• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.176-183
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• 2018

In this study, a $Li_2ZrO_3$ coated $Li[Ni_{0.8}Co_{0.15}Al_{0.05}]O_2$ (NCA) cathode was applied to an all-solid-state cell employing a sulfide-based solid electrolyte. Sulfide-based solid electrolytes are preferable for all-solid-state cells because of their high ionic conductivity and good softness and elasticity. However, sulfides are very reactive with oxide cathodes, and this reduces the stability of the cathode/electrolyte interface of all-solid-state cells. $Li_2ZrO_3$ is expected to be a suitable coating material for the cathode because it can suppress the undesirable reactions at the cathode/sulfide electrolyte interface because of its good stability and high ionic conductivity. Cells employing $Li_2ZrO_3$ coated NCA showed superior capacity to those employing pristine NCA. Analysis by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy confirmed that the $Li_2ZrO_3$ coating layer suppresses the propagation of S and P into the cathode and the reaction between the cathode and the sulfide solid electrolyte. These results show that $Li_2ZrO_3$ coating is promising for reducing undesirable side reactions at the cathode/electrolyte interface of all-solid-state-cells.

• Proceedings of the Korean Aquaculture Society Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.90-91
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• 2003

어류 등의 종묘 생산시 초기 먹이로 이용되는 rotifer의 배양에 주로 해수산 Chlorella가 많이 이용되어 왔으나, 해수산 Chlorella는 수온 30℃이상 이거나, 10℃ 이하 일 때는 그 성장 상태가 극히 불안정하다. 따라서 부경대학교 한국 해양미세조류은행에서 보유하고 있는 국내외 Chlorella 종류 130종 중에서 채집 해역, 크기 등을 고려하여 해수산 Chlorella 5종, 해수산 Nannochloris 5종, 기수산과 담수산 Chlorella 각각 3종, 총 16종을 선택하여, 계절별 rotifer 배양에 적합한 Chlorella를 개발하고자 하였다. 먼저, 5종의 해수산 Chlorella를 수온 25℃, 염분 15‰과 30‰, 조도 5,000 lux 연속조명하에서 10일간 배양한 결과 15‰에서는 C-23 Chlorella vulgaris (감천), C-12 Chlorella vulgaris(낙동), C-20 Chlorella ellipsoidea(일본) 의 S.G.R. 이 각각 0.6621, 06353과 0.6251로 높게 나타났으며, 30‰에서는 C-23 이 13,146×10⁴cells/㎖로 가장 높은 세포 밀도를 보였다. 다음으로 5종의 해수산 Nannochloris를 동일한 조건에서 7일간 배양한 결과, 15와 30‰ 모두에서 C-31 Wannochloris oculata(UTEX), C-87 Nannochloris sp.(득량만) 와 C-189 Nannochloris sp.(부안) 의 S.G.R.이 0.9504∼0.9734로서 높은 성장률을 나타내었고, C-31은 30‰에서 11,229×10⁴cells/㎖의 높은 세포 밀도를 보였다. 그리고, 3종의 기수산 Chlorella는 25℃, 5,000 lux 연속조명, 염분 0, 15, 30‰에서, 담수산 3종은 동일한 수온과 조도에서 0, 15‰에서 각각 7일간 배양한 결과, 기수산에서는 S.G.R.이 0.6915∼0.8601로 나타났다. 특히, EC-001 Chlorella vulgaris(화진포)가 15와 30‰에서 각각 6491×10⁴cells/㎖, 6166×10⁴cells/㎖로 가장 높은 세포 밀도를 보였으며, 3종의 담수산 Chlorella는 0‰에서 S.G.R.이 0.6215∼0.6596의 성장률로 FC-001 이 2454×10⁴cells/㎖로 높은 밀도를 보였으나, 15‰에서는 모두 접종후 세포수가 감소하였다. 따라서 담수산 Chlorella는 rotifer의 적정 배양 염분인 15‰에서는 성장이 저조한 것으로 판단되어 제외하였다. 위의 배양 실험에서 각각 성장이 우수한 7종(C-12, C-20, C-23, C-31, C-87, C-189, EC-001)을 선정하여 다시 25℃, 15‰, 5,000 lux 연속 조명하에서 동시에 배양한 결과 해수산에서는 C-12, C-20, C-31, C-87 및 C-189의 S.G.R.이 0.8170∼0.8752로 높았으나, C-23은 0.7868로 낮게 나타났으며, EC-001은 0.7807로서 해수산에 비해서는 다소 낮았다. 한편, 이들 7종의 일반 성분을 분석한 결과에서는 조단백질은 C-31, C-12이 각각 42.93%, 42.7%였으며, 조지방 함량은 C-12 2.64%, C-31 2.58% 및 EC-001 2.43%로 나타났다. 위의 결과에서 C-23을 제외한 6종을 대상으로 성장과 영양성분이 높은 6종(C-12, C-20, C-31, C-87, C-189, EC-001)을 선택하여, 고수온기에 해당하는 32℃와 30℃, 저수온기인 10℃에서 각 종의 성장을 측정한 결과 32℃에서는 C-87과 C-189의 세포수가 6475×10⁴cells/㎖와 5932×10⁴cells/㎖로 가장 높았으며, 30℃에서는 C-31과 C-87이 각각 7951×10⁴cells/㎖와 7775×10⁴cells/㎖로 높게 나타났다. 반면 10℃에서 배양한 결과 EC-001이 3316×10⁴cells/㎖ 로 다른 종들의 107∼986×10⁴cells/㎖에 비하여 월등히 높은 세포 밀도를 나타내었다. 이들 6종의 미세조류를 L-type rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis에 먹이로 공급한 결과 C-12에서 5일째 300개체/㎖로 가장 높은 개체수를 나타내었다. 이와 같은 결과를 종합할 때 rotifer의 먹이로서는 여름철 고수온기에는 C-87 Nannochloris sp. (득량만)과 C-189 Nannochloris sp.(부안)이, 저수온기에는 기수산인 EC-001 Chlorella vulgaris(화진포)가 적당하며, 봄, 가을의 다른 계절에는 C-12 Chlorella vulgaris(낙동)이 가장 효과적일 것으로 판단되어진다.

