• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.221-231
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• 2023

Biopolymer stabilization is a sustainable alternative to traditional techniques that cause a lesser negative impact on the environment during production and application. The study aims to minimize the biopolymer dosages by sizing the bio-additives to the nanoscale. This study combines the advantages of bio and nanomaterials in geotechnical engineering applications and attempts to investigate the behaviour of a low viscous biopolymer, nano sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (nCMC), to treat organic soil. Soil is treated with 0.25%, 0.50%, 0.75% and 1.00% of nano-bio additive, and its effect on the plastic behaviour, compaction characteristics, strength, hydraulic conductivity (HC) and compressible nature are investigated. The strength increased by 1.68 times after 90 days of curing at a dosage of 0.5% nCMC through the formation of gel threads connecting the soil particles that stiffened the matrix. The viscosity of 1% nCMC increased exponentially, deterring fluid flow through the voids and reduced the HC by 0.85 times after curing for 90 days. Also, beyond the optimum dosage of 0.50%, the nCMC forms a film around the soil particles that inhibits the inter-particle cohesion causing a reduction in strength. Experimental results show that nCMC can effectively substitute conventional additives to stabilize the soil.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.62-66
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• 2007

Four different biopolyester films, two aliphatic polyesters including polylactides (PLA) and poly(3-hydroxy-butyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate (PHBV), and two aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters including Ecoplex and Biomax, were prepared using by thermo-compression, and their tensile and water barrier properties were determined. Among the films tested, PLA film was the most transparent (T: 95.8%), strongest, and stiffest (TS, 40.98 MPa; E, 1916 MPa), however it was rather brittle. In contrast, Ecoplex film was translucent while being the most flexible and resilient (EB, 766.8%). Biomax film was semitransparent and was the most brittle film tested (EB, 0.03%). All biopolyester films were water resistant exhibiting very low water solubility (WS) values ranging from 0.0.3 to 0.36%. PHBV film showed the lowest water vapor permeability (WVP) value ($1.26{\times}10^{-11}\;g{\cdot}m/m^2{\cdot}sec{\cdot}Pa$) followed by Biomax, PLA, and Ecoflex films, respectively. The water vapor barrier properties of each film were approximately 100 times higher than those of carbohydrate or protein-based films, but about 100 times lower than those of commodity polyolefin films such as low-density polyethylene (LDPE) or polypropylene (PP).

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2010년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.45.2-45.2
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• 2010

Possessing of carbon nanotubes in biopolymer intrigued much interest due to their mechanical and unique nanoscale surface properties. Surface stiffness can be controlled by the amount of carbon nanotubes in polymer and surface wettability can be altered by the order of nanoscale surface roughness. Protein adsorption mechanism on nanostructured carbon nanotube/polymer thin film will be discussed in this study. In addition, we identified that mechanical stimuli also contribute the messenchymal stem cell and bone cell interactions. Importantly, live cell analysis system also showed altered morphology and cellular functions. Thus, embedding of carbon nanostructures simultaneously contribute to protein adsorption and cellular interactions. In conclusion, this study demonstrated the evidence that nanoscale surface features determine the subsequent biological interactions, such as protein adsorption and cellular interactions.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.584-590
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• 2023

In this study, we focus on the recycling of cardboard waste and sugarcane bagasse (SCB) for the preparation of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and its conversion into a biodegradable film. Sodium alginate (SA) was added to form a biodegradable composite film. SA was used to increase film permeability. Glycerol, which is a plasticizer, was used to increase the tensile strength (TS) and film expansion. To characterize the CMC, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy were used. The addition of olive oil to the CMC-SA matrix highlighted its antimicrobial property against Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). A slight decrease in tensile strength was observed with the addition of olive oil (OO), which improved the functional properties of the control films as well as lowered moisture content and water solubility. But considering all other factors, the composite films obtained from sugarcane bagasse and cardboard waste incorporated with olive oil are suitable for applications in the field of food packaging.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.634-639
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• 2021

