• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.249-255
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• 2009

Esculetin, a coumarin compound, has been known to inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis in several types of human cancer cells. However, the molecular mechanisms involved in esculetin-induced apoptosis are still uncharacterized in human leukemia cells. In this study, we have investigated whether esculetin exerts anti-proliferative and apoptotic effects on human leukemia U937 cells. It was found that esculetin could inhibit cell viability in a time-dependent manner, which was associated with the induction of apoptotic cell death such as increased populations of apoptotic- sub G1 phase. Apoptosis of U937 cells by esculetin was associated with an inhibition of Bcl-2/Bax binding activity, formation of tBid, down-regulation of X-linked inhibitor of apoptotic protein (XIAP) expression, and up-regulation of death receptor 4 (DR4) and FasL expression. Esculetin treatment also induced the degradation of ${\beta}$-catenin and DNA fragmentation factor 45/inhibitor of caspase-activated DNase (DFF45/ICAD). Furthermore, a caspase-3 specific inhibitor, z-DEVD-fmk, significantly inhibited sub-G1 phase DNA content, morphological changes and degradation of ${\beta}$-catenin and DEE45/ICAD. These results indicated that a key regulator in esculetin-induced apoptosis was caspase-3 in human leukemia U937 cells.

• 한국농공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농공학회 2003년도 학술발표논문집
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• pp.319-322
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• 2003

Integrated coastal management (ICM) requires robust indicators that gauge the 'health' of the coast in relation to environmental, social and economic activities. Biological indicators(bio-indicators) offer a signal of the biological condition in an ecosystem. Using bio-indicators as an early warning of pollution or degradation in an ecosystem can help sustain critical resources. This review examines the rationale and value of selecting species as bio-indicators of human induced changes within estuaries, using examples from both the western and southern coast. It include a range of biological parameters relating to particular species, groups of species and biological processes. The use of these indicators is critically reviewed and the presence or absence of a relevant framework for their use in Korean ICM programs is discussed.

• 멤브레인
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.124-131
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• 2008

조직공학용 생체 물질로 사용하고자 가교제 1,3-butadiene diepoxide (BD)를 사용하여 락타이드와 가교시킨 히아루론산 막을 제조하였다. 막의 락타이드 및 BD 반응도는 핵자기 공명 분광볍으로 결정하였다. BD 농도가 높을 경우 6%이하의 성장저해 현상이 나타났으나 그 값은 세포 성장에 문제되지 않을 정도로 충분히 낮았다. 가교온도가 낮을수록 탄성 율은 증가하고 팽윤도는 감소하였다. 막의 생분해속도는 가교온도가 낮을수록 감소하였다. 약물방출 실험 결과 가교 온도가 낮을수록 막을 통한 약물 투과는 감소하였다.

• Composites Research
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.264-269
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• 2023

Spent coffee grounds (SCG) are a ubiquitous byproduct of coffee consumption, representing a significant waste management challenge, as well as an untapped resource for economic development and sustainability. Improper disposal of SCG can result in environmental problems such as methane emissions and leachate production. This study aims to investigate the physicochemical properties of SCG and their potential as a reinforcement material in polypropylene (PP) to fabricate an eco-friendly composite via extrusion and injection molding, with SCG filler ratios ranging from 5-20%. To evaluate the effect of SCG on the morphological and mechanical properties of the bio- composite, thermogravimetric analysis, SEM, tensile, flexural, and impact tests were conducted. The results demonstrated that the addition of SCG lead to a slight increase in brittleness of the composite but did not significantly affect its mechanical properties. Impressively, the presence of a significant organic component in SCG contributed to the enhanced thermal performance of PP/SCG composites. This improvement was evident in terms of increased thermal stability, delayed onset of degradation, and higher maximum degradation temperature as compared to pure PP. These findings suggest that SCG has potential as a filler material for PP composites, with the ability to enhance the material's properties without compromising overall performance.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.182-191
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• 2007

