• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.305-310
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• 2003

Hydrophobic core variant of ubiquitin appeared to have partially folded structure at pH around 2. The intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence emission maximum of this ubiquitin variant at pH 2 showed slight blue shift compare to that of unfolded state, suggesting that some residual tertiary structures remain in this solvent condition. At the same solvent condition, this ubiquitin variant binds with hydrophobic dye, 8-anilinonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid(AMS), which is known to bind to exposed hydrophobic surface. Furthermore, far-UV circular dichroic spectrum of this ubiquitin variant in the diminished pH was remarkably different from the far-UV CD spectrum of the native state or unfolded state. Based on the molar ellipticity at 220 nm, this ubiquitin variant at pH 2 appeared to have significant amount of secondary structures. All these observations suggest that this ubiquitin variant in the diminished solvent pH has loosely folded hydrophobic core with some secondary structures, which are key features of molten globule conformation. Since molten globule has long been considered as a protein folding intermediate, it is considered that this hydrophobic core variant ubiquitin will serve as a valuable model to study protein folding process.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.704-714
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• 2005

Phase separations of Poly(4-vinylphenol)(PVPh)/Ethyl Acetate and PVPh/Butyl Acetate solutions were measured using the thermal optical analysis (TOA) method. The experimental phase separation data were correlated with liquid-liquid equilibria relations based on PC-SAFT equation of state. The phase separations of these system showed the behaviors of LCST (lower critical solution temperature)-type. The measured cloud temperatures were lowered with increasing in molecular weights of polymer(PVPh), and cloud temperatures of PVPh/Ethyl Acetate solutions shifted to lower temperature regions, compared to the PVPh/Butyl Acetate solutions. Extents of cross-association between solvent molecule and polymer in the PVPh/Ethyl Acetate solutions were measured using the FT-IR spectrum analysis method, and cross-association parameters of PC-SAFT model were estimated from experimental extents of cross-association. By using the estimated cross-association parameters between PVPh and solvent molecule, binodal and spinodal curves of liquid-liquid equilibria in PVPh/Ethyl Acetate and PVPh/Butyl Acetate solutions were calculated from PC-SAFT equation of state. The calculated binodal curves of these system were shown to be well agreeable with the experimental cloud temperature curves.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.445-449
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• 2009

For human organ transplantations, histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate solution (HTKS) and University of Wisconsin solution (UWS) have been shown to engender similar outcomes as gold standard cold preservation solutions ($4^{\circ}C$). To select the effective preservation solution for cold storage of kidney xenografts in miniature pig, which could be a potential source animal of bio-organs, this study compared early histopathological outcomes of cold preservation injury using HTKS and UWS. Twelve miniature pigs weighing 25.6 to 34.7 kg were divided into two groups (n = 6 per group), UWS group and HTKS group. The kidneys in each group were harvested, cold flushed, and preserved for 0, 24, 48, and 72 hrs at $4^{\circ}C$ with UWS or HTKS, respectively. Histolopathological examinations were assessed on kidney biopsy specimens, taken after each cold storage. The degree of renal injury was scored using 5 different criteria (pyknotic nuclei, disruption of cytoplasm, detachment of epithelium, loss of microvilli, tubular necrosis and loss of glomerular tufts) of the cellular components of the tissue. The degree of kidney damage was increased with prolonged cold ischemia time. UWS and HTKS have at least similar efficacy in kidney preservation within 24 hrs cold preservation time. However, in HTKS group cold-induced injury started to be observed more than in UWS group after 48 hrs of cold storage. In conclusion, UWS and HTKS were equally effective for cold preservation of miniature pig kidney in early preservation times; however, UWS may be more effective at longer preservation times as compared to HTKS.

• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.110-114
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• 2002

The relationship between the orientation of molecules adsorbed on $_TiO2$ and their photoproducts was examined by employing HBPCA (4-hydroxy-biphenylcarboxylic acid) as a model organic pollutant. For this purpose, the Photoproducts after irradiation with UV radiation at various pH were compared by utilizing UV and Raman spectroscopies. It was found from these studies that pH affected the photoproducts probably due to the different orientations of the adsorbed molecules, and that the orientation of the adsorbed molecules and their photoproducts were closely correlated.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.291-299
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• 1981

A test particle kinetic theory for reaction dynamics in liquids is presented at the repeated ring collision level for the hard sphere model. A kinetic equation for the equilibrium time correlation function of the reactive test particle phase space density is derived and the rate kernel expression for the reversible chemical reaction of the type A +B ${\rightleftharpoons$ C + D in the presence of inert solvent S is obtained by the projection operator method.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.52-53
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• 1995

