• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.399-405
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• 2012

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely used nanoparticles and they are mainly used in antibacterial and personal care products. In this study, we evaluated the effect of AgNPs on cell death induction in the murine dendritic cell line DC2.4. DC2.4 cells exposed to AgNPs showed a marked decrease in cell viability and an induction of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage in a time- and dose-dependent manner. In addition, AgNPs promoted reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent apoptosis and AgNP-induced ROS triggered a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential. The activation of the intracellular signal transduction pathway was also observed in cells cultured with AgNPs. Taken together, our data demonstrate that AgNPs are able to induce a cytotoxic effect in DCs through ROS generation. This study provides important information about the safety of AgNPs that may help in guiding the development of nanotechnology applications.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.247-256
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 페놀계 화합물의 산화-변환 반응매개체로 알려진 버네사이트를 고정화한 알긴산 겔 비드(birnessite entrapped alginate beads, Bir-AB)를 제조하고, 1-naphthol (1-NP)의 제거반응 특성을 회분식 실험을 통하여 조사하였다. SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy)분석 결과, 버네사이트 입자는 알긴산 겔을 가교로 하여 비드에 고정화됨을 확인하였다. Bir-AB에 의한 1-NP의 제거는 유사일차 속도반응(pseudo-first order kinetic)을 따랐으며, 반응속도상수(k)는 알긴산(AG)에 대한 버네사이트(Bir) 입자의 혼합비(Bir : AG=0.25 : 1~1 : 1 w/w)가 2배 증가할 때마다 약 1.5배씩 증가하였다. Bir-AB에 의한 1-NP 제거는 pH의 영향을 받았으며 pH가 10에서 4로 감소하면서 반응속도 상수(k, $hr^{-1}$)는 0.361에서 0.661로 약 1.8배 증가하였다. 반응상등액에 대한 총유기탄소(TOC) 분석결과 Bir-AB는 버네사이트 분말입자를 사용한 경우에 비교해 상대적으로 높은 용존 유기탄소 제거 효과(74% vs 92%)를 보였으며, 반응 후 분리한 비드에 대한 탈착실험(CH3OH)과 HPLC 크로마토그램 분석 결과로부터 1-NP의 중합체 생성물은 Bir-AB에의 고정화를 통해 수용액으로부터 제거될 수 있음을 확인하였다. 또한, 반응상등액에 대한 원자흡광분석(AAS) 분석결과 반응과정에서 용출되는 Mn이온은 Bir-AB에의 재흡착을 통해 제거되었다. Bir-AB는 간단한 여과를 통해 모두 회수가능하며, 2회 재사용에 따른 1-NP의 제거효율을 평가한 결과, 초기에 비교한 큰 반응성의 감소(제거율<20%) 없이 재사용이 가능한 것으로 나타났다.

• 분석과학
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.29-37
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• 1993

말단기에 페닐(B), 벤질(Bz), 피리딘(Py), 퀴놀린(Q) 또는 나프탈렌(Np), 그리고 에테르 사슬에 산소(O) 또는 황(S) 주개원자를 갖는 몇 가지 포단드를 합성하여 1가 양이온과의 결합특성을 NMR 적정법과 용매추출법으로 조사하였다. NMR 적정에 의하면 대부분의 포단드는 1가 양이온과 1:1 착물을 형성하며, 특히 은이온과의 상호작용에서 에테르 사슬의 황 원자는 안정도를 증가시키는 효과를 나타내었다. 또한 포단드를 이용하여 에테르 수용액층에서 클로로포름층으로 알칼리 금속, 은, 탈륨 및 암모늄 등의 피크린산 1가 양이온염을 추출하였다. 은이온에 대한 추출률은 $Q_2O_4$, $Q_2O_5$ 및 $BQO_5$와 같이 퀴놀린을 포함하는 포단드의 경우 각각 86.8, 86.6 및 48.0%였으나 나프탈렌을 갖는 $Np_2O_4$ 및 $Np_2O_5$에 의해서는 거의 추출되지 않았다. 한편, $Bz_2O_3S_2$(89.4%), $B_2O_2S_2$(76.8%), $B_2O_3S_2$(58.9%), $Py_2O_2S_2$(58.8%), $Py_2O_3S_2$(42.1%) 및 $B_2O_4S$(15.0%)의 경우, 황 원자와 벤질기를 갖는 $Bz_2O_3S_2$가 가장 큰 은이온 추출 선택성을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과는 HSAB 이론에 의한 황 원자와 은이온과의 강한 상호작용 뿐 아니라 페닐기 대신에 벤질기가 치환됨으로써 유연한 메틸렌기 공간에 의해 두 방향족 말단기 사이의 ${\pi}-{\pi}$ 스택킹 상호작용이 효과적으로 증가하기 때문이다. 추출계수는 안정도 및 추출률과 비슷한 경향성을 나타내었는데, 이로부터 추출계수에 주된 영향을 미치는 요인으로는 포단드의 구조와 밀접한 관계가 있는 안정도임을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.917-930
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• 2018

