• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2016

Hydrogels are crosslinked hydrophilic matrices for a variety of biomedical applications. Silk fibroin (SF), one of typical natural biomaterials, has been explored as base material for hydrogel. Photocrosslinked SF hydrogel containing poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) was formulated through visible light initiated thiol-acrylate photopolymerization. The morphological, structural and thermal properties of SF - PEG hydrogel was investigated through scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffractometry, thermogravimetry, and differential scanning calorimetry. The morphology of SF hydrogel showed dot and uneven surface with network cross-section. X-ray diffraction curves showed that the specific diffraction peaks of PEG were not changed by the intensity of the peaks were affected by sonication. Thermo-degradation behavior of SF - PEG hydrogel sonicated was significantly affected and became complex pattern compared to unsonicated ones. However, the melting endothermic temperature of SF - PEG hydrogel was not changed but the crystalline enthalpy was decreased by gelation and sonication.

• 폴리머
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.613-616
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 한 개의 세포와 같은 미세한 생체시료 내부의 분석 대상물질을 감지하는데 사용할 수 있는 광바이오센서를 개발하기 위한 첫 단계로서 효소가 함유된 고분자 수화젤 구형입자를 나노크기로 중합하는 방법을 확립하고 센서로서의 사용 가능성을 확인하였다. 현탁 광중합을 통하여 305 nm의 평균크기를 가지는 horseradish peroxidase(HRP)가 함유된poly(ethylene glycol)(PEG) 수화젤 구형입자를 합성하였으며, 중합반응 이후 입자내부의 효소의 존재 및 활성유지를 HRP와$\H_{2}O_{2}$의 효소반응에 의한 Amplex Red의 형광산화물 생성을 통하여 확인하였다. 합성된 HRP가 함유된 PEG 수화젤 입자는 Amplex Red의 존재하에 $\H_{2}O_{2}$의 농도가 0에서 11 nM로 미량 변화함에 따라서 형광세기가 약 300$\%$ 증가함을 보여 주었다. 이러한 결과는 효소가 함유된 PEG 수화젤 나노입자를 합성하는 본 기술이 향후 미세한 생체시료 내부의 다양한 분석대상물질을 감지할 수 있는 나노크기의 광바이오센서를 개발하는데 이용 될 수 있는 가능성을 보여준다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.18-22
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• 1996

Acrylate-terminated poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) macromer was prepared by the reaction of PEG with acryloyl chloride. Photopolymerization of PEG macromer resulted in the formation of cross-linked PEG network. Interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) based on PEG and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) was obtained via template polymerization of AA to the PEG network by UV curing. The swelling degree of the IPNs hydrogel increased with an increase of pH value due to the association-dissociation between carboxylic acid of PAA and either of PEG through hydrogen bounding. The swelling-deswelling behavior proceeded reversibly for the IPNs upon changing pH. Release of indomethacin from the IPNs demonstrated "on-off" regulation with pH fluctuation.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.527-532
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• 2007

Polymer hydrogel has attracted considerable interest as a soft material which is finding expanding applications in pharmaceutics and various biomedical fields. In this work, modified PNVP hydrogels were synthesized by crosslinking polymerization of NVP monomer in the presence of PEG macromer with a methoxy end. The effect of the tethered PEG chain on the properties of the hydrogel was investigated in terms of its swelling capacity, compression gel strength, and the morphology of the resulting hydrogels. These PEG-modified PNVP hydrogels possessed good biocompatibility and a decreased protein (fibrinogen) adsorption, thereby indicating their potential as novel drug delivery matrices and scaffold for tissue engineering.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.107-114
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• 2022

Carboxymethyl cellulose/poly(ethylene glycol) (CMC/PEG) hydrogels crosslinked with citric acid (CA) are synthesized to evaluate the effect of CMC molecular weight (Mw), PEG and CA concentration on the optical property, swelling rate (SR), degradation rate (DR), and cytotoxicity and cell proliferation of hydrogels. For crosslinked CMC/PEG hydrogels, the FT-IR peak intensity associated with hydroxyl groups decreases due to PEG intercalation (esterification crosslinking) between CMC chains in a similar manner as the concentration of CA crosslinker increases. Crosslinked CMC (Mw = 90,000)/PEG hydrogels with 10 % CA dissolve regardless of PEG content. However, the SR of the CMC (Mw = 250,000)/PEG hydrogels decrease from 4923 % to 168 % with increasing PEG and CA concentrations from 0 to 20 % and from 0 to 25 %, respectively. As the Mw of CMC increases, the DR of the hydrogel is greatly improved. CMC (Mw = 250,000)/PEG10 hydrogels with 10 % CA exhibit the optimum properties of high absorbing capacity (3,200 %) with moderate DR (54 %), stiffness (1.39 ± 0.19 GPa), and cell viability (94.8 ± 1.3 %). CA-crosslinked CMC/PEG hydrogels are highly suitable for wound dressing or personal care applications due to their non-toxicity, good cell proliferation, SR, and mechanical properties.