전해질용액에 있는 이온교환막을 통해 전류가 흐를 때 막표면에는 경계층이 형성된다. 희석실쪽 막표면에서 전해질의 농도는 감소하고 농축실쪽에서 증가 하는 농도분극현상이 일어난다. 이와 같은 농도분극현상은 전류밀도에 벼놔를 주어 에너지 소비를 증가시키고 막표면에 스케일을 형성할 수도 있다. ED에서는 농축실보다는 희석실쪽의 농도분극현상이 더 많은 관심을 갖게 되며 이 부분 연구가 활발하게 진행된다. 따라서 전기 투석을 이용한 물질분리는 항상 한계전류밀도이하에서 이루어져야 하는데 i$_{lim)$은 막자체의 성능 외에도 용액의 종류및 농도, 온도, pH, 전압등에 의해 변화한다. 따라서 i$_{lim)$이 각 변수에 의해 얼마만큼 변화하는지를 살펴봄으로써 임의의 환경에서 i$_{lim)$을 추정할 수 있는 모델을 제시하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2016.11a
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• pp.162-162
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• 2016

비전도체를 피도금체로 하여 전기 도금을 하는 경우 우선 피도금체 상에 시드 층을 형성 시키고 이후 여러 번의 전기도금을 거치게 된다. 이때 접점의 위치와 전류 인가 방법은 도금 특성에 영향을 미치게 된다. 이를 고찰하기 위하여 접점간 거리에 따른 도금 두께 분포 계산을 하였다. 본 연구에서는 도금 분포 계산을 위해 Elsyca社의 PlatingMaster를 사용하였다. 방향별 도금 두께 분포의 변화를 극명하게 관찰하기 위하여 종횡비 10:1로 음극과 양극 모델링을 하였고 접점의 개수는 1 ~ 3개, 접점의 위치는 10 mm 간격으로 이동하는 것을 변수로 하였다. 피도금체의 시드 층은 니켈 층으로 두께 $0.4{\mu}m$로 설정하고 유산동 도금 용액을 이용하여 용액 데이터베이스 측정하고 반영하였다. 계산을 위한 전류 밀도는 $50mA/cm^2$, 도금시간은 10분으로 모든 모델에서 동일하게 적용하였다. 도금이 성장한 면의 두께를 폭과 길이 방향으로 비교 관찰한 결과 전극간의 거리는 시드 층이 얇을수록 두께 분포에 큰 영향을 미쳤다. 하지만 하지 도금 층의 두께가 충분히 두꺼운 경우 전극간의 거리는 큰 영향을 미치지 않는다.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1997.04b
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• pp.21-22
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• 1997

최근의 이온교환막은 종래의 양이온교환막의 표면에 polycation 등의 얇은 층을 덧붙인 다층막(multi-layer membrane)의 형태가 많이 이용되고 있으며, 정전기적 반발력의 차 등을 이용하여 원자가가 다른 이온들간의 투과성에 차를 부여하기 위하여 이용되고 있다. 이 때문에 polycation막을 통한 1가 이온과 2가 이온의 투과성을 연구하는 것은 우수한 이온교환막을 제작하는것 이상으로 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 고정전하농도(fixed charge density, $\Phi$ X)가 낮은 다공성 저전하음이온교환막을 제작하여, 양측에 대이온(counterion)은 같고 복이온(co-ion)이 다른 전해질용액을 두었을 경우에 관찰되는 막전위를 측정하였다. 이를 토대로 음이온교환막을 통한 막전위의 농도의존성에 관하여 검토하였으며, 비평형열역학(non-equilibrium thermodynamies)에 기초한 이론적 모델을 도입하여 실험치와 비교, 해석하였다.

• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.87-97
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• 1983

석출전위가 낮은 금속들을 저농도용액에서 전기분해하여 회수하는 방법에 대해 아연과 카드뮴을 모델로 삼아 채취방법을 연구하였다. Hull cell과 hyperbolic twin cell에서 시험해서 전류밀도와 효율이 낮기 때문에 기존방법으로는 회수속도가 매우 느린 것을 알 수 있었다. 전해 채취조건을 좋게 하기 위해서는 음극의 표면적을 크게 하고 흔들어 주며, 또 전해액을 강제 순환시켜 물질이동이 잘 되도록 해야만 한다. Rotating tubular bed reactor 나 impact rod reactor 같은 전해조를 사용하여 여러 종류의 용액 중의 아연과 카드뮴 전해 채취 실험을 하였다. 특히 카드뮴의 잔류농도를 낮추기 위해서는 전해법과 이온교환법을 같이 사용하는 것이 유용하다. 새로운 방법의 처리비용과 기존방법의 처리비용을 비교하여 보았다.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.59 no.4
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• pp.271-279
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• 2015

The critical micelle concentration (CMC), the counter ion binding constant (B) and the aggregation number (N^* ) for the mixed micellization of sodium dodecanoate and sodium n-octanoate as two anionic surfactants have been investigated by means of electric conductivity and light scattering. As its experimental results are found to be deviated from ideal mixed model, thus two different kinds of regular solution models such as Rubingh and Motomura are used for interpreting our experimental data. The stability of the mixed micelles has been confirmed from the negative values of the standard Gibbs energy of mixed micellization ΔG^micel,0 over all compositions and the measured values of ΔG^micel,0 agreed with the theoretical ones within the experimental error.