• Macromolecular Research
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.273-282
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• 2003

A hydrophilic macromolecular network containing hydrophobic moieties has been prepared by free radical copolymerization of acrylamide and styrene in the presence of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and its potential as controlled drug delivery carrier was evaluated with tetracycline as a model antibiotic drug. The amount of drug was assayed spectrophotometrically. The network was characterized by optical microscopy, infra-red spectroscopy and structural parameters such as average molecular weight between cross1inks ($M_c$), cross1ink density (q) and number of elastically effective chains ($V_e$) were evaluated. It was found that with increasing concentration of PVA, ST and MBA in the hydrogel, the release rate initially increases but after definite concentrations of the above components the release rate falls. In the case of AM, release rate constantly decreases with increasing AM concentration in the hydrogel.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.377-382
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• 2011

Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is an interesting material with good biocompatibility, high elasticity and hydrophilic chacrateristics. In this study, crosslinked hydrogels based on PVA, and poly(acrylic acid) (PAAc) were prepared by gamma-ray irradiation. PVA and PAAc powders were dissolved in deionized water, and then irradiated by a gamma-ray with a radiation dose of 50 kGy to make hydrogels. The hydrogels were then annealed in an oven at $120^{\circ}C$ for 10 min, 30 min and 50 min under nitrogen atmosphere. The properties of a hydrogel such as gel fraction, swelling behavior, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and adhesive strength as a function of PAAc content and annealing time were investigated. The gel fraction decreases with decreasing PAAc content and increasing annealing time. The thermal behaviors have shown different patterns according to the annealing time. The adhesive strength increases with increasing PAAc content.

• 폴리머
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.159-166
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• 2003

폴리(비닐 알코올) 하이드로젤 입자의 표면에 음이온성을 부여하기 위하여 비닐아세테이트(VAc)와 메타아크릴산(MMA)을 현탁 공중합하였다. $^1$H-NMR을 통해서 공중합된 입자의 표면에 카르복실기가 도입되었음을 확인하였다. poly(VAc-co-MAA) 입자를 알칼리 용액에서 불균일계 비누화를 하였으며, 단독 PVAc 입자 보다 비누화 반응이 빠름을 관찰하였다. 또한 이들 입자를 산성 용액과 알칼리 용액에서 연속적으로 처리하여 입자들의 팽창 정도를 관찰하였다. 비누화된 입자들은 산성 수용액에서는 수축이 되었다가 알칼리 수용액에서는 팽창하는 가역적인 성질을 보였다. 비누화된 입자들은 다량의 수분을 흡수하는 하이드로젤 형태였으며, $^1$H-NMR, FT-IR을 통해서 하이드로젤 표면에 -COOH기가 형성된 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.133-138
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• 2012

Polyvinyl alcohol/alginate hydrogel beads containing Mg-Al layered double hydroxide (LDH-PVA/alginate beads) were synthesized for phosphate removal. Results showed that blending PVA with the LDH-alginate beads significantly improved their stability in a phosphate solution. The kinetic reaction in LDH-PVA/alginate beads reached equilibrium at 12 hr-post reaction with 99.2% removal. The amount of phosphate removed at equilibrium ($q_e$) was determined to be 0.389 mgP/g. The equilibrium data were described well by the Freundlich isotherm with the distribution coefficient ($K_F$, 0.638) and the constant (n, 0.396). Phosphate removal in LDH-PVA/alginate beads was not sensitive to solution pH. Also, the removal capacity of LDH-PVA/alginate beads ($q_e$, 1.543 mgP/g) was two orders of magnitude greater than that of PVA/alginate beads ($q_e$, 0.016 mgP/g) in column experiments. This study demonstrates that LDH-PVA/alginate beads with a higher chemical stability against phosphate compared to LDH-alginate beads have the potential for phosphate removal as adsorptive media.

• Carbon letters
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.173-177
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• 2012

A drug delivery system (DDS) was prepared with a temperature and pH-responsive hydrogel. Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/poly(acrylic acid) (PAAc)/poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm)/multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) nanocomposites were prepared by radical polymerization for the temperature and pH-responsive hydrogels. MWCNTs were employed to improve both the thermal conductivity and mechanical properties of the PVA/PAAc/PNIPAAm/MWCNT nanocomposite hydrogels. Various amounts of MWCNTs (0, 0.5, 1 and 3 wt%) were added to the nanocomposite hydrogels. PVA/PAAc/PNIPAAm/MWCNT nanocomposite hydrogels were characterized with a scanning electron microscope. The mechanical properties were measured with a universal testing machine. Swelling and releasing properties of nanocomposite hydrogels were investigated at various temperatures and pHs. Temperature and pH-responsive release behavior was found to be dependent on the content of MWCNTs in nanocomposite hydrogels.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.351-355
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• 2018

