Two methods for fabricating functional "host-guest" thin films were investigated: Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) deposition and self-assembly monolayer (SAM). Langmuir films were created at the air-water interface using octadecanesulfonic acid (C18S) as the amphiphilic "host" molecules separated by hydrophilic guanidinium (G) spacer molecules, which created a cavity allowing the inclusion of desired "guest" molecules. Surface pressure-area isotherms of the (G)C18S, with and without guests, are characterized by the lift-off molecular areas and are use to determine the proper deposition surface pressure. "Host-guest" Langmuir films are deposited onto silicon substrates using the LB deposition technique. The LB films were then subjected to stability testing using different solvents over increasing periods of time. Grazing-angle incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXD), specular X-ray reflectivity (XRR) and transfer ratio measurements were used to characterize the crystallinity, film thickness, overall film stability and film coverage. The GIXD data revealed that the crystallinity of the deposited film varies with the "guest" molecules and can be disrupted by the functional group on the "guest" molecule through hydrogen bonding. After modeling the XRR data using StochFit, it was discovered that the more polar solvent, tetrahydrofuran (THF), removed the film completely while the nonpolar solvent, hexane, compacted the thin film and increased the electron density. With transfer ratios around 0.95 to 1.05, the deposited films were homogenous. The second method used was self-assembly monolayers, which differs from Langmuir films in that they are created by a spontaneous chemical synthesis from immersing a substrate into a solution containing an active surfactant. Octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) was used initially as a molecule to study the self-assembled monolayer procedure. To study a "host-guest" self-assembled monolayer system, a compound is being synthesized from 9-bromoanthracene. This compound would already contain the cavity necessary for the inclusion of "guest" molecules. The solution that contained OTS was composed of a 4:1 mixture of anhydrous octadecane: chloroform. Silicon substrates with a deposited oxide layer were hydroxylated for the surfactant binding chemical reaction to occur. The OTS SAMs were exposed to the same stability tests as the LB films. Surface contact angle measurements were taken of the OTS SAMs before and after the stability tests. The contact angle prior to the stability tests was 110° (±2°). The contact angle after immersion in THF was 101° (±2°) while the contact angle resulting from immersion in hexane was 105° (±2°). From the contact angle measurements, the degradation of the OTS SAMs was less extensive than that of the (G)C18S LB films. / Master of Science
157

Host-Guest Assemblies for Functional Interfaces via Langmuir-Blodgett and Self-Assembly Technique

Shin, Du Hyun 24 January 2014 (has links)
Various technologies depend on interfacial events that are influenced by various molecular interactions at a solid-liquid interface. The functionality of a surface plays an important role in many applications such as catalysis, sensing, and bio-compatibility, which can benefit from distinctive chemical and physical surface properties. To create tailor-made functional surfaces, surface host-guest assemblies based on Langmuir-Blodgett and self-assembly technique have been employed as a model system as they may offer the potential ability to regenerate surface properties via intercalation of various functional guest molecules. This thesis ranges over the development and characterization of host-guest assemblies and their feasibilities for the regeneration of surface properties via intercalation of functional guests. In our work, 3-dimensional host structures with cavities are constructed on a targeted solid substrate using Langmuir-Blodgett and self-assembly techniques. In particular, by adopting the fundamental concept of host-guest interaction in supramolecular chemistry, we expect that structurally homologous guest molecules where functional groups are anchored can be intercalated into the cavities between hydrophobe arrays at the liquid-solid interface from solution under well-controlled conditions. This approach offers the potential of separating the functional of the monolayer from the inherent structure of the host. The first part of this thesis details two-dimensional host-guest assemblies consisting of guanidinium (G), octadecylsulfonate (S) and various functional alkane guests at the air-aqueous interface and following deposition onto solid substrates via the Langmuir-Blodgett technique. In particular, we evaluated the