• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권10호
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• pp.3641-3649
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• 2022

A simple solvothermal reaction was used to prepare a 3-aminopropyl-functionalized silica-gel-based adsorbent for adsorbing Pd(II) from the nitric acid solution. Scanning electron microscopy, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetry analysis were performed on the as-synthesized adsorbent to demonstrate the successful introduction of Schiff base groups. Batch experiments were used to investigate the effects of contact time, nitric acid concentration, solution temperature, and adsorption capacity. It is worth noting that the prepared adsorbent exhibited a higher affinity toward Pd(II) with the uptake approximately 100% even in a 2 M HNO₃ solution. At an equilibrium time of 5 h, the maximum adsorption capacity of Pd(II) was estimated to be 0.452 mmol/g. The adsorbed Pd(II) could be completely eluted by dissolving 0.2 M thiourea solution in 0.1 M HNO₃. Using a combination of particle-induced X-ray emission analysis and an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer, the adsorbed Pd was found to be uniformly distributed on the surface of the prepared adsorbent and the existing species were Pd(II) and zero-valent Pd(0). Due to the desirable performances, facile preparation method, and abundant raw material source, the prepared adsorbent demonstrated a high application potential in the recovery of Pd(II) from simulated high-level liquid waste treatment.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.63-68
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• 2010

CNT-퍼멀로이 복합도금을 실시하였다. CNT를 더 작게 분쇄하기 위하여 전처리를 하였다. 볼밀링과 같은 물리적인 처리보다 산처리와 같은 화학적인 처리가 CNT 분쇄에 더 효과적이었다. 10 M 질산과 10 M 황산이 사용되었으며 황산이 질산보다 CNT의 입체적인 구조를 줄이는데 있어서 더 효과적이었다. 산처리 과정만을 거친 CNT를 $10{\sim}40\;mA/cm^2$의 전류밀도 하에서 복합전기도금시킨 후 FESEM을 통하여 표면을 관찰하였다. 분산제를 사용하여 CNT 분산을 하였다. 분산제의 종류로는 Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate(SDS)와 Triton-X 100, Poly Acrylic Acid(PAA)를 사용하였다. PAA를 사용하여 도금한 경우 다른 분산제를 사용한 것에 비하여 더 많은 CNT가 공침되었다. PAA 2 g/L를 이용하여 분산시킨 CNT를 $10{\sim}80\;mA/cm^2$의 전류밀도 하에서 도금되었으며 FESEM으로 표면을 관찰하였다. 전류밀도가 $20\;mA/cm^2$인 경우 표면에 균열을 발생시키지 않는 도금층을 얻었다. 도금된 표면의 결정화 정도를 XRD로 관찰하고 표면 경도를 측정하였으며 분극 거동을 통해 내식성을 비교하였다. CNT의 첨가로 인한 경도의 변화는 없었으며 내식성의 향상도 관찰되지 않았다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.296-303
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 국내에 자생하는 대나무 중 3종(왕대, 조릿대, 오죽)의 죽엽을 4종의 추출용매(물, 30% 주정, 70% 주정, 100% 주정)를 이용하여 추출 후 추출물별 항산화 활성 탐색, 신경염증 억제 효과 및 HPLC-UV 분석 방법에 의한 3가지 지표성분(caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid 및 Tricin)의 함량을 측정하였다. FRAP 방법과 DPPH 라디칼 및 ABTS 라디칼 소거능 측정방법을 이용하여 항산화 활성을 탐색하였으며, 3종의 대나무 중에서는 오죽 추출물이 총폴리페놀 및 총플라보노이드 함량이 가장 높았다. FRAP 방법, DPPH 라디칼 및 ABTS 라디칼 소거능 방법을 이용하여 항산화 활성을 측정한 결과 또한 오죽 추출물이 가장 우수하였다. Caffeic acid의 함량은 오죽의 물추출물이 6.247±0.049 ㎍/mg으로 가장 높았으며, p-coumaric acid의 함량은 오죽의 70% 주정추출물이 10.931±1.467 ㎍/mg으로 가장 높았으며 다음으로는 오죽의 100% 주정추출물이 9.374±1.140 ㎍/mg으로 높게 나타났으며 3종 죽엽의 물추출물을 제외한 주정추출물은 모두 p-coumaric acid 함량이 높음을 확인하였다. Tricin의 함량을 측정한 결과 또한 물추출물에서는 함량이 낮았으나, 70% 주정추출물이나 100% 주정추출물은 3종의 죽엽추출물 모두에서 3.094±0.875-5.233±2.698 ㎍/mg로 비슷한 함량을 나타내었다. LPS를 사용하여 미세아교세포의 활성화를 유도하여 신경염증반응의 지표인 NO의 생성량을 측정한 결과 3종의 죽엽추출물(70% 주정추출물) 모두 농도 의존적으로 NO의 생성량을 억제하였다. 따라서 본 연구의 결과는 죽엽추출물이 미세아교세포의 과도한 신경염증 활성화로 인해 발생되는 뇌 신경질환의 치료 소재로서 활용 가능성을 제시하였다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2024

