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Computer Simulations of two kinds of Polydisperse Hard-Sphere Systems; Atomic Systems and Colloidal Suspensions

  • Shimura Tsutomu;Yamazaki Hiroyuki;Terada Yayoi;Tokuyama Michio
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.21-22
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    • 2003
  • We perform two kinds of computer simulations on polydisperse hard-sphere systems; a molecular-dynamics simulation on atomic systems and a Brownian-dynamics simulation on colloidal suspensions. Analyses of the mean square displacement, the radial distribution function, and the pressure suggest that there exist three phase regions, a liquid phase region, a metastable phase region, and a crystal phase region, where the freezing and melting points are shifted to the values higher than in monodisperse case. It is also shown that the long-time behavior of colloidal suspensions is exactly the same as that of atomic systems.

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A Simple Method for Recovery of Microbial $Poly-{\beta}-hydroxybutyrate$ by Alkaline Solution Treatment

  • Lee, In-Young;Chang, Ho-Nam;Park, Young-Hoon
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.238-240
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    • 1995
  • A novel and simple purification method for microbial $poly-{\beta}-hydroxybutyrate$ (PHS) was developed. Sodium hydroxide was found to be efficient for digesting cell materials. Initial biomass concentration, NaOH concentation, digestion time, and incubation temperature were optimized. When 40 g/l of biomass was incubated in 0.1 N NaOH at $30^{\circ}C$ for 1 h, PHB purity of 88.4% with a weight average molecular weight ($M_w$) of 770,000 and a polydispersity index (PI) of 2.4 was recovered with a yield of 90.8% from the biomass which initially contained PHB of a $M_w$ of 780,000 and a PI of 2.3.

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Culture Conditions Affecting the Molecular Weight Distribution of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate) Synthesized by Alcaligenaes sp. SH-69

  • Yoon, Joo Seok;Park, Sang Kyu;Kim Young Baek;Maeng, Hack Young;Rhee, Young Ha
    • Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.279-283
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    • 1996
  • The weight average molecular weight of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) synthesized by Alcaligenes sp. SH-69 was altered between $3.2$\times$10^5$ and $1.1$\times$10^6$ depending upon various culture conditions. It appeared that culture conditions favorable for the efficient production of copolyesters promoted the formation of higher molecular weight copolyesters. Polydispersity indices of isolated copolyesters were in the range of 1.5 to 2.5.

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Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(fluorenylenevinylene-terphenylenevinylene) Containing Phenyl Pendant Group

  • Kim Yun-Hi;Jung Sung-Ouk;Lee Kwang-Hoi;Kwon Soon-Ki
    • Macromolecular Research
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.81-86
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    • 2006
  • Poly(fluorenylenevinylene-terphenylenevinylene) containing phenyl pendant group was synthesized by Suzuki coupling reaction and characterized by ${1}^H$-NMR, ${13}^C$-NMR, and IR-spectrum. The weight average molecular weight ($M_{w}$) of the obtained polymer was 31,000 with a polydispersity index of 1.9. The polymer showed good solubility in common organic solvents, and the solution and film emitted blue emission ($\lambda_{max}$=460 nm) on irradiation with UV light. The ITO/PEDOT/polymer/Al device fabricated using the polymer as an emitting layer emitted blue light with a maximum peak around 460 nm. The maximum efficiency of the device was 0.011$\%$.

New Tridentate Ligands with Mixed Donor Atoms for Cu-Based Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

  • Cho, Hong-Youl;Han, Byung-Hui;Kim, Il;Paik, Hyun-Jong
    • Macromolecular Research
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.539-544
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    • 2006
  • 2-Furancarboxaldehyde-2-pyridinylhydrazone (FPH) and 5-methyl-2-furancarboxaldehyde-2-pyridinylhydrazone (MFPH) were synthesized and used as tridentate ligands of copper (I) bromide for the atom transfer radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and styrene. The polymerization of methyl methacrylate achieved high conversion and yielded polymers with a good control of molecular weight and low polydispersity (PDI=1.33). Higher PDI were observed in the polymerization of styrene. Using 1-phenyl ethylbromide (PEBr) and ethyl 2-bromoisobutyrate (EBiB) as model compounds for the polymeric chain ends, the activation rate constants of the new catalytic systems were measured. These results were correlated with the polymerization results and compared with another catalytic system previously reported.

