• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.292-300
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• 2008

Dental implant system is composed of abutment, abutment screw and implant fixture connected with screw. The problems of loosening/tightening and stability of abutment screw depend on surface characteristics, like a surface roughness, coating materials and friction resistance and so on. For this reason, surface treatment of abutment screw has been remained research problem in prosthodontics. The purpose of this study was to investigate the stability of TiN and WC coated dental abutment screw, abutment screw was used, respectively, for experiment. For improving the surface characteristics, TiN and WC film coating was carried out on the abutment screw using EB-PVD and sputtering, respectively. In order to observe the coating surface of abutment screw, surfaces of specimens were characterized, using field emission scanning electron microscope(FE-SEM) and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy(EDS). The stability of TiN and WC coated abutment screw was evaluated by potentiodynamic, and cyclic potentiodynamic polarization method in 0.9% NaCl solution at $36.5{\pm}1^{\circ}C$. The corrosion potential of TiN coated specimen was higher than those of WC coated and non-coated abutment screw. Whereas, corrosion current density of TiN coated screws was lower than those of WC coated and non-coated abutment screw. The stability of screw decreased as following order; TiN coating, WC coating and non-coated screw. The pitting potentials of TiN and WC coated specimens were higher than that of non-coated abutment screw, but repassivation potential of WC coated specimen was lower than those of TiN coated and non-coated abutment screws due to breakdown of coated film. The degree of local ion dissolution on the surface increased in the order of TiN coated, non-coated and WC coated screws.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.157-163
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• 2010

고체산화물연료전지는 세라믹 물질로 이루어지며, 세라믹 물질의 물성치는 작동조건에 따라 달라진다. 따라서, 높은 신뢰성을 가지는 시뮬레이션 모델을 개발하기 위해서는 세라믹 물질의 물성치를 정확하게 예측할 수 있어야한다. 본 논문에서는 고체산화물연료전지의 성능에 영향을 미치는 여러가지 물성치를 선택하고 그 물성치를 위한 시뮬레이션 모델이 개발되었다. 개회로전압을 위한 깁스에너지, 활성화손실을 위한 교환전류밀도, 저항손실을 위한 전기전도도가 계산되었다. 또한, 다공성 전극 내부의 물질전달 해석을 위해서 분자확산과 누센확산을 함께 고려하는 유효확산계수가 계산되었다. 이러한 계산과정 후에 물성치 모델과 전기화학반응 모델이 동시에 시뮬레이션 되었다. 해석코드의 검증을 위해서 전산해석 결과는 실험결과 및 Chan 등에 의해서 수행된 이전 연구결과와 비교되었다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.71-76
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• 2015

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma ($PPAR{\gamma}$) was identified as a cell-intrinsic regulator of Th17 cell differentiation. Th17 cells have been associated with several autoimmune diseases, including experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and collagen-induced arthritis. In this study, we confirmed $PPAR{\gamma}$-mediated inhibition of Th17 cell differentiation and cytokine production at an early stage. Treatment with ciglitazone, a $PPAR{\gamma}$ ligand, reduced both IL-$1{\beta}$-mediated enhancement of Th17 differentiation and activation of Th17 cells after polarization. For Th17 cell differentiation, we found that ciglitazone-treated cells had a relatively low proliferative activity and produced a lower amount of cytokines, regardless of the presence of IL-$1{\beta}$. The inhibitory activity of ciglitazone might be due to decrease of CCNB1 expression, which regulates the cell cycle in T cells. Hence, we postulate that a pharmaceutical $PPAR{\gamma}$ activator might be a potent candidate for treatment of Th17-mediated autoimmune disease patients.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제43권11호
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• pp.921-934
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• 2020

