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Biological Inspiration toward Artificial Photostystem

  • Park, Jimin;Lee, Jung-Ho;Park, Yong-Sun;Jin, Kyoungsuk;Nam, Ki Tae
    • 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국진공학회 2013년도 제45회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.91-91
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    • 2013
  • Imagine a world where we could biomanufacture hybrid nanomaterials having atomic-scale resolution over functionality and architecture. Toward this vision, a fundamental challenge in materials science is how to design and synthesize protein-like material that can be fully self-assembled and exhibit information-specific process. In an ongoing effort to extend the fundamental understanding of protein structure to non-natural systems, we have designed a class of short peptides to fold like proteins and assemble into defined nanostructures. In this talk, I will talk about new strategies to drive the self-assembled structures designing sequence of peptide. I will also discuss about the specific interaction between proteins and inorganics that can be used for the development of new hybrid solar energy devices. Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen is one of the promising pathways for solar to energy convertsion and storage system. The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) has been regarded as a major bottleneck in the overall water splitting process due to the slow transfer rate of four electrons and the high activation energy barrier for O-O bond formation. In nature, there is a water oxidation complex (WOC) in photosystem II (PSII) comprised of the earthabundant elements Mn and Ca. The WOC in photosystem II, in the form of a cubical CaMn4O5 cluster, efficiently catalyzes water oxidation under neutral conditions with extremely low overpotential (~160 mV) and a high TOF number. The cluster is stabilized by a surrounding redox-active peptide ligand, and undergo successive changes in oxidation state by PCET (proton-coupled electron transfer) reaction with the peptide ligand. It is fundamental challenge to achieve a level of structural complexity and functionality that rivals that seen in the cubane Mn4CaO5 cluster and surrounding peptide in nature. In this presentation, I will present a new strategy to mimic the natural photosystem. The approach is based on the atomically defined assembly based on the short redox-active peptide sequences. Additionally, I will show a newly identified manganese based compound that is very close to manganese clusters in photosystem II.

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Pioglitazone 가용화를 위한 PEG-PLA(PLGA) 고분자 미셀의 제조 및 특성분석 (Preparation and Characterization of PEG-PLA(PLGA) Micelles for Solubilization of Pioglitazone)

  • 임정혁;이용규;허강무
    • 폴리머
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    • 제32권2호
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    • pp.143-149
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    • 2008
  • 생체적합성을 가진 친수성 poly(ethylene glycol)(PEG)블록과 생분해성 고분자인 Poly(D,L-lactide)(PLA) 또는 poly(lactide-co-glycolide)(PLGA)를 소수성 블록으로 하는 양친성 이중 블록공중합체를 합성하여 난용성 당뇨병 치료제인 pioglitazone의 가용화를 위한 고분자 미셀을 제조하였다. PEG 말단으로부터 LA의 개환중합에 의해 합성된 고분자의 화학적 조성과 분자량은 반응액 내 당량비로 조절하였고, 합성된 고분자는 수용액 상에서 $10{\sim}30\;nm$ 크기인 구형의 자기조립 미셀을 형성하였다($CMC=0.001{\sim}0.0076\;mg/mL$). 투석법과 고체분산법을 이용하여 약물을 봉입한 후 AFM, DLS, HPLC 분석을 통하여 미셀의 특성을 비교하였다. 결론적으로 PEG-PLA(또는 PLGA) 공중합체를 이용한 고체분산법을 통해 pioglitazone을 효과적으로 가용화시킬 수 있었다.

In-situ modification of PVC UF membrane by SiO2 sol in the coagulation bath during NIPS process

  • Cheng, Liang;Xu, Zhen-Liang;Yang, Hu;Wei, Yong-Min
    • Membrane and Water Treatment
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    • 제9권5호
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    • pp.317-325
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    • 2018
  • Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) ultrafiltration (UF) membrane was modified by silica sol in the coagulation bath during non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) process. The effects of silica sol concentrations on the morphology, surface property, mechanical strength and separation property of PVC UF membranes were systematically investigated. PVC membranes were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), contact angle goniometry and tensile strength measurement. The results showed that silica had been successfully assembled on the surface of PVC UF membrane. With the increase of silica sol concentration in the coagulation bath, the morphologies of PVC UF membranes changed from cavity structure to finger-like pore structure and asymmetric cross-section structure. The hydrophilicity and permeability of PVC UF membranes were further evaluated. When silica sol concentration was 20 wt.%, the modified PVC membrane exhibited the highest hydrophilicity with a static contact angle of $36.5^{\circ}$ and permeability of $91.8(L{\cdot}m^{-2}{\cdot}h^{-1})$. The structure of self-assemble silica had significant impact on the surface property, morphology, mechanical strength and resultant separation performance of the PVC membranes.