Rate-acceleration of TEMPO-mediated Polymerization of Styrene in the Presence of Various Acids

  • Hong, Chang-Kook;Jang, Heang-Sin;Hong, Sang-Hyun;Shim, Sang-Eun
    • Macromolecular Research
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.14-18
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    • 2009
  • The acceleration effect of various organic acids, such as methanesulfonic acid (MSA), ethanesulfonic acid (ESA), 4,4'-sulfonyldibenzoic acid (SDA), diphenylacetic acid (DPAA), and $\rho$-toluenesulfonic acid (TSA), on the rate of styrene bulk polymerization with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxy (TEMPO) and benzoyl peroxide (BPO) was investigated. The addition of organic acids significantly accelerated the rate. Among these organic acids, DPAA showed an efficient rate-accelerating effect with living nature of polymerization. When DPAA was used as a rate-accelerating additive for TEMPO-mediated living free radical polymerization (LFRP), the rate of polymerization was dramatically enhanced, the linearity of reaction kinetics was successfully maintained, and the polydispersity was effectively controlled.

Ultrasound Energy Effect as Initiator of Polystyrene Latex Polymerization (Polystyrene Latex 제조공정에서 초음파 에너지의 개시효과)

  • Lee, Seung-Bum;Kim, Won-Il;Hong, In-Kwon
    • Elastomers and Composites
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.175-182
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    • 1996
  • Polymer latices, prepared from the emulsion polymerization of vinyl monomer compounds, are widely used for many industrial applications. Included among these are uses in paints, adhesives, flocculants, and heavy-duty plastics as well as their original use in synthetic rubber compounds. The emulsion polymerization process with chemical initiator has chemical disadvantage such as removal of initiator which was left after polymerization. In this study, polystyrene latex was prepared by using ultrasonic irradiation which generate the free radical, and then it was analyzed by GPC. Reaction temperature hardly have an effect on average molecular weight. Average molecular weight is increased by increasing amount of surfactant, i.e. SDS, but polydispersity is decreased. After 90 minutes of reaction time, increase and decrease of average molecular weight Is repeated. It is proposed that monodisperse polymer is obtained by controlling ultrasonic irradiation time and surfactant concentration.

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Effect of Monomers in Vinyl Urethane Macromonomers on Dispersion Polymerization of Polystyrene

  • Lee, Kangseok;Shim, Sang Eun
    • Elastomers and Composites
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    • v.51 no.2
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    • pp.154-160
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    • 2016
  • The four different vinyl monomers in the reaction of isocyanate-terminated polyurethane prepolymer were used for the preparation of macromonomers and successfully employed in the dispersion polymerization of styrene. The chemical structures of vinyl monomer in macromonomers influenced on the polystyrene particle characteristics, such as the conversion, weight average molecular weights ($M_w$), polydispersity index (PDI), weight average diameter ($D_w$), and uniformity. The conversion of polystyrene increased with amounts of methyl group in vinyl monomer. Also the uniformity of polystyrene particles increased with amounts of methyl group in vinyl monomer.

MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF CoCrPt NANODOTS ARRAY MADE BY PS-PMMA BLOCK COPOLYMER TEMPLATE (블록 공중합체를 이용한 CoCrPt 나노점 배열의 자기적 성질 연구)

  • Jeong, Jong-Ryul;Im, Mi-Young;Shin, Sung-Chul;Park, Dae-Geun;Kwon, Ki-Young;Jung, Hee-Tae;Yang, Seung-Man
    • Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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    • 2002.12a
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    • pp.34-35
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    • 2002
  • CoCrPt alloy films are attracting wide attention for applications to high-density magnetic recording media and hard magnetic layer in spin valve structure due to their high coercivity and strong magnetocrystalline anisotropy. Diblock copolymer templates are one of the most promising candidates for nanoscale patterning otherwise inaccessible by lithographic procedures [1]. In this study, we have investigated magnetic properties of Co$\sub$68/Cr$\sub$18/Pt$\sub$14/ nanodot arrays made by self-assembling polystyrene-block-methyl methacrylate ((PS-b-PMMA), (Mn = 82.5 Kg/mol, with a 1.12 polydispersity)) diblock copolymer. (omitted)

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Synthesis of Silafluorene on Dendritic Periphery

  • Kim, Chung-Kyun;Seo, Won-Ju;Oh, Myeong-Jin
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.28 no.11
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    • pp.1963-1966
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    • 2007
  • Carbosilane dendrimers with silafluorenyl groups on the periphery were prepared by the reaction of 2,2'- dilithiumbiphenyl and dichlorosilyl groups on the carbosilane dendrimers at low temperature. The 1st to 4th generation of dendrimers with silafluorenyl groups were obtained with high yields and the products were purified by column chromatography. The unified properties of the dendrimers were measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and displayed very low and regular polydispersity index (PDI) value. The silafluorenyl moieties on dendritic periphery accepted the potassium fluoride ions which were stabilized by criptand [222], and it proved strong photoluminescent properties.