• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.43 no.4
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• pp.518-527
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• 2015

In this study, nanocomposite mats consisting of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and poly(lactic acide) (PLA) were electrospun from a suspension mixture consisting of tetrahydrofuran at room temperature. Morphology study showed that fibers of electrospun composite mats were aligned in three dimensional surface along the fiber long-axis. Average diameter of the electrospun fibers decreased with an increase in the CNC loading level. Tensile strength of the electrospun fibers mat decreased with an increase in the CNC loading level because of bead formation in the formed fibers and low interfacial bond strength between PLA and CNC. Meanwhile, thermal stability of the electrospun nanocomposite mats was effectively improved as the amount of CNC increased.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.41-48
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• 2017

Fine polymeric fibers have been gaining interest from the energy harvesting/storage, tissue, and bioengineering industries because of advantages such as the small diameter, high porosity, permeability, and similarities to a natural extracellular matrix. Electrospinning is one of the most popular methods used to fabricate polymeric fibers because it is not as limited in regards to the materials selection, and it does not require expensive or complex equipment. However, electrospun fibers have a severe aerodynamic instability because the small diameter fibers are able to pass through the atmospheric layer when there is a high electric field. As a result, electrospun fibrous mats have serious difficulties with controlling its shape and geometric properties. In this study, a hybrid nano/microfibrous mat is presented that is fabricated using electrospinning with two different solvent-based PCL solutions. This provides control of the fiber diameter, mat porosity, and mechanical properties. Various hybrid fibrous mats were fabricated after an experimental investigation of the effects of solvent on fiber diameter. It was then demonstrated that the mechanical properties and porosity of the fabricated various hybrid mats could be successfully controlled.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.93-94
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• 2012

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.40-43
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• 2010

In this study, polyimide(PI) nanofibers mats were prepared by electrospinning and three different fiber morphologies of random, uniaxial, and biaxial orientation were prepared by controlling the speed of drum-shaped collector and other parameters. The SEM studies reveal that the aforesaid morphologies were obtained on the nano-fibrous mats prepared. The ionic conductivity was measured using an in-plane type conductivity tester for the PI mats soaked in the mixture of 1M lithium trifluoro-methane-sulfonate and tetra-ethylene glycol dimethyl ether. The ionic conductivity was surprisingly higher for the biaxial PI mats. For the uniaxially-oriented mats, the ionic conductivity was found to be higher in the parallel direction compared to the perpendicular direction of the fiber orientation. A curious cyclic fluctuation was found in the ionic conductivity with time. The observed behavior was explained by considering the distance between fibers and transport speed of ions used in this study.

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.317-320
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• 2002

나노입자/고분자 복합체는 단위 무게 당 높은 표면적으로 인하여 더욱 우수한 기능성을 고분자 매트릭스에 부여할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 현재 유무기 나노 복합체는 기계적 성질, 열적 성질 및 광학적 성질 등의 향상이 발견되면서부터 이 분야의 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 그러나 대부분의 나노 복합체에서 나노 입자간의 강한 결합력에 의해 균일한 분산상을 얻기 힘든 것으로 알려져 있다[1]. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.452-455
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• 2001

고분자/실리케이트 나노복합체란 고분자 매트릭스에 층상 구조의 점토 광물을 나노 스케일의 시트상의 기본 단위로 박리(exfoliation)ㆍ분산시켜 얻어진 복합체를 말한다. 실리케이트를 구성하는 두께 1nm 정도의 판으로 박리ㆍ분산시키기 때문에 5wt% 정도의 첨가량만으로도 고분자의 획기적인 물성 개선이 가능하다는 장점을 가지고 있다[1]. (중략)

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.185-190
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• 2010

Recently, an electrospinning process, which is one of various nanotechnologies, has been used in fabricating micro/nanosized fibers. The fabricated electrospun micro/nanofibers has been widely applied in biomedical applications, specially in tissue regeneration. In this study, we fabricated highly aligned electrospun biodegradable and biocompatible poly(${\varepsilon}$-caprolactone)(PCL) micro/nanofibers by using a modified electrospinning process supplemented with a complex electric field. From this process, we can attain highly aligned electrospun nanofibers compared to that fabricated with the normal electrospinning process. To observe the feasibility of the highly aligned electrospun mat as a biomedical scaffold, nerve cells(PC-12) was cultured and it was found that the cells those were well oriented to the direction of aligned fibers.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.120-126
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• 2018

In the present study, the multi-nozzle electrospinning process is investigated for the fabrication of uniform polymer nanofiber mats. Electrospinning has been one of the simple and efficient methods to manufacture polymer nanofibers and their mats. Although a typical electrospinning has many advantages such as simple system and operation, various materials, and cost-effectiveness, a relatively low productivity prevents it from being used in practical applications. Thus, the multi-nozzle electrospinning system with the adjustable nozzle position and rotating drum collector is designed and produced in this study. In particular, the effects of the inter-nozzle distance and spatial arrangement of nozzles on the uniformity of the electrospun nanofibers are investigated. With this multi-nozzle electrospinning process, the maximum flow rate of the supplied polymer solution for a uniform electrospinning increases, which indicates the enhanced productivity.

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.277-280
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• 2002

유,무기 입자가 첨가된 고분자 복합 소재는 고분자 매트릭스에 기계적, 열적 특성을 향상시킬 뿐만 아니라 이들의 다양한 기능성을 부여할 수 있다[1]. 특히 첨가되는 유,무기 입자가 나노 크기로 감소할 경우 단위무게 당 표면적이 증가하므로 이들의 효과가 더욱 현저히 나타나는 장점이 있으며 그 밖에 고유한 광학적, 전기적 특성을 나타내게 된다[2-4]. 그러나 나노 입자간의 강한 표면 작용력으로 인해 균일한 분산상을 얻기 힘든 단점[5]이 있어 최근 이를 개선하기 위한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.406-414
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• 2016

The lignin-based carbon nanofiber reinforced epoxy composite has been prepared by immersing carbon nanofiber mat in epoxy resin solution in order to evaluate the physical and mechanical properties. The thermal and mechanical properties of the carbon nanofiber reinforced epoxy composite were analyzed using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) and tensile tester. It was found that the thermal properties of the carbon nanofiber reinforced epoxy composite improved, with its glass-transition temperature ($T_g$) increased from $90.7^{\circ}C$ ($T_g$ of epoxy resin itself) to $106.9^{\circ}C$. The tensile strengths of carbon nanofiber mats made from both lignin-g-PAN copolymer and PAN were 7.2 MPa and 9.4 MPa, respectively. The resulting tensile strength of lignin-based carbon nanofiber reinforced epoxy composite became 43.0 MPa, the six times higher than that of lignin-based carbon nanofiber mats. The carbon nanofibers were pulled out after the tensile test of the carbon nanofiber reinforced epoxy composite due to high tensile strength (478.8 MPa) of an individual carbon nanofiber itself as well as low interfacial adhesion between fibers and matrices, confirmed by the SEM analysis.