• Development and Reproduction
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.409-420
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• 2013

Human serum (HS) has been reported to induce aggregation of human eyelid adipose-derived stem cells (HEACs) during high-density culture in vitro. The present study focused on the role of cell adhesion molecules and gelatinases during HS-induced aggregation of HEACs. HS-induced aggregation occurred between 9-15 days of culture. Cells aggregated by HS medium (HS-agg) showed stronger expression of ${\alpha}2$, ${\alpha}2B$, ${\alpha}X$, and CEACAM1 genes compared to non-aggregated cells in HS medium (HS-ex) or in control FBS-cultured cells. HS-agg were distinctly labeled with antibodies against ${\alpha}2$, ${\alpha}2B$, and ${\alpha}X$ proteins. Western blot results demonstrated that the two integrin proteins were greatly expressed in HS-agg compared to HS-ex and control FBS-cultured cells. Treatment of HEACs with anti-integrin ${\alpha}2$ antibody during culture in HS medium delayed aggregation formation. HS-agg exhibited strong expression of MMP1 and MMP9 compared to HS-ex or FBS-cultured cells. Conditioned media from HS-culture showed remarkable increase of MMP9 gelatinolytic activity in comparison to those from FBS-culture. However, there was no change of TIMP mRNA expression in relation to the HS-induced aggregation. Based on these results, it is suggested that integrin ${\alpha}2$, ${\alpha}2B$, and ${\alpha}X$, and MMP9 might play an important role in the HS-induced aggregation of HEACs.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.100-101
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• 2003

It has been known that elevated levels of COX-2 is associated with resistance to apoptosis in cancerous or transformed cells. However, recent studies have shown that up-regulation of COX-2 may be implicated in induction of apoptosis. Previous studies from this laboratory have shown that a novel alkylphospholipid type antitumor agent ET-18-O-$CH_3$ (l-O-octadecyl-2-0-methyl-glycero-3-phosphocholine) induces COX-2 expression in H-ras transformed human breast epithelial cells (MCF10A-ras) while it causes apoptosis in the same concentration range.(omitted)

• Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.199-207
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• 2002

