• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.182-192
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• 1996

In this study, the relationship between wax matrix in lipstick and sweating was investigated by observing the change of size and shape of wax matrix with sweating by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). For observation by SEM, a lipstick sample was frozen in liquid nitrogen, then the oil in the lipstick was extracted out in cold isopropanol($-70^{\circ}C$) for 1-3days. After isopropanol was evaporated, the sample was sputtered with gold, and examined by SEM. When examined the sweated sample by SEM, the change of wax matrix underneath the surface from fine, uniform structure to coarse, nonuniform structure was observed, which was resulted from the caking of surrounding wax matrix. That is, the oil underneath the surface was migrated to the surface of lipstick with sweating, consequently the wax matrix at that region was rearranged into the coarse matrix. In case of flamed lipstick, sweating was delayed and the wax matrix was much coarser than that of unflamed one. Its larger wax matrix at surface region was good for including oil. The effect of molding temperature on sweating was also studied. As the molding temperature was increased, sweating was greatly reduced and the size of wax matrix was increased. It was also found that sweating was influenced with the compatinility of wax and oil. A formula consisting of wax and oil which have good compatibility has a tendency of reduced sweating and increased size of wax matrix. When pigment was added to wax and oil. It was also found that sweating was influenced with the passage of time by observing a thick membrane of wax on surface of lipstick after a month from molding. In case of some lipsticks, the size of wax matrix was altered to bigger or smaller. In conclusion, the structure of wax matrix at the surface region of lipstick was changed with the process of foaming, molding temperature, compatibility of wax and oil, addition of pigment, and the passage of time. In most cases, as the size of wax matrix was increased, sweating was reduced and delayed.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.99-103
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• 2010

Waxes, or long-chain hydrocarbons, may be obtained naturally from animals, vegetables, and mineral waxes, or may be synthesized. The oil-wax gels are widely applied to lots of cosmetics such as lipsticks. For example, the lipstick texture is strongly dependent on the glossiness of the oil-wax gels. Extensive research has been carried out to investigate the lattice structure of wax mixture in pure solvents (hydrocarbons) and defined mixtures. However, only a limited amount of work has been published on the lattice structure of wax matrixes in undefined mixtures. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between the lattice structure of ceresin wax and different wax mixtures and the glossiness of oil-wax gels. Recently visual factors such as the glossiness of skin are generally known as the words to express the beauty. The mechanism of glossiness has been suggested to understand the changes that occur in the lattice structure of the wax matrixes when they are forming gels and also the effects of the nature of solvent. The present work investigates the lattice structure of the wax matrixes and glossiness of oil-wax gels obtained from ceresin and microcrystalline wax as well as of the gels formed by different waxes in solvent.

• The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.243-249
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• 2005

The chemical and toxicological studies were conducted with acetamiprid 2% granules including different controlling agents for development of controlled-release acetamiprid 2% granule. The fundamental formulation recipe of acetamiprid 2% granule was prepared by the insoluble matrix using polyethylene wax. Starch, cellulose and mineral (calcium carbonate) were used as controlling agents. As a result of studies, release rate of active ingredient from granules into water static condition at $25^{\circ}C$ was increased by addition of starch and cellulose, but was decreased by addition of calcium carbonate. We could select calcium carbonate as controlling agent and make three granules which there were difference in release profiles of active ingredient according to contents of polyethylene wax. 24 hours-release rates of acetamiprid from three granules into water static condition at $25^{\circ}C$ were respectively 75, 50 and 25% when contents of wax were 2, 10 and 20%. The granule which 24 hours-release rate was 25% showed lower acute toxicity against mice and rats.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.198-204
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• 2019

Polymer composites are widely used as industrial materials requiring high mechanical properties. Glass fibers and fillers, which are used as a reinforcement in composites, usually have some problems such as nonuniform dispersion and poor interfacial adhesion. In this study, an acrylic acid-modified polyethylene wax was synthesized by the sequential reaction of pyrolysis of polyethylene followed by grafting with a polar acrylic acid. The acrylic acid-modified polyethylene wax was applied to polymer composites of the polyamide matrix and glass fiber reinforcement. The effect of acrylic acid-modified polyethylene wax on physical properties of polyamide based composites was thoroughly investigated.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• v.16 no.9
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• pp.4007-4011
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• 2015

Objective: To explore the expression of RECK and relevant matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in hepatoblastoma (HB) and neuroblastoma (NB) and their clinical significance in the tumor metastasis. Materials and Methods: Forty-five wax-stone samples of HB and 43 wax-stone samples of NB removed by surgical resection and confirmed by pathology in Linyi Yishui Central Hospital were selected. According to presence and absence of metastasis, both NB and HB samples were divided into metastatic group and non-metastatic group, namely NB metastatic group (n=28), NB non-metastatic group (n=15), HB metastatic group (n=15) and HB non-metastatic group (n=30). The expression of RECK, membrane type-1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) in HB tissue and RECK, MMP-14 in NB tissue was detected using immunohistochemical method, and the correlation between RECK and MT1-MMP, MMP-14 was analyzed. Results: The metastatic rate of NB was dramatically higher than that of HB, with statistical significance (P=0.003). The positive rate of RECK expression in NB group (30.2%) was slightly lower than in HB group (40.0%), but no significant difference was presented (P=0.338). The positive rate of MMPs expression in NB metastatic group was evidently higher than in HB metastatic group (P=0.024). The results of Spearman correlation analysis revealed that the expression of RECK in HB and NB tissues had a significantly-negative correlation with MT1-MMP and MMP-14, respectively (r=-0.499, P=0.012; r=-0.636, P=0.000). Conclusions: In HB and NB tissues, RECK is expressed lowly, while relevant MMPs highly, and RECK inhibits the tumor invasion and metastasis through negative regulation of relevant MMPs.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.222-230
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• 2009

