• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.545-551
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• 2010

Hydrophobically monoendcapped poly(sodium acrylate)s formed hydrophobic microdomains in water. This was concluded on poly(sodium acrylate)s with a linear $C_{12}$-alkyl chain attached specifically at the end of the polymer. There was no well defined CMC (critical micelle concentration), but rather a gradual transition from a micelle free solution to a micelle solution. Steady state fluorescence spectroscopy indicates that the micro domains are rather hydrophobic. At pH 5 in the abscence of salt and at pH 9 in the prescence of 1 M sodium citrate the CAC (critical aggregation concentration) was in the range of 0.1 to 2.4 mM. However at pH 5 there was a linear increase in the transition concentration with a head-group size due to an increase in steric and electrostatic repulsions between polymer main chains. At pH 9 in the abscence of salt the transition concentration was in the range of 1 to 80 mM. For the larger polymers there was a effect which consisted of a concentration gradient of sodium counterion toward the hydrophobic domain. The effect was larger for the larger polymers because of the higher total sodium concentration and the less steep counterion concentration gradient.

• 폴리머
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.485-489
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• 2009

중수소화 폴리스티렌-폴리에틸렌옥사이드 이중블록공중합체(dPS-PEO)로 형성된 미셀의 구조에 대한 온도 의존성을 소각중성자산란(SANS)을 이용하여 조사하였다. SANS 데이터는 코어-쉘 모델의 form factor와 hard-sphere structure factor를 결합하여 분석하였으며, 산란 곡선 맞춤을 이용하여 미셀 응집수와 코로나 반경을 구하였다. 온도가 $25^{\circ}C$에서 $45^{\circ}C$로 증가함에 따라서 미셀 응집수는 229에서 240으로 변화하였으며, 이로 인해 코어 반경이 증가하였다. 그러나, 미셀의 쉘 두께는 6.2 nm에서 5.8 nm로 감소하였다. 이러한 구조적 변화는 온도 증가에 따라서 PEO 블록의 소수성이 증가함으로써 코로나 내의 친수성 그룹 당 수화 부피가 감소하였기 때문이다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.311-317
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• 2002

The quantitative analysis of polymer micelles consisting of amphiphilic block copolymers was carried out by small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). The block copolymers, made of poly(2-ethoxyethyl vinyl ether-b-2-hydroxyethyl vinyl ether)(poly(EOVE-b-HOVE)), exhibited a sharp morphological transition from a homogeneous solution to a micelle structure with increasing temperature. This transition is accompanied by a formation of spherical domains of poly(EOVE) with a radius around 200 $\AA$. The variations of the size and its distribution of the domains were investigated as a function of polymer concentration and temperature. The validity of SANS analysis, including the wavelength- and incident-beam-smearing effects of the SANS instrument, was examined with a pre-calibrated polystyrene latex.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2020

The stem extract from Pyrus serotina var has natural antioxidant ability, but the extraction method does not result in a soluble compound in cosmetic formulations. This study investigated the cosmetic efficacy of the Pyrus serotina var stem extract and its epidermis permeation ability when combined with polymer micelles and a cell penetrating peptide. The total concentration of polyphenol compounds was determined to be 103.1644 ± 1.38 mg/g in the ethanol extract and 78.97 ± 1.45 mg/g in the hydrothermal extract. The 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging effects were 55.94 ± 0.22% in the ethanol extract at 1,000 mg/L. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity rates were 104.05 ± 3.28% in the ethanol extract at 62.5 mg/L. The elastase inhibition rate was 67.21 ± 2.72% in the ethanol extract at 1,000 mg/L. An antimicrobial effect was observed in the Propionibacterium acnes strain. In the epidermal permeability experiment, it was confirmed that formulation of the polymer micelle containing the Pyrus serotina var stem extract and cell penetrating peptide (R6, hexa-D-arginine) showed small particle size and much better skin permeability. The cumulative amount of total Pyrus serotina var stem extract that penetrated to the skin over time increased over 24 hours in three formulations. The three formulations showed 51.61 ㎍/㎠ (Formulation 0), 75.97 ㎍/㎠ (Formulation 1) and 95.23 ㎍/㎠ (Formulation 2) skin penetration, respectively. Therefore, it was confirmed that the ethanol extracts of Pyrus serotina var stem showed good cosmetic efficacy and excellent epidermis permeation ability when combined with a polymer micelle and cell penetrating peptide. Thus, this extract has the potential to be used as a safe and natural cosmetic material in the future.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.418-423
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• 2008

Poly[(R)-3-hydroxy butyrate] (PHB) and methoxy poly(ethylene glycol) (mPEG) were conjugated by the transesterification reaction with tin(II)-ethylhexanoate (Sn(Oct)-II) as a catalyst. Hydrophobic PHB and hydrophilic mPEG formed an amphiphilic block copolymer which was formed with the self-assembled polymeric micelle in aqueous solution. In this study, we tried to determine the optimum ratio of hydrophobic/hydrophilic segments for controlled drug delivery. The particle size and shape of the polymeric micelle were measured by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Their size were 61-102 nm with various block ratios. Griseofulvin was loaded in the polymeric micelle as a hydrophobic model drug. The loading efficiency and release profile were measured by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The model drug in our system was constantly released for 48 h.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.397-402
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• 2005

