Die Arbeit untersucht den Einfluss des pH - Wertes auf die Fluoreszenzintensität von Multischichtsystemen während des Beschichtungsvorgangs von Siliziumdioxidpartikeln mit kovalent an Polyallylaminhydrochlorid (PAH) gebundenem Rhodamin - B - Isothiocyanat. Durch eine konsequente Pufferung mit 2 -(N - Morpholino)ethansulfonsäure während der Beschichtung kann eine Verbesserung der Homogenität der Schichtbildung und eine Erhöhung der Fluoreszenzintensität erreicht werden. Außerdem liegt eine lineare Steigerung der Fluoreszenzintensität proportional zur Anzahl der fluoreszenten Schichten vor. Weiterhin sollen kolloidale Partikel unter konstanter Pufferung zusätzlich zu Rhodamin – B – Isothiocyanat mit an PAH – gebundenem Fluoresceinisothiocyanat beschichtet werden. Dieses Farbstoffpaar weist bei Annäherung eine Fluoreszenzsteigerung durch einen Fluoreszenzresonanzenergietransfer aus. Durch Variation von Schichtanzahl und Abstand wurden verschiedene Partikelpopulationen hergestellt, die sich in Ihrer Fluoreszenzintensität analog zu einem Bead Array Assay im Durchflusszytometer klar differenzieren lassen und dabei auch eine gleichmäßige Steigerung der Fluoreszenzintensität analog zur Anzahl der fluoreszenten Schichten aufweisen.

Materiais auto-organizados constituídos de V2O5 xerogel, poli(etilenoimina) (PEI) e nanopartículas de carbono (NpCs) foram obtidos por meio da técnica camada-por-camada (LbL). A metodologia aplicada permitiu a obtenção de filmes finos com elevado controle de espessura além de permitir um crescimento linear dos filmes, denominados neste trabalho V2O5/PEI e V2O5/PEI/NpCs. Além disso, o desempenho eletroquímico dos materiais auto-organizados foi comparado a um eletrodo de V2O5. Análises de FTIR mostraram que interações específicas entre os grupos amina do PEI e os grupos carboxila do V2O5 são responsáveis pelo crescimento do filme. Estas interações permitem a formação de um campo eletrostático capaz de blindar as interações entre os íons lítio e os oxigênios da vanadila (V=O) e, por consequência, são responsáveis pelo aumento na mobilidade iônica dos íons lítio no interior da matriz hospedeira e, portanto, um aumento na capacidade de armazenamento de carga. Resultados obtidos através de medidas de carga/descarga mostram que o V2O5/PEI/NpCs apresenta uma melhor desempenho do que os demais materiais estudados neste trabalho. Estes resultados mostram que a capacidade específica do V2O5/PEI/NpCs foi de 137 mA h g-1 para a menor densidade de corrente aplicada e aproximadamente 1,6 vezes maior do que os valores de capacidade específica para os outros materiais para a maior densidade de corrente aplicada. Além disso, estas medidas permitiram a observação de uma menor variação na razão estequiométrica máxima (xmáx) em função das densidades de corrente aplicadas para os filmes auto-organizados, fato este relacionado a uma maior mobilidade iônica dos íons lítio no interior dessas matrizes. Os resultados obtidos a partir de espectroscopia de impedância eletroquímica (EIS) mostraram que a difusão dos íons lítio no interior das matrizes auto-organizadas é maior do que no caso do V2O5, cujos valores do coeficiente de difusão foram de 1,64 x 10-15, 1,21 x 10-14 e 2,26 x 10-14 cm2 s-1 para os filmes V2O5, V2O5/PEI e V2O5/PEI/NpCs, respectivamente. Sendo assim, o polímero e as NpCs promoveram novos caminhos condutores e permitiram a conexão elétrica entre camadas isoladas da matriz V2O5. Dessa forma, novos nanocompósitos foram obtidos visando demonstrar o método de auto-organização empregado para melhorar o transporte de carga em matrizes hospedeiras. / Self-assembled materials constituted of V2O5 xerogel, poly (ethyleneimine) (PEI), and carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) were