• Macromolecular Research
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2004

We have studied the surface micelle formation of polystyrene-b-poly(2-vinyl pyridine) (PS-b-P2VP) at the air-water interface. A series of four PS-b-P2VPs were synthesized by anionic polymerization, keeping the PS block length constant (28 kg/㏖) and varying the P2VP block length (1, 11, 28, or 59 kg/㏖). The surface pressure-area ($\pi$-A) isotherms were measured and the surface morphology was studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM) after Langmuir-Blodgett film deposition onto silicon wafers. At low surface pressure, the hydrophobic PS blocks aggregate to form pancake-like micelle cores and the hydrophilic P2VP block chains spread on the water surface to form a corona-like monolayer. The surface area occupied by a block copolymer is proportional to the molecular weight of the P2VP block and identical to the surface area occupied by a homo-P2VP. It indicates that the entire surface is covered by the P2VP monolayer and the PS micelle cores lie on the P2VP monolayer. As the surface pressure is increased, the $\pi$-A isotherm shows a transition region where the surface pressure does not change much with the film compression. In this transition region, which displays high compressibility, the P2VP blocks restructure from the monolayer and spread at the air-water interface. After the transition, the Langmuir film becomes much less compressible. In this high-surface-pressure regime, the PS cores cover practically the entire surface area, as observed by AFM and the limiting area of the film. All the diblock copolymers formed circular micelles, except for the block copolymer having a very short P2VP block (1 kg/㏖), which formed large, non-uniform PS aggregates. By mixing with the block copolymer having a longer P2VP block (11 kg/㏖), we observed rod-shaped micelles, which indicates that the morphology of the surfaces micelles can be controlled by adjusting the average composition of block copolymers.

• 한국유변학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국유변학회 2002년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.25-27
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• 2002

In this study we investigated the reaction kinetics by a convenient but useful method-rheology to characterize the interface between two immiscible blends with a Reactive compatibilizer. Also, we made an attempt to correlate changes of interface roughness with rheological properties. The blend systems employed in this study was mono-carboxylated polystyrene (PS-mCOOH) and an poly(methyl methacrylate-ran-glycidylmethacrylate) (PMMA-GMA). PS-mCOOH was synthesized by an anionic polymerization and PMMA-GMA by a free radical polymerization. We prepared two plates of each polymer using compression molding with a smooth surface molder, then put one upon another. As soon as these two plates welds together inside a rheometer under nitrogen environment, the torque and moduli were obtained with reaction time at different temperatures. Through the analysis of this modulus change with reaction time, we estimated interfacial reaction and roughening. The increment of modulus in initial state can be correlated to the extent of reaction. We obtained the reaction kinetic constant by fitting appropriate kinetic equation into experimental data. We also showed that increment of modulus in later state was due to by roughened interface.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2003

Polystyrene nanocapsules containing octadecane as a core material were prepared by miniemulsion polymerization. The morphology and size of the nanocapsules were measured with varying the surfactant concentration, content of initiator, core/shell ratio and content of comonomer. The morphologies of the prepared nanoparticles were examined by a scanning electron microscope, a transmission electron microscope and the core material was confirmed by a differential scanning calorimeter. The particles below 70 nm in diameter were formed at a high surfactant concentration. The size of the nanoparticles was not significantly affected by the initiator content. With increasing the core/shell ratio and polar comonomer content, the particle size and its distribution were increased.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.109-115
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• 2012

2단계 유화중합에 의한 단분산의 블루칼라 착색 poly(styrene-co-acrylic acid) 라텍스를 성공적으로 제조하였다. 0.21 ${\mu}m$의 polystyrene 시드를 이용하여 중합 2단계에서 Blue 606 염료와 acrylic acid의 중합으로 carboxyl 음이온을 갖는 블루칼라 라텍스를 합성하였다. 본 연구에서 제조한 블루칼라 라텍스는 모두 1.01 이하의 우수한 단분산도를 가지며 0.25~0.42 ${\mu}m$ 범위의 입자경을 나타내었다. 중합 2단계에서 acrylic acid 부가시간이 늘어남에 따라 입자경은 증가하였고 30 min 이상으로 늘어남에 따라 콜로이드 안정성을 갖는 블루칼라 라텍스가 제조되었다. 20 wt% AA 농도에서 -145 mV의 제타전위와 $-9.4{\times}10^{-6}\;cm^2/Vs$의 전기영동이동도를 나타내었다. 25 wt% DVB 농도하에서 396.7 K의 높은 유리전이온도를 나타내었다.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.114-119
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• 2005

We investigated compatibilizing effects of electrical properties such as charge distributions and electrical breakdown in blends of low density polyethylene (LDPE) / polystyrene (PS) with poly [styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-styrene] (SEBS), the triblock copolymer. The blends with $70\;wt\%$ of LDPE and $30\;wt\%$ of PS were prepared through a melt blending in a batch type kneader at a temperature of $220^{\circ}C$ when the SEBS content increased up to $10\;wt\%$. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was investigated for observation of morphology of LDPE / PS blends increasing SEBS contents. The morphological observation showed that addition of SEBS results in the domain size reduction of the dispersed PS phase and a better interfacial adhesion between LDPE and PS phases. Measurements of space charge distributions for blends was carried out with pulsed electroacoustic (PEA) method. It was possible to observe that the amount of charge storage in the LDPE / PS blends decreased wiか increasing of SEBS content. The location of SEBS at a domain interface enables charges to move from one phase to the other via domain interface and results in a indicative decrease in the amount of space charge for the LDPE / PS blends with SEBS. Electrical breakdown strength of these blends was observed. It was found that the maximum breakdown strength of the blend was 51.55 kV/mm. These results were better than 38.38 kV/mm of LDPE used electrical insulator for cables and were caused by crystalinity of blends. Because the crystalinity of blends were lower than LDPE, electrical breakdown strength of LDPE / PS blends is higher than that of LDPE. We evaluated the possibility of these blends for insulating material substituted LDPE.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2002

