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소수성 성질을 갖는 Poly(sodium acrylate)s의 물리적 특성 (Physical Characteristics of Hydrophobic Poly(sodium acrylate)s)

  • 안범수
    • 한국응용과학기술학회지
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    • 제27권4호
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    • pp.545-551
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    • 2010
  • Hydrophobically monoendcapped poly(sodium acrylate)s formed hydrophobic microdomains in water. This was concluded on poly(sodium acrylate)s with a linear $C_{12}$-alkyl chain attached specifically at the end of the polymer. There was no well defined CMC (critical micelle concentration), but rather a gradual transition from a micelle free solution to a micelle solution. Steady state fluorescence spectroscopy indicates that the micro domains are rather hydrophobic. At pH 5 in the abscence of salt and at pH 9 in the prescence of 1 M sodium citrate the CAC (critical aggregation concentration) was in the range of 0.1 to 2.4 mM. However at pH 5 there was a linear increase in the transition concentration with a head-group size due to an increase in steric and electrostatic repulsions between polymer main chains. At pH 9 in the abscence of salt the transition concentration was in the range of 1 to 80 mM. For the larger polymers there was a effect which consisted of a concentration gradient of sodium counterion toward the hydrophobic domain. The effect was larger for the larger polymers because of the higher total sodium concentration and the less steep counterion concentration gradient.

Synthesis and Compaction Behavior of Monodispersed 3Y-ZrO2 Spherical Agglomerates

  • Choi, Hong-Goo;Yong, Seok-Min;Kim, Do Kyung
    • 한국세라믹학회지
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    • 제50권6호
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    • pp.434-438
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    • 2013
  • Monodispersed 3Y-$ZrO_2$ spherical agglomerates were synthesized by thermal hydrolysis process followed by crystallization processes (hydrothermal treatment and calcination). The crystallization process affected the properties of the final particles, such as the primary particle size, the agglomeration state, and the fraction of $ZrO_2$ monoclinic phase. The hydrothermal treated spherical particles were porous microstructures (weak agglomerates) composed of small primary particles with a size of 14 nm, but the calcined spherical particles had a dense microstructure due to the hard aggregation between primary particles. While the calcined particles had a low green density due to the hard aggregation, hydrothermal treated ones were soft agglomerates and had a deflection point at 50 MPa due to the rearrangement of secondary spherical particles and the filling of the interstices with the primary particles. Finally, the green density of hydrothermally treated $ZrO_2$ particles was 58% at 200 MPa.

Photophysical and Electrochmical Studies of N,N-Bis (2,5-di-tert-butylphenyl) - 3,4,9,10 perylenebis (dicarboximide) (DBPI)

  • El-Hallag, Ibrahim S.;El-Daly, Samy A.
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제31권4호
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    • pp.989-998
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    • 2010
  • The titled dye of DBPI gives amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) with maximum at 580 nm upon pumping by nitrogen laser (${\lambda}_{ex}\;=\;337.1\;nm$). The ground state absorption cross section (${\sigma}_A$) and emission cross section (${\sigma}_E$) as well as effective emission cross section(${\sigma}^*_E$) have been determined. The electronic absorption spectra of DBPI were measured in ethanol and tetrahydrofuran at room and low temperature. DBPI displays molecular aggregation in water. The photochemical reactivity of DBPI was also studied in carbon tetrachloride upon irradiation with 525 nm light. The electrochemical investigation of DBPI dye has been carried out using cyclic voltammetry and convolution deconvolution voltammetry combined with digital simulation technique at a platinum electrode in 0.1 mol/L tetrabutyl ammonium perchlorate (TBAP) in two different solvents acetonitrile ($CH_3CN$) and dimethylformamide (DMF). The species were reduced via consumption of two sequential electrons to form radical anion and dianion (EE mechanism). In switching the potential to positive direction, the compound was oxidized by loss of two sequential electrons, which were followed by a fast dimerization and/or aggregation process i.e $EC_{dim1}EC_{dim2}$ mechanism. The electrode reaction pathway and the chemical and electrochemical parameters of the investigated compound were determined using cyclic and convolutive voltammetry. The extracted electrochemical parameters were verified and confirmed via digital simulation method.

