• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.979-983
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• 2001

Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus is a strictly anaerobic and thermophilic bacterium whose optimum temperature ranges over $65-68^{\circ}C.$ T. ethanolicus was known to contain a bipolar very long chain fatty acyl component such as $\alpha$, $\omega-1316-dimethyloctacosanedioate$, as one of the major membrane components. However, exact physiological role of this unusual component in the membrane remains unknown. Such a very long chain fatty acyl component, $\alpha$, ${\omega}-1316-dimethyloctacosanedioate$, dimethyl ester (DME C30), was isolated, and purified from the membrane of T. ethanolicus. As a function of added concentrations of the $\alpha$, $\omega-1316-dimethyloctacosanedioate$, dimethyl ester (DME C30) or cholesterol into the standard liposomes, the acyl chain ordering effect was investigated by the steady-state anisotropy with 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) as a fluorescent probe. Acyl chain order parameter (S) of vesicles containing DME C30 is higher comparing with phosphatidylcholine (PC) only vesicles. This result was discussed thermodynamically with the aid of the simulated annealing molecular dynamics simulations. Through the investigation of all the possible conformational changes of DME C30 or cholesterol, we showed that DME C30 is very flexible and its conformation is variable depending on the temperature comparing with cholesterol, which is rigid and restricted at overall temperature. We propose that the conformational change of DME C30, not the configurational change, may be involved in the regulation of the membrane fluidity against the changes of external temperature.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.498-505
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• 2020

This study analyzes the velocity and pressure incurred by protruding shapes installed within the inlet part of a pressurized membrane module during operation to determine the fluid flow distribution. In this paper, to find the flow distribution within a module, it investigates the velocity and pressure values at cross-sectional and outlet planes, and 9 sections classified on outlet plane using computational fluid dynamics. From the Reynolds number (Re), the fluid flow was estimated to be turbulent when the Re exceeded 4,000. In the vertical cross-sectional plane, shape 4 and 6 (round-type protrusion) showed the relatively high velocity of 0.535 m/s and 0.558 m/s, respectively, indicating a uniform flow distribution. From the velocity and pressure at the outlet, shape 4 also displayed a relatively uniform fluid velocity and pressure, indicating that fluid from the inlet rapidly and uniformly reached the outlet, however, from detailed data of velocity, pressure and flowrate obtained from 9 sections at the outlet, shape 6 revealed the low standard deviations for each section. Therefore, shape 6 was deemed to induce the ideal flow, since it maintained a uniform pressure, velocity and flowrate distribution.

• 한국생물물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물물리학회 1998년도 학술발표회
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• pp.15-15
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• 1998

Pores can form and grow in biomembranes because of factors such as thermal fluctuation, transmembrane electrical potential, and cellular environment. We propose a new statistical physics model of the pore growth treated as a non-Markovian stochastic process, with a free energy barrier and memory friction from the membrane matrix treated as a quasi-two-dimensional viscoelastic and dielectric fluid continuum.(omitted)

• Korean Membrane Journal
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.50-58
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• 1999

Symmetric asymmetric and composite perfluoropolymer membranes made with HYFLON AD have been prepared and evaluated. Porous and non porous symmetric membranes have been prepared by solvent evaporation with various processing conditions. Non-contact atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to investigate the membrane morphology in air. Analysis of the images gave quantitative imformation on the surface pore strcture in particular on the pore size distributin. Possible useful uses of porous membranes are envisaged in the field of gas-liquid separations such as membrane contactors (MSc) Molecular Dynamics(MD) simulations structure of HYFLON AD 60X copolymer supporting these results are also reported. Amorphous perfluoropolymer membranes appears to be ideal other than in MCs when separation processes have to be performed in hostile environments i.e. high temperatures and aggressive non-aqueous media such as chemicals and solvents. In these cases HYFLON AD mem-branes can exploit the outstanding resistance of perfluoropolymers.

• 멤브레인
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.153-159
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• 2021

최근 들어 여러 산업 분야에 활발히 사용되고 있는 고분자 분리막은 화학구조의 제어나 제막공정에서의 물리적 특성 제어뿐만 아니라 다양한 소재와 혼합된 복합막 제조를 통해서 고유의 특성을 부여할 수 있는 장점을 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 분리막 제조 시에 누에(Bombyx mori)가 생산한 친환경 천연소재로 활용 가능성이 넓은 실크 고분자의 복합막 제조 시 다른 소재와의 혼화성 지표로 사용할 수 있는 용해도 파라미터를 분자동역학을 이용하여 계산하였다. 역시 친환경성 및 생체적합성을 갖고 있는 polyvinylalcohol (PVA)의 용해도 파라미터를 분자동역학을 이용하여 계산 후 서로 비교하였을 때 두 고분자 소재가 비슷한 용해도 파라미터 값을 갖는 것을 확인하였다. 결론적으로, 두 고분자가 서로 잘 혼합될 수 있음을 이론적으로 증명하였고, 실제 실험을 통해서도 이를 확인할 수 있었다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.238-243
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• 2011

본 연구는 기존의 인공심폐기의 단점을 보완하기 위하여 혈액펌프를 사용하지 않고 혈류의 흐름을 유도할 수 있는 기구(balloon)형 인공심폐기 설계를 위한 구조적 해석을 시도하였다. 가상의 모형 인공심폐기 내에서의 혈류의 흐름패턴을 분석하기 위하여 CFD 모델링 방법을 사용하였다. 이 시스템의 작동원리는 막 산화기 주위를 기구를 사용하여 압력하중을 인가하여 주기적으로 수축.이완되도록 하였으며, 시간에 따라 변화하는 시간 함수 값은 sine 반주기와 sine 주기를 계산하여 적용하였다. 이와 같은 방법으로 기구형 인공심폐기를 설계할 경우 한 방향에 대한 혈류의 움직임을 유도할 수 있다는 가정 하에 구조적 해석을 하였다. 실험결과 CFD 시뮬레이션을 통하여 인공심폐기의 입구와 출구에 서의 혈류의 속도와 압력을 측정하여 분석한 결과 한 방향에 대한 혈류의 유동이 발생하는 것을 확인하였다. 이와 같은 CFD 시뮬레이션은 혈류의 흐름특성을 미리 예측할 수 있어 인공심폐기 설계에 있어서 최적화된 디자인을 제공할 수 있을 것이라 판단된다.