obtained by the layer-by-layer (LbL) technique. The applied methodology permitted the obtainment of thin films with high thickness control and also permitted a linear growth of the films, which will be named V2O5/PEI and V2O5/PEI/CNPs. Besides, the electrochemical performance of the self-assembled materials was compared to a V2O5 electrode. FTIR analyses showed that the specific interactions between the amine groups of PEI and the vanadyl groups of the V2O5 are responsible for the film growth. These interactions permitted the formation of an electrostatic shield capable of hindering the interactions between the lithium ions and the vanadyl oxygen atoms (V=O) and are consequently responsible for the enhancement on the ionic mobility of the lithium ions within the host matrix, leading to a higher energy storage capability. Results obtained by the charge/discharge measurements showed that V2O5/PEI/CNPs presents a better performance than the other materials studied for this research. These results demonstrated that the specific capacity of the V2O5/PEI/CNPs was 137 mA h g-1 under the lowest current density applied and approximately 1.6 times higher than the specific capacity values obtained for the other materials under the highest current density applied. Moreover, it was observed that the variation of the maximum stoichiometric ratio (xmax) as a function of the current density is lower for the self-assembled materials than for the V2O5 electrode, which can be related to the higher ionic mobility of the lithium ion within the self-assembled materials. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) data demonstrated that the diffusion of the lithium ions within the self-assembled materials is higher than within the V2O5 electrode, and the diffusion coefficients were 1.64 x 10-15, 1.21 x 10-14 e 2.26 x 10-14 cm2 s-1 for V2O5, V2O5/PEI and V2O5/PEI/CNPs, respectively. Thus, the polymer and the CNPs provided new conducting pathways and connected isolated V2O5 chains in the host matrix. Therefore, novel spontaneous nanocomposites were formed, aiming to demonstrate the self-assembled method adopted for improving charge transport within host matrices.

Systemisch applizierte Therapeutika können erhebliche Nebenwirkungen auslösen, welche auf Grund eines unspezifischen Transports oder einer hohen Dosis von appliziertem Wirkstoff auftreten. Daher bedarf es der Entwicklung neuartiger Wirkstoff-Transportsysteme (Drug Delivery Systems) welche in der Lage sind, Wirkstoffe in genau definierbaren Dosen gezielt in die adressierte Zelle zu transportieren. Ein vielversprechender Ansatz, welcher diesen Anforderungen nachkommt, findet sich in der Layer-by-Layer-Technik (LbL), d.h. der wechselseitigen Assemblierung von Polymeren/Wirkstoffen auf soliden sphärischen Templaten, eines funktionellen Supported Lipid Bilayers sowie der Oberflächenfunktionalisierung mit spezifischen Antikörpern. Dabei ist die Homogenität und Regularität des Supported Lipid Bilayers von großer Bedeutung, um in biomedizinischen Anwendungen eine ungewollte Interaktion mit Serumkomponenten sowie eine Opsonierung zu verhindern. Insbesondere die funktionelle Lipidkomponente besitzt allerdings maßgebliche Auswirkungen auf diese Parameter. In dieser Arbeit wurde die Idee der Oberflächenfunktionalisierung von LbL-beschichteten Silica-Mikropartikeln (SiO2) mit einem funktionellen Supported Lipid Bilayer aufgegriffen und weiterentwickelt, wobei insbesondere die Homogenität des Supported Lipid Bilayers auch auf sehr kleinen Längenskalen (wenige Nanometer) bestimmt wurde. In einem letzten Schritt konnte anhand zweier verschiedener Zelllinien (3T3 und Vero) die Adaptivität und Effektivität des entwickelten Drug Delivery Systems nachgewiesen werden.

