• 한국안광학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.463-469
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• 2015

목적: 해조류에서 추출된 알지네이트(alginate)와 염화칼슘($CaCl_2$)이 포함된 하이드로겔을 제작하여 물리적 특성을 살펴보고 콘택트렌즈로의 활용성을 파악하고자 한다. 방법: 하이드로겔 콘택트렌즈의 재료인 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate(HEMA)와 개시제인 azobisiobutyonitile(AIBN), 가교제인 ethylenglycoldimethacrylate(EGDMA)를 사용하여 본 실험에 사용 할 시료를 필름 형태로 제작하였다. Phosphate-buffered saline(PBS)용액에 24시간 수화시킨 후 1%, 2% 알지네이트와 1%, 3%, 5% 염화칼슘 용액에 각각 24시간씩 interpenetrating polymer network (IPN)을 실행하였으며, 물리적인 특성을 평가하기 위해 굴절률, 함수율, 접촉각 및 인장강도를 측정하였다. 결과: IPN후 필름의 물리적 특성을 측정한 결과 함수율은 30.89~36.89%, 굴절률은 1.434~1.441, 접촉각은 $62.98{\sim}80.45^{\circ}$, 인장강도는 2.378~4.215 ($gf/mm^2$)로 각각 나타났다. 또한 알지네이트의 함량이 증가함에 따라 물리적 특성 변화가 거의 없었으며, 염화칼슘의 함량이 증가함에 따라 함수율은 감소하는 경향을 나타냈다. IPN 결과, HEMA를 기본으로 하는 콘택트렌즈에 비해 함수율 및 접촉각은 감소하였으나 인장강도는 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며 1차 IPN보다는 2차 IPN에서 인장강도가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 염화칼슘을 포함하는 하이드로겔의 경우, 24시간 중합한 시료 및 2% 알지네이트와 2차 IPN한 시료에서는 염화칼슘의 함량이 증가하면 접촉각이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 염화칼슘의 농도 증가는 하이드로겔 필름의 인장강도를 증가시킨다. 알지네이트와 염화칼슘이 포함된 하이드로겔은 콘택트렌즈로서의 기본적인 물리적 특성을 가지고 있으며 앞으로 콘택트렌즈 소재로 활용할 가능성이 충분히 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제28권8호
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• pp.452-458
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• 2018

This research is conducted to create a functional hydrogel ophthalmic lens containing nanoparticles. Carbon nanoparticles and PEGMEMA are used as additives for the basic combination of HEMA, MA, and MMA, and the materials are copolymerized with EGDMA as the cross-linking agent and AIBN as the thermal initiator. The hydrogel lens is produced using a cast-mold method, and the materials are thermally polymerized at $100^{\circ}C$ for an hour. The polymerized lens sample is hydrated in a 0.9 % saline solution for 24 hours before the optical and physical characteristics of the lens are measured. The refractive index, water content, contact angle, light transmittance, and tensile strength are measured to evaluate the physical and optical characteristics of the hydrogel lens. The refractive index, water content, contact angle, UV-B light transmittance, UV-A light transmittance, visible light transmittance, tensile strength and breaking strength of the hydrogel lens polymer are 1.4019~1.4281, 43.05~51.18 %, $31.95{\sim}68.61^{\circ}$, 21.69~58.11 %, 35.59~84.26 %, 45.85~88.06 %, 0.1075~0.1649 kgf and 0.1520~0.2250 kgf, respectively. The results demonstrate an increase in refractive index, tensile strength and breaking strength and a decrease in contact angle and light transmittance. Furthermore, the visible light transmissibility is significantly increased at PEG 10 %. It is clear that this material can be used for high-performance ophthalmic lenses with wettability, ultraviolet ray blocking effect, and tensile strength.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.116-121
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• 2019

