Hanyang University

About: Hanyang University is a education organization based out in Seoul, South Korea. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Thin film & Population. The organization has 29387 authors who have published 58815 publications receiving 1190144 citations. The organization is also known as: Hanyang Taehakkyo.

Swelling behavior of interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels composed of poly(vinyl alcohol) and chitosan

Abstract: Interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) hydrogels composed of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and chitosan were prepared by UV irradiation. The characteristics of IPN hydrogels were investigated by swelling experiments, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). IPN hydrogels exhibited a relatively high swelling ratio in the range of 210–350% at 35 °C. The swelling ratio of PVA/chitosan IPN hydrogels depended on pH and temperature. DSC was used for the quantitative determination of the amounts of freezing and non-freezing water. Free water contents in IPN1, IPN2 and IPN3 were 62.0, 69.6 and 72.3% in pure water, respectively.

The interplay between apparent viscosity and wettability in nanoconfined water

Abstract: Understanding and manipulating fluids at the nanoscale is a matter of growing scientific and technological interest. Here we show that the viscous shear forces in nanoconfined water can be orders of magnitudes larger than in bulk water if the confining surfaces are hydrophilic, whereas they greatly decrease when the surfaces are increasingly hydrophobic. This decrease of viscous forces is quantitatively explained with a simple model that includes the slip velocity at the water surface interface. The same effect is observed in the energy dissipated by a tip vibrating in water perpendicularly to a surface. Comparison of the experimental data with the model shows that interfacial viscous forces and compressive dissipation in nanoconfined water can decrease up to two orders of magnitude due to slippage. These results offer a new understanding of interfacial fluids, which can be used to control flow at the nanoscale.

Effects of Solution Chemistry on the Adsorption of Ibuprofen and Triclosan onto Carbon Nanotubes

Abstract: Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), and oxidized MWCNTs (O-MWCNTs) were studied for the adsorption of ibuprofen (IBU) and triclosan (TCS) as representative types of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) under different chemical solution conditions. A good fitting of sorption isotherms was obtained using a Polanyi–Manes model (PMM). IBU and TCS sorption was stronger for SWCNTs than for MWCNTs due to higher specific surface area. The high oxygen content of O-MWCNT further depressed PPCP sorption. The sorption capacity of PPCPs was found to be pH-dependent, and more adsorption was observed at pHs below their pKa values. Ionic strength was also found to substantially affect TCS adsorption, with higher adsorption capacity observed for TCS at lower ionic strength. In the presence of a reference aquatic fulvic acid (FA), sorption of IBU and TCS was reduced due to the competitive sorption of FA on carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Sorption isotherm results with SWCNT...