stability of the host-guest assemblies and the feasibility of exchanging molecular guests under exposure to various organic solvent environments. Analysis of X-ray reflectivity measurements of the thin films showed that good stability of the host-guest assembly could not be achieved due to weak interactions between the host monoalyer and the solid surface. In addition, no evidence of intercalation of guest molecules into guest-free host-cavities was observed. The second part of this thesis discusses the effective methodologies to prepare low-density self-assembled monolayers (LDSAMs) with cavities on silicon substrates. We employed a step-wise reaction based on hydrolytic or silane chemistry: integral spacer molecules such as anthracene-derivatives were anchored to the Si substrate and then long alkane chains were appended to the spacer molecules. The results showed that LDSAMs using an anthryl spacer are attached at the SAM/Si interface via a Si-O-C linkage, and the films do not exhibit a densely packed monolayer quality as would be expected for a non-sterically hindered alkyltrichlorosilane on Si. Thus, the resulting LDSAMs (with cavities) may be capable of accommodating other guest molecules with hydrocarbon chains through intercalation in order to form host-guest assemblies. The third part of this thesis demonstrates the ability of LDSAMs to produce functional surfaces via the intercalation of various functional guest molecules. Self-assembled monolayers of (10-octadecyl)-9-anthracenethiol (host-SAMs) on Au substrates were prepared. Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) measurements was used to demonstrate the capacity of LDSAMs to confine guest molecules in the cavities and to probe the structural changes of the host-guest assembly during guest intercalation from ethanol solution. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements were then used to probe host-guest monolayers formed by immersing the host monolayer in solutions in a variety of other solvents. A combined study of QCM-D and XPS showed that guest molecules were intercalated into host-cavities. The reversibility of the intercalation process allows a guest already situated in a host-cavity to be replaced with second guest under well-regulated solvent conditions. / Ph. D.
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Composés macrocycliques bioactifs : synthèse et étude de leurs interactions avec des membranes biologiques modèles / Bioactive macrocyclic compounds : syntheses and study of their interactions with biological membrane models

Sautrey, Guillaume 09 December 2011 (has links)
Le travail suivant est consacré d'une part à l'emploi du calix[4]arène comme une plate-forme organisatrice de principes actifs pour la conception de nouvelles prodrogues. Ce concept a été développé avec des substances antibactériennes ou antivirales, choisies comme modèles. Les conjugués calixarène - anti-infectieux ainsi synthétisés sont amphiphiles et insolubles dans l'eau. Leur comportement interfacial a été étudié via l'interface eau-air, mime d'une interface hydrophile-hydrophobe physiologique, à l'aide de la technique des films monomoléculaires de Langmuir. Nos résultats indiquent que ces prodrogues étalées à l'interface eau-air peuvent libérer leurs principes actifs dans la sous-phase. La méthodologie développée pour ces études de réactivité interfaciale pourrait à l'avenir être appliquée à d'autres prodrogues à base de calix[4]arène. Un second projet a concerné le trifluoroacétate de tétra-p-(guanidinoéthyl)-calix[4]arène (CX1). Ce composé présente des propriétés antibactériennes à large spectre, couplées à une faible toxicité cellulaire. Nos travaux ont visé à mieux comprendre son mode d'action, lié à une perturbation des parois bactériennes, par une approche physico-chimique. La technique de Langmuir a donc été employée afin d'étudier les interactions entre le CX1 et des films monomoléculaires de phospholipides étalés à l'interface eau-air, utilisés comme modèles de membrane bactérienne. Nos résultats nous ont permis de proposer un mode d'organisation des membranes bactériennes sous l'influence du CX1. Nous avons ainsi apporté des précisions sur son mécanisme d'action qui pourraient être utiles dans le développement de nouveaux calixarènes antibactériens / This work begins with utilization of the calix[4]arene macrocycle as organizing platform of anti-infectious molecules shaped as prodrug. The concept has been explored using antibacterial (nalidixic acid) and antiviral (aciclovir, ganciclovir) molecules, chosen as models. The calixarene - anti-infectious conjugates synthesized have amphiphilic structure and are insoluble in aqueous media. Their interfacial behavior was studied via the air-water interface, considered as mimic of biological