Lck-interacting transmembrane adaptor 1 (LIME) has been previously identified as a raft-associated transmembrane protein expressed predominantly in T and B lymphocytes. Although LIME is shown to transduce the immunoreceptor signaling and immunological synapse formation via its tyrosine phosphorylation by Lck, a Src-family kinase, the in vivo function of LIME has remained elusive in the previous studies. Here we report that LIME is preferentially expressed in effector T cells and mediates chemokine-mediated T cell migration. Interestingly, in LIME^-/- mice, while T cell receptor stimulation-dependent proliferation, differentiation to effector T cells, cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) function and regulatory T lymphocyte (Treg) function were normal, only T cell-mediated inflammatory response was significantly defective. The reduced inflammation was accompanied by the impaired infiltration of leukocytes and T cells to the inflammatory sites of LIME^-/- mice. More specifically, the absence of LIME in effector T cells resulted in the reduced migration and defective morphological polarization in response to inflammatory chemokines such as CCL5 and CXCL10. Consistently, LIME^-/- effector T cells were found to be defective in chemokine-mediated activation of Rac1 and Rap1, and dysregulated phosphorylation of Pyk2 and Cas. Taken together, the present findings show that LIME is a critical regulator of inflammatory chemokine-mediated signaling and the subsequent migration of effector T cells to inflammatory sites.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.427-438
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• 2020

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infects the lower respiratory airway of humans, leading to severe acute respiratory failure. Unlike human dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (hDPP4), a receptor for MERS-CoV, mouse DPP4 (mDPP4) failed to support MERS-CoV infection. Consequently, diverse transgenic mouse models expressing hDPP4 have been developed using diverse methods, although some models show no mortality and/or only transient and mild-to-moderate clinical signs following MERS-CoV infection. Additionally, overexpressed hDPP4 is associated with neurological complications and breeding difficulties in some transgenic mice, resulting in impeding further studies. Here, we generated stable hDPP4-transgenic mice that were sufficiently susceptible to MERS-CoV infection. The transgenic mice showed weight loss, decreased pulmonary function, and increased mortality with minimal perturbation of overexpressed hDPP4 after MERS-CoV infection. In addition, we observed histopathological signs indicative of progressive pulmonary fibrosis, including thickened alveolar septa, infiltration of inflammatory monocytes, and macrophage polarization as well as elevated expression of profibrotic molecules and acute inflammatory response in the lung of MERS-CoV-infected hDPP4-transgenic mice. Collectively, we suggest that this hDPP4-transgenic mouse is useful in understanding the pathogenesis of MERS-CoV infection and for antiviral research and vaccine development against the virus.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.180-185
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• 1979

각종 陰極, 卽 Ti, Zr, Ni, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Hg, Pb 및 흑연의 사용으로 2-butyne-1, 4-diol (BID)로부터 2-butene-1,4-diol (BED)까지의 電氣化學的 還元擧動에 관하여 연구하였다. IB族 金屬을 陰極으로 사용한 陰極分極曲線은 알칼리용액중에서 BID에 對해 한개의 還元波가 생기나 BED의 경우는 지지전해질내에서와 마찬가지로 還元波가 생기지 않았다. 고로 BID환원반응에 가장 적당한 陰極은 Cu, Ag, Au임을 알았다. 알칼리性 BID용액에서 銀電極을 사용한 電位走査法에서 peak電流는 電位走査速度의 제곱근과 BID농도에 比例하였다. 限界電流의 對數와 絶對溫度의 逆數의 관계로부터 구한 BID의 活性化에너지는 3.75kcal/mole였다. 고로 알칼리용액중 銀電極을 사용한 BID의 還元電流는 自己擴散에 의한 擴散電流임을 알았다.

• Spatial Information Research
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2014

SAR 영상은 관측시간과 기상현상 등의 외부 환경 영향을 받지 않고 수시로 데이터 취득이 가능하며 광학영상보다 광범위한 관측 영역을 포함하기 때문에 레이더간섭기법 (InSAR)을 이용한 토지피복분류 기법은 큰 이점을 갖는다. 본 연구에서는 L밴드 ALOS PALSAR의 후방산란계수와 긴밀도를 이용한 새로운 토지피복분류 기법을 개발하고 최근 화산 폭발 가능성으로 인해 주목받고 있는 백두산 지역에 시험 적용하였다. 새로운 토지피복분류 체계는 ALOS PALSAR의 HH, HV편광 모드의 영상을 InSAR 시계열 상에서 패킷의 형태로 재구성하고 주성분 분석을 도입하여 분류의 신뢰도 향상을 시도하였다. 또한 MODIS 등 광학 영상 기반 분류와 상호 검증하여 정확도를 확인하였다.