제 2형 당뇨병에서 나타나는 인슐린 분비 감소는 베타세포의 자가사멸에 의한 베타세포질량의 급격한 감소로 인한 것으로 보고되고 있으며, 베타세포의 자가사멸을 촉진하는 요인으로 고혈당에 의한 당독성 및 활성산소종들의 증강에 의한 산화스트레스 등이다. Ferulic acid는 항산화, 항염, 항암 등 다양한 생리활성을 나타내며, 본 연구에서는 고혈당으로 유도된 세포 당독성 개선 효과와 그 기전을 INS-1 췌장 베타세포에서 규명하고자 하였다. Ferulic acid는 고농도 포도당 처리된 INS-1 췌장 베타 세포에서 세포 생존율을 증가시키고, 지질과산화물, 세포 내 ROS 및 NO 수준을 감소시켰다. 세포사멸 관련 인자의 유전자 발현결과 pro-세포자가사멸 인자인 bax, cytochrome c, caspase-3 및 caspase-9의 단백질 발현을 유의적으로 감소시켰고, anti-세포자가사멸 인자인 bcl-2 발현을 증가시켰다. Ferulic acid는 annexin V/I propidium iodide 분석을 통하여 고농도 포도당으로 유도된 세포 사멸을 감소시키고, INS-1 췌장 베타세포에서의 인슐린 분비능을 증가시키는 것으로 사료된다. 따라서ferulic acid는 고농도 포도당으로 손상된 INS-1 췌장 베타세포의 보호효과를 나타낸다.

• 청정기술
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.145-156
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• 2024

탄소는 비표면적이 매우 크고 우수한 화학적 안정성을 지녀 촉매 지지체로 사용한 연구들이 활발히 진행되고 있다. 탄소를 지지체로 사용하는데 있어 전처리 과정은 필수적이다. 전처리를 통해 금속 입자의 성장을 제어해 안정화하고 지지체와 금속 입자 간 결합력을 향상시킬 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 표면 개질을 위해 탄소의 전처리를 실시하였으며 이를 촉매 지지체로 사용해 5 wt% Pd/C 촉매를 합성하였다. 제조된 촉매의 활성은 페놀 수소화 반응을 통해 평가되었다. 탄소 전처리 시 일반적으로 사용되는 질산과 비교하고자 유기산을 사용해 탄소 전처리를 진행하였고 이를 지지체로 사용해 촉매를 제조하였다. 글루콘산으로 처리된 촉매는 94.93%의 전환율과 92.76%의 사이클로헥사논 선택도를 나타내 질산으로 처리된 촉매보다 우수한 활성을 나타냈다. 따라서 유기산을 이용한 탄소의 전처리가 무기산 처리의 단점을 개선하는 것뿐만 아니라 촉매 성능 개선에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.3-10
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• 2015

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, involves chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Previously, Sasa quelpaertensis leaves have been shown to mediate anti-inflammation and anti-cancer effects, although it remains unclear whether Sasa leaves are able to attenuate inflammation-related intestinal diseases. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of Sasa quelpaertensis leaf extract (SQE) using an in vitro co-culture model of the intestinal epithelial environment. MATERIALS/METHODS: An in vitro co-culture system was established that consisted of intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cells and RAW 264.7 macrophages. Treatment with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was used to induce inflammation. RESULTS: Treatment with SQE significantly suppressed the secretion of LPS-induced nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin $E_2$ ($PGE_2$), IL-6, and IL-$1{\beta}$ in co-cultured RAW 264.7 macrophages. In addition, expressions of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$ were down-regulated in response to inhibition of $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$ phosphorylation by SQE. Compared with two bioactive compounds that have previously been identified in SQE, tricin and P-coumaric acid, SQE exhibited the most effective anti-inflammatory properties. CONCLUSIONS: SQE exhibited intestinal anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting various inflammatory mediators mediated through nuclear transcription factor kappa-B (NF-kB) activation. Thus, SQE has the potential to ameliorate inflammation-related diseases, including IBD, by limiting excessive production of pro-inflammatory mediators.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.621-628
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• 2016