Bioabsorbable devices have been utilized and experimented in many aspects of orthopaedic surgery. Depending upon their constituent polymers, these materials can be tailored to provide sufficient rigidity to allow bone healing, retain mechanical strength for certain period of time, and then eventually begin to undergo degradation. The objective of this study was to estimate extent in which Poly-L-latic acid (PLLA) implants had bioabsorbability and biocompatibility with bone and soft tissue in dogs and also to develop bioabsorbable, biocompatible materials with the appropriate strength and degradation characteristics to allow for regular clinical use for treating orthopedic problems in humans as well as animals. Eighteen dogs were used as experimental animals and were inserted two types of PLLA implants. PLLA rods were inserted into subcutaneous tissue of back or the abdomen wall. And the rods were tested for material properties including viscosity, molecular weight, melting point, melting temperature, crystallinity, flexural strength, and flexural modulus over time. PLLA screws were inserted through cortical bone into bone marrow in the femur of the dogs and stainless steel screw was inserted in the same femur. Radiographs were taken after surgery to observe locations of screw. Histological variations including cortical bone response, muscular response, bone marrow response were analyzed over the time for 62weeks. The physical properties of PLLA rods had delicate balances between mechanical, thermal and viscoelastic factors. PLLA screws did not induce any harmful effects and clinical complications on bone and soft tissue for degradation period. These results suggest that PLLA implants could be suitable for clinical use.

• 멤브레인
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.310-316
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• 2009

조직 공학용 지지체로 사용할 목적으로 제조된 가교된 lactide/hyaluronic acid (LA/HA) 막의 분해 특성을 살펴보았다. 가교제 1,3-butadiene diepoxide (BD), 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethyl aminopropyl) carbodiimide (EDC)를 사용하여 얻어진 고분자 막을 $37^{\circ}C$로 조절된 항온조에서 증류수에 침전시켜 분해시켰다. 가교반응시 LA/HA 몰비가 작을수록, 가교제의 농도가 작을수록 생성된 고분자 막의 분해속도가 증가하였다. 분해될 때 막의 구조 변화를 살펴보기 위해 분해 전, 3일, 6일, 9일 후의 시료를 채취하여 핵자기 공명 분광법으로 분자 구조를 살펴보았다. EDC로 가교시킨 막의 경우 시간이 지남에 따라 HA-EDC 결합구조는 서서히 분해되는데 HA-LA 결합구조는 급격히 분해되어 6일 후에는 완전히 소멸되었다. BD로 가교시킨 막의 경우 가교된 결합 구조 모두 서서히 분해되었으며 3일, 6일이 지나면서 HA-BD 결합 구조는 원래의 89, 83%가 유지되었으나 HA-LA 결합 구조는 원래의 83, 65%로 유지되었다. 분해된 막을 전자 현미경으로 측정한 결과 분해 전후 표면에서 기공의 밀도는 크게 차이나지 않았으며, 표면과 측면의 구조도 크게 차이가 나지 않아 조직공학용 재료로써 사용할 때 아무런 문제가 없는 것으로 관찰되었다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.82-93
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• 2014

A starch ball was devised to conveniently supply carbon source to indigenous microorganisms and to enhance biotransformation of explosive compounds(TNT and RDX) in the sediments of settling basins installed in military shooting ranges. To identify optimum dose/sediment ratio for degradation of explosives in the basin, a series of bench scale settling basin experiments were performed for 30 days while monitoring supernatant pH, DO, concentrations of nitrite, nitrate, sulfate, explosive compounds, and acute toxicity measured by bacterial luminescence. Addition of starch ball induced changes in oxidation conditions from oxic to anoxic in the benthic zone of the basin, which resulted in subsequent reductive degradation of both TNT and RDX in the liquid and solid phase of basin. However, fermentation products of excess starch, acetic acid and formic acid, caused acute toxicity in the liquid phase. The optimum ratio of starch ball/sediment for explosive compounds degradation by inducing changes in bio-geochemical environments without increase in acute toxicity, was found to be 0.009~0.017.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.375-380
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• 2016

