• 한국마이크로전자및패키징학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국마이크로전자및패키징학회 2003년도 기술심포지움 논문집
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• pp.63-67
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• 2003

Electromigration characteristics of $SnAg_3Cu_{0.7}$ and eutectic SnPb solder were studied using thin stripe-type test structures. Significant changes in the microstructure of two solders were observed after electromigration test, in which the temperature and the current density were varied from 90 to $110^{\circ}C$ and from $4.0\times10^4\;A/cm^2\;to\;9.2\times10^4\;A/cm^2$. In SnAgCu solders, hillocks were main]y observed near the anode end. From resistance measurements, it was calculated that the activation energy of the SnAgCu solder for electromigration was 1.04 eV And in eutectic SnPb without the effect of pads, while depleted region was found near cathode end, Sn-rich hillocks were observed near the anode end. During eutectic SnPb electromigration, it were observed that electromigration behavior had two migration modes.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.240-245
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• 2002

Cancer metastasis represents the most important cause of cancer death and antitumor agents that may inhibit this process have been extensively pursued. Invasion and metastasis of malignantly transformed cells involve degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM) components by matrix metalloproteinases (MMP), especially MMP-2 and -9. We previously showed that H-ras-induced invasive phenotype may involve MMP-2, rather than MMP-9, in MCF10A cells. In the present study, we investigated the chemopreventive effect of Aster, a widely used culinary vegetable in Korea. We screened twelve extracts from three Aster species (Aster scaber, Aster oharai and Aster glehni) for the inhibitory effect on MMP activities of H-ras MCF10A human breast epithelial cells. All of the extracts tested in this study efficiently inhibited the gelatinolytic activities of MMP-2 and MMP-9. A more prominent inhibition was observed in MMP-2 activity compared to MMP-9. Out of twelve extracts, eight extracts showed>90％ inhibition of MMP-2 activity in H-ras MCF10A cells while only one extract showed>90％ inhibition of MMP-9 activity. We selected three extracts (AO-3, AG-3 and AS-EA) for further studies since they exerted a marked inhibition in the ratio of MMP-2 to MMP-9. Treatment with AO-3, AG-3 and AS-EA in H-ras MCF10A cells caused a significant inhibition of invasive phenotype and migration, proving a chemopreventive potential of these extracts. Taken together, our results demonstrate that extracts of Aster effectively inhibit invasion and migration of highly malignant human breast cells, possibly via downregulation of MMP-2 and MMP-9.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.2081-2086
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• 2015

Gecko is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine with remarkable antineoplastic activity. However, undefined mechanisms and ambiguity regarding active ingredients limit new drug development from gecko. This study was conducted to assess anti-angiogenic properties of the aqueous extracts of fresh gecko (AG) or macromolecular components separated from AG (M-AG). An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) approach was applied to detect the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) secretion of the tumor cells treated with AG or M-AG. The effect of AG or M-AG on vascular endothelial cell proliferation and migratory ability was analyzed by tetrazolium dye colorimetric method, transwell and wound-healing assays. Chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assays were used to ensure the anti-angiogenic activity of M-AG in vivo. The results showed that AG or M-AG inhibited the VEGF secretion of tumor cells, the relative inhibition rates of AG and M-AG being 27.2% and 53.2% respectively at a concentration of $20{\mu}L/mL$. AG and M-AG inhibited the vascular endothelial (VE) cell proliferation with IC50 values of $11.5{\pm}0.5{\mu}L/mL$ and $12.9{\pm}0.4{\mu}L/mL$ respectively. The VE cell migration potential was inhibited significantly (p<0.01) by the AG (${\geq}24{\mu}L/mL$) or M-AG (${\geq}12\mu}L/mL$) treatment. In vivo, neovascularization of CAM treated with M-AG was inhibited significantly (p<0.05) at a concentration of ${\geq}0.4{\mu}L/mL$. This study provided evidence that anti-angiogenesis is one of the anti-tumor mechanisms of AG and M-AG, with the latter as a promising active component.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.608-616
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• 2015

