• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.505-512
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• 2014

A new donor-accepter-donor-accepter-donor (D-A-D-A-D) type 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole-thiophene-based acceptor unit 2,5-di(4-(5-bromo-4-octylthiophen-2-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazol-7-yl)thiophene ($DTBTTBr_2$) was synthesized. Copolymerized with fluorene and indeno[1,2-b]fluorene electron-rich moieties, two alternating narrow band gap (NBG) copolymers PF-DTBTT and PIF-DTBTT were prepared. And two copolymers exhibit broad and strong absorption in the range of 300-700 nm with optical band gap of about 1.75 eV. The highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy levels vary between -5.43 and -5.52 eV and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy levels range from -3.64 to -3.77 eV. Potential applications of the copolymers as electron donor material and $PC_{71}BM$ ([6,6]-phenyl-$C_{71}$ butyric acid methyl ester) as electron acceptors were investigated for photovoltaic solar cells (PSCs). Photovoltaic performances based on the blend of PF-DTBTT/$PC_{71}BM$ (w:w; 1:2) and PIF-DTBTT/$PC_{71}BM$ (w:w; 1:2) with devices configuration as ITO/PEDOT: PSS/blend/Ca/Al, show an incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency (IPCE) of 2.34% and 2.56% with the open circuit voltage ($V_{oc}$) of 0.87 V and 0.90 V, short circuit current density ($J_{sc}$) of $6.02mA/cm^2$ and $6.12mA/cm^2$ under an AM1.5 simulator ($100mA/cm^2$). The photocurrent responses exhibit the onset wavelength extending up to 720 nm. These results indicate that the resulted narrow band gap copolymers are viable electron donor materials for polymer solar cells.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2004

We have studied the surface micelle formation of polystyrene-b-poly(2-vinyl pyridine) (PS-b-P2VP) at the air-water interface. A series of four PS-b-P2VPs were synthesized by anionic polymerization, keeping the PS block length constant (28 kg/㏖) and varying the P2VP block length (1, 11, 28, or 59 kg/㏖). The surface pressure-area ($\pi$-A) isotherms were measured and the surface morphology was studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM) after Langmuir-Blodgett film deposition onto silicon wafers. At low surface pressure, the hydrophobic PS blocks aggregate to form pancake-like micelle cores and the hydrophilic P2VP block chains spread on the water surface to form a corona-like monolayer. The surface area occupied by a block copolymer is proportional to the molecular weight of the P2VP block and identical to the surface area occupied by a homo-P2VP. It indicates that the entire surface is covered by the P2VP monolayer and the PS micelle cores lie on the P2VP monolayer. As the surface pressure is increased, the $\pi$-A isotherm shows a transition region where the surface pressure does not change much with the film compression. In this transition region, which displays high compressibility, the P2VP blocks restructure from the monolayer and spread at the air-water interface. After the transition, the Langmuir film becomes much less compressible. In this high-surface-pressure regime, the PS cores cover practically the entire surface area, as observed by AFM and the limiting area of the film. All the diblock copolymers formed circular micelles, except for the block copolymer having a very short P2VP block (1 kg/㏖), which formed large, non-uniform PS aggregates. By mixing with the block copolymer having a longer P2VP block (11 kg/㏖), we observed rod-shaped micelles, which indicates that the morphology of the surfaces micelles can be controlled by adjusting the average composition of block copolymers.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권10호
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• pp.919-923
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• 1998

연구배경: 인체에 이식된 동종 혹은 이종조직은 궁극적으로 석회화 변성이 일어난다. 저자들은 독자적인 항석회화 처리법을 이용해 석회화에 내구성을 가진 심혈관용 조직첨포를 개발하였다. 재료 및 방법:도축장에서 채취한 신선한 소의 심막을 Hank 용액에 담아 실험실로 이송하였다. 불필요한 부분을 절제해 낸 심낭조직을 0.65% glutaraldehyde 용액(4$^{\circ}C$)에 1주일 동안 저장한 다음 phophate-buffered saline 용액(pH 7.4)로 세척하였다. 이후 2.5% 술폰산화 폴리에틸렌옥사이드(PEO-SO3) 용액으로 실온에서 2일 동안 처리한 다음 4$^{\circ}C$ NaBH4용액으로 16시간 동안 환원시켰다. 실험은 글루타르알데하이드 용액으로만 처리한 심막첨포와 항석회화 처리된 심막첨포를 각각 대조군(GA군, n=4)과 실험군(PEO-SO3군, n=4)으로 나누어 혈관벽에 이식하여 석회화 변성 정도를 비교하였다. 실험모델은 성견의 폐동맥과 대동맥 벽의 일부를 절제한 후 심막첨포로 재건하는 방법을 이용하였고, 수술 후 평균 1개월 째에 이식된 첨포를 적출하여 조직병리 변화와 칼슘 및 인 함량을 측정하였다. 결과: 실험군이 대조군에 비해 조직 위축 변성, 칼슘(폐동맥; 1.55$\pm$0.29 vs. 6.72$\pm$0.70 mg/g, 대동맥; 7.10$\pm$1.05 vs. 13.81$\pm$2.33 mg/g) 및 인의 침착량 (폐동맥; 2.58$\pm$0.40 vs. 12.60$\pm$3.40 mg/g, 대동맥; 8.11$\pm$1.07 mg/g vs. 19.33$\pm$4.31 mg/g)이 현저하게 적었다 (P<0.01). 결론:이상의 결과에서 PEO-SO$_3$로 처리한 조직첨포는, 비록 단기관찰 결과이지만, 충분한 석회화 내성을 보이며 이 조직첨포의 장기적인 안정성과 적합성에 대해서는 계속적인 연구가 필요할 것이다.