• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2022

To assess the feasibility of silk sericin for non-textile application, the storage stability and biological safety of sericin were examined. It was extracted at 37℃, 70℃, 100℃, and 121℃ for 1, 3, and 5 h to elucidate the effect of extraction condition on the stability and safety of silk sericin. The solubility was increased till approximately 26% with extraction temperature of 121℃ for 1 h. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) showed that the molecular weight distribution depended on the extraction conditions. Extracted sericin displayed typical UV absorption bands upon spectrometric analysis. To examine the reproducibility of its obtained conformation, sericin was extracted thrice and its circular dichroism (CD) spectra was measured each time. Most CD spectra showed reproducibility regardless of temperature and time except under 100℃ extraction condition. The diversity of CD spectrum showed gradual reduction and was finally coincident with extraction time from 1 to 5 h. Notably, sericin has a negative peak of approximately 200 nm attributed to random coil conformation, regardless of extraction condition. However, at the 100℃ extraction condition, sericin showed both bands to be negative bands of approximately 200 and 220 nm, respectively. Sericin was centrifuged to determine the stability of storage conditions. The sericin extracted at 100℃ and 121℃ for 1 h was found to form gel rapidly within 1 h, but at 121℃ condition, the gel fraction was approximately 20% within 1 h which retained its phase regardless of storage time. The gel fraction of sericin extracted at 100℃ for 5 h increased with time, however at the 121℃ for 5 h condition, the gel fraction was measured to be less than 10% regardless of increase in storage time. Petriflim^TM AC plates test showed that sericin was safe from aerobic bacteria activity by extraction under high temperature.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.1062-1070
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• 2022

In the present communication, pure and stable α-Bismuth Oxide (Bi₂O₃) nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized by low temperature solution combustion method using urea as a fuel and calcined at 500℃. The synthesized sample was characterized by using powder X-ray Diffraction (PXRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy. The PXRD pattern confirms the formation of mono-clinic, stable and low temperature phase α-Bi₂O₃. The direct optical energy band gap was estimated by using Wood and Tauc's relation which was found to be 2.81 eV. The characterized sample was studied for X-ray/gamma ray shielding properties in the energy range 0.081-1.332 MeV using NaI (Tl) detector and multi channel analyzer (MCA). The measured shielding parameters agrees well with the theory, whereas, slight deviation up to 20% is observed below 356 keV. This deviation is mainly due to the influence of atomic size of the target medium. Furthermore an accurate theory is necessary to explain the interaction of X-ray/gamma ray with the NPs.The present work opens new window to use this facile, economical, efficient, low temperature method to synthesize nanomaterials for X-ray/gamma ray shielding purpose.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.208-218
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• 2023

Photocatalysts are advanced materials which accelerate the photoreaction by providing ordinary reactions with other pathways. The catalysts have various advantages, such as low-cost, low operating temperature and pressure, and long-term use. They are applied to environmental and energy field, including the air and water purification, water splitting for hydrogen production, sterilization and self-cleaning surfaces. However, commercial photocatalysts only absorb ultraviolet light between 100 and 400 nm of wavelength which comprises only 5% in sunlight due to the wide band gap. In addition, rapid recombination of electron-hole pairs reduces the photocatalytic performance. Recently, studies on blackening photocatalysts by laser, thermal, and plasma treatments have been conducted to enhance the absorption of visible light and photocatalytic activity. The disordered structures could yield mid-gap states and vacancies could cause charge carrier trapping. Herein, liquid phase plasma (LPP) is adopted to synthesize Ag-doped black ZnO for the utilization of visible-light. The physical and chemical characteristics of the synthesized photocatalysts are analyzed by SEM/EDS, XRD, XPS and the optical properties of them are investigated using UV/Vis DRS and PL analyses. Lastly, the photocatalytic activity was evaluated using methylene blue as a pollutant.

• 천문학회보
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.50.2-51
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• 2021

