• 한국재료학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.244-250
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• 1999

새로운 TiN 선구체인 TEMAT(tertrakis etylmethylamino titanium)과 암모니아를 이용하여 TiN 박막을 형성하였다. 단일 증착원으로 증착시킨 경우에는 $70~1050\AA$/min의 증착률을 얻을 수 있었으며 증착온도에 지배를 받았다. $275^{\circ}C$의 증착온도에서 $0.35\mu\textrm{m}$의 접촉창에서 약 90%의 도포성을 얻을 수 있었다. TEMAT에 암모니아를 첨가하였을 때 단일증착원에서 $3500~6000\mu\omega-cm$정도의 갑을 나타내던 비저상이 ~$800\mu\omega-cm$ 정도로 낮아졌으며 대기중 막의 안정성도 향상되었다. AES의 분석결과에서도 암모니아의 첨가로 현저한 산호와 탄소 함량의 감소를 나타내었다. 그러나 암모니아의 유량을 증가시킬수록 $0.5\mu\textrm{m}$ 접촉창에서 나타난 tiN 박막의 도포성은 감소하였고 이는 TEMAT와 암모니아의 기상 반응에의한 높은 첩착계수를 가진 중간 생성물의 형성에 의한 것으로 생각된다. 반응 부산물에 대한 분석은 QMS에 의해 이루어 졌으며 transamination 반응에 의한 TiN 증착 기구를 제시하였다. 추가적으로 XPS 분석으로 TEMAT와 암모니아의 반응에 의해 만들어지는 탄소는 금소기 탄소였으며 $\beta$-수소 반응이 transamination 반응과 경쟁적으로 일어남을 나타내었다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.993-1005
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• 2021

Objective: Zearalenone (ZEA) has estrogen-like effects. Our previous study has shown that ZEA (0.5 to 1.5 mg/kg) could induce abnormal uterine proliferation through transforming growth factor signaling pathway. To further study the other regulatory networks of uterine hypertrophy caused by ZEA, the potential mechanism of ZEA on porcine endometrial epithelial cells (PECs) was explored by the Illumina Hiseq 2000 sequencing system. Methods: The PECs were treated with ZEA at 0 (ZEA0), 5 (ZEA5), 20 (ZEA20), and 80 (ZEA80) µmol/L for 24 h. The collected cells were subjected to cell cycle, RNA-seq, real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, immunofluorescence, and western blot analysis. Results: The proportion of cells in the S and G2 phases decreased (p<0.05), but the proportion of cells in the G1 phase increased (p<0.05) in the ZEA80 treatment. Data analysis revealed that the expression of Wnt pathway-related genes, estrogen-related genes, and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway-related genes increased (p<0.05), but the expression of genetic stability genes decreased (p<0.05) with increasing ZEA concentrations. The relative mRNA and protein expression of WNT1, β-catenin, glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK-3β) were increased (p<0.05) with ZEA increasing, while the relative mRNA and protein expression of cyclin D1 (CCND1) was decreased (p<0.05). Moreover, our immunofluorescence results indicate that β-catenin accumulated around the nucleus from the cell membrane and cytoplasm with increasing ZEA concentrations. Conclusion: In summary, ZEA can activate the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway by up-regulating WNT1 and β-catenin expression, to promote the proliferation and development of PECs. At the same time, the up-regulation of GSK-3β and down-regulation of CCND1, as well as the mRNA expression of other pathway related genes indicated that other potential effects of ZEA on the uterine development need further study.

• 멤브레인
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.434-442
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• 2021

Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) 막은 내구성 및 열적·화학적 안정성 등의 물성은 우수하나 소수성이 커서 수투과도가 낮고 단백질 및 유기물에 의한 막오염이 쉽게 발생한다. 본 연구에서는 PVDF 막의 내오염성을 개선시키고자 바이오 기능성 물질인 𝛽-cyclodextrin (𝛽-CD)을 PVDF 막 구조 내에 분산 함침시킨 PVDF/𝛽-CD 혼합기질 비대칭막을 상변환법을 통해 제조하고, 𝛽-CD 함침량에 따른 순수 투과 유속(PWF) 측정과 BSA 용액을 대상으로 한 막여과 실험을 수행하여 내오염성 특성을 평가하였다. 이 결과 PVDF 고분자 매질 내에 𝛽-CD를 함침시키면 막의 친수성을 증가시켜 접촉각을 감소시키고 이로 인해 내오염성을 향상시킬 수 있었다. 𝛽-CD 함침량이 2 wt%인 도프용액을 사용하여 제조된 PVDF/𝛽-CD 혼합기질 비대칭막의 PWF는 64 L/m²·h, BSA 배제도는 95%를 나타내었으며, 𝛽-CD를 첨가하지 않고 제조된 pristine PVDF 막에 비해 투과 유속 향상성이 최대 80%에 달해 𝛽-CD를 첨가시킴으로서 PVDF 막의 내오염성을 증가시킬 수 있었다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2024

