• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 1996년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.213-217
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• 1996

The electrochemical methods of early detection and analysis of corrosion related deterioration in concrete reinforcement structures are very useful techniques. The generally using procedure for corrosion monitoring of reinforced structures employs a method of half-cell potential measurement. Whilst the technique has provided a useful means of delineating areas of high or low corrosion risk, there are difficulties in its use and interpretation, particularly when assessing corrosion rates of reinforcement. The aim of this study is to describe the AC-impedance method being employed to monitor and assess corrosion rates, to estimate corrosion mechanism of reinfrocement in laboratory conditions. The AC-impedance monitoring technique applies a small amplitude(20mV) AC signal to embedded steel in concrete and reference electrode (Cu/$CuSo_4$). We obtained over a wide frequency range(10MHz~1mHz) to produce a complex plane plot or Nyquist plot.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.595-604
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• 2000

Flow-Accelerated Corrosion Behavior of SA106 Gr.C steel in room temperature alkaline solution simulating the CANDU primary water condition was studied using Rotating Cylinder Electrode. Systems of RCE were set up and electrochemical parameters were applied at various rotating speeds. Corrosion current density decreased up to pH 10.4 then it increased rapidly at higher pH. This is due to the increasing tendency of cathodic and anodic exchange half-cell current. Corrosion potential shifted slightly upward with rotating velocity. Passive film was formed from pH 9.8 by the mechanism of step oxidation and the subsequent precipitation of ferrous species into hydroxyl compound. Above pH 10.4, the film formation process was active and the film became stable. Corrosion current density showed increment in pH 6.98 with the rotating velocity, while it soon saturated from 1000 rpm above pH 9.8. This seems that activation process which represents formation of passive film on the bare metal surface controls the entire corrosion process

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2004년도 추계 학술발표회 제16권2호
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• pp.801-804
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• 2004

It should be noted that the critical chloride threshold level is not considered to be a unique value for all conditions. This value is dependent on concrete mixture proportions, cement type and constituents, presence of admixtures, environmental factors, steel reinforcement surface conditions, and other factors. In this study, the accelerated corrosion test for reinforcing steel was conducted by electrochemical and sea water-circulated method, respectively and during the test, corrosion monitoring by half cell potential method was carried out to estimate the critical chloride threshold value when corrosion for reinforcing steel in concrete was perceived. For this purpose, lollypop and beam test specimens were made for $31.4\%,\;41.5\%\;and\;49.7\%$ of w/c. respectively and then the accelerated corrosion test for reinforcing steel was executed. It was observed from the test that the time to initiation of corrosion was found to be different with water-cement ratio and the critical chloride threshold value was found to range from 0.91 to $1.27kg/m^3$.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.1785-1787
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• 2016

Granular cell tumor (GCT) of the oral cavity is a benign lesion. Half of oral GCTs demonstrate pseudocarcinomatous hyperplasia (PCH) of the mucosa which can mimic invasive islands of oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Such similarity can be confusing when diagnosing or evaluating the two conditions, potentially leading to misdiagnosis or misclassification. Indeed, several misdiagnosed cases of oral GCT have been reported in the literature as OSCC or malignant oral GCT that resulted in unnecessary aggressive treatment for the affected patients. The aim of this study was to investigate if the cytokeratin pattern of the PCH can help in differentiating GCT from oral SCC. To distinguish between these two entities, we examined 12 patient specimens of oral GCT-PCH and oral SCC histologically and via immunohistochemistry (IHC) for CK13, CK17 and P75. The results suggest that the cytokeratin profile of PCH is similar to that of oral SCC. Therefore, consideration of IHC findings for epithelial markers alone may lead to erroneous diagnosis; thus, the presence of the granular tumor underneath the PCH and its immunopositivity for P75 or other neural definition markers can be essential to identify the underlying tumor and exclude oral SCC. Finally we recommend more studies on the molecular biology of PCH to understand how it can mimic oral SCC histologically without harboring its malignant phenotype clinically, which could have significant translational potential for understanding invasive oral SCC.

