• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.73-80
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• 2007

Nanocomposites are used as a new class of polymer system and many researchers have been interested in the clay nanocomposite because of its good mechanical properties, heat resistance, flame retardancy, and barrier property. Modified layered silicates as fillers are dispersed at a nanometer-level within a polymer matrix and then new extraordinary properties are observed. In this study, polypropylene/clay nanocomposites were prepared in a twin screw extruder by the melt compounding method. In order to increase the compatibility of PP with the clay, the MAPP was used as a compatibilizer. And organic modified clays were used as a nanometric filler during the melt extrusion. Through the analysis of SAXS, WAXS, the dispersion of clay was investigated. These nanocomposites compared with a neat polypropylene/talc composite have high modulus, low toughness, and reduced shrinkage at the stable dispersion.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.10-15
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• 2006

After anchoring 3-(2-aminoethylamino)propyltriethoxysilane (APTES) onto the surfaces of the channels within ordered mesoporous silica, SBA-15, we dispersed $Cu^{2+}$-perfluorophthalocyanine into the modified SBA-15 channels. From small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) patterns and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images, we confirmed that both the calcined and $Cu^{2+}$-perfluorophthalocyanine-incorporated SBA-15 samples possessed ordered periodic structures and hexagonal symmetry lattices (p6mm). The value of the $d_{100}$ spacing was decreased after the incorporation of $Cu^{2+}$-perfluorophthalocyanine into the modified SBA-15 channels. We used FTIR and UV-Vis spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) to characterize both the modified SBA-15 and the $Cu^{2+}$-perfluorophthalocyanine-incorporated SBA-15 samples. From scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images and $N_2$ sorption measurements, we found that the $Cu^{2+}$-perfluorophthalocyanine units were incorporated within the modified SBA-15 channels, rather than on the external surfaces of the modified SBA-15 channels.

• Proceedings of the Polymer Society of Korea Conference
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• 2006.10a
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• pp.191-191
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• 2006

The structures of the mesophases and their subunits of PS-b-P4VP in a toluene solution were studied by using SAXS, TEM and GIFT methods. The hierarchical structures of PS-b-P4VP, such as the individual micelle, the face-centered cubic (fcc) and body-centered cubic (bcc) structures and the lamellar structure, were identified for the first time. The diameter of the micelle core was ${\sim}80\;%$ of the most extended chain length of the core chain, suggesting that the core chains were quite stretched. The stretched chain in the core caused the core of the micelle to be not homogenous with a higher density at the center than at the outer part. As the concentration level increases, the fcc and both fcc and bcc appear for the packing of the micelles of PS(3.3k)-b-P4VP(4.7K) and PS(12K)-b-P4VP(11.8K), respectively. The lamellar structure was also identified, with a further increase in the concentration for PS(3.3k)-b-P4VP(4.7K). These hierarchical structures were also identified via TEM images.

• Macromolecular Research
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.553-559
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• 2007

Nanocomposite films were prepared by sol-gel synthesis from vanadium triisopropoxide with $poly((oxyethylene)_9$ methacrylate)-graft-poly(dimethyl siloxane), POEM-g-PDMS, producing in situ growth of vanadium oxide within the continuous ion-conducting POEM domains of micro phase-separated graft copolymer. The formation of vanadium oxide was confirmed by wide angle x-ray scattering (WAXS) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. Small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) revealed the spatially-selective incorporation of vanadium oxide in the POEM domains. Upon the incorporation of vanadium oxide, the domain periodicity of the graft copolymer monotonously increased from 17.2 to 21.0 nm at a vanadium content 14 v%, above which it remained almost invariant. The selective interaction of vanadium oxide with POEM was further verified by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and FT-IR spectroscopy. The nanocomposite films exhibited excellent mechanical properties $(l0^{-5}-10^{-7}dyne/cm^2)$, mostly due to the confinement of vanadium oxide in the POEM chains as well as the interfaces created by the microphase separation of the graft copolymer.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.509-518
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• 2004

Microdomain structures and crystallization behavior of the binary blends consisting of an asymmetric block copolymer and a homopolymer were investigated using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), optical micro scope (OM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Poly(methyl methacrylate)-block-polystyrene block copolymer (PMMA-b-PS) (weight fraction of PMMA =0.53) was mixed with low molecular weight poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF). As the PVDF concentration was increased, the morphological change from a lamellar to a cylindrical structure occurred. The crystallization of PVDF significantly disturbed the orientation of the pre-existing microdomain structure, resulting in a poorly ordered morphology. In the blends, PVDF exhibited unique crystallization behavior due to the PMMA block which is preferentially miscible to PVDF and the space constraint imposed by the microdomains.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.10a
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• pp.217-219
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• 2006