Stars form exclusively in cold and dense molecular clouds. To fully understand star formation processes, it is hence a key to investigate how molecular clouds form out of the surrounding diffuse atomic gas. With an aim of shedding light in the process of the atomic-to-molecular transition in the interstellar medium, we analyze Arecibo HI emission and absorption spectral pairs along with TRAO/PMO 12CO(1-0) emission spectra toward 58 lines of sight probing in and around molecular clouds in the solar neighborhood, i.e., Perseus, Taurus, and California. 12CO(1-0) is detected from 19 out of 58 lines of sight, and we report the physical properties of HI (e.g., central velocity, spin temperature, and column density) in the vicinity of CO. Our preliminary results show that the velocity difference between the cold HI (Cold Neutral Medium or CNM) and CO (median ~ 0.7 km/s) is on average more than a factor of two smaller than the velocity difference between the warm HI (Warm Neutral Medium or WNM) and CO (median ~ 1.7 km/s). In addition, we find that the CNM tends to become colder (median spin temperature ~ 43 K) and abundant (median CNM fraction ~ 0.55) as it gets closer to CO. These results hints at the evolution of the CNM in the vicinity of CO, implying a close association between the CNM and molecular gas. Finally, in order to examine the role of HI in the formation of molecular gas, we compare the observed CNM properties to the theoretical model by Bialy & Sternberg (2016), where the HI column density for the HI-to-H2 transition point is predicted as a function of density, metallicity, and UV radiation field. Our comparison shows that while the model reproduces the observations reasonably well on average, the observed CNM components with high column densities are much denser than the model prediction. Several sources of this discrepancy, e.g., missing physical and chemical ingredients in the model such as the multi-phase ISM, non-equilibrium chemistry, and turbulence, will be discussed.

• 분석과학
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.159-165
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• 2009

기능성 염료의 일종인 fluoran계 염료의 열 변색현상으로부터 열역학적인 함수들을 구하였다. 양성자성 용매와 비양성자성 용매에서 온도변화에 따른 UV-Vis 스펙트럼을 측정함으로서 평형상수와 엔탈피 값을 측정하였다. 양성자성 용매에서는 락톤형으로만 존재하나 비양성자성 용매에서는 락톤형과 쯔비터 이온형이 같이 존재함을 확인하였다. 평형 상수를 결정하는 요인은 용매의 극성도가 아니라 수소결합 주게의 성질에 큰 영향을 받음을 확인하였다. 엔탈피 변화량도 측정하였다. 온도 변화에 따라 열 변색 현상이 잘 일어나므로 엔탈피 변화량은 약 -2.0 kJ/mol정도이며, 따라서 열린형이 닫힌형보다도 에너지가 안정함을 확인하였다. 산에 의한 엔탈피 변화량은 양성자성 용매에서는 거의 0 kJ/mol에 가까우며 비양성자성 용매에서는 일정한 경향성을 찾기 어려웠으며. 또한 엔트로피와 깁스 자유에너지도 일정한 경향성을 보이지 않았다. 이러한 열역학적인 분석 결과는 기능성 염료의 디자인이나 합성에서 중요한 정보를 제공할 수 있다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.721-731
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• 2023

This paper studies various roughness parameters, besides waviness, texture, and nonlinear parameters of Bismarck brown Y (BBY)-doped Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) films based on the computed values of optical limiting (OL) threshold power and nonlinear refractive index. The films' morphology, grain size, and absorption spectra were investigated using atomic force microscopy in conjunction with ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometer. The particle size of the films ranged between 4.11-4.51 mm and polymer films showed good homogeneity and medium roughness, ranging from 1.11-4.58 mm. A polymer film's third-order nonlinear optical features were carried out using the Z-scan methodology. The measurements were obtained by a continuous wave produced from a solid-state laser with a 532 nm wavelength. According to the results, BBY has a nonlinear refractive index of 10^-6 cm²/W that is significantly negative and nonlinear. The optical limiting thresholds are roughly 10.29, 13.52, and 18.71 mW, respectively. The shift of nonlinear optical features with the film's concentration was found throughout the experiment Additionally, we found that the polymer samples have outstanding capabilities for restricting the amount of optical power that may be transmitted through them. We propose that these films have the potential to be used in a wide variety of optoelectronic applications, including optical photodetectors and optical switching.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.15-31
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• 2024

The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine sulphate (HCQ) has taken much attention during the first COVID-19 pandemic phase for the treatment of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) patients. Hence it is interest to study the electrochemical properties and photocatalytic degradation of the HCQ drug. Copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles, graphene oxide (GO) and CuO/GO NC (nanocomposite) modified carbon paste electrodes (MCPE) are used for the detection of HCQ in an aqueous medium. Electrochemical behaviour of HCQ (20 μM) was observed using CuO/MCPE, GO/MCPE and CuO/GO NC/MCPE in 0.1 M phosphate buffer at pH 7 with a scan rate of 20 to 120 mV s^-1 by cyclic voltammetry (CV). Differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) of HCQ was performed for 0.6 to 16 μM HCQ. The CuO/GO NC/MCPE showed a reasonably good sensitivity of 0.33 to 0.44 μA μM cm^-2 with LOD of 69 to 92 nM for HCQ. Furthermore, the CuO/GO NC was used as a catalyst for the photodegradation of HCQ by monitoring its UV-Vis absorption spectra. About 98% was degraded in about 34 min under visible light and after 4 cycles it was 87%. The improved photocatalytic activity may be attributed to decrease in bandgap energy and enhanced ability for the electrons to migrate. Thus, CuO/GO NC showed good results for both sensing and degradation applications as well as reproducibility.