• 에너지공학
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.157-162
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• 2014

해당 연구에서는 수정된 폴리올법을 이용하여 합성한 카본블랙 탄소지지체의 Pt촉매의 전기적, 전기화학적 특성을 평가하였다. 또한 Polyol_Pt/C 촉매는 고분자전해질연료전지의 공기극에 적용하여 산소환원반응성을 측정하였다. 산소환원반응성과 고분자전해질연료전지 성능평가를 통해 상용 Pt/C (JM_Pt/C)촉매와 비교하여 전기화학적인 촉매성능을 비교하였다. 촉매의 활성표면적을 구하기 위해 순환전압전류주사법을 이용하였고, 산소환원반응성을 측정하기 위해 회전원판전극으로 선형주사전류법을 이용하였다. 또한 고분자전해질연료전지 완전지 성능 측정을 진행하였다. 그 결과 Polyol_Pt/C 촉매의 활성표면적 ($196m^2g^{-1}$)은 JM_Pt/C 촉매의 그 값 ($183m^2g^{-1}$) 보다 우수하였다. 촉매들의 산소환원반응성에 경우에도 Polyol_Pt/C 촉매는 JM_Pt/C 촉매보다 우수한 반파장전위 및 한계전류밀도를 나타내었다. 또한 완전지 평가시, MEA 공기극을 위한 Polyol_Pt/C 촉매 담지량을 기존의 0.4에서 0.15로 줄였을 때, 성능저하가 적게 나타났고, 300시간의 장기간 성능 평가에서도 연료전지 성능이 거의 일정하게 유지되었다. 이를 토대로 수정된 폴리올법에 의해 합성된 Polyol_Pt/C 촉매는 경제적인 이용 및 우수한 내구성을 가지고 있음을 밝혀내었다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.676-686
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• 2013

Background To overcome the potential drawbacks of a short half-life and dose-related adverse effects of using active transforming growth factor-beta 1 for cartilage engineering, a cell-mediated latent growth factor activation strategy was developed incorporating latent transforming growth factor-${\beta}$1 (LTGF) into an electrospun poly(L-lactide) scaffold. Methods The electrospun scaffold was surface modified with NH3 plasma and biofunctionalised with LTGF to produce both random and orientated biofunctionalised electrospun scaffolds. Scaffold surface chemical analysis and growth factor bioavailability assays were performed. In vitro biocompatibility and human nasal chondrocyte gene expression with these biofunctionalised electrospun scaffold templates were assessed. In vivo chondrogenic activity and chondrocyte gene expression were evaluated in athymic rats. Results Chemical analysis demonstrated that LTGF anchored to the scaffolds was available for enzymatic, chemical and cell activation. The biofunctionalised scaffolds were non-toxic. Gene expression suggested chondrocyte re-differentiation after 14 days in culture. By 6 weeks, the implanted biofunctionalised scaffolds had induced highly passaged chondrocytes to re-express Col2A1 and produce type II collagen. Conclusions We have demonstrated a proof of concept for cell-mediated activation of anchored growth factors using a novel biofunctionalised scaffold in cartilage engineering. This presents a platform for development of protein delivery systems and for tissue engineering.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제45권7호
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• pp.479-494
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• 2022

Human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent stem cells that have been intensively studied as therapeutic tools for a variety of disorders. To enhance the efficacy of MSCs, therapeutic genes are introduced using retroviral and lentiviral vectors. However, serious adverse events (SAEs) such as tumorigenesis can be induced by insertional mutagenesis. We generated lentiviral vectors encoding the wild-type herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV-TK) gene and a gene containing a point mutation that results in an alanine to histidine substitution at residue 168 (TK(A168H)) and transduced expression in MSCs (MSC-TK and MSC-TK(A168H)). Transduction of lentiviral vectors encoding the TK(A168H) mutant did not alter the proliferation capacity, mesodermal differentiation potential, or surface antigenicity of MSCs. The MSC-TK(A168H) cells were genetically stable, as shown by karyotyping. MSC-TK(A168H) responded to ganciclovir (GCV) with an half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC₅₀) value 10-fold less than that of MSC-TK. Because MSC-TK(A168H) cells were found to be non-tumorigenic, a U87-TK(A168H) subcutaneous tumor was used as a SAE-like condition and we evaluated the effect of valganciclovir (vGCV), an oral prodrug for GCV. U87-TK(A168H) tumors were more efficiently ablated by 200 mg/kg vGCV than U87-TK tumors. These results indicate that MSC-TK(A168H) cells appear to be pre-clinically safe for therapeutic use. We propose that genetic modification with HSV-TK(A168H) makes allogeneic MSC-based ex vivo therapy safer by eliminating transplanted cells during SAEs such as uncontrolled cell proliferation.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2004

