• 접착 및 계면
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.56-61
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 glucose oxidase와 catalase를 혼합 분산시키지 않고 phenylboronic acid (PBA)을 이용하여 glucose에 반응하는 hydrogel을 합성하였으며, 합성된 hydrogel의 pH 및 glucose 농도 및 이온 농도에 따른 팽윤-수축 거동에 대하여 연구하였다. PBA를 사용하여 합성된 hydrogel은 glucose의 농도에 따라 팽윤비가 증가되는 것으로 나타났으며, pH의 변화에 따라 급격한 부피 변동성을 나타냈다. 그러나 이온농도에 따른 부피의 변화는 상대적으로 작게 나타난 것으로 보아 안정적인 hydrogel임을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.231-236
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 보습오일 및 천연유화제를 포함한 하이드로젤 비드 및 고강도 하이드로젤 매트릭스로 구성된 알지네이트 기반의 하이드로젤 멤브레인을 제조하고 용출 특성을 평가하였다. 실험 결과, 하이드로젤 비드 및 고강도 하이드로젤의 조성을 조절하여 보습오일 성분의 용출 속도를 원하는 범위로 제어할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 특히 상호 침투 고분자 네트워크 구조를 가지고 있는 고강도 하이드로젤과 하이드로젤 비드를 결합함으로써 멤브레인의 물리적 안정성을 높이고 동시에 보습오일의 용출 속도를 더욱 세밀하게 제어할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.1826-1832
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• 2007

We describe the fabrication of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEG-DA) hydrogel microstructures with a high aspect ratio and the use of hydrogel microstructures containing the enzyme ${\beta}$-galactosidase (${\beta}$-Gal) or glucose oxidase (GOx)/horseradish peroxidase (HRP) as biosensing components for the simultaneous detection of multiple analytes. The diameters of the hydrogel microstructures were almost the same at the top and at the bottom, indicating that no differential curing occurred through the thickness of the hydrogel microstructure. Using the hydrogel microstructures as microreactors, ${\beta}$-Gal or GOx/HRP was trapped in the hydrogel array, and the time-dependent fluorescence intensities of the hydrogel array were investigated to determine the dynamic uptake of substrates into the PEG-DA hydrogel. The time required to reach steady-state fluorescence by glucose diffusing into the hydrogel and its enzymatic reactions with GOx and HRP was half the time required for resorufin ${\beta}$-D-galactopyranoside (RGB) when used as the substrate for ${\beta}$-Gal. Spatially addressed hydrogel microarrays containing different enzymes were micropatterned for the simultaneous detection of multiple analytes, and glucose and RGB solutions were incubated as substrates. These results indicate that there was no cross-talk between the ${\beta}$-Gal-immobilizing hydrogel micropatches and the GOx/HRP-immobilizing micropatches.

• 한국임상보건과학회지
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.1021-1025
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• 2017

Purpose: Changes in corneal thickness after wearing hydrogel lens and silicone-hydrogel lens with different oxygen transmission rates wew syudied. Methods: Experiments were performed on 11 subjects(22 eyes). corneal thickness was measured after wearing contact lenses for 8 hours. Corneal thickness was measured using ORB Scan II(ver. 3.14) Results: In the results of the corneal thickness measurement by direction, in the case of the hydrogel-tor lens, the center thickness was $33.63{\mu}m$, the nasal was $34.29{\mu}m$, the temporal was $27.17{\mu}m$, the inferior was $27.17{\mu}m$, the superior was $18.90{\mu}m$, and change rates were 6.28%, 5.71%, 5.40%, 4.75% and 3.09%, respectively. In the results of the corneal thickness measurement by diameter, in the case of the hydrogel-tor lens, the center was $33.63{\mu}m$, the mid-peripheral was $28.19{\mu}m$, the peripheral was $24.18{\mu}m$, and change rates were 6.28%, 4.76%, and 3.79%, respectively. Conclusions: The hydrogel lenses with relatively low oxygen transmission rates resulted in a significant increase in thickness over the entire cornea compared to silicon-hydrogel lenses with high oxygen transmission rates.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.1189-1195
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• 2018

This study developed an antimicrobial hydrogel to control Listeria monocytogenes in Yukhoe (Korean beef tartare). Four hydrogels (hydrogel 1: 5% alginate+1% chitosan+0.2% $CaCl_2$, hydrogel 2: 1% ${\kappa}$-carrageenan+1% chitosan, hydrogel 3: 2% ${\kappa}$-carrageenan+1% $CaCl_2$, and hydrogel 4: 2% ${\kappa}$-carrageenan+3% $CaCl_2$) were prepared. The hydrogels then absorbed 0.1% grapefruit seed extract (GSE) and 0.1% citrus extract (CE) for 30, 60, 120, and 240 min to be antimicrobial hydrogels. To select the most effective antimicrobial hydrogel, their swelling ratio (SR) and antilisterial activities were determined. The selected hydrogel ($2{\times}2cm$) was then placed on surface of beef (round; $3{\times}3cm$), where L. monocytogenes (ca. $10^6CFU/g$) were inoculated, and the cell counts were enumerated on PALCAM agar. Among the hydrogels, the SR of hydrogel 1 increased with absorbing time, but other hydrogels showed no significant changes. Antimicrobial hydrogel 1 showed higher (p<0.05) antilisterial activity than other antimicrobial hydrogels, especially for the one absorbed the antimicrobial for 120 min. Thus, the antimicrobial hydrogel 1 absorbed antimicrobials for 120 min was applied on raw beef at $4^{\circ}C$, and reduced (p<0.05) more than 90% of L. monocytogenes on raw beef. These results indicate that antimicrobial hydrogel 1 formulated with 0.1% GSE or 0.1% CE is appropriate to improve the safety of Yukhoe by reducing psychrotrophic L. monocytogenes cell counts on raw beef.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2005

