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Characteristics of Nonthermal Plasma Source in Various Liquids

  • Lim, Seung-Ju;Min, Boo-Ki;Taylor, Nathan;Kim, Tae-Gyu;Kim, Hyeong-Seok;Yang, Seon-Pil;Jung, Jin-Yong;Han, Jin-Hyun;Lee, Jong-Yong;Kang, Seung-Oun;Choi, Eun Ha
    • 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.259.1-259.1
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    • 2014
  • Recently non-thermal plasma has been frequently applied to various research fields. The liquid plasma have received much attention lately because of interests in surgical and nanomaterial synthesis applications. Especially, intensive researches have been carried out for non-thermal plasma in liquid by using various electrode configurations and power supplies. We have developed a bioplasma source which could be used in a liquid, in which outer insulator has been covered onto the outer electrode. Also we have also put an insulator between the inner and outer electrode. Based on the surface discharge mode, the nonthermal bioplasma has been generated inside a liquid by using an alternating current voltage generator with peak voltage of 12 kV under driving frequency of 22 KHz. Here the discharge voltage and current have been measured for electrical characteristics. Especially, We have measured discharge and optical characteristics under various liquids of deionized (DI) water, tap water, and saline by using monochromator. We have also observed nitric oxide (NO), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and hydroxyl (OH) radical species by optical emission spectroscopy during the operation of bioplasma discharge inside various kinds of DI water, tap water, and saline. Here the temperature has been kept to be $40^{\circ}C$ or less when discharge in liquid has been operated in this experiment. Also we have measured plasma temperature by high speed camera image and density by using either H-alpha or H-beta Stark broadening method.

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Corrosion Charateristics of PEO-treated Ti-6Al-4V Alloy in Solution Containing Si and Mg Ions

  • Park, Seon-Yeong;Choe, Han-Cheol
    • 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국표면공학회 2017년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.153-153
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    • 2017
  • The application of the coating supports the mechanical characteristics of the implant, and various materials and coatings are currently being used in the implant in a way to accelerate adhesion. Especially, plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) coating has been proposed continually with good surface treatment of titanium alloys. Also, the PEO process can incorporate Ca and P ions on the titanium surface through variables varied factor. PEO process for bioactive surface has carried out in electrolytes containing Ca and P ions. Natural bone is composed of mineral elements such as Mg, Si, Zn, Sr, and Mn, etc. Especially, Mg and Si of these elements play role in bone formation and growth after clinical implantation of bio-implants. In this study, corrosion charateristics of PEO-treated Ti-6Al-4V alloy in solution containing Si and Mg ions has been investigated using several experimental techniques. The PEO-treated surfaces were identified by X-ray diffraction, using a diffractometer (XRD, Philips X' pert PRO, Netherlands) with Cu $K{\alpha}$ radiation. The morphology was observed by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM, Hitachi 4800, Japan) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX, Oxford ISIS 310, England). The potentiodynamic polarization and AC impedance tests for electrochemical degradations were carried out in 0.9% NaCl solution at similar body temperature using a potentiostat with a scan rate of 1.67mV/s and potential range from -1500mV to + 2000mV.

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용매 증발 과정 중 마이크로웨이브 처리가 PVDF 복합재료 필름의 결정화 형태에 미치는 영향 (Effect of Microwave Irradiation on Conformation of Crystalline of PVDF Nano-composite Film in the Solvent Evaporation Process)

  • 홍현수;김성수
    • Composites Research
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    • 제33권1호
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    • pp.19-24
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    • 2020
  • 본 연구에서는 Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) 필름 제작 과정 중 마이크로웨이브 처리 과정을 도입하여 β 결정성 향상에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 분석하였다. 또한, 나노 입자 보강제로써 금속산화물인 TiO2를 혼합하여 PVDF 복합재료 필름을 만들어, 전기적 음성도 차이로 인한 반데르발스 힘을 통해 β 결정 형성을 추가적으로 향상시키려고하였다. FTIR과 XRD 분석을통하여해당필름시편들에대해결정화도(Crystallinity) 및결정성(Crystalline)을 분석하였다. 이러한 분석 결과를 바탕으로, 용매 증발 과정 중 마이크로웨이브 처리 과정이 PVDF 필름의 결정화도를 높여주는 것을 확인하였고, 추가적인 연신(Stretching) 공정을 통해 α 결정에서 β 결정 변화(Crystalline phase change)가 발생함으로써 결과적으로 더 많은 β 결정성을 나타내었다. 그리고 금속산화물을 넣은 PVDF 복합재료 필름이 Neat PVDF 필름보다 상대적으로 더 높은 β 결정성을 나타내는 것을 확인하였다.