Hypertension can be caused by various factors while the predominant causes include increase in body fluid volume and resistance in the circulatory system that elevate the blood pressure. Consumption of probiotics has been proven to attenuate hypertension; however, the effect is much strain-dependent. In this study, a newly isolated Lactobacillus casei (Lb. casei ) strain C1 was investigated for its antihypertensive properties in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) suspension of 11 log colony-forming unit (CFU) was given to SHR (SHR+LAB, n=8), and phosphate buffer saline (PBS) was given as a control in SHR (SHR, n=8) and in Wistar rats as sham (WIS, n=8). The treatment was given via oral gavage for 8 weeks. The results showed that the weekly systolic blood pressure (SBP), mean arterial pressure (MAP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and aortic reactivity function were remarkably improved after 8 weeks of bacterial administration in SHR+LAB. These effects were mostly attributed by restoration of wall tension and tensile stress following the bacterial treatment. Although not statistically significant, the level of malondialdehye (MDA) in SHR+LAB serum was found declining. Increased levels of glutathione (GSH) and nitric oxide (NO) in SHR+LAB serum suggested that the bacterium exerted vascular protection through antioxidative functions and relatively high NO level that induced vasodilation. Collectively, Lb. casei strain C1 is a promising alternative for hypertension improvement.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.550-561
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• 2019

Background: Gastric ulcer (GU) is a common gastrointestinal disease that can be induced by many factors. Finding an effective treatment method that contains fewer side effects is important. 20 (S)-ginsenoside Rg3 is a kind of protopanaxadiol and has shown superior antiinflammatory and antioxidant effects in many studies, especially cancer studies. In this study, we examined the treatment efficacy of 20 (S)-ginsenoside Rg3 on GU. Methods: Three kinds of GU models, including an alcohol GU model, a pylorus-ligated GU model, and an acetic acid GU model, were used. Mouse endothelin-1 (ET-1) and nitric oxide (NO) levels in blood and epidermal growth factor (EGF), superoxide dismutase, and NO levels in gastric mucosa were evaluated. Hematoxylin and eosin staining of gastric mucosa and immunohistochemical staining of ET-1, inducible nitric oxide synthase (NOS2), and epidermal growth factor receptors were studied. Ulcer index (UI) scores and UI ratios were also analyzed to demonstrate the GU conditions in different groups. Furthermore, Glide XP from $Schr{\ddot{o}}dinger$ was used for molecular docking to clarify the interactions between 20 (S)-ginsenoside Rg3 and EGF and NOS2. Results: 20 (S)-ginsenoside Rg3 significantly decreased the UI scores and UI ratios in all the three GU models, and it demonstrated antiulcer effects by decreasing the ET-1 and NOS2 levels and increasing the NO, superoxide dismutase, EGF, and epidermal growth factor receptor levels. In addition, high-dose 20 (S)-ginsenoside Rg3 showed satisfactory gastric mucosa protection effects. Conclusion: 20 (S)-ginsenoside Rg3 can inhibit the formation of GU and may be a potential therapeutic agent for GU.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.47-53
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• 1997

To improve the interfacial bonding of carbon fiber-nylon 6 composite, carbon fiber(CF) were oxidized by nitric acid treatment, and two types of graft polymer(GP) of nylon 6-g-polyacrylamide (PAAm) -water dispersable GP(WDGP) and m-cresol solu ble GP(CSGP) were treated as coupling agents. Introduction of polar groups such as -COOH, -OH, etc, on the surface of the oxidized CF was confirmed by IR spectra. The stem polymer of nylon 6 in the coupling agent (GP) could be compatible with'matrix nylon 5, and the grafted branch of PAAm on GP could react to the polar groups on the oxidized CF in composite. The interfacial strength was measured by the transverse tensile test to the fiber direction for single CF embedded nylon 6 film especially prepared and by the pull-out test method. The interfacial strength of the composite reinforced with oxidized CF is greater than that reinforced with unoxidized CF. The interfacial strength of the composite was increased by treatment of coupling agents(GPs) considerably, and the increasing tendency by the WDGP is greater than that by the CSGP. The optimum conditions of coupling agent treatment are as follows: the concentration, adsorption tlme of GP, and curing temperature are 2%, 20 minutes, and $170^{\circ}$, respectively.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.323-323
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• 2010

Saw damage of crystalline silicon wafer is unavoidable factor. Usually, alkali treatment for removing the damage has been carried out as the saw damage removal (SDR) process for priming the alkali texture. It usually takes lots of time and energy to remove the sawed damages for solar grade crystalline silicon wafers We implemented two different mixed acidic solution treatments to obtain the improved surface structure of silicon wafer without much sacrifice of the silicon wafer thickness. At the first step, the silicon wafer was dipped into the mixed acidic solution of $HF:HNO_3$=1:2 ration for polished surface and at the second step, it was dipped into the diluted mixed acidic solution of $HF:HNO_3:H_2O$=7:3:10 ratio for porous structure. This double treatment to the silicon wafer brought lower reflectance (25% to 6%) and longer carrier lifetime ($0.15\;{\mu}s$ to $0.39\;{\mu}s$) comparing to the bare poly-crystalline silicon wafer. With optimizing the concentration ratio and the dilution ratio, we can not only effectively substitute the time consuming process of SDR to some extent but also skip plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) process. Moreover, to conduct alkali texture for pyramidal structure on silicon wafer surface, we can use only nitric acid rich solution of the mixed acidic solution treatment instead of implementing SDR.