• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.615-626
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• 2021

The main objective of this study is to present a fast and reliable approach to predict the swelling potential of clay-bearing rocks. Investigations showed that there is a good correlation between the swelling potential of a rock and its desire to absorb water due to its clay content which could be measured using the "Contact Angle" test as one of the most common ways to determine the wettability. In this test, the angle between a water drop and the flat rock surface on which it rests is measured. The present method is very fast and returns repeatable results and requires minimal sample preparation. Only having a saw-cut surface of a sample with any shape is all one needs to perform this test. The logic behind this approach is that the swelling potential of a rock is a function of its mineral content and molecular structure, which are not only distributed in the bulk of the sample but also reflected on its surface. Therefore, to evaluate swelling behavior, it is not necessary to wait for a sample to get wet all the way to its "internal structure" (which, due to the low permeability of clay-bearing rocks, is very slow and time-consuming). Instead, one can have a good sense of swelling potential by studying its surface. Parametric studies on the effect of moisture content, porosity, and surface roughness on the contact angle measurements showed that using a saw-cut oven-dried sample is a convenient way to evaluate the swelling potential by this method.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제36권11호
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• pp.97-106
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 산화 마그네슘(MgO) 무게비에 따른 W_MgO/W_Total=0, 30, 50, 70, 100%) MgO-모래 혼합물의 팽창특성과 수화 반응 전·후 전단거동을 비교하였다. 시료는 MgO 함량이 높은 내화벽돌을 파쇄하여 모래와 혼합하여 조성하였다. MgO는 수화반응 후 Mg(OH)₂로 분화되어 비중 및 입자 크기가 감소하였다. 미세구조 관찰과 X선 회절분석을 통해 MgO는 정육면체 구조인 Periclase에서 수화반응 후에 육각형 결정 구조인 Brucite로 변화하는 것을 확인하였다. MgO 함량이 증가함에 따라 팽창압과 팽창량은 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 생성된 Mg(OH)₂가 모래 입자 사이의 공극을 주로 채우게되는 MgO 함량 30% 시료는 팽창압과 팽창량이 상대적으로 매우 낮게 측정되었고, MgO 50% 이상의 시료에서는 Mg(OH)₂가 모래 입자 사이의 공극을 채우고 난 후 모래 입자 또는 다른 Mg(OH)₂를 밀어내기 때문에 팽창압과 팽창량이 급격히 증가하는 양상을 보였다. 직접전단시험 결과 수화반응 전 혼합물은 높은 MgO 함량에서는 부피 팽창거동을 보였고 낮은 MgO 함량에서는 부피 수축거동을 보였다. 그러나 수화반응 후 혼합물은 모두 부피 수축거동을 보였다. 수화반응 후 정규화된 전단강도의 한계 세립질 함량 (F_th)은 약 60% Mg(OH)₂ 비율로 나타났다.

• 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.

• 고무기술
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.1-4
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• 2005

• Advances in materials Research
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.15-36
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• 2013

Incorporation of polar functional moieties into polyethylene (PE) film has been achieved by graft copolymerization of polar monomers such as methacrylic acid (MAAc) and acrylamide (AAm) on to PE film, preirradiated with ${\gamma}$-rays from $^{60}Co$ source, using benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as initiator in aqueous medium. Percentage of grafting of MAAc and AAm was determined as a function of irradiation dose, monomer and initiator concentration, temperature, reaction time and amount of water. Maximum percentage of grafting of MAAc (1453%) and AAm (21.28%) was obtained at [MAAc] = $235.3{\times}10^{-2}$ mol/L, [AAm] = $23.4{\times}10^{-2}$ mol/L, [BPO] = $5.5{\times}10^{-2}$ mol/L and $16.5{\times}10^{-2}$ mol/L at $80^{\circ}C$, $90^{\circ}C$ in 180 min and 90 min respectively. The grafted PE films were characterized by FTIR, Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) Scanning Electron Micrography (SEM) and X-ray diffraction methods. Some selective properties of grafted films such as swelling behavior, ion and metal uptake have been carried out. The biodegradation studies of the grafted PE films have also been investigated. The grafted films developed superior swelling behavior with maximum swelling (480%) in water as compared to pristine PE (13.55%), better thermal stability and ion and metal uptake studies showed promising results that can be effectively used for desalination of brackish water and separation of metals from the industrial effluents.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1995년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.223-226
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• 1995

