• Macromolecular Research
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.365-372
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• 2006

Poly[styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-styrene](SEBS) triblock copolymer was studied by dissolving the ethylene butylene midblock in selective hydrocarbon oils. These oils differ in their aromatic, paraffinic and naphthenic content. Dynamic rheological studies showed that the storage modulus (G') exceeded the loss modulus (G') for all the gels over the entire range of frequency, thereby confirming them as physical gels. However, the behavior of G' and G' as a function of frequency depended primarily on the oil type. The gelation melting temperature decreased drastically with increased oil aromaticity. Small angle X-ray scattering studies revealed that the maximum interdomain interference shifted to a higher angle depending on the composition and type of hydrocarbon oil.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.926-930
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• 2009

A new method for encapsulating nanomaterials within intermediary layer cross-linked (ILCL) polymeric micelles using a bifunctional photo-cross-linking agent was developed. For ILCL polymeric micelles, an amphiphilic triblock copolymer of poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PEG-PHEMA-PMMA) was synthesized via consecutive atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), Di(4-hydroxyl benzophenone) dodecanedioate (BPD) was used as a bifunctional photo-cross-linking agent. The PMMA-tethered Au nanoparticles and BPD, or pyrene and BPD were encapsulated in the PEG-PHEMA-PMMA micelles, and their intermediary layers were photo-cross-linked by UV irradiation for 1 h. The HEMA units donated labile hydrogens to the excited-state benzophenone groups in BPD, and they were subsequently cross-linked by BPD through radical-radical combination. The spherical structures of the PEG-PHEMA-PMMA micelles containing the Au nanoparticles or pyrene were unaffected by the photo-cross-linking process.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2
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• pp.408.2-409
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• 2002

The aim of this study is to prepare biodegradable microspheres without use of any kind of surfactants or emulsifiers for a novel sustained delivery carriers of protein drugs. Poly(e-caprolactone)/poly(ethylene glycol)/poly(e-caprolactone) (CEC) triblock copolymer was synthesized by ring-opening of e-caprolactone with dihydroxy poly(ethylene glycol) and was used to make surfactant-free microspheres. (omitted)

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.558-564
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• 2013

A simple and effective method is introduced to synthesize a series of polystyrene-b-poly(oligo(ethylene oxide) monomethyl ether methacrylate)-b-polystyrene (PSt-b-POEOMA-b-PSt) triblock copolymers. The structures of PSt-b-POEOMA-b-PSt copolymers were characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance ($^1H$ NMR) spectroscopy. The molecular weight and molecular weight distribution of the copolymer were measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Furthermore, the self-assembling and drug-loaded behaviours of three different ratios of PSt-b-POEOMA-b-PSt were studied. These copolymers could readily self-assemble into micelles in aqueous solution. The vitamin E-loaded copolymer micelles were produced by the dialysis method. The micelle size and core-shell structure of the block copolymer micelles and the drug-loaded micelles were confirmed by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The thermal properties of the copolymer micelles before and after drug-loaded were investigated by different scanning calorimetry (DSC). The results show that the micelle size is slightly increased with increasing the content of hydrophobic segments and the micelles are still core-shell spherical structures after drug-loaded. Moreover, the glass transition temperature (Tg) of polystyrene is reduced after the drug loaded. The drug loading content (DLC) of the copolymer micelles is 70%-80% by ultraviolet (UV) photolithography analysis. These properties indicate the micelles self-assembled from PSt-b-POEOMA-b-PSt copolymers would have potential as carriers for the encapsulation of hydrophobic drugs.

• 폴리머
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.294-301
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• 2013

Polymersomes made of biodegradable triblock copolymers based on poly(fumaric acid-co-sebacoyl chloride)/PEG (PEG-co-P(FA/SC)-co-PEG) were prepared and studied in aqueous solutions. TEM confirmed the formation of vesicles in aqueous media. Aggregation behavior of the copolymers was studied by fluorescence spectroscopy of 8-anilino-1-naphthalenesulfonic acid, and the critical aggregation concentration (c.a.c.) of the copolymer was found to be ${\sim}26.2{\mu}M$ indicating desirable stability of the vesicles. Dynamic light scattering revealed that the size of the vesicles was distributed within the range of 170-270 nm. Turbidity measurements confirmed the relative short-term stability of the polymersomes. Carboxyfluorescein, a hydrophilic compound, was simply encapsulated in the vesicles during polymersome preparation. The release of encapsulant from the polymersomes at 25 and $37^{\circ}C$ lasted about 3 weeks, and the rate of release followed a first-order kinetics. The release is speculated to be primarily carried out through diffusion. These results confirm that these polymersomes are promising as controlled-release carriers of various drugs.

