• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.630-634
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• 2013

Cow leather coated with polyurethane film that contains various organic photosensitizers was investigated to demonstrate the antimicrobial properties in the application of the material to protective clothing and home appliances. To prepare the antimicrobial coating on leather surfaces with high potency against microbes, photoactive agents, such as benzophenone (BP), 4,4'-bis(dimethylamino) benzophenone (MK), 4,4'-dihydroxybenzophenone (DHBP) and methylene blue (MB), were incorporated into polyurethane-based coating solutions. The photoactive antimicrobial agent treated leather samples were characterized by SEM, color appearance, color fastness against abrasion, and antimicrobial tests. The optical properties of organic photosensitizers indicated that active UV absorbance ranges were different: BP (around 250 nm), MK (around 360 nm), DHBP (around 305 nm) and MB (around 295 nm &570 nm-685 nm). The intensity of the UV absorbance curve at the UVA light wavelength for the antimicrobial test showed the highest value with MK; subsequently, this was followed by MB, DHBP and BP in decreasing order. The treated-leather samples demonstrated excellent antibacterial activity under UVA light. The antimicrobial effects for the Staphylococcus aureus were superior to Escherichia coli. Moreover, the polyurethane finishing showed an effective durability to abrasion. The overall results indicated that DHBP is the most suitable PU coating additive to provide antimicrobial properties to leather as well as color and surface appearance than MK, MB, and BP.

• 공업화학
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2007

제지용 무기안료에 항균기능과 광촉매 탈취기능을 부여하기 위해 hybridization system을 이용하여 Ag 용액과 $TiO_2$로 표면 개질 처리하여 기능성 무기안료를 제조하고, 이를 이용하여 항균 및 탈취 기능을 갖는 특수지를 제조한 후 내항균 특성을 평가하였다. 내항균 평가로는 균의 생성여부를 눈으로 직접 확인 할 수 있는 halo test법, 균들의 생육 저하효과를 확인하는 방법인 inhibition growth test와 정균감소법을 사용하였다. 또한 제조된 항균기능성 특수지를 벽지용도로 적용하고자 하였으며, 내항균 평가 시 항균벽지 주위로 선명한 클리어 존이 형성되어 균의 성장 억제를 육안으로 확인할 수 있었다. 항균 및 탈취기능을 지니는 특수지의 휘발성 유기화합물 분해능 평가를 위한 benzene의 광촉매 분해 효율실험에서 반응시간 80min 동안 45~50%의 제거효율을 보였으며, 반응시간 30 min 정도에서 분해효율이 90% 이상 도달함을 알 수 있었다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1345-1348
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• 2008

Titanium dioxide ($TiO_2$) shows antibacterial effects when exposed to near ultra violet (UV) light. In this study, $TiO_2$ photocatalytic continuous reactor was designed and applied to food-borne pathogens such as Vibrio parahaemolyticus ATCC 17802, Salmonella choleraesuis ATCC 14028, and Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 15313. $TiO_2$ films were prepared by conventional sol-gel dip-coating method using titanium tetra iso-propoxide (TTIP). The antibacterial activity of photocatalytic reactor with various flow rates and UV-A illumination time showed effective bactericidal activity. As the UV-A illumination time increased, survival rates of those bacteria decreased. After 60 min of UV-A illumination, the survival rates of V. parahaemolyticus and S. choleraesuis were less than 0.1%. However, that of L. monocytogenes was about 5% at that time point. These results present an effective way to exclude pathogenic bacteria from aqueous foods.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.16-23
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• 2009

The porous pellets were prepared from porphyry by slurry foaming method. The effect of sintering temperatures on pore structure of porous porphyry pellets with different extension ratio ($E_R$) was investigated by specific surface area, water absorption and porosity, which changed with sintering temperatures. When the sintering temperatures increased from $975^{\circ}C$ to $1075^{\circ}C$, specific surface area and water absorption of the all samples decreased. In case of the sample with an equal sintering temperature, $E_R=3.0$ pellets had little influence on pore structure compared to the $E_R=2.0$ pellets. As a results, it was shown by SEM that facilitated formation of micro pores at $E_R=2.0$ pellets shrunk increasingly after sintering process. At $E_R=3.0$ and sintering temperature at $1025^{\circ}C$, optimum conditions of the porous porphyry porous pellets was found. Also, Escherichia coli removal efficiency of the silver-containing porphoyry porous pellets was measured for the feasibility as a antibacterial media. The antibacterial activity of prepared silver-containing sample was maintained above 90% for 40 days.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권9호
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• pp.1195-1208
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• 2022

