• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.191-195
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• 2003

Euphorbia hirta, locally called 'ara tanah' or 'susun nabi' in Malaysia is a small annual herb common to the tropical countries and belongs to the same family as the tic and tapioca. E. hirta has had a long history of usage in the treatment of various ailments. In this current study, in vitro sensitivity test of crude aqueous and ethanol extracts of leaves and barks of E. hirta was carried out against bacteria (Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis, Staphylocccus aureus and Bacillus subtilis) and fungi (Microsporum canis, Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis) using the discs diffusion method. The extract-impregnated discs (20, 40 and $80\;{\mu}g/{\mu}l$), the E. hirta extracts inhibited the growth of all the bacteria tested. The growth of C. albicans was inhibited in a concentration dependent manner by the aqueous leaves and barks extracts. C. tropicalis was found to be sensitive to the aqueous leaves extracts. The results were compared to antibacterial drugs of chloramphenicol, ampicilin, penicillin G, and enrofloxacine; and to antifungal drug of ketoconazole, itraconazole and miconazole. In this current study, it can be concluded that this plant has antimicrobial activity that is as potent as the standard antimicrobial drugs against certain microorganisms.

• 청정기술
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.290-297
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 활성탄을 사용하여 coomassi brilliant blue G (CBBG)염료를 흡착하는데 필요한 흡착평형과 흡착동역학 및 열역학 파라미터들에 대하여 조사하였다. 등온흡착평형관계로 부터 Langmuir 식과 Freundlich 식의 분리계수를 평가하여 활성탄에 의한 CBBG의 흡착조작이 유효한 처리방법이 될 수 있음을 알았고, Dubinin-Radushkevich 식으로부터 흡착공정이 물리흡착공정임을 알았다. 흡착공정에 대한 동력학적 해석을 통해 흡착반응은 유사이차반응속도식이 유사일차반응속 도식에 비해 일치도가 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 입자내확산이 흡착공정의 지배단계임을 알았다. 유사이차반응속도식을 적용한 열역학적 해석을 통해 평가된 엔탈피 변화값(406.12 kJ/mol)으로부터 흡착공정이 흡열반응으로 진행됨을 알았다. 또한 엔트로피 변화값(1.66 kJ/mol K)은 흡착공정의 무질서도가 증가한다는 것을 나타내었다. 온도가 올라갈수록 자유에너지 값이 감소하는 경향을 보인 것은 활성탄에 대한 CBBG의 흡착반응은 온도가 올라갈수록 자발성이 높아지는 것으로 판단되었다.

• 대한설비공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한설비공학회 2009년도 하계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.645-649
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• 2009

Liquid desiccant cooling technology can supply cooling by using waste heat and solar heat which are hard to use effectively. For compact and efficient design of a dehumidifier, it is important to sustain sufficient heat and mass transfer surface area for water vapor diffusion from air to liquid desiccant on heat exchanger. In this study, the plate type heat exchanger is adopted which has extended surface, and hydrophilic coating and porous layer coating are adopted to enhance surface wettedness. PP(polypropylene) plate is coated by porous layer and PET(polyethylene terephthalate) non-woven fabric is coated by hydrophilic polymer. These coated surfaces have porous structure, so that falling liquid film spreads widely on the coated surface foaming thin liquid film by capillary force. The temperature of liquid desiccant increases during dehumidification process by latent heat absorption, which leads to loss of dehumidification capacity. Liquid desiccant is cooled by cooling water flowing in plate heat exchanger. On the plate side, the liquid desiccant can be cooled by internal cooling. However the liquid desiccant on extended surface should be moved and cooled at heat exchanger surface. Optimal mixing and distribution of liquid desiccant between extended surface and plate heat exchanger surface is essential design parameter. The experiment has been conducted to verify effective surface treatment and distribution characteristics by measuring wall side flow rate and visualization test. It is observed that hydrophilic and porous layer coating have excellent wettedness, and the distribution can be regulated by adopting holes on extended surface.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.261-267
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• 2017