Glycosylation Enhances the Physicochemical Properties of Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester

  • Moon, Keum-Ok;Park, Soyoon;Joo, Myungsoo;Ha, Ki-Tae;Baek, Nam-In;Park, Cheon-Seok;Cha, Jaeho
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제27권11호
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    • pp.1916-1924
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    • 2017
  • In this study, we synthesized a glycosylated derivative of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) using the amylosucrase from Deinococcus geothermalis with sucrose as a substrate and examined its solubility, chemical stability, and anti-inflammatory activity. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy showed that the resulting glycosylated CAPE (G-CAPE) was the new compound caffeic acid phenethyl ester-4-O-${\alpha}-{\small{D}}$-glucopyranoside. G-CAPE was 770 times more soluble than CAPE and highly stable in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium and buffered solutions, as estimated by its half-life. The glycosylation of CAPE did not significantly affect its anti-inflammatory activity, which was assessed by examining lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production and using a nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 reporter assay. Furthermore, a cellular uptake experiment using high-performance liquid chromatography analysis of the cell-free extracts of RAW 264.7 cells demonstrated that G-CAPE was gradually converted to CAPE within the cells. These results demonstrate that the glycosylation of CAPE increases its bioavailability by helping to protect this vital molecule from chemical or enzymatic oxidation, indicating that G-CAPE is a promising candidate for prodrug therapy.

펄스 직류 $BCl_3$ 플라즈마를 이용한 GaAs와 AlGaAs의 건식식각

  • 이성현;박동균;박주홍;최경훈;송한정;이제원
    • 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국진공학회 2010년도 제39회 하계학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.220-220
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    • 2010
  • 펄스 직류 $BCl_3$ 플라즈마를 이용하여 GaAs와 AlGaAs의 건식식각을 연구하였다. 공정의 주요 변수는 펄스 직류 전압(350~550V), 펄스 직류 시간($0.4{\sim}1.2{\mu}sec$.), 펄스 직류 주파수(100~250kHz)이었다. 식각 실험 후 샘플의 식각률, 식각 선택도, 표면 형상을 비교, 분석하였다. 또한, 광학 발광 분석기(Optical Emission Spectroscopy)를 이용하여 식각하는 동안 플라즈마 방전 특성을 분석하였다. 표면 단차 측정기(Alpha-step IQ, Tencor)로 식각 깊이를 측정해 식각률을 계산하였다. 표면 거칠기 또한 단차 측정기의 표면 거칠기 프로그램을 이용하여 분석하였다. 식각 벽면과 표면 상태는 주사전자현미경(Field-emission scanning electron microscopy)을 이용하여 관찰하였다. 분석 결과는 1) 펄스 직류의 전압이 증가하면 전극에 걸리는 파워가 올라가고 GaAs와 AlGaAs의 식각률도 증가하였다. 2) 76 mTorr 공정 압력, $0.7{\mu}sec$. 펄스 직류 시간과 200 kHz 주파수 일 때 10 sccm $BCl_3$ 펄스 직류 플라즈마에서 GaAs와 AlGaAs 둘 다 약 $0.4{\mu}m/min$ 이상의 식각 속도를 보여주었다. 3) 식각 선택도는 펄스 직류의 전압이 높아지면 증가하였고, 펄스 직류 주파수의 증가도 공정 파워와 GaAs와 AlGaAs의 식각률을 증가시켰다. 4) 그러나 펄스 직류 주파수가 150kHz 이하일 때에는 GaAs와 AlGaAs가 거의 식각되지 않았다. 5) 표면 거칠기는 펄스 직류 주파수가 증가하면 미세하게 좋아졌고 플라즈마는 펄스 직류 주파수가 100~250kHz 일 때 생성되었다. 6) 펄스 직류 시간의 증가는 공정 파워, 식각률, 식각 선택도 모두의 증가를 가져왔다. 7) 광학발광분석기(OES) 데이타는 $BCl_3$ 플라즈마에서 넓은 범위(450~700nm)에서의 염소(Cl) 분자 피크를 나타내었다. 8) 전자 현미경 사진은 펄스 직류 전압이 400 V보다 550 V 일 때보다 더 이방성(Anisotropic)측면과 부드러운 표면을 나타냈지만, 조금의 홈(Trench)이 발견되었다. 결론적으로 펄스 직류 $BCl_3$ 플라즈마는 GaAs와 AlGaAs의 건식식각에서 우수한 결과를 나타냈었다.