Abstract  Lack of clinical relevance is assumed to be the main reason behind the high failure rate of medical drugs in the very initial phases of clinical trials. Clinical relevance is difficult to achieve with current tools as they lack the biological and physiological cues found in vivo. Microfluidics, the knowledge of fluid manipulation in small channels, has proven to be a promising science to bridge the gap between the current in vitro and the real in vivo features. In this thesis, a scaffold for the growth of spheroids inside a microfluidic device for potential drug screening was developed. Firstly, the surface of a microfluidic device was coated with the polymers cellulose nanofibrils, polyallylamine hydrochloride, and polyethyleneimine using the Layer-by-Layer technique to achieve an even surface coverage. Here, different chip designs, polymer concentrations, and pressure directions were tested. It was decided that using a negative pressure direction with a polymer concentration of 50 mg/L in a chip design with micropillars was optimal and these conditions were then used for testing the spheroid formation. Secondly, spheroids were grown inside the microfluidic channels using different coatings: the previously mentioned polymer buildup, one non-coated channel, and one coated with attachment factor proteins. These three surface conditions were compared and it was shown that the polymer-based surface cover was indeed superior as a scaffold as it encouraged and promoted cell growth in the spheroid formation of liver cancer cells from the HepG2 cell line. Further development of this cellulose nanofibrils-coated microfluidic device displays a promising future for functioning as an in vitro 3D cell culture model that better mimics the close-to-cell microenvironments by imitating cell proliferation, cell-to-cell, and cell-to-extracellular matrix interactions. / Sammanfattning Den främsta orsaken bakom den höga antal misslyckade kliniska läkemedelsprövningar i de initiala faserna antas bero på brist på klinisk relevans. Klinisk relevans är mycket svår att uppnå med dagens verktyg då de saknar de biologiska och fysiologiska förhållandena som återfinns in vivo. Mikrofluidik, kunskapen om vätskemanipulation i små kanaler har visat sig vara lovande vetenskap för att överbrygga klyftan mellan de nuvarande in vitro och de faktiska in vivo funktionerna. I detta arbete utvecklades en matris för sfäroider att växa på inuti en mikrofluidisk kanal för att potentiellt användas till läkemedelsscreening. Först användes Layer-by-Layer teknologi för att jämnt betäckta ytan inuti en mikrofluidisk kanal med polymererna cellulosananofibriller, polyallylamin hydroklorid samt polyetylenimin. Här testades olika designer på mikrofluidiska chip, polymerkoncentrationer samt tryckriktningar. Utifrån detta gick det att fastställa att negativt tryck med en polymerkoncentration på 50 mg/L i en chippdesign med mikropelare var optimal för en jämn ytbetäckning och dessa förhållanden användes sedan för att pröva sfäroidernas tillväxt. Härnäst testades därmed sfäroidernas tillväxt inuti mikrofluidiska kanaler under tre olika förhållanden: ett med polymerbetäckningen, ett utan betäckning och ett då ytan var täckt med proteiner med fästfaktorer. Dessa tre förhållanden jämfördes sedan med varandra och således gick det att konstatera att den polymerbaseradebetäckningen fungerade överlägset som matris för tillväxt av HepG2 lever cancer cell sfäroider eftersom den tycks främja dess tillväxt och bildning. Det pekar mot att ytterligare utveckling av denna cellulostäckta yta skulle innebära en lovande modell för in vitro 3D cellodling som bättre efterliknar den cellulära mikromiljön genom att imitera cellproliferation, interaktioner celler emellan samt mellan cell och extracellulär matrisen.

The bio-enabled syntheses of functional nano-structured metal oxide thin films is of importance for a range of applications, in photonics, electronics, sensing, cell engineering, and biochemical devices. This type of novel syntheses method can overcome problems common in conventional oxide processing. In general, conventional oxide processes often require thermal treatment, caustic chemicals, and mechanical processing when producing shape-controlled inorganic materials. In contrast, biological processes are usually carried out under mild conditions (low temperature, neutral pH, and atmospheric pressure) and are therefore promising for the development of benign processes. Functional materials synthesized at room temperature using biomolecules are promising due to their expediency. During recent years, significant discoveries and progress have been made in discovering, and finding new applications for such biomimetic oxide-based minerals. However, much of the research has focused on SiO- and TiO-bearing organic-inorganic hybrid materials, of which a significant limitation is that, there are relatively few water-soluble inorganic oxide precursors commercially available for such biological syntheses. Two common compounds that are used in the biomimetic syntheses of SiO₂ and TiO₂ are tetramethoxisilane (TMOS) and Ti(IV) -bis(ammonium lactato) dihydroxide ( TiBALDH ). As a result, approaches to synthesize new water-soluble transitional metal complexes for use as precursors in the biomineralization of the corresponding functional metal oxide thin films were explored in this work, in order to expand the range of functional oxide chemistries formed via bio-enabled methods. A Ti-containing compound was synthesized to compare the behavior of commercially-available and as-synthesized TiBALDH. Another titanium-containing complex with citrate ligands, instead of lactate, was also synthesized to investigate the influence of the ligand type on the deposition behavior of the precursors. Zirconium- and hafnium-containing complexes were also synthesized to demonstrate the feasibility and versatility of the idea of applying bio-enabled syntheses to the fabrication of functional mineral oxides other than the reported SiO₂ and TiO₂. The second part of this thesis focuses on developing a novel way to fabricate porous functional mineral oxide thin films with controlled pore size, which can be used in a variety of applications, such as dye loading for optical, photochemical, or electrochemical purposes. Commercially-available, carboxyl-group-terminated polystyrene spheres of different sizes were utilized as pore-size controllers in the bio-enabled syntheses of TiO₂ by protamine. This approach has been found to be an effective means of creating uniform pores in inorganic mineral oxide coatings. The accomplishments of this work have the potential to be integrated so as to expand the boundaries of biomineralization in materials science and engineering fields.

