• Macromolecular Research
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.172-177
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• 2004

We have studied the lamella-level morphology of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)/polycarbonate (PC) blends using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). Measurements were made as a function of the holding time in the melt. We determined the morphological parameters at the lamellar level by correlation function analysis of the SAXS data. An increased amorphous layer thickness was identified in the blend, indicating that some PC was incorporated into the interlamellar regions of PET during crystallization. The blend also exhibits a larger lamella crystalline thickness (l$\sub$c/) than that of pure PET. A possible reason for the increase in l$\sub$c/ is that the inclusion of the PC molecules in the interlamellar regions causes an increase in the surface free energy of folding. At the early stage of isothermal crystallization, we observed a rapid drop in the value of l$\sub$c/ in the blend; this finding indicates that a relatively large fraction of secondary crystals form during the primary crystallization. In contrast, the value of l$\sub$c/ for the sample that underwent a prolonged holding time increased with time in the secondary crystallization-dominant regime; this observation suggests that the disruption of chain periodicity, which results from transesterification between the two polymers, favors the development of fringed micellar crystals that have larger values of l$\sub$c/ rather than the development of normal chain-folded crystals.

• 폴리머
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.289-296
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• 2007

셀 구조는 유사하나 흡음성능에서 차이가 있는 시편을 사용하여 폴리우레탄 폼의 흡음성능을 예측할 수 있는 인자들을 FT-IR, 소각 X-선 산란(SAXS)과 dynamic mechanical thermal analyzer(DMTA)로 조사하였다. 그 결과, 전이영역에서의 damping 특성이 흡음성능과 가장 밀접한 관계가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 최근 개발된 low monol 폴리올(LMP)을 흡음용 폴리우레탄 폼에 적용할 수 있는가를 검토하기 위하여 LMP와 산화프로필렌계 폴리올(PPG)을 기본으로 한 폴리우레탄을 용액중합법으로 제조하고, 이들의 내부구조와 물리적 성질을 상호 비교하였다. Monol 성분을 다량 포함하는 PPG는 LMP에 비하여 분자 유동성이 커서 보다 발달된 상분리 구조를 보여주었다. 그러나 monol 성분에 의해 고분자량으로 성장하지 못한 분자사슬의 비효율적인 damping 거동으로 인하여 LMP의 경우가 PPG에 비하여 전이영역이 넓고, damping 양도 훨씬 더 컸다.

• 공업화학
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.247-251
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• 2023

유기용매 상에서 레시틴은 양친매성 분자의 특성 때문에 구형의 역 마이셀로 자가조립된다. 이러한 레시틴 용액에 D-sorbitol, 물과 같은 첨가제가 들어갈 경우 레시틴의 분자 형태의 변화를 유도하여 역 실린더형 마이셀로의 변환을 이끌게 된다. 이번 연구에서는, 레시틴과 D-sorbitol/물의 혼합물을 이용하여 샘플의 유변학적 변화를 관찰한다. 또한, 이러한 유변학적 변화와 용액 내부의 자가조립된 나노구조체와의 연관성을 확인하기 위해 엑스선 소각 산란분석기 (SAXS)를 이용하여 나노구조체의 형태 및 크기 등을 확인한다. 이러한 혼합물을 이용하여 제조된 점도가 높고 점탄성을 지닌 유체는 약물전달, 식품젤 등의 분야에 활용이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• 폴리머
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.848-854
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• 2001

무정형 고분자인 ethylene-methyl acrlate-glycidyl methacrylate 공중합체 (E-MeA-GMA)와 결정성 고분자인 poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET)와의 블렌드에서 그라프트 반응에 따른 PET의 결정화 거동을 조사하였다. PET와 E-MeA-GMA간의 그라프트 반응 수준을 torque-rheometer, FT-IR, SEM을 이용하여 확인하였으며, 반응시간에 따른 결정화 거동 변화를 DSC와 광산란 방법을 이용하여 관찰하였다. 또한 라멜라 수준의 결정구조를 소각 X선 산란법을 이용하여 조사하였다.

