• Polymer Science and Technology
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.228-235
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• 2010

• Membrane Journal
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.302-309
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• 2009

A block copolymer of polystyrene-b-poly (hydroxyl ethyl methacrylate), PS-b-PHEMA, was synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and crosslinked with 4,5-imidazole dicarboxylic acid (IDA) via esterification of the -OH groups of PHEMA in the block copolymer and the -COOH groups of IDA. Upon doping with $H_3PO_4$ to form imidazole-$H_3PO_4$ complexes, the proton conductivity of the membranes continuously increased as the content of $H_3PO_4$ increased. In addition, both the tensile strength and the elongation at break increased with IDA content. A proton conductivity of 0.01 S/cm at $100^{\circ}C$ was obtained for the PS-b-PHEMA/IDA/$H_3PO_4$ membrane with [HEMA]:[IDA]:[$H_3PO_4$] = 3:4:4 under anhydrous conditions. All of the PS-b-PHEMA/IDA/$H_3PO_4$ membranes were thermally stable up to $350^{\circ}C$, as revealed by thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA).

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.245-252
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• 2002

Thermodynamics and gas transport properties of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) blends with polyvinylmethylether (PVME) containing various amount of poly (styrene-b-methylmethacrylate) copolymer (P(S-b-MMA)) as a compatibilizer were studied. To extract interaction energies of binary pairs involved in the blends from the phase separation temperatures using an equation-of-state theory, PVME blends with methylmethacrylate copolymers containing various amount of styrene (SMMA) were prepared. PVME formed miscible blends with methylmethacrylate copolymers containing more than 70 wt% styrene and these miscible blonds showed a LCST-type phase separation behavior. Based on the interaction information obtained here, P(S-b-MMA) copolymer was added to the PMMA/PVME blends to enhance their compatibility. The average diameter of the dispersed rubber particles was gradually decreased for the blends of containing P(S-b-MMA) from 0 to 5 phr and then leveled off at a fixed size. At a fixed bland composition, the gas permeation was also increased as the P(S-b-MMA) content increased from 0 to 5 phr and then leveled off when the P(S-b-MMA) content was higher than 5 phr.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.209-221
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• 2009

Polyolefins are important commodity polymers with the largest volume of business owing to their outstanding combination of cost performance and excellent physical properties. However, the lack of functional groups often has limited their end uses, such as compatibilizer, modifier and adhesive, where the interaction with other materials is especially important. The incorporation of functional groups as polymer segments to afford block or graft polyolefin copolymers has been extensively investigated in the context of the functional polyolefin hybrids. Living polymerization processes have been considered to be an efficient method to prepare the polyolefin hybrids with precisely controlled architecture and compositions. Among the living polymerization techniques, controlled/"living" radical polymerization (CRP) methods are very effective not only because of the controllability of polymerization but also because of the versatility of monomers and polymerization conditions. In this review paper, progresses on the preparations of polyolefin graft or block copolymers through CRP techniques are summarized. The commodity polymers such as polyisobutylene, polyethylene and polypropylene are combined with polar segments such as polyacrylate, polymethacrylate, polystyrene to yield functionalized polyolefins.

• Polymer Science and Technology
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.585-589
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• 2013

고분자 시스템에서 동역학은 열역학적 평형상태에 도달하는 메카니즘을 밝히는 중요한 분야이다. 용융 고분자에 비해 상대적으로 블록 공중합체 마이셀에 대한 동역학 연구는 실험적 한계와 이론적 배경의 부재로 인해 충분한 연구가 이루어지지 못하였다. 하지만, 최근 TR-SANS를 이용하여 고분자 마이셀의 동역학 연구가 점차 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 마이셀 동역학과 관련하여 현재까지 이루어진 연구 결과도 충분히 중요한 통찰력을 제시해주고 있지만, 아직 개척되지 못한 부분이 많이 남아있는 것도 사실이다. TR-SANS의 개념은 고분자 마이셀 뿐만 아니라 다양한 고분자 시스템에 적용할 수 있고, 더 나아가 Neutron Reflectivity에 적용할 경우 박막 내에서 고분자의 동역학도 연구할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 또한, TR-SANS 개념은 고분자 동역학 연구 분야 외에도 의학/생명공학 등 넓은 분야에서 이용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.205-209
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• 2016

The influence of titania nanorods with an average diameter of 10 nm and an average length of 30 nm on the electrohydrodynamic instability of block copolymer (polystyrene-b-poly(2-vinylpyridine)) thin film was investigated in this article. The presence of titania nanorods increased the dielectric constant of the film, which resulted in a systematic reduction in the wavelength of the surface instability. Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy analysis indicated that the migration/aggregation of titania nanorods did not occur as a result of the applied electric field. This work can provide a simple route to the pattern formation using electrohydrodynamic instability with an aid of nanoparticles.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Rheology Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.151-154
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• 2002

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• Polymer Science and Technology
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.241-246
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• 2010

• Polymer Science and Technology
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.488-492
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• 2014

• Polymer Science and Technology
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.154-163
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• 2012