서비스경계라인 속성을 이용한 스패닝 트리 집단화 (Spanning Tree Aggregation Using Attribute of Service Boundary Line)

  • 권소라;전창호
    • 정보처리학회논문지C
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    • 제18C권6호
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    • pp.441-444
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    • 2011
  • 본 논문은 망 상태 정보를 효율적으로 집단화하는 방법을 제시하였다. 이것은 비대칭 망에서 링크의 QoS(Quality of Service) 파라미터가 두개 이상일 때 기존 집단화 방법들이 갖는 정보의 부정확성을 줄이기 위한 방법이다. 제안 방법은 공간 복잡도를 줄이기 위해 다단계 토폴로지 변형 시 토폴로지를 구성하는 논리 링크들의 유사성을 측정, 유사한 링크들의 그룹화 후 통합 과정을 통해 논리 링크들의 정보 왜곡을 줄인다. 이 방법은 서비스경계라인을 논리 링크로 갖는 풀 메쉬 토폴로지를 스패닝 트리 토폴로지로 변형 시 적용한다. 또한 실험을 통하여 기존 방법 보다 집단화된 정보의 정확도와 질의 응답 정확도에서 나은 성능을 가짐을 증명하였다.

Relaxation Process of the Photoexcited State and Singlet Oxygen Generating Activity of Water-soluble meso-Phenanthrylporphyrin in a DNA Microenvironment

  • Hirakawa, Kazutaka;Ito, Yusuke;Yamada, Takashi;Okazaki, Shigetoshi
    • Rapid Communication in Photoscience
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    • 제3권4호
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    • pp.81-84
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    • 2014
  • To examine the microenvironmental effect of DNA on the photosensitized reaction, the electron-donor-connecting porphyrin, meso-(9-phenanthryl)-tris(N-methyl-p-pyridinio) porphyrin (Phen-TMPyP), was synthesized. Phen-TMPyP can bind to oligonucleotides with two binding modes, depending on the DNA concentration. The fluorescence lifetime measurement of Phen-TMPyP shows a shorter component than that of the reference porphyrin without the phenanthryl moiety. However, the observed value is much longer than those of previously reported similar types of electron-donor-connecting porphyrins, suggesting that electron-transfer quenching by the phenanthryl moiety is not sufficient. The fluorescence quantum yield of Phen-TMPyP ($5{\mu}M$) decreased with an increase in DNA concentration of up to $5{\mu}M$ base pair (bp), possibly due to self-quenching through an aggregation along the DNA strand, increased with an increase in DNA concentration of more than $5{\mu}M$ bp and reached a plateau. The fluorescence quantum yield of Phen-TMPyP with a sufficient concentration of DNA was larger than that of the reference porphyrin. The singlet oxygen ($^1O_2$) generating activity of Phen-TMPyP was confirmed by the near-infrared emission spectrum measurement. The quantum yield of $^1O_2$ generation was decreased by a relatively small concentration of DNA, possibly due to the aggregation of Phen-TMPyP, and recovered with a sufficient concentration of DNA. The recovered quantum yield was rather smaller than that without DNA, indicating the quenching of $^1O_2$ by DNA. These results show that a DNA strand can stabilize the photoexcited state of a photosensitizer and, in a certain case, suppresses the $^1O_2$ generation.

계층적 QoS 라우팅을 위한 스타 기반의 노드 집단화 (Star-Based Node Aggregation for Hierarchical QoS Routing)

  • 권소라;전창호
    • 정보처리학회논문지C
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    • 제18C권5호
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    • pp.361-368
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    • 2011
  • 본 논문에서는 계층적 QoS 라우팅을 위해 소스 라우팅 방식을 채택하고 있는 전달망에서 적정 경로를 배정하기 위해 필요로 하는 망의 상태 정보를 효율적으로 집단화하는 방법을 제안한다. 이것은 비대칭망에서 집단화 할 링크의 QoS 파라미터가 두 개 이상일 때 기존 스타 집단화 방법이 갖는 집단화된 정보의 부정확성을 줄이기 위한 방법으로, 서비스경계라인을 논리 링크로 갖는 풀 메쉬 토폴로지를 스타 토폴로지로 변형한다. 이를 위해 본 논문에서는 서비스경계라인의 3가지 속성인 분할, 조인 그리고 통합을 정의하며 이 속성들을 이용한 스타 토폴로지로의 변형과 풀 메쉬로의 복원 방법을 제시한다. 제안 방법은 기존 방법과 유사한 공간 복잡도와 시간 복잡도를 갖지만 집단화된 정보의 정확도와 질의 응답 정확도는 기존 방법보다 높다는 것을 실험을 통해 알 수 있었다.