질소, 산소, 헬륨, 아르곤, 그리고 공기 가스로 DMM 필름을 CP 처리했을 때 산소와 공기를 이용한 처리는 필름의 신장률에 변화를 주지 않으면서 인장 강도와 모듈러스를 감소시켰고, 헬륨과 아르곤 가스를 이용한 CP 처리는 인장 강도와 신장률에 변화를 주지 않으면서 모듈러스를 감소시켰기 때문에 산소, 공기, 헬륨, 그리고 아르곤 가스를 이용한 CP 처리를 통해 필름의 인장 특성을 개선시킬 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 사용한 가스와 상관없이 CP 처리는 필름의 색, 수증기 투과도, 그리고 표면 형태에 영향을 주지 않았으나, 헬륨-CP와 아르곤-CP 처리는 필름의 인쇄 적성을 증가시켰다. DMM 필름에 대한 아르곤-CP의 처리 전력 및 처리 시간은 필름의 황색도에는 유의한 영향을 주었으나(p<0.05), 처리 전력과 시간의 변화에 따른 경향은 확인할 수 없었다. 전체적으로 본 연구의 결과는 아르곤-CP 처리가 DMM 필름의 물리적 특성을 향상시키는 기술로 발전할 수 있음을 보여주었고, 이를 통해 DMM 뿐만 아니라 이와 유사한 농산물 가공 부산물을 소재로 제작된 필름의 특성을 개선하는 기술로 CP 처리가 개발될 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 산업식품공학
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.305-310
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 DSM을 이용하여 단백질 추출이나 정제없이 식품에 적용 가능성이 있는 가식성 필름을 개발하였다. HPH 처리는 표면이 매끄럽고 균일한 형태의 필름을 형성시켰고, 필름의 WVP값을 감소시켜 수분 방벽 효과를 높였다. 필름 내 글리세롤 농도 증가는 WVP값을 전반적으로 높였다. 농산물 가공 부산물인 DSM으로 제작된 가식성 필름은 새로운 식품 소재로서 상업적 적용 가능성을 보여주었다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.243.1-243.1
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• 2010

Devices based on nanomaterials platforms are emerging as a powerful tool for ultrasensitive sensors for the direct detection of biological and chemical species. In this talk, we will report the preparation and the full characterization of electrochemical polymerization of biopolymers platforms and nano-structure formation for electrochemical detection of enzymatic activity and toxic compound in electrolyte for biosensor applications. Formation of an electroactive polymer film of two different compounds has been quantified by observing new redox peak at higher potentials in cyclic voltammogram measurements. RCT value of at various biopolymer concentration based hybrid films has been obtained from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis and possible mechanism for formation of complexes during electrochemical polymerization on conducting substrates has been investigated. Biosensors developed based on these hybrid biopolymers have very high sensitivity.

• 한국고분자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국고분자학회 2006년도 IUPAC International Symposium on Advanced Polymers for Emerging Technologies
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• pp.360-360
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• 2006

Zein protein is one of the best biopolymer for edible film making and polyols are convenient plasticizers for biopolymers. Sorbitol, glycerol and manitol at three levels (0.5, 0.7, 1g/g of zein) were used as plasticizers. Rheological and thermal properties of zein resins were studied for determining their plasticization effectiveness. Sorbitol and glycerol had good plasticizing effects and could decrease viscoelastic modulus of zein resins considerably, but manitol was not as effective as them. Effects of plasticizers on thermal properties of resins were investigated by DSC at -100 to $150^{\circ}C$. No crystallization and melting peaks related to zein resin and plasticizers were observed. Thermograms showed that polyolic plasticizers and zein resin remained a homogeneous material throughout the cooling and heating cycles.

• 한국포장학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.38-50
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• 1995

염을 포함하고 있지 않은 카라기난 필름의 강도는 ${\kappa}$-카라기난 > ${\lambda}$-카라기난 > ${\iota}$-카라기난 순서로 나타났으며 ${\kappa}$-카라기난의 경우 인장강도는 22-32MPa로 기존의 플라스틱 필름인 폴리에틸렌(Polyethylene)필름의 인장강도(13-28MPa)와 견주어 볼 때 매우 높은 인장강도의 값을 갖고 있었으며 ${\iota}$-카라기난의 인장강도는 5-9MPa로 가장 낮은 인장강도를 나타내었다. 모든 카라기난 필름의 기계적 물성(인장강도와 늘어남)은 가연제의 농도에 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났으며 특히 ${\kappa}$-카라기난과 ${\iota}$-카라기난의 늘어남(%)은 가연제의 농도변화에 의해서 크게 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 카라기난 필름의 기계적 물성은 염의 종류와 농도에 의해 크게 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났으며, ${\kappa}$-카라기난 필름 중 Film-A (0.375 g plasticizer/g carrageenan)의 경우 0.1%(w/w) 칼륨염이 첨가되었을 때 인장강도가 45MPa 정도로 크게 증가되는 것으로 나타났으며 이 값은 기존의 개발된 생고분자 필름의 기계적 물성 중에서 가장 높은 값이다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.162-167
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• 2012

톳으로부터 HPH를 이용해 식품에 적용 가능성이 있는 가식성 필름을 제작할 수 있었다. HPH 처리 압력의 증가는 필름의 강도와 깨짐성을 증가시켰고, 단면이 조밀하고 균일한 필름을 형성시켰다. HPH의 처리 횟수의 증가 또한 필름의 단면을 조밀하게 하였다. 개발된 톳 필름은 보고된 많은 다른 생고분자 필름들에 비해 상대적으로 강도, 깨짐성, 그리고 수분 저항력이 낮아 코팅 또는 롤을 비롯한 필름 형태로 건조 식품 또는 중간 수분 식품에 적용될 수 있는 가능성을 보여주었다.