β-Ga₂O₃는 ~4.8 eV의 넓은 밴드 갭과 8 MV/cm의 높은 항복 전압을 가지는 물질로 전력소자의 응용 분야에서 많은 주목을 받고 있다. 또한, 대표적인 WBG 반도체 소재인 SiC, GaN, 다이아몬드 등과 비교했을 때, 높은 성장률과 낮은 제조 비용으로 단결정 성장이 가능하다는 장점을 가진다[1-4]. 본 연구에서는 다중 슬릿 구조를 이용한 EFG(Edge-defined Film-fed Growth) 법을 통해 SnO₂ 0.3 mol% 도핑된 10 mm 두께의 β-Ga₂O₃ 단결정을 성장시키는 데에 성공했다. 성장 방향과 성장 면은 각각 [010]/(001)로 설정하였으며 성장 속도는 약 12 mm/h이다. 성장시킨 β-Ga₂O₃ 단결정은 다양한 결정면(010, 001, 100, ${\bar{2}}01$)으로 절단하여 표면 가공을 진행하였다. 가공이 완료된 샘플은 XRD, UV/VIS/NIR Spec., Mercury Probe, AFM, Etching 등의 분석을 통해 결정면에 따른 특성을 비교하였다. 본 연구는 고전압 및 고온 응용 분야에서 전력반도체 기술의 발전에 기여할 것으로 기대되며 더 나은 특성의 기판을 선택하는 것은 소자의 성능과 신뢰성을 향상시키는데에 중요한 역할을 할 것이다.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.160-166
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the pharmacokinetics of urea, a new potential diagnosis reagent of Helicobacter pylori infection. Methods: Considering the mechanism of urea breath test, we determined the excretion of urea in expired air after its oral administration in rats and beagle dogs at the dose of 2 mg/kg (including 50 mCi/mmol $^{14}C$-urea 50 ${\mu}Ci/kg$ for rats and 13.5 ${\mu}Ci/kg$ for dogs). Results: Urea was rapidly disappeared from the blood circulation by 1 hr after its i.v. bolus injection, followed by a slow disappearance by 24 hr. The half-lives at the distributive phase ($t_{1/2{\alpha}}$) and post-distributive phase ($t_{1/2{\beta}}$) were 2 min and 6 hr, respectively. The bioavailability of urea was 64.3% after its oral administration. The values of the volume of distribution ($V_{dss}$) and the total body clearance ($CL_t$) after the oral administration were compatible with those after i.v. administration. The recovery of urea in the bile was about 0.1% of the dose by 24 hr after its oral administration. Urea was extensively eliminated in the urine by 48 hr. The recovery ratios of urea in the urine and expired air were about 86.8% and 2.99% of the dose by 48 hr, respectively. Moreover, urea was mostly distributed from the blood circulation to the kidney, followed by being eliminated in the urine without metabolism. The concentration of urea in the kidney was 4.0 times higher than that of plasma at 40 min after its oral administration. Conclusions: These findings indicated that oral route appears to be available for the administration of urea. Orally administered urea, thus, was considered to be useful for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.16-23
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• 2011

본 연구는 유기농 배 과원에서 2년간 시용한 여러 종류의 유기질 퇴비와 화학비료에 따른 시기별 토양 물리화학성 및 미생물성에 미치는 영향을 구명하고자 수행하였다. 대조구는 NPK 화학비료를 시용한 처리구를 선정하였고 유기질 비료는 유박과 휴믹산 그리고 키틴퇴비를 포함하였다. 모든 처리구는 질소성분량 200 g/나무 양으로 동일시해서 2008년부터 2009년까지 2년간 매해 3월 30일에 수관주위에 산포 처리하였다. 토양 물리성은 처리구간에 별다른 영향이 없었다. 5월과 8월에 조사된 토양 유기물과 전질소 그리고 칼륨, 칼슘, 마그네슘 농도는 유기질 비료 처리구에서 일반적으로 대조구보다 높게 나타났고 유기질 비료간에 일관성 있는 효과가 나타나지 않았다. ${\beta}$-glucosidase를 제외하고 미생물 생체량 탄소와 질소, dehydrogenase, acid-phosphatase, 그리고 chitinase활성은 시기별로 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 8월 조사에서 유기질 비료인 유박과 키틴퇴비는 대조구보다 높은 미생물 활성이 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.152-161
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• 2015