Poly(Ethylene Glycol)-branched Polyethylenimine-poly(L-phenylalanine) Block Copolymer Synthesized by Multi-initiation Method for Formation of More Stable Polyelectrolyte Complex with Biotherapeutic Drugs

  • Park, Woo-Ram;Na, Kun
    • Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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    • 제41권2호
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    • pp.95-102
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    • 2011
  • An amphiphilic cationic branched methoxy poly (ethylene glycol)-branched polyethylenimine - poly(L-phenylalanine) (mPEG-bPEI-pPhe) block copolymer was successfully synthesized by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of N-carboxyanhydride of L-phenylalanine (Phe-NCA) with mPEG-bPEI for the preparation of more stable polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) included a hydrophobic interaction. mPEG-bPEI was firstly prepared by the coupling of mPEG and bPEI using hexamethylene diisocyanate (HMDI). The structural properties of mPEG-bPEI-pPhe copolymers were confirmed by $^1H$ NMR. The copolymers exhibited a self-assemble behavior in water above critical aggregate concentration (CAC) in the range of 0.01-0.14 g/L. The CAC of copolymers obviously depended on the hydrophobic block content in the copolymers (the value decreased with the increase of the pPhe block content). The cationic copolymers have the ability to form multi-interaction complex (MIC) with bovine serum albumin (BSA) and plasmid DNA through multi-interaction (electrostatic and hydrophobic interaction). The physicochemical characterization of the complex was carried out by the measurement of zeta potential and particle size. Their zeta-potentials were positive (approximately +10 mV) and their sizes decreased with increasing pPhe contents in the copolymers (PPF/BSA wt% ratio = 2). The complex showed good stability at high ionic strength. Therefore, mPEG-bPEI-pPhe block copolymer was considered as a potential material to enhance the stability of complex including biotherapuetic drugs.

반회분식 반응을 이용한 단분산 ZnO 나노 입자의 제조 및 입자의 크기와 입도 분포에 영향을 미치는 HPC의 작용 (Synthesis of Monodisperse ZnO Nanoparticles Using Semi-batch Reactor and Effects of HPC Affecting Particle Size and Particle Size Distribution)

  • 노승윤;김기도;송건용;김희택
    • 공업화학
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    • 제17권3호
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    • pp.274-279
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    • 2006
  • 해중합 촉매인 zinc acetate ($C_{4}H_{6}O_{4}Zn{\cdot}2H_{2}O{\cdot}0.2\;mol$)와 lithuium hydroxide $H_{2}O$ ($LiOH{\cdot}H_{2}O{\cdot}0.14\;mol$)를 용매인 ethyl alcohol (99.9%)에 용해시킨 후 분산제인 hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC)를 첨가하여 균일하게 분산된 ZnO (산화아연) 콜로이드 용액을 졸-겔법을 이용하여 합성하였다. ZnO 입자들의 크기와 모양은 분산제인 HPC에 의해 결정되었다. 또한 나노 크기의 ZnO 입자들은 zinc-2-ethylhexagonate를 기초로 한 침천법을 이용하여 얻었다. 이렇게 얻어진 ZnO 분말을 DLS, XRD, FE-SEM, 그리고 UV-Vis를 통하여 특성 분석을 하였다. 그 결과, 산화아연 분말은 자기조립 반응으로 균일하고 육방정계 모양의 구조를 가지는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 또 평균 입자 크기는 거의 40 nm이고 균일하게 분산되었다.