• 에너지공학
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.35-43
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• 1998

본 연구에서는 Pt/C와 Pt-Ru/C 촉매를 이용하여 직접메탄올 연료전지용 연료극 전극을 제조하고 전극 및 메탄올 산화 특성에 대하여 고찰하였다. 전극은 SEM, TEM 및 열중량 분석을 통하여 특성을 조사하였다. 메탄올의 산화 특성은 1M CH3OH+1M H2SO4 용액에서 정전위/정전류계를 이용하여 반전지 시험 및 순환 전압-전류법으로 조사하였다. 연구결과를 통하여 메탄올 산화전극은 촉매층 내에 PTFE가 20w% 포함되었을 경우가 백금촉매의 이용률이 높고 우수한 성능을 보여 주었다. Pt-Ru/C 이원촉매는 Pt/C 촉매에 비하여 메탄올 산화특성이 우수하고 성능이 우수한 촉매임을 알 수 있었다. Pt/Ru/C와 Pt/C 촉매를 이용하여 제조한 전극의 메탄올 산화반응에 대한 활성화 에너지는 11.60 kJ/mol과 26.85 kJ/mol이었다.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.103-113
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• 1996

The properties of the deposited film depend on the deposition condition and these, in turn depend critically on the morphology and crystal orientation of the films. Therefore, it is important to clarify the nucleation occurrence and growth stage of the morphology and orientation of the film affected by deposition parameters, e.g. the gas pressure and bias voltage etc. In this work, magnesium thin flims were prepared on cold-rolled steel substrates by a thermo-eletron activation ion plating technique. The influence of nitrogen gas pressure and substrate bias voltage on their crystal orientation and morphology of the coated films were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction, respectively. The diffraction peaks of magnesium film became less sharp and broadened with the increase of nitrogen gas pressure. With an increase in nitrogen gas pressure, flim morphology changed from colum nar to granular structure, and surface crystal grain-size decreased. The morphology of films depended not only on gas pressure but also on bias voltage, i.e., the effect of increasing bias voltage was similar to that of decreasing gas pressure. The effect of crystal orientation and morphology of magnesium films on corrosion behaviors was estimated by measuring anodic polarization curves in deaerated 3%NaCl solution. Magnesium, in general, has not a good corrosion resistance in all environments. However, these magnesium films prepared by changing nitrogen gas pressure showed good corrosion resistance. Among the films, magnesium films which exhibited granular structure had the highest corrosion resistance. The above phenomena can be explained by applying the effects of adsorption, occlusion and ion sputter of nitrogen gas.

• BMB Reports
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.43-48
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• 2017

Accumulation of tissue macrophages is a significant characteristic of disease-associated chronic inflammation, and facilitates the progression of disease pathology. However, the functional roles of these bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) in aging are unclear. Here, we identified age-dependent macrophage accumulation in the bone marrow, showing that aging significantly increases the number of M1 macrophages and impairs polarization of BMDMs. We found that age-related dysregulation of BMDMs is associated with abnormal overexpression of the anti-inflammatory interleukin-10. BMDM dysregulation in aging impairs the expression levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and genes involved in B-cell maturation and activation. Phagocytosis of apoptotic Jurkat cells by BMDMs was reduced because of low expression of phagocytic receptor CD14, indicating that increased apoptotic cells may result from defective phagocytosis of apoptotic cells in the BM of aged mice. Therefore, CD14 may represent a promising target for preventing BMDM dysregulation, and macrophage accumulation may provide diagnostic and therapeutic clues.