The processing and properties of novel polymer-based nano-composite (PNC) dielectrics for capacitor applications has been studied. PNCs were fabricated via a vacuum based deposition technique and their micro/nano-structure, chemical and dielectric properties investigated. After process development and optimisation, co-deposited Al and nylon-6 PNCs had a dielectric constant k∼7 at an approximate Al volume fraction of 0.3 that agreed with analytical predictions if it was assumed that the Al transformed to an oxide in-situ and/or after deposition. The significant effect of absorbed water vapour and temperature on PNC dielectric properties was revealed using different types of post-deposition heat treatment. Alternately-deposited PNCs consisting of Al or Ag 2-20 nm layers sandwiched between nylon-6 layers were fabricated in which the overall PNC Al or Ag volume fraction was controlled by varying the nominal Al or Ag layer thickness. Ag layers comprised of discrete nano-islands that produced a nano-capacitor network effect that increased k to ∼11. In the case of Al layers, when the layer thickness was ≥ 5 nm, corresponding to a nominal volume fraction of 0.1, Al (core)-oxide (shell) nanoparticles were formed and the PNC dielectric constant increased to ∼19. The detailed nano-structure of the core-shell particles was studied using various types of transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and the elevations in dielectric constant ascribed to multiple-interface polarisation effects dependent on the formation of the core-shell structure. PNCs based on alternate deposition of Ti sandwiched in nylon-6, and then both Ti and Ag in nylon-6 were also fabricated, with k reaching ∼73 for Ag+Ti/nylon-6 PNCs. As well as Ti-based core (metal)-shell (oxide) particles, the Ag volume fraction was sufficiently high in the 10 nm nylon-6 layers to again form a nano-capacitor network that contributed to the overall device capacitance and effective dielectric constant. Again, various types of high magnification TEM were critical in resolving the Ti-based core-shell structure and its role in high-k behaviour. The vacuum-based alternate deposition technique has been developed to offer ease of operation, reliability, flexibility and applicability to chemically different filler and matrix systems in the fabrication of high-k PNC based capacitors, in which high-k performance relies critically on the formation of core (metal)-shell (oxide) particles in both Al and Ti based systems.

