• 상하수도학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.883-888
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• 2012

Anode electrode is one of the most important factors in microbial fuel cell (MFC). This study was conducted to investigate the effects of mediator as methylene blue (MB) and electrode surface area on the power density of MFC with sponge and carbon nano tube (CNT) electrode (SC). The SC electrode with MB (MC) showed the maximum power density increased from 74.0 $mW/m^2$ to 143.1 $mW/m^2$. The grid shaped sponge and CNT (GSC) electrode showed the maximum power density of 209.2 $mW/m^2$ due to the increase of surface area from 88.0 to 152.0 $cm^2$. The GSC electrode with MB (GMC) revealed the maximum power density of 384.9 $mW/m^2$ which was 5.2 times higher than that obtained from the MFC with SC. Therefore MB and increase of surface area led to enhance the performance of microbial fuel cell such as power density.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.49-54
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• 1986

Effect of sodium taurodeoxycholate (TDC) infused intravenously on the pharmacokinetics of methylene blue (MB) was studied in the rat to investigate the role of ion-pair complexation in the body on drug elimination and disposition. Distribution volume (Vd) of MB was increased significantly (p< 0.05) by TDC infusion. Considering together with the fact that apparent partition coefficient (APC) of MB between phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) and n-octanol was increased markedly by TDC, the increase in Vd seemed to be the result of decreased polarity of MB by ion-pair formation with TDC. But total body clearance (CLt) and biliary excretion clearance (CLbil) of MB were not increased significantly by TDC.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.225-235
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• 2016

Synthesized hydroxyapatite (Hyd) and Fe-hydroxyapatite (Fe-Hyd) composite were used for the removal of Methylene Blue (MB) from aqueous solutions in this study. The effect of adsorbent amount, pH and initial MB concentration were carried out to investigate in the aqueous solution. The kinetic study shows that the MB adsorption process with Hyd or Fe-Hyd follow pseudo-second order kinetic model. Experimental results are well fitted to the Langmuir isotherm model. The maximum adsorption capacities of Hyd and Fe-Hyd were obtained as 2.90 mg/g and 5.64 mg/g for MB according to Langmuir Isotherm models, respectively. Fe-Hyd composite increased the adsorption capacity of Hyd by 1.95 times that Hyd. It is concluded that Fe-Hyd composite is promising and economical adsorbent for MB removal in the aqueous solution.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제10권11호
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• pp.3031-3038
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• 2009

코발트 적재된 활성탄소섬유(ACFs)는 이산화티탄($TiO_2$) 광촉매 반응을 촉진시키는 것을 발전되었다. Co-ACFs/$TiO_2$ 광촉매는 SEM, XRD, EDX 및 UV-vis 분광기를 사용하여 분석하였다. Co-ACFs/$TiO_2$ 광촉매에 대한 메틸렌불루(MB)의 분해 효과는 300분 반응해서 거의 100%를 도달하였다. 용액에 있는 MB 분자들은 ACFs의 흡착에 의해 $TiO_2$ 입자의 주위에 응축한다고 가정되었다. 그래서 이 광촉매 복합체는 MB 광분해에 대한 활성탄의 흡착성과 $TiO_2$의 광촉매 특성의 결합한 성능을 가지고 있다. 코발트가 전자 천이 효과를 가지고 있기 때문에 MB 용액의 광분해가 증가되는 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.199-211
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• 2019

The sterilization effects of methylene blue (MB), formalin, and iodine on the egg of marine medaka, Oryzias dancena, were investigated for disinfecting naididae worm, Chaetogaster diastrophus through sterilization. To determine harmfulness of MB, formalin, and iodine, lethal concentrations 50 ($LC_{50}$) of three chemicals were analyzed in the eggs of marine medaka. The sterilized periods of each chemical were set at 1 hr. Sterilized rates of naididae worm in each chemical were significantly affected and increased drastically as the concentration of each chemical increased (p<0.05). Sterilization abilities of naididae worm were most effective for formalin, but survival rates of egg and hatched rates for formalin were lowest among each chemical. The $LC_{50}$ of MB over 96 hrs were 185.26, 103.84, and 127.15 ppm for adults, juveniles, and eggs respectively. The toxic effects of MB were clearly dose dependent for each life stage (p<0.05). The toxicity sensitivity of juveniles to MB was dramatically higher than that of other groups. In 48 hrs after sterilization, cortisol and glucose concentrations of the adult group with MB treatment were significantly higher than those of the adult group with no treatment (p<0.05). This research provides useful data on sterilization effect of MB, formalin, and iodine, acute toxicity in marine medaka egg and toxicity, sensitivity of life stage of MB in marine medaka.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.203-213
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• 2023

