• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.138-146
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• 2007

Some biodegradable polymers and other materials such as hydrogels have shown the promising potential for surgical applications. Post surgical adhesion caused by the natural consequence of surgical wound healing results in repeated surgery and harmful effects. Recently, scientists have developed absorbable anti-adhesion barriers that can protect a tissue from adhesion in case they are in use; however, they are dissolved when no longer needed. Although these approaches have been attempted to fulfill the criteria for adhesion prevention, none can perfectly prevent adhesions in all situations. Overall, we developed a new method to fabricate an anti-adhesion membrane using biodegradable polymer and hydrogel. It employed a highly accurate three-dimensional positioning system with pressure-controlled syringe to deposit biopolymer solution. The pressure-activated microsyringe was equipped with fine-bore nozzles of various inner-diameters. This process allowed that inner and outer shapes could be controlled arbitrarily when it was applied to a surgical region with arbitrary shapes. In order to fulfill the properties of the ideal barriers f3r preventing postoperative adhesion, we adopted the pre-mentioned method combined with surface modification with the hydrogel coating by which anti-adhesion property was improved.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.249-257
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• 2013

쾌속조형기술을 이용한 3차원 형상의 인공지지체가 조직공학 적용을 위해 개발되고 제작되었다. 본 연구에서는 폴리머 적층 시스템을 이용한 스캐폴드 제작에 있어 시린지 노즐 부분에 노즐 가이드를 장착하여 폴리머 적층 폭과 높이 실험을 수행하였다. 이 때 인공지지체 제작을 위한 생체재료로 폴리카프로락톤이 사용되었다. 폴리머 적층 공정 조건으로는 600 kPa의 공압과 $125^{\circ}C$의 온도가 이용되었다. 성공적인 와셔 인공지지체 제작을 통해 폴리머 적층 시스템에 적용된 노즐 가이드의 성능이 검증되었다. 결론적으로, 향상된 폴리머 적층 시스템을 이용함으로써 복잡한 형상의 조직공학용 3 차원 인공지지체를 제작할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.81-83
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• 2008

The Rapid Prototyping (RP) technology has advanced in many application areas. In this research, two different types, cylinder and scaffold, of implantable Drug Delivery System (DDS) were fabricated using Nano Composite Deposition System (NCDS), one of the RP systems. The anti-cancer drug (5-fluorouracil, 5-FU), biodegradable polymer (PLGA(85: 15)), and bio ceramic (Hydroxyapatite, HA) were used to form drug-polymer composite material. Both types of DDS were evaluated in vivo environment for two weeks. For evaluation, the cumulative drug release and shape stability were measured. Test results showed that the scaffold DDS provide higher cumulative drug release and has better stability than cylinder DDS.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.927-933
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• 2011

Conducting polyaniline-poly($\varepsilon$-caprolactone) polymer composites were synthesized via in situ deposition techniques. By dissolving different weight percentages of poly($\varepsilon$-caprolactone) (PCL) (10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, and 50%), the oxidative polymerization of aniline was achieved using ammonium persulfate as an oxidant. FTIR, UV-vis spectra, and X-ray diffraction studies support a strong interaction between polyaniline (PANI) and PCL. Structural morphology of the PANI-PCL polymer composites was studied using scanned electron microscopy (SEM) and transmittance electron microscopy (TEM), and thermal stability was analyzed by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) technique. The temperature-dependent DC conductivity of PANI-PCL polymer composite films was studied in the range of 305-475 K, which revealed a semiconducting behavior in the transport properties of the polymer films. Conductivity increased with the increase of PCL in below critical level, however conductivity of the polymer film was decreased with increase of PCL concentration higher than the critical value.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제39권12호
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• pp.1229-1235
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• 2015

3D 프린터를 이한 인공지지체 제작 기술은 손상된 골 조직 재생을 위해 개발되고 있다. 골 조직 재생에 적하기 위해 인공지지체는 생체적합성, 생분해성 그리고 적절한 기계적 특성을 지녀야 하며, 분한 양의 공극과 내부 연결성을 지닌 구조로 제작되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 3 차원 이중 공극 인공지지체를 제작하기 위해서 열 해 적층법(fused deposition modeling, FDM) 기반의 폴리머 적층 시스템을 이하였다. 사된 재료는 폴리카프로락톤(polycaprolactone, PCL)과 알긴산 나트륨(sodium alginate, SA)이다. 제작된 3 차원 형상의 인공지지체에 이중 공극을 갖기 위해 염 침출법을 이하였다. 완성된 인공지지체는 주사 전자 현미경과 X 선 검출 분광기(scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive spectroscopy, SEM-EDS)를 통해 관찰하였으며, MG-63 세포를 이하여 in-vitro 평가를 하였다.

• Composites Research
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.18-23
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• 2008

쾌속 조형(Rapid Prototyping; RP) 기술은 다양한 분야에서 활용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 RP 기술을 이용한 나노복합재 적층장치(Nano Composite Deposition System, NCDS)를 사용하여 이식 가능한 약물전달시스템을 제작하였다. 약물전달시스템 복합재는 약물 입자로 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)를 사용하였으며, 생분해 고분자 매트릭스로 PLGA85/15를 사용하였다. 제작된 약물전달시스템은 넓은 표면적을 가질 수 있도록 지지체(scaffold) 형상으로 제작되었으며, in vitro 환경에서의 약물방출실험이 수행되었다. 약물방출제어를 위하여 생체적합재료인 수산화아파타이트(Hydroxyapatite, HA)를 약물-고분자 복합재에 첨가하였다. 약 50일간의 방출실험을 통하여 약물방출의 가능성을 보임을 확인하였다.

• 산업식품공학
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.233-241
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• 2017

Scaffolds of cell substrates are biophysical platforms for cell attachment, proliferation, and differentiation. They ultimately play a leading-edge role in the regeneration of tissues. Recent studies have shown the potential of bioactive scaffolds (i.e., osteo-inductive) through 3D printing. In this study, rice bran-derived biocomposite was fabricated for fused deposition modeling (FDM)-based 3D printing as a potential bone-graft analogue. Rice bran by-product was blended with poly caprolactone (PCL), a synthetic commercial biodegradable polymer. An extruder with extrusion process molding was adopted to manufacture the newly blended "green material." Processing conditions affected the performance of these blends. Bio-filament composite was characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). Mechanical characterization of bio-filament composite was carried out to determine stress-strain and compressive strength. Biological behaviors of bio-filament composites were also investigated by assessing cell cytotoxicity and water contact angle. EDX results of bio-filament composites indicated the presence of organic compounds. These bio-filament composites were found to have higher tensile strength than conventional PCL filament. They exhibited positive response in cytotoxicity. Biological analysis revealed better compatibility of r-PCL with rice bran. Such rice bran blended bio-filament composite was found to have higher elongation and strength compared to control PCL.