Neste trabalho foram estudados filmes automontados de poli(ometoxianilina) (POMA) e de poli(ácido vinilsulfônico) (PVS). Os filmes automontados de POMA/PVS podem crescer linearmente com o número de bicamadas sem que cada camada fique completamente adsorvida desde que o tempo de adsorção seja mantido constante. A cinética de adsorção de uma camada de POMA sobre diferentes substratos sólidos e sobre bicamadas de POMA/PVS já depositadas foi associada a dois processos: um muito rápido, de primeira ordem, e um mais lento controlado por difusão de Johnson-Mehl-Avrami, correspondendo, respectivamente, a nuc1eação e a um processo de crescimento, que foram confirmados por AFM. O processo de adsorção de POMA é favorecido quando já se encontram depositadas bicamadas de POMA/PVS. Os mecanismos de adsorção foram sugeridos a partir de isotermas de adsorção a diferentes temperaturas e da aplicação de modelos analíticos. A partir de medidas de dessorção termoestimulada foram identificados nos filmes de / POMA/PVS3 tipos de interação: forças de Van der Waals, uma interação com uma energia de ativação de 75 kJImoI que foi associada a pontes de hidrogênio e interações iônicas. As pontes de hidrogênio foram confirmadas por FTIR e adsorção a diferentes pHs. Finalmente, foi verificado que a condutividade destes filmes é fortemente dependente da atmosfera que os rodeia, característica que os toma muito interessantes para sensores de gases / Poly(o-methoxyaniline) (POMA) and poly(ethenesulfonic acid) (PVS)layer-by-Iayer f1lmswere studied. It has been demonstrated that POMA/PVS layer-by-Iayer films can grow linearly with the number of bilayers without complete layer formation as long as the adsorption interval time is maintained constant. The adsorption kinetics of the POMA layer onto solid substrates and onto already deposited POMA/PVS bilayers was found to take place in two steps: an initial, fast adsorption characteristic of a first -order kinetics, followed by a much slower process that is described by a Johnson-Mehl-Avrami function, respectively corresponding to nucleation and growth mechanisms, as demonstrated in AFM studies. The POMA adsorption process is favored when several alternated layers of POMA and PVS have already been deposited, because the surface area and the number of sites for adsorption increase. Adsorption mechanisms were proposed from adsorption isotherms fitted by analytical models, and from thermally stimulated desorption experiments in aqueous solutions 3 types of interaction were identified in POMA/PVS f1lms: van der Waals forces, an interaction with an activation energy for desorption of ca. +75 kJ/mole which was associated to H-bonding and an ionic interaction. Hydrogen bonding was confirmed by FTIR and adsorption at different pHs. Finally, it was demonstrated that the conductivity of POMA/PVS f1lms is strongly dependent of the surrounding atmosphere which makes these f1lms interesting for gas sensors

A liberação controlada de fármacos é um tópico importante para várias iniciativas em nanotecnologia devido ao possível impacto para a sociedade, com a criação de sistemas otimizados que garantam a liberação num sítio específico e a uma taxa controlada. Dentre os vários paradigmas de liberação controlada destaca-se o uso de lipossomos, uma vez que muitos fármacos e drogas podem ser transportados. Este trabalho descreve a fabricação de filmes automontados de lipossomos que incorporam o fármaco ibuprofeno. Os lipossomos foram preparados de dipalmitoil fosfatidil colina (DPPC), dipalmitoil fosfatidil glicerol (DPPG) e palmitoil-oleoil fosfatidil glicerol (POPG), cujas camadas foram alternadas por interações eletrostáticas com camadas do dendrímero PAMAM geração 4. Medidas de espalhamento dinâmico de luz indicaram que a incorporação do ibuprofeno tornou os lipossomos de DPPC e DPPG mais estáveis, com uma diminuição no diâmetro médio de 140 para 74 nm e 132 para 63nm, respectivamente. Ao contrário, os lipossomos de POPG ficaram menos estáveis, com aumento do diâmetro de 110 para 160 nm. A influência na estabilidade foi confirmada em medidas de microscopia de força atômica nos filmes automontados, que mostraram grande tendência à ruptura nos lipossomos de POPG com a incorporação de ibuprofeno. O crescimento dos filmes automontados foi investigado com espectroscopia de fluorescência e uma balança de cristal de quartzo. A intensidade da fluorescência devida ao ibuprofeno aumentou exponencialmente com o número de camadas depositadas, mas não por causa de uma crescente adsorção de ibuprofeno. Ao contrário, a quantidade de material adsorvido nas primeiras camadas aumentou inicialmente, mas depois diminuiu drasticamente após