• 폴리머
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2014

Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate(MDI)와 poly(tetramethylene glycol)(PTMG)로부터 양말단에 isocyanate(NCO) 작용기를 가진 polyurethane(PU) prepolymer를 제조한 다음 이를 개시제로 하고 potassium pyrrolidonate를 촉매로 하여 2-pyrrolidone을 음이온 개환중합함으로써 최종적으로 양 끝에 polyamide4(PA4)가 단단한 블록이 되고 PU가 부드러운 블록이 되는 PA4-PU-PA4 형태의 삼블록 공중합체를 합성하였다. 그리고 공중합체내 각각 PA4 블록과 PU 블록의 분자량을 변화시켜 이들의 변화가 여러 가지 성질에 미치는 영향을 확인하였다. 결과적으로 PA4 블록으로 인해 원래의 PU 탄성체보다 용융온도($T_m$)는 크게 상승하였고 PA4 블록의 분자량이 증가함에 따라 초기 탄성률과 인장강도는 크게 증가하였다. 한편, PU 블록의 분자량이 증가되면 파단신율이 증가하였지만 초기 탄성률과 인장강도는 감소하는 전형적인 블록 공중합체형 탄성체의 성질을 나타냈다.

• 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.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.378-389
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• 1993

합성 polypeptide인 poly(γ-benzyl-L-glutamate)[PBLG]를 A-segment로 하고, polyoxypropylene(POP)를 B-segment로 하는 AB 형태 블록공중합체와 polypropyleneglycol을 B-segment로 하는 ABA 형태 블록공중합체를 합성한 후, 이들 공중합체의 생식 호르몬인 progesterone, estrone, estradiol, testosterone의 고분자 매트릭스를 제조하여 이들 스테로이드의 방출량의 변화를 연구하였다. PBLG-POP1와 PBLG-POP2의 매트릭스에서의 progesterone, estradiol 및 testosterone 방출속도와 ABA 형태의 GPG1 공중합체에서의 progesterone, estrone 및 testosterone 방출속도가 염기성용액보다 산성용액에서 더 빠름을 보았다. 한편 PBLG-POP1와 PBLG-POP2의 매트릭스에서의 estrone 그리고 ABA 형태의 GPG1의 매트릭스에서의 estradiol의 방출속도는 산성용액에서 보다 중성 및 염기성용액에서 더 빨랐다. 서로 다른 매트릭스에서의 방출차이는 GPG1 > PBLG-POP1 > PBLG-POP2이며, 방출속도는 스테로이드의 분자량에 반비례함을 보였다.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 1999년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.172-176
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• 1999

에폭시 수지의 강인성 향상을 위하여 양말단에 아민 반응기를 가지는 PES-CTBN-PES triblock copolymer를 합성하여 이를 에폭시 수지의 강인화제로 사용하였으며 경화제로는 p-DDS(p-dichlorodiphenylsulfone)를 사용하였다. 또한 공중합체에 의한 물성 향상효과를 CTBN과 PES-NH$_2$의 블렌드에 의한 경우와 비교하였다. 강인화된 에폭시 수지의 물성은 강인성 및 굴곡특성을 측정하여 분석하였으며, 열특성은 DSC, TGA, 및 DMA에 의해 실시되었다. 그리고 강인화된 에폭시 수지의 강인성 향상 mechanism을 규명하기 위하여 파단면을 SEM으로 분석하여 상분리 거동을 고찰하였다. 높은 유리전이온도와 우수한 기계적 물성을 가지는 고성능 기능성 폴리설폰(PES-NH$_2$)과 상용 액상 고무 첨가제인 CTBN을 이용하여 합성된 공중합체를 강인화제로 사용함으로써 열안정성, 탄성률 및 내식성의 감소없이 에폭시 수지의 쳐대 단점인 강인성을 최적 수준으로 개선시킬 수 있었으며 공중합체의 에폭시 수지에 대한 우수한 용해도에 따른 가공성이 향상되었다.

• 폴리머
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.246-253
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• 2001

야민 말단기를 가지는 PES(6k) 올리고머와 상용 CTBN (1300$\circ$13)으로부터 분자량이 15000g/mol인 PES-CTBN-PES 공중합체를 합성하였으며, 이를 에폭시 수지의 강인화제로 사용하였다. DDS를 경화제로 사용하였으며, 공중합체로 강인화된 에폭시 수지의 열특성, 강인성, 굴골 강도 및 내용매성을 측정하여, PES/CTBN 블렌드로 강인화된 에폭시 수지의 특성과 비교하였다. 공중합체는 용매의 사용없이 에폭시 수지에 40 wt%까지 첨가가 가능하였으며, 굴곡강도 및 내용매성의 저하 없이 40 wt%에서 2.21 mPa${\cdot}m^{0.5}$의 아주 높은 강인성을 보였다. 하지만 PES/CTBN 블렌드로 강인화된 에폭시 수지는 공중합체로 강인화된 시편보다 다소 낮은 강인성, 굴곡강도 및 내용매성을 보였다.