• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.776-784
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• 2019

Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), the most well-known polyhydroxyalkanoate, is a bio-based, biodegradable polymer that has the potential to replace petroleum-based plastics. Lignocellulose hydrolysate, a non-edible resource, is a promising substrate for the sustainable, fermentative production of PHB. However, its application is limited by the generation of inhibitors during the pretreatment processes. In this study, we investigated the feasibility of PHB production in E. coli in the presence of inhibitors found in lignocellulose hydrolysates. Our results show that the introduction of PHB synthetic genes (bktB, phaB, and phaC from Ralstonia eutropha H16) improved cell growth in the presence of the inhibitors such as furfural, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, and vanillin, suggesting that PHB synthetic genes confer resistance to these inhibitors. In addition, increased PHB production was observed in the presence of furfural as opposed to the absence of furfural, suggesting that this compound could be used to stimulate PHB production. Our findings indicate that PHB production using lignocellulose hydrolysates in recombinant E. coli could be an innovative strategy for cost-effective PHB production, and PHB could be a good target product from lignocellulose hydrolysates, especially glucose.

• 한국기계가공학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.100-108
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• 2019

In this paper, a new stacked element pressure sensor has proposed for heartbeat and respiration measurement. This device can be directly attached to an individual's chest; heartbeat and respiration are detected by the pulsatile vibration and deformation of the chest. A key feature of the device is the simultaneous measurement of heart rate and respiration. The structure of the sensor consists of two stacked elements, in which one element includes one polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) thin film bonded on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate. In addition, for the measurement and signal processing, the electric circuit and the filter are simply constructed with an OP-amp, resistance, and a capacitor. One element (element1, PDMS) maximizes the respiration signal; the other (element2, PVDF) is used to measure heartbeat. Element1 and element2 had sensitivity of 0.163V/N and 0.209V/N, respectively, and element2 showed improved characteristics compared with element1 in response to force. Thus, element1 and element2 were optimized for measuring respiration heart rate, respectively. Through mechanical and vivo human tests, this sensor shows the great potential to optimize the signals of heartbeat and respiration compared with commercial devices. Moreover, the proposed sensor is flexible, light weight, and low cost. All of these characteristics illustrate an effective piezoelectric pressure sensor for heartbeat and respiration measurements.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2010년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.3.1-3.1
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• 2010

Water splitting reaction using photocatalysts is of great interest in the utilization of solar energy [1]. In the present work, visible light-responsive $TiO_2$ thin films (Vis-$TiO_2$) were prepared by a radio frequency magnetron sputtering (RF-MS) deposition method and applied for the separate evolution of $H_2$ and $O_2$ from water as well as the photofuel cell. Special attentions will be focused on the effect of HF treatment of Vis-$TiO_2$ thin films on their photocatalytic activities. Vis-$TiO_2$ thin films were prepared by an RF-MS method using a calcined $TiO_2$ plate and Ar as the sputtering gas. The Vis-$TiO_2$ thin films were then deposited on the Ti foil substrate with the substrate temperature at 873 K (Vis-$TiO_2$/Ti). Vis-$TiO_2$/Ti thin films were immersed in a 0.045 vol% HF solution at room temperature. The effect of HF treatments on the activity of Vis-$TiO_2$/Ti thin films for the photocatalytic water splitting reaction have been investigated. Vis-$TiO_2$/Ti thin films treated with HF solution (HF-Vis-$TiO_2$/Ti) exhibited remarkable enhancement in the photocatalytic activity for $H_2$ evolution from a methanol aqueous solution as well as in the photoelectrochemical performance under visible light irradiation as compared with the untreated Vis-$TiO_2$/Ti thin films. Moreover, Pt-loaded HF-Vis-$TiO_2$/Ti thin films act as efficient and stable photocatalysts for the separate evolution of $H_2$ and $O_2$ from water under visible light irradiation in the presence of chemical bias. Thus, HF treatment was found to be an effective way to improve the photocatalytic activity of Vis-$TiO_2$/Ti thin films. Furthermore, unique separate type photofuel cell was fabricated using a Vis-$TiO_2$ thin film as an electrode, which can generate electrical power under solar light irradiation by using various kinds of biomass derivatives as fuel. It was found that the introduction of an iodine ($I^-/{I_3}^-$) redox solution at the cathode side enables the development of a highly efficient photofuel cell which can utilize a cost-efficient carbon electrode as an alternative to the Pt cathode.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제45회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.249-249
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• 2013

