• Journal of Radiation Industry
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.171-176
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• 2012

In this study, a crosslinked poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene) [SBS] block copolymers were prepared by using gamma ray irradiation method. The effects of various radiation doses on the degree of crosslinking, thermo property, and morphology of crosslinked SBS block copolymer were investigated. The degree of crosslinking of crosslinked SBS block copolymers were measured by gel-fraction and FT-IR. It was found that the degree of crosslinking of crosslinked SBS block copolymers increases with increase of the irradiation dose while the TGA result shows that the initial degradation temperature of irradiated SBS block copolymer was shifted to lower temperature with increasing irradiation dose. These results indicate that degradation reaction also occurs when SBS block copolymer is exposed to gamma ray irradiation for crosslinking reaction. The SAXS and FE-SEM results indicate that the phase separation of the styrene block and butadiene block was reduced with increasing irradiation dose.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.378-378
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• 2009

The ionic liquid-based sulfonated hydrocarbon composite membranes was prepared for use in anhydrous high temperature-polymer electrolyte fuel cells (HT-PEFCs). Ionic liquid behaves like water in the composite membranes under anhydrous condition. However the composite membranes show a low conductivity and high gas permeability as the content of ionic liquid increases due to its high viscosity and content of ionic liquid, respectively. Hence, in order to enhance the proton conductivity and to reduce the gas permeability of the composite membranes with low content of ionic liquids, the acid containing a common ion of ionic liquid was added to the composite membranes. The characterization of composite membranes was carried out using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) and impedance spectroscopy. As a result, the composite membranes containing acid showed higher proton conductivity than those with no acid under the un-humidified condition due to a decrease in viscosity. In addition, the proton conductivity of composite membranes increased with increasing mole concentration of acid.

• Proceedings of the Polymer Society of Korea Conference
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• 2006.10a
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• pp.348-348
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• 2006

In the present study, porcine pepsin in various pH conditions was investigated by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) in order to detailed information on the structure and its variations with pH conditions. These analyses identified the structure of pepsin, and compared with that obtained by single crystallography. Moreover, this study found the structure' variations with changing pH conditions. All the results will be discussed with considering the conformational characteristics of pepsin in solution and further correlate to the biological and spectroscopic characteristics reported previously.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society For Composite Materials Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.21-24
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• 2003

In general, to enhance physical properties of PET-layered silicate nanocomposites $(P_{et}LSNs)$, it has been well known that the organic modifiers should introduce into gallery regions. However, the organic modifiers in$(P_{et}LSNs)$ may result in thermal decomposition by melt processing at high temperature, and it necessarily lead to deteriorate various physical properties of final products. Therefore, in this study, $(P_{et}LSNs)$ excluding and including organic modifiers were prepared by solution method $(S-P_{et}LSNs_{eom} and S-P_{et}LSNs_{iom})$ and we (focused on the effects of the organic modifiers in $P_{et}$ LSNs with exfoliation structure on the crystallization behaviors, the optical transparency, the thermal stability and the mechanical property. The absence and existence of organic modifiers in $S-P_{et}LSNs_{eom} and S-P_{et}LSNs_{iom}$ were investigated by EA and TGA, and nano-structure of silicate layers in $S-P_{et}LSNs$ was evaluated by using WXRD, SAXS and TEM. $S-P_{et}LSNs_{eom} and S-P_{et}LSNs_{iom}$ were mixed with neat PET as masterbatches by melt method $(M-P_{et}LSNs_{eom} and M-P_{et}LSNs_{iom})$, and also neat PET was mixed with organically modified layered silicates (OLS) by conventional direct melt method $(D-P_{et}LSNs) at 270^{\circ}C$. As results, it was found that $M-P_{et}LSNs_{eom}, M-P_{et}LSNs_{iom}, and D-P_{et}LSN$ showed a exfoliated structure and exhibited faster crystallization rate, better thermal stability and mechanical property than those of neat PET due to the dispersed and detaminated silicate layers in PET matrix. Whereas, considering organic modifiers effect, $M-P_{et}LSNs_{eom} and D-P_{et}LSN$ exhibited slower crystallization rate, poorer optical, thermal and mechanical properties, in comparison to $M-P_{et}LSNs_{eom}> due to the thermal decomposition of organic modifier in $D-P_{et}LSNs$ during melt method.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.502-502
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• 2011

