• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.587-592
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• 2008

High molecular weight poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogel to be expected as a candidate material for the wound-dressing was successfully prepared by electron beam (EB) irradiation. To produce PVA hydrogels with various gel fractions, degrees of swelling in water, gel strengths, and elongations, two different number-average degrees of polymerization [($P_n$)s] of PVA were adapted such as 1700 and 4000, and the PVA solution concentration and irradiation dose of EB were controlled to range of 5 $\sim$ 20% and 30 $\sim$ 100 kGy, respectively. The gel fraction and strength of PV A hydrogel were increased with increasing molecular weight of PVA, solution concentration, and irradiation dose of EB. On the contrary, the degree of swelling and elongation of PVA hydrogel were decreased. The thermal property and crystallinity related to degree of crosslinking of PVA hydrogel were examined by the analyses of differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.37 no.6
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• pp.717-721
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• 2013

Biomaterials like silk fibroin (SF) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) have received increasing attention in biomedical applications because of their attractive properties such as hydrophobicity and biocompatibility. In this study, efficient systems consisting of interpenetrating SF/PVA hydrogels were prepared as potential candidate for wound dressing applications. A simple approach consisting of sonication and a freezing-thawing technique was adopted to fabricate the hydrogels. Different blend ratios consisting of SF (100, 75, 50, 25 and 0%) with respect to the weight of PVA were prepared. The produced hydrogels were characterized for physico-chemical investigations using various states of techniques like; FE-SEM, TGA, FTIR and tensile strength. The addition of PVA to SF was proved to be beneficial in terms of reducing the pore size and swelling ratio of hydrogels. The mechanical property of SF had been increased by addition of PVA. These results show that SF/PVA hydrogels may serve as potential candidates for wound dressing application.

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.173-176
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• 2003

Poly(vinyl alcohol)(PVA)는 친수성이 좋고, 제조가 용이하며, 화학 약품에 대한 내성이 강한 특성을 가지고 있어, 코팅제나 페인트, 접착제 등 산업 전반에 널리 사용되고 있으며 섬유 제조에 대해서도 최근 활발하게 연구되고 있다. 전기방사(Electrospinning)는 전기장 내의 전위차를 이용하여 sub-micron 또는 nano-scale의 직경을 가지는 초극세 섬유를 제조할 수 있는 유용한 방법이다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.437-439
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• 2001

폴리비닐알코올(poly(vinyl alcohol)) (PVA)은 수용성 고분자로써 필름 뿐만 아니라 생체의료용 소재와 산업용 소재로 많이 사용되고 있다. PVA는 폴리아세트산비닐과 같은 비닐에스테르계열 고분자를 비누화시켜 제조되는 히드록시기 함유 선형 결정성 고분자로서 이로부터 형성시킨 섬유나 필름은 높은 인장강도, 인장탄성률, 내마모성, 내용제성 및 내유성을 갖고 다른 고분자들에 비하여 월등히 우수한 내알칼리성과 산소 차단성을 보인다. (중략)

• Textile Coloration and Finishing
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.83-89
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• 2011

Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), PVA/Montmorillonite (MMT), PVA/Silver (Ag), and PVA/MMT/Ag nanocomposite nanowebs were prepared by electrospinning technique in aqueous solution. In order to investigate the effect of inorganic materials on the morphology and thermal properties of PVA based nanocomposite nanowebs, experiments were performed with 5 wt.% of MMT and Ag. Field emission type scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), reflection type X-ray diffraction (XRD), and thermal gravimetric analyzer were utilized to characterize nanocomposite nanowebs. TEM and XRD results show MMT and Ag were well dispersed in PVA nanowebs. Those inorganic nanoparticles enhanced thermal property of the nanocomposite nanowebs.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.37 no.6
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• pp.730-735
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• 2013

