• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.183-189
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• 2006

High internal phase emulsions are highly concentrated emulsion systems consisting of a large volume of dispersed phase above 0.74. The rheological properties of high internal phase water-in-oil emulsions were measured conducting steady shear, oscillatory shear and creep/recovery experiments. It was found that the yield stress is inversely proportional to the drop size with the exponent of values between 1 and 2. Since the oil phase contains monomeric species, microcellular foams can easily be prepared from high internal phase emulsions. In this study, the microcellular foams combining a couple of thickeners into the conventional formulation of styrene and water system were investigated to understand the effect of viscosity ratio on cell size. Cell size variation on thickener concentration could be explained by a dimensional analysis between the capillary number and the viscosity ratio. Compression properties of foam are important end use properties in many practical applications. Crush strength and Young's modulus of microcellular foams polymerized from high internal phase emulsions were measured and compared from compression tests. Of the foams tested in this study, the foam prepared from the organoclay having reactive group as an oil phase thickener showed outstanding compression properties.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.125-130
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• 2003

The emulsion stability of cosmetic creams based on the water-in-oil (W/O) high internal phase emulsions (HIPEs) containing water, squalane oil and cetyl dimethicone copolyol was investigated with various compositional changes, such as electrolyte concentration, oil polarity and water phase volume fraction. The rheological consistency was mainly destroyed by the coalescence of the deformed water droplets. The slope change of complex modulus versus water phase volume fraction monitored in the linear viscoelastic region could be explained with the resistance to coalescence of the deformed interfacial film of water droplets in concentrated W/O emulsions: the greater the increase of complex modulus was, the more the coalescence occurred and the less consistent the emulsions were. Emulsion stability was dependent on the addition of electrolyte to the water phase. Increasing the electrolyte concentration increased the refractive index of the water phase, and thus decreased the refractive index difference between oil and water phases. This decreased the attractive force between water droplets, which resulted in reducing the coalescence of droplets and increasing the stability of emulsions. Increasing the oil polarity tended to increase emulsion consistency, but did not show clear difference in cream hardness among the emulsions.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.104-109
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• 2003

A microcellular, which combines a rubber with the conventional formulation of styrene/divinylbenzene/sorbitan monooleate/water system, was prepared using high internal phase emulsion (HIPE) polymerization. Although the open microcellular foam with low density from the conventional HIPE polymerization shows highly porous characteristics with fine, regular and isotropic structure, the one having much smaller cell size is desirable for various applications. In this study, a polybutadiene was introduced to reduce the cell size with comparable properties. Major interests were focused on the effects of rubber concentration and agitation speed on the cell sizes and compression properties. Scanning electron microscopy was used to observe the microcellular morphology and compression tests were conducted to evaluate the stress-strain behaviors. It was found that the cell size decreased as rubber concentration increased, reflecting a competition between the higher viscosity of continuous phase and the lower viscosity ratio of dispersed to continuous phases due to the addition of high molecular weight rubber into the oil phase of emulsion. A correlation for the average cell size depending on agitation speed was attempted and the result was quite satisfactory.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.153-160
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• 2004

Open microcellular foams having small-sized cell and good mechanical properties are desirable for many practical applications. As an effort to reduce the cell size, the microcellular foams combining viscosity improvers into the conventional formulation of styrene and water system were prepared via high internal phase emulsion polymerization. Since the material properties of foam are closely related to the solution properties of emulsion state before polymerization, the flow behavior of emulsions was investigated using a controlled stress rheometer. The yield stress and the storage modulus increased as viscosity improver concentration and agitation speed increased, due to the reduced cell size reflecting both a competition between the continuous phase viscosity and the viscosity ratio and an increase of shear force. Appreciable tendency was found between the rheological data of emulsions and the cell sizes of polymerized foams. Cell size reduction with the concentration of viscosity improver could be explained by the relation between capillary number and viscosity ratio. A correlative study for the cell size reduction with agitation speed was also attempted and the result was in a good accordance with the hydrodynamic theory.

• 폴리머
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.759-766
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• 2002

스티렌과 물이 주된 원료로 구성된 혼합물을 high internal Phase emulsion (HIP보) 중합을 통하여 균일한 구형의 등방성 구조로 이루어진 저밀도의 열린 구조 미세기공 발포체를 제조하였고, 물, 가교결합제인 divinylbenzene, 사슬이동제인 dodecane의 함량 변화 등의 중합조건이 미세기공발포체의 기공 크기 및 물성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 제조한 HIPE 발포체의 미세구조 모폴로지를 확인하기 위하여 SEM 사진으로 관찰하였고 기계적 물성을 평가하기 위하여 압축시험으로 압축 탄성률을 측정하였다. 연구 결과 오일 상에 수용액 상을 주입할 때 한 방울씩 연속적으로 주입하는 연속투여 방식의 경우가 한번에 주입하는 일괄투여 방식의 경우보다 균일하고 안정한 발포체를 제조하는데 효과적이었다. 교반속도와 계면활성제는 기공 크기와 계면의 window 크기에 상당한 영향을 끼쳤다. 사슬이동제의 첨가는 기공 크기를 증가시켰지만 window 크기는 오히려 감소시켰다. 발포체의 압축 탄성률은 가교결합제의 함량이 증가할수록, 사슬이동제의 함량이 감소할수록 증가하였다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.333-340
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• 2011