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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE GIANT H II REGION G353.2+0.9 IN NGC 6357

  • BOHIGAS JOAQUIN;TAPIA MAURICIO;ROTH MIGUEL;RUlZ MARIA TERESA
    • 천문학회지
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    • 제37권4호
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    • pp.281-284
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    • 2004
  • Optical imaging and spectroscopy of G353.2+0.9, the brightest part of the giant H II region NGC 6357, shows that this H II region is optically thin, contains ${\~}300\;M_{\bigodot}$ of ionized gas and is probably expanding into the surrounding medium. Its chemical composition is similar to that found in other H II regions at similar galactocentric distances if temperature fluctuations are significant. The inner regions are probably made of thin shells and filaments, whereas extended slabs of material, maybe shells seen edge-on, are found in the periphery. The radio continuum and H$\alpha$ emission maps are very similar, indicating that most of the optical nebula is not embedded in the denser regions traced by molecular gas and the presence of IR sources. About $10^{50}$ UV photons per second are required to produce the H$\beta$ flux from the 1l.3'${\times}$10' region surrounding the Pis 24 cluster that is south of G353.2+0.9. Most of the energy powering this region is produced by the 03-7 stars in Pis 24. Most of the 2MASS sources in the field with large infrared excesses are within G353.2+0.9, indicating that the most recent star forming process occured within it. The formation of Pis 24 preceded and caused the formation of this new generation of stars and may be responsible for the present-day morphology of the entire NGC 6357 region.

Mössbauer Study of Ti0.9957Fe0.01O2

  • Kim, Eng-Chan;Moon, S.H.;Woo, S.I.;Kim, H.D.;Kim, B.Y.;Cho, J.H.;Joh, Y.G.;Kim, D.H.
    • 한국자기학회지
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    • 제15권2호
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    • pp.106-108
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    • 2005
  • The rutile polycrystal $Ti_{0.99}\;^{57}Fe_{0.01}O_2$ prepared with $^{57}Fe$ enriched iron have been studied by $M\ddot{o}ssbauer$ spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and VSM. The $M\ddot{o}ssbauer$ spectrum of $Ti_{0.99}\;^{57}Fe_{0.01}O_2$ consists of a ferromagnetic and a paramagnetic phase over all temperature ranging from 4 to 300 K. Isomer shifts indicate $Fe^{2+}$ for the ferromagnetic phase, but $Fe^{3+}$ for the paramagneic phase of $Ti_{0.99}\;^{57}Fe_{0.01}O_2$ sample. It is noted that the magnetic hyperfine field of ferromagnetic phase had the value about 1.48 times as large as that of $\alpha$-Fe. The XRD data for $Ti_{0.99}\;^{57}Fe_{0.01}O_2$ showed a pure rutile phase with tetragonal structures without any segregation of Fe into particulates within the instrumental resolution limit The magnetic hysteresis (M-H) curve at room temperature showed an obvious ferromagnetic behavior and the magnetic moment per Fe atom under the applied field of 1 T was estimated to be about $0.71{\mu}_B$, suggesting a low spin configuration of Fe ions.

