Curcumin is not soluble in water. Therefore, curcumin emulsion that can dissolve well in water were prepared using multi-emulsification technology, and the antioxidant activities and physical properties of emulsion were measured. Although curcumin was not dissolved in water, it was confirmed to be well dispersed in water when prepared in an aqueous dispersion curcumin emulsion. After dissolving curcumin using water and ethanol as solvents, respectively, the DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging abilities of the filtrate and the curcumin emulsion were measured. Because it was not dissolved in water, activities were not shown. However, when curcumin was dissolved in ethanol, the activities increased as the concentration of curcumin increased. On the other hand, when the curcumin emulsion was dissolved in water, it was found to have abilities. The curcumin emulsion was nano-homogenized and the size and distribution of the emulsified spheres were measured. It was confirmed to be nano-sized as it appeared as 9.083 nm/100%. In the results of the DPPH radical and ABTS radical scavenging abilities of curcumin nano-emulsion, it was confirmed that there was no change in the antioxidant abilities. In conclusion, water-dispersible curcumin prepared using multi-emulsification technology, and it was confirmed to exhibit antioxidant activity and emulsion stability.

본 연구는 두 종류의 표면 개질제 trimethylchlorosilane(TMCS), hexamethyldisilazane(HMDZ)를 사용하여 fumed silica의 표면 개질 과정에서 첨가량 변화에 따른 소수성 및 분산성 변화에 대한 연구를 진행하였다. 표면 개질 과정에서 사용된 개질제는 fumed silica 중량 대비 0~80wt%로 첨가하였으며, FT-IR(Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy), EA(Elemental analysis) 분석을 통해 개질제의 첨가량이 증가함에 따라 fumed silica의 소수성이 증가함을 확인하였다. 그리고 fumed silica의 소수성이 증가함에 따른 분산성 변화 분석을 위해 TEM(Transmission electron spectroscopy), PSA(Particle size analyzer)를 측정하였다. 그 결과, fumed silica의 소수성이 증가함에 따라 fumed silica의 입자간의 응집력이 약화되어 분산성이 향상되고 평균 입자 크기 또한 감소하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. Fumed silica의 개질 안정성을 평가하기 위해 자체 실험을 진행한 결과, 소수성 개질된 fumed silica의 경우 표면 개질제 첨가량과 관계없이 일정 시간 이후에도 소수성이 유지되고 있음을 확인하였다.

Zirconia nanoparticles were widely used as filler in order to get high refractive index layer. However, dispersion of nanoparticles is difficult due to their agglomeration in solvent. In this study, the dispersibility of the zirconia suspension is promoted by controlling the steric hindrance and electrostatic interactions through the adsorption of PEI according to alkali treatment time. Also, to induce improved dispersibility on suspension, we changed the dispersion conditions variously and fabricated an ink formulation method for the coating layer. Zirconia suspension was characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS), Zeta potential measurement, Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) and FT-IR. We were able to confirm that good dispersion of zirconia suspension by alkali treatment and PEI led to high refractive index.