hydrophilic-hydrophobic interfaces, using Langmuir monolayers technique. Our results indicate that calixarene-based prodrugs spread at the air-water interface are able to release anti-infectious molecules into the subphase. The original methodology employed for interfacial reactivity studies could be applied to further calixarene-based prodrugs. A second project concerns the trifluoroacetate salt of tetra-p-(guanidinoethyl)-calix[4]arene (CX1). CX1 is antibacterial, active against various Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, with low eukaryotic cell toxicity. The aim of our work was to get more insight in the mechanism of action of CX1, involving bacterial wall disruption, by a physico-chemical approach. The Langmuir monolayers technique was employed in order to study interactions between CX1 and phospholipid monolayers spread at the air-water interface, used as models of bacterial membranes. Our results led us to propose a particular reorganization mode of bacterial membranes upon interactions with CX1. This proposal gives more understanding in the mechanism of biological activity of CX1, and could be helpful in developing new antibacterial calixarene derivatives
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Synthesis of -dye-labelled thermoresponsive block copolymers by raft polymerization : behaviour at the air-water interface and in aqueous solutions / Synthèse de copolymères à bloc thermosensibles-fonctionnalisés par un chromophore par polymérisation raft : comportement à l’interface air-eau et en solution aqueuse

Beija, Mariana 20 July 2009 (has links)
Les copolymères à blocs di-hydrophiles contenant un bloc thermosensible reçoivent une attention croissante grâce à leur capacité d’auto-organisation en micelles induite par une variation de température. Néanmoins, peu de travaux ont été consacrés à l’étude de leur conformation par fluorescence et de leur dynamique à l’interface air-eau et en solution aqueuse. Dans ce travail, des copolymères à blocs composés d’un bloc thermosensible deN,N-diéthylacrylamide (DEA) et d’un bloc hydrophile de N,N-diméthylacrylamide (DMA) ou d’un bloc réactif [copolymère statistique de DMA et de N-acryloxysuccinimide (NAS)] ont été synthétisés par polymérisation RAFT. Ces copolymères à blocs ont été fonctionnalisés à leur extrémité hydrophile par un chromophore, Rhodamine B ou Vert de Malachite, via une stratégie de pré- ou de postpolymérisation. Dans le premier cas, des dérivés aminés de Rhodamine B et Vert de Malachite ont été synthétisés pour l’élaboration d’agents de transfert de chaîne (ATC) marqués, ce qui permet directement l’obtention de copolymères à blocs alpha-fonctionnalisés par un chromophore. En parallèle, des copolymères à blocs ont été préparés via l’utilisation d’un ATC précurseur puis fonctionnalisés ultérieurement par les dérivés aminés des chromophores. Le comportement thermosensible de ces polymères et d’un copolymère à blocs amphiphile de DEA et de N-décylacrylamide a été étudié à l’interface air-eau et en films de Langmuir-Blodgett par AFM et microscopie confocale de fluorescence. Des études d’émission et d’anisotropie de fluorescence, de diffusion de lumière et de RMN 1H ont été réalisées pour étudier leur comportement en solution aqueuse / Double hydrophilic diblock copolymers comprising a thermoresponsive block have gained increasing attention due to their capability of self-assembling in micelles by a temperature change. However, very few fluorescence studies were devoted to investigate their conformation and dynamics both at the air-water interface and in aqueous solutions. In this work, block copolymers composed of a thermoresponsive block of N,N- iethylacrylamide (DEA) and a hydrophilic block of N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMA) or a reactive block [statistical copolymer of DMA and N-acryloxysuccinimide (NAS)] were prepared by RAFT polymerization. These block copolymers were functionalized at the hydrophilic chain-end by a Rhodamine B or Malachite Green dye using either a pre- or a post-polymerization strategy. In the first case, Rhodamine B and Malachite Green amino derivatives were synthesized for the preparation of dyelabelled chain transfer agent (CTA), which led directly the alpha-dye-labelled block copolymers. Alternatively, the block copolymers were prepared using a precursor CTA and further functionalized with the dye amino derivative. The thermoresponsive behaviour of these polymers and of amphiphilic block copolymers of DEA and N-decylacrylamide was studied at the air-water interface and in Langmuir-Blodgett films using AFM and confocal fluorescence microscopy. Fluorescence emission and anisotropy, light scattering and 1H NMR studies were performed to investigate their behaviour in aqueous solutions.