다양한 가능을 가진 고분자 복합재료인 Core-shell 복합인자를 제조하여 부직포 바인더로 사용하기 위하여 유기/유기계 core-shell 에멀젼 중합을 시도하였다. 유기/유기계 Core-shell 중합으로 메틸메타아크릴레이트(MMA), 스티렌(St)의 core와 shell의 단량체, 개시제는 과황산암모늄(APS) 유화제는 도데실벤젠슬폰나트륨(SDBS)의 농도, 교반속도를 변화시켜 전환율, 분자량, 입자경과 입자형태, 유리전이온도, 인장강도를 측정하여 최적반응조건을 산출하였다. 1) PMMA, PSt core와 shell의 입자중합은 각각 개시제의 농도 $1.58{\times}10^{-3}mol/L$와 $4.0{\times}10^{-4}mol/L$가 최적이다. 2) PMMA/PSt의 PMMA core 중합에서 유화제의 농도는 $1.45{\times}10^{-5}mol/L$, PSt/PMMA의 PSt core 중합은 $2.91{\times}10^{-5}mol/L$가 최적이다. 3) 유화중합에 최적교반속도는 200 rpm이며, 입자안정성은 유화제 첨가량과 비례하여 증가하였다. 4) Core-shell 복합입자는 동일조성의 공중합체에 비하여 유리온도 조절이 용이하고, 인장강도값도 높게 측정되었다.

• 한국주조공학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.93-99
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• 1997

A possibility of production of aluminium matrix composites by using the lost foam process was investigated. Silicon carbide particles, graphite particles, and stainless steel wires were used as reinforcement materials. The reinforcement materials were introduced to the polystyrene to form patterns via injection molding process. The results obtained from this experiment can be summarized as follows. In Al/SiCp system, the particles with the radius of $100{\mu}m$ and over were entrapped in the matrix in the case of upward freezing of which solidification direction was opposite to floating direction of the particles. And few particles were entrapped in the matrix in downward freezing. In Al/graphite system, almost no particles were entrapped in the matrix except the area chill attatched. When the thickness of polystyrene slice was 4mm in Al/stainless steel wire system, the floating tendency of fibers was observed to increase as the distance from the ingate was increased.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.637-643
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• 2008

A combination of magnetic and temperature-responsive properties in the same polymer composites is expected to increase their potential applications in the biomedical field. Accordingly, micron-sized magnetite/polystyrene/poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate-ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate), which are abbreviated as $Fe_3O_4$/PS/P (DM-EGDM) composite polymer particles, were prepared by the seeded copolymerization of DM and EGDM in the presence of magnetite/polystyrene ($Fe_3O_4$/PS) particles. $Fe_3O_4$/PS/P(DM-EGDM) composite particles with magnetic properties showed a temperature-sensitive phase transition at approximately $31^{\circ}C$. The adsorption behavior of the low molecular weight emulsifiers and trypsin (TR) as biomolecules were examined on $Fe_3O_4$/PS/P(DM-EGDM) composite polymer particles at different temperatures. The native conformation of TR was followed by measuring the specific activity under various adsorption conditions. The activity of the adsorbed TR on composite polymer particles was higher than those of the tree TR and TR adsorbed on $Fe_3O_4$/PS particles.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.527-530
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• 2013

이 논문은 콜로이드 입자가 기름-물 사이의 계면으로 흡착될 때 필수적으로 존재하는 정전기적 반발력에 대한 실험적, 이론적 연구이다. 광집게(optical laser tweezers)와 피에조(piezo controller)를 사용하여, 개별 입자를 트랩(trap)한 후, 계면으로 강제 전이시킨다. 이때 수용액이 전해질을 포함한 경우에만, 입자가 계면으로 전이되며, 포함하지 않을 경우에는 흡착이 일어나지 않는다. 이러한 현상을 근본적으로 이해하기 위해, 광학 트랩핑 힘(optical trapping force)과 입자와 계면 사이에 존재하는 정전기적 분리압력(electrostatic disjoining pressure)를 정량적으로 계산하였다. 이를 바탕으로, 입자가 계면으로 흡착될 때, 그들 사이에는 필연적으로 문턱 에너지(threshold energy)가 존재함을 밝혀냈다. 콜로이드 입자가 에멀젼(emulsions)이나 거품(foams)등 두 개 이상의 섞이지 않는 유체계면을 안정화 시키는 "콜로이드 계면 활성제(colloid surfactants)" 역할을 한다는 사실을 고려했을 때, 본 연구는 이러한 입자의 흡착 현상을 근본적으로 이해하는데 있어서 중요한 지식을 제공한다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2004년도 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1661-1663
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• 2004

The effect of the triblock copolymer poly[styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-styrene](SEBS) on the formation of space charge of immiscible low density polyethylene/polystyrene(LDPE/PS) blends was investigated. The amount of charge accumulated in the 70/30(wt%) LDPE/PS blends decreased when the SEBS content increased up to 10 wt%. For compatibilzed and uncompatibilized blend, morphological observation showed that the addition of SEBS results in the domain size reduction of the dispersed PS phase and a better interfacial adhesion between LDPE and PS phases. The location of SEBS at a domain interface enables charges to migrate from one phase to the other via domain interface and therefore, results in a significant decrease in the amount of space charge for the LDPE/PS blends with SEBS.