The use of polyethylene film has a problem such as increasing rural environmental contamination, collection costs and farmers' workload. The objective of this study was to evaluate bio-degradable films in terms of yield of maize and soil environment. Treatments were bio-degradable film A (BDF A), bio-degradable film B (BDF B), high density polyethylene (HDPE), and non-mulched (NM) soil. Daily mean values of soil temperature (10 cm depth) under BDF A, BDF B, and HDPE were higher than in NM soil by 2.2, 2.8, $3.1^{\circ}C$ respectively. In the mulching cultivation of maize, bio-degradable film began to degrade from 50~60days after the planting. The degradation was much progressed in the harvest time and almost decomposed in the following spring. The weight of ear of maize was not shown significantly by mulching treatments. There were little changes of soil chemical properties for the bio-degradable film mulching. After using bio-degradable films, the contents of biomass-C and dehydrogenase activity increased from 92 to $137{\sim}147mg\;kg^{-1}$, and from 87 to $123{\sim}168mg\;kg^{-1}$ respectively.

• 대한전기학회논문지:시스템및제어부문D
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• 제55권11호
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• pp.502-510
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• 2006

In this paper, we describe implementation of a computer access device for the severly motor-disability. Many people with severe motor disabilities need an augmentative communication technology. Those who are totally paralyzed, or 'locked-in' cannot use conventional augmentative technologies, all of which require some measure of muscle control. The forehead is often the last site to suffer degradation in cases of severe disability and degenerative disease. For example, In ALS(Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and MD(Muscular dystrophy) the ocular motorneurons and ocular muscles are usually spared permitting at least gross eye movements, but not precise eye pointing. We use brain and body forehead bio-potentials in a novel way to generate multiple signals for computer control inputs. A bio-amplifier within this device separates the forehead signal into three frequency channels. The lowest channel is responsive to bio-potentials resulting from an eye motion, and second channel is the band pass derived between 0.5 and 45Hz, falling within the accepted Electroencephalographic(EEG) range. A digital processing station subdivides this region into eleven components frequency bands using FFT algorithm. The third channel is defined as an Electromyographic(EMG) signal. It responds to contractions of facial muscles and is well suited to discrete on/off switch closures, keyboard commands. These signals are transmitted to a PC that analyzes in a time series and a frequency region and discriminates user's intentions. That software graphically displays user's bio-potential signals in the real time, therefore user can see their own bio-potentials and control their physiological signals little by little after some training sessions. As a result, we confirmed the performance and availability of the developed system with experimental user's bio-potentials.

• 멤브레인
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.8-14
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• 2005

생체 적합성이 우수한 히아루론산과 생분해성이 우수한 폴리 락타이드의 모노머를 결합하여 인체내에서 분해속도를 조절할 수 있는 생체적합성이 우수한 생체 재료를 제조하고자 하였다. 냉동 건조법을 이용하여 히아루론산과 폴리락타이드의 모노머인 젖산 또는 이량체인 락타이드를 가교제 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethyl aminopropyl) carbodiimide로 가교시켰다. 생성된 막을 적외선 흡수 분광법으로 분석한 결과 에스테르 결합이 생성됨을 확인하였고, 핵자기 공명 분광법으로 분석하여 이 에스테르 결합이 젖산의 반응 참여에 의한 것임을 확인하였다. 젖산과 히아루론산의 몰비를 1부터 10까지 증가시키면서 가교시킨 결과 젖산의 전화율(6∼32%)과 가교도(4∼l9%)는 증가하였으나, 반응에 참여한 젖산이 가교되는 선택도는 몰비에 관계없이 62% 정도로 일정하였다. 몰비가 커서 젖산이 많이 첨가되면 취성은 강해졌으나 생분해 속도는 빨라졌으며, 팽윤도는 500에서 2000% 범위의 값을 보였다.