Background/Aims: Intestinal metaplasia (IM) of the stomach is a precancerous condition that is often not visible during conventional endoscopy. Hence, we evaluated the utility of magnification endoscopy and methylene blue (MB) chromoendoscopy to detect IM. Methods: We estimated the percentage of gastric mucosa surface staining with MB, mucosal pit pattern, and vessel visibility and correlated it with the presence of IM and the percentage of metaplastic cells in histology, similar to the Operative Link on Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia (OLGIM) stage. Results: IM was found in 25 of 33 (75.8%) patients and in 61 of 135 biopsies (45.2%). IM correlated with positive MB staining (p<0.001) and other than dot pit patterns (p=0.015). MB staining indicated IM with better accuracy than the pit pattern or vessel evaluation (71.7% vs. 60.5% and 49.6%, respectively). At a cut-off point of 16.5% for the MB-stained gastric surface, the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of chromoendoscopy in the detection of advanced OLGIM stages were 88.9%, 91.7%, and 90.9%, respectively. The percentage of metaplastic cells detected on histology was the strongest predictor of positive MB staining. Conclusions: MB chromoendoscopy can serve as a screening method for detecting advanced OLGIM stages. MB mainly stains IM areas with a high concentration of metaplastic cells.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권9호
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• pp.2660-2664
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• 2014

A simple method of depositing titanium dioxide ($TiO_2$) nanoparticles onto graphene oxide (GO) as a catalytic support was devised for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB). Thiol groups were utilized as linkers to secure the $TiO_2$ nanoparticles. The resultant GO-supported $TiO_2$ (GO-$TiO_2$) sample was characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements, revealing that the anatase $TiO_2$ nanoparticles had effectively anchored to the GO surface. In the photodegradation of MB, GO-$TiO_2$ exhibited remarkably enhanced photocatalytic efficiency compared with thiolated GO and pure $TiO_2$ nanoparticles. Moreover, after five-cycle photodegradation experiment, no obvious deactivation was observed. The overall results showed that thiolated GO provides a good support substrate and, thereby, enhances the photodegradation effectiveness of the composite photocatalyst.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.295-300
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• 1987

고분자전해질인 Chondroitin sulfate A(CSA) 및 Chondroitin sulfate C(CSC) 존재하에서의 methylene blue(MB) 및 acridine orange(AO)의 metachromasy 현상에 관하여 각각 분광학적 방법으로 연구하였다. P/D값의 변화에 따르는 meta-band의 특성적 변화를 stacking 이론에 의하여 설명하였으며, staking 효과의 정량적 고찰에 의하여 고분자의 반복단위당 결합하는 색소분자의 수를 계산한 결과 MB가 AO보다 강한 stacking 효과를 나타냄이 발견되었다. CAS의 안정한 형태의 골격구조와 dimension을 발견하고 평면 방향색소의 free dimer의 모형을 근거로 CSA의 골격표면에 결합한 색소분자의 stacking모형과 dimension을 제안하였다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.289-295
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• 1986

전해질 고분자인 polyvinylsulfate(PVS) 및 polystyrenesulfonate(PSS) 존재하에서 나타나는 methylene blue(MB) 및 acridine orange(AO)의 metachromasy현상을 각각 분광학적 방법으로 연구하였다. P/D값의 변화에 따르는 meta-band의 특성적 변화는 stacking이론에 의하여 설명하였으며 PVS-dye계의 stacking효과는 PSS-dye계의 그것보다 더 강하였거 MB가 AO보다 더 강한 stacking효과를 나타냄을 발견하였다. 전에 제안한 바 있는 평면구조의 방향색소들이 수용액속에서 형성하는 dimer의 모형과 dimension을 근거로 고분자사슬 표면에 결합되어 있는 색소분자들의 stacking 모형을 제안하였으며 이 모형을 제안하였으며 이 모형은 여러 연구자들에 의하여 밝혀진 실험적 결과와 비교 검토한 결과 합리적임이 발견되었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2018

The degradation of methylene blue (MB) in an aqueous solution by nano-metallic particles (NMPs) was studied to evaluate the possibility of applying NMPs to remove MB from the wastewater. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to characterize the synthesized NMPs before and after the reaction. The effects of the NMP dosage, the initial pH, the initial concentration of MB and the amount of $H_2O_2$ on the MB degradation outcomes were studied. The highest removal rate of MB was achieved to be 100% with an initial MB concentration of 5 mg/L, followed by 99.6% with an initial concentration of 10 mg/L under the following treatment conditions: dose of NMP of 0.15 g/L, concentration of $H_2O_2-100mM$ and a temperature of $25^{\circ}C$. The SEM analysis revealed that the nano particles were not spherical in shape. FTIR spectra shows occurrence of metal oxides on the surfaces of the NMPs. The XPS analyses results represent that Fe, Zn, N, Ca, C and O were occurred on the surfaces of the NMPs. The degradation of MB was suitable for the pseudo-first-order kinetics.