Treatment towards wound healing, a complex and dynamic process, has been given a great deal of efforts in the last few decades. Focus has been imposed on developing wound dressings that meet the requirements for proper wound healing. In this study, hydrogel made from blends of poly (vinyl alcohol) and ${\beta}$-1,6-branched-${\beta}$-1,3-glucan (beta-glucan) were synthesized by modified solvent casting method for wound dressing application. Optimization of hydrogel composition and analysis of wound dressing parameters such as stability and fluid uptake capacity (in the presence of water, saline and different pH solutions) has been studied. The result indicated that the PVA/beta-glucan hydrogel hold its structural integrity even at alkaline pH (pH~9) and upholds fluids four times of its original weight. Thus, the developed hydrogel is expected to be a promising candidate as wound dressing.

• 폴리머
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.270-278
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• 2001

의료용 고분자로 널리 알려진 poly(vinylalcohol)(PVA)와 poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)(PVP)를 이용하여 상처치료용 하이드로겔을 제조하였다. PVP 하이드로겔의 기계적 강도를 향상시키기 위해 PVA/PVP 혼합용액에 \"freezing and thawing (동결융해)\"을 반복한 후 방사선 ($^{60}$Co${\gamma}$-rays)을 조사하여 하이드로겔을 얻었다. PVA와 PVP의 조성비 (30 : 70 ~ 100 : 0), 동결융해의 반복횟수, PVA 분자량을 변화시키면서 PVA/PVP 하이드로겔의 겔화율, 팽윤도, 겔강도를 측정하였다. PVA/PVP 하이드로겔은 방사선 조사로만 제조되었을 때 보다 동결융해 반복 후 방사선조사했을 때 겔화율과 겔강도가 향상되었다. 이외에 동결융해의 반복정도에 따른 물성의 특징을 논의하였다.특징을 논의하였다.

• 폴리머
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.71-75
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• 2012

본 연구는 폴리(비닐 알코올)(PVA) 하이드로젤 안에 $AgNO_3$ 용액을 이용하여 은 나노입자(AgNPs)를 제조하였다. PVA 입자를 증류수에 용해시킨 후, 50 kGy 감마선을 조사하여 PVA 하이드로젤을 제조하였다. 감마선을 이용하여 제조된 PVA 하이드로젤을 0.01, 0.05 M 질산은 수용액에 1시간 동안 침지후, 팽윤된 하이드로젤을 꺼내 감마선을 재조사하여 PVA 하이드로젤 내부에 AgNPs를 제조하였다. AgNPs가 함유된 PVA 하이드로젤의 UV 흡수 특성 및 FE-SEM 측정 결과, 감마선 조사량이 증가할수록 AgNPs의 생성이 증가하는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, 같은 조사량에서 $AgNO_3$ 용액의 농도가 클수록 AgNPs 생성이 증가하였다. 액체배지 및 고체배지를 이용하여 그람 음성 세균인 E.coli와 S.aureus에 대한 PVA 하이드로젤에 생성된 AgNPs의 항균 실험 결과 매우 우수한 항균 효과를 나타냈다.

• 한국막학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국막학회 1996년도 추계 총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.43-44
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• 1996

Water-swollen-hydrogel membranes for gas separation were prepared by dipcoating and thermal crosslinking of poly(vinylalcohol) (PVA) - poly(acrylacid) (PAA) blends on asymmetric porous polyetherimide(PEI) supporters. The polyetherimide supporters, prepared by phase inversion of polyetherimide solutions in N-methylpyrrolidone(NMP) (composition of PEI/NMP=25/75), had good heat and chemical resistane. The coating materials with different blending ratios of PVA/PAA(=90/10, 80/20, 70/30) were characterized with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), infrared spectroscopy(IR) and the water swelling ratios. The permeabilities and the separation factors of carbon dioxide through these membranes were measured by a mass flow meter and gas chromatograph at different temperatures, respectively, under a vacuum mode of downstream.

• 한국섬유공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국섬유공학회 2001년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.324-325
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• 2001

Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is useful for biomaterials such as contact lens, drug delivery system, and biological tissues, because of good biocompatibility and no toxicity. Particularly, hydrogels have unique position in biomaterial fields because of their high water contents.[1-2] Because atactic PVA (a-PVA) is very weak in water, a-PVA need to be chemically crosslinked with crosslinking agent such as glutaradehyde to prepare PVA hydrogels with high water-resistance and good physical properties.[3] (omitted)