• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.100-105
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• 1998

초고분자량 폴리에틸렌(Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene)은 인공관절 라이너에 쓰이는 대표적 생체재료이다. 초고분자량 폴리에틸렌의 변형과 마모에 영향을 주는 인자에 대한 기본적 연구를 위하여 본 연구에서는 미세구조 결정상의 정도와 결정구조 방향성에 따른 초고분자량 폴리에틸렌의 크리프 변형 및 마모 특성의 연구를 행하였다. 압출 제작된 초고분자량 폴리에틸렌 봉(extruded UHMWPE rod)단면의 중앙(center) 부분과 원주(periphery)부분으로부터 각각 직사각형 및 원통형의 시편을 제작하여 크리프 실험과 마모 실험을 실시하였다. 원주 시편의 크리프 변형율은 중앙 시편의 크리프 변형율보다 11% 크며 (p<0.05), 마모양도 원주 시편이 중앙 시편보다 두 배나 큰 것으로(p<0.05)관측되었다. 이 결과들로부터 초고분자량 폴리에틸렌의 크리프 변형과 마모가 미세 결정구조 방향성에 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다.

• Tribology and Lubricants
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.46-50
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• 1998

초고분자량 폴리에틸렌(Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene)은 인공관절 라이너에 쓰이는 대표적 생체재료이다. 초고분자량 폴리에틸렌의 변형과 마모에 영향을 주는 인자에 대한 기본적 연구를 위하여 본 연구에서는 미세구조 결정상의 정도와 결정구조 방향성에 따른 초고분자량 폴리에틸렌의 크리프 변형 및 마모 특성의 연구를 행하였다. 압출 제작된 초고분자량 폴리에틸렌 봉(extruded UHMWPE rod)단면의 중앙(center)부분과 원주(periphery)부분으로부터 각각 직사각형 및 원통형의 시편을 제작하여 크리프 실험과 마모 실험을 실시하였다. 원주 시편의 크리프 변형율은 중앙 시편의 크리프 변형율보다 11%크며(p<0.05), 마모량도 원주 시편이 중앙 시편보다 두 배나 큰 것으로 (p<0.05)관측되었다. 이 결고달로부터 초고분자량 폴리에틸렌의 크리프 변형과 마모가 미세 결정구조 방향성에 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• v.17 no.9
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• pp.1332-1338
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• 2003

To estimate the true wear rate of polyethylene acetabular cups used in total hip arthroplasty, the dynamic compressive creep deformation of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) was quantified as a function of time, load amplitude, and radial location of the specimen in the extruded rod stock. These data were also compared with the creep behavior of polyethylene observed under static loading. Total creep strains under dynamic loading were only 64％, 70％, and 61％ of the total creep strains under static loading at the same maximum pressures of 2 MPa,4 MPa, and 8 MPa, respectively. Specimens cut from the periphery of the rod stock demonstrated more creep than those cut from the center when they were compressed in a direction parallel to the extrusion direction (vertical loading) whereas the opposite was observed when specimens were compressed in a direction perpendicular to the extrusion direction (transverse loading). These findings show that creep deformation of UHMWPE depends upon the orientation of the crystalline lamellae.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.50 no.5
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• pp.353-364
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• 2022

The crystalline domain of thermosetting urea-formaldehyde (UF) resins at low formaldehyde-to-urea (F/U) molar ratios (≤ 1.0) is known to be responsible for their poor performance as wood adhesives. Crystallization has been observed in 1.0 F/U UF resins during the addition reaction stage and at the end of the synthesis process (neat UF resins). The crystallinity and X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra of the uncured neat UF resins, on the other hand, differed significantly from those of the cured neat UF resins, raising the possibility that their crystal structures were also different. This study demonstrates for the first time that the crystalline domains in 1.0 F/U UF resins generated from uncured and cured samples are identical. Despite having a lower crystallinity value, the synchrotron XRD patterns of purified neat UF resins were equivalent to the XRD patterns of cured neat UF resins. Transmission electron microscope images of the cured UF resins showed that the crystals were lamellar structures. This finding suggests that the crystal at low molar ratio UF resins are isotropic polycrystals with random orientation.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.580-586
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• 2002

We investigated the effect of ionic component on crystalline morphology development during isothermal annealing in a sodium neutralized sulfonated poly(ethylene terephthalate) ionomer (Ion-PET) by time-resolved small-angle x-ray scattering (TR-SAX S) using synchrotron radiation. At early stage in Ion-PET, SAXS intensity at a low annealing temperature (Ta = 120 $^{\circ}C)$ decreased monotonously with scattering angle for a while. Then SAXS profile showed a peak and the peak position progressively moved to wider angles with isothermal annealing time. Finally, the peak intensity decreased, shifting the peak angle to wider angle. It is revealed that ionic aggregates (multiplets structure) of several nm, calculated by Debye-Bueche plot, are formed at early stage. They seem to accelerate the crystallization rate and make fine crystallites without spherulite formation (supported by optical microscopy observation). From decrease of peak intensity in SAXS,it is suggested that new lamellae are inserted between the preformed lamellae so that the concentration of ionic multiplets in amorphous region decreases to lower the electron density difference between lamellar crystal and amorphous region. In addition, analysis on the annealing at a high temperature (Ta = 210 $^{\circ}C)$ by optical microscopy, light scattering and transmission electron microscopy shows a formation of spherulite, no ionic aggregates, the retarded crystallization rate and a high level of lamellar orientation.