• 한국고분자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국고분자학회 2006년도 IUPAC International Symposium on Advanced Polymers for Emerging Technologies
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• pp.42-43
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• 2006

We have prepared random, block and graft copolymers with single or dual sensitivities to various stimuli. We have conjugated these polymers to proteins at random lysine sites or at specific sites designed into the protein by genetic engineering. We are also grafting the smart polymers to the surfaces of nanobeads. We are applying these smart conjugates and smart nanobeads in microfluidic devices for various applications, including diagnostics, affinity separations and enzyme bioprocesses. In this talk I will update our work with these interesting hybrid systems.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.185-198
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• 2011

The promise of biomimetic smart structures that can function as sensors and actuators in biomedicine is enormous. Technological development in the field of stimuli-responsive shape memory polymers have opened up a new avenue of applications for polymer-based synthetic actuators. Such synthetic actuators mimic various attributes of living organisms including responsiveness to stimuli, shape memory, selectivity, motility, and organization. This article briefly reviews various stimuli-responsive shape memory polymers and their application as bioactuators. Although the technological advancements have prototyped the potential applications of these smart materials, their widespread commercialization depends on many factors such as sensitivity, versatility, moldability, robustness, and cost.

• Current Applied Physics
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.1313-1319
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• 2018

The coil-to-globule behavior of poly{${\gamma}$-2-[2-(2methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethoxy-3-caprolactone} (PMEEECL) as a ${\gamma}$-substituted poly (${\varepsilon}$-caprolactone) was investigated via atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. For this purpose, radius of gyration, end-to-end distance and radial distribution function of the chain in the presence of water were calculated. Consequently, the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of PMEEECL chain at which the coil-to-globule transition takes place, was determined in each calculated parameter curve. The simulation results indicated that the LCST of PMEEECL was occurred at close to 320 K, which is in a good agreement with previous experimental results. Additionally, the appearance of sudden change in both Flory-Huggins interaction parameter (${\chi}$) and interaction energy between the PMEEECL chain and water molecules at about 320 K confirmed the calculated LCST result. The radial distribution function (RDF) results showed that the affinity of the PMEEECL side chain to water molecules is lower than its backbone.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.188-198
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• 2010

형상 기억 고분자(shape memory polymers, SMPs)는 일정한 온도 또는 특정 자극이 주어졌을 때 가해진 일시적인 변형으로부터 처음 상태로 되돌아 오는 고분자를 말한다. 이러한 형상 기억 고분자는 각종 산업에서 자가 조립 또는 자가 수리가 가능한 스마트 고분자로 분류되어 고부가가치를 지니고 있다. 특히 형상 기억 고분자의 방열 성능, 전기 전도 성능, 물리적 성능, 광학 성능 등은 다양한 충전제를 도입함으로써 향상될 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 형상 기억 고분자의 기본 원리 및 최근의 형상 기억 고분자 나노 복합재료에 대해 알아본다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.167-177
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• 2023

A probabilistic micromechanical framework is proposed to quantify numerically the self-healing capabilities of polymers containing microcapsules. A two-step self-healing process is designed in this study: A probabilistic micromechanical framework based on the ensemble volume-averaging method is derived for the polymers, and a hitting probability model combined with a crack nucleation model is then utilized for encountering microcapsules and microcracks. Using this framework, a series of parametric investigations are performed to examine the influence of various model parameters (e.g., the volume fraction of microcapsules, microcapsule radius, radius ratio of microcracks to microcapsules, microcrack aspect ratio, and scale parameter) on the self-healing capabilities of the polymers. The proposed framework is also implemented into a finite element code to solve the self-healing behavior of tapered double cantilever beam specimens.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.205-212
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• 2001

One of the important characteristics of biological systems os their ability to change im-portant properties in response to small environmental signals. The molecular mechanisms that biological molecules utilize to sense and respond provide interesting models for the development of "smart" polymeric biomaterials with biomimetic properties. An important example of this is the protein coat of viruses, which contains peptide units that facilitate the trafficking of the virus into the cell via endocytosis, then out of the endosome into the cytoplasm, and from there into the nucleus, We have designed a family of synthetic polymers whose compositions have been de-signed to mimic specific peptides on viral coats that facilitate endosomal escape. Our biomimetic polymers are responsive to the lowered pH whinin endosomes, leading to distruption of the en-dosomal membrane and release of important biomolecular druges such as DNA, RNA, peptides and proteins to the cytoplasm before they are trafficked to lysosomes and degraded by lysosomal en-zymes. In this article, we review our work on the design, synthesis and action of such smart, pH-sensitive polymers.

• Advances in materials Research
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.117-128
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• 2014

Processable conducting polyaniline derivative with free amine functional groups was successfully synthesized from the monomer o-phenylenediamine in aqueous hydrochloric acid medium using ammonium persulfate as an oxidative initiator. The synthesized poly(o-phenylenediamine) (PoPD) in critical condition was found to be completely soluble in common organic solvents like dimethyl sulfoxide, N,N-dimethyl formamide etc. From the intrinsic viscosity measurement, the optimum condition for the polymerization was established. The polymer was characterized by ultraviolet visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ($^1HNMR$) and thermogravimetric (TGA) analyses. The weight average molecular weights of the synthesized polymers were determined by the dynamic light scattering (DLS) method. From the spectroscopic analysis the structure was found to resemble that of polyaniline derivative with free amine functional groups attached to ortho/meta position in the phenyl ring. However, very little ladder unit was also present with in the polymer chain. The moderate thermal stability of the synthesized polymer could be found from the TGA analysis. The average DC conductivity of $2.8{\times}10^{-4}S/cm$ was observed for the synthesized polymer pellet after doping with hydrochloric acid.

• 한국섬유공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국섬유공학회 2002년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.433-436
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• 2002

형상기억재료는 형상기억효과, 회복변형효과, 형상고청효과, 진동제어효과 등의 특성으로 인하여 중요한 지능재료(smart materials)의 하나로 기대되고 있다. 형상기억 재료로는 합금, 세라믹, 고분자, 겔 등을 들 수 있지만 Ti-Ni 합금(Nitinol)이 가장 많이 이용되고 있다. 그러나 형상기억고분자는 형상기억합금에 비하여 가볍고 형상회복률이 높으며 가공이 쉽고 투명할 뿐만 아니라 염색이 가능하기 때문에 물성과 경제적인 면에서 유리하다. (중략)

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.19-32
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• 2012

가교에 관한 리뷰논문으로 특허의 다수는 의료용이다. 조직공학용 지지체나 약물전달용 매체로 쓰이는 고분자의 가교는 세포 무독성, 제 자리 겔 형성성이 있는 가교반응을 중시하고 있다. 가교를 탄성률, 내약품성, 내열성의 증대 목적 외에 가교부위에 금속 흡착성, 방오성, 항균성, 이온교환성 등의 기능을 부여하고 있다. 환경의 자극에 응답하는 스마트 가교, 환경을 고려한 광 가교, 물리적 가교, 효소가교, 천연물 가교, 수성가교가 연구되고 있다. 120세 수명을 목표로 의용재료의 발전에 고분자 소재의 개발도 필수적이다. 가교를 통한 고분자의 기능성 부여 및 물성 강화도 더욱 섬세하게 될 것이다. 고분자 가교물 중의 중요한 분야를 점하는 히드로젤은 주사용 제자리 겔 형성성의 개선 방향으로 전개될 것이다. 코팅용 고분자 가교제는 작업자, 작업환경을 고려하여 저독성-무독성의 가교제, 낮은 에너지에서 가교되는 에너지 절약형 가교제가 개발될 것이다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.92-98
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• 2013