• Journal of Integrative Natural Science
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.182-186
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• 2011

Chemical modification of porous silicon surface has been investigated to have different physical surface properties. Porous silicon modified with dodecyl functionality exhibits hydrophobic feature, however the oxidation of porous silicon to modify with hydroxyl group displays hydrophilic properties. Surface characterization for both dodecyl and hydroxyl derivatized porous silicon was investigated by FT-IR spectroscopy. To determine the surface coverage, the amine functionalized surface was reduced by dithiothreitol (DTT) and the released 2-thiopyridone was quantified by UV/vis spectroscopy.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.344-350
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• 1999

The surface chemical structure of three kinds of polyethylene (PE): high density (HD) PE, low density (LD) PE and linear (L)-LDPE exposed to Ar and $O_2$ plasmas has been investigated using XPS. Oxygen was incorporated in a more increased amount for HDPE than for L-LDPE and LDPE. Ar plasma tended to incorporate more oxygen than $O_2$ plasma. The XPS valence band spectra for Ar plasma exhibited a clear peak assigned to $O_2$s character. By chemical derivatization method it was found that the amount of -COOH group at the surface was much greater than that of -OH group. The hydrophilic nature of plasma-treated PE increased in the order: LDPE

• Journal of Integrative Natural Science
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.282-288
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• 2011

We describe the synthesis and characterization of silicon nanoparticles prepared by the solution reduction of silicon tetrachloride by lithium naphthalenide and subsequently with n-butyllithium at room temperature. These reactions produce silicon nanoparticles with surfaces that are covalently terminated with butyl group. Reaction with lithium aluminium hydride instead of n-butyllithium produces hydride-terminated silicon nanoparticles. The butyl or hydride terminated silicon nanoparticles can be suspended in hexane and their optical behavior have been characterized by photoluminescence spectroscopy. Stabilization of silicon nanoparticles were investigated upon illumination, indicating that as-prepared silicon nanoparticles are very stable at room temperature for several days.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2005.02a
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• pp.57-57
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• 2005

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.200-204
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• 2010

Surface properties are important for determining the functions and uses of materials. So modification of materials with polymer thin films has emerged as an important method to control the physical and chemical properties of the surface layer. We report a simple and effective method to photochemically attach thin polymeric layers to solid surface without chemical derivatization of the substrate and/or the polymer. The system is based on a photoreactive poly(4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP) thin film which is formed on the $SiO_{2}$ surface via spin coating. This substrate is then covered with another polymer film that is reacted with the benzyl radical moieties by UV irradiation. As a result of photochemical reaction, a thin layer of the later polymer is covalently bound to the surface of P4VP. Unbounded polymer is removed by sonication. The thickness of the attached film is a function of the irradiation time and the molecular weight of the polymer. Spatially defined polymer thin films can be fabricated by way of photolithography.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.32-36
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• 2003

Co nanoparticles were prepared by the reverse micelle technique (NaBH₄reduction of cobalt chloride in a reversed micelle solution of didodecyldimethylammoniumbromide (DDAB)/toluene). The size and the shape of Co nanoparticles could be easily controlled by changing the water contents and micelle concentrations, and the solubility of Co nanoparticles was systematically tuned by choosing appropriate surface capping organic ligand molecules. Furthermore, a novel nanofabrication process was clearly demonstrated, which generated oxide over-coated Co nanorods from Co nanoparticles in organic solution by slow oxidation with an external magnetic field.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.22 no.12
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• pp.1673-1680
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• 2012

In this study, DEAE-corncobs [delignified corncob grits derivatized with 2-(diethylamino)ethyl chloride hydrochloride ($DEAE{\cdot}HCl$)] were prepared as a carrier to immobilize yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) for ethanol production. The immobilized yeast cell reactor produced ethanol under optimized $DEAE{\cdot}HCl$ derivatization and adsorption conditions between yeast cells and the DEAE-corncobs. When delignified corncob grit (3.0 g) was derivatized with 0.5M $DEAE{\cdot}HCl$, the yeast cell suspension ($OD_{600}$ = 3.0) was adsorbed at >90% of the initial cell $OD_{600}$. This amount of adsorbed yeast cells was estimated to be 5.36 mg-dry cells/g-DEAE corncobs. The $Q_{max}$ (the maximum cell adsorption by the carrier) of the DEAE-corncobs was estimated to be 25.1 (mg/g), based on a Languir model biosorption isotherm experiment. When we conducted a batch culture with medium recycling using the immobilized yeast cells, the yeast cells on DEAE-corncobs produced ethanol gradually, according to glucose consumption, without cells detaching from the DEAE-corncobs. We observed under electron microscopy that the yeast cells grew on the surface and in the holes of the DEAE-corncobs. In a future study, DEAE-corncobs and the immobilized yeast cell reactor system will contribute to bioethanol production from biomass hydrolysates.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.527-531
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• 2004

Treatment with aqueous sodium hydroxide solution plays an important role to impart certain desirable properties - feel and luster on the surface of polyester fiber. In this process alkali wastewater contains disodium terephthalate, ethylene glycol (EG) and residual sodium hydroxide. In this paper we report a new method containing the pretreatments of derivatization with benzoyl chloride and solvent extraction using pentane. The calibration curve of EG determined by GC/MS-SIM shows a good linearity in the range of 0.1 to $25{\mu}g/mL$ having the standard deviation of ${\leq}8.7%$. The recovery and the detection limit of this method are 91.9-93.7% and $0.05{\mu}g/mL$ respectively.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.28 no.11
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• pp.2083-2088
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• 2007

Biosensor based on rugate PSi interferometer for the detection of avidin has been described. Rugate PSi fabricated by applying a computer-generated pseudo-sinusoidal current waveform has been prepared for the application as a label-free biosensor based on porous silicon interferometer. The fabrication, optical characterization, and surface derivatization of a rugate PSi has been described. The method to fabricate biotinderivatized rugate PSi has been investigated. The surface and cross sectional morphology of rugate PSi are obtained with SEM. FT-IR spectroscopy is used to characterize the oxidation and functionalization reaction of rugate PSi sample. Binding of the avidin into the biotin-derivatized rugate PSi induces a change in refractive index. A red-shift of reflectivity by 18 nm in the reflectivity spectrum is observed, when the biotin-modified rugate PSi was exposed to a flow of avidin.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.34 no.10
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• pp.2921-2924
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• 2013

Immunoliposomes (antibody-conjugated liposomes) are highly useful as both a drug carrier in drug delivery and as a reporting probe in immunodiagnostics. However, antibody conjugation is lengthy and cumbersome, because this includes several steps such as derivatization of the antibody, conjugation of the derivatized antibody to liposomes, and separation of the unbound antibodies from immunoliposomes. Recently, liposome preparation steps have simplified by using microfluidic devices (${\mu}FDs$) where liposomes are formed when a stream of lipids in solvent is hydrodynamically focused between two oblique buffer streams in a microchannel. Herein, we report a simple method for the production of immunoliposomes (rabbit IgG-conjugated liposomes) using microvalve-controlled ${\mu}FD$. The presence of antibody on the liposome was verified by observing the binding of immunoliposomes to rabbit IgG on the surface. The results suggest that immunoliposomes can be easily prepared through sequential mixing of antibody, conjugation reagents, preformed liposomes using microvalve-controlled ${\mu}FD$.