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a sensitive approach to detect and to identify a variety of molecules. To enhance the Raman signal, optimization of the gap between nanostructures is quite important. One-dimensional materials such as nanowires, nanotubes, and nanograsses have great potential to be used in SERS due to their unique sizes and shape dependent characteristics. In this study we investigate a simple way to fabricate SERS substrates based on randomly grown copper oxide (CuO) nanowires. CuO nanograss is fabricated on pre-cleaned Cu foils. Cu oxidized in an ammonium ambient solution of 2.5 M NaOH and 0.1 M $(NH_4)_2S_2O_8$ at $4^{\circ}C$ for 10, 30, and 60 minutes. Then, Cu(OH)2 nanostructures are formed and dried at $180^{\circ}C$ for 2 h. With the drying process, the Cu(OH)2 nanostructure is transformed to CuO nanograss by dehydration reaction. CuO nanograss are grown randomly on Cu foil with the average length of 10 ${\mu}m$ and the average diameter of a 100 nm. CuO nanograsses are covered by Ag with various thicknesses from 10 to 30 nm using a thermal evaporator. Then, we immerse uncoated and Ag coated CuO nanowire samples of various oxidation times in a 0.001M methanol-based 4-mercaptopyridine (4-Mpy) in order to evaluate SERS enhancement. Raman shift and SERS enhancement are measured using a Raman spectrometer (Horiba, LabRAM ARAMIS Spectrometer) with the laser wavelength of 532 nm. Raman scattering is believed to be enhanced by the interaction between CuO nanograss and Ag island film. The gaps between Ag covered CuO nanograsses are diverse from <10 nm at the bottom to ~200 nm at the top of nanograsses. SERS signal are improved where the gaps are minimized to near 10s of nanometers. There are many spots that provide sufficiently narrow gap between the structures on randomly grown CuO nanograss surface. Then we may find optimal enhancement of Raman signal using the mapping data of average results. Fabrication of CuO nanograss based on a solution method is relatively simple and fast so this result can potentially provide a path toward cost effective fabrication of SERS substrate for sensing applications.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.225-230
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• 2006

Nanoimprint lithography (NIL) is a novel method of fabricating nanometer scale patterns. It is a simple process with low cost, high throughput and resolution. NIL creates patterns by mechanical deformation of an imprint resist and physical contact process. The imprint resist is typically a monomer or polymer formulation that is cured by heat or UV light during the imprinting process. Stiction between the resist and the stamp is resulted from this physical contact process. Stiction issue is more important in the stamps including narrow pattern size and wide area. Therefore, the antistiction layer coating is very effective to prevent this problem and ensure successful NIL. In this paper, an antistiction layer was deposited and characterized by PECVD (plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition) method for metal stamps. Deposition rates of an antistiction layer on Si and Ni substrates were in proportion to deposited time and 3.4 nm/min and 2.5 nm/min, respectively. A 50 nm thick antistiction layer showed 90% relative transmittance at 365 nm wavelength. Contact angle result showed good hydrophobicity over 105 degree. $CF_2$ and $CF_3$ peaks were founded in ATR-FTIR analysis. The thicknesses and the contact angle of a 50 nm thick antistiction film were slightly changed during chemical resistance test using acetone and sulfuric acid. To evaluate the deposited antistiction layer, a 50 nm thick film was coated on a stainless steel stamp made by wet etching process. A PMMA substrate was successfully imprinting without pattern degradations by the stainless steel stamp with an antistiction layer. The test result shows that antistiction layer coating is very effective for NIL.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.52-59
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• 2005