The polycrystalline CdS of large scale were grown by chemical pyrolysis deposition for $Cu_2$S/CdS heterojunction solar cells. For high quality CdS polycrystalline thin films, the chemical solution was deposited on indium tin oxide(ITO) glasses at the temperature of 50$0^{\circ}C$ for 15 second and annealed at 35$0^{\circ}C$ for 20 minute or 50$0^{\circ}C$ for 30 second. To fabricate high efficiency solar cells, optical and electrical properties, morphology by SEM and x-ray diffraction on polycrystalline CdS thin films were investigated. From the I-V characteristics of $Cu_2$S/CdS heterojunction, the open circuit voltage, $V_{oc}$ was 0.7 V and the short circuit current, $I_{sc}$ was 4.2 mA. We found that the fill factor(FF) was 0.5 and the efficiency was 2.5%.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.302-305
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• 2003

It is difficult to obtain sufficient healthy skin for coverage of a wide area of skin wound. In the skin, an additional population of living epithelial cells is located in the outer root sheath (ORS) of hair $follicles.^{1),2)}$ ORS cells should be a good source of epithelium because they are easily obtainable and patients do not have to suffer from scar formation at donor sites. We modified ordinary primary culture technique for the purpose of solving such problem that epithelial cells have a low propagation and easy aging during culture periods. First of all, we improved primary cultivation methods. In the ordinary primary culture, average yield of human ORS cells was $2\;{\times}\;10^3$ cells/follicle by direct incubation with trypsin (0.1%)/EDTA (0.02%) solution for 15 min at $37^{\circ}C$ but we could obtain about $6.5\;{\times}\;10^3$ cells/follicle by two step enzyme digestion method with dispase (1.2 U/ml) and trypsin (0.1%)/EDTA (0.02%) solution. So we could achieve three times higher primary cultured ORS cell yield. Secondly, we could obtain total $2\;{\times}\;10^7$ cells in serum free medium and even more total $6\;{\times}\;10^7$ cells in modified E-medium with mitomycin C-treated feeder cells during 17 days. Using the cultured ORS cells, and we could make bioartificial skin equivalent in vitro and concluded that ORS cells were progenitor cells for skin epithelial cell.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.70-75
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• 2003

The objective of the present study was to investigate the uptake process of 4-Phenylazobenzoxycarbonyl-Pro-Leu-Gly-Pro-D-Arg (Pz-peptide), a hydrophilic and collagenase-labile pentapeptide, by isolated hepatocytes. For comparison, the uptake of Pz-peptide by Caco-2 cells and colonic cells, two known paracellular routes of Pz-peptide, was also evaluated. A simple and sensitive reversed-phase HPLC assay method using UV detection has been developed. The coefficient of variation for all the criteria of validation were less than 15%. The method was, therefore, considered to be sutable for measuring the concentration of Pz-peptide in the biological cells. Pz-peptide was extensively uptaked into hepatocytes. The initial velocity of Pz-peptide uptake assessed from the initial slope of the curve was plotted as Eadie-Hofstee plots. The maximum velocity ($V_{max}$) and the Michaelis constant ($K_m$) were 0.190$\pm$0.020 $nmol/min/10^6$ cells and 12.1$\pm$3.23 $\mu$M, respectively. The permeability-surface area product ($PS{influx}$) was calculated to be 0.0157 ml/min/10^6$ cells. $V_{max}$ and $K_m$ values for Caco-2 cells were calculated to be 6.22$\pm$0.930 pmol/min/10^6$ cells and 82.8$\pm$8.37 $\mu$M, respectively, being comparable with those of colonocytes (6.04$\pm$1.03 pmol/min/10^6$ cells and 87.8$\pm$13.2 $\mu$M, respectively). $PS_{influx}$ values for Caco-2 cells and colonocytes were calculated to be 0.0751 $\mu$l/min/10^6$ cells and 0.0688 $\mu$l/min/10^6$ cells, respectively. The more pronounced uptake of Pz-peptide by hepatocytes, when compared with Caco-2 cells and colonocytes, is probably due to its specific transporter. In conclusion, Pz-peptide, a paracellularly transported pentapeptide in the intestine and ocular epithelia, was uptaked into hepatocytes extensively. Although Pz-peptide is able to be uptaked into the Caco-2 cells and colonocytes, it is less pronounced when compared with hepatocytes. $PS_{influx}$ values of Caco-2 cells and colonocytes for unbound Pz-peptide under linear conditions were less than 0.4% when compared with that of hepatocytes.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• v.15 no.17
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• pp.7065-7068
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• 2014

