• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.1506-1513
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• 2009

$\alpha$-Dextranase, which can hydrolyze dextran, is largely used in the sugar industry. However, a thermostable $\alpha$-dextranase is needed to alleviate the viscosity of syrups and clean blocked machines. Thus, to improve the optimal temperature of Lipomyces starkeyi $\alpha$-dextranase expressed by Pichia pastoris, the rational introduction of a de novo designed disulfide bond was investigated. Based on the known structure of Penicillium minioluteum dextranase, L. starkeyi $\alpha$-dextranase was constructed using homology modeling. Four amino acids residues were then selected for site-directed mutagenesis to cysteine. When compared with the wild-type dextranase, the mutant DexM2 (D279C/S289C) showed a more than $13^{\circ}C$ improvement on its optimal temperature. DexM2 and DexM12 (T245C/N248C, D279C/S289C) also showed a better thermal stability than the wild-type dextranase. After the introduction of two disulfide bonds, the specific activity of DexM12 was evaluated and found to be two times higher than that of the wild-type. Moreover, DexM12 also showed the highest $V_{max}$.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.532-537
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• 2011

Thermally stable $TiO_2$/Pt/$SiO_2$ core-shell nanocatalyst has been synthesized by chemical processes. Citrated capped Pt nanoparticles were deposited on amine functionalized silica produced by Stober process. Ultrathin layer of titania was coated on Pt/$SiO_2$ for preventing sintering of the metal nanoparticles at high temperatures. Thermal stability of the metal-oxide hybrid catalyst was demonstrated heating the sample up to $600^{\circ}C$ in air and by investigating the morphology and integrity of the structure by transmission electron spectroscopy. The surface analysis of the constituent elements was performed by X-ray photoemission spectroscopy. The catalytic activity of the hybrid catalysts was investigated by CO oxidation reaction with oxygen as a model reaction.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.275-279
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• 2013

Fe-based oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) powders were produced by high energy ball milling, followed by spark plasma sintering (SPS) for consolidation. The mixed powders of 84Fe-14Cr-$2Y_2O_3$ (wt%) were mechanically milled for 10 and 90 mins, and then consolidated at different temperatures ($900{\sim}1100^{\circ}C$). Mechanically-Alloyed (MAed) particles were examined by means of cross-sectional images using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Both mechanical alloying and sintering behavior was investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). To confirm the thermal behavior of $Y_2O_3$, a replica method was applied after the SPS process. From the SEM observation, MAed powders milled for 10 min showed a lamella structure consisting of rich regions of Fe and Cr, while both regions were fully alloyed after 90 min. The results of sintering behavior clearly indicate that as the SPS temperature increased, micro-sized defects decreased and the density of consolidated ODS alloys increased. TEM images revealed that precipitates smaller than 50 nm consisted of $YCrO_3$.

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.54-68
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• 2002

PEBP2/CBF (Polyomavirus Enhancer-core Binding Protein 2/Core Binding Factor), represents a new family of heterodimeric transcription factor. Those members play important roles in hematopoiesis and osteogenesis in mouse and human. PEBP2/CBF is a sequence-specific DNA binding protein. Each member of the PEBP2/CBF family of transcription factors is composed of two subunits, ${\alpha}$ and ${\beta}$. The evolutionarily conserved 128 amino acid region in ${\alpha}$ subunit has been called the Runt domain, which harbors two different activities, the ability to bind DNA and interact with the ${\beta}$ subunit. Recently, cDNA clones encoding the C. elegans Runt domain were isolated by screening a cDNA library. This gene was referred to run (Runt homologous gene). In this study, the basic experiments for the structural characterization of RUN protein were performed using spectroscopic methods. We have identified the structural properties of RUN using bioinformatics, CD and NMR. The limit temperature of the structural stability was up to 60$^{\circ}C$ with irreversible thermal process, and the structure of RUN seems to adopt ${\alpha}$ helices and one or more ${\beta}$ sheet or turn. The degree of NMR peak dispersion and intensity was increased by addition of glycine. Therefore, glycine could be used to alleviate the aggregation property of RUN in NMR experiment.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.239-244
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• 2009

리튬 이차 전지의 전기화학적 특성 및 안전성 향상을 위한 음극 활물질 표면 처리 재료로 $Al_2O_3$와 $nano-Li_4Ti_5O_{12}$등이 사용된다. 표면 처리된 음극 활물질의 형상과 특성을 관찰하기 위해 주사전자현미경(Scanning electron microscopy, SEM), 투과전자현미경(Transmission electron microscopy, TEM)으로 관찰하였으며, 전기화학적 특성 및 안전성 평가를 위해 충방전기 및 가속 율열량계(Accelerating Rate Calorimeter, ARC)를 사용하였다. 각각의 금속 산화물에 따른 초기 효율 및 초기 용량은 82.5%와 350mAh/g로 동일하지만, 충방전 율속에 따른 특성 및 수명, 그리고 열적 안전성은 $nano-Li_4Ti_5O_{12}$로 음극 활물질을 표면 처리 한 활물질이 더 우수하였다.

• Journal of Information Display
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.209-212
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• 2011

The threshold voltage shift (${\Delta}V_{th}$) under positive-voltage bias stress (PBS) of InGaZnO (IGZO) thin-film transistors (TFTs) annealed at different temperatures in air was investigated. The dramatic degradation of the electrical performance was observed at the sample that was annealed at $700^{\circ}C$. The degradation of the saturation mobility (${\mu}_{sat}$) resulted from the diffusion of indium atoms into the interface of the IGZO/gate insulator after crystallization, and the degradation of the subthreshold slope (S-factor) was due to the increase in the interfacial and bulk trap density. In spite of the degradation of the electrical performance of the sample that was annealed at $700^{\circ}C$, it showed a smaller ${\Delta}V_{th}$ under PBS conditions for $10^4$ s than the samples that were annealed at $500^{\circ}C$, which is attributed to the nanocrystal-embedded structure. The sample that was annealed at $600^{\circ}C$ showed the best performance and the smallest ${\Delta}V_{th}$ among the fabricated samples with a ${\mu}_{sat}$ of $9.38cm^2/V$ s, an S-factor of 0.46V/decade, and a ${\Delta}V_{th}$ of 0.009V, which is due to the passivation of the defects by high thermal annealing without structural change.