Novel Silica Nanotubes Using a Library of Carbohydrate Gel Assemblies as Templates for Sol-Gel Transcription in Binary Systems

  • Jung, Jong-Hwa;Lee, Shim-Sung;Shinkai, Seiji;Iwaura, Rika;Shimizu, Toshimi
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제25권1호
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    • pp.63-68
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    • 2004
  • Sugar-based gelator p-dodecanoyl-aminophenyl- ${\beta}$-D-aldopyranosides (1-3) have been shown to self-assemble in the presence of p-aminophenyl aldopyranosides. The hydrogel 1+4 showed the double-helical structure with 3-25 nm outer diameters, which is quite different from that of 1. The gel 2+5 revealed twisted ribbon structure with 30-50 nm in widths and a few micrometers of length whereas the gel 3+4 revealed the single and the bundled fiber structures. The difference in these gel supramolecular structures has successfully been transcribed into silica structures by sol-gel polymerization of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS), resulting in the doublehelical, the twisted-ribbon, the single and the multiple (lotus-shaped) hollow fiber structures. These results indicate that novel silica structures can be created by transcription of various superstructures formed in binary gels through the hydrogen-bonding interaction, and the amino group of the p-aminophenyl aldopyranosides acts as an efficient driving force to create novel silica nanotubes. Furthermore, electron energy-loss spectroscopy (ELLS) provided strong evidence for the inner hollow structure of the double-helical silica nanotube. This is a novel and successful example that a variety of new silica structures can be created using a library of carbohydrate gel fibers as their templates.

레시틴/디솔비톨/물 혼합물의 유변학적 성질 연구 (Investigation of Rheological Properties of Lecithin/D-sorbitol/Water Mixtures)

  • 추은애;김나현;강민석;이영민;이희영
    • 공업화학
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    • 제34권3호
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    • pp.247-251
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    • 2023
  • 유기용매 상에서 레시틴은 양친매성 분자의 특성 때문에 구형의 역 마이셀로 자가조립된다. 이러한 레시틴 용액에 D-sorbitol, 물과 같은 첨가제가 들어갈 경우 레시틴의 분자 형태의 변화를 유도하여 역 실린더형 마이셀로의 변환을 이끌게 된다. 이번 연구에서는, 레시틴과 D-sorbitol/물의 혼합물을 이용하여 샘플의 유변학적 변화를 관찰한다. 또한, 이러한 유변학적 변화와 용액 내부의 자가조립된 나노구조체와의 연관성을 확인하기 위해 엑스선 소각 산란분석기 (SAXS)를 이용하여 나노구조체의 형태 및 크기 등을 확인한다. 이러한 혼합물을 이용하여 제조된 점도가 높고 점탄성을 지닌 유체는 약물전달, 식품젤 등의 분야에 활용이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

소형 사업장 근로자들의 건강증진 생활양식에 영향을 미치는 요인 (A Study on the Factors Affecting Health Promoting Lifestyles of Workers in the Small Scale Industries)