Polymers have been developed and applied in many biomedical areas as well as engineering and industrial fields. The first essential to achieve successful development and applications is that properties of such polymer materials would be investigated. In many cases, such investigations are accomplished by observing polymeric behavior arising from the environmental changes such as pH, temperature, and ionic concentration. It has long been known that NMR is extremely sensitive to many biochemical and physical changes occurring in the polymer samples. In the present study we focus our study on NMR Microimaging, which is one of the important NMR applications, to characterize the swelling effect by observing the time dependent spatial variations of polymer specimens. For the samples three kinds of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) specimens are prepared with different degrees of cross linking density. $^1H$ NMR microimages are acquired as a function of time to visualize the swelling behavior as well as volumetric changes occurring in the specimens. From the acquired time dependent images, the swelling process is exploited.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권8호
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• pp.983-987
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• 2005

Hydrogels composed of glycidyl methacrylate dextran (GMD) and poly(acrylic acid, PM) were prepared by UV irradiation method for colon-specific drug delivery. GMD was synthesized by coupling of glycidyl methacrylate to dextran in the presence of 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine. GMD was photo-polymerized by ammonium peroxydisulfate as initiating system in phosphate­buffered solution (0.1 M, pH 7.4). And then, acrylic acid monomer was added and subsequently heat-polymerized by 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile as an initiator. The hydrogels exhibited high swelling ratio (about 20) at $37^{\circ}C$, and showed a pH-dependent swelling behavior. In addition, the swelling ratio of the hydrogel was remarkably enhanced to about 45 times in the presence of dextranase at pH 7.4. The swelling-deswelling behavior proceeded reversibly for the GMD/PM hydrogels between pH 2 and pH 7.4. Release of 5-aminosalicylic acid from the GMD/PAA hydrogels was evaluated in simulated gastrointestinal pH fluids in the absence or presence of dextranase. We concluded that the hydrogels prepared could be used as a dual-sensitive drug carrier for sequential release in gastrointestinal tract.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.56-61
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 glucose oxidase와 catalase를 혼합 분산시키지 않고 phenylboronic acid (PBA)을 이용하여 glucose에 반응하는 hydrogel을 합성하였으며, 합성된 hydrogel의 pH 및 glucose 농도 및 이온 농도에 따른 팽윤-수축 거동에 대하여 연구하였다. PBA를 사용하여 합성된 hydrogel은 glucose의 농도에 따라 팽윤비가 증가되는 것으로 나타났으며, pH의 변화에 따라 급격한 부피 변동성을 나타냈다. 그러나 이온농도에 따른 부피의 변화는 상대적으로 작게 나타난 것으로 보아 안정적인 hydrogel임을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.189-193
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• 2008

Thermal cross-linking method of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) using poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) was carried out on PVA/PAA hydrogels. The level of gelation was measured in the PVA/PAA hydrogels with various PAA contents. The swelling behavior at various pHs showed that the swelling kinetics and water contents of the PVA/PAA hydrogels reached equilibrium after 30 h, and the time to reach the equilibrium state decreased with increasing PAA content in the hydrogel. The water content increased with increasing pH of the buffer solution. The permeation and release of the drug were tested using indomethacin as a model drug. The permeated and released amounts of the drug increased with decreasing the PAA content because of the low free volume in the hydrogel due to the higher cross-linking density. The kinetic profile of drug release at various pHs showed that all samples reached the equilibrium state within the 5 h.

• 폴리머
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.478-485
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 식품첨가물로 승인되어 있는 생물고분자 물질을 이용하여 신속팽윤성과 고흡수성을 갖는 하이드로젤을 제조하고 팽윤특성을 분석하였다. 하이드로젤을 제조하는 과정에서 기포발생제를 이용하여 기공을 형성시켜 기존 하이드로젤의 팽윤성 향상을 시도하였고 각 하이드로젤의 평형 팽윤도, 팽윤속도 및 세포독성을 비교하였다. Alginate hydrogel에서는 digital microscope 관찰을 통해 수백 ${\mu}m$ 크기의 열린 채널로 다공성 구조를 관찰하였으며 제조된 모든 하이드로젤들은 poly(acrylic acid)에 비해 높은 세포생존율을 보였다.