• 공업화학
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.351-354
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• 2017

역미셀법을 이용하여 열적 안정성이 우수한 감마-알루미나의 합성 공정을 최적화하기 위하여 실험계획법을 사용하였다. 먼저 합성공정에 주 요소인 계면활성제, 물 및 오일의 비에 대한 최적의 실험조건을 설계하기 위하여 혼합물 실험법을 이용하여 12가지 실험조건을 도출하였다. 설계된 조건에서 역미셀법을 이용하여 합성한 입자를 $900^{\circ}C$에서 소성한 결과 입자의 크기에 차이는 있었지만 모두 감마-알루미나 결정구조를 가졌다. 도출된 실험결과를 이용하여 계산된 2차 회귀모델의 결정계수는 93.68%이었으며, P- 값이 0.002로서 유의하다고 할 수 있다. 다양한 입자크기를 가지는 감마-알루미나의 합성조건을 모든 범위에서 대하여 표면도와 등고선도를 이용하여 제시하였다. 그 결과 Surfactant/Water/Oil의 질량비가 0.3450/0.0729/0.5821인 조건에서 합성할 때 약 2.8 nm의 가장 작은 입자가 합성되는 것으로 계산되었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.168-175
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 대나무 섬유(BF)의 화학처리가 BF 및 폴리프로필렌(PP)/대나무섬유(BF) 복합체의 물성에 미치는 영향을 고찰하기 위해, 알칼리 처리 전후의 BF에 대해 ${\gamma}$-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APS), ${\gamma}$-glycidoxypropyl-trimethoxysilane (GPS) 그리고 ${\gamma}$-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MRPS)을 이용하여 실란 상용화제를 처리하였다. BF의 화학처리에 따른 형태학적 특성은 광학현미경(OM)과 주사전자현미경(SEM)을 통해 확인하였으며, 화학 구조의 변화는 FT-IR과 EDS를 통해 확인하였다. 실란처리 시 BF의 열안정성이 증가함을 TGA를 통해 확인하였다. 실란 처리한 PP/BF 복합체의 굴곡강도와 충격특성이 개선되는 것을 만능시험기(UTM)와 충격강도시험기(Izod impact test)를 통해 확인하였고, PP/BF 계면 접착특성이 개선되는 것을 인장시험 후 시편의 파단면을 SEM 사진을 통해 확인하였다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.195-200
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• 2013

Here, we report preparation of cyan ceramic nano-pigment for inkjet printing and the Ni substitutional effects on the cyan color. $MgAl_2O_4$ was selected as the crystalline host network for the synthesis of nickel-based cyan ceramic nano-pigments. Various compositions of $Ni_xMg_{1-x}Al_2O_4$ ($0{\leq}x{\leq}1$) powders were prepared using the polymerized complex method. The powder was then preheated at $400^{\circ}C$ for 5 h and finally calcined at $1000^{\circ}C$ for 5 h. XRD patterns of $Ni_xMg_{1-x}Al_2O_4$ showed a single phase of the spinel structure in all the compositions. The particle sizes ranged from 20 to 50 nm in TEM observations. The characteristics of the color tones of $Ni_xMg_{1-x}Al_2O_4$ were analyzed by UV-Visible spectroscopy and CIE $L^*a^*b^*$ measurement. CIE $L^*a^*b^*$ measurement results indicate that the pigment color changes from light cyan to deep cyan due to the decrease of the $a^*$ and $b^*$ values with an increase of an Ni substitutional amount. In addition, the thermal stability and the binding nature of $Ni_xMg_{1-x}Al_2O_4$ are also discussed using TG-DSC and FT-IR results respectively.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.491-504
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• 2018

Because of sandwich structures with low weight and high stiffness have much usage in various industries such as civil and aerospace engineering, in this article, buckling and free vibration analyses of coupled micro composite sandwich plates are investigated based on sinusoidal shear deformation (SSDT) and most general strain gradient theories (MGSGT). It is assumed that the sandwich structure rested on an orthotropic elastic foundation and make of four composite face sheets with temperature-dependent material properties that they reinforced by carbon and boron nitride nanotubes and two flexible transversely orthotropic cores. Mathematical formulation is presented using Hamilton's principle and governing equations of motions are derived based on energy approach and applying variation method for simply supported edges under electro-magneto-thermo-mechanical, axial buckling and pre-stresses loadings. In order to predict the effects of various parameters such as material length scale parameter, length to width ratio, length to thickness ratio, thickness of face sheets to core thickness ratio, nanotubes volume fraction, pre-stress load and orthotropic elastic medium on the natural frequencies and critical buckling load of double-bonded micro composite sandwich plates. It is found that orthotropic elastic medium has a special role on the system stability and increasing Winkler and Pasternak constants lead to enhance the natural frequency and critical buckling load of micro plates, while decrease natural frequency and critical buckling load with increasing temperature changes. Also, it is showed that pre-stresses due to help the axial buckling load causes that delay the buckling phenomenon. Moreover, it is concluded that the sandwich structures with orthotropic cores have high stiffness, but because they are not economical, thus it is necessary the sandwich plates reinforce by carbon or boron nitride nanotubes specially, because these nanotubes have important thermal and mechanical properties in comparison of the other reinforcement.