In this study, gemcitabine-loaded methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(L-lactide) (MPEG-PLLA) microparticles with different PEG block lengths were prepared by a W/O/W double emulsion technique. The present study focuses on the investigation of the influence of various preparative parameters such as the ratio of internal water phase and oil phase, polymer concentration, solvent composition of organic phase and salt concentration of external water phase on the morphology and encapsulation efficiency of the microparticles. The microparticles fabricated at high volume ratios of internal water phase to oil phase and at high polymer concentrations showed a relatively high encapsulation efficiency and low porosity. When a dichloromethane/ethyl acetate mixture was used as solvent, both the encapsulation efficiency and drug loading of the microparticles decreased as the level of ethyl acetate increased. The addition of a salt (NaCl) to the external water phase significantly improved the encapsulation efficiency up to 40%, and the microparticles became more spherical with their size and porosity decreased.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.65-74
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• 1999

We have studied the stability of W/O high internal phase emulsions(HIPE) containing water, cetyl dimethicone copolyol and oils varying magnesium sulfate in the range 0 to 0.5 wt% and oil polarities, respectively. The rheological consistency was mainly destroyed by the coalescence of the deformed water droplets. The greater the increase of complex modulus was, the less coalescence occurred and the more consistent the concentrated emulsions were. The increasing pattern of complex modulus versus volume fraction has been explained with the resistance to coalescence of the deformed interfacial film of water droplets in concentrated W/O emulsion. The stability is dependent on: (i) the choice of the oil is important, the requirements coincide with the requirements for the formation of the rigid liquid crystalline phases; and (ii) addition of salts the aqueous phase opposes the instability due to coalescence. Increasing the salt concentration increases the refractive index of the aqueous phase. It lowers the difference in the refractive index between the oil and aqueous phases. This decreases the attraction between the water domains, thus increasing the stability.

• 대한화장품학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한화장품학회 1999년도 IFSCC . ASCS 학술대회 발표 논문
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• pp.65-74
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• 1999

We have studied the stability of W/O high internal phase emulsions(HIPE) containing water, cetyl dimethicone copolyol and oils varying magnesium sulfate in the range 0 to 0.5wt% and oil polarities, respectively. The rheological consistency was mainly destroyed by the coalescence of the deformed water droplets. The greater the increase of concentrated modulus was, the less coalescence occurred and the more consistent the concentrated emulsions were. The increasing pattern of complex modulus versus volume fraction has been explained with the resistance to coalescence of the deformed interfacial film of water droplets in concentrated W/O emulsion. The stability is dependent on: (i) the choice of the oil is important, the requirements coincide with the requirements for the formation of the rigid liquid crystalline phases :5; and (ii) addition of salts the aqueous phase opposes the instability due to coalescence:. Increasing the salt concentration increases the refractive index of the aqueous phase. It lowers the difference in the refractive index between the oil and aqueous phases. This decreases the attraction between the water domains, thus increasing the stability.

• 폴리머
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.293-299
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• 2015

전기 전도성을 갖는 발포체를 개발하기 위해 고내상 에멀젼(HIPE) 중합법으로 폴리스티렌(PS)/폴리도파민-탄소나노튜브(PDA-CNT) 미세기공 발포체를 제조하여 발포체의 모폴로지 및 전기 전도도를 고찰하였다. 전도성을 부여하기 위한 나노충전제로 CNT를 사용하였는데 수분산성과 HIPE의 안정성을 향상시키기 위하여 CNT 표면을 친수성인 PDA로 개질한 PDA-CNT를 사용하였다. PDA-CNT는 분산성이 우수하여 첨가량을 높여 HIPE를 구성할 수 있었고 전도성이 향상된 발포체를 제조할 수 있었다. 제조한 미세기공 발포체는 기공이 상호 연결된 구조의 모폴로지를 보여 주었다. PDA-CNT의 함량 증가에 따라 HIPE의 항복응력 및 저장 탄성률은 증가하였고 제조된 발포체의 기공 크기는 작아졌다. 전기적 임계점을 보여주는 PDA-CNT 함량은 대략 0.58 wt%였고 PDA-CNT 함량을 5 wt% 첨가했을 때의 전기 전도도는 $10^{-3}S/m$를 나타내었다.

• 폴리머
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.579-585
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• 2012

고분자 발포체에 전도성을 부여하기 위하여 고내상 에멀젼 중합법을 활용하여 폴리스티렌/탄소나노튜브 미세기공 발포체를 제조하였다. 본 연구에서는 고내상 에멀젼의 안정성과 중합된 미세기공 발포체의 전기 전도도를 향상시키기 위하여 탄소나노튜브의 개질, 계면활성제의 함량 및 분산 시간에 따른 영향을 고찰하였다. 탄소나노튜브는 분산이 용이하도록, 분산상인 수상에는 산처리 및 계면활성제로 분산하여 사용하였고 연속상인 유상에는 유기 작용기로 표면 개질하여 사용하였다. 탄소나노튜브의 분산성은 제조한 발포체의 전기 전도도 차이로 확인할 수 있었다. 계면활성제로 분산한 미처리 탄소나노튜브를 수상에 첨가한 경우 전기 전도도 향상에는 효과적이었지만 약간 수축된 형상의 발포체가 제조되었다. 유기 개질한 탄소나노튜브를 유상에 첨가한 경우 안정한 발포체를 얻을 수 있었으나 전기 전도도 향상에는 한계가 있었다.