• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.549-554
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• 2002

Thermosensitive poly(organophosphazenes) bearing methoxy-poly(ethylene glycol) (MPEG) and alkylamines as substituents have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, NMR spectroscopy, GPC, and DSC. All the polymers exhibited crystallinity, which was probably induced by the MPEG side chain of the polymers. All the polymers exhibited the lower critical solution temperature (LCSTs) in the range of 28 to $94^{\circ}C$ depending on several factors such as mole ratio of the substituents, kinds of PEG and alkylamines. The higher content of MPEG and shorter chain length of alkylamines of the polymers afforded the higher LCST. The LCSTs of the polymers exhibited almost concentration-independent behavior in the range of 3-30 wt % of the polymers in aqueous solutions. The polymers showed the higher LCSTs in the acidic solutions than in the neutral and basic solutions. The ionic strength of the polymer solution affected the LCST, which decreased with increased NaCl concentration. The polymer bearing almost equimolar substitutuents with the -N-P-N- unit has shown the LCST more sensitive to NaCl and pH than that with the -N-P-O- unit. The polymers were found to degrade in acidic solution but be very stable in alkali solution as well as in the buffer solution of pH 7.4.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.453-458
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• 2009

최근 환경문제가 크게 대두됨에 따라 고분자 합성과 가공 공정에서도 유기용매를 사용하지 않는 새로운 친환경적 공정의 개발이 요구되고 있다. 초임계 이산화탄소는 고분자 합성에서 용매로 사용될 경우, 기존의 유기용매와 비교하여 불연성이고 독성이 없으며 생성물과의 분리가 용이하다는 장점을 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 초임계 이산화탄소를 이용하여 의약학 및 화장품 분야에서 지능형 약물전달체로 사용할 수 있는 pH 감응형 하이드로젤인 P(MAA-co-EGMA) 하이드로젤을 수 백 nm 수준의 입자 형태로 합성하는 방법을 개발하였다. 그리고 중합과정에서 사용하는 분산안정제인 PtBuMA-PEO와 중합개시제인 AIBN이 하이드로젤 입자의 합성에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 입자의 합성에서 PtBuMA-PEO의 함량이 증가할수록 입자 크기는 감소하였으나 AIBN의 함량에 따른 입자 크기의 변화는 관찰할 수 없었다. 합성된 P(MAA-co-EGMA) 하이드로젤 입자의 pH에 따른 팽윤 실험결과, PMAA의 $pK_a$인 pH 5를 전후하여 급격한 하이드로젤의 평형 질량팽윤비의 변화를 관찰할 수 있었다. 즉, pH 5보다 낮은 pH에서는 낮은 팽윤비를, 반면에 pH 5보다 높은 pH에서는 매우 높은 팽윤비를 나타내었다. 그리고 Rh-B를 이용한 방출실험에서는 높은 pH에서는 다량의 Rh-B가 하이드로젤 입자로부터 방출되었으나 낮은 pH에서는 Rh-B가 거의 방출되지 않는 pH에 따른 선택적 방출 특성을 나타내었다.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.223-228
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• 2006

Hydrogels of semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (semi-IPNs) were prepared by two step reactions. Dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAM) and poly(ethylene glycol)-dimethacrylate (PEGDM) were copolymerized to yield hydrogels, and then acrylic acid (AA) monomer were adsorbed in the hydrogels followed by polymerization of AA to produce semi-IPNs. The swelling behavior of semi-IPNs depends largely on pH of medium, showing that the degree of swelling of the semi-IPNs exhibits a minimum at pH 6.0. It is observed that the elastic modulus of semi-IPNs is closely related to its swelling behavior.

• Korean Membrane Journal
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.24-29
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• 2004

Poly(vinyl alcohol)(PVA) and hyaluronic acid(HA) hydrogel membranes were prepared with varying HA contents from 10 to 50 wt% of PVA. The water contents of the resulting PVA-HA hydrogel membranes in various pH conditions were measured. And the permeation coefficient of indomethacin was determined using several PVA-HA hydrogel membranes at various pH conditions and also 37$^{\circ}C$.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.734-738
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• 2009

Biodegradable, pH-sensitive, glycol chitosan (GC) hydrogels were prepared using divinyl adipate (DVA) as a crosslinker and acetic acid as a catalyst. DVA has highly reactive double vinyl ester groups and GC contains a high density of hydroxyl groups, with two in every glucosamine unit. The transesterification reaction between vinyl esters and hydroxyl groups produced crosslinked GC hydrogels. The initial crosslinking reaction was monitored by measuring the viscosity of the reaction mixture. When DVA was added to the GC solution and heated to $50^{\circ}C$, the viscosity of the GC solution gradually increased, implying a crosslinking reaction and hydrogel formation. A new peak from the ester group was observed in the FTIR spectra of the GC hydrogels, confirming the crosslinking reaction. The synthesized GC hydrogel showed pH-dependent water absorbency, mainly due to the presence of amine groups ($-NH_2$) at the C-2 position of the glucosamine unit of GC. The water absorbency greatly increased at acidic pH and slightly decreased at alkaline pH. The GC hydrogel gradually degraded in $37^{\circ}C$ water due to hydrolysis of the ester bonds, which were intermolecular crosslinking sites. A red dye, 5-carboxyltetramethyl-rhodamine (CTMR), was entrapped in the GC hydrogels as a model compound. CTMR was released from GC hydrogels in two steps: an initial burst release mainly due to desorption and diffusion, and a second sustained release possibly due to gradual degradation.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.84-91
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• 1998

