• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.357-362
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• 2002

Tests for the toxicity of tributyltin (TBT) were conducted on mysid collected from Dadepo beach, Pusan, Korea. The toxic effects of tributyltin on the survival, growth and oxygen consumption of the mysid, Neomysis awatschensis have been evaluated. Mysids were exposed to several concentrations of TBT (0, 0.56, 1.15, 3.07 and 6.12 $\mu\textrm{g}$/L) for 6 weeks. Survival rate was decreased with increases in concentration and exposure time and the reduction of more than 40％ occurred at TBT concentration greater than 1.15 $\mu\textrm{g}$/L after 6 weeks. Growth rate was significantly decreased at concentrations greater than 1.15 $\mu\textrm{g}$/L. Oxygen consumption rate was also decreased in a concentration-dependent way and significantly decreased to 39,47 and 69％ of the control at 1.15, 3.07 and 6.12 $\mu\textrm{g}$/L, respectively. These results indicate that the contamination of aquatic environment by TBT has the potential to significantly reduce coastal and estuaries recruitment of mysids.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.17-22
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• 1991

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy has been applied to the characterization of titania supported molybdena. The equilibrium adsorption method seemed to produce molybdena species homogeneously dispersed on the support. Even under an oxidizing environment, molybdena species appeared to be able to possess coordinatively unsaturated $Mo^{5+}$ ions owing to the natures of TiO$_2$, i.e. oxygen deficiency and permeability toward oxygen diffusion. At the initial stage of reduction, the terminal double bond oxygen ( Mo=O ) seemed to be removed, generating presumably $Mo^{4+}$. The carbonyl bands at 2198 and 2190 $cm^{-1}$ observed after CO exposure were attributed to the $Mo^{5+}{\cdots}CO\;and\;Mo^{4+}\;{\cdots}CO$ complexes, respectively, while the band pair at 2136 and 2076 $cm^{-1}$ to $Mo^{4+}(CO)_2$.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2012

Recent studies indicate that reactive oxygen species (ROS) are critically involved in persistent pain primarily through spinal mechanisms, and that mitochondria are the main source of ROS in the spinal dorsal horn. To investigate whether mitochondrial ROS can induce changes in membrane excitability on spinal substantia gelatonosa (SG) neurons, we examined the effects of mitochondrial electron transport complex (ETC) substrates and inhibitors on the membrane potential of SG neurons in spinal slices. Application of ETC inhibitors, rotenone or antimycin A, resulted in a slowly developing and slight membrane depolarization in SG neurons. Also, application of both malate, a complex I substrate, and succinate, a complex II substrate, caused reversible membrane depolarization and enhanced firing activity. Changes in membrane potential after malate exposure were more prominent than succinate exposure. When slices were pretreated with ROS scavengers such as phenyl-N-tert-buthylnitrone (PBN), catalase and 4- hydroxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPOL), malate-induced depolarization was significantly decreased. Intracellular calcium above $100{\mu}M$ increased malateinduced depolarization, witch was suppressed by cyclosporin A, a mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) inhibitor. These results suggest that enhanced production of spinal mitochondrial ROS can induce nociception through central sensitization.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2007년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.214-215
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• 2007

Etch rates and surface chemistry of phenol formaldehyde-based photoresist after short time $O_2\;and\;N_2O$ radio frequency (RF) plasma treatment depending on exposure time were investigated. It was found that the etch rate of photoresist sharply increased after discharge turn on and reached a limit with increase in plasma exposure time in both gases. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis showed that the surface chemical structure become nearly constant after the treatment of 15 sec. Concentration of surface oxygen-containing groups after processing both in oxygen and in $N_2O$ plasmas is similar.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.43-48
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• 2017

With ultraviolet and visible light exposure, some pharmaceutical substances applied systemically or topically may cause phototoxic skin irritation. The major factor in phototoxicity is the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as singlet oxygen and superoxide anion that cause oxidative damage to DNA, lipids and proteins. Thus, measuring the generation of ROS can predict the phototoxic potential of a given substance indirectly. For this reason, a standard ROS assay (ROS assay) was developed and validated and provides an alternative method for phototoxicity evaluation. However, negative substances are over-predicted by the assay. Except for ultraviolet A (UVA), other UV ranges are not a major factor in causing phototoxicity and may lead to incorrect labeling of some non-phototoxic substances as being phototoxic in the ROS assay when using a solar simulator. A UVA stimulator is also widely used to evaluate phototoxicity in various test substances. Consequently, we identified the applicability of a UVA simulator to the ROS assay for photoreactivity. In this study, we tested 60 pharmaceutical substances including 50 phototoxins and 10 non-phototoxins to predict their phototoxic potential via the ROS assay with a UVA simulator. Following the ROS protocol, all test substances were dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide or sodium phosphate buffer. The final concentration of the test solutions in the reaction mixture was 20 to $200{\mu}M$. The exposure was with $2.0{\sim}2.2mW/cm^2$ irradiance and optimization for a relevant dose of UVA was performed. The generation of ROS was compared before and after UVA exposure and was measured by a microplate spectrophotometer. Sensitivity and specificity values were 85.7% and 100.0% respectively, and the accuracy was 88.1%. From this analysis, the ROS assay with a UVA simulator is suitable for testing the photoreactivity and estimating the phototoxic potential of various test pharmaceutical substances.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.32-41
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• 1999

