• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.33 no.9
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• pp.3129-3132
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• 2012

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.29 no.12
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• pp.2471-2476
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• 2008

• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2006.07a
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• pp.201-202
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• 2006

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.69-71
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• 2000

Redox-active calix[4]arenes with carboxylic acid and disulfide groups were prepared and spontaneous deposition on silver and gold surfaces was observed. Owing to their unusual structure, the calix[4]arenes exhibit selective affinity fur alkaline earth metal ions in aqueous media. When annular ionophores are immobilized on the surface, voltammetric and spectroscopic studies show the entrapment of metal ions. Furthermore, it was possible to reversibly capture and remove the ions using strong chelating agents such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA).

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.33 no.7
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• pp.2229-2237
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• 2012

The two chelates based on calix[4]arene and thiacalix[4]arene have been synthesized and used as neutral ionophores for preparing PVC based membrane sensor selective to $Ho^{3+}$ ion. The addition of potassium tetrakis(4-chlorophenyl)borate (KTpClPB) and various plasticizers, viz., NDPE, o-NPOE, DOP, TEP and DOS have been found to improve significantly the performance of the sensors. The best performance was obtained with the sensor no. 6 having membrane of $L_2$ with composition (w/w) ionophore (2%): KTpClPB (4%): PVC (37%): NDPE (57%). This sensor exhibits Nernatian response with slope $21.10{\pm}0.3mV/decade$ of activity in the concentration range $3.0{\times}10^{-8}-1.0{\times}10^{-2}M\;Ho^{3+}\;ion$, with a detection limit of $1.0{\times}10^{-8}M$. The proposed sensor performs satisfactorily over a wide pH range of 2.8-10, with a fast response time (5 s). The sensor was also found to work successfully in partially non-aqueous media up to 25% (v/v) content of methanol, ethanol and acetonitrile, and can be used for a period of 4 months without any significant drift in potential. The electrode was also used for the determination of $Ho^{3+}$ ions in synthetic mixtures of different ions and the determination of the arsenate ion in different water samples.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.33 no.7
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• pp.2320-2324
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• 2012

A novel approach for metabolite extraction and fingerprinting was introduced based upon the nano-baskets and emulsion liquid membrane-nuclear magnetic resonance (ELM-NMR) technique. The objective of this method is optimizing the fingerprints, minimizing the metabolic variation from analysis, increasing the likelihood differences, and obtaining the maximum extraction yield. Low molecular weight metabolites in rat serum were recovered by ELMs using 12 nano-baskets of calixarene, as both emulsifier and carrier. The yields of ELMs were optimized by the method of one-at-a-time. According to NMR data, the maximum metabolic variation was achieved using scaffold 4 (4 wt %), n-decane membrane, stirring rate of 300 rpm, treat and phase ratios of 0.3 and 0.8, respectively. The results revealed that some calixarenes tend to extract non-specific macromolecules; and repeatability of fingerprints for 7-mediated ELM was maximum and for 3-mediated ELM was minimum. The yield of extractions was obtained to be higher for n-decane and lower for carbon tetrachloride. Among different membranes, the fingerprints by chlorinated liquid membranes were more repeatable than using toluene or n-decane.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.31 no.11
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• pp.3115-3117
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• 2010

The voltammetric study on a water-soluble calix[4]arene-diquinone-diacid (CDA) in pH 7.4 in the presence of $Ca^{2+}$ ion provided important information about the unique electrochemical behavior of CDA-$Ca^{2+}$ complex. Using CDA, $Ca^{2+}$ ion in aqueous solution was recognized quantitatively by voltammetric techniques.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.25 no.8
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• pp.1244-1246
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• 2004

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.25 no.8
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• pp.1247-1250
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• 2004

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.54-59
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• 2006

Biophotonic sensors based on polymer waveguide with Bragg reflection grating are demonstrated in this work. Waveguide Bragg reflectors were designed by using the effective index method and the transmission matrix method. The grating pattern was formed by exposing the laser interference pattern on a photoresist. On top of the inverted rib waveguide, the Bragg reflection grating was inscribed by the O2 plasma etching. In order to perform the bio-molecule detection experiment, a calixarene molecule was self-assembled on top of thin Au film deposited on the waveguide Bragg reflector. To measure the response of the sensor, several PBS solutions with different concentrations of potassium ion from 1 pM to $100\;{\mu}M$ were dropped on the sensor surface. The shift of Bragg reflection wavelength was observed from the fabricated sensor device, which was proportional to the concentration of potassium ion ranging from 1 pM to 108 pM.