• 폴리머
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.28-34
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• 2006

메톡시폴리에틸렌글리콜(MPEG)과 카프로락톤(CL)과 L-락타이드(LA)로 구성된 MPEG-PCLA 블록공중합체의 단량체를 다양한 비율로 $Sn(Oct)_2$의 존재 하에서 개환중합을 통해 합성하였다. MPEG-PCLA 블록공중합체의 특성은 $^1H-NMR$, GPC, DSC 그리고 XRD를 이용하여 결정하였다. 동역학적 변화를 측정하기 위하여 $Sn(Oct)_2$의 존재 하에서 MPEG-PCLA 블록공중합체의 중합 시 중합시간, 온도, 첨가하는 촉매의 양을 달리하면서 중합을 실시하였다. 그 결과 $110\;^{\circ}C$의 중합온도와 첨가하는 촉매의 양은 개시제 대비 1.2배의 경우에서 가장 높은 중합률을 보였다. 또한 합성된 블록공중합체의 수용액상에서의 시간에 따른 생분해 거동은 GPC를 이용한 분자량 분포의 비교를 통해 측정하였다. 합성된 블록공중합체의 생분해 거동을 측정한 결과 MPEG-PCLA 블록공중합체의 L-락타이드 함량이 증가할수록 생분해성도 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구를 통해 MPEG-PCLA 블록공중합체의 $Sn(Oct)_2$의 존재 하에서 개환중합을 실시함에 있어 다양한 중합조건에 따른 중합속도를 확인하였으며 MPEG-PCLA 블록공중합체는 PCLA 블록의 PCL 대비 PLA의 함량 비율에 따라 생분해 기간을 조절할 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.344-351
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• 2005

pH-sensitive block copolymers were synthesized by coupling reaction of sulfamethazine and amphiphilic diblock copolymer, and their micellization-demicellization behavior was investigated. Sulfamethazine (SM), a derivative of sulfonamide, was introduced as a pH responsive moiety while methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)poly(D,L-lactide) (MPEG-PDLLA) and methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-poly($D,L-lactide-co-{\varepsilon}-caprolactone$) (MPEG-PCLA) were used as biodegradable amphiphilic diblock copolymers. After the sulfamethazine was carboxylated by the reaction with succinic anhydride, the diblock copolymer was conjugated with sulfamethazine by coupling reaction in the presence of DCC. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) and mean diameter of the micelles were examined at various pH conditions through fluorescence spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscopy. For MPEG-PDLLA-SM and MPEG-PCLA-SM solutions, the pH-dependent micellization-demicellization was achieved within a narrow pH band, which was not observed in the MPEG-PDLLA and MPEG-PCLA solutions. The micelle showed a spherical morphology and had a very narrow size distribution. This pH-sensitive block copolymer shows potential as a site-targeted drug carrier.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.352-355
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• 2005

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.373-384
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• 2005

Novel pH-sensitive moieties containing an s-triazine ring were synthesized with sulfonamide and secondary amino groups. The synthesized pH-sensitive moieties were used for the synthesis of a pH-sensitive amphiphilic ABA triblock copolymer. The pH-sensitive triblock copolymer was composed of diblock copolymers, methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-poly ($\varepsilon$-caprolactone-co-D,L-lactide) (MPEG-PCLA), and pH-sensitive moiety. These copolymers could be dissolved molecularly in both acidic and basic aqueous media at room temperature due to secondary amino and sulfonamide groups. The synthesized s-triazine rings containing pH-sensitive compounds were characterized by ${^1}H-NMR,\;{^13}C-NMR$, and LC/MSD spectral data. The synthesized diblock and triblock copolymers were also characterized by ${^1}H-NMR$ and GPC analyses. The critical micelle concentrations at various pH conditions were determined by fluorescence technique using pyrene as a probe. Furthermore, the micellization and demicellization study of the triblock copolymer was done with pH-sensitive groups. The sensitivity towards pH change was further established by acid-base titration.