• 분석과학
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.41-49
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• 1992

질소와 산소를 주게원자로 가진 5,7-dichloro-8-quinolinol(Hdcq)와 8-배위하는 텅그스텐(IV)과 세륨(IV) 착물과 질소와 황을 주게원자로 가진 2-mercaptopyrimidine[Hmpd] 리간드와 8-배위 텅스텐(IV) 착물을 합성하였으며 두자리 리간드 5,7-dichloro-8-quinolinol(Hdcq)과 2-mercaptopyrimidine(Hmpd)을 포함하고 있는 새로운 계열의 혼합 리간드 8-배위 텅그스텐(IV) 착물들을 합성하여 TLC법으로 분리하였다. 각각의 화학종 $W(dcq)_4$, $W(dcq)_3(mpd)_1$, $W(dcq)_2(mpd)_2$, $W(dcq)_3$와 $W(mpd)_4$의 MLCT 최대 흡수파장은 700nm, 680nm, 625nm, 581, 그리고 571nm(${\varepsilon}\;max={\sim}>{\times}10^4$)로 낮은 에너지에서 나타나며 $Ce(dcq)_4$의 특성파장은 520nm(${\varepsilon}\;max={\sim}>{\times}10^4$)에서 나타났다. $^1H$-NMR로 배위된 위치의 proton의 화학적 이동값이 $W(dcq)_4$ [$H_2:8.88ppm$]; $W(dcq)_3(mpd)_1$ [$H_2:9.30$, $H_6:9.18ppm$]; $W(dcq)_2(mpd)_2$ [$H_2:9.72$, $H_6:8.95ppm$]; $W(dcq)_1(mpd)_3$ [$H_2:9.77$, $H_6:9.39ppm$]; $W(mpd)_4$ [$H_6:8.80ppm$]; $Ce(dcq)_4$ [$H_2:9.30ppm$]이었다. 이 착물들에 대한 광활성 착물로써의 특성을 알아보기 위하여 극성용매인 DMSO $90^{\circ}C$에서 반응속도론적 안정성을 UV-Vis. 분광법으로 조사하여 안정도의 순위는 $W(dcq)_3(mpd)_1;k_{obs.}=3.8{\times}10^{-6}$ > $W(mpd)_4;k_{obs.}=6.0{\times}10^{-6}$ > $W(dcq)_4;k_{obs.}=6.4{\times}10^{-6}$ > $W(dcq)_2(mpd)_2;k_{obs.}=7.0{\times}10^{-6}$ > $W(dcq)_1(mpd)_3;k_{obs.}=1.7{\times}10^{-5}$로 각기 16일, 10일, 9일, 8일, 그리고 4일까지 안정하였으며 구조적 특성으로 고찰하였다. Xylene과 DMSO $90^{\circ}C$에서 $W(mpd)_4$는 Xylene에서 $k_{obs.}=3.6{\times}10^{-6}$(16일), DMSO에서 $k_{obs.}=6.0{\times}10^{-6}$(10일)로 매우 안정하였다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.8-18
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• 1983

