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Real-Time Measurement of the Liquid Amount in Cryo-Electron Microscopy Grids Using Laser Diffraction of Regular 2-D Holes of the Grids

  • Ahn, Jinsook;Lee, Dukwon;Jo, Inseong;Jeong, Hyeongseop;Hyun, Jae-Kyung;Woo, Jae-Sung;Choi, Sang-Ho;Ha, Nam-Chul
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제43권3호
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    • pp.298-303
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    • 2020
  • Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is now the first choice to determine the high-resolution structures of huge protein complexes. Grids with two-dimensional arrays of holes covered with a carbon film are typically used in cryo-EM. Although semi-automatic plungers are available, notable trial-and-error is still required to obtain a suitable grid specimen. Herein, we introduce a new method to obtain thin ice specimens using real-time measurement of the liquid amounts in cryo-EM grids. The grids for cryo-EM strongly diffracted laser light, and the diffraction intensity of each spot was measurable in real-time. The measured diffraction patterns represented the states of the liquid in the holes due to the curvature of the liquid around them. Using the diffraction patterns, the optimal time point for freezing the grids for cryo-EM was obtained in real-time. This development will help researchers rapidly determine high-resolution protein structures using the limited resource of cryo-EM instrument access.

RGB-Depth 카메라를 활용한 유체 표면의 거동 계측분석 (RGB-Depth Camera for Dynamic Measurement of Liquid Sloshing)

  • 김준희;유세웅;민경원
    • 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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    • 제32권1호
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    • pp.29-35
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    • 2019
  • 본 논문에서는 건축물 진동저감장치에 적용되는 액체감쇠기 내 유체 자유표면의 동적 거동 계측을 위해 저가형 RGB-depth 센서인 Microsoft사 $Kinect^{(R)}$ v2의 활용과 계측시스템을 구축하는 방법을 제안하였다. $Kinect^{(R)}$ v2의 성능검토 및 실효성 확인, SDK(software development kit)를 사용한 실시간 모니터링, 3D 공간상에서 유체의 표면 정보 취득, 기존 비디오 센싱기법과의 비교를 통해 본 연구에서 제안한 유체의 동적 거동 계측 시스템의 정확성과 우수성을 검증하였다. 제안된 계측시스템을 활용하여 소형 수조 내 액체에 대한 동적 거동 정밀계측을 수행하였으며, 이를 바탕으로 광범위한 가진입력에 대한 유체 자유표면의 동적 거동 특징을 확인하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 RGB-depth센서의 건축물 진동저감 적용을 통해 정밀한 모니터링 시스템을 구축하고 최적화된 액체감쇠기의 설계 및 운용을 기대할 수 있다.

고/액 계면에서의 Peltier 열 측정 및 결정성장에의 응용 II : 측정과 응용 (Measurement of Peltier Heat at the Solid/Liquid Interface and Its Application to Crystal Growth II : Measurement and Application)

  • 김일호;장경욱;이동희
    • 한국재료학회지
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    • 제9권11호
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    • pp.1112-1116
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    • 1999
  • $\textrm{Bi}_{2}\textrm{Te}_{3}$의 고/액 계면을 통하여 전류밀도와 방향을 달리 하면서 통전시켰을 때 발생하는 고상, 액상 및 고/액 계면에서의 미소 온도변화를 측정하였다. 이 냉각(가열) 효과는 전류밀도, 통전방향 및 시간에 따라 다르게 나타났으며, 온도변화에 미치는 Peltier 열, Thomson 열 및 Joule 열의 영향을 이론 및 실험에 의해 각각 분류하였다. $\textrm{Bi}_{2}\textrm{Te}_{3}$의 고/액상간의 Peltier 계수는 -1.10$\times\textrm{10}^{-1}$V이었으며, 고상과 액상의 Thomson 계수는 각각 7.31\times\textrm{10}^{-4}V/K와 5.77\times\textrm{10}^{-5}V/K이었다. 직류를 통전하면서 Bi$_2$Te$_3$결정을 성장한 결과, 고상에서 액상으로 통전한 경우, Peltier 냉각에 의한 온도구배의 상승으로 방향성이 향상된 결정을 얻을 수 있었지만, 전류의 방향을 반대로 하면, 결정성 향상에 별 도움을 주지 못하였다.

