• 청정기술
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.124-131
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• 2021

국제정치와 세계경제의 이슈가 되고 있는 '탄소중립'에 대한 선언이 전 세계적으로 이어지면서, 석유 기반 고분자를 생분해가 가능한 천연고분자로의 대체 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 천연고분자 중에서도 세계에서 가장 많은 양을 차지하고 있는 나노셀룰로오스를 대체재로 제안하였다. 실란커플링제인 Glycidoxypropyl Trimethoxysilane (GPTMS)를 이용한 결정형 나노셀룰로오스의 표면작용기개질반응으로 하이브리드 나노셀룰로오스(hybrid nanocellulose, HNC)를 제조하였고, 저밀도폴리에틸렌(low density polyethylene, LDPE)과 함께 필름을 형성하였다. 친수성인 결정형나노셀룰로오스의 표면작용기개질반응을 확인하기 위해 소수성으로 바뀌는 것을 푸리에 변환 적외선 분광분석(fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer, FT-IR)과 친수/친유화도를 측정하였으며, 하이브리드 나노셀룰로오스를 적용한 고분자 복합체의 물성 확인을 위해 친수/친유화도, 인장강도, 투명도를 확인하였다. 석유기반 고분자와의 상용성은 pH 14에서 반응한 HNC가 LDPE 대비 1 wt%일 때, 인장강도와 투명도가 가장 우수하며, 결과적으로 실란커플링제를 이용한 나노셀룰로오스의 표면작용기개질이 가능하고 석유 기반 고분자와의 높은 상용성으로 인해 탄소중립을 위한 화석연료의 사용량을 줄일 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.34-41
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• 2000

최근 들어 범용 플라스틱계 고분자의 환경오염이 심각한 사회적 문제를 유발함에 따라 많은 연구자들이 생분해성 고분자 소재 개발에 관한 연구를 시행하고 있으며, 본 연구에서는 폐지를 이용한 생분해성 고분자물질의 제조를 위하여 폐지의 화학적 성상 및 최적 전처리조건을 검토하기 위해 시행하였고, 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 각 공시재료별 화학적 조성분 분석 결과 신문폐지와 골판폐지의 리그닌 함량이 사무실 폐지에 비해 높게 나타났다. 또한 건식해리 펄프에 비해 습식해리 펄프의 회분 함량이 낮게 나타났다. 생분해성 고분자의 제조를 위해서는 반드시 폐지의 화학적 전처리가 요구되며, 습식해리 시료가 건식해리 시료에 비해 전처리 효과가 우수하였다. 본 연구에서 행해진 화학적 전처리 중 아염소산나트륨으로 가온($70^{\circ}C$)처리한 전처리방법이 가장 우수한 것으로 판명되었다. 한편 산소-알카리 전처리는 탈리그닌처리 효과는 우수하였지만, 수율이 과도하게 저하되고, 탄수화물의 붕괴에 따른 셀룰로오스의 중합도 저하로 인해 전처리 공정으로서 부적합하다고 판단되었다.

• Composites Research
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.126-131
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• 2023

기존의 상용 플라스틱으로 인한 환경 오염에 대한 우려가 높아지면서 대체 재료로서 생분해성 고분자에 대한 연구가 주목을 받고 있다. 본 연구는 생분해성 열가소성 수지인 폴리 젖산에 유기 핵제의 도입으로 물성 강화 및 100% 생분해 가능한 나노복합재 개발을 목표로 한다. 그에 따라 무기 핵제의 대체재로 친환경 소재인 셀룰로오스 나노섬유를 채택하였다. 폴리 젖산 내 셀룰로오스 나노섬유의 균일한 분산을 위해 동결 건조 방식으로 나노화된 섬유 형상을 유지시켰으며, 이축압출기로 1차 교반을 진행하고, 사출 성형을 통해 이중 교반된 물성 시험용 시편을 제작하였다. 보강된 결정성을 확인하기 위해 시차주사 열량분석법을 사용하였고 1 wt%의 셀룰로오스 나노섬유가 보강재 및 핵제로서 작용하여 냉결정화온도가 약 14℃ 가량 감소하며, 결정화되는 정도 또한 증가한 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구는 기존 생분해성 고분자의 무기 핵제를 유기 나노소재로 대체함으로써 100% 생분해 가능한 친환경 나노복합재 개발하여 강화된 물성의 플라스틱 소재 개발을 위한 친환경적 대안을 제시한다.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.380-388
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• 2006

Fully biodegradable and environment-friendly green composite specimens were made using ramie fibers and soy protein concentrate (SPC) resin. SPC was used as continuous phase resin in green composites. The SPC resin was plasticized with glycerin. Precuring and curing processes for the resin were optimized to obtain required mechanical properties. Unidirectional green composites were prepared by combining 65% (on weight basis) ramie fibers and SPC resin. The tensile strength and Young's modulus of these composites were significantly higher compared to those of pure SPC resin. Tensile and flexural properties of the composite in the longitudinal direction were moderate and found to be significantly higher than those of three common wood varieties. In the transverse direction, however, their properties were comparable with those of wood specimens. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) micrographs of the tensile fracture surfaces of the green composite indicated good interfacial bonding between ramie fibers and SPC resin. Theoretical values for tensile strength and Young's modulus, calculated using simple rule of mixture were higher than the experimentally obtained values. The main reasons for this discrepancy are loss of fiber alignment, voids and fiber compression due to resin shrinking during curing.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.21-26
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• 1998