The migration of silver (Ag) in silicon carbide (SiC) and $^{110m}Ag$ through SiC of irradiated tristructural isotropic (TRISO) fuel has been studied for the past three to four decades. However, there is no satisfactory explanation for the transport mechanism of Ag in SiC. In this work, the diffusion coefficients of Ag measured and/or estimated in previous studies were reviewed, and then pre-exponential factors and activation energies from the previous experiments were evaluated using Arrhenius equation. The activation energy is $247.4kJ{\cdot}mol^{-1}$ from Ag paste experiments between two SiC layers produced using fluidized-bed chemical vapor deposition (FBCVD), $125.3kJ{\cdot}mol^{-1}$ from integral release experiments (annealing of irradiated TRISO fuel), $121.8kJ{\cdot}mol^{-1}$ from fractional Ag release during irradiation of TRISO fuel in high flux reactor (HFR), and $274.8kJ{\cdot}mol^{-1}$ from Ag ion implantation experiments, respectively. The activation energy from ion implantation experiments is greater than that from Ag paste, fractional release and integral release, and the activation energy from Ag paste experiments is approximately two times greater than that from integral release experiments and fractional Ag release during the irradiation of TRISO fuel in HFR. The pre-exponential factors are also very different depending on the experimental methods and estimation. From a comparison of the pre-exponential factors and activation energies, it can be analogized that the diffusion mechanism of Ag using ion implantation experiment is different from other experiments, such as a Ag paste experiment, integral release experiments, and heating experiments after irradiating TRISO fuel in HFR. However, the results of this work do not support the long held assumption that Ag release from FBCVD-SiC, used for the coating layer in TRISO fuel, is dominated by grain boundary diffusion. In order to understand in detail the transport mechanism of Ag through the coating layer, FBCVD-SiC in TRISO fuel, a microstructural change caused by neutron irradiation during operation has to be fully considered.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2000

전기자극이 흰쥐 창상 표피세포의 핵소체형성부위에 미치는 영향을 규명할 목적으로 Sprague-Dawley계 수컷 흰쥐 24마리의 등애 15mm의 절개창을 만들고 봉합한 후 각각 4일 7일 대조군 및 전기자극에 각각 6마리씩 무작위로 배치하고 전기자극군 흰쥐의 에 전극을 부착한 후 맥동빈도 0.5pps, 전류량 $500{\mu}A$로 60분간 전기자극하였으며 대조군은 전극만 부착하고 전류를 통전시키지 않았다. 전자자극 후 등의 피부를 적출하여 포르말린에 고정한 후 파라핀 포매 절편을 제작하여 silver colliod염색을 하였다. 이 표본을 400배율 현미경하에서 관찰하여 핵당 AgNOR으 수를 계측한 후 핵당 AgNOR의 분포와 핵당 평균 AgNOR수를 산출하여 통계분석한 결과 창상유발 4일과 7일째의 전기자극군의 평균 AgNOR수가 대조군보다 통계학적으로 유의하게 높게 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 전기자극이 흰쥐 피부 창상연 표피세포에서 AgNOR 발현을 증가시켰음을 확인할 수 있었으며 이는 미세맥동전류자극이 창상연의 표피세포를 증식시키고 있음을 시사하고 있다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.263-270
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• 2005

Transactivation of EGF-receptor (EGFR) by G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) is emerging as an important pathway in cell proliferation, which plays a crucial role in the development of atherosclerotic lesion. Angiotensin II (Ang II) has been identified to have a major role in the formation of atherosclerotic lesions, although the underlying mechanisms remain largely unclear. We hypothesize that Ang II promotes the proliferation and migration of smooth muscle cells through the release of heparin-binding epidermal growth factor like growth factor (HB-EGF), transactivation of EGFR and activation of Akt and Erk 1/2, with matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) playing a dispensable role. Primary rat aortic smooth muscle cells were used in this study. Smooth muscle cells rendered quiescent by serum deprivation for 12 h were treated with Ang II (100 nM) in the presence of either GM6001 ($20{\mu}M$), a specific inhibitor of MMPs or AG1478 ($10{\mu}M$), an inhibitor of EGFR. The levels of phosphorylation of EGFR, Akt and Erk 1/2 were assessed in the cell lysates. Inhibition of MMPs by GM6001 significantly attenuated Ang II-stimulated phosphorylation of EGFR, suggesting that MMPs may be involved in the transactivation of EGFR by Ang II receptor. Furthermore Ang II-stimulated proliferation and migration of smooth muscle cells were significantly blunted by inhibiting MMPs and EGFR and applying HB-EGF neutralization antibody, indicating that MMPs, HB-EGF and EGFR activation is necessary for Ang-II stimulated migration and proliferation of smooth muscle cells. Our results suggest that inhibition of MMPs may represent one of the strategies to counter the mitogenic and motogenic effects of Ang II on smooth muscle cells and thereby prevent the formation and development of atherosclerotic lesions.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2008년도 International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.1437-1440
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• 2008