본 논문은 초고압용 XLPE 케이블의 절연/단도전의 계면특성 향상을 위해 계면활성제 부가를 통한 절연파괴전압 향상에 관한 것으로, 계면구조의 변화와 이에 따른 절연파괴전압의 상관성을 밝히고자 하였다. 이를 위해, 계면확성제의 함량에 따른 절연/반도전 계면에서의 결정 미세구조(라멜라 밀도와 분자배향)를 스침각 X-ray와 TEM분석을 통해 밝히고, 이를 절연파괴 특성과의 상관성을 밝혔다. 연구결과, 사용되는 기저고분자와 첨가제 간의 정합성과 최적의 첨가제 함량이 절연재료의 파괴강도에 큰 영향이 있음을 알 수 있었다. 즉, 과도한 첨가제의 부가로 인하여 계면으로 이동한 계면활성제 간에 인력으로 뭉치게 되고(aggregation), 결국 국부적인 도메인을 형성하여 절연파괴 개시부로 작용할 수 있게 된다. 이를 스침각 X-ray (Gl-SAXS)를 통하여 라멜라 밀도 및 배향을 정량화 할 수 있으며, 이는 XLPE 전력케이블의 반도전 재료의 처방 및 계면특성 정량화 기법으로 유효하게 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2019.05a
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• pp.631-634
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• 2019

단백질의 구조적 동등성을 평가를 위한 형태 기반의 기술자에 대한 연구는 제한적으로 이루어지고 있으며 대부분 지역적 특성 값으로 표현된 지역적 접근 방법이 다수를 이루고 있다. 지역적 특성과 전역적 특성을 포함하는 형태기술자의 경우 각 특성들이 동등한 중요도로 결합되어 있다. 본 연구에서는 선형 회귀분석을 적용하여 각 특성에 대한 중요도를 최적화하여 형태기술자를 재정의 하였다. 최적화된 형태기술자를 단백질의약품인 인슐린 모델에 적용하여 구조적 동등성을 평가할 수 있는 방법론을 제시하였다. 최적화된 형태기술자는 동일한 그룹에 속한 인간 인슐린 단백질 모델과 지역적으로 다른 구조를 가지는 인슐린 아날로그 그룹을 명확히 구분할 수 있음을 확인하였고 이러한 성능은 이전 연구의 형태기술자와 3D 저니크 기술자보다 더 좋은 성능을 보였다. 또한 제안한 방법은 고해상도 단백질 3차 구조 정보를 활용하여 유사성을 판별한 RMSD 방법과 유사하게 서로 다른 표면 구조를 가지는 단백질을 구별할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과로부터 본 연구에서 제시하는 형태기술자 및 최적화된 동등성 평가 함수는 SAXS 분석과 같이 저해상도 단백질 표면 모델을 확보할 수 있는 분석에 적용하여 단백질의 구조적 동등성을 판별할 수 있는 기반을 제공할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Radiation Industry
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.151-157
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• 2011

Crosslinked SPEEK/PVDF membrane were prepared by EB radiation method with various contents of PVDF. The prepared membranes were subjected to a comparative study of proton exchange membranes for fuel cell appreciations. The crosslinked SPEEK/PVDF membranes were characterized by using DMA, DSC and SAXS. The DMA data indicate that the ionic modulus values and cluster $T_g$ decrease with increasing PVDF content. Thus, it was suggested that the number of clustering in the crosslinked membranes can be reduced with increasing PVDF content. The DSC results were shown that the degree of crystalline of the membrane increased with increasing PVDF content. The morphology of the crosslinkied membranes was shown that with increasing PVDF content, the number of crystalline domain of the SPEEK/PVDF membranes increased but ionic aggregation of the membranes decreased. The water uptake behavior, ionic exchange capacity (IEC) and proton conductivity were decreased with increasing PVDF content. The overall findings suggest that the crosslinked membranes offer the possibility for improving the performance of PEMFC, provided that the membranes have thermal and hydration stability.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.679-683
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• 2021

Lecithin, a zwitterionic phospholipid, forms spherical reverse micelles in nonpolar organic solvents such as decane. The addition of monovalent ions like lithium chloride (LiCl) to lecithin organosols induces the transformation of organosols into organogels due to the entanglement of reverse cylindrical micelles. In this study, we investigate the effect of pentanol acting as co-surfactant on rheological properties of lecithin/LiCl mixtures. From rheological studies, we find that the viscosity and elastic property of organogels decreased upon the addition of pentanol to organogels. The decrease in viscosity and elastic property can be attributed to the shortening of reverse cylindrical micelles confirmed by small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS).

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 2019

We introduce to prepare liquid crystalline emulsion composed of cetearyl alcohol, cetyl palmitate, sorbitan palmitate, sorbitan olivate, ceramide and so on which can enforce interface between oil-based particle and water phase. In terms of structural analysis, the stability of the liquid crystalline emulsion including ceramide, which is immisible ingredient, at high temperature was proved by polarized microscope, cryo-SEM, small-angle x-ray scattering, in addition to viscometer and static light scattering by physical analysis.