Study on Thermodynamics of Three Kinds of Benzindocarbocyanine Dyes in Aqueous Methanol Solution

  • Huang, Wei;Wang, Lan-Ying;Fu, Yi-Le;Liu, Ji-Quan;Tao, You-Ni;Fan, Fang-Li;Zhai, Gao-Hong;Wen, Zhen-Yi
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제30권3호
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    • pp.556-560
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    • 2009
  • Aggregation behavior of three kinds of benzindocarbocyanine dyes in aqueous methanol solution was studied by UV-Vis absorption spectrum. The results indicated that the three dyes all existed monomer-dimer equilibrium in aqueous methanol solution (concentration range $10^{−5}\;to\;10^{−6}$ M) at 25.0$\sim$41.0 ${^{\circ}C}$ for Dye 1, 28.0$\sim$49.0 ${^{\circ}C}$ for Dye 2 and 26.0$\sim$47.0 ${^{\circ}C}$ for Dye 3. The fundamental property of the three dyes as the dimeric association constant KD, the dimeric free energy ${\Delta$}G_D, the dimeric entropy ${\Delta$}S_D, and the dimeric enthalpy ${\Delta$}H_D were determined. The ${\Delta$}H_D of three dyes: Dye 1, Dye 2 and Dye 3 was -42.5, -15.1 and -18.9 kJ/mol, respectively. The experimental observations were the subject of a theoretical study including the ground-state geometries which were fully optimized using DFT at B3LYP/6-31G level. The effect of dye molecule structure on ${\Delta$}H_D was discussed by theoretical calculations.

A Helix-induced Oligomeric Transition of Gaegurin 4, an Antimicrobial Peptide Isolated from a Korean Frog

  • Eun, Su-Yong;Jang, Hae-Kyung;Han, Seong-Kyu;Ryu, Pan-Dong;Lee, Byeong-Jae;Han, Kyou-Hoon;Kim, Soon-Jong
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제21권2호
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    • pp.229-236
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    • 2006
  • Gaegurin 4 (GGN4), a novel peptide isolated from the skin of a Korean frog, Rana rugosa, has broad spectrum antimicrobial activity. A number of amphipathic peptides closely related to GGN4 undergo a coil to helix transition with concomitant oligomerization in lipid membranes or membrane-mimicking environments. Despite intensive study of their secondary structures, the oligomeric states of the peptides before and after the transition are not well understood. To clarify the structural basis of its antibiotic action, we used analytical ultracentrifugation to define the aggregation state of GGN4 in water, ethyl alcohol, and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP). The maximum size of GGN4 in 15% HFIP corresponded to a decamer, whereas it was monomeric in buffer. The oligomeric transition is accompanied by a cooperative 9 nm blue-shift of maximum fluorescence emission and a large secondary structure change from an almost random coil to an ${\alpha}$-helical structure. GGN4 induces pores in lipid membranes and, using electrophysiological methods, we estimated the diameter of the pores to be exceed $7.3{\AA}$, which suggests that the minimal oligomer structure responsible is a pentamer.

Microstructure and Magnetic State of Fe3O4-SiO2 Colloidal Particles

  • Kharitonskii, P.V.;Gareev, K.G.;Ionin, S.A.;Ryzhov, V.A.;Bogachev, Yu.V.;Klimenkov, B.D.;Kononova, I.E.;Moshnikov, V.A.
    • Journal of Magnetics
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    • 제20권3호
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    • pp.221-228
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    • 2015
  • Colloidal particles consisted of individual nanosized magnetite grains on the surface of the silica cores were obtained by two-stage sol-gel technique. Size distribution and microstructure of the particles were analyzed using atomic force microscopy, X-ray diffraction and Nitrogen thermal desorption. Magnetic properties of the particles were studied by the method of the longitudinal nonlinear response. It has been shown that nanoparticles of magnetite have a size corresponding to a superparamagnetic state but exhibit hysteresis properties. The phenomenon was explained using the magnetostatic interaction model based on the hypothesis of iron oxide particles cluster aggregation on the silica surface.

Optimal Tuning of a Fuzzy Controller Using Boxs“Complex”Algorithm

  • Whalen, Thomas;Schott, Brian
    • 한국지능시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국퍼지및지능시스템학회 1993년도 Fifth International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress 93
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    • pp.1350-1353
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    • 1993
  • A fuzzy control system typically requires“tuning,”or adjuctment of the parameters defining its linguistic variables. Automating this process amounts to applying a second“metacontrol”layer to drive the controller and plant to desired performance levels. Current methods of automated tuning rely on a single crisp numeric functional to evaluate control system performance. A generalization of Box's complex algorithm allows more realistic tuning based on lexicographic aggregation of multiple ordinal scales of performance, such as effectiveness and efficiency. The method is presented and illustrated using a simple inverted pendulum control system.

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