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have potential applications in medicine, photocatalysis, agriculture, and cosmetic fields due to their unique physicochemical properties and strong antimicrobial activity. Here, AgNPs were synthesized using actinobacterial SL19 strain, isolated from acidic forest soil in Poland, and confirmed by UV-vis and FTIR spectroscopy, TEM, and zeta potential analysis. The AgNPs were polydispersed, stable, spherical, and small, with an average size of 23 nm. The FTIR study revealed the presence of bonds characteristic of proteins that cover nanoparticles. These proteins were then studied by using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and identified with the highest similarity to hypothetical protein and porin with molecular masses equal to 41 and 38 kDa, respectively. Our AgNPs exhibited remarkable antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The combined, synergistic action of these synthesized AgNPs with commercial antibiotics (ampicillin, kanamycin, streptomycin, and tetracycline) enabled dose reductions in both components and increased their antimicrobial efficacy, especially in the case of streptomycin and tetracycline. Furthermore, the in vitro activity of the AgNPs on human cancer cell lines (MCF-7, A375, A549, and HepG2) showed cancer-specific sensitivity, while the genotoxic activity was evaluated by Ames assay, which revealed a lack of mutagenicity on the part of nanoparticles in Salmonella Typhimurium TA98 strain. We also studied the impact of the AgNPs on the catalytic and photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange (MO). The decomposition of MO was observed by a decrease in intensity of absorbance within time. The results of our study proved the easy, fast, and efficient synthesis of AgNPs using acidophilic actinomycete SL19 strain and demonstrated the remarkable potential of these AgNPs as anticancer and antibacterial agents. However, the properties and activity of such particles can vary by biosynthesized batch.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.1169-1174
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• 2013

The objective of this work was to increase the efficiency of ultraviolet-light emitting diodes at 375 nm for sterilization. Since $TiO_2$ had antibacterial properties, which were attributed to the appearance of hydroxyl radicals and superoxide radical anions on the surface species under ultra violet radiation at about 387 nm, photo-reactive layers such as Ag-doped $TiO_2$ were coated on aluminum substrates by electrostatic spraying. Crystallinity and surface morphology of the coating layer were examined by X-ray diffraction ${\theta}-2{\theta}$ scan and field emission-scanning electron microscope, respectively. In an antibacterial test, we observed above 99% reduction of Escherichia coli populations on 3 or 5 mol% Ag-doped $TiO_2$ layers after irradiation for 2 hrs at 375 nm, while very low inactivation on bare aluminum substrates occurred after irradiation as the same condition.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2009

To compare the effects of nanometer-sized silver ions and support materials (nano-silver coating material, NM-silver) and silver ions, we exposed zebrafish embryos to both types of nano-silver ions and compared the acute responses during embryogenesis. The amount of silver in the NM-silver (17.16%) was greater than that in the silver ion (4.56%). Both of these materials have different atomic compositions. The silver ion-exposed groups (10 and 20 ppt) showed lower survival rates than the NM-silver-exposed groups (10 and 20 ppt). NM-silver penetrated the skin and blood tube of zebrafish larvae as aggregated particles, whereas, silver ions penetrated the organelles, nucleus and yolk in a spread-out pattern. Micro-array analysis of RNA from zebrafish larvae (72 hours post-fertilization) that were treated with either NM-silver or silver ions, showed alteration in expression of the BMP, activin, TGF-$\beta$, and $GSK3{\beta}$ genes pathway. Additionally, $GSK3{\beta}$ gene pathway for apoptosis that was related with left-right asymmetry. Gene expression changes in the NM-silver or silver ions-treated zebrafish embryo led to phenotypic changes in the hatched larvae, reflecting increased apoptosis and incomplete formation of an axis.

