• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제27권12호
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• pp.1981-1984
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• 2006

Novel amphiphilic, thermo-responsive polyaspartamides which showed both LCST (lower critical solution temperature), and sol-gel transition were prepared and characterized. The polyaspartamide derivatives were synthesized from polysuccinimide, the polycondensate of aspartic acid monomer, via successive nucleophilic ring-opening reaction by using dodecylamine and N-isopropylethylenediamine (NIPEDA). At the intermediate composition ranges, the dilute aqueous solution exhibited a thermally responsive phase separation due to the presence of LCST. The phase transition temperature was controllable by changing the content of pendent groups. In addition, a physical gelation, i.e. the sol-gel transition was observed from the concentrated solutions, which was elucidated by dynamic viscoelastic measurements. These novel injectable and thermo-responsive hydrogels have potential for various biomedical applications such as tissue engineering and current drug delivery system.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.26-30
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• 2009

To modify and strengthen the properties of PHEMA hydrogel, composite hydrogels containing varying amounts of a Pluronic (PEO-PPO-PEO) component were synthesized by bulk polymerization of HEMA in the presence of Pluronic dimethacrylate under mild photo initiating conditions. The effects of the Pluronic component on gel properties were investigated by measuring the degree of swelling with its temperature responsive behavior, the mechanical properties, and the morphology of the composite hydrogels. With increased Pluronic content, the modified PHEMA hydrogels exhibited an increase in the degree of swelling, and the swelling showed an enhanced thermo-responsive behavior that was completely reversible. In addition, improved mechanical strength and the development of a microporous gel morphology were observed in hydrogels containing Pluronic.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.359-364
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• 2002

A series of PLA-PEO-PLA triblock stereo-copolymers with varying PLA/PEO and L-DL-LA ratios were synthesized via ring opening pelymerizations. Aqueous solutions of these copolymers undergo thermo-responsive phase transitions as the temperature monotonically increases. Further study shows that there is a critical gel concentration (CGC), and also lower and upper critical gel temperatures (CGTs), at which the thermo-responsive phase transition occurs. The CGC and CGTs are affected by various factors such as block length, as well as the compositions of the PLA blocks and of the additives. In particular, the changes in the phase diagram produced by varying the L-/DL-LA ratio in the PLA blocks were determined to be mainly due to consequent stereo-regularity changes in the PLA blocks.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.489-491
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• 2008

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• 폴리머
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.294-299
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• 2005

온도응답성 고분자인 PIPAAm을 포토마스크를 사용하여 전자빔조사에 의해 패턴상으로 세포배양용 폴리스티렌 접시표면에 그래프트하였다. 폴리스티렌 표면에의 PIPAAm의 그래프트는 AIR-FTIR과 ESCA에 의한 표면분석을 통해 확인하였다. 이러한 표면에 간실질세포를 $37^{circ}C$에서 배양하였고, 균일하게 간세포가 배양된 배양접시를 PIPAAm의 LCST 이하인 $20^{circ}C$로 배양온도를 낮추어 PIPAAm이 그래프트된 도메인에 접착된 간실질세포를 탈착시키고 배양접시를 다시 $37^{circ}C$로 올린 후 두 번째 세포인 혈관내피세포를 파종하여 PIPAAm이 그래프트된 도메인에만 선택적으로 접착시킴으로써 같은 평면상에서 간실질세포와 혈관내피세포를 공배양할 수 있게 되었다. 이러한 방법으로 생체외에서 간실질세포와 혈관내피세포를 장기간에 걸쳐 공배양할 수 있었다.

• 폴리머
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.359-365
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• 2008

전기방사법에 의해 미생물 유래의 나노섬유 부직포를 제조하였고, 전자선조사에 의해 나노섬유상에 poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)(PIPAAm)을 그래프트함으로써 온도응답성 나노섬유표면을 제조하였다. 얻어진 나노섬유는 랜덤하게 배열되었으며 평균직경이 400 nm이었다. ATR-FTIR 및 ESCA 분석에 의해서 PIPAAm이 나노섬유 표면에 성공적으로 그래프트되었음을 확인하였다. PIPAAm을 그래프트 하지 않은 표면에서는 물접촉각의 변화가 없었으나, PIPAAm이 그래프트된 나노섬유 표면에서는 온도가 $37^{\circ}C$에서 $20^{\circ}C$로 바뀜에 따라 물접촉각이 감소하였다. 이러한 결과는 PIPAAm이 그래프트된 표면에서 높은 온도에서는 소수성의 특성을 가지다가, 낮은 온도에서는 PIPAAm 사슬이 수화되면서 친수성으로 바뀌었기 때문이다. 제조한 온도응답성 나노섬유는 조직적합성이 우수하였으며, 저온처리에 의해 배양세포가 원활히 탈착 회수됨을 알 수 있었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.1257-1260
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• 2004

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.363-369
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• 2007

Novel biodegradable elastic hydrogels, based on hydrophilic and hydrophobic polymer blocks, were synthesized via the radical crosslinking reaction of diacrylates of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and poly(${\varepsilon}-caprolactone$) (PCL). PEG and PCL diols were diacrylated with acryloyl chloride in the presence of triethylamine, with the reaction confirmed by FT-IR and $^1H-NMR$ measurements. The diacrylate polymers were used as building-blocks for the syntheses of a series of hydro gels, with different block compositions, by simply varying the feed ratios and molecular weights of the block components. The swelling ratio of the hydrogels was controlled by the balance between the hydrophilic and hydrophobic polymer blocks. Usually, the swelling ratio increases with increasing PEG content and decreasing block length within the network structure. The hydrogels exhibited negative thermo-sensitive swelling behavior due to the coexistence of hydrophilic and hydrophobic polymer components in their network structure, and such thermo-responsive swelling/deswelling behavior could be repeated using a temperature cycle, without any significant change in the swelling ratio. In vitro degradation tests showed that degradation occurred over a 3 to 8 month period. Due to their biodegradability, biocompatibility, elasticity and functionality, these hydrogels could be utilized in various biomedical applications, such as tissue engineering and drug delivery systems.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 1994년도 춘계학술대회 and 제3회 신약개발 연구발표회
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• pp.145-152
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• 1994

• 폴리머
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.626-631
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• 2014

물을 정수하기 위해서는 그에 상응하는 막대한 양의 에너지가 소모되고, 이 때 소모되는 에너지는 환경오염을 야기할 수 있다. 이러한 문제 때문에 정수 공정 중에 상대적으로 낮은 에너지를 요구하는 정삼투 방법이 많은 관심을 받아왔다. 그러나 정삼투 방법은 오염수로부터 물을 끌어오기 위해서 높은 삼투압을 발생시킬 수 있는 유도용질이 필요하다는 점 때문에 어려움이 있었고 본 연구에서는 poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM)이라는 온도 감응성 고분자 하이드로젤을 기본으로 하는 양쪽성 이온 물질과의 공중합체와 interpenetrating polymer network(IPN) 구조를 가지는 하이드로젤을 제작하고 이를 정삼투막에 부착시켜 성공적으로 유도용질 역할을 수행함을 확인하였다. 공중합체의 경우 팽윤비가 급격히 증가한 것을 확인할 수 있었으나, 그 만큼의 온도감응성이 떨어지는 모습을 보였고 IPN 구조의 경우는 온도감응성과 팽윤비 값이 PNIPAM 젤에 약간 못 미쳤다. 여기에 팽윤비 값과 삼투압의 관계를 확인하였다.