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New Bio-based Polymeric Materials from Plant Oils

  • Uyama, Hiroshi
    • Proceedings of the Polymer Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2006.10a
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    • pp.359-359
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    • 2006
  • This study deals with development of new bio-based polymeric materials from epoxidized soybean oil (ESO). The curing of ESO in the presence of organophilic montmorillonite produced an oil polymer-clay nanocomposite ("green nanocomposite") showing flexible property. A green nanocomposite (oil polymer-silica nanocomposite) coatings were synthesized by an acidcatalyzed curing of ESO with 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane. The curing of ESO in the presence of a biodegradable plastic, poly(caprolactone), produced a composite with semi-IPN structure. The mechanical properties of the composite was much superior to those of polyESO. These new oil-based materials have large potential for applications in various fields.

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Implementation of Bio-Signals Transmission and Storage System Using ZigBee Sensor Network (ZigBee 센서 네트워크를 이용한 생체신호 전송 및 저장 시스템의 구현)

  • Kim, Young-Joon;Lee, In-Sung
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 2007.07a
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    • pp.131-132
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    • 2007
  • In this paper, we designed and implemented bio-signals transmission and storage system using wireless sensor network based on ZigBee. Wireless sensor network is organized with routing protocol based on tree structure. The data is transmitted to monitoring system based on SIP. ZigBee will be used as various combinations with other wireless network technologies for application purposes.

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Octacalcium phosphate, a promising bone substitute material: a narrative review

  • Jooseong Kim;Sukyoung Kim;Inhwan Song
    • Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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    • v.41 no.1
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    • pp.4-12
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    • 2024
  • Biomaterials have been used to supplement and restore function and structure by replacing or restoring parts of damaged tissues and organs. In ancient times, the medical use of biomaterials was limited owing to infection during surgery and poor surgical techniques. However, in modern times, the medical applications of biomaterials are diversifying owing to great developments in material science and medical technology. In this paper, we introduce biomaterials, focusing on calcium phosphate ceramics, including octacalcium phosphate, which has recently attracted attention as a bone graft material.

External dose assessment for workers dismantling the bio-shield of a commercial power nuclear reactor: Case study of Kori-1, Korea

  • Lee, ChoongWie;Lee, Donghyun;Kim, Hee Reyoung;Lee, Seung Jun
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.52 no.9
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    • pp.2085-2091
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    • 2020
  • The license for Kori-1, the first commercial reactor in Busan, Korea, was terminated in June 2017; therefore, preparations are being made for its decommissioning. Because the radioactivity of Bio-shield varies greatly throughout the structure, the doses received by the workers depend on the location, order, and duration of dismantling operations. Thus, a model for evaluating the worker external dose during the dismantling of the Kori-1 bio-shield was developed, and work scenarios for dose assessment were designed. The Dose evaluation code VISIPLAN was used for dose assessment. The dose rate around the bio-shield was evaluated and the level of exposure to the operator was evaluated according to the work scenario. The maximum annual external dose was calculated as 746.86 mSv for a diamond wire saw operator under dry cutting conditions, indicating that appropriate protective measures, such as changing dismantling sequence, remote monitoring, shield installation, and adjustment of work team are necessary for the safe dismantling of the bio-shield. Through these protective measures, it was found that the worker's dose could be below the dose limit.

Synthesis of Methylated Anthranilate Derivatives Using Engineered Strains of Escherichia coli

  • Lee, Hye Lim;Kim, Song-Yi;Kim, Eun Ji;Han, Da Ye;Kim, Bong-Gyu;Ahn, Joong-Hoon
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.29 no.6
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    • pp.839-844
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    • 2019
  • Anthranilate derivatives have been used as flavoring and fragrant agents for a long time. Recently, these compounds are gaining attention due to new biological functions including antinociceptive and analgesic activities. Three anthranilate derivatives, N-methylanthranilate, methyl anthranilate, and methyl N-methylanthranilate were synthesized using metabolically engineered stains of Escherichia coli. NMT encoding N-methyltransferase from Ruta graveolens, AMAT encoding anthraniloyl-coenzyme A (CoA):methanol acyltransferase from Vitis labrusca, and pqsA encoding anthranilate coenzyme A ligase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa were cloned and E. coli strains harboring these genes were used to synthesize the three desired compounds. E. coli mutants (metJ, trpD, tyrR mutants), which provide more anthranilate and/or S-adenosyl methionine, were used to increase the production of the synthesized compounds. MS/MS analysis was used to determine the structure of the products. Approximately, $185.3{\mu}M$ N-methylanthranilate and $95.2{\mu}M$ methyl N-methylanthranilate were synthesized. This is the first report about the synthesis of anthranilate derivatives in E. coli.

Static and modal analysis of bio-inspired laminated composite shells using numerical simulation

  • Faisal Baakeel;Mohamed A. Eltaher;Muhammad Adnan Basha;Ammar Melibari;Alaa A. Abdelrhman
    • Advances in aircraft and spacecraft science
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.347-368
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    • 2023
  • In the first part of this study, a numerical simulation model was developed using the mechanical APDL software to validate the results of the 3D-elastisity theory on the laminated sandwich plate developed by Panago. The numerical simulation model showed a good agreement to the results of Pagano's theory in terms of deflection, normal stresses, and shear stresses. In the second part of this study, the developed numerical simulation model was used to define different plates dimensions and fibers layup orientations to examine the load response in terms of deflection and stresses. Further analysis was implemented on the natural frequencies of laminated xxx plates of the plates. The layup configurations include Unidirectional (UD), Cross-Ply (CP), Quasi-Isotropic (QI), the linear bio-inspired known as Linear-Helicoidal (LH), and the nonlinear bio-inspired known as Fibonacci-Helicoidal (FH). The following numerical simulation model can be used for the design and study of novel, sophisticated bio-inspired composite structures in a variety of configurations subjected to sinusoidal or constant loads.

Isolation and Structure Determination of Streptochlorin, an Antiproliferative Agent from a Marine-derived Streptomyces sp. 04DH110

  • Shin, Hee-Jae;Jeong, Hyun-Sun;Lee, Hyi-Seung;Park, Song-Kyu;Kim, Hwan-Mook;Kwon, Ho-Jeong
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.17 no.8
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    • pp.1403-1406
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    • 2007
  • An antiproliferative agent, streptochlorin, was isolated from the fermentation broth of a marine actinomycete isolated from marine sediment. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that the strain belongs to the genus Streptomyces. Bioactivity guided fractionation of the culture extract by solvent partitioning, ODS open flash chromatography, and reversed-phase HPLC gave a pure compound, streptochlorin. Its structure was elucidated by extensive 2D NMR and mass spectral analyses. Streptochlorin exhibited significant antiproliferative activity against human cultured cell lines.