기존 연구에서는 단일 타겟으로부터 증착된 코팅층 내에 다상으로 이루어진 나노 복합구조를 형성하기 위하여, 나노 합금분말을 방전플라즈마 소결법 등으로 급속 소결하여 타겟을 제조하는 방법이 고려되어 왔다. 반면, 비정질 재료가 우수한 비정질 형성능을 가지는 경우 주조 방법에 의해서도 타겟 제조가 가능하며, 특히 최근 들어 금속 비정질 합금에서 합금의 주요 구성 원소들이 양의 혼합열을 가지는 경우, 액상 또는 과냉각 액상에서 상분리 현상이 발생한다는 것이 밝혀졌다. 이러한 사실에 기초하면, 우수한 비정질 형성능을 가지는 합금 시스템에 합금 구성 원소와 양의 혼합열 관계를 갖는 원소를 첨가함으로써, 비정질 기지 내에 화학적 불균일성을 유도하여 다상으로 이루어진 복합 구조를 형성시키는 것이 가능하다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 합금 설계법을 이용하여, 비정질 기지 내에 존재할 수 있는 불균일성 정도를 합금 조성과 주조 조건의 변화를 통하여 나노 크기에서 원자 크기까지 조절하고, 이에 따른 재료 특성과의 상관관계를 밝히고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 우수한 비정질 형성능을 가지는 Cu-(Zr, Hf)-Al 벌크 비정질 합금계에서 (Zr, Hf)과 (Y, Gd)간의 양의 혼합열 관계에 주목하여 Cu-(Zr, Hf)-(Y, Gd)-Al 벌크 비정질 형성 합금계를 설계하였으며, 이 합금계 내에서 조성과 냉각속도의 조절에 따라 나타나는 불균일성의 정도와 특성변화의 영향을 체계적으로 고찰하였다. 결과로서, Cu-(Zr, Hf)-Al 합금계에서 (Zr, Hf)을 (Y, Gd)으로 15 at.% 이상 치환한 경우, Cu-(Zr, Hf)-rich 와 Cu-(Y, Gd)-rich 비정질상으로 이상분리가 일어났으며, 이렇게 생성된 비정질-비정질 복합재는 응력 하에서 소성 변형을 거의 보이지 않았다. 반면, 5 at.% 이하로 (Zr, Hf)을 (Y, Gd)으로 치환한 경우에는 비정질 기지에 SAXS 혹은 WAXS로 확인 가능한 원자 크기의 불균일성이 나타났으며, 이 경우 비정질 합금의 점성 유동의 변화를 통해 합금의 연신 특성이 향상되었다. 특히, 본 연구에서는 비정질 기지내 불균일 제어를 통한 기계적 특성 향상을 위해서 조성 제어뿐 아니라 동역학적인 요소를 고려한 냉각속도 조절을 통한 원자단위 불균일성의 최적화가 필요함을 규명하였다. 이러한 연구 결과는 분말화 및 소결 과정을 배제하고 제조된 단일 타겟을 통해 코팅층에 다수의 합금원소를 혼합하고 나노/원자 스케일의 복합구조 형성 및 고집적화가 가능한, 타겟 모물질 설계의 새로운 방향을 제시함으로써 다기능성 복합소재 코팅층의 연구에 크게 기여할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.19-26
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• 2002