• 폴리머
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.359-364
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• 2015

A self-oscillating interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) poly(acrylic acid)/poly(ethylene glycol) (PAA/PEG) hydrogel was prepared by using radical polymerization with a two-step method. The IPN hydrogel was characterized by FTIR spectroscopy and morphological analysis. The results indicated that the chains of PEG and PAA twined to form porous structure which is beneficial to water molecules entering inside of the hydrogel. In addition, the pH-responsive behavior, salt sensitivity, swelling/de-swelling oscillatory behaviors and self-oscillation in a closed pH oscillator were also studied. The results showed that the prepared hydrogel exhibited pH-sensitivity, good swelling/de-swelling reversibility and excellent salt sensitivity. The self-oscillating behavior of swelling/de-swelling for the prepared hydrogel was caused by pH alteration coupled with the external media. This study may create a new possibility as biomaterial including new self-walking actuators and other related devices.

• 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.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.437-446
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• 2014

트립탄 계열의 약물을 경구 복용 시에 트립탄은 소화 시스템에 의하여 생물학적 이용도가 감소되며, 혈중 약물 농도가 시간의 경과에 따라 급격히 감소되고, 위장 장애의 가능성 등이 있다는 문제들을 나타낸다. 일반 겔 패치의 부작용을 개선하기 위하여 패치는 하이드로겔 형태로 제조하였다. 하이드로겔 패치의 주가 되는 메트릭스의 고분자는 PVA를 사용하였고, PEG는 PVA의 분자 간/분자 내 수소결합을 유도하기 위해 첨가물로서 사용되었고 알모트립탄 약물이 부가되었다. 또한 PVA 체인간의 미세 상분리를 가속하기 위해 매우 낮은 온도에서 액체질소가 사용되었다. FT-IR 분석에서 PVA, PEG 그리고 알모트립탄의 흡수 밴드를 확인하였다. PEG 함량이 증가함에 따라 결정화도, 수분흡수력과 인장강도들은 증가하였다. 약물방출 실험에서 약물 방출량은 PEG의 함량이 높은 하이드로겔이 약물 방출 시에 팽윤이 더 잘 이루어져 증가하였다. 본 실험에서 10 wt%의 PEG를 첨가하여 제조된 하이드로겔의 약물 방출량이 가장 좋았다. 또한 10 wt%의 PEG가 함유된 하이드로겔은 2시간째까지 전체 약물의 약 60%가 방출됨을 확인하였고, 24시간째까지도 방출이 계속되었다. 따라서 제조된 하이드로겔은 triptan의 1차 투여 이후 24시간 이내에 재발하는 편두통 환자들을 대상으로 한 트립탄의 2차 투여를 위한 경피흡수형 패치로서 적합하다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.18-21
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• 1995

Poly(ethylene glycol)(PEG) macrocers teminated with acrylate groups and semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) composed of poly-.epsilon.-capolactone(PCL) and PEG macromer were syntheswized with the aim of obtaining a bioerodible hydrogel that could be used to release drugs for implantable delivery system. Polymerization of PEG macromer resulted in the formation of cross-linked gels due to the multifunctionality of macromer. Non-crosslinked PCL chains were interpenetrated into the cross-linked three-dimensions networks of PEG. The IPNs, largw drug loading lower concentration of PEG macromer in the IPNs concentration and the higher molecular weight of PEG macromer. Also, 5-FU was more fast released than hydrocortisone to the increased water solubility.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.119-124
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• 2011

Silver nano-particles (AgNPs) have attracted much attention for centuries due to their unique optical properties, electrical conductivities, oxidative catalysis, and antibacterial effect. In this study, AgNPs have been prepared by using aqueous $AgNO_3$ solution in the poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) hydrogels. PVA and PEG powders were dissolved in deionized water, and then irradiated by a gamma-ray with a radiation dose of 50 kGy to make hydrogels. PVA/PEG hydrogels were dipped into $1.0{\times}10^{-2}M$ $AgNO_3$ solution for 1 hour. After that, the swollen hydrogels were irradiated by gamma-ray for the formation of AgNPs. FE-SEM is used to observe the formation of AgNPs as a function of the content of PEG and the irradiation dose. Also, AgNPs in the PVA/PEG hydrogels were monitored by UV-Vis. It is observed that the content of PEG and gamma-ray irradiation in the hydrogel is crucial to the formation of AgNPs. Finally, antibacterial tests indiacted that the hydrogel containing silver nanoparticle has antibacterial activity.