This experiment is to evaluate the physical properties of the hydrogel lens with the addition of carbon-based nanomaterials, Graphene oxide and Carbon nanotube, and to confirm the improvement of strength. Hyaluronic acid, a hydrophilic substance, was used as an additive by using HEMA (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as a base monomers. Graphene oxide and two types of Carbon nanotubes(Amide functionalized and Carboxilic acid functionalized) were added 0.1%, 0.3%, 0.5%, respectively, and the physical properties were analyzed by measuring water content, refractive index, breaking strength and SEM image. In the case of the sample added with each carbon nano material, the water content tended to increase for all three materials. The breaking strength tended to increase in Graphene oxide and Carbon nanotube; Carboxilic acid functionalized, but in the case of Carbon nanotube; amide fuctionalized, the breaking strength tended to decrease. However, Carbon nanotube; amide fuctionalized had the highest breaking strength among the three nano materials. Thus, the addition of certain carbon nanomaterials seems to be appropriate for improving the strength of hydrogel lenses.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제29권12호
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• pp.735-740
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to fabricate an ophthalmic lens by copolymerizing two types of carbon nanotubes and hydrophilic hydrogel lens materials, and to investigate its application as an ophthalmic lens material by analyzing its physical properties and antimicrobial effect. For polymerization, HEMA (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate), EGDMA (ethylene glycol dimethacrylate), a crosslinking agent, and AIBN (azobisisobutyronitrile), an initiator, are used as a basic combination, and a single-walled carbon nanotube and a single-walled, carboxylic-acid-functionalized carbon nanotube are used as additives. To analyze the physical properties, the water content, refractive index, breaking strength, and antimicrobial effect of the fabricated lenses are measured. The fabricated lenses satisfies all the basic properties of the basic hydrogel ophthalmic lens. The water content increases with increasing amount of additive and decreases with addition of 0.2 % ratio of nanoparticles. The refractive index is inversely proportional to the water content result. As a result of the antimicrobial test of the fabricated lens, the addition of carbon nanotubes shows an excellent antimicrobial effect. Therefore, it is considered that the fabricated lens can be applied as a functional material for basic ophthalmic hydrogel lenses.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.113-120
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• 2018

This study was planned to prepare the high strength hydrogel ophthalmic lens containing isocyanate group and nanoparticles. HDI with carbon nanoparticles were used as additives for the basic combination of HEMA, MA and MMA, and the materials were copolymerized with EGDMA as the cross-linking agent and AIBN as the initiator. The mixture was heated at $100^{\circ}C$ for an hour to produce the high performance hydrogel ophthalmic lens by cast mold method. Measurement of the physical characteristics of the produced material showed that the refractive index was in the range of 1.4027~1.4600, water content 25.21~44.01%, contact angle $54.18{\sim}72.94^{\circ}$, visible light transmittance 53.03~92.09%, and tensile strength 0.1024~0.2359 kgf and breaking strength was 0.0872~0.2825 kgf. The results showed an increase of refractive index while the decrease in water content. And also, the breaking strength was highest when the addition ratio of HDI was 5%(wt). As a result of the absorbance measurement, no significant difference was observed in all the samples, so it can be judged that the stabilization of nanoparticles in the polymer was maintained.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권12호
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• pp.4239-4243
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• 2011

Biocompatible hydrogels from 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) monomer containing various amount of alginate in the presence and absence of hydrophilic methacrylic acid (MAA) were synthesized in order for biomedical application. The antimicrobial effect and interaction with proteins for hydrogels were investigated in this study. MAA was introduced because it was expected to increase the amount of water content in the polymer which is an important factor for biocompatibility, and alginate was expected to enhance the antimicrobial activity. The antimicrobial effect against S. aureus and E. coli increased for all hydrogels as the amount of alginate and MAA contained. Presence of MAA further enhances the antimicrobial effect. Amount of adsorption of bovine serum albumin (BSA) increased with increasing concentration of alginate whether MAA was present or not. Contrarily, the amount of lysozyme was not affected with increasing alginate concentration in the absence of MAA, while it decreased in the presence of MAA.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.145-151
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• 2014

목적: 개시제와 교차결합제의 농도에 따른 소프트콘택트렌즈의 재질을 변화시켜서 재질변화에 대한 물리적 특성 및 약물의 용출량 및 속도를 비교하였다. 방법: HEMA에 개시제인 AIBN과 교차결합제인 EGDMA의 농도을 변화시켜서 콘택트렌즈를 제작하였다. 항균물질인 노플록사신(norfloxacin)은 고분자 중합 시 0.1% 농도로 단량체와 함께 혼합하였다. 재질변화에 따른 물리적 성질 변화를 확인하기 위해 약물용출 농도, 함수율, 굴절률, 단백질 흡착량 등에 대한 실험을 통하여 비교하였으며, 통계분석을 통해 유의성을 확인하였다. 결과: 개시제의 농도을 변화 시킨 콘택트렌즈는 함수율의 변화가 거의 없으며, 굴절률의 값에도 별 변화가 없었다. 교차결합제 농도이 증가하면 함수율이 낮아지고 굴절률이 높아졌다. 약물용출의 농도를 살펴보면 개시제의 변화에 의해서는 많은 변화를 보이지 않았으며, 함수율이 높을수록 용출되는 농도가 증가하였다. 단백질 흡착양은 개시제에 의한 변화는 거의 없었으며 함수율이 낮을수록 흡착되는 양이 증가하였다. 결론: 개시제의 농도에 대한 변화는 특성 변화에 영향력이 거의 없었으며, 교차결합제 농도에 따라서는 많은 변화를 보였다. 교차결합제의 농도가 증가할수록 함수율은 감소하며 굴절률은 증가하였다. 또한 함수율의 증가에 따라 약물이 많이 용출되었으며 단백질의 흡착량은 감소되었다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제61권6호
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• pp.346-351
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• 2017