양이온 중합을 이용한 폴리알파올레핀의 미세구조 조절에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Control of Microstructures of Polyalphaolefins via Cationic Polymerization)

  • 고영수;권완섭;노명한;임진형
    • 폴리머
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    • 제39권2호
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    • pp.346-352
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    • 2015
  • 폴리알파올레핀(PAO)은 유동점, 점도지수, 열/산화 안정성이 광유 기반의 윤활유보다 우수한 합성 윤활유이다. 본 연구에서는 1-펜텐, 1-헥센, 1-옥텐, 및 1-도데센을 단량체로 사용하고 세가지 종류의 알루미늄계 루이스 산촉매로 양이온 중합을 수행하여 다양한 PAO를 합성하였다. PAO 중합 성능과 제조된 PAO의 분자량, 동점도, 유동점과 점도지수를 다양한 중합 조건에서 조절할 수 있었다. 알킬 알루미늄 할라이드계 촉매가 기존의 $AlCl_3$계 촉매에 비하여 촉매 성능이 우수하였다. PAO의 미세구조를 비행-시간형 질량분석기(TOF-MS) 해석을 통하여 PAO의 미세구조와 윤활유로의 성능(점도지수, 유동점)과의 상관관계를 규명하였다. 특히, PAO의 점도지수는 알파 올레핀의 탄소수 증가에 따라 상승하여, PAO의 분지길이가 점도지수와 밀접한 상관관계가 있음을 확인하였다.

Hf가 첨가된 생체용 Ti-15Sn-4Nb 합금의 미세조직 및 내식성 (Microstructure and Corrosion Resistance of Ti-15Sn-4Nb Alloy with Hf Adding Element)

  • 이도재;이경구;조규종;윤택림;박효병
    • 대한치과기공학회지
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    • 제23권1호
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    • pp.55-64
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    • 2001
  • This study is focusing on the improvement of problems of Ti-6Al-4V alloy. A new Ti based alloy, Ti-15Sn-4Nb, have designed to examine any possibility of improving the mechanical properties and biocompatibility. Specimens of Ti alloys were melted in vacuum arc furnace and homogenized at $100^{\circ}C$ for 24h. All specimens were solution treated at $812^{\circ}C$ and aged at $500^{\circ}C$ for 10h. The corrosion resistance of Ti alloys was evaluated by potentiodynamic polarization test and immersion test inl%Lactic acid solutions. Ti-15Sn-4Nb system alloys showed Widmanstatten microstructure after solution treatment which is typical microstructure of ${\alpha}+{\beta}$ type Ti alloys. Analysing the corrosion resistance of Ti alloys, it was concluded that the passive films of Ti-15Sn-4Nb system alloys are more stable than that of Ti-6Al-4V alloys. Also, the corrosion resistance of Ti-15Sn-4Nb system alloys was improved with adding elements, Hf. It was analysed that the passive film of the Ti-15Sn-4Nb alloy which was formed in air atmosphere was consisted of TiO2, SnO and NbO through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) analysis.

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High Level of Soluble Expression in Escherichia coli and Characterisation of the Cloned Bacillus thuringiensis Cry4Ba Domain III Fragment

  • Chayaratanasin, Poramed;Moonsom, Seangdeun;Sakdee, Somsri;Chaisri, Urai;Katzenmeier, Gerd;Angsuthanasombat, Chanan
    • BMB Reports
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    • 제40권1호
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    • pp.58-64
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    • 2007
  • Similar to the other known structures of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry $\delta$-endotoxins, the crystal structure of the 65-kDa activated Cry4Ba toxin comprises three domains which are, from the N- to C-terminus, a bundle of $\alpha$-helices, a three-$\beta$-sheet domain, and a $\beta$-sandwich. To investigate the properties of the C-terminal domain III in isolation from the rest of the toxin, the cloned Cry4Ba-domain III was over-expressed as a 21-kDa soluble protein in Escherichia coli, which cross-reacted with anti-Cry4Ba domain III monoclonal antibody. A highly-purified domain III was obtained in a monomeric form by ion-exchange and size-exclusion FPLC. Circular dichroism spectroscopy indicated that the isolated domain III fragment distinctly exists as a $\beta$-sheet structure, corresponding to the domain III structure embodied in the Cry4Ba crystal structure. In vitro binding analysis via immuno-histochemical assay revealed that the Cry4Ba-domain III protein was able to bind to the apical microvilli of the susceptible Stegomyia aegypti larval midguts, albeit at lower-binding activity when compared with the full-length active toxin. These results demonstrate for the first time that the C-terminal domain III of the Cry4Ba mosquito-larvicidal protein, which can be isolated as a native folded monomer, conceivably participates in toxin-receptor recognition.