To investigate the anti-proliferative mechanism of mangiferin in a human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line, CNE2 cells were incubated with different concentrations of mangiferin (12.5, 25, 50, 100, 150 and $200{\mu}M$) or with PBS as a control for 72 hours. Analyses were made of the cell cycle and apoptosis with measurement of mRNA and protein levels of two apoptosis-related genes, Bcl-2 and Bax. Flow cytometry assays showed mangiferin could inhibit CNE2 cell proliferation via G2/M arrest and induction of early apoptosis. Real time PCR and Western blotting showed the mRNA and protein level of Bcl-2 to be down-regulated, while those of Bax were upregulated, when CNE2 cells were treated with mangiferin. This investigation indicated anti-proliferation effects of mangiferin through induction of cell apoptosis regulated by Bcl-2 and Bax expression.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.52-58
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• 2013

Two different window-structured $CuInGaSe_2$(CIGS) solar cells, i.e., CIGS/thin-CdS/ZnO:B(sample A) and CIGS/very thin-CdS/Zn(S/O)/ZnO:B(sample B), were prepared, and the diffusivity of Zn, Cd, S, and B atoms, respectively, in the CIGS, ZnO or Zn(S/O) layer was estimated by a theoretical fit to experimental secondary ion mass spectrometer data. Diffusivities of Zn, Cd, S, and B atoms in CIGS were $2.0{\times}10^{-13}(1.5{\times}10^{-13})$, $4.6{\times}10^{-13}(4.4{\times}10^{-13})$, $1.6{\times}10^{-13}(1.8{\times}10^{-13})$, and $1.2{\times}10^{-12}cm^2/s$ at 423K, respectively, where the values in parentheses were obtained from sample B and the others from sample A. The diffusivity of the B atom in a Zn(S/O) of sample B was $2.1{\times}10^{-14}cm^2/sec$. Moreover, the diffusivities of Cd and S atoms diffusing back into ZnO(sample A) or Zn(S/O)(sample A) layers were extremely low at 423K, and the estimated diffusion coefficients were $2.2{\times}10^{-15}cm^2/s$ for Cd and $3.0{\times}10^{-15}cm^2/s$ for S.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.8-15
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• 2003

Background: CD30 is a member of TNF receptor family and expressed on lymphocytes and other hematopoietic cells following activation as well as Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells in Hodgkin's lymphoma. In this study, CD30-mediated regulation of cell adhesion molecule expression on normal activated mouse T cells was investigated. Methods: Mouse T cells were activated with anti-CD3 antibody for induction of CD30, which was cross-linked by immobilized anti-CD30 antibody. Results: High level of CD30 expression on T cells was observed on day 5, but only little on day 3 even under culture condition resulting in an identical T cell proliferation, indicating that CD30 expression requires a prolonged stimulation up to 5 days. Cross-linking of CD30 alone altered neither proliferation nor apoptosis of normal activated T cells. Instead, CD30 appeared to promote cell adherence to culture substrate, and considerably upregulated ICAM-1 and, to a lesser extent, ICAM-2 expression on activated T cells, whereas CD2 and CD18 (LFA-1) expression was not affected. None of cytokines known as main regulators of ICAM-1 expression on tissue cells (IL 4, $IFN{\gamma}$ and $IFN{\alpha}$) enhanced ICAM-1 expression in the absence of CD30 signals. On the other hand, addition of $NF-{\kappa}B$ inhibitor, PDTC (0.1 mM) completely abrogated the CD30-mediated upregulation of ICAM-1 expression, but not CD2 and ICAM-2 expression. Conclusion: This results support that CD30 upregulates ICAM-1 expression of T cell and such regulation is not mediated by higher cytokine production but $NF-{\kappa}B$ activation. Therefore, CD30 may play important roles in T-T or T-B cell interaction through regulation of ICAM-1, and -2 expression.