The physical properties of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) with polyamide-epichlorohydrin (PAE) for wet strength additives in paper industry were investigated. Upon introducing PAE to PVA, not only melting and crystallization enthalpy in DSC but also the area of diffraction peaks in XRD decreased, which represented the fact that PAE acted as a crosslinking agent for PVA. However, this crosslinking seemed to be physical crosslinking having relatively less bonding energy compared to chemical crosslinking since the crystallization in PVA was able to take place by thermal annealing. This physical crosslinking and crystallization by thermal annealing enhanced the thermal stability and mechanical strength in PVA and consequently, these improvements are desired in the paper manufacturing process to increase the dry and wet strength in the paper.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.153-158
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• 2006

The crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) mwmbranes with poly(styrene sulfonic acid-co-maleic acid) (PSSA-MA) were used to measure the water vapor and air permeabilities at 25 and $35^{\circ}C$. In addition, the contact angles of crosslinked PVA membranes were observed and increased with PSSA-MA contents. The water vapor permeability of 15300 Baller (1 Baller=$10^{-10}cm^3(STP){\cdot}cm/cm^2{\cdot}s{\cdot}cmHg$) was shown the maximum value at $35^{\circ}C$ when PSSA-MA=7 wt% membrane was used. The gas permeability of 146 Barrer was indicated the maximum at PSSA-MA=7 wt% at $35^{\circ}C$ and $P(H_2O)/P(Air)$ was the highest value 109.2 at $25^{\circ}C$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.191-194
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• 2002

완전히 가수분해 된 폴리비닐알콜(PVA)는 쉽게 결정화되기 때문에 일부 가수분해된 PVA보다 에멜전 안정화와 계면활성이 약하다$^{1)}$ . 이러한 성질을 개선하려면 폴리비닐알콜분자에 hydrophobic한 알킬기를 도입하는 것이 주요한 방법이다. 폴리비닐알콜 분자에 긴 알킬기를 도입하는 방법에는 chain transfer 반응을 통하여 폴리비닐아세테이트(PVAc)분자의 말단에 긴 알킬기를 도입한 후 가수분해하는 방법$^{1)}$ ; 비닐아세테이트 (VAc)가 긴 알킬리를 가진 비닐 단량체와 copolymerization 한 후 가수분해하는 방법 $^{2),3)}$ ; 합성된 PVA가 긴 알킬리를 긴 알킬리를 가진 acyl chloride와 직접 반응하여 얻는 방법$^{4)}$ 등이 있다. (중략)

• Membrane Journal
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.140-145
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• 2007

In this study, 3-(trihydroxysilyl)-1-propanesulfonic acid (THS-PSA) was added to poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) membranes crosslinked with poly(styrene sulfonic acid-co-maleic acid) (PSSA_MA) to improve the separation characteristics toward water vapors in the air. The prepared membranes varying both PSSA_MA and THS-PSA amounts were also synthesized at different cross linking temperatures. Then, in order to investigate the separation characteristics of the resulting membranes, the dynamic vapor sorption (DVS) and vapor permeation experiments were carried out. The increase of cross-linking temperature showed longer time to reach the equilibrium sorption state from the dynamic vapor sorption experiments. PVA/PSSA_MA (3%)/THA-PSA(7%) prepared at $120^{\circ}C$ gave the highest permeability of 480 barrer at $35^{\circ}C$.

• Textile Coloration and Finishing
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.195-200
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• 2014

Poly(vinyl alcohol)(PVA)/pullulan/titanium dioxide($TiO_2$) composite nanofibers were produced at different $TiO_2$ concentrations(1 and 3 wt.%) using the electrospinning method. The parameters of electrospinning including polymer contents, voltage and tip-to-collector distance(TCD) were optimized for fabrication process. The study showed that the best condition to make PVA/pullulan nanofiber and effect of $TiO_2$ nanoparticles. The PVA/pullulan/$TiO_2$ nanofibers were characterized by scanning electron microscope(SEM), transmission electron microscope(TEM), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and X-ray diffraction(XRD).