• Advances in Energy Research
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.285-297
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• 2016

Fundamental understanding of vanadium ion transport and the detrimental effects of cross-contamination on vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) performance is critical for developing low-cost, robust, and highly selective proton-conducting membranes for VRFBs. The objective of this work is to examine the effect of conductivity and diffusivity, two key membrane parameters, on long-cycle performance of a VRFB at different operating conditions using a transient 2D multi-component model. This single-channel model combines the transport of vanadium ions, chemical reactions between permeated ions, and electrochemical reactions. It has been discovered that membrane selecting criterion for long cycles depends critically on current density and operating voltage range of the cell. The conducted simulation work is also designed to study the synergistic effects of the membrane properties on dynamics of VRFBs as well as to provide general guidelines for future membrane material development.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.35-44
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• 2011

Membrane filtration has become firmly established as a primary process for ensuring the purity, safety and efficiency of treatment of water or effluents. Several researches have been performed to develop and design membrane systems in order to increase the accuracy and performance of the processes. In this study, a lattice Boltzmann method for the cake layer has been developed using particle dynamics based on an immersed boundary method and the cake layer formation process on membrane has been numerically simulated. Case studies including various particle sizes were also performed for a microfiltration process. The growth rate of the cake layer thickness and the permeation flow rate along the membranes were predicted. The results of this study agreed well with that of previous experiments. Effects of various particle diameters on the membrane performance were studied. The cake layer of a large particle tended to be growing fast and the permeation flow going down rapidly at the beginning. The layer thickness of a small particle increased constantly and the flow rate was smaller than that of the large particle at the end of simulation time.

• 멤브레인
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2018

고분자 분리막의 분자동역학 연구에서는 구성 원자 개수가 많고 투과 거동 계산시 긴 시간을 필요로 하기 때문에 적절한 고분자 주쇄의 길이를 선택하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 고분자 주쇄 길이와 투과 거동 간의 상관관계가 실제 분자동역학에서 어떻게 나타나는지 조사를 하고자 하였다. 널리 알려진 상용 고분자 Kapton(R) 폴리이미드 구조를 이용하여 분자동역학을 수행하였고 기체 투과 거동을 분석하였다. 고분자 주쇄의 움직임은 그 길이와 큰 연관성이 없었으며, 일반적인 인식과 달리 짧은 주쇄 길이를 갖고 있다고 해서 더 활발하게 움직이는 것은 아니라는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 고분자 주쇄의 말단기는 상대적으로 움직이기 쉬울 것이라는 예상과 달리, 말단에 위치하지 않은 경우라도 말단기에 위치한 원자보다 더 높은 움직임을 보이는 경우도 많았다. 최종적으로 기체 분자의 투과 성능에서도 고분자 주쇄의 길이 및 말단기에 따른 영향은 관찰되지 않았다. 이는 기체 투과 전산모사에서 많이 언급되는 말단기 효과를 실제 전산모사에 적용할 경우, 각각의 모델 특성에 따라 제한적으로 적용을 하고 이에 대한 검증 과정을 반드시 수행하여야 한다는 것을 의미한다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제42권12호
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• pp.893-905
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• 2019

Mitochondria are highly dynamic organelles that constantly undergo fission and fusion processes that closely related to their function. Disruption of mitochondrial dynamics has been demonstrated in acute kidney injury (AKI), which could eventually result in cell injury and death. Previously, we reported that augmenter of liver regeneration (ALR) alleviates renal tubular epithelial cell injury. Here, we gained further insights into whether the renoprotective roles of ALR are associated with mitochondrial dynamics. Changes in mitochondrial dynamics were examined in experimental models of renal ischemia-reperfusion (IR). In a model of hypoxia-reoxygenation (HR) injury in vitro, dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) and mitochondrial fission process protein 1 (MTFP1), two key proteins of mitochondrial fission, were downregulated in the Lv-ALR + HR group. ALR overexpression additionally had an impact on phosphorylation of Drp1 Ser637 during AKI. The inner membrane fusion protein, Optic Atrophy 1 (OPA1), was significantly increased whereas levels of outer membrane fusion proteins Mitofusin-1 and -2 (Mfn1, Mfn2) were not affected in the Lv-ALR + HR group, compared with the control group. Furthermore, the mTOR/4E-BP1 signaling pathway was highly activated in the Lv-ALR + HR group. ALR overexpression led to suppression of HR-induced apoptosis. Our collective findings indicate that ALR gene transfection alleviates mitochondrial injury, possibly through inhibiting fission and promoting fusion of the mitochondrial inner membrane, both of which contribute to reduction of HK-2 cell apoptosis. Additionally, fission processes are potentially mediated by promoting tubular cell survival through activating the mTOR/4E-BP1 signaling pathway.