a 6ª. bicamada, e o filme praticamente pára de crescer a partir da 10ª. bicamada. Portanto, a grande fluorescência para filmes espessos deve ser associada a um ambiente favorável, que aumenta a emissão quântica do ibuprofeno. A liberação do ibuprofeno, estudada com medidas de fluorescência, é mais lenta quando incorporado em lipossomos. Em experimentos com uma membrana de diálise, notamos que o tempo de decaimento do ibuprofeno puro é 5,2 h, enquanto este tempo aumentou para 9,2 e 8 h para ibuprofeno encapsulado em lipossomos de DPPG e POPG, respectivamente. O ibuprofeno também foi liberado de filmes automontados contendo lipossomos de DPPG e POPG, o que é promissor para o uso em bandagens (patches). / Controlled drug delivery is a key issue in a number of nanotechnology endeavors owing to the large impact on society that may achieved if improved systems are created which allows for delivery at a specific target and with a controlled rate. Among the various paradigms employed in drug delivery, the use of liposomes is prominent because a variety of drug molecules can be carried. This work describes the fabrication of layer-by-layer (LbL) films made with liposomes incorporating ibuprofen. The liposomes were made with dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline (DPPC), dipalmitoyl phosphatidyl glycerol (DPPG) and palmitoyl-oleoyl-phosphatidyl glycerol (POPG), whose layers were alternated with layers of the dendrimer PAMAM generation 4 via electrostatic interactions. According to dynamic light scattering measurements, the incorporation of ibuprofen caused DPPC and DPPG liposomes to become more stable, with a decrease in diameter from 140 to 74 nm and from 132 to 63 nm, respectively. In contrast, liposomes from POPG became less stable, with an increase in size from 110 to 160 nm. These results were confirmed with atomic force microscopy images of LbL films, which showed a large tendency to rupture for POPG liposomes. The film growth was monitored with fluorescence spectroscopy and a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). The fluorescence intensity arising from ibuprofen increased exponentially with the number of layers, but this was not caused by an increased adsorption of ibuprofen. Instead, the QCM measurements showed that the amount of material adsorbed increases initially with the number of PAMAM/liposome(ibuprofen) layers, but after the 6th bilayer it decreases sharply and film growth practically stops after the 10th layer. Therefore, the inevitable conclusion is that the increased fluorescence is due to a favorable environment for the ibuprofen, whose quantum emission efficiency increases with the number of layers deposited. Also using fluorescence measurements, we noted that release of ibuprofen was delayed when incorporated in liposomes. For instance, in a membrane dialysis experiment, the characteristic decay time was 3.5 h for ibuprofen in solution, whereas this time increased to 9.2 and 8 h for ibuprofen encapsulated into DPPG and POPG liposomes, respectively. Ibuprofen could also be released from the LbL films made with DPPG and POPG liposomes, which is promising for further use in patches.

Neste trabalho foram estudadas as propriedades de adsorção de poli(omethoxianilina) (POMA) em filmes automontados, nos quais camadas de POMA foram alternadas com camadas de ácido polivinil sulfônico (PVS). Devido à baixa solubilidade da POMA, o método de preparação das soluções aquosas de POMA interfere nas características da adsorção. Para POMA com controle de massa molar, que contém fração de alta massa, a cinética de adsorção de uma camada de POMA em filmes de POMAlPVS obedece a um processo de dois estágios. O primeiro é um processo de primeira ordem enquanto o segundo é descrito pela função de Johnson-Mehl-Avrami com n=1, característico de crescimento de bastões. Este tipo de crescimento foi confirmado através de análises do tamanho dos agregados em medidas de microscopia de força atômica (AFM). As propriedades morfológicas desses filmes POMAlPVS foram analisadas usando leis de escala, onde a dimensão fractal foi 2.2, indicando adsorção self-affine. Para POMA polidispersa sem controle da massa molar, a quantidade de material adsorvido aumenta não monotonicamente com o tempo devido à competição entre os mecanismos de adsorção e dessorção. Tal competição foi também manifestada nas propriedades morfológicas, com o tamanho do grão nos filmes de POMAlPVS aumentando não monotonicamente com o tempo. A importância das ligações de hidrogênio no mecanismo de adsorção para POMA foi demonstrada em alguns experimentos. Por exemplo, foi mostrado que a adsorção é eficiente para soluções de POMA com pH 5 