The aim of this study was to investigate the antibacterial properties of chitosan silver nanocomposites (CAgNCs) using pathogenic Vibrio ichthyoenteri as a bacterial model. Results of agar disc diffusion and turbidimetric assays showed that CAgNCs could inhibit the growth of V. ichthyoenteri in concentration dependent manner. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of CAgNCs were 75 and $125{\mu}g/mL$, respectively. Furthermore, CAgNCs treatment induced the reactive oxygen species (ROS) level in V. ichthyoenteri cells in concentration and time dependent manner, suggesting that it generates oxidative stress, leading to bacterial cell death. The field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) images of CAgNCs treated V. ichthyoenteri exhibited strong cell membrane damage than un-treated control bacteria. MTT assay results showed the highest cell viability (22%) at $75{\mu}g/mL$ of CAgNCs treated bacteria samples. The results from this study suggest that CAgNCs is a potential antibacterial agent to control fish pathogenic bacteria.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.533-542
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• 2014

We extracted essential oils from four species (Pinus densiflora, Larix kaempferi, Pinus koraiensis, and Abies holophylla) in the family Pinaceae to investigate their antibacterial activities against respiratory tract bacteria (Klebsiella pneumoniae, Haemophillus influenzae, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumonia, and Neisseria meningitides). Among the tested oils, that from A. holophylla was showed strong activity based on disc diffusion and broth medium dilution (minimum inhibitory concentration, MIC) assays. Qualitative analysis of A. holophylla oil was carried out by GC-MS; ${\alpha}$-pinene, camphene, ${\beta}$-pinene, 3-carene, limonene, bornyl acetate, borneol, ${\beta}$-caryophyllene, ${\alpha}$-caryophyllene, caryophyllene oxide, and ${\alpha}$-bisabolol were identified as its major constituents. Fractionation by silica gel chromatography was performed to analyze the active constituents of the crude oil. In particular, one fraction containing caryophyllene oxide as the major constituent showed stronger antibacterial activity than the crude oil of A. holophylla. Growth rates of bacterial strains exposed to fraction D were explored by optical density (OD600) measurements while morphology was examined by optical microscopy observations ( ${\times}1000$). OD600 of K. pneumoniae decreased from 0.2582 to 0.005 in response to treatment with fraction D at a MIC value of $0.31{\mu}{\ell}/m{\ell}$.

• 대한기계학회논문집 C: 기술과 교육
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.179-186
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• 2013

혈액순환촉진, 심혈관계치료, 피부질환, 암세포억제 등의 의료분야에 원적외선 치료법이 광범위하게 활용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 원적외선 치료에 효과적인 패널형 방사체의 발열부에 대한 열적 특성을 실험적으로 분석하였다. 발열선은 정상상태에서 절연피복에 $150mW/m^2$의 열유속으로 열에너지를 공급하여 절연피복은 발열선 온도의 20%에 도달하였다. 단열막 사용은 약 20%의 발열판 표면온도 증가효과가 있었으며 열시상수를 상승시켜 혈액순환촉진에 크게 기여하는 것으로 나타났다. 발열선의 배치간격이 발열부 설계에 중요한 인자이며 열확산의 중첩을 위해 발열판의 열전도계수와 밀도를 고려해야함을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.41-51
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• 2020