The study was targeted to saccharify foodwastes with the cellulolytic and amylolytic enzymes obtained from culture supernatant of Trichoderma harzianum FJ1 and analyze the kinetics of the saccharification in order to enlarge the utilization in industrial application. T. harzianum FJ1 highly produced various cellulolytic (filter paperase 0.9, carboxymethyl cellulase 22.0, ${\beta}$-glucosidase 1.2, Avicelase 0.4, xylanase 30.8, as U/mL-supernatant) and amylolytic (${alpha}$-amylase 5.6, ${\beta}$-amylase 3.1, glucoamylase 2.6, as U/mL-supernatant) enzymes. The $23{\sim}98\;g/L$ of reducing sugars were obtained under various experimental conditions by changing FPase to between $0.2{\sim}0.6\;U/mL$ and foodwastes between $5{\sim}20\%$ (w/v), with fixed conditions at $50^{\circ}C$, pH 5.0, and 100 rpm for 24 h. As the enzymatic hydrolysis of foodwastes were performed in a heterogeneous solid-liquid reaction system, it was significantly influenced by enzyme and substrate concentrations used, where the pH and temperature were fixed at their experimental optima of 5.0 and $50^{\circ}C$, respectively. An empirical model was employed to simplify the kinetics of the saccharification reaction. The reducing sugars concentration (X, g/L) in the saccharification reaction was expressed by a power curve ($X=K{\cdot}t^n$) for the reaction time (t), where the coefficient, K and n. were related to functions of the enzymes concentrations (E) and foodwastes concentrations (S), as follow: $K=10.894{\cdot}Ln(E{\cdot}S^2)-56.768,\;n=0.0608{\cdot}(E/S)^{-0.2130}$. The kinetic developed to analyze the effective saccharification of foodwastes composed of complex organic compounds could adequately explain the cases under various saccharification conditions. The kinetics results would be available for reducing sugars production processes, with the reducing sugars obtained at a lower cost can be used as carbon and energy sources in various fermentation industries.

• 공업화학
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.461-466
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• 2021

본 논문에서는 이동성이 좋고 경제적이며, 간편하게 일회용 진단칩으로 제작 가능한 스크린 프린팅 한 탄소칩 전극[screen printed carbon electrode (SPCE)] 기반의 전압전류법 나노물질 융합형 바이오센서를 제작하여 폐암 조기진단에 활용 가능한 단백질 표지 인자 중에 하나인 heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 (hnRNP A1) 단백질의 농도를 정량 분석하고자 하였다. 먼저 SPCE 표면에 금 나노입자를 전기적으로 증착한 후 크로스링커를 이용하여 hnRNP A1에 특이적으로 결합할 수 있는 바이오리셉터인 DNA 압타머를 고정하였다. Ethanolamine을 블로킹 시약으로 사용하여 압타머와 함께 센서 표면에 고정하여 그 표면을 처리함으로써 비특이적인 생물질의 흡착에 의한 방해 신호를 최소화하고자 하였다. DNA칩과 hnRNP A1 용액을 접촉하여 DNA와 hnRNP A1을 결합시킨 후 alkaline phosphatase (ALP) 효소로 접합한 hnRNP A1 항체(anti-hnRNP A1)을 센서칩 표면으로 주입하여 샌드위치 복합체를 형성하고, 이를 기질인 4-aminophenyl phosphate (APP)와 효소-기질 특이적 산화 반응에 의한 전류 변화를 순환 전압전류법과 시차 펄스전압전류법으로 측정하여 단백질의 농도를 정량적으로 분석하였다. 상기 산화 반응에 의한 피크 전류 변화는 순환전압전류법과 시차 펄스 전압전류법을 사용할 때 -0.05와 -0.17 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) 전위 값에서 각각 일어났다. 개발한 나노바이오센서를 실제 정상인 혈청 시료 분석에 적용 가능함을 보여줌으로써 혈청 한 방울로 폐암의 조기진단 가능성을 제시하고자 하였다.