This study was planned considering the chain length, hydrophilicity, and hydrophobicity of the additives to be used in the polymerization, while various ophthalmic lenses that use various additives with similar water contents were manufactured before their optical and physical properties were compared and analyzed. With regard to the additives required for manufacturing high-, medium-, and low-water content lens groups, HEA (hydroxyethyl acrylate), PVP (polyvinylpyrrolidone), and NMV(N-methyl-N-vinylacetamide) were used as additives for preparing the high-water content lens group, HEMA(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate), HPMA(hydroxypropyl methacrylate) and BD(1,4-butanediol) were used for the medium-water content lens group. For the low-water content lens group, BMA(buthyl methacrylate), BDDA(1,4-butanediol diacrylate), and Bis-GMA(bisphenol A glycerolate diacrylate) were used, respectively. The average water content of HEA was 40.14%; that of PVP, 39.63%; and that of NMV, 40.52%. The mean of water content was 35.92% for HEMA, 35.74% for BD, and 34.62% for HPMA. For the low-water content lens group, the mean of water content was 26.69% for BMA, 27.76% for BDDA, and 26.14% for Bis-GMA. With regard to the results of the water content measurement using a moisture analyzer, the average water content of the high-water content lens group was 41.34% for HEA, 42.62% for PVP, and 42.73% for NMV. Finally, for the low-water content lens group, the average water content was 28.62% for BMA, 28.82% for BDDA, and 28.32% for Bis-GMA. The measurements of the water contents of the lenses using the two methods showed that the water content and refractive index of the lenses were similar in all the lens groups. The measurements of the contact angles, however, showed a different wettability value for each lens with a similar water content. Also, the change tendency of the lens curvature according to the change of time showed that the change amount became larger and the recovery time became longer from the lens samples with a lower water content to those with a higher water content. Based on these results that will be helpful for the study of ophthalmic lenses.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.60-66
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• 2015

The physical and optical properties of polymers with 2-fluoroaniline and 4-fluoroaniline added, which can be used for hydrophilic ophthalmic lenses, were investigated in this study. The UV-blocking properties of 2- and 4-fluoroaniline were also investigated by measuring their UV transmissibility. 2- and 4-Fluoroaniline were used as additives for the basic combination of HEMA, 5% AA, and 1% MMA, and the materials were copolymerized with EGDMA as the cross-linking agent and AIBN as the initiator. The refractive index, water content, optical transmittance, tensile strength, and contact angle were measured to evaluate the physical properties of the produced hydrogel lens. The measured physical properties of the hydrogel contact lens produced with the copolymerized polymer showed a refractive index of 1.425-1.436; a water content of 36.95-44.65%; a visual light transmittance of 66.0-81.0%; a tensile strength of 0.138-0.281 kgf; and a contact angle of $55.02-57.87^{\circ}$. The UV transmissibility was significantly reduced, which indicates that 2-fluoroaniline and 4-fluoroaniline have UV-blocking properties. This study showed that 2- and 4-fluoroaniline are expected to be used as UV-blocking materials in hydrogel ophthalmic lenses whose physical properties, such as their refractive index and water content, do not change.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.437-443
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• 2015

목적: 본 연구는 3-chloropyridine-4-carboxylic acid와 3-fluoropyridine-4-carboxylic acid를 첨가제로 사용하여 소프트 콘택트렌즈 제조 후 물리적 및 광학성 특성을 분석하여 콘택트렌즈 재료로서 활용도를 알아보았다. 방법: 본 실험에서는 소프트 하이드로젤 콘택트렌즈의 주재료인 HEMA (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)와 AA(acylic acid), MMA(methacrylic acid) 그리고 개시제인 AIBN(azobisisobutyronitrile), 교차결합제인 EGDMA(ethylene glycol dimethacrylate)를 사용하여 공중합 하였다. 결과: 생성된 고분자의 물리적 특성을 측정한 결과, 굴절률 1.4320~1.4342, 함수율 34.54~37.15%, 접촉각 $57.82{\sim}79.57^{\circ}$, 인장강도 0.2872~0.3608로 각각 나타났고 광학적 특성 측정 결과 가시광선 영역에서는 투과율이 88.8~90.6%로 나타났으며, UV-B 76.8~82.4%, UV-A 84.6~86.6%로 각각 나타났다. 결론: 본 실험 결과 3-chloropyridine-4-carboxylic acid 및 3-fluoropyridine-4-carboxylic acid를 첨가제로 사용하였을 때 고습윤성 및 자외선 차단기능을 가진 콘택트렌즈 재료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.