em que a POMA não está dopada e, portanto a atração iônica não pode ser responsável pela adsorção. Além disso, observou-se adsorção não autolimitada da POMA, a qual depende das interrupções no processo de adsorção. Foi notada, através de medidas de calorimetria de varredura diferencial (DSC), a presença de água no pó de POMA e em filmes automontados POMAlPVS sobre esferas de sílica. A energia de adsorção variou de 6 a 15 kcallmol, que pode ser atribuída a ligações de hidrogênio. Devido a ligações de H a quantidade de material adsorvido aumenta com o número de bicamadas, e isto é refletido na isoterma de adsorção da POMA. As isotermas foram analisadas com o modelo de Filippova que descreve a cinética de adsorção de polieletrólitos em uma superfícies plana, e permite obter energias de ativação para as interações entre polieletrólitos/polieletrólitos, polieletrólitoslinterface e polieletrólitos/solvente. A energia de interação entre as moléculas adsorvidas no substrato (vidro ou filme automontado com bicamadas de POMAlPVS) aumenta com o número de bicamadas de 0.9 kcallmol para substrato de vidro a 5.39 kcal/mol para uma camada de POMA adsorvida em um filme com 10 bicamadas de POMAlPVS / This thesis addresses the adsorption properties of poly(o-methoxyaniline) (POMA) in layer-by-Iayer (LBL) films, for which POMA layers were alternated with layers of the polyanionic poly(vinylsulfonicacid) (PVS). Due to the reduced solubility of POMA, the method of preparation of POMA aqueous solution sinterfered in the adsorption characteristics. For POMA with controlled mass, which contained high molecular weight fractions, the kinetics of adsorption of a POMA layer on already deposited POMA/PVS films obeyed a two-step process. The first process is a firs torder kinetics process while the second one is described by the Johnson-Mehl-Avrami function with n = 1, characteristic of preferential growth of cylinders. This growth was confirmed in the analysis of aggregate size in atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements. The morphological properties of these POMA/PVS films were analyzed using scaling laws, where the fractal dimension was approximately 2.2, denoting self-affine adsorption. For polydisperse POMA with no control of \"molecular weight\", the amount of material adsorbed increased non-monotonically with time due to a competition between adsorption and desorption mechanisms. Such competition was also manifested in themorphological properties, with the grain size in POMA/PVS films increasing non-monotonically with time. The importance of H-bonding in the adsorption mechanisms for POMA was demonstrated in several instances. For example, it is shown that POMA adsorption is efficient for solutions with pH 5 where POMA is not doped and therefore ionic attraction cannot be held responsible for adsorption. Moreover, non-self-limited adsorption of POMA was demonstrated, which depended on the interruptions in the adsorption process. H-bonding probably occurs in entrained water, which was shown to be present in POMA powder and in POMA/PVS films deposited on silica particles, using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Activation energies of 6-15 kcal/mol were estimated, which can be attributed to H-bonding. Because of H-bonding interactions the amount of material adsorbed increases with the number of bilayers, and this is reflected in the adsorption isotherms for POMA. The latter were analyzed with Fillippova\'s model in which the adsorption kinetics of polyelectrolytes on a planar surface is described. It allows estimation of activation energies characterizing interactions between polyelectrolyte/polyelectrolyte, polyelectrolyte/interface and polyelectrolyte/solvent. The energy of interaction between the molecules to be adsorbed and the substrate (bare or coated with POMA/PVS layers) increases with the number of bilayers, from 0.9 kcal/mol for the bare substrate to 5.39 kcal/mol for a POMA layer adsorbed on a 10-bilayer POMA/PVS film