• 산업진흥연구
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2024

급변하는 정보화 사회에서는 스마트폰와 태블릿을 비롯한 다양한 전자기기가 더욱 디지털화되고 플렉시블 디스플레이와 같은 고성능을 갖추며 발전하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 경제적 절감을 위한 플렉시블 디스플레이의 고가 소재를 대체하는 전도성 고분자인 PEDOT과 투명 기판인 PET를 적용한 TCF의 제조 공정 최적화를 진행하였다. PEDOT 코팅을 이용한 TCF 생산 공정에서 주요 변수인 생산 속도 (m/min), 코팅 최고 온도 (℃), PEDOT 공급 속도 (rpm)에 따른 표면 저항률 (Ω/□)을 반응표면분석법을 사용하여 최적화하였다. 결과적으로, 생산 속도 22.16 m/min, 코팅 최고 온도 125.28 ℃, PEDOT 공급 속도 522.79 rpm으로 최적 조건을 도출했다. F 값은 18.37, P-값은 < 0.0001, 결정계수(R²)는 0.9430으로 결과의 신뢰성이 높음을 확인했다. 최적 조건에서의 예측값은 145.75 Ω/□이며, 실험값은 142.97 Ω/□이었다. 이 연구 결과를 기반으로 대량 생산 공정에 적용하면 기존의 생산 수율 보다 높은 수율을 달성하고 불량 발생률을 줄일 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.858-863
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• 2010

블루베리는 유기물 함량이 높고 물리성이 양호한 산성토양에서 안정적인 생육을 기대할 수 있다. 그러나 국내 작물 재배토양은 배수가 불량하고 유기물 함량이 낮은 알칼리 토양이 대부분이다. 따라서 블루베리 재배 농가들은 적합한 토양으로 개량하기 위하여 피트모스에 크게 의존하고 있으나, 작물생육과 경제성이 고려된 혼합비율의 정보가 미흡한 실정이다. 본 연구는 경제성과 안정생육을 고려한 적정 피트모스 혼합비율 구명과 이와 비슷한 물리 화학적 특성을 가진 톱밥과 코코피트의 적용 가능성을 검토하고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. 본 연구에 사용된 유기자재는 피트모스, 코코피트 그리고 신선한 톱밥이며, 각각의 유기자재는 토양에 부피비율로 0%, 12.5%, 50% 그리고 100%로 혼합하여 처리하였다. 시험 후 유기자재별 혼합비율에 따른 토양 pH는 피트모스와 톱밥이 각각 100%인 처리구가 3.67과 3.73으로 가장 낮았으며, 피트모스 50% 혼합구가 5.30으로 뒤를 이었다. 유기물 함량은 모든 자재가 혼합비율과 같은 경향을 나타냈으며, 이와 같은 경향은 코코피트 혼합구의 치환성 칼리 함량에서도 동일하였다. 그러나 유효인산과 치환성 칼슘과 마그네슘 함량은 혼합비율이 증가할수록 감소하는 경향이었다. 처리별 엽중 질소함량은 피트모스와 코코피트 처리에서 혼합비율이 증가할수록 감소하는 경향을 나타냈으며, 톱밥 처리는 혼합비율에 따른 경향이 나타나지 않았다. 인산 함량은 톱밥과 코코피트 처리에서 혼합비율이 증가할수록 감소하는 경향을 나타냈으나, 칼리 함량은 증가하는 경향이었고, 칼슘과 마그네슘 함량은 유기자재간 혼합비율간 차이가 없었다. 유기자재별 혼합비율에 따른 블루베리의 초장, 경경, 건물중 등의 생육은 피트모스 50%> 피트모스 12.5%> 코코피트 12.5% 순 이었으며, 피트모스 100% 처리구의 생육은 매우 저조하였다. 따라서 블루베리의 토양환경 개선과 우량한 생육을 위한 토양 개선자재로서는 피트모스가 가장 효과적이었음을 확인하였으며, 경제성을 고려한 혼합 비율은 25-50% 범위가 타당하다 보겠다.