Intracellular synthesis of silver/silver chloride nanoparticles (Ag/AgCl-NPs) using Meyerozyma guilliermondii KX008616 is reported under aerobic and anaerobic conditions for the first time. The biogenic synthesis of Ag-NP types has been proposed as an easy and cost-effective alternative for various biomedical applications. The interaction of nanoparticles with ethanol production was mentioned. The purified biogenic Ag/AgCl-nanoparticles were characterized by different spectroscopic and microscopic approaches. The purified nanoparticles exhibited a surface plasmon resonance band at 419 and 415 nm, confirming the formation of Ag/AgCl-NPs under aerobic and anaerobic conditions, respectively. The planes of the cubic crystalline phase of the Ag/AgCl-NPs were confirmed by X-ray diffraction. Fourier-transform infrared spectra showed the interactions between the yeast cell constituents and silver ions to form the biogenic Ag/AgCl-NPs. The intracellular Ag/AgCl-NPs synthesized under aerobic condition were homogenous and spherical in shape, with an approximate particle size of 2.5-30nm as denoted by the transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The reaction mixture was optimized by varying reaction parameters, including temperature and pH. Analysis of ultrathin sections of yeast cells by TEM indicated that the biogenic nanoparticles were formed as clusters, known as nanoaggregates, in the cytoplasm or in the inner and outer regions of the cell wall. The study recommends using the biomass of yeast that is used in industrial or fermentation purposes to produce Ag/AgCl-NPs as associated by-products to maximize benefit and to reduce the production cost.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.64-67
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• 2016

We investigated the influences of Ag nanoparticle (NP) arrays and surface nanohole (NH) patterns on the optical characteristics of 10-${\mu}m$-thick c-Si wafers using finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations. In particular, we comparatively studied the plasmonic effects of both monomer arrays (MA) and heptamer arrays (HA) consisting of identical Ag NPs. HA improved the optical absorption of the c-Si wafers in much wider wavelength range than MA, with the help of hybridized plasmon modes. The light trapping capability of the NH array pattern is superior to that of the Ag plasmonic NPs. We also found that the addition of the Ag HA on the wafers with surface NH patterns further enhanced optical absorption: the expected short-circuit current density was as high as $34.96mA/cm^2$.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.330-339
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 비이온 계면활성제, 보조계면활성제 등의 첨가제가 AOT 계면활성제 시스템의 water-in-oil(W/O) 마이크로에멀젼을 이용한 AgCl 나노입자 제조에 미치는 영향에 관하여 살펴보았다. AOT 계면활성제, isooctane, 무기염 수용액으로 이루어진 삼성분 시스템에 NP 계열 비이온 계면활성제를 첨가한 결과, 단일상으로 존재하는 W/O 마이크로에멀젼 영역은 증가하였으며, 일반적으로 첨가한 비이온 계면활성제의 친수성이 증가할수록 단일상의 영역은 증가하였다. 또한 첨가한 비이온 계면활성제는 마이셀의 계면을 보다 유연하게 함으로써 생성된 입자의 크기는 증가하고 분포도는 넓어졌다. 한편 보조계면활성제로 알코올을 첨가하면서 상평형 실험을 수행한 결과, 알코올의 사슬 길이가 증가하거나 첨가량이 증가할수록 단일상으로 존재하는 W/O 마이크로에멀젼이 보다 좁은 영역에서 형성되었다. 상평형 실험결과에 의하여 결정된 단일상의 W/O 마이크로에멀젼 영역 내에 해당하는 조건에서 보조계면활성제의 사슬 길이와 첨가량을 변화시키면서 AgCl 나노입자 제조실험을 수행한 결과, 생성된 AgCl 입자의 특성은 보조계면활성제 첨가에 따른 마이크로에멀젼의 radius of spontaneous curvature와 필름 rigidity의 변화에 의하여 결정됨을 알 수 있었다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.313-319
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• 2002