Polyvinyl alcohol[PVA] is useful for the production of water-soluble packaging, paper, textile sizes. PVA and Chitosan are known as biodegradable polymers. PVA/chitosan blend films were prepared by solution blends method in the weight ratio of chitosan for the purpose of useful biodegradable films. Thermal and mechanical properties of PVA/chitosan blend films such as DSC, impact strength, tensile strength and morphology by SEM were determined. As a result, The ratio of 10.0wt% PVA/chitosan blend films were similar to PVA. Blend films were completely degraded pH 4.0 better than 7.0, 10.0 in the buffer solution. Also, Blend films were rapidly degraded enzyme(${\beta}-glucosidase$) solution better than pH solution by Enzymolysis.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.797-802
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• 2009

To control degradation rate of biodegradable poly(lactide)s (PLA), the stereochemical PLAs with different ratios of d-lactide and l-lactide units were synthesized by the ring open polymerization and the their degradation kinetics were measured by a Langmuir film balance. The alkaline (pH=11) degradation of poly(l-lactide) (l-PLA) monolayer showed the faster rate at a surface pressure of 4 mN/m in the ranges from to 0 to 7 mN/m. However, the enzymatic degradation of l-PLA with Proteinase K did not occur until 4 mN/m. Above a constant surface pressure of 4 mN/m, the degradation rate was increased with a constant surface pressure. These behaviors might be attributed to the difference in the contacted area with degradation medium: alkaline ions need small contact area with l-PLA while enzymes require much bigger one to be activated due to different medium sizes. The stereochmical PLA monolayers showed that the alkaline degradation was increased with their optical impurities while the enzymatic one was inversed. These results could be explained by the decrease of crystallinity with the optical impurity and the inactivity of enzyme to d-LA unit.

• 한국고분자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국고분자학회 2006년도 IUPAC International Symposium on Advanced Polymers for Emerging Technologies
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• pp.262-262
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• 2006

Biodegradable and amphiphilic di-block and tri-block copolymers, prepared with monomethoxy poly ethylene glycol (MPEG) and ${\varepsilon}-caprolactone\;({\varepsilon}-CL)$, were used for the application of W1/O/W2 multi- emulsion capsules. The effects of topology and the ratio of hydrophilic moiety of PCL-based polymers on the encapsulation efficiency of the $W_{1}/O/W_{2}$ multi-emulsion capsules containing Ascorbic Acid-2-Glucoside (AA-2-G) were investigated. The ratio of PEG and PCL was 1:0.5, 1:0.75, 1:1, and 1:1.25. PEG-PCL block copolymers were added to the first step of the preparation of $W_{1}/O$ emulsions. The dispersion stability, the particle size, the morphology of the $W_{1}/O/W_{2}$ multi-emulsion capsules were observed using an on-line turbidity meter, dynamic light scattering (DLS), a confocal microscopy (with FITC) and an optical microscopy. Biodegradable behavior of the PEG-PCL block copolymers and release behavior of AA-2-G were also observed by Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC).

• 한국레이저가공학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.14-19
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• 2014

Laser beam was applied on the boundary of the polyurethane and biodegradable polyacetate polymers. The distributed laser passed through the polyurethane layer and heated the polyacetate layer, then the soften acetate was squeezed thorough the 1mm square slots of polyurethane for the mechanical joining. The surface roughness ranging between $0.28{\mu}m$ and $3.06{\mu}m$ had almost no effect on joining strength, but the optical properties of HD (High Definition) and UHD (Ultra High Definition) mode affected laser beam transmittance. The optimum laser power was found to be between 8watt and 10watt with 500mm/min of scanning speed. The joining boundary was characterized by optical and SEM analysis. Based on the experiment and characterization results, the laser energy was effective for the polymer joining and efficiency of joining.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.359-364
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• 2006

Di-block copolymers composed of two biocompatible polymers, poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(D,L-lactide), were synthesized by ring-opening polymerization for preparing polymer vesicles (polymersomes). Emulsion solvent evaporation method was used to fabricate the polymersomes. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images confirmed that polymersomes have a hollow structure inside. Confocal laser microscope and optical microscope were also used to verify the hollow structure of polymersomes. Polymersomes having various sizes from several hundred nanometers to a few micrometers were fabricated. The size of the polymersomes could be readily controlled by altering the relative hydrodynamic volume fraction ratio between hydrophilic and hydrophobic blocks in the copolymer structure, and by varying the fabrication methods. They showed greatly enhanced stability with increased molecular weight of PEG. They maintained their physical and chemical structural integrities after repeated cycles of centrifugation/re-dispersion, and even after treatment with surfactants.

• 약학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.293-299
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• 2000

Biodegradable microspheres made from poly-lactide-co-glycolide polymers have been considered as a new delivery system for single-dose vaccine. Purified tetanus toxoid (TT) was encapsulated in poly-lactide(PLA) and poly-lactide-co-glycolide (PLGA) microparticles using a solvent evaporation method in a multiple emulsion system (water-in oil-in water). The morphology of 77-loaded microparticles was spherical and the suface of them was smooth. The particle size was in a range of 2-10. Protein loading efficiency was 68-97.8%. PLGA (85:15) microparticle showed the highest efficiency. Protein release pattern was influenced by polymer molecular weight and composition. The release rate of PLA(Mw 100,000) microsphere was higher than any other microspheres. In consequence of the hydrolysis of PLGA(50:50) microspheres, environmental pH decreased from 7.4 to 5.0. The PLA, PLGA (75:25) and PLGA (85:15) microshperes showed no significant pH change. The antigenicity or n in microshperes was assayed by indirect sandwich ELISA using equine polyclonal tetanus antitoxin for capture antibody and human polyclonal tetanus antitoxin for primary antibody. The antigenicity of TT in PLA (Mw 100,000), PLGA(50:50, Mw 100,000) and PLGA (75:25, Mw 73,300) after 30 days incubation showed 54, 40.9 and 76.7%, respectively.