오존처리 해수중에 함유하는 잔류 옥시던트(TRO)가 양식 넙치의 생존, 혈액성상과 삼투질 농도, 산소소비 및 아가미 조직에 미치는 독성 영향을 조사하였다. TRO에 노출된 넙치의 48-hr 및 96-hr $LC_{50}$은 각각 26.4 와 22.3ppb이었고, 47ppb에서는 3시간 이내에 모두 치사하였으나 13ppb에서는 96시간 동안 폐사발생이 없었다. TRO 24~39ppb 농도범위에 노출된 넙치의 hematocrit, 헤모글로빈, 적혈구 수, 혈중 sodium과 chloride 이온 및 삼투압 농도는 TRO 농도가 높을수록 유의하게 증가하였고, 아가미 조직은 아가미 상피층이 모세혈관으로부터 박리되고, 괴사와 상피새포의 증생이 관찰되었다. 산소소비율은 TRO 농도가 높고, 노출이 계속될수록 감소하였다. 13ppb에서는 아가미 조직과 생리상태에 미치는 변화는 관찰되지 않았으나 혈당은 유의하게 증가하였다. 그러나 활성탄으로 TRO를 제거한 대조구에서는 오존의 독성 영향은 관찰되지 않았다. 잔류오존에 노출된 넙치는 삼투질 농도의 생리적 불균형 및 아가미 손상과 상피세포의 증생에 의한 산소섭취 부족이 치사를 유발하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과 해산어 양식장에서 오존을 사용할 경우에는 오존처리수중의 TRO는 제거하여야 하며, 비록 저농도라도 장기간 노출되면 양식어류의 생존과 생리상태에 미치는 영향은 현저할 것으로 평가되었다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제37권12호
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• pp.1019-1024
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• 1993

상온에서 다결정 니켈 표면에서의 CO와 산소의 공동흡착을 XPS를 이용하여 연구하였다. 산소가 미리 흡착된 다결정 니켈 표면에서의 CO 흡착은 다음의 세 단계로 일어나고 있음을 발견하였다. 즉 초기의 낮은 CO 노출량에서는 니켈 표면에 미리 흡착된 산소와 CO가 일부 반응하여 $CO_2$가 형성되어 $CO_2$로 탈착하며, CO 노출량이 점차적으로 증가함에 따라 CO가 산소와 공동흡착을 일으키며, CO 노출량이 높아지면 미리 흡착된 산소의 양이 적을수록 더 많은 CO가 흡착됨을 관측하였다. 이것은 니켈 표면에 미리 존재하는 산소의 덮임율이 증가함에 따라 CO의 점차율이 감소하고 동시에 CO의 상대적인 흡착자리가 감소하기 때문으로 해석하였다. 한편 CO가 미리 흡착된 다결정 니켈 표면에 산소를 흡착시키면 산소 노출량이 낮을 때는 미리 흡착된 CO가 산소의 흡착을 저해하며, 산소 노출량이 증가하면 CO가 해리흡착되고, 이와 동시에 산소가 니켈 표면에서 해리흡착되어 NiO층을 빠른 속도로 형성함을 관측하였다. CO의 해리흡착은 흡착된 CO와 기체상의 $O_2$의 충돌에 의한 에너지 전이 때문인 것으로 해석된다.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.231-241
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• 2018

Atmospheric corrosion is generally an electrochemical degradation process of metal. It can be caused by various corrosion factors of atmospheric component, weather, and air pollutants. Moisture, particles of sea salts, and sulfur dioxide are major factors in atmospheric corrosion. Galvanizing coating is one of the most efficient ways to protect iron from corrosion by zinc plating on the surface of the iron. Galvanized steels are being widely used in automobiles, building structures, roofing, and other industrial structures due to their high corrosion resistance compared to bare iron. Atmospheric corrosion of galvanized steel has shown complex corrosion behavior depending on coating process, coating thickness, atmospheric environment, and air pollutants. In addition, different types and kinds of corrosion products can be produced depending on the environment. Lifespan of galvanized steels is also affected by the environment. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the corrosion behavior of galvanized steel under atmospheric corrosion at six locations in Korea. When the exposure time was increased, content of zinc from GA surface decreased while contents of iron and oxygen tended to increase. On the other hand, content of iron was constant even after 36 months of exposure of GI.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제42회 동계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.172-172
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• 2012

Non-thermal plasma has attracted medical researchers, since they showed higher apoptosis rate in cancer cells than normal cells. However, it is hard to conclude general cancer cell specific effect because comparison between normal and cancer cell activities after plasma treatment have not been reported yet. This research proposes a comparison of Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) plasma effect on three normal cells lines and three cancer cells lines. We measured cell number, mitochondria activity (MTS assay) and amount of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) for three days. The results show that the number of cancer cells decreased more than normal cells following of exposure time. On the other hand, mitochondria activities and amounts of H2O2 increased following of exposure time. In addition, we found that DBD plasma exposure on cell suspension in media and media only illustrated no difference in mitochondria activity, H2O2 quantity, and cell number. Thus, we can confirm higher apoptosis rate in cancer cells which is related to the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by DBD plasma. The related molecular mechanisms were investigated further.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.273-283
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• 2022

Al6061 aluminum alloy specimens were exposed to atmospheric conditions for maximum 24 months. 24-month exposure specimen showed some more frequent and larger size of corrosion products and pitting on the surface compared with the 12-month exposure specimens. The XRD examination revealed the dominant surface oxide phases of Al₂O₃ and Al(OH)₃. The oxide thickness at uniform oxidation (or non-pitting) region was not much changed over exposure time. The 1.2 ㎛ deep oxygen penetration area was found in the 12-months exposed specimen near the thin uniform aluminum oxide film. The line-EDS was conducted through the penetration regions and non-penetrated grain boundary. There were signs of O and Si concentration through the penetration region, whereas non-penetration region showed no concentration of O or Si. It was confirmed that pitting is a more severe degradation mode in Al6061 (max. >4 ㎛ deep) compared with the uniform oxidation (max. ~200 nm deep) up to 24-months exposure.