Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Soongsil University

Yong Chae Jung

Min Su Park

Sang Hyun Lee

Cheol-Min Yang

Junyeon Hwang

Eun Sil Lee

Min Cheol Park

Seokhoon Ahn

Jaesang Yu

Jae Woo Chung

Hun-su Lee

Jaewoo Kim

Seong Yun Kim

Jun Young Jo

Han Gyeol Jang

Sunghoon Jung

Junhaeng Lee

Sungmin Jung

Yong Seok Choi

Dong Woo Kim

Seayoung Lim

Daun Lim

Hye Jin Yoo

The present disclosure relates to a spiropyran composite having improved mechano-sensitivity, a method for manufacturing the same, and a chromic article including the same. Particularly, the spiropyran composite is obtained by bonding spiropyran covalently to a polymer, an inorganic material or a mixture thereof to form spiropyran composite, and impregnating the spiropyran composite with a sensitivity-enhancing agent for a suitable time through a wet infiltration process to form non-polar environment at the inner part of the spiropyran composite, to cause pre-stretch and to increase a change in color or fluorescence in response to force, stress or strain, thereby providing significantly improved mechano-sensitivity. In addition, a wet filtration process is used and no expensive equipment is required to simplify the process. Further, the process can be performed rapidly within several minutes to reduce the processing time.

Spiropyran composite having improved mechano-sensitivity, method for manufacturing the same, and chromic article including the same

Disclosed are a supramolecular structure including a plurality of first oligomers having a zwitterion at the terminal end and a plurality of second oligomers having a hydrogen-bondable functional group at the terminal end, wherein a supramolecule including the plurality of first oligomers and a supramolecule including the plurality of second oligomers form a three-dimensional network structure, and a method of manufacturing the same, a self-healing elastomer, a self-healing film, and an electronic device.

Supramolecular structure and method of manufacturing the same and self-healing elastomer

Disclosed is an ultrafine fiber including lignin, a carrier polymer and a carbon material. The ultrafine fiber, which includes lignin, can exhibit the properties of lignin such as antibacterial property, biodegradability, etc. Accordingly, it can be used widely in medical materials such as nanofiber, nanofiber web, nanofiber sheet, etc. for wound healing of the skin's dermal layer. Also, the ultrafine fiber can be used in sheath of electric cables because it contains a carbon material and has superior conductivity. In addition, because the ultrafine fiber can hold a large quantity of water, it can be used in various fields including sanitary pads for women, diapers for babies and adults, etc.

Lignin-containing coating composition and ultrafine fibers including the same

Provided are a carbon nanotube composite containing a carbon nanotube coated with a protein having a catechol group and a metal ion bound to the catechol group and a method for manufacturing the same. According to the present disclosure, a carbon nanotube composite which exhibits controllable dispersibility and degree of crosslinkage while retaining the intrinsic physical properties of the carbon nanotube may be prepared. Since the phase change and tendency of aggregation of the carbon nanotube composite can be controlled quickly and repeatedly depending on the change in external environment, the carbon nanotube composite may be useful in various industrial fields including medicine, environment, etc. as a self-healing material.

Carbon nanotube composite and method of manufacturing the same

Disclosed are lignin microcapsules including lignin as a shell material and at least one of oil and a carbonaceous material as a core material. The lignin microcapsules may be formed by carried out polymerization in an oil-in-water emulsion including lignin, oil and water and further including a carbonaceous material. Since lignin has a phenol structure, the microcapsules including lignin may be formed to have antibacterial property. Thus, the lignin microcapsules may be used widely in various fields, such as additives for composite materials.

Lignin microcapsule and method of producing the same

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Yong Chae Jung