• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.783-792
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• 2014

The binding interaction between a hemolytic peptide ${\delta}$-lysin and a zwitterionic lipid bilayer POPC was investigated through a series of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. ${\delta}$-Lysin is a 26-residue, amphipathic, ${\alpha}$-helical peptide toxin secreted by Staphylococcus aureus. Unlike typical antimicrobial peptides, ${\delta}$-lysin has no net charge and it is often found in aggregated forms in solution even at low concentration. Our study showed that only the monomer, not dimer, inserts into the bilayer interior. The monomer is preferentially attracted toward the membrane with its hydrophilic side facing the bilayer surface. However, peptide insertion requires the opposite orientation where the hydrophobic side of peptide points toward the membrane interior. Such orientation allows the charged residues, Lys and Asp, to have stable salt bridges with the lipid head-group while the hydrophobic residues are buried deeper in the hydrophobic lipid interior. Our simulations suggest that breaking these salt bridges is the key step for the monomer to be fully inserted into the center of lipid bilayer and, possibly, to translocate across the membrane.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.292-294
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• 1993

Three derivatives of poly(ethylenimine) (PEI) are prepared by Ni(II)-template condensation with glyoxal(GO): PEI[Ni(II)-GO]$_{0.08}$ (1), PEI[Ni(II)-GO]$_{0.03}$ (2), and lau$_{0.18}$PEI[Ni(II)-GO]$_{0.03}$ (3). The contents of Ni(II)-macrocyclic center of 1-3 are 8%, 3%, or 3%, respectively, of the monomer residues, and 18% of monomer residues for 3 are laurylated. The pH profiles for k$_{cal}$ and k$_m$ for the deacylation of 4-carboxy-2-nitrophenyl acetate are measured. The relative magnitude of the parameters for 1-3 and different shapes of the pH profiles for 1-3 are explained in terms of the electrostatic and the hydrophobic effects exerted by the metal centers and lauryl groups. For the artificial metalloenzymes built on PEI, therefore, the ionization of functional groups and the affinity toward counter-anions can be controlled by adjusting charge density and the content of hydrophobic groups.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2003

In this research, the in vitro anti-thrombogenecity of artificial materials was evaluated using hydrophilic/hydrophobic copolymers containing oiligosaccharide as hydrophilic moiety and phospholipid as hydrophobic moiety respectively. N-(p-vinylbenzyl)-[O-$\alpha$-D-glucopyranosyl-(1longrightarrow4)]$_{n-1}$-D-glucoamide(VM7A) was (VM7 A) was adopted as hydrophilic oligosaccharide and 2-acryloxybutyl-2-(triethylammonium)ethyl phosphoric acid (HBA-choline) was adopted as hydrophobic phospholipid. Copolymers having various monomer feeding molar ratios were synthesized through radical polymerization. The synthesized copolymers were identified using FT-IR, $^1$H-NMR, XPS, and DSC. The surface energy of the copolymers were evaluated by dynamic contact angle (DCA) method and checked different roles of VM7A as hydrophilic moiety and HBA-choline as hydrophobic moiety on surface. The surface morphological differences between hydrated and unhydrated surfaces of copolymers were observed and evaluated using Am. The platelets were separated from canine whole blood by centrifugation and adopted to the anti-thromobogenecity test of the copolymers. From the results, we find out that as VM7A ratio increases, so did anti-thrombogenecity. Such results show the possibility of using these copolymers as blood compatible materials in living body.y.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.451-458
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• 2004

Water-soluble polyacrylamides hydrophobically modified with small amounts of N,N-dialkylacrylamides [N,N-dihexylacrylamide (DHAM) and N,N-dioctylacrylamide (DOAM)] have been prepared through free radical solution polymerizations using two hydrophobic initiators derived from 4,4' -azobis(4-cyanopentanoic acid) (ACVA) and long linear chains consisting of 12 and 16 carbon atoms (C12 and C16). This procedure resulted in polyacrylamides containing hydrophobic groups along the chain as well as at the chain ends. We compare the properties of this class of polymers, termed "combined associative polymers", with those of the multisticker (with hydrophobic groups along the polymer chain) and telechelic (with hydrophobic groups at the chain ends) associative polymers. These materials were prepared using DHAM or DOAM and a hydrophobic initiator (ACVA) modified with alkyl chains of two different lengths. Polymers having molecular weights (M$\_$w/) of ca. 175,000 and hydrophobic contents [H] of ca. 0.8 mol% were prepared using 0.07 mol% of initiator relative to the total monomer feed. We investigated the effects that the type, localization, and concentration of the hydrophobic groups have on the viscosities of the associative polymer solutions.