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심자도 측정을 위한 SQUID 센서 기술의 개발 현황 (Review of SQUID Sensors for Measuring Magnetocardiography)

  • 이용호;김진목;유권규;김기웅;권혁찬
    • Progress in Superconductivity
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    • 제13권1호
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 2011
  • Measurement of magnetic signals generated from electric activity of myocardium provides useful information for the functional diagnosis of heart diseases. Key technical component of the magnetocardiography (MCG) technology is SQUID. To measure MCG signals with high signal-to-noise ratio, sensitive SQUID magnetic field sensors are needed. Present magnetic field sensors based on Nb SQUIDs have field sensitivity good enough to measure most of MCG signals. However, for accurate measurement of fine signal pattern or detection of local atrial fibrillation signals, we may need higher field sensitivity. In addition to field sensitivity, economic aspect of the SQUID system is also important. To simplify the SQUID readout electronics, the output voltage or flux-to-voltage transfer of SQUID should be large enough so that direct measurement of SQUID output can be done using room-temperature preamplifiers. Double relaxation oscillation SQUID (DROS), having about 10 times larger flux-to-voltage transfers than those of DC-SQUIDs, was shown to be a good choice to make the electronics compact. For effective cancellation of external noise inside a thin economic shielded room, first-order axial gradiometer with high balance, simple structure and long-baseline is needed. We developed a technology to make the axial gradiometer compact using direct bonding of superconductive wires between pickup coil and input coil. Conventional insert has mechanical support to hold the gradiometer array, and the dewar neck has equal diameter with the dewar bottom. Boiling of the liquid He can generate mechanical vibrations in the gradiometer array due to mechanical connection structure. Elimination of the mechanical support, and direct mounting of the gradiometer array into the dewar bottom can reduce the dewar neck diameter, resulting in the reduction of liquid He consumption.

A 235U mass measurement method for UO2 rod assembly based on the n/γ joint measurement system

  • Yang, Jianqing;Zhang, Quanhu;Su, Xianghua;Li, Sufen;Zhuang, Lin;Hou, Suxia;Huo, Yonggang;Zhou, Hao;Liu, Guorong
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • 제52권5호
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    • pp.1036-1042
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    • 2020
  • Fast-Neutron Multiplicity Counter based on Liquid Scintillator Detector can directly measure the fast neutron multiplicity emitted by UO2 rod. HPGe gamma spectrometer; which has superior energy resolution; is routinely used for the gamma energy spectrum measurement. Combing Fast-Neutron Multiplicity Counter and HPGe γ-spectrometer, the n/γ joint measurement system is developed. The fast neutron multiplicity and gamma energy spectrum of UO2 rod assemblies under different conditions are measured by the n/γ joint measurement system. The induced fission rate and the 235U abundance, thereby the 235U mass; can be obtained for UO2 rod assemblies. The 235U mass deviation of the measured value from the reference value is less than 5%. The results show that the n/γ joint measurement system is effective and applicable in the measurement of the 235U mass in samples.

Measurement of Cortisol in Human Serum by Isotope Dilution Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry and a Comparison through a Proficiency Testing

  • Lee, Hwa-Shim;Shin, Hye-Sun;Park, Sang-Ryoul;Park, Chang-Joon
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제31권5호
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    • pp.1149-1154
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    • 2010
  • Liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry using isotope dilution method has been established as a primary method for the measurement of cortisol in human serum. Verification of this method was accomplished by the participation in Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance-Metrology in Chemistry (CCQM) pilot study. Two levels of cortisol certified reference materials were prepared and certified by the established method. They were used as sample materials for the proficiency testing. The expanded uncertainty in the measurement of cortisol in human serum was approximately 1.2% at 95% confidence level. The results of the proficiency testing showed a good precision among the participants, but some bias to the certified values. This means that commercial field laboratories should keep traceability chain to SI unit through available reference measurement procedures and/or available reference materials.

HTO 형태 시료 조제 조건에 따른 삼중수소 계측에 미치는 영향 평가 (Evaluation of Effects on Tritium Measurement According to HTO Type Sample Preparation Conditions)

  • 안은미;김정훈;이홍연;한상준;김보길
    • 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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    • 제44권4호
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    • pp.381-387
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    • 2021
  • In this study, for the measurement of 3H(tritium) radioactivity concentration, a study was conducted on whether the type of cocktail and the material of the vial had an effect on the measurement before liquid scintillation counter measurement on HTO-type samples that had undergone physical and chemical pretreatment. As a result of the study, the efficiency according to the type of cocktail was higher in Ultima Gold LLT than Ultima Flo-AP cocktail with polyethylene (1.49%), glass (5.10%), and teflon (6.58%), respectively. Regarding the effect according to the type of vial, the efficiency and SQP(E) of both Ultima Gold LLT and Ultima Flo-AP showed the highest values in the order of teflon, polyethylene, and glass.