Este trabalho descreve a fabricação de filmes nanoestruturados de quitosana (Q) e metaloftalocianinastetrassulfonadas de níquel (NiTsPc), cobre (CuTsPc) e ferro (FeTsPc) pela técnica de automontagem. A formação dos filmes foi monitorada por espectroscopia na região do UV−vis, focalizando a absorbância da banda Q das metaloftalocianinas. A absorção aumentou linearmente com o número de bicamadas, indicando que a quantidade de metaloftalocianina adsorvida no filme é a mesma a cada bicamada depositada. A espessura média por bicamada variou entre 1,1 e 1,3 nm. Interações específicas nos filmes automontados foram analisadas por espectroscopia FTIR, nos modos de transmissão e reflexão, e Micro−Espectroscopia Raman, evidenciando a formação de interações iônicas entre grupos sulfônicos (SO3− da metaloftalocianina e grupos amina (NH3+) protonados da quitosana. Medidas de voltametria cíclica mostraram que os filmes de QNiTsPc sobre ITO são eletroativos, possuindo um par redox estável, reversível e bem definido em 0,80 V e 0,75 V, respectivamente. A corrente de pico anódica aumentou linearmente com a velocidade de varredura, indicando que a reação eletroquímica é controlada por um mecanismo de transferência de carga na superfície do eletrodo via saltos de elétrons (electronhopping). Entretanto, os filmes automontados de QCuTsPc e QFeTsPc apresentaram comportamentos instáveis e irreversíveis devido à possível formação de espécies agregadas adsorvidas no ITO. A partir dos resultados de voltametria cíclica e UV−vis determinaram−se os parâmetros de energia de gap (Eg), eletroafinidade (EA) e potencial de ionização (IP), mostrando que a energia de transição necessária do nível HOMO para o LUMO foi de 1,7 eV. Os eletrodos com filmes automontados foram utilizados como sensores de dopamina (DA) e ácido ascórbico (AA). Para ambos analitos, as concentrações utilizadas variaram de 5 x 10−6 a 1,5 x 10−4 mol L−1. O filme de QNiTsPc apresentou atividade eletrocalítica, alterando o potencial de oxidação da DA de 1,44 V, em ITO puro, para 0,76 V. Para os filmes de QCuTsPc e QFeTsPc, esse fenômeno não foi observado. O limite de detecção (LD) de DA e a AA foi obtido usando a equação de calibração de cada eletrodo, sendo da ordem de 10−5 mol L−1. O eletrodo com filme de QNiTsPc apresentou maior sensibilidade para ambos analitos. A seletividade dos eletrodos foi testada em soluções contendo AA e DA em diferentes proporções. A distinção entre os picos de oxidação do AA e DA não ocorreu para o filme automontado de QNiTsPc, devido ao efeito eletrocatalítico na oxidação da DA Por outro lado, os filmes de QCuTsPc e QFeTsPc apresentaram comportamento seletivo, distinguindo os picos de oxidação destes analitos. A seletividade apresentada pelo filme de QCuTsPc iniciou−se para concentrações de DA três vezes menor que AA e para o filme de QFeTsPc foi dez vezes menor que a de AA / ThisworkdescribesthefabricationofnanostructuredfilmswiththeLayer−by−layer (LbL) techniqueusingchitosan (Q) andmetallophthalocyaninesofnickel (NiTsPc), copper (CuTsPc) andiron (FeTsPc). The filmgrowthwasmonitoredwith UV−vis spectroscopy, focusingonthe Q−band ofthemetallophthalocyanines. The absorption increased linearly with the number of bilayers, thus pointing to the same amount of phthalocyanine being adsorbed in each bilayer. The average thickness per bilayer varied between 1.1 and 1.3 nm. Specific interactions in the LbL films were analysed with FTIR in transmission and reflection modes and Raman micro−Spectroscopy, which confirmed ionic interactions between the phthalocyanine sulfonic groups (SO3&#8722) and the chitosan amine groups (NH3+). Cyclic voltammograms showed that QNiTsPcLbL films on ITO are electroactive, with a well−defined, stable and reversible redox pair at 0.80 V and 0.75 V. The anodic peak current increased linearly with the scan rate, characteristic of electrochemical reactions controlled by electron hopping on the electrode surface. In contrast, CuTsPc and FeTsPcLbL films showed unstable and irreversible behaviour, probably due to adsorbed aggregated species on ITO. From the UV−VIS. Data and cyclic voltammograms, the energy gap (Eg), electroaffinity (EA) and ionization potencial (IP) were determined, leading to a HOMO−LUMO energy difference of 1.7 eV. Electrodes with LbL films were used for detecting dopamine (DA) and ascorbic acid (AA), in the concentration range from 5 x 10−6 to 1.5 X 10−4mol L−1. QNiTsPcLbL films showed electrocatalytic activity, by shifting the oxidation potential of DA from 1.44 V (for bare ITO) to 0.76 V. This did not occur with QCuTsPc and QFeTsPcLbL films. The limit of detection (LD) of DA and AA was obtained using the calibration equation for each electrode, being of the order to 10−5mol L−1. Electrodes made with QNiTsPcLbL films were the most sensitive. The selectivity of the electrodes was tested by using solutions containing DA and AA in different proportions. There was no distinction between AA and DA oxidation peaks for QNiTsPcLbL films, because of their electrocatalytic effect. On the other hand, using QCuTsPc and QFeTsPcLbL films one could distinguish between the two analytes. Distinction was made possible with QCuTsPcLbL films and DA concentrations three times less than the concentration of AA, while for QFeTsPcLbL films it was possible to distinguish DA concentrations ten times less than that of AA