In this paper, we mainly deal with metallic electrode materials and patterning processing of plasma display panels. We focus on the recent development status, where low cost and high performance electrode materials such as Ag-based single-layered bus, low cost-in-use and anti-migration address electrodes are briefly introduced. The technological trends and further works on novel electrode materials and processing are also discussed.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제39권9호
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• pp.846-850
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• 2002

강유전체 물질인 PMN-PT-BT의 기계적 특성을 향상시키기 위한 Ag와의 복합체 제조를 MgO 졸로 분말 표면을 코팅하여 소결시 Ag의 이동을 제어하는 방법으로 시도하였다. PbO, $Nb_2O_5,\;TiO_2,\;BaCO_3$와 MgO 대신 $Mg(NO_3)_2$을 사용하여 볼밀로 혼합한 후, 건조된 분말을 950$^{\circ}C$/1h 열처리하여, 단일 페로브스카이트 상을 얻었다. 이 분말에 3.0 몰%의 $Ag_2O$을 혼합한 후, 550$^{\circ}C$/1h 열처리로 Ag 입자를 생성시키고, 이 혼합 분말에 1.0wt%의 MgO 졸을 첨가한 다음 550$^{\circ}C$/1h 열처리하여 표면 개질된 분말을 얻었다. 이 분말을 산소 분위기에서 1000$^{\circ}C$/4h 열처리한 소결체는 소결 밀도 7.84/$cm^3$, 실온 유전율 18400, 유전손실 2.4%, 비저항 $0.24{\times}10^{12}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$의 수한 유전 특성과 굽힘강도 $120.7{\pm}11.26$ MPa와 파괴인성 $0.87{\pm}0.002\;MPam^{1/2}$을 보여 주었다. 결정립의 크기는 ∼4${\mu}m$이며, SEM과 SIMS 분석은 Ag는 ∼1${\mu}m$ 크기로, 과잉의 MgO는 ∼0.5${\mu}m$로 분포되어 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.272-278
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• 1996

B형 간염 표면항원(HBsAg)의 4가지 주요 아형 조사를 통해 HBsAg과 B형 간염표면항체가 모두 양성인 환자에서 항원과 항체의 아형이 다름을 밝힘으로 항원-항체 공존을 이해하게 되었으며, 감염경로를 추적하는 역학적 조사, 인구이동양상의 지표에 유용하게 사용될 수 있다. 현재까지 우리나라의 HBV 아형에 관한 연구는 전체적인 빈도의 조사나 HBsAg과 anti-HBs가 공존하는 경우에서 아형이 가지는 의미에 대한 것이 전부였다. 본 연구에서는 영남대학교 의과대학 부속병원에서 만성 간질환으로 진단받고 경과추적중인 HBsAg 양성인 환자 214명을 대상으로 혈청에 존재하는 HBsAg 아형을 단세포군 항체를 이용한 혈청학적 방법으로 조사하였다. 214명의 검체중 206명(93.9%)에서 adr, 6명(2.8%)에서 adw, 2명(0.9%)에서 ayr, 2명(0.9%)에서 ar, 3명(1.4%)에서 adwr로 나타났으며 ayw는 한 례에서도 발견되지 않았다. 아형과 질환의 중증도 사이에는 유의한 연관성은 발견되지 않았다. 결론적으로 만성 간질환 환자에서 adr이 가장 많고 질환의 중증도와 아형간에 유의한 연관성은 발견되지 않았지만, 아형이 만성 B형 바이러스 간염의 간경변증이나 간세포암으로의 진행과 예후에 영향을 미치는지 밝히기 위해서는 좀 더 연구를 진행하여야 할 것이다.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.282-285
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• 2007

Smaller size and higher integration of electronic systems make narrower interconnect pitch not only in chip-level but also in package-level. Moreover electronic systems are required to operate in harsher conditions, that is, higher current / voltage, elevated temperature / humidity, and complex chemical contaminants. Under these severe circumstances, electronic components respond to applied voltages by electrochemically ionization of metals and conducting filament forms between anode and cathode across a nonmetallic medium. This phenomenon is called as the electrochemical migration. Many kinds of metal (Cu, Ag, SnPb, Sn etc) using in electronic packages are failed by ECM. Eutectic SnPb which is used in various electronic packaging structures, that is, printed circuit boards, plastic-encapsulated packages, organic display panels, and tape chip carriers, chip-on-films etc. And the material for soldering (eutectic SnPb) using in electronic package easily makes insulation failure by ECM. In real PCB system, not only metals but also many chemical species are included. And these chemical species act as resources of contamination. Model test systems were developed to characterize the migration phenomena without contamination effect. The serpentine-shape pattern was developed for analyzing relationship of applied voltage bias and failure lifetime by the temperature / humidity biased(THB) test.