• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.293-302
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• 2008

In our previous publication, the problem of particle deformation and coagulation at the nucleation stage in the presence of cross-linker was intensely studied by seeded batch dispersion polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA). In the present work, highly cross-linked, monodisperse PMMA particles were prepared under various reaction conditions by seeded semi-continuous process. Monodisperse, $6.5{\mu}m$-diameter PMMA particles containing up to 8 wt% of DVB or EGDMA were successfully made by seeded semi-continuous process and multi-semi-continuous addition process, respectively. Therefore, this study shows that seeded semi-continuous process is more effective and efficient to prepare highly cross-linked, monodisperse particles than non-seeded and seeded batch processes.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.178-181
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• 2008

Polystyrene (PS) nanospheres with a monodisperse size distribution, positive surface charge and high molecular weight were successfully synthesized using various types of metal stearates in an aqueous NaOH medium. The diameter of the PS nanospheres was controlled from 80 to 450 nm by changing the type of metal stearate. It was also found that controlling the NaOH concentration in solution was important for producing monodisperse PS nanoparticles. The nanospheres prepared with zinc stearate possessed a positive surface charge of 60 to 80 mV, confirming that PS particles were functionalized with metal stearates. It is believed that the metal stearates provide PS particles with not only colloidal stability but also a positive surface charge.

• 폴리머
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.50-55
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• 2006

분산중합으로 제조된 폴리스티렌(PS) 시드 고분자 미립자에 가교단량체인 HDDA(1,6-hexanedioldiacrylate)를 one-step으로 흡수시키고 이를 중합하여 단분산 가교고분자 미립자를 제조할 시 1) 시드 고분자의 분자량, 2) 흡수된 가교단량체와 시드의 중량비, 3) 중합반응속도 등의 변화에 따른 가교고분자 입자의 표면 모폴로지 변화 등을 관찰하였다. 이번 연구를 통해 PS/HDDA계에서는 시드 고분자의 분자량 및 가교단량체 흡수비에 관계없이 가교고분자 입자표면에 분화구 형태의 모폴로지가 관찰되었으며, 이와 같은 표면 모폴로지는 중합반응속도를 조절함으로써 조절이 가능함을 알 수 있었다.

• 폴리머
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.332-337
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• 2006

무유화제중합으로 제조된 폴리 (메틸 메타크릴레이트)(PMMA) 시드 고분자 미립자에 가교단량체인 ethylene glycol dimethacrylate(EGDMA), 1,6-hexanedioldiacrylate(HDDA) 또는 그 혼합액을 흡수시키고, 이를 중합하여 단분산 가교고분자 미립자를 제조할 시 1) 흡수된 가교단량체와 시드 고분자 미립자의 중량비 (흡수율) 변화, 2) 가교단량체 혼합액에서의 EGDMA의 함량비 변화 및 3) 중합개시제의 사용량 변화 등에 따라 제조된 단분산 가교고분자 미립자 및 그의 무전해 니켈도금체의 기계적 물성인 탄성복원율, 압축탄성률, 파괴강도 및 파괴변형률의 변화를 micro compression test(MCT)를 사용하여 측정하였다. 이번 연구를 통해 흡수율의 증가는 파괴강도에만 큰 영향을 미쳤으나, EGDMA의 증가, 중합개시제의 증량 및 무전해 니켈도금 실시 등은 압축탄성률 및 파괴 강도에 동시에 큰 영향을 미침을 알 수 있었다.

• 폴리머
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.410-416
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• 2007

무유화제중합으로 제조된 폴리(메틸 메타크릴레이트) (PMMA) 시드 고분자 미립자에 가교단량체인 HDDA (1,6-hexanediol diacrylate), triEGDMA [tri(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate] 또는 triEGDMA와 EGDMA (ethylene glycol dimethacrylate)의 혼합액을 흡수시키고, 이를 중합하여 단분산 가교고분자 미립자를 제조할 시 1) 흡수된 가교단량체와 시드 고분자 미립자의 중량비(흡수율) 변화, 2) 가교단량체의 변화, 3) 무전해 니켈도금 및 4) 무전해 (니켈/금)도금에 따른 단분산 가교고분자 미립자의 기계적 물성인 탄성복원율, 압축탄성률, 파괴강도 및 파괴변형률의 변화를 MCT(micro compression test)를 사용하여 측정하였다. 이번 연구를 통해 가교단량체의 흡수율 증가는 가교고분자 미립자의 파괴강도에만 큰 영향을 미쳤으나, 가교고분자 미립자의 무전해 도금은 도금분체의 탄성복원율 및 파괴강도는 감소시키나, 파괴변형률의 경우에는 거의 영향을 미치지 않으며, 압축탄성률의 경우는 $K_{10}$ 및 $K_{20}$는 크게 증가시키나, $K_{30}$ 이후에는 거의 영향을 미치지 못함을 알 수 있었다.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.203-211
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• 2009

