• 폴리머
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.94-98
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• 2011

생체 적합하고 온도 및 pH에 대한 민감성을 갖는 하이드로젤로서 Pluronic과 acrylic acid (AAc) 공단량체를 도입한 개질 PHEMA 가교젤을 광중합법을 사용하여 제조하고 그 팽윤거동을 조사하였다. 하이드로젤에 도입된 온도민감성 Pluronic의 영향 때문에 낮은 온도에서는 높은 팽윤거동을 보이다가 졸-젤 전이 이상의 온도에서 젤 수축이 일어나고 팽윤비의 감소가 나타났다. 한편 이온성의 AAc 공단량체의 도입과 함량 증가에 따라 하이브리드 젤의 팽윤비는 증가하였으며, 이들 구조가 갖는 일정 pH 영역에서 이온화 영향으로 pH에 민감한 팽윤거동을 나타내었다. 한편 SEM을 통해 하이드로젤의 다공성 모폴로지 변화를 관찰하였다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.26-30
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• 2009

To modify and strengthen the properties of PHEMA hydrogel, composite hydrogels containing varying amounts of a Pluronic (PEO-PPO-PEO) component were synthesized by bulk polymerization of HEMA in the presence of Pluronic dimethacrylate under mild photo initiating conditions. The effects of the Pluronic component on gel properties were investigated by measuring the degree of swelling with its temperature responsive behavior, the mechanical properties, and the morphology of the composite hydrogels. With increased Pluronic content, the modified PHEMA hydrogels exhibited an increase in the degree of swelling, and the swelling showed an enhanced thermo-responsive behavior that was completely reversible. In addition, improved mechanical strength and the development of a microporous gel morphology were observed in hydrogels containing Pluronic.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.394-399
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• 2006

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.379-383
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• 2008

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.359-367
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• 2019

Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) hydrogels modified with various co-monomers, such as N-vinyl pyrrolidone (NVP), glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), and glycerol monomethacrylate (GMMA), were prepared to investigate the effect of adding a co-monomer on the water contents, surface wettability, and tensile modulus. These polymers were synthesized by thermal- and photo-polymerization in the presence of azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) and diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-phosphineoxide (TPO) as the initiators. The characteristics of the hydrogels were analyzed via FTIR and UV/Vis spectroscopies, contact angle measurements, and tensile modulus measurements with UTM. Regarding the properties of water in the hydrogels, the ratio between free to bound water was investigated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The effects of adding the co-monomers on the water content, surface wettability, and tensile modulus for soft contact lenses were also investigated. In the case of p(HEMA-co-NVP) hydrogels, the increase in the equilibrium water content (EWC) was primarily due to the increase in the bound water content. For p(HEMA-co-GMMA) hydrogels, an increase in free water content was the main reason for the increased EWC. In contrast, in the case of p(HEMA-co-GMA) hydrogels, a decrease in bound water content was observed to be the main factor that reduced the EWC. Photo-polymerized PHEMA hydrogels showed enhanced surface wettability and tensile modulus as compared to those produced via thermal polymerization.