In order to study the toughening mechanism of rubber modified polycarbonate, the sequence of development of micro-voids was investigated by real-time small angle X-ray scattering with Synchrotron radiation (SR-SAXS). The used test method was wedge test. The scattering intensity increases with increasing penetration depth of wedge, i.e. applied strain. The increase is due to the micro-void formation during deformation. This micro-void was uniformly developed in matrix and was different from large-void due to internal cavitation of rubber particle and/or debonding between rubber particle and polycarbonate matrix. The micro-void was developed at the critical strain and the radius of micro-void is around $600{\AA}$. Above the critical strain the size of micro-void remains almost constant with increasing applied strain. However, the population of micro-void increased with applied strain.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.531-536
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• 2011

Homopolymer distribution in block copolymer/homopolymer blends was investigated as a function of homopolymer concentration and homopolymer molecular weight. The deuterated poly(methyl methacrylate) or polystyrene was blended with a deuterated polystyrene-poly(methyl methacrylate) diblock copolymer up to a concentration of 20 wt%. Samples were characterized by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), neutron reflectivity and transmission electron microscopy. The block copolymer with a thin-film geometry formed alternating lamellar microdomains oriented parallel to the substrate surface. By adding the homopolymer, the microdomain structure was significantly disturbed. As a consequence, a poorly ordered morphology appeared when the homopolymer concentration exceeded 15 wt%. Increasing the homopolymer concentration and/or the homopolymer molecular weight caused the microdomains to swell less uniformly, resulting in segregation of the homopolymer toward the middle of the microdomains.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.21 no.8
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• pp.808-817
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• 2011

Because of its elevated cellulolytic activity, the filamentous fungus Trichoderma harzianum has a considerable potential in biomass hydrolysis applications. Trichoderma harzianum cellobiohydrolase I (ThCBHI), an exoglucanase, is an important enzyme in the process of cellulose degradation. Here, we report an easy single-step ion-exchange chromatographic method for purification of ThCBHI and its initial biophysical and biochemical characterization. The ThCBHI produced by induction with microcrystalline cellulose under submerged fermentation was purified on DEAE-Sephadex A-50 media and its identity was confirmed by mass spectrometry. The ThCBHI biochemical characterization showed that the protein has a molecular mass of 66 kDa and pI of 5.23. As confirmed by smallangle X-ray scattering (SAXS), both full-length ThCBHI and its catalytic core domain (CCD) obtained by digestion with papain are monomeric in solution. Secondary structure analysis of ThCBHI by circular dichroism revealed ${\alpha}$- helices and ${\beta}$-strands contents in the 28% and 38% range, respectively. The intrinsic fluorescence emission maximum of 337 nm was accounted for as different degrees of exposure of ThCBHI tryptophan residues to water. Moreover, ThCBHI displayed maximum activity at pH 5.0 and temperature of $50^{\circ}C$ with specific activities against Avicel and p-nitrophenyl-${\beta}$-D-cellobioside of 1.25 U/mg and 1.53 U/mg, respectively.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.886-892
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• 2000

Poly(4-vinyl phenol) (PVPh) was neutralized by LiOH and PVPh ionomers (PVPh-Li) with different Li neutralization extents were synthesized. The variation in $T_{g}$ with Li neutralization was determined by DSC and the results show that the $T_{g}$ increases by 3.$8^{\circ}C$ per Li mol%. When comparing this result with the 3.$2^{\circ}C$ per Na mol% reported for poly (styrene-co-hydroxy styrene), the greater value for PVPh-Li may be due to a strong interaction between unneutralized free -OH and -OLi produced. No distinct small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) peak was observed for these PVPh ionomers in bulk. In the 50/50 blend of PVPh-Li with PVPh, the miscibile blend was obtained when the Li neutralization in PVPh-Li was 10 mol%. On the contrary, the 50/50 PVPh-Li/PMMA was immiscible when the Li neutralization was 5 mol%. It can be concluded that, even if the starting blend is miscible owing to hydrogen bonding, the miscibility of blend becomes diminished by introducing small amount of ion groups into one of the constituent polymers and the blend can be immiscible as long as any new strong intermolecular ion-dipole interaction is not generated.