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Avaliação da atividade osteogênica de superfícies de titânio revestidas com camadas de lipídios e fosfato de cálcio / Evaluation of the osteogenic activity of titanium surfaces coated with lipids layers and calcium phosphate

Faria, Amanda Natalina de 24 March 2017 (has links)
As coberturas de hidroxiapatita (HAp) são utilizadas para aumentar a osteointegração em implantes de titânio (Ti), devido à sua capacidade de promover a biomineralização para corrigir defeitos esqueléticos e craniofaciais. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi avaliar a influência dos revestimentos sobre culturas primárias de osteoblastos. Na primeira fase de estudos, desenvolvemos uma nova abordagem de revestimento baseada em filmes Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) de dihexadecilfosfato (DHP) e ácido octadecilfosfônico (OPA) depositados em discos Ti, e crescimento subsequente de cristais de HAp. Analisamos a viabilidade dos osteoblastos, a atividade da fosfatase alcalina (ALP) e a formação da matriz mineralizada por métodos colorimétricos e a morfologia das culturas por microscopia eletrônica de varredura e microscopia confocal. Os resultados revelaram que o revestimento DHP/HAp aumentou a viabilidade dos osteoblastos até 150% em comparação com o controle em todos os dias testados. O revestimento OPA/HAp promoveu a maior viabilidade ao 14 dias (190%). A atividade de ALP foi aumentada apenas pelo revestimento de DHP/HAp ao 14º dia em comparação com o controle e Ti limpo. A microscopia eletrônica de varredura e as microfotografias confocais revelaram diferenças morfológicas entre os osteoblastos cultivados em ambos os revestimentos, aumentando o seu número e o espalhamento. O revestimento de DHP/HAp aumentou a produção de nódulos biomineralizados. O ensaio de biomineralização pela técnica do Vermelho de Alizarina mostrou que o revestimento de OPA/HAp possuía uma concentração de cálcio (Ca2+) 1,88 vezes superior à cobertura de DHP/HAp. Uma vez que a literatura relata que o Ca2+ pode estimular ou inibir a atividade da ALP e, consequentemente, o processo de biomineralização, as diferenças no comportamento desses dois revestimentos podem estar relacionadas às diferenças de concentração de superfície de Ca2+. O bom desempenho do revestimento de DHP/HAp pode estar relacionado às características da composição química, adicionada à técnica de deposição LB. Na segunda fase da pesquisa, as monocamadas de Langmuir de DHP e dipalmitoil fosfatidilcolina (DPPC) foram testadas e utilizadas para incorporar o paratormônio 1-34 (PTH 1-34) (DHP/Ca+PTH e DPPC/Ca+PTH, respectivamente). Também foram testadas as ações dos revestimentos DHP/HAp com PTH em solução (DHP/HAp+PTH S) e gotejado (DHP/HAp+PTH G) em culturas de osteoblastos. Um potencial zeta negativo em pH 7,4 foi encontrado (-14,9 mV) para o PTH 1-34. A isoterma de DPPC mostrou um aumento da área mínima ocupada por molécula lipídica após a injeção de PTH na subfase de água (50 ?L de solução 0,5 mg/mL) em 10,97 Å2, o que pode ser devido à inserção de PTH neste filme. A área mínima de DHP foi alterada em 2,3 Å2, o que não é estatisticamente significativo. A análise de QCM mostrou um depósito de 72,5 ng de PTH em filme de DPPC e 29,3 ng de PTH em filme de DHP para cada 25 ?g de PTH injetado na cuba de Langmuir. A viabilidade celular e a formação da matriz mineralizada de culturas de osteoblastos crescidas em DHP/Ca+PTH e revestimentos DPPC/Ca+PTH diminuíram quando comparadas com Ti limpo. Os revestimentos DHP/HAp+PTH S e DHP/HAp+PTH G mostraram ser tão eficientes quanto o Ti DHP/HAp para estimular o processo de biomineralização. Mas a cobertura de DHP/HAp+PTH G aumentou a viabilidade dos osteoblastos e a formação de matriz mineralizada quando