Nitric oxide (NO) system has been implicated in a wide range of physiological functions in the nervous system. However, the role of NO in regulating the neural activity in the gustatory zone of nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) has not been established. The present study was aimed to investigate the role of NO in the gustatory NTS neurons. Sprague-Dawley rats, weighing about 50 g, were used. Whole cell patch recording and immunohistochemistry were done to determine the electrophysiological characteristics of the rostral gustatory nucleus of the tractus solitaries and distribution of NO synthases (NOS). Neuronal NOS (nNOS) immunoreactivity was strongly detected along the solitary tract extending from rostral to caudal medulla. Resting membrane potentials of NTS neurons were $-49.2{\pm}2\;mV$ and action potential amplitudes were $68.5{\pm}2\;mV$ with a mean duration measured at half amplitude of $1.7{\pm}0.3\;ms$. Input resistance, determined from the response to a 150 ms, -100 pA hyperpolarizing current pulse, was $385{\pm}15\;M{\Omega}$, Superfusion of SNAP or SNP, NO donors, produced either hyperpolarization (68%), depolarization (5%), or no effect (27%). The hyperpolarization was mostly accompanied by a decrease in input resistance. The hyperpolarization caused by SNAP or SNP increased the time to initiate the first action potential, and decreased the number of action potentials elicited by current injection. SNP or SNAP also markedly decreased the number of firing neural discharges of the spontaneous NTS neural activity under zero current. Superfusion of L-NAME, a NOS inhibitor, slightly depolarized the membrane potential and increased the firing rate of NTS neurons induced by current injection. ODQ, a soluble guanylate cyclase inhibitor, ameliorated the SNAP-induced changes in membrane potential, input resistance and firing rates. 8-Br-cGMP, a non-degradable cell-permeable cGMP, hyperpolarized the membrane potential and decreased the number of action potentials. It is suggested that NO in the gustatory NTS has an inhibitory role on the neural activity of NTS through activating soluble guanylate cyclase.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2022

철근 콘크리트 구조물 수명 저하의 주요한 원인은 콘크리트 내부 철근의 부식이다. 이때 사전 부식된 구조물 내부 철근은 다른 철근에 비해 더 쉽게 부식되며, 특히 구조물이 습기 또는 염화 환경에 노출된 경우 부식의 진행속도가 매우 빠른 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 시멘트 복합재 내부의 사전 부식 철근에 대한 서로 다른 양생 용액이 부식에 미치는 영향을 탐구하였다. 철근의 사전 부식을 촉진하기 위해 HCl(3%)용액과 CaCl2(10%)용액을 활용하였으며, 대조군(RE)을 포함한 3종의 사전 부식 철근 모르타르 실린더를 타설하였다. 철근 모르타르 실린더는 CaCl2(3%) 용액과 수돗물에서 각각 120일 동안 양생하며 실험을 진행하였다. 사전 부식 철근의 모르타르 내부 부식 거동에 대한 양생 용액의 영향을 평가하기 위해 전기화학적 분극저항(Electrochemical Polarization)과 반전지 전위 측정법(Half-cell potential)을 활용하였으며, 전자주사현미경(SEM)과 X선 회절 분석(X-ray Diffraction Analysis)을 통해 부식된 철근의 표면 상태와 성분을 분석하였다. 실험 결과 두 종류의 양생 용액에서 사전 부식된 철근의 부식률은 사전 부식되지 않은 시료의 부식률보다 높은 것으로 나타났으며, CaCl2 용액 양생 120일의 RE, CaCl2, HCl 사전 부식 시편의 최종 부식 속도가 수돗물에 양생한 경우보다 각각 8.14, 4.48, 13.81배로 높았다.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.191-199
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 3가지 수준의 물-시멘트 비, 상부 주입 염수 농도, 피복두께를 고려하여 반전위값과 영향인자들 간의 상관성을 분석하였다. 피복두께가 증가할수록 반전위값이 증가(+ 방향 : 부식 억제)하여 부식 저항성이 증가하는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며 평가 기준에 따르면 피복두께 60mm를 갖는 시편의 경우 비교적 부식이 적게 일어난 것으로 판단된다. 이는 피복두께가 외부 열화인자에 대한 효과적인 방어기구로서 작용한 것이 원인으로 사료된다. 상부 주입 염수 농도가 0%인 경우 모든 경우에서 부식이 발생하지 않는 것으로 판단되지만, 염수 농도 3.5% 및 7.0%의 경우 부식이 진전된 것으로 판단된다. 비교적 높은 단위 결합재량이 확보된 배합에서 부식 저감에 유리한 모니터링 결과가 도출되었으며, 부식 영향인자와 반전위값 간의 상관성을 평가하고자 다중 회귀분석을 수행하였다. 해당 예측식의 결정계수는 0.97로 매우 높은 수준으로 나타났지만 사용한 표본의 수가 제한적이고 특정 시점의 결과만이 이용된 한계점이 존재하였다. 추가적인 모니터링 수행 및 시편 해체 후 관련 데이터와의 상관성 분석을 통해 더욱 합리적인 예측식의 도출이 가능해 질 것으로 사료된다.