In flows with deformation rates larger than the inverse Rouse time of the polymer chain, chains are stretched and their confining tubes become increasingly anisotropic. The pressures exerted by a polymer chain on the walls of an anisotropic confinement are anisotropic and limit chain stretch. In the Molecular Stress Function (MSF) model, chain stretch is balanced by an interchain pressure term, which is inverse proportional to the $3^{rd}$ power of the tube diameter and is characterized by a tube diameter relaxation time. We show that the tube diameter relaxation time is equal to 3 times the Rouse time in the limit of small chain stretch. At larger deformations, we argue that chain stretch is balanced by two restoring tensions with weights of 1/3 in the longitudinal direction of the tube (due to a linear spring force) and 2/3 in the lateral direction (due to the nonlinear interchain pressure), both of which are characterized by the Rouse time. This approach is shown to be in quantitative agreement with transient and steady-state elongational viscosity data of two monodisperse polystyrene melts without using any nonlinear parameter, i.e. solely based on the linear-viscoelastic characterization of the melts. The same approach is extended to model experimental data of four styrene-butadiene random copolymer melts in shear flow. Thus for monodisperse linear polymer melts, for the first time a constitutive equation is presented which allows quantitative modeling of nonlinear extension and shear rheology on the basis of linear-viscoelastic data alone.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.266-272
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• 2002

Although the reptational model of Doi and Edwards gives a successful description of viscoelasticity of flexible linear polymers, the success is restricted to the terminal region./sup 1/ There have been several attempts to modify the Doi-Edwards model to describe wider range of time or frequency./sup 2-6/ This paper suggests a simple phenomenological model which can describe wider range of molecular weight than such molecular models can. Although our model is a phenomenological one, it is practical and convenient to predict the effect of molecular weight distribution on linear viscoelastic data because of its simple mathematical form.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.185-191
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• 2009

Polystyrene/multi-walled carbon nanotube (PS/MWCNT) composites were prepared by the use of latex technology. The monodisperse PS latex was synthesized by an emulsifier-free emulsion polymerization from styrene/potassium persulfate/water system in the presence of ethanol. The MWCNTs were first treated with acid mixture to eliminate impurities, dispersed in deionized water driven by ultrasonicator, and then mixed with the PS latex. From these mixtures, PS/MWCNT composites were prepared by freeze-drying and subsequent compression molding. In the small-amplitude oscillatory shear experiments, both complex viscosity and storage modulus increased with increasing MWCNT content. A pronounced effect of MWCNT content was observed, resulting in larger storage modulus and stronger yield behavior at low frequencies when compared to unmodified PS. It showed a transition from viscous to elastic behavior with increasing MWCNT content. Over the MWCNT content of 3 wt%, the storage modulus was higher than the loss modulus across all frequencies.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.244-255
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• 2007

Nucleation is the most sensitive stage in the preparation of highly cross-linked, monodisperse microspheres by dispersion polymerization, since the addition of a small amount of cross-linker results in particle deformation and coagulation. To overcome these problems, $5\;{\mu}m$ poly(methyl methacrylate) seed particles prepared by dispersion polymerization were used in the preparation of mono disperse, cross-linked PMMA particles containing up to 7 wt% divinylbenzene by seeded batch dispersion polymerization. Spherical particles with a narrow size distribution containing up to 8 wt% of EGDMA were prepared by seeded multi-batch dispersion polymerization processes. These particles were identified by scanning electron microscopy and DSC.

• 폴리머
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.184-188
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• 2007

산성 도금조에서 차인산나트륨을 환원제로 하는 무전해 도금법을 사용하여 직경 $4{\mu}m$의 PMMA(poly-methylmethacrylate)/HDDA(1,6-hexanedioldiacrylate) 단분산 가교 고분자 미립자에 니켈층을 코팅할 시 1) 전처리 조건변화, 2) 도금조 온도변화, 3) 도금조 pH 변화, 및 4) 초기 도금조 pH 조절 등에 따라서 도금속도, 도금면의 상태 및 도금 재현성을 관찰하였다. 무전해 도금에서의 전처리 과정은 모든 단계가 중요하였으나 특히 conditioning 및 acceleration 과정이 균일한 도금층을 형성하는데 중요하였고, 도금조 온도 및 pH의 상승에 따라서 도금속도가 증가하였으며, 특히 초기 도금조의 pH의 조절이 도금 재현성을 확보하는데 매우 중요하였다.