• 한국포장학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.15-25
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• 2023

본 연구는 식품의 저장 수명을 연장하기 위하여 식품 포장재로 활용되는 항미생물 활성 액티브 패키징의 최신 연구 동향을 파악하기 위하여 수행되었다. 특히, 최근 5년간 발표된 항미생물 활성 필름 및 코팅 연구를 분석하였으며, 연구에서 활용한 고분자 소재와 항미생물 소재를 정리하였다. COVID-19 대유행으로 인한 플라스틱 오염 문제가 격화되면서 식품 포장재의 고분자 소재로는 바이오 기반의 분해성 소재가 주목받고 있으며, 분해성 소재에 항미생물 화합물을 혼입하여 기능적 특성을 부가한 액티브 필름 및 코팅 제제에 관한 연구가 활발하게 수행되었다. 항균 액티브 패키징 개발에 주요하게 활용된 소재는 정유, 추출물 등의 유기 화합물, TiO₂, ZnO, AgNPs 등의 무기 화합물과 박테리오파지 및 엔도라이신 등의 생물 소재로 관찰되었다. 또한 주요하게 사용된 항진균 소재는 정유 등의 천연 화합물, 무기산(염) 및 유기산(염)을 포함하는 합성 유기계 화합물과 금속 및 나노입자 등의 무기화합물로 분류되었다. 한편, 항바이러스 소재로는 GTE, GSE 및 AITC 등의 유기 화합물 관련 연구만이 주로 관찰되었다. 동향 분석 결과, 항균 및 항진균 액티브 패키징의 효능 평가는 활발하게 수행되어 왔으나, 이들의 물리 화학적 특성 개선 연구가 미흡하여 산업화로 이어지는 것에 한계가 있어, 이에 대한 추가 연구가 필요하다고 판단된다. 또한 분해성 항바이러스 액티브 패키징에 대한 산업체에서의 수요가 증가할 것으로 예상되므로, 항바이러스 소재 발굴 및 패키징 적용을 위한 활발한 노력이 요구된다.

• 공업화학
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.385-390
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 seed sol 부가법을 통해 나노 사이즈의 콜로이달 Ag를 제조하였다. 제조된 콜로이달 Ag 용액은 hybridizer system과 spray nozzle을 통하여 제지용 무기안료 표면에 분사한 후 이산화티탄으로 표면개질하여 기능성 항균 복합 분체를 제조하였다. 나노 사이즈의 콜로이달 Ag 제조에 있어 $AgNO_3$의 첨가와 시간의 경과에 따라 흡수도가 커지는 것으로 단위 중량당 입자의 크기가 커짐을 확인할 수 있었다. 제조된 기능성 무기안료의 항균성 측정은 균들의 해당 균주에서 시간이 증가함에 따라 균의 성장이 억제되는 결과를 나타내었고 항균접종 실험 실시 후 5~7 h 안에 항균성이 발현되면서 일정한 시간 범위 내에서의 항균력이 우수한 것으로 측정되었다. 또한 $TiO_2$의 광촉매 효과 측정 결과 benzene의 광분해 효율실험에서 반응시간 80 min 동안 60~70% 정도의 효율을 보였고, 반응시간 30 min 정도에서 이미 달성한 분해효율이 90% 이상에 도달해 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2005년도 봄학술 발표회 논문집(II)
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• pp.305-308
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• 2005

The sulfuric acid may react with the hardened cement paste and originate expansive products which can induce swelling and disaggregation of concrete. The purpose of this study is to estimate the antibacterial performance of antibiotics and the effect of absorbed condition of restorative mortar, the number of coating times and coating contents with antibiotic on the fundamental properties of restorative mortar spead with antibiotics. Also, testing items such as bonding strength, abrasion contents, contents of water absorption, contents of air permeability was tested to estimate the fundamental properties in this study. In results, the novellus bacillus inhabiting in sewer concrete structures was restrained by antibiotics developed in this study. And bonding strength of restorative mortar spread with antibiotics was similla to that of plain mortar. But, resistance to abrasion, water absorption and air permeability of restorative mortar spread with antibiotics was superior to that of plain mortar.