Depot system for local drug delivery using chitosan hydrogel has been developed to enhance the therapeutic efficacy and to prevent the severe side effect in whole body. Thus, we have prepared an injectable chitosan hydrogel containing liposomes to treat cancers clinically. Anionic liposomes incorporated to improve sustained release efficiency within chitosan hydrogel. The chitosan solution containing liposomes was designed to form a hydrogel complex at body temperature. The released behavior of doxorubicin from liposomes in chitosan hydrogel showed sustained-release caused by diffusion of doxorubicin from temperature responsive liposome into chitosan hydrogel. The chitosan hydorgel containing liposomes enhanced the therapeutic potency for the solid tumor in vivo system. Our results indicate that the liposomes in chitosan hydrogel represent a depot system for local drug delivery.

• Biomaterials and Biomechanics in Bioengineering
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.163-174
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• 2014

The objective of this study is to prepare an artificial extracellular matrix (ECM) for cell culture by using polymer hydrogels. The polymer used is a cytocompatible water-soluble phospholipid polymer: poly[2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC)-n-butyl methacrylate-p-nitrophenyloxycarbonyl poly(ethylene oxide) methacrylate (MEONP)] (PMBN). The hydrogels are prepared using a cross-linking reaction between PMBN and diamine compounds, which can easily react to the MEONP moiety under mild conditions. The most favorable diamine is the bis(3-aminopropyl) poly(ethylene oxide) (APEO). The effects of cross-linking density and the chemical structure of cross-linking molecules on the mechanical properties of the hydrogel are evaluated. The storage modulus of the hydrogel is tailored by tuning the PMBN concentration and the MEONP/amino group ratio. The porous structure of the hydrogel networks depends not only on these parameters but also on the reaction temperature. We prepare a hydrogel with $40-50{\mu}m$ diameter pores and more than 90 wt% swelling. The permeation of proteins through the hydrogel increases dramatically with an increase in pore size. To induce cell adhesion, the cell-attaching oligopeptide, RGDS, is immobilized onto the hydrogel using MEONP residue. Bovine pulmonary artery endothelial cells (BPAECs) are cultured on the hydrogel matrix and are able to migrate into the artificial matrix. Hence, the RGDS-modified PMBN hydrogel matrix with cross-linked APEO functions as an artificial ECM for growing cells for applications in tissue engineering.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.54-61
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• 2005

We prepared temperature-sensitive liposomes (TS-liposomes) modified with a thermo sensitive polymer, such as poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm), to increase the degree of drug release from liposomes at the hyperthermic temperature. A PNIPAAm hydrogel containing TS-Iiposomes was also prepared to obtain a hydrogel complex at body temperature. In addition, a depot system for local drug delivery using the polymer hydrogel was developed to enhance therapeutic efficacy and prevent severe side effects in the whole body. The PNIPAAm-mod­ified TS-liposome was fixed into the PNIPAAm hydrogel having a high temperature-sensitivity. The release behavior of calcein, a model drug, from TS-liposomes in the PNIPAAm hydrogel was then initiated by external hyperthermia; the results indicated that sustained release as a function of temperature and time was caused by the thermosensitivity of the liposome surface and diffusion of the drug into the PNIPAAm hydrogel. Our results indicated that TS-liposomes in a PNIPAAm hydrogel represented a plausible system for local drug delivery.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.507-511
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• 2004

We have developed an injectable thermosensitive hydrogel for local drug delivery to treat cancers clinically. We selected chitosan as a polymer matrix because of its biocompatibility and biodegradability. Glycerol 2-phosphate disodium salt hydrate (${\beta}$-GP) was used to neutralize the chitosan solution to physiological pH. The chitosan solution displayed a sol-gel phase transition in a pH-and temperature-dependent manner and formed an endothermic hydrogel after subcutaneous injection into mouse in the presence of ${\beta}$-GP. Additionally, we evaluated the biodegradation of chitosan hydrogel in mice by measuring the volume of injected chitosan hydrogel after subcutaneous injection. The injected chitosan hydrogel in mice was sected and stained with hematoxylin-eosin reagent for histological observation to confirm biodegradation of the hydrogel by the infiltrated cells. Chitosan hydrogel systems that possess biocompatibility and biodegradability could be promising thermosensitive injectable materials useful as depot systems for local anti-cancer drug delivery.

• BioChip Journal
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.280-286
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• 2018

Hydrogel scaffolds composed of multiple components are promising platform in tissue engineering as a transplantation materials or artificial organs. Here, we present a new fabrication method for implementing multi-layered macroscopic hydrogel scaffold composed of multiple components by controlling height of hydrogel layer through precise control of ultraviolet (UV) energy density. Through the repetition of the photolithography process with energy control, we can form several layers of hydrogel with different height. We characterized UV energy-dependent profiles with single-layered PEGDA posts photocrosslinked by the modular methodology and examined the optical effect on the fabrication of multi-layered, macroscopic hydrogel structure. Finally, we successfully demonstrated the potential applicability of our approach by fabricating various macroscopic hydrogel constructs composed of multiple hydrogel layers.