To explore the potential of shell crosslinked micelle (SCM) as a drug carrier, the drug release behavior of poly($\varepsilon$-caprolactone)-b-poly(acrylic acid) (PCL-b-PAA) SCMs was investigated. PCL-b-PAA was synthesized by ring opening polymerization of $\varepsilon$-caprolactone and atom transfer radical polymerization of tert-butyl acrylate, followed by selective hydrolysis of tert-butyl ester groups to acrylic acid groups. The resulting amphiphilic polymer was used to prepare SCMs by crosslinking of PAA corona via amidation chemistry. The drug release behavior of the SCMs was studied, using pyrene as a model drug, and was compared with that of non-crosslinked micelles, especially below the critical micelle concentration (CMC). When the shell layers were crosslinked, the drug release behavior of the SCMs was successfully modulated at a controlled rate compared with that of the non-crosslinked micelles, which showed a burst release of drug within a short time.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.330-336
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• 2007

Luminescent CdSe/ZnS QDs, with emission in the red region of the spectrum, were synthesized and encapsulated in poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(D,L-lactide) diblock copolymer micelles, to prepare water-soluble, bio-compatible QD micelles. PEG-PLA diblock copolymers were synthesized by ring opening polymerization of D,L-lactide, in the presence of methoxy PEG as a macro initiator. QDs were encapsulated with PEG-PLA polymers using a solid dispersion method in chloroform. The resultant polymer micelles, with encapsulated QDs, were characterized using various analytical techniques, such as UV- Vis measurement, light scattering, fluorescence spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic forced microscopy (AFM). The polymer micelles, with encapsulated QDs, were spherical and showed diameters in the range of 20-150 nm. The encapsulated QDs were highly luminescent, and have high potential for applications in biomedical imaging and detection.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.467-476
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• 2005

The main objective of this study was to develop and characterize pH-sensitive biodegradable polymeric materials. For pH-sensitivity, we employed three kinds of moieties: 2-amino-3-(lH-imidazol-4-yl)-propionic acid (H), N-[4-( 4,6-dimethyl-pyrimidin-2ylsulfamoyl)-phenyl]succinamic acid (SM), and 2- {3-[ 4-( 4,6-dimethyl-pyrim­idin- 2-ylsulfamoyl)-phenylcarbamoyl]-propionylamino} -3-(3 H - imidazol-4-yl)-propionic acid (SH). The pH -sensitive diblock copolymers were synthesized by ring opening polymerization and coupling reaction from poly(ethylene glycol) (MPEG), $\varepsilon$-caprolactone (CL), D,L-lactide (LA) and pH-sensitive moieties. The pH-sensitive SH molecule was synthesized in a two-step reaction. The first step involved the synthesis of SHM, a methyl ester derivative of SH, by coupling reaction of SM and L-histidine methyl ester dihydrochloride, whereas the second step involved the hydrolysis of the same. The synthesized SM, SHM and SH molecules were characterized by FTIR, $^{1}H$-NMR and $^{13}C$-NMR spectroscopy, whereas diblock copolymers and pH-sensitive diblock copolymer were characterized by $^{1}H$-NMR and GPC analysis. The critical micelle concentrations were determined at various pH conditions by fluorescence technique using pyrene as a probe. The micellization and demicellization studies of pH-sensitive diblock copolymers were also done at different pH conditions. The pH-sensitivity was further established by acid-based titration and DLS analysis.

• 폴리머
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.36-40
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• 2005

폴리(아미노산)유도체는 약물전달시스템의 약물전달체로 많이 연구되고 있으며 그 중 Polysuccinimide(PSI)는 생체적합성과 생분해성 등의 물리화학적 특성을 이용하여 약물전달체로 이용할 수 있는 가능성을 지닌 고분자이다. 축합중합을 이용하여 아스파르트산이 고리를 형성함으로써 PSI를 중합하였다. 이 때 PSI의 중합 최적조건을 관찰하기 위하여 시간과 촉매함량의 변화에 따른 평균분자량의 변화를 확인하였다. 또한 친수성과 소수성으로 이루어진 고분자 미셀을 제조하기 위하여 친수성 사슬인 메톡시폴리(에틸렌 글리콜((MPEG)을 결합시켰다. 합성한 고분자는 1H-NMR, FT-IR 및 GPC를 통하여 특성을 확인하였으며, ELS와 AFM을 통해 미셀의 형성에 대한 특성을 분석하였다. 미셀의 평균크기는 90~130 nm로 측정되었다. 본 연구를 통하여 PSI를 주사슬로 하는 가지 공중합체가 미셀 형태의 약물전달용 전달체로서 가능성을 가지고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 폴리머
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.274-281
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• 2010

본 실험에서는 일련의 poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(D,L-lactide)(또는 -poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide))이중블록 공중합체들을 D,L-lactide(또는 glycolide)의 고리열림 중합에 의해 합성하고, 당뇨병 치료제 일종인 rosiglitazone의 가용화를 위한 고분자 미셀 제형으로서의 특성을 평가하였다. 고체분산법을 이용하여 높은 봉입률의 약물함유 미셀 제형을 효과적으로 제조하였고, 미셀 제형의 수용액 내 안정성을 hydrotropic agent의 일종인 2-hydroxy-N-picolylnitinamide(HPNA)의 사용으로 더욱 향상시킬 수 있었다. 생체 외 세포생존평가에서 생체적합성과 낮은 독성을 보였고, 쥐를 이용한 동물실험에서도 약물을 함유한 고분자 미셀이 약물 대조군보다 혈당을 보다 효과적으로 감소시켰다.