홍삼(紅蔘) 및 백삼(白蔘)의 에탄올, 메탄올, 에틸 아세테이트, 아세톤, 클로로포름, 멘젠과 헥산등의 추출물(抽出物)에 대하여 흡율(吸率), 갈색도(褐色度), 자외선(紫外線) 흡수(吸收) 특성(特性), 환원성(還元性) 및 항산화작용(抗酸化作用)과 추출물(抽出物)중에 함유(含有)된 지질성분(脂質成分)의 구성지방산(構成脂肪酸)에 대한 안정성(安定性)을 조사(調査)하였다. 추출물(抽出物)의 수율(收率)과 갈색도(褐色度)는 용매(溶媒)의 극성(極性)이 클수록 일반적으로 컸으며, 홍삼(紅蔘) 추출물(抽出物)의 갈색도(褐色度)가 해당하는 백삼(白蔘) 추출물(抽出物)의 경우보다 대체로 컸었다. 홍삼(紅蔘) 및 백삼(白蔘)의 용매별(溶媒別) 추출물(抽出物)의 환원성(還元性)의 크기와 대두유(大豆油) 기질(基質)에 대한 항산화(抗酸化) 작용(作用) 크기의 순서(順序)는 대체로 비슷하였으며 에탄올>메탄올>에틸 아세테이트, 아세톤>에테르>클로로포름>벤젠, 헥산의 순서(順序)였다. 특히 홍삼(紅蔘)의 에타놀 및 에틸 아세테이트 추출물(抽出物)은 해당하는 백삼(白蔘) 추출물(抽出物)보다 $250{\sim}300nm$ 파장(波長)의 자외선(紫外線)을 강(强)하게 흡수(吸收)하였으며, 그 환원성(還元性)과 항산화작용(抗酸化作用)도 더 강(强)하였다. 또한 이들 추출물(抽出物)들은 $45^{\circ}C$에서의 60일간(日間)의 산패(酸敗) 경시변화(經時變化) 조사(調査) 결과(結果) linolenic acid, linoleic acid, 그리고 nervonic acid등 불포화(不胞和) 지방산(脂肪酸)의 산화(酸化)에 의한 감소(減少)를 현저하게 억제(抑制)하였다. 한편, 환원성(還元性)과 항산화작용(抗酸化作用)이 가장 약(弱)했던 헥산추출물(抽出物)의 경우 동일(同一) 산패(산패) 실험(實驗)중에 그 주요(主要) 구성(構成) 지방산(脂肪酸)중 불포화도(不胞和度)가 가장 큰 linolenic acid는 거의 건부가 산화(酸化)되어 없어졌다. 이상(以上)의 결과(結果)로 볼때 이들 환원성(還元性) 및 항산화작용(抗酸化作用)이 있는 추출물(抽出物)들은 지질성분(脂質成分)들의 품질(品質) 안정성(安定性)에 크게 기여하는 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.206-212
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• 1972

Hexane 및 ethanol을 이용(利用)하여 쌀알미립(米粒)에서 추출(抽出)한 유지(油脂)을 Folch's법(法)에 의해 정제(精製)하고, 이들을 자외선조사(紫外線照射) 또는 $40^{\circ}C$암소(暗所)에 저장하여 쌀유지(油脂)의 산화양상(酸化樣相)을 경시적(經時的)으로 살펴 본 바, 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. 1. 산소흡수(酸素吸收)에 의한 중량증가현상(重量增加現像)은 자외선조사(紫外線照射)에 의하여, 처리(處理) 3일(日) 이내(以內)에 현저한 중량증가(重量增加) 원래(元來) 시료중량(試料重量)의 0.6% 이상)를 보였으나 , $40^{\circ}C$암소(暗所)에서는 45일(日) 이후(以後)에 비로소 현저한 중량증가(重量增加)가 있었다. 각처리별(各處理別) 유도기간(誘導期間)은 hexane유출유지(抽出油脂)가 자외선조사(紫外線照射)에서는 1일(日), $40^{\circ}C$암소(暗所)에서는 30일(日)이었고, ethanol유출유지(抽出油脂)는 자외선조사紫外線照射에서는 2(日), $40^{\circ}C$암소(暗所)에서는 40일(日)이었으며, hexane유출유지(抽出油脂)가 ethanol유출유지(抽出油脂)보다 그 안정성(安定性)이 다소 낮았다. 한편 각 처리별 변패취는 유도기간(誘導期間)보다 약간 늦게 확인 되었다. 2. 각처리별(各處理別)로 총(總)carbonyl화합물(化合物) 및 malonaldehyde(M.A.)의 변화(變化)를 살펴 본 바, 자외선조사구(紫外線照射區)에서는 carbonyl가(價)가 $2{\sim}4$일(日)째, M.A. 는 7일경(日頃)에 그생성량(生成量)이 각각 정점(頂點)을 이루었다가 다시 감소(減少)되었고,$40^{\circ}C$암소(暗所)에서는 carbonyl가(價) 및 M.T. 생성량(生成量) 공(共)히 55일(日)까지 서서히(徐徐)히 증가(增加)하였다. 3. 전체적으로 보아 hexane유출유지(抽出油脂)가 ethanol유출유지(抽出油脂)보다 산화반응(酸化反應)이 더 빨랐으며 이는 지방산조성(脂肪酸組成) 및 미확인(未確認)된 항산화물질(抗酸化物質)의 존재(存在)에 의한 가능성(可能性)으로 고려된다. 그리고 자외선조사(紫外線照射)는 이미 알려진 바 있지만 유지(油脂)의 산화(酸化)를 급격히 촉진(促進)시키고 있었다. 4. Hexane에 의해 유출(抽出)된 쌀유지(油脂)를 유출직후(油出直後)와 $40^{\circ}C$ 55일간 저장처리(貯藏處理)한 후의 지방산조성(脂肪酸組成)을 살펴본 바 linoleic 및 linolenic acid가 현저히 감소(減少)하였고, 상대적(相對的)으로 oleic, stearic, palmitic acid 등(等)이 증가(增加)하였다.