• 폴리머
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.455-460
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• 2012

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM)는 체온과 비슷한 온도에서 부피상 변화 혹은 온도 감응성 팽윤 거동의 특성을 보여 약물전달시스템에서 중요하게 연구되고 있다. 그러나 PNIPAM의 친수성 특징 때문에 소수성 약물을 그 네트워크 안에 고르게 넣기는 쉽지 않다. 항산화제인 알파 리포익산은 개환중합으로 고분자화(polylipoic acid, PLA) 될 수는 있으나, 분자량이 낮고 분해되기 쉬워 고분자 재료로 사용되기에는 어려움이 많다. 이러한 결점들을 극복하기 위해 소수성 활성성분인 알파 리포익산을 NIPAM과 반응시켜 안정적인 하이드로젤을 만들었다. 단순한 혼합과 가열에 의한 라디칼 반응으로 하이드로젤(PNIPAM/PLA)이 성공적으로 만들어졌고, 이를 DSC, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy를 통해서 확인하였다. PNIPAM/PLA는 온도 감응성 특성을 보여주며, 리포익산의 함량이 증가할수록 부피팽창 정도는 감소하였다. 이러한 하이드로젤을 사용하여 PNIPAM에 소수성 약물을 쉽게 담지할 수 있고 리포익산은 항산화제로 효과가 있어, 본 하이드로젤은 최종 약물전달체로서도 유용하다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2002

Synthesis of polymers with controlled thermosensitive properties was carried out by conventional radical copolymerization of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) with N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP) taken as a hydrophilic comonomer. Lower activity of NVP rather than NIPAAm was revealed by gravimetric and $^1$H NMR analysis. Thermosensitive properties of the copolymers were investigated. It was found that aqueous solutions of the copolymers undergo thermo-induced phase transition and become opaque, precipitate or gel with heating. After formation of the gels their significant contraction was observed at storage. Swelling degree and amount of expelled water were measured in dependence on the copolymer composition, temperature and ionic strength of environment medium and concentration of the solution. It was determined that in collapsed state gels exhibit quite high water content. According to physico-chemical properties of the copolymers observed they could be suitable for biomedical application as an injectable implant material.

• 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.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2005년도 생물공학의 동향(XVII)
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• pp.851-853
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• 2005

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.562-565
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• 2000

pH 및 온도에 동시에 민감한 하이드로젤을 maleilated chitosan과 N-isopropylacrylamide를 이용하여 합성하였으며, 합성된 하이드로젤은 NIPAAm의 양에 관계없이 비슷한 pH 민감성을 나타내었으며 부피상 전이온도는 모두 NIPAAm의 LCST의 온도인 $32^{\circ}C$부근에서 나타났다. 반면에 MC의 양을 소량 첨가한 하이드로젤은 그만큼 pH의 민감성이 떨어졌다. lysozyme에 의한 MC의 생분해는 2시간이내에 80%가 분해되었다. 또한 indomethacin을 이용한 약물방출 실험에서는 제조된 하이드젤이 방출제어형 약물전달체로서 좋은 결과를 보인 제형으로 관찰되었다.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.181-186
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• 2010

A thermoresponsive poly(NIPAM-co-dye) labeled with benzopyran-based D-$\pi$-A type dye was prepared by typical radical copolymerization. It can be also constructed a acid/base-induced molecular switch by modulation of intramolecular charge transfer with protonation/deprotonation. The lower critical solution temperature behavior was investigated by means of UV-vis spectroscopy which allows the measurement of the phase transition from $25^{\circ}C$ to $45^{\circ}C$ in aqueous DMSO solution. The morphology of the internal microstructure of the poly(NIPAM-co-dye) hydrogel was observed by scanning electron microscopy. The reversible switch could be obtained by thermal and acid/base stimuli.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.623-632
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• 2007

Thermosensitive nanoparticles were prepared via the self-assembly of two different $poly({\varepsilon}-caprolactone)$-based block copolymers of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-b-$poly({\varepsilon}-caprolactone)$ (PNPCL) and poly(ethylene glycol)-b-$poly({\varepsilon}-caprolactone)$ (PEGCL). The self-aggregation and thermosensitive behaviors of the mixed nanoparticles were investigated using $^1H-NMR$, turbidimetry, differential scanning microcalorimetry (micro-DSC), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and fluorescence spectroscopy. The copolymer mixtures (mixed nanoparticles, M1-M5, with different PNPCL content) formed nano-sized self-aggregates in an aqueous environment via the intra- and/or intermolecular association of hydrophobic PCL chains. The microscopic investigation of the mixed nanoparticles showed that the critical aggregation concentration (cac), the partition equilibrium constants $(K_v)$ of pyrene, and the aggregation number of PCL chains per one hydrophobic microdomain varied in accordance with the compositions of the mixed nanoparticles. Furthermore, the PNPCL harboring mixed nanoparticles evidenced phase transition behavior, originated by coil to the globule transition of PNiPAAm block upon heating, thereby resulting in the turbidity change, endothermic heat exchange, and particle size reduction upon heating. The drug release tests showed that the formation of the thermosensitive hydrogel layer enhanced the sustained drug release patterns by functioning as an additional diffusion barrier.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.1521-1525
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• 2009

Thermosensitive block copolymers of ethylene oxide and N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) were synthesized. A five armed star shape oligo(ethylene oxide) initiator with a cyclotriphosphazene core was prepared and used for the atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of NIPAM. The lower critical solution temperatures (LCSTs) of the copolymers were 36 to 46 ${^{\circ}C}$, higher than that of PNIPAM (32 ${^{\circ}C}$), depending on their molecular weights. The copolymers were soluble in water below the LCSTs but formed micelles above the LCSTs. The thermosensitive micellization behaviors of the polymers were investigated by fluorescence spectroscopy. With increasing the temperature of an aqueous solution of P2 and pyrene above the LCST, the peak of 333 nm red-shifted to appear around 339 nm and its intensity increased significantly, indicating the micelle formation. The transfer of pyrene into the micelles was also confirmed by a confocal laser scanning microscope. The fluorescence image obtained from P2 in an aqueous pyrene solution exhibited a green emission resulting from the pyrene transferred into the micelles. Salt effects on the solubility of the copolymers in an aqueous solution were investigated. The LCST of P2 decreased sharply as the concentration of sodium chloride increased, while decreased slowly with potassium chloride.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.317-322
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• 2012

In this study, the preparation of a temperature-responsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm)-grafted surface was performed using an eco-friendly and biocompatible ion beam-induced surface graft polymerization. The surface of a perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) film was activated by ion implantation and N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm) was then graft polymerized selectively onto the activated regions of the PFA surfaces. Based on the results of the peroxide concentration and grafting degree measurements, the amount of the peroxide groups formed on the implanted surface was dependant on the fluence, which affected the grafting degree. The results of the FT-IR-ATR, XPS, and SEM confirmed that the NIPAAm was successfully grafted onto the implanted PFA. Moreover, the contact angle measurement at different temperatures revealed that the surface of the PNIPAAm-grafted PFA film was temperature-responsive.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제29권9호
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• pp.1699-1704
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• 2008