CodY is a highly conserved protein in low G+C gram-positive bacteria that regulates genes involved in sporulation and stationary-phase adaptation. Bacillus thuringiensis is a grampositive bacterium that forms spores and parasporal crystals during the stationary phase. To our knowledge, the regulatory mechanism of CodY in B. thuringiensis is unknown. To study the function of CodY protein in B. thuringiensis, BMB171codY^- was constructed in a BMB171 strain. A shuttle vector containing the ORF of cry1Ac10 was transformed into BMB171 and BMB171codY^-, named BMB171cry1Ac and BMB171codY^-cry1Ac, respectively. Some morphological and physiological changes of codY mutant BMB171codY^-cry1Ac were observed. A comparative proteomic analysis was conducted for both BMB171codY^-cry1Ac and BMB171cry1Ac through two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and MALDI-TOF-MS/MS analysis. The results showed that the proteins regulated by CodY are involved in microbial metabolism, including branched-chain amino acid metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, fatty acid metabolism, and energy metabolism. Furthermore, we found CodY to be involved in sporulation, biosynthesis of poly-β-hydroxybutyrate, growth, genetic competence, and translation. According to the analysis of differentially expressed proteins, and physiological characterization of the codY mutant, we performed bacterial one-hybrid and electrophoretic mobility shift assay experiments and confirmed the direct regulation of genes by CodY, specifically those involved in metabolism of branched-chain amino acids, ribosomal recycling factor FRR, and the late competence protein ComER. Our data establish the foundation for in-depth study of the regulation of CodY in B. thuringiensis, and also offer a potential biocatalyst for functions of CodY in other bacteria.

• 천문학회보
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.42.1-42.1
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• 2016

The formation process and the dynamical properties of a large-scale quasi-circular flare ribbon were investigated using the SDO AIA and HMI data along with data from RHESSI and SOT. Within one hour time interval, two subsequent M-class flares were detected from the NOAA 12371 that had a ${\beta}{\gamma}{\delta}$ configuration with one bipolar sunspot group in the east and one unipolar spot in the west embedded in a decayed magnetic field. Earlier M2.0 flare was associated with a coronal loop eruption, and a two-ribbon structure formed within the bipolar sunspot group. On the other hand, the later M2.6 flare was associated with a halo CME, and a quasi-circular ribbon developed encircling the full active region. The observed quasi-circular ribbon was strikingly large in size spanning 650" in north-south and 500" in east-west direction. It showed the well-known sequential brightening in the clockwise direction during the decay phase of the M2.6 flare at the estimated speed of 160.7 km s-1. The quasi-circular ribbon also showed the radial expansion, especially in the southern part. Interestingly, at the time of the later M2.6 flare, the third flare ribbon parallel to the early two-ribbon structure also developed near the unipolar sunspot, then showed a typical separation in pair with the eastern most ribbon of the early two ribbons. The potential field reconstruction based on the PFSS model showed a fan shaped magnetic configuration including fan-like field lines stemming from the unipolar spot and fanning out toward the background decayed field. This large-scale fan-like field overarched full active region, and the footpoints of fan-like field lines were co-spatial with the observed quasi-circular ribbon. From the NLFF magnetic field reconstruction, we confirmed the existence of a twisted flux rope structure in the bipolar spot group before the first M2.0 flare. Hard X-ray emission signatures were detected at the site of twisted flux rope during the pre-flare phase of the M2.0 flare. Based on the analysis of both two-ribbon structure and quasi-circular ribbon, we suggest that a tether-cutting reconnection between sheared arcade overarching the twisted flux rope embedded in a fan-like magnetic field may have triggered the first M2.0 flare, then secondary M2.6 flare was introduced by the fan-spine reconnection because of the interaction between the expanding field and the nearby quasi-null and formed the observed large-scale quasi-circular flare ribbon.

• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2008

Cp-Ti and Ti-6Al-4V alloys commonly used dental implant materials, particularly for orthopaedic and osteosynthesis because of its suitable mechanical properties and excellent biocompatibility. This alloys have excellent corrosion behavior in the clinical environment. The first factor to decide the success of dental implantation is sufficient osseointegration and high corrosion resistance between on implant fixture and its surrounding bone tissue. In this study, in order to increase corrosion resistance and biocompatibility of Cp-Ti and Ti-6Al-4V alloy that surface of manufactured alloy was coated with TiN by RF-magnetron sputtering method. The electrochemical behavior of TiN coated Cp-Ti and Ti-6Al-4V alloy were investigated using potentiodynamic (EG&G Co, PARSTAT 2273. USA) and potentiostatic test (250mV) in 0.9% NaCl solution at 36.5 $\pm$ 1$^{\circ}C$. These results are as follows : 1. From the microstructure analysis, Cp-Ti showed the acicular structure of $\alpha$-phase and Ti-6Al-4V showed the micro-acicular structure of ${\alpha}+{\beta}$ phase. 2. From the potentiodynamic test, Ecorr value of Cp-Ti and Ti-6Al-4V alloys showed -702.48mV and -319.87mV, respectively. Ti-6Al-4V alloy value was higher than Cp-Ti alloy. 3. From the analysis of TiN and coated layer, TIN coated surface showed columnar structure with 800 nm thickness. 4. The corrosion resistance of TiN coated Cp-Ti and Ti-6Al-4V alloys were higher than those of the non-coated Ti alloys in 0.9% NaCl solution from potentiodynamic test, indicating better protective effect. 5. The passivation current density of TiN coated Cp-Ti and Ti-6Al-4V alloys were smaller than that of the noncoated implant fixture in 0.9% NaCl solution, indicating the good protective effect resulting from more compact and homogeneous layer formation.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제39권8호
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• pp.1156-1164
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• 2010

미강유(RBO)와 달맞이꽃 종자유(EPO)를 기질로 한 다양한 몰비율(1:3, 1:4, 1:5)을 가지고 효소촉매를 이용한 재구성 지질을 합성하였다. 달맞이꽃 종자유의 주요 지방산은 필수 지방산인 linoleic acid(C18:2)와 $\gamma$-linolenic acid(C18:3n-6)가 각각 74.9%와 8.1%를 차지하였다. 비율별로 합성된 재구성 지질의 주요 지방산을 살펴보면 oleic acid, linoleic acid, $\gamma$-linolenic acid가 전체 지방산 조성의 88% 이상을 차지하였다. 합성한 재구성 지질은 $\gamma$-linolenic acid를 각각 7.2%(1:3)와 7.9%(1:4), 8.3%(1:5)로 함유하였다. 반응에 사용된 기질 및 합성된 재구성 지질의 TAG 조성을 reversed-phase HPLC를 이용하여 분석한 결과, 미강유의 비율이 증가할수록 달맞이꽃 종자유의 주요한 peak인 LLL(trilinolein) peak는 감소하였고, 새로운 peak의 형성은 점차 증가하였다. 재구성 지질 및 반응에 사용된 미강유와 달맞이꽃 종자유의 $\alpha$-, $\gamma$-, $\delta$-tocopherol 함량을 분석한 결과, 미강유는 $\alpha$-tocopherol과 $\gamma$-tocopherol이 각각 7.60, 2.11(mg/100 g) 함량을 나타내었으며, $\delta$-tocopherol은 검출되지 않았다. 달맞이꽃 종자유는 $\alpha$-tocopherol 및 $\gamma$-tocopherol은 각각 13.36과 10.82(mg/100 g)를 나타내었다. Phytosterol 함량은 달맞이꽃 종자유가 744.49 mg/100 g으로 가장 높은 수치를 보였고, 미강유는 606.64 mg/100 g이었다. 한편, scale-up한 재구성 지질의 phytosterol 함량을 분석해 본 결과, 반응하기 전 campesterol, stigmasterol 및 $\beta$-sitosterol 함량이 3시간 반응 후 감소하였다. 이로써 필수지방산인 $\gamma$-linolenic acid를 함유한 재구성지질을 효소를 이용하여 성공적으로 합성하였다.