Au cours de ce travail de thèse, des matériaux monomères amorphes bifonctionnels photochromes et fluorescents ont été élaborés et étudiés dans le but de former sous irradiation interférentielle des structures fluorescentes par migration de matière photoinduite . Pour contrer le phénomène d'extinction de fluorescence par l'unité photochrome azoïque, un espaceur saturé de type adduit de Diels-Alder a été introduit entre les deux entités photoactives. De telles molécules ont été obtenues avec succès ainsi que les composés modèles azoïques et fluorescents correspondants.L'introduction de nouveaux fragments comme l'espaceur ne modifiait pas les propriétés de photochromisme que ce fût en solution ou à l'état solide. A l'opposé, des études de spectroscopie de fluorescence stationnaire et résolue en temps ont montré que la présence de cet espaceur limitait efficacement les phénomènes d’extinction de fluorescence au sein des composés bifonctionnels. Dans le but de comprendre les mécanismes photophysiques sous-tendant l'extinction de fluorescence observée, des expériences de spectroscopie d'absorption transitoire femtoseconde ont été réalisées sur les composés modèles et bifonctionnels. Elles ont mis en évidence l’existence d’un transfert d’énergie électronique picoseconde de l’unité fluorescente vers l’unité photochrome.Sous forme de films minces non-dopés, ces nouveaux composés bifonctionnels ont conduit par photostructuration holographique à des reliefs de surface réinscriptibles, stables à température et sous lumière ambiantes et modulés en intensité de fluorescence, les maxima d'émission correspondant aux zones d'accumulation en composés bifonctionnels. Une nouvelle réaction photochimique consistant en la photocoupure de dérivés fluorescents nitrés de la triphénylamine a été mise en évidence. L’irradiation sous UV de solutions et de films minces provoquait une photorupture de l’état à transfert de charge intramoléculaire, conduisant à la modification de la couleur émise de l’orange au bleu. Des structures fluorescentes modulées en énergie ont pu ainsi être obtenues par irradiation au travers d’un masque tout en contrôlant la quantité de lumière apportée. / This PhD thesis presents the elaboration and the studies of bifunctional amorphous small molecule-based materials combining photochromic and fluorescent units in order to form fluorescent patterns by photoinduced mass transport under interferential irradiation A saturated spacer made of a Diels-Alder adduct was introduced between both photoactive units to inhibit emission quenching of the fluorophore by the azo photochromic moiety. Such compounds as well as their fluorescent and azo model compounds have successfully been synthesised.New fragments such as the spacer brought no modification to the photochromic properties in solution and in the solid state. Conversely, time-resolved and steady-state fluorescence studies showed that the spacer efficiently limited fluorescence quenching within the bifunctional compounds. In order to gain insight into the mechanism responsible for the fluorescence quenching, femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy measurements have been performed on model and bifunctional compounds. They evidenced picosecond electronic energy transfer from the fluorescent unit towards the azo moiety.As non doped thin films, rewritable surface relief gratings (SRG) stable under ambient light and at room temperature could be written through holographic illumination and displayed fluorescence patterns. Modulation of the emission intensity resulted from the accumulation of fluorophores attached to the azo units undergoing photoinduced mass migration. A novel photochemical reaction leading to the photocleavage of fluorescent nitro-substituted triarylamine derivatives has been proved. UV irradiation in solution and in the solid state caused photodisruption of the intramolecular charge transfer state, yielding neat modification of the emission colour from orange into blue. Fluorescent patterns modulated in energy could have been obtained by using a mask and controlling the amount of photons.

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Today, the growing and aging population, and the rise of new global threats on human health puts an increasing demand on the healthcare system and calls for preventive actions. To make existing medical treatments more efficient and widely accessible and to prevent the emergence of new threats such as drug-resistant bacteria, improved diagnostic technologies are needed. Potential solutions to address these medical challenges could come from the development of novel lab-on-chip (LoC) for point-of-care (PoC) diagnostics. At the same time, the increasing demand for sustainable energy calls for the development of novel approaches for energy conversion and storage systems (ECS), to which micro- and nanotechnologies could also contribute. This thesis has for objective to contribute to these developments and presents the results of interdisciplinary research at the crossing of three disciplines of physics and engineering: electrokinetic transport in fluids, manufacturing of micro- and nanofluidic systems, and surface control and modification. By combining knowledge from each of these disciplines, novel solutions and functionalities were developed at the macro-, micro- and nanoscale, towards applications in PoC diagnostics and ECS systems. At the macroscale, electrokinetic transport was applied to the development of a novel PoC sampler for the efficient capture of exhaled breath aerosol onto a microfluidic platform. At the microscale, several methods for polymer micromanufacturing and surface modification were developed. Using direct photolithography in off-stoichiometry thiol-ene (OSTE) polymers, a novel manufacturing method for mold-free rapid prototyping of microfluidic devices was developed. An investigation of the photolithography of OSTE polymers revealed that a novel photopatterning mechanism arises from the off-stoichiometric polymer formulation. Using photografting on OSTE surfaces, a novel surface modification method was developed for the photopatterning of the surface energy. Finally, a novel method was developed for single-step microstructuring and micropatterning of surface energy, using a molecular self-alignment process resulting in spontaneous mimicking, in the replica, of the surface energy of the mold. At the nanoscale, several solutions for the study of electrokinetic transport toward selective biofiltration and energy conversion were developed. A novel, comprehensive model was developed for electrostatic gating of the electrokinetic transport in nanofluidics. A novel method for the manufacturing of electrostatically-gated nanofluidic membranes was developed, using atomic layer deposition (ALD) in deep anodic alumina oxide (AAO) nanopores. Finally, a preliminary investigation of the nanopatterning of OSTE polymers was performed for the manufacturing of polymer nanofluidic devices. / <p>QC 20140509</p> / Rappid / NanoGate / Norosensor