  • 장용남;이은경;정명수;전선영;김상덕;정재열;장두섭;송용선;이기남
    • 대한예방한의학회지
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    • 제5권1호
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    • pp.10-30
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    • 2001
  • Oriental medicine needs to be armed with theories on health-improvement concept under it and basic data matching its views, in order to participate in the health-improvement service in industrial work places. The Orient medicine health-improvement program defines factors that determine individuals' lifestyle, and provides information and technologies for workers to practice in life. To that end, this research compares and analyzes health-improvement concept and health care, defines relations between individuals' health state and their lifestyle as the basic data needed to perform health-improvement business for workers. 1. The subjects employed for this research is categorized into; by gender, males 52.1% and females 47.9% with no big difference between them; and by age, 20s, 6.1%, 30s. 33.9%, 40s, 34.1%, and 50s, 24.8% with 30-50 accounting for most of it. By marriage status, unmarried represents 7.1%, and married 79.1% with most of them married; by revenue, under one million won represents 3.0%, 1-2 million won 26.4%, 2-2.49 million won 11.2%, above 2.5 million won 11.2%, and 1-2.5 million won a majority. By living location, owned houses represents 65.4%, rented houses 14.7%, monthly-rented 9.5%; and by education, elementary and middle school represent 16.9%, high school and its dropouts 22.6%, and junior college and higher 51.6%, with high school and higher occupying most of the group. 2. By job, office workers and managerial workers represent 12.3%, part-timers 21.0%, manual workers 11.4%, jobless 0.6%, professionals 35.6%, service 0.6%, housewives 8.4%, and equipment/machinery operation/assemblers 10.1%. Of this, jobless and part-timers, totaling three, are dropped from this research. By years worked, 0-3.9 years represents 9.7%, 4-7.9 years 6.7%, 8-14.9 years 18.4%, above 15 years 28.7%, and no respondents 36.5%. 3. The degree of the subjects practicing life-improvement lifestyle, on a scale of 1 to 4, is an average of 2.69, personal relations 3.04, self-realization 2.92, stress management 2.76, nutritional state 2.73, responsibility for health 2.47, and athletic activities 2.18, with personal relations earning the highest points and athletic activities the lowest. As for factors influencing health-improvement lifestyle, there is no significant difference between gender, age, and marriage status. Meanwhile, there is significant difference between revenue, dwelling pattern, education level, etc. That is, higher income-bracket, owned houses, rented houses, monthly-rented houses, and higher-educated, in this order, show higher average in health-enhancement lifestyle. By job, housewives, manual workers, office workers, professionals, equipment/ machinery operation/ assemblers, and part-timers, in this order show higher points, while there is no difference with significance by years worked. 4. Factors that affect health-improvement lifestyle are shown below. Self-realization is influenced by age, marriage status, type of dwellings, and level of education; responsibility for health by type of dwellings; athletic activities by gender and age; nutrition by age, marriage status and type of dwellings; personal relations by marriage status; and stress management by type of dwellings. 5. Areas with high points by job show this: in self-realization, office workers, manual workers, housewives, professionals, equipment/ machinery operation/ assemblers, in this order, show difference with significance; in the area of responsibility for health, manual workers, housewives, equipment/ machinery operation/ assemblers, professionals, office workers and part-timers, in this order, do. In athletic activities, manual workers, housewives, office workers, professionals, equipment/ machinery operation/ assemblers, and part-timers, in this order, show difference with significance; in nutrition, housewives, office workers, manual workers, professionals, equipment/ machinery operation/ assemblers, and part-timers, in this order do; and in stress, housewives, office workers, manual workers, professionals, equipment/ machinery operation/ assemblers, part-timers, in this order do. By years worked, more years showed higher points in the area of responsibility for health and nutrition; in the area of athletic activities, above 15 years, 4-8 years, below 4 years and 8-14 years, in this order, show higher points; and no difference shows in realization, personal relation, and stress area. 6. To look at correlation between overall and divisional health-improvement practice degree, this researcher has analyzed it using Person's correlation coefficient. Self-realization, responsibility for health, athletic activities, nutrition, support for personal relations, and stress management show significant correlation with the sub-divisions, while all health-improvement lifestyle shows significant correlation with the six sub-divisions.

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공정 제어 응용을 위한 분산 능동 객체 시스템(DAOS)의 설계 및 구현 (Design and Implementation of Distributed Active Object System(DAOS) for Manufacturing Control Applications)

  • 음두헌;유은자
    • 한국정보과학회논문지:컴퓨팅의 실제 및 레터
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    • 제7권2호
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    • pp.141-150
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    • 2001
  • 낙공정 제어 응용은 로봇, AGV(Automatic Guided Vehicle), 컴베이어 등과 같이 능동적이면서 병행적으로 동작하는 컴포넌트들로 구성되며 이들간의 상호작용으로 수행이 이루어진다. 객체지향 기술은, 이러한 컴포넌트들을 재사용이 가능한 객체로 모델링하여, 공정 제어 응용의 생산성 및 확장성을 향상시킬 수 있다. 그러나 기존 객체지향 기술의 객체는 상태와 행위 정보만을 캡슐화하여 실세계의 객체를 표현하며, 메시지가 전달되어야만 반응하는 수동 객체(passive object)이다. 본 논문에서 소개하는 분산 능동 객체 시스템(Distributed Active Object System: DAOS) 방식은 Java/CORBA 기반의 분산 환경에서 객체의 상태와 행위 정보 뿐 아니라 객체 자신의 제어(control) 부분까지 캡슐화한 능동 객체(active object)을 지원하여, 공정 제어 컴포넌트들을 더욱 완전하게 모델링할 수 있다. 여기서, 자신의 제어란 자신의 상태뿐 아니라 인터페이스 변수(interface variable)로 연결된 타 객체의 상태까지 모니터링하고 그 상태 변화에 따라 스스로 행위를 수행할 수 있는 기능을 말한다[1, 2]. 따라서 DAOS 방식은, 메시지 전달을 이용해 각 분산 객체들의 제어를 기술하지 않고, 인터페이스 변수들을 사용하여, 스스로 기동할 수 있는 객체들을 구성적으로 조립하여 시스템을 구축한다. 즉, DAOS 방식은 객체 조립성을 지원하여 기존 객체지향 기술보다 분산 공정 제어 소프트웨어 생산성 및 확장성을 개선하고, 제어까지 캡슐화된 능동 객체를 지원하여 컴포넌트의 재사용을 향상시킨다.

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