• 폴리머
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.505-511
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• 2006

물을 반응매체로 하고 카본블랙을 함유하는 폴리스티렌 복합체를 현탁중합법을 이용하여 입자형태로의 합성을 시도하였다. 안정제로는 소수성 실리카를, 개시제로는 지용성 안정제인 azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN)을 선택하였다. 반응은 $75^{\circ}C$로 고정하였다. 안정제의 농도를 물에 대하여 $0.17{\sim}3.33wt%$까지 변화시킨 결과 1.67 wt%에서 최소 평균입경인 $7.96{\mu}m$의 입자가 형성되었다. 가교제인 divinylbenzene(DVB)은 단량체에 대하여 $0.1{\sim}1.0wt%$까지 변화시킨 결과 가교제의 농도가 증가함에 따라 입자간의 응집이 발생하며 평균입경이 크게 증가하였다. 카본블랙의 농도가 단량체에 대하여 1.0 wt%에서는 단량체만으로 구하여진 입자의 입경에 비하여 평균입경이 큰 폭으로 증가하였다. 이는 혼합물이 분산에 필요한 최소점도에 미치지 못하며 균일한 분산이 이루어지지 못한 결과 발생한 것으로 사료된다. 단량체 대비 3.0 wt% 카본블랙 혼합물의 경우에는 혼합물의 점도 증가로 인한 분산의 향상으로 평균입경이 감소하였다. 이 두 농도의 경우 중합반응 이전의 혼합물의 예비입자 및 중합반응 후의 고분자복합체 입자의 입경은 유사한 경향을 나타내었다. 카본블랙의 농도가 단량체 대비 5.0 및 7.5 wt%에서는 혼합물의 점도가 큰 폭으로 상승하고 그 결과 균일한 분산이 이루어지며 예비입자의 평균입경은 감소하였으나, 중합반응 과정에서 입자응집 현상이 발생하며 고분자 복합체의 평균입경은 다시 증가하였다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.51-65
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• 2001

Two-stage emulsion polymerizations of hydrophobic monomers on hydrophilic seed polymer particles were carried out to make core-shell composite particles. It was found that the loci of polymerization in the second stage were the surface layer of the hydrophilic seed latex particles, and that it has resulted in the formation of either eccentric core-shell particles with the core exposed to the aqueous phase or aggregated nonspherical composite particles with the shell attached on the seed surface as many small separated particles. The driving force of these phenomena is related to the gain in free energy of the system in going from the hydrophobic polymer-water interface to hydrophilic polymer-water interface. Thermodynamic analysis of the present polymerization system, which was based on spreading coefficients, supported the likely occurrence of such nonspherical particles due to the combined effects of interfacial free energies and phase separation between the two polymer phases. A hypothetical pathway was proposed to prepare hydrophilic core-hydrophobic shell composite latex particles, which is based on the concept of opposing driving and resistance forces for the phase migration. It was found that the viscosity of the monomer-swollen polymer phase played important role in the formation of particle morphology.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.34-36
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• 1982

N-Methacryloyl-L-histidine and N-methacryloyl-L-histidine methyl ester were synthesized and polymerized to obtain polymeric catalysts with different functions. In the presence of each of these polymers the solvolytic reactions of p-nitrophenyl acetate (PNPA), 3-nitro-4-acetoxybenzoic acid(NABA), 3-acetoxy-N-trimethylanilinium iodide(ANTI) and 3-nitro-4-decanoyloxybenzoic acid(NDBA) were performed in 20% aqueous ethanol. For the purpose of comparison the low molecular weight analogs(LMWA's), L-histidine, L-histidine methyl ester and N-acetyl-L-histidine were also subjected to catalyze the solvolyses of above substrates. In the solvolysis of PNPA the polymeric catalysts exhibited lower activities than the LMWA's. However the ionic substrates, NABA and ANTI were solvolyzed at anomalous rate by polymeric catalyst, indicating that electrostatic effects are operative in the catalysis by polymers. Furthermore in the solvolysis of hydrophobic monomer NDBA, polymeric catalysts exhibited highly enhanced activities compared with the LMWA's implying that hydrophobic interaction can be the most important contribution to the high catalytic activity of imidazole-containing polymers.

