• 제목/요약/키워드: Chemical sensing

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NO gas sensing ability of activated carbon fibers modified by an electron beam for improvement in the surface functional group

  • Park, Mi-Seon;Lee, Sangmin;Jung, Min-Jung;Kim, Hyeong Gi;Lee, Young-Seak
    • Carbon letters
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    • 제20권
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    • pp.19-25
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    • 2016
  • Activated carbon fiber (ACF) surfaces are modified using an electron beam under different aqueous solutions to improve the NO gas sensitivity of a gas sensor based on ACFs. The oxygen functional group on the ACF surface is changed, resulting in an increase of the number of non-carbonyl (-C-O-C-) groups from 32.5% for pristine ACFs to 39.53% and 41.75% for ACFs treated with hydrogen peroxide and potassium hydroxide solutions, respectively. We discover that the NO gas sensitivity of the gas sensor fabricated using the modified ACFs as an electrode material is increased, although the specific surface area of the ACFs is decreased because of the recovery of their crystal structure. This is attributed to the static electric interaction between NO gas and the non-carbonyl groups introduced onto the ACF surfaces.

Microbial linguistics: perspectives and applications of microbial cell-to-cell communication

  • Mitchell, Robert J.;Lee, Sung-Kuk;Kim, Tae-Sung;Ghim, Cheol-Min
    • BMB Reports
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    • 제44권1호
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2011
  • Inter-cellular communication via diffusible small molecules is a defining character not only of multicellular forms of life but also of single-celled organisms. A large number of bacterial genes are regulated by the change of chemical milieu mediated by the local population density of its own species or others. The cell density-dependent "autoinducer" molecules regulate the expression of those genes involved in genetic competence, biofilm formation and persistence, virulence, sporulation, bioluminescence, antibiotic production, and many others. Recent innovations in recombinant DNA technology and micro-/nano-fluidics systems render the genetic circuitry responsible for cell-to-cell communication feasible to and malleable via synthetic biological approaches. Here we review the current understanding of the molecular biology of bacterial intercellular communication and the novel experimental protocols and platforms used to investigate this phenomenon. A particular emphasis is given to the genetic regulatory circuits that provide the standard building blocks which constitute the syntax of the biochemical communication network. Thus, this review gives focus to the engineering principles necessary for rewiring bacterial chemo-communication for various applications, ranging from population-level gene expression control to the study of host-pathogen interactions.

Effect of Stress on Current-Voltage Characteristics of ZnO Based Ceramics

  • Jung Ju-Yong;Kim Yeong-Cheol;Seo Hwa-Il;Chung Dong-Teak;Kim Young-Jung;Min Joon-Won
    • 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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    • 제4권4호
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    • pp.1-4
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    • 2005
  • The chemical composition and uniaxial compressive stress are varied to observe their effect on the current-voltage characteristics of ZnO based ceramics. The variation of chemical composition produces two kinds of ceramics showing ohmic and nonohmic current-voltage characteristics. The current at a fixed voltage increased with the increase of the compressive stress for both ohmic and nonohmic ceramics. Ceramics showing nonohmic behavior exhibit better reversible return of current-voltage curve when the applied compressive stress is removed from the ceramics than those showing ohmic behavior do. We found an appropriate chemical composition showing linear relation between current and stress at a fixed voltage. The ceramic materials with an appropriate chemical composition can be used as a potential sensing material in pressure sensors.

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환경색센서에 관한 기술 전망 (Propectives of Environmental Colorimetric-Sensors)

  • 김영훈;이병환
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • 제49권4호
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    • pp.393-399
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    • 2011
  • 지난 수십년 동안, 환경오염물질에 대한 광학적 전기화학적 검출 방법에 관한 다양한 연구가 진행되었다. 최근에는 저렴하고, 장치가 불필요한 육안 식별 가능한 환경색센서가 개발되고 있다. 시각적 정성분석은 대상물질에 대한 즉각적인 정보를 제공하여, 실시간 현장 분석이 가능하게 해준다. 또한 정량분석이 가능한 색센서에 대한 관심도 높아지고 있다. 환경색센서는 기상의 VOC, 액상의 중금속 분석용으로 주로 개발되고 있다. 이에 본 총설에서는 다양한 환경색센서의 활용분야를 살펴보고, 기존 색센서의 문제점을 파악한 다음 환경색센서 기술의 발전방향에 관하여 전망하였다.

Characterization of carbon dioxide sensitive fluorescence dye immobilized on the sol-gel

  • Sohn, Ok-Jae;Lam, Tuan-Hung;Rhee, Jong-Il
    • 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국생물공학회 2005년도 생물공학의 동향(XVI)
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    • pp.478-481
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    • 2005
  • In this study optical sensing membrane was developed for the queantification of dissolved carbon dioxide in micro-bioreactor using an immobilized 8-hydroxypyrene-1,3,6-trisulfonic acid trisodium salt (HPTS). For the immobilization of HPTS sol-gel was synthesied by using 3-glycidoxypropyl-dimethoxymethylsiline and tetraethyl orthosilicate.

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Octa(2-ethyhexyloxy) copper-phthalocyanine의 LB막 제작에 관한 연구 (Study on the preparation Of Octa(2-ethyhexyloxy) copper-phthalocyanine LB film)

  • 임준석;김영관;김정수
    • 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국전기전자재료학회 1995년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.228-231
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    • 1995
  • Phthalocyanine have a good sensitivity to the toxic gases like NO$_2$. Also its properties of good chemical and thermal suability give a potential to superiors gas sensing system. Depositioni of Octa(2-ethyhexyloxy) Copper Phthalocyanine is confirmed by transfers ratio, UB/visible spectra and current-voltage (I-V) characteristics.

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Molecular System Design for the Acetylcholine Fluorescent Chemosensor

  • 고광락
    • 센서학회지
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    • 제6권6호
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    • pp.508-513
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    • 1997
  • We exploited a new molecular system - acetylcholine (neurotransmitter) detection system as a building block for the perfect molecular information system (sensing membrane of the chemical sensor) - using water soluble calix[n]arene-p-sulfonates which are useful even in aqueous (water/methanol) neutral solution. This achievement is due to several outstanding properties of these calix[n]arene derivatives such as low $pK_{a}$ values, cation-interactions, and high water-solubility, etc.

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Polyvalent Nanoparticle-oligonudleotide conjugates: Synthesis, Properties, and Biodiagnostic/Therapeutic Applications

  • 이재승
    • 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국재료학회 2009년도 춘계학술발표대회
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    • pp.7.2-7.2
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    • 2009
  • Polyvalent nanoparticle-DNA conjugates exhibit a variety of unique features such as programmable assembly and disassembly, sharp melting transitons, intense optical properties, high stability, enhanced binding properties, and easy fabrication of the surface nature by chemical and physical modification. The unique properties of nanoparticle-DNA conjugates enable one to build up a number of versatile assay schemes for the detection of various targets. In addition, nanoparticle-RNA conjugates also demonstrate great promise of therapeutic applications in the context of RNA interference when combined with polymeric materials. In this presentation, representative examples of each aspect of nanoparticle-oligonucleotide conjugates will be discussed.

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