comparada com Ti DHP/HAp. Esta é uma cobertura inovadora que abre precedentes para o uso da técnica de gotejamento em HAp para outros hormônios e drogas que agem sobre o tecido ósseo. / Due to their ability to promote biomineralization, Hydroxyapatite (HAp) coatings are used to increase the osteointegration in titanium (Ti) implants, in order to correct skeletal and craniofacial defects. The objective of the research was to evaluate the influence of the coatings on osteoblasts primary cultures. In the first phase of the research we developed a new coating approach based on Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films of dihexadecyl phosphate (DHP) and octadecylphosphonic acid (OPA) deposited on Ti discs and subsequent growth of HAp crystals. We analyzed the osteoblast viability, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and mineralized matrix formation by colorimetric methods, and the morphology of the cultures by scanning electron microscopy and confocal micrographies. The results revealed that the DHP/HAp coating increased osteoblast viability up to 150% compared to the control at all days tested. The OPA/HAp coating promoted the highest viability on the 14th day (190%). The ALP activity was enhanced only by the DHP/HAp coating on the 14th day compared to control, and clean Ti. To explore the morphology of the cells, the scanning electron microscopy and confocal micrographies were obtained, and revealed morphological differences between osteoblasts grown on both coated Ti compared to clean Ti. Both coatings increased the number and spreading of osteoblasts, while the DHP/HAp coating enhanced the production of biomineralized nodules. The Alizarin Red assay showed that OPA/HAp coating has 1.88 times higher calcium (Ca2+) concentration than DHP/HAp. The same test confirmed the increase of mineralization only by DHP/HAp coating compared to clean Ti. Since literature reports that Ca2+ can stimulate or inhibit the ALP activity and consequently, the biomineralization process, the differences on the behavior of these two coatings could be related to the Ca2+ surface concentration differences. The good performance of the DHP/HAp coating can be explained due to the characteristics of the chemical composition, added to the LB deposition technique. In the second phase of the research, Langmuir monolayers of DHP and dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) was tested and used to incorporate 1-34 parathyroid hormone (PTH 1-34) (DHP/Ca+PTH, and DPPC/Ca+PTH, respectively). DHP/HAp coatings with PTH in solution (DHP/HAp+PTH S), and dropped (DHP/HAp+PTH G) also were tested on osteoblasts cultures. A negative zeta-potential at pH 7.4 was found (-14.9 mV) to PTH 1-34. The Langmuir isotherm of DPPC showed an increase of the minimum area occupied per lipid molecule after the PTH injection into the water subphase (50 ?L of 0.5 mg/mL solution) by 10.97 Å2, which could be due to the insertion of PTH in this film. The DHP minimum area changed by 2.3 Å2, which is not statistically significant. The QCM analysis showed the deposit of 72.5 ng of PTH on DPPC film, and 29.3 ng of PTH on DHP film for each 25 ?g of PTH injected into the Langmuir trough. The cell viability and matrix mineralization of osteoblasts cultures grown on DHP/Ca+PTH, and DPPC/Ca+PTH coatings decreased when compared to clean Ti. DHP/HAp+PTH S and DHP/HAp+PTH G coatings proved to be as efficient as Ti DHP/HAp to stimulate the biomineralization process. But DHP/HAp+PTH G increased the osteoblast viabilitiy and formation of mineralized matrix when compared to Ti DHP/HAp. This is an innovative coating that sets the precedent for the use of the drip technique on HAp for other hormones and drugs that act on bone tissue.

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