• 한국고분자학회지:고분자과학과기술
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.474-480
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• 2013

• 폴리머
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.223-227
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• 2011

자극감응성 고분자는 다양한 응용에 중요한 역할을 하는 재료로 널리 연구되어오고 있다. 온도감응성을 가지는 히알루론산 공중합체를 카르복실기 고분자와 생체친화성 히알루론산의 아미드 결합을 통하여 연결시켜 합성하였다. 온도감응성 특징은 두 공중합체 모두에 구현되었으며, 탁도 측정과 rheolgical 결과는 일치하였다. 두 공중합체 중 elastin-like peptide(ELP)를 그래프트 사슬에 둔 공중합체의 경우가 N-ispropylacryamide(PNIPAAm) 경우에 비해 보다 완만한 LCST 변화과정을 보여주었다. PNIPAAm과 ELP의 그래프트 부분 함량이 증가함에 따라 점도가 증가하였고, 비슷한 그래프트 함량에서는 PNIPAAm 공중합체의 점도 증가가 컸다. 이러한 결과를 통해 생체친화성의 히알루론산에 그래프트 사슬을 붙임으로써 온도감응성을 부여할 수 있고, 그 특성을 설계할 수 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제20권9호
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• pp.23.1-23.9
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• 2017

Two distinct cDNAs encoding aquaporins (mmAQPs 1a and 3a) were isolated and characterized from mud loach Misgurnus mizolepis. The identified mud loach AQP cDNAs encode for polypeptides of 260 and 302 amino acids. Topology predictions confirmed six putative membrane-spanning domains connected by five loops and the N- and C-terminal domains being cytoplasmic. The mud loach AQPs 1a and 3a showed broad distribution in multiple tissues including immune-responsive tissues as well as osmoregulatory tissues. Hence, the diversity of AQP distribution and expression possibly indicated its differential functions in the regulation of fluid movement in response to environmental stimuli. The transcription of mmAQP genes was differentially modulated by immune challenges. In particular, the mmAQP3a expression level in the liver was more responsive to immune challenges than that of mmAQP1a. Taken together, fish stimulation or infection resulted in significant modulation of mud loach AQP genes, suggesting potential functional roles of these proteins in piscine pathophysiological process.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.277.2-277.2
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• 2014

For next-generation electronic applications, human-machine interface devices have recently been demonstrated such as the wearable computer as well as the electronic skin (e-skin). For integration of those systems, it is essential to develop many kinds of components including displays, energy generators and sensors. In particular, flexible sensing devices to detect some stimuli like strain, pressure, light, temperature, gase and humidity have been investigated for last few decades. Among many condidates, a pressure sensing device based on organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) is one of interesting structure in flexible touch displays, bio-monitoring and e-skin because of their flexibility. In this study, we have investigated a flexible e-skin based on highly sensitive, pressure-responsive OFETs using microstructured ferroelectric gate dielectrics, which simulates both rapidly adapting (RA) and slowly adatping (SA) mechanoreceptors in human skin. In SA-type static pressure, furthermore, we also demonstrate that the FET array can detect thermal stimuli for thermoreception through decoupling of the input signals from simultaneously applied pressure. The microstructured highly crystalline poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) possessing piezoelectric-pyroelectric properties in OFETs allowed monitoring RA- and SA-mode responses in dyanamic and static pressurizing conditions, which enables to apply the e-skin to bio-monitoring of human and robotics.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.92-99
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• 2014

The pH sensitive hydrogels composed of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPA) and acryloyl phenylalanine (APA) were prepared by redox polymerization using N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide (MBA) as a crosslinker. Anti-inflammatory and analgesic agent, Keterolac Tromethamine (KT), was loaded successfully into poly(NIPA-co-APA) copolymeric hydrogels by swelling equilibrium method. To understand the nature of drug in the polymeric matrix, the newly synthesized drug loaded poly(NIPA-co-APA) copolymeric hydrogels were characterized by using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) technique result indicates the spherical smooth surface of the hydrogels. The drug (KT) releasing nature of the poly(NIPA-co-APA) hydrogels was studied in pH 1.2 and 7.4. Effects of drug loading, crosslinking agent, pH and the ionic strength of the external medium on swelling of hydrogels were also investigated.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.1800-1808
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• 2013