고분자 전해질 복합체 형성이 poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide)(PNIPAAm) 공중합체의 저임계 용해온도 (lower critical solution temperature, LCST)에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 N-isopropyl acrylamide (NIPAAm)와 acrylic acid (AAc)를 선택하여 온도 감응성과 pH 감응성을 동시에 지니는 pH/온도감응성 고분자를 합성하였다.합성된 고분자들을 FT-IR과 적정실험을 통해 확인하였다. 고분자전해질로서 poly(allylamine) (PAA)과 poly(L-lysine)(PLL)을 사용하여 pH 2로부터 12에 이르는 넓은 범위의 pH 영역에서 고분자전해질 복합체 형성이 pH/온도감응성 고분자의 LCST에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 수용액상에서 poly(NIPAAm-co-AAc)중 PNIPAAm의 LCST는 cloud-point 측정 방법으로 결정하였다. 또한 역적정 실험을 통해 공중합체 중의 AAc 함량을 결정하고 AAc의 이온화 정도가 LCST에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 수용액상에서 poly(NIPAAm-co-AAc) 중 PNIPAAm의 LCST는 pH, 고분자전해질의 존재 유무, AAc의 함량, 그리고 고분자 사슬에 존재하는 전하밀도 등에 큰 영향을 받았다. 고분자전해질 복합체는 PAAc의 pKa와 PAA또는 PLL의 pKb 사이인 중성영역에서 형성됐으며 PNIPAAm의 LCST에 미치는 PLL의 영향은 PAA에 비해 크게 나타났다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.389-395
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• 1999

Bifidobcterium spp. can provide human being with several beneficial physiological. Therefor, there has been a considerable interest in products Bifidobcterium spp. dietary supplements or as starter cultures for probiotic products that may assint in the improvement of health on the human. But indusrial applications have been limited because Bifidobcterium spp. are sensitive to acidic pH due to organic acid produced by themselves and various conditions. The objective of this study was to establish new method for improvement of Bifidobcterium viability by entrapment im calcium alginate beads. We have a plan to select the most suitable polymer through the comparison with acid tolerance oxygen tolerance and theological properties of polymer. Increase of the viable number of Bifidobcterium induced increasing acid tolerance and oxygen tolernce trough the development of entrapment technique. The 4%, 3030mm diameter) sodium alginate beads led to the best survivability under acid condition. Especially, addition of 6% mannitol, 6% glycerol or 6% sorbitol to the sodium alginate helped a beneficial effect on viability against acid, bile salt, hydrogen peroxide and cold strage. The number of viability of entrapeede cells by retreatment was 96 fold higher than non-entrapeed cells after 5 hours of storage under pH 3 acidic condition. These experimental data clearly demonstrate that a whole cell immobilization by entrapment in calcium alginate beads is an important survival mechanism enable to withstand environmental stresses as the acidic condition, hydrogen peroxide toxicity and frozen state.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1996년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.281-285
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• 1996

Pulsatile swelling behaviors and their application to drug delivery system were studied by using interpenetrating polymer networks(IPN) hydrogels constructed with poly(vinyl alcohol) and poly(acrylic acid). The PVA/PAAc IPNs hydrogels were symthesized by UV irradiation tallowed by repetitive freezing and thawing method. These hydrogels showed pH and temperature sensitive swelling behaviors. From the release experiment, the release amount of model drug incorporated into these hydrogels showed pulsatile patterns. Permeability coefficients obtained by various solutes differed in response to changes of permeation conditions.

• 센서학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.106-112
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• 2000

REFET(reference electrode field-effect transistor)의 사용은 기준전각의 집적화 및 FET형 전해질 센서가 가지고 있는 온도와 빛의 의존성, 드리프트와 같은 전형적인 문제점들을 해결할 수 있는 효과적인 방법이다. 그러나 언급한 문제를 해결하기 위한 신뢰성 높은 REFET의 제작은 매우 어렵고 까다롭다. 본 논문에서는 고분자 이중층을 이용한 이온 방해막을 형성하여 고신뢰성의 REFET를 제작하여 FET형 전해질 센서에 적용하였다. 제작된 REFET를 pH, pNa-ISFET에 적용하여 측정한 결과, 정상적인 감도(55.4mV/pH, 53.5mV/decade)와 안정도를 보였으며, 드리프트 감소도 향상되었다.

• Biomaterials and Biomechanics in Bioengineering
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.47-59
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• 2015

A bioactive and multifunctional elastin-like polymer (ELP) was produced by genetic engineering techniques to develop new artificial matrices with the ability to mimic the extracellular matrix (ECM). The basic composition of this ELP is a thermo- and pH-sensitive elastin pentapeptide which has been enriched with RGD-containing domains, the RGD loop of fibronectin, for recognition by integrin receptors on their sequence to promote efficient cell attachment. Hydrogels of this RGD-containing polymer were obtained by crosslinking with hexamethylene diisocyanate, a lysine-targeted crosslinker. These materials retain the "smart" nature and temperature-responsive character, and the desired mechanical behavior of the elastin-like polymer family. The influence of the degree of crosslinking on the morphology and properties of the matrices were tested by calorimetric techniques and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Their mechanical behavior was studied by dynamical mechanical analysis (DMA). These results show the potential of these materials in biomedical applications, especially in the development of smart systems for tissue engineering.