• 한국고분자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국고분자학회 2006년도 IUPAC International Symposium on Advanced Polymers for Emerging Technologies
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• pp.338-338
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• 2006

Equilibrium behavior of ABA triblock copolymer with different lengths of endblock A chains was examined using self-consistent field theory by Matsenl. It was found that at small asymmetries, the A block bidispersity reduces the stretching energy of the A domains. This effect causes a slight increase in the domain spacing and shifts the order-order transitions toward higher A volume fractions. At large asymmetries, the short A blocks pull free of their domains allowing their B blocks to relax. A feature of microphase-separated structure of asymmetric poly(methyl acyrylate) (PMA)-b-polystyrene-b-PMA using SAXS, DSC and ESR was experimentally examined. These measurements gave an evidence of the solubilization of short A chains to the B domains.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.160-169
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• 2004

Polystyrene/layered silicate nanocomposites were prepared by melt intercalation. To examine the distribution of the clay in polymer matrix, small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used. Intercalated nanocomposites were obtained and their rheological properties were investigated. Microcellular nanocomposite foams were produced by using a supercritical fluid. As clay contents increased, the cell size decreased and the cell density increased. It was found that layered silicates could operate as heterogeneous nucleation sites. As the saturation pressure increased and the saturation temperature decreased, the cell size decreased and the cell density increased. Microcellular foams have different morphology depending upon the dispersion state of nanoclays.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.420-428
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• 1997

Alumino-borosilicate glasses containing nano-sized CuCl crystals for nonlinear optical application were prepared by the melting and precipitation process, and structural and optical properties were investigated by using XRD, TEM, SAXS, and optical spectroscopy. the average radius of the precipitated CuCl particles was about 2 nm. The blue shift of Z3 resonance peak with decreasing the precipitated CuCl particles size was found and the radius increased with decreasing the glass transition temperature of the matrix glass and with increasing the temperature and duration time of the precipitation heat treatment.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.289-296
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• 2005

Biodegradable nanocomposites were prepared by mixing a polymer resin and layered silicates by the melt intercalation method. Internal structure of the nanocomposite was characterized by using the small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). Nanocomposites having exfoliated and intercalated structures were obtained by employing two different organically modified nanoclays. Rheological properties in shear and extensional flows and biodegradability of nanocomposites were measured. In shear flow, shear thinning behavior and increased storage modulus were observed as the clay loading increased. In extensional flow, strain hardening behavior was observed in well dispersed system. Nanocomposites with the exfoliated structure had better biodegradability than nanocomposites with the intercalated structure or pure polymer.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.588-595
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• 2006

The morphology, structure and melting behaviour of cold-crystallized isotactic polystyrene (iPS) were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The polymer was found to crystallize according to the dual-lamellar stack model. The two populations of lamellae, along with a melting-recrystallization phenomenon, determined the appearance of multiple melting peaks in DSC traces. The annealing peak was attributed to the relaxation of a rigid amorphous phase, rather than to the melting of crystalline material.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.697-702
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• 2009

Mesoporous ethanesilica thin film was prepared using PEO-PLGA-PEO triblock copolymers as structure-directing agents and (1,2-bis(triethoxysilyl) ethane BTESE; bridged organosilicates) as inorganic precursors via one-step sol-gel condensation of ethanesilica precursors. The mesostructure of ethanesilica films is critically dependent on the processing experimental parameters after the hydrolyzed silica sol mixture was spin-cast. This study examined the effects of the block copolymer template/organosilica precursor ratio in the casting solution and aging period before calcination of the mesostructure. It was further demonstrated that mesoscopic ordering of organosilicate thin films is induced by the rearrangement of block copolymer template/organosilica hybrid during thermal decomposition of the PEO-PLGA-PEO triblock copolymer. The mesoporous structure and morphology were characterized by SAXS, TEM and solid-state NMR measurement.