Dual-responsive amphiphilic block copolymers were synthesized by combining enzymatic ring-opening polymerization (eROP) of ${\varepsilon}$-caprolactone (CL) and ATRP of N,N-dimethylamino-2-ethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA). The obtained block copolymers were characterized by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), $^1H$ NMR and FTIR-IR. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) of copolymer was determined by fluorescence spectra, it can be found that with hydrophilic block (PDMAEMA) increasing, CMC value of the polymer sample increased accordingly, and the CMC value was 0.012 mg/mL, 0.025 mg/mL and 0.037 mg/mL for $PCL_{50}$-b-$PDMAEMA_{68}$, $PCL_{50}$-b-$PDMAEMA_{89}$, $PCL_{50}$-b-$PDMAEMA_{112}$, $PCL_{50}$-b-$PDMAEMA_{89}$ was chosen as drug carrier to study in vitro release profile of anti-cancer drug (taxol). The temperature and pH dependence of the values of hydrodynamic diameter (Dh) of micelles, and self-assembly of the resulting block copolymers in water were evaluated by dynamic light scattering (DLS). The result showed that with the temperature increasing and pH decreasing, the Dh decreased. Drug-loaded nanoparticles were fabricated using paclitaxel as model. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) had been explored to study the morphology of the hollow micelles and the nanoparticles, revealing well-dispersed spheres with the average diameters both around 80 nm. In vitro release kinetics of paclitaxel from the nanoparticles was also investigated in different conditions (pH and temperature, etc.), revealing that the drug release was triggered by temperature changes upon the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) at pH 7.4, and at $37^{\circ}C$ by an increase of pH.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.282-291
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• 2012

최근 들어 광, 온도, pH, 전기, 자성, 압력 등과 같은 외부 환경의 작은 변화에도 반응하여 모양/부피가 변하거나 기계적, 광학적, 전기적, 화학적 특성 등이 가역적으로 바뀌는 스마트 소재에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 이러한 스마트 소재들 중 광조사에 의해 소재의 다양한 특성을 가역적으로 제어할 수 있는 광응답 스마트 소재가 많은 관심을 받고 있다. 본 논문에서는 광에너지를 받아 기계적 에너지로 바로 전환되어 인공근육, 모터 등과 같은 액츄에이터 기능을 할 수 있는 광구동형 스마트 고분자 소재들에 대해 소개하고자 한다. 특히, 광구동형 스마트 고분자 소재 중에서도 마이크로와 매크로 스케일 변형이 가능한 아조벤젠을 함유한 비결정성 고분자, 액정 고분자, 자기 조립형 초분자에 대한 다양한 연구들에 대해 설명하고자 한다.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회B
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• pp.3187-3190
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• 2007

Elastin-Like polypeptide (ELP) composed of elastin-based repeating units is an artificial biomaterial which is biocompatible and non-immunogenic. ELP shows a characteristic inverse phase transition between hydrophobic and hydrophilic phase by external stimuli such as salt, pH and temperature. In this study, ELP coated PS (polystyrene) beads are packed in tubing and the thermo -responsive flow characteristics of the packed bed are investigated. Preliminary test results show that the control of the fluid flow can be achieved by using the temperature driven phase transition effect of the ELP coated beads in a microchannel.

• 한국고분자학회지:고분자과학과기술
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.338-346
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• 2013

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.45-48
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• 2008

A 57-year-old man was transferred to our emergency department with decreased mental status after organophosphate intoxication. He had a four year history of benzodiazepine and hypnotic medication use for chronic insomnia and a depressive mood disorder. He had no previous history of seizures, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. By hospital day 5, the patient was noted to be awake and to have repetitive jerking movements involving the left upper extremity, and appeared apathetic, depressed and less responsive to external stimuli. A benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome was subsequently apparent when he developed several generalized tonic clonic seizures and status epilepticus. Using a continuous midazolam intravenous infusion, we successfully controlled the refractory seizure without complications. We present a rare case of status epilepticus from a benzodiazepine withdrawal that developed during the treatment for organophosphate intoxication.