Objectives : US extract is a mixture of each extract of Ulmi cortex and Smilacis rhizoma. In this study, we investigated the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and ovoprotective effects of US extract in in vitro model to identify potential candidates for improving female reproductive function. Methods : The antioxidant activity of US extract was measured using 1,1-diphenyl- 2-picrylhydrazyl free radical and superoxide anion radical scavenging assays. The anti-inflammatory effect of US extract on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells were determined with a nitric oxide (NO) assay, enzyme linked immunosorbent assays, and western blots analysis. The antibacterial activity of US extract against vaginitis infection microorganisms were determined with disc diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration assays. The ovoprotective effect of US extract on 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD)-induced ovotoxicity in CHO-K1 cells were evaluated with a cell viability assay. Result : US extract showed good antioxidant capacity and inhibited LPS-induced NO production as well as iNOS and COX-2 expression and secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-6 without affecting the cell viability. It showed significant clear zones for Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans but did not indicate the clear zones for Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecium. VCD-induced ovotoxicity in CHO-K1 cells was significantly reduced by US extract pre-treatment. Conclusions : These results demonstrate that US extract has antioxidant activity, anti-inflammatory effects on the LPS-stimulated macrophages, antibacterial activity against vaginitis infection microorganisms, and protective effects on the ovarian cells against VCD-induced ovotoxicity. These findings suggest that the US extract can be used as new prescriptions, supplements, functional foods, and cosmetics for improving female reproductive function.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.312-315
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• 2013

Aspergillosis in the central nervous system (CNS) is a very rare disease in immune-competent patients. There was a case of a healthy man without a history of immune-compromised disease who had invasive aspergillosis with unusual radiologic findings. A 48-year-old healthy man with diabetes mellitus, presented with complaints of blurred vision that persisted for one month. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed multiple nodular enhancing lesions on the right cerebral hemisphere. The diffusion image appeared in a high-signal intensity in these areas. Cerebrospinal fluid examination did not show any infection signs. An open biopsy was done and intraoperative findings showed grayish inflammatory and necrotic tissue without a definitive mass lesion. The pathologic result was a brain abscess caused by fungal infection, morphologically aspergillus. Antifungal agents (Amphotericin B, Ambisome and Voriconazole) were used for treatment for 3 months. The visual symptoms improved. There was no recurrence or abscess pocket, but the remaining focal enhanced lesions were visible in the right temporal and occipital area at a one year follow-up MRI. This immune-competent patient showed multiple enhancing CNS aspergillosis in the cerebral hemisphere, which had a good outcome with antifungal agents.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.10-14
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• 2011

철 이온 교환방법에 의해 메조기공을 갖는 활성탄소 섬유(ACF)를 제조하고, 이를 사용하여 전기 이중층 커패시터(EDLC)의 전극소재 성능을 조사하였다. 질산처리에 의해 제조된 메조기공 ACF는 비표면적이 1,249, 664 $m^2/g$이고, 메조 기공 분율이 70.6-81.3%이고, 평균 기공크기는 약 2.78~4.14 nm이다. 질산처리시간이 짧을수록 비표면적이 크고 메조 기공이 적게 발달됨을 알 수 있었다. 전기이중층 커패시터의 성능을 조사하기 위해서, 메조기공 ACF, 도전제, 바인더를 사용하여 단위 셀을 제조하였으며, 유기 전해질을 사용하였다. 2시간 질산으로 처리된 ACF의 비 축전양은 0.47 $F/cm^2$이고, 20회 충.방전 테스트에서 안정된 실험결과를 얻을 수 있었다. EDLC의 전기화학적 성능은 ACF 전극의 비표면적에 크게 영향을 받으며 메조기공은 전하의 확산저항을 감소시키는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.219-223
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 연잎 추출분획물의 항균 활성을 benzoic acid와 비교, 검토하고자 하였다. $70\%$ ethanol 추출물을 hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, butanol, water로 순차 분획하여 총 페놀함량을 비교한 결과 ethyl acetate분획물이 가장 높은 함량을 보여주었다. 항균활성 또한 ethyl acetate 분획물에서 가장 우수한 활성을 보여주었으며 benzoic acid 보다 높은 활성을 나타냈다. Gram 양성균과 음성균간 항균력의 차이는 보이지 않았다. Liquid culture에서 생육저해 효과를 측정한 결과 추출물의 농도가 800 ppm이상일 경우 생장이 완전히 억제되었다.