This study was to investigate the effect of alkali treatment for long kenaf fiber to improve fiber surface characterics by removal of wax, lignin and hemicellulose which affect adversely for matrix union. SEM observation was also studied to check out the interface adhesion improvement by the alkali pre-treatment. From the result, interface coherence increased by 3% alkali pre-treatment and reached a maximum by 5% alkali pre-treatment. However, the 3% the bio-composites treated with 3% alkali was highest tensile and flexural strength than other.

• The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.16-24
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• 2002

Research trends in the measurement of foliar uptake of pesticides and the recently proposed action mechanism of the surfactant-induced uptake of pesticides were reviewed with the related reports and studies. Major techniques used in those fields are bioassay, radiotracer techniques with leaves or cuticular membrane. Recently, a new method using Congo Red as a tracer was proposed. The limiting factor in the pesticides uptake into leaves is the waxy layer which consists of the epicuticular and cuticular wax. Physico-chemical parameters such as molar volume, water solubility and partition coefficient of pesticides have limited influences on the pesticide uptake into leaves. Polydisperse ethoxylated fatty alcohol surfactants are well known as the good activator for many pesticides. It is now generally agreed that uptake activation is not related to the intrinsic surface active properties of surfactants such as surface activity, solvent property, humectancy and critical micelle concentration. Recent studies using ESR-spectroscopy revealed that the surfactants have an unspecific plasticising effect on the molecular structure of the wax and cuticular matrix, leading to increased mobilities of pesticides. Penetration of surfactants into waxy layer altered the pesticide mobility in wax and the partition coefficient of pesticide, and then the pesticides penetration into leaves was enhanced temporally. The enhancing effect of surfactant could be significantly different depending on the carbon number of aliphatic moiety and the number of ethoxy group in polyoxyethylene chain of surfactants. It is suggested that the rate of penetration of surfactants should have a significant relationship with the rate of penetration of pesticides.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.448-451
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• 2012

본 연구에서 matrix간의 계면 결합력을 불리하게 작용하는 Wax성분이나 Lignin, Hemi-Cellulose등의 제거를 위해 화학적 개질방법중인 NaOH, Acetic acid, Silane으로 처리하여 기질 고분자의 계면의 영향을 알아보고 SEM을 이용하여 형태학적 변화와 열적특성 변화를 관찰하였다. 형태학적 변화에서는 NaOH, Acetic acid 처리보다 Silane처리가 계면결합력이 증가하여 기계적 물성이 증가되었다는 것을 볼수 있었고, 열분석에서는 NaOH, Acetic acid, Silanec 처리가 유사하게 나타났지만, 복합재를 전처리하지 않은것보다 기질고분자와 천연섬유간의 계면 결합은 전처리하는 것이 결합에 있어서 좋다는 결과를 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.363-366
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• 2012

본 연구에서 NaOH, Acetic acid, Silane 처리는 천연섬유와 matrix간의 계면 결합에 불리하게 작용하는 wax, lignin, hemicellose 등을 제거하기 위한 방법 중의 하나이다. 이러한 화학적 처리에 따른 왕겨 분말의 기계적 특성 변화를 관찰하였다. Scaning electron microscopy(SEM)으로 관찰한 표면의 상태가 NaOH, Acetic acid, Silane 처리를 하였던 왕겨 분말이 처리를 하지 않았던 왕겨 분말보다 비교적 깨끗해지고, 크랙이 발생함을 확인하였다. 또한 전처리가 된 상태에서 PP와 20, 30, 40%의 비율로 복합재를 제조하여 Universal Testing Machine(UTM)으로 인장강도, 굴곡강도, 굴곡탄성률을 측정하였다. 또한, 왕겨의 입도 사이즈에 따라서 어떻게 변화되는지 알아보았다.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.513-516
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• 2011

본 연구에서 NaOH, Acetic acid, Silane 처리는 천연섬유와 matrix간의 계면 결합에 불리하게 작용하는 wax, lignin, hemicellose 등을 제거하기 위한 방법 중의 하나이다. 이러한 화학적 처리에 따른 왕겨분말의 형태학적 변화와 열적특성 변화를 관찰하였다. 전처리 조건으로 농도는 1.5%, 3%, 9%이며 각각 30min, 60min, 90min을 처리하였다. 처리하지 않은 왕겨 분말과 NaOH, Acetic acid, Silane 처리를 한 왕겨 분말의 성분을 Energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS)로 분석하였으며, Scaning electron microscopy(SEM)으로 표면을 관찰하였다. 표면의 상태가 NaOH, Acetic acid, Silane 처리를 하였던 왕겨 분말이 처리를 하지 않았던 왕겨 분말보다 비교적 깨끗해지고, 크랙이 발생함을 확인하였다. 또한 전처리가 된 상태에서 수분흡수율을 측정하고, 처리를 하지 않은 왕겨 분말과 NaOH, Acetic acid, Silane 처리를 한 왕겨 분말을 Thermogravimetric Analysis(TGA)로 열분석을 실시하였다.