N-Acetyl-$\beta$-D-hexosaminidase ($\beta$-HexNAc'ase) (EC 3.2.1.52) was purified from rice seeds (Oryza sative L. var. Dongjin) using ammonium sulfate (80%) precipitation, Sephadex G-150, CM-Sephadex, and DEAE-Sephadex chromatography, sequentially. The activities were separated into 7 fractions($F_1-F_7$) by CM-Sephadex chromatography. Among them, F6 was further purified to homogeneity with a 13.0% yield and 123.3 purification-fold. The molecular mass was estimated to be about 52 kDa on SDS-PAGE and 37.4 kDa on Sephacryl S-300 gel filtration. The enzyme catalyzed the hydrolysis of both p-nitrophenyl-N-acetyl-$\beta$-D-hexosaminide (pNP-GlcNAc) and p-nitrophenyl-N-acetyl-$\beta$-D-hexosaminide (pNP-GalNAc) as substrates, which are typical properties of $\beta$-HexNAc'ase. The ratio of the pNP-GlcNAc'ase activity to the pNP-GalNAc'ase activity was 4.0. However, it could not hydrolyze chitin, chitosan, pNP-$\beta$-glucopyranoside, or pNP-$\beta$-glucopyranoside. The enzyme showed $K_m$, $V_{max}$ and $K_{cat}$ for pNP-GlcNAc of 1.65 mM, $79.49\;mM\;min^{-1}$, and $4.79{\times}10^6\;min^{-1}$, respectively. The comparison of kinetic values for pNP-GlcNAc and pNP-GalNAc revealed that the two enzyme activities are associated with a single binding site. The purified enzyme exhibited optimum pH and temperature for pNP-GlcNAc of 5.0 and $50^{\circ}C$, respectively. The enzyme activity for pNP-GlcNAc was stable at pH 5.0-5.5 and $20-40^{\circ}C$. The enzyme activity was completely inhibited at a concentration of 0.1 mM $HgCl_$ and $AgNO_3$, suggesting that the intact thiol group is essential for activity. Chloramine T completely inhibited the activity, indicating the possible involvement of methionines in the mechanism of the enzyme.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.613-619
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• 2011

Colloidal silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been commercialized as the typically stabilized form via the addition of a variety of surfactants or polymers. Herein, to examine the effects of stabilizing AgNPs in suspension, we modified the surface of bare AgNPs with four type of surfactants (NaDDBS, SDS, TW80, CTAB) and polymers (PVP, PAA, PAH, CMC). The modified AgNPs was applied to compare suspension stability and nanotoxicity test using Escherichia coli (E. coli) as a model organism. Modification of AgNPs surface using chemical stabilizer may be not related with molecular weight, but chemical structure such as ionic state and functional group of stabilizer. In this study, it is noteworthy that AgNPs modified with a cationic stabilizer (CTAB, PAH) were importantly toxic to E. coli, rather than anionic stabilizers (NaDDBS, SDS). Comparing similar anionic stabilizer, i.e., NaDDBS and SDS, the result showed that lipophilicity of chemical structure can affect on E. coli, because NaDDBS, which contains a lipophilic benzene ring, accelerated the cytotoxicity of AgNPs. Interestingly, none of the stabilizers tested, including biocompatible nonionic stabilizers (i.e., TW80 and cellulose) caused a reduction in AgNP toxicity. This showed that toxicity of AgNPs cannot be reduced using stabilizers.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.39-44
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• 2011

To evaluate the growth rate of larval and pupal parameters of silkworm Bombyx mori fed with Silver Nanoparticles (AgNps) treated $MR_2$ mulberry leaves, the following works have been considered. The AgNp was synthesized by chemical reduction method, it was diluted by different concentrations such as 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% (without dilution). Fresh mulberry leaves (Morus alba L.) were sprayed by each concentration and were fed to silkworms, from $3^{rd}$, $4^{th}$ and $5^{th}$ instar, five feedings/day. Group $T_1$ larvae received $MR_2$ mulberry leaves sprayed with distilled water and served as control, group $T_2$, $T_3$, $T_4$ and $T_5$ larvae received 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% AgNps sprayed mulberry leaves, respectively. Silkworm larvae fed on M. alba ($MR_2$) leaves sprayed with 25% concentration of AgNps (group $T_2$) was significantly increased the larvae and cocoon length, width and weight as compared to those fed on control (group $T_1$) $MR_2$ mulberry leaves and other groups ($T_3$, $T_4$ and $T_5$). Hence, 25% AgNps dose was fixed as an effective dose. It has been observed from the present study that 25% AgNps treated (group $T_2$) leaves fed by silkworms have enhanced the larval and pupal growth and quantity of silk production than control.

• 멤브레인
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.265-270
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• 2018

이전 연구에서 올레핀/파라핀 분리를 위해 poly(ethylene oxide)(PEO)/Ag nanoparicles (AgNPs)(전구체$AgBF_4$)/p-benzoquinone (p-BQ) 복합막이 제조되었으며, 이 복합체 분리막의 성능은 100시간까지 선택도 10과 투과도 15 GPU로 유지되는 것이 확인되었다. 하지만 전구체인 $AgBF_4$의 가격이 고가이기 때문에, 본 연구에서는 가격 측면에서 경쟁력이 있는 $AgNO_3$를 Ag nanoparticles의 전구체로 사용하여 실험을 진행하였다. 그 결과 이미 존재하고 있는 $NO_3{^-}$가 AgNPs를 감싸고 있기 때문에 분리 성능이 나오지 않는 것으로 관찰되었다. 이번 연구에서는 $AgNO_3$를 Ag nanoparticles의 전구체로 사용하여도 높은 성능을 내기 위해 전자수용체 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ)를 사용하여 PEO, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polyether block amide-1657 (PEBAX-1657) 고분자 복합막을 제조한 결과, 고분자와 전자수용체의 영향과는 무관하게 분리성능을 내지 못하는 것으로 분석되었으며, 이는 분리성능에 전구체의 음이온이 결정적 역할을 하는 것으로 분석되었다.