• 공업화학
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.343-348
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• 2010

저밀도 폴리에틸렌(low density polyethylene, LDPE) 필름의 표면을 다양한 반응 조건하에서 함산소불소화하여 hydroperoxide 관능기를 도입시켜 표면특성을 변화시켰다. 또한 생성된 hydroperoxide 관능기를 반응 개시제로 친수성 그룹을 가지는 단량체인 acryl amide (AM)와 소수성 그룹을 가지는 단량체인 methyl methacrylate (MMA)를 그라프트 중합시켜 LDPE 필름의 표면을 2차 개질하였다. 또한 LDPE, 함산소불소화 된 LDPE (OFPE), AM 및 MMA 단량체가 그라프트 된 OFPE 필름의 표면특성은 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 감쇠전반사 분광법, 시차주사 열량분석기 및 접촉각 측정법 등으로 분석하였다. DPPH 라디칼 분석법의 결과로부터, OFPE의 hydroperoxide 관능기의 양은 함산소불소화 총압력과 F2 가스의 부분압이 증가함에 따라 증가함을 알 수 있었다. 접촉각 및 표면 자유에너지 분석결과로부터, 함산소불소화에 의해서 생성된 hydroperoxide 관능기와 AM과 같은 친수성 그룹을 가지는 단량체의 그라프트 중합은 LDPE 필름 표면에서 물과 같은 친수성 용매의 접촉각을 감소시키고, MMA와 같은 소수성 그룹을 가지는 단량체의 경우는 LDPE 필름 표면에서 methylene diiodide와 같은 비극성 용매의 표면 접촉각을 감소시켰다. 이는 AM 및 MMA 단량체의 그라프트 중합에 의한 것으로, LDPE 필름 표면은 친수성 및 소수성 용매에 대한 젖음성이 향상되었다.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2002

We have studied on the surface and adhesion properties for acrylic terpolymers, having both hydrophobic and hydrophilic side chains, synthesized via solution polymerization. In order to develop a waterborne material. we tried to synthesize these terpolymers via emulsion polymerization. The polymeric emulsion synthesized was mainly composed of methyl methacrylate (MMA), methoxy-polyethyleneglycol methacrylate (MPEGMA) having hydrophilic side chains and methoxypolypropyleneglycol methacrylate (MPEGMA) having hydrophobic side chains. The viscosities of this series increased with an increase in the content of the co-monomer such as MPEGMA and (MPEGMA). This behavior resulted in the increase in the diameter and heterogeneity of the emulsion particle via AFM observation. Furthermore. the tensile adhesion strength and 90-degree peel strength of the adhesive of these polymeric emulsions were measured. In the case of polymeric emulsion composed of the same content of both hydrophilic and hydrophobic component, the adhesion property showed the highest value. However, since the adhesion properties as a practical applicable adhesive were poor, some improvements were required. When the composition above was modified with butyl acrylate (BA), the improvement effect on adhesion strength was accepted. In particular, 90-degree peel strength increased up to a maximum of 400% of the original value.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2004년도 SMICS 2004 International Symposium on Maritime and Communication Sciences
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• pp.9-15
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• 2004

The copolymerization of HEMA with different hydrophilic and hydrophobic co-monomers allows for the manipulation of their intrinsic properties. 2-Hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA)-based hydrogels thus are of great interest due to their outstanding physico-mechanical properties and chemical stability. The idea to use HEMA in order to create thermo-sensitive polymers was based on our assumption that thermal-sensitivity comes from a suitable hydrophilic-hydrophobic balance of macromolecules. In this work we have chosen N-vinyl pyrrolidone as a hydrophilic co-monomer with the relatively hydrophobic HEMA due to its good polymerizing properties as well as its non-toxicity in a polymer state and deserved recognition as a biocompatible material. As a result, copolymerization of NVP and HEMA was successful in obtaining new types of thermo-sensitive polymers composed of hydrophilic and hydrophobic monomers.