• 한국재료학회지
• /
• 제2권5호
• /
• pp.353-359
• /
• 1992

열산화법과 PECVD법으로 p-type (100) Si 기판위에 T$a_2O_5$ 박막을 형성시킨 후 A1/T$a_2O_5$/p-Si capacitor를 제작하였다. 제작된 시편의 제반 물성은 XRD, AES, high frequency C-V analyzer, I-V meter, TEM 등을 사용하여 분석하였다. XRD 분석을 통해 T$a_2O_5$ 박막은 비정질임이 확인되었으며 65$0^{\circ}C$ 열처리의 경우에는 hexagonal $\delta$-T$a_2O_5$ 상으로 결정화가 일어남을 확인할 수 있었다. AES spectrum의 분석을 통해 T$a_2O_5$ 박막의 조성이 2:5의 stoichiometry에 근접해 있음이 관찰되었다. 열산화법에 의해 제작된 T$a_2O_5$는 산화온도 60$0^{\circ}C$의 조건에서 누설전류 5${ imes}10^{-6}$A/c$m^2와 유전상수 31.5로 가장 좋은 성질을 나타냈으며, PECVD로 제작한 T$a_2O_5$는 RF Power가 0.47W/c$m^2일 때 2.5${ imes}10^{-5}$A c$m^2and 24.0으로 가장 좋은 특성을 나타내었다. TEM 분석을 통해 제조된 박막과 계면을 관찰하였다.

• 전기화학회지
• /
• 제24권4호
• /
• pp.120-132
• /
• 2021

기존 LiCoO₂의 고전압 사용의 제약에 따른 용량적 한계와 코발트 원료의 높은 가격을 해결하기 위하여 high-Nickel에 대한 개발이 활발히 진행되고 있지만 Ni 함량의 증가에 따른 구조적 안정성의 저하에 의한 전지 특성의 저하는 상용화를 지연시키는 중요한 원인이 되고 있다. 이에 Ni-rich 삼성분계 양극소재 LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2O₂의 고안정성을 높이고자 전구체에 균일한 이종원소 Ti를 치환을 위해서 나노크기의 TiO₂ 서스펜젼 형태 소스를 사용하여 전구체 Ni_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2-x(OH)₂/xTiO₂를 제조하였다. Li₂CO₃와 혼합하고, 열처리 후 양극활물질 LiNi_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2-xTi_xO₂ 합성하여 Ti 함량에 따른 물리적 특성을 비교하였다. Field Emission Scanning electron Microscope(FE-SEM) 및 Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) mapping 분석을 통해 Ti 치환된 구형의 전구체와 입자 크기 측정을 통해 균일한 입자크기를 가지는 양극 활물질 제조를 확인하였고, 내부치밀도와 강도가 증가함을 확인 하고, X-ray Diffractometry (XRD) 구조 분석과 Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) 정량분석을 통해 Ti 치환된 양극활물질 제조 및 고온, 고전압에서 충·방전을 지속하더라도 효과적으로 용량이 유지됨을 확인하였다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
• /
• 제44권10호
• /
• pp.1431-1438
• /
• 2015

본 연구는 항산화 활성이 우수한 것으로 알려진 곰취의 활용 가치를 높이고 향후 건강기능식품 소재로서의 가능성을 확인하고자 에탄올 동물모델에서의 간 기능 개선 효과를 연구하였다. 실험기간 동안 실험동물의 체중 증가량 및 간 무게의 경우 처리군 간 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 혈청 중 GGT(${\gamma}$-glutamyl transferase), AST(aspartate aminotransferase), ALT(alanine aminotransferase) 및 LDH(lactate dehydrogenase) 측정 결과 대조군에서 정상식이군과 비교하여 유의하게 증가하였다(P<0.05). 곰취 열수 추출물(100, 200, 400 mg/kg BW) 및 발효물(400 mg/kg BW) 투여군에서 대조군과 비교하여 GGT 수치가 유의하게 감소하였으며(P<0.05), 곰취 열수 추출물(200, 400 mg/kg BW) 및 발효물(100, 200, 400 mg/kg BW) 투여군에서 대조군과 비교하여 AST 수치가 유의하게 감소하였다(P<0.05). 곰취 열수 추출물 및 발효물 모든 투여군에서 대조군과 비교하여 ALT 및 LDH 수치가 유의하게 감소하였다(P<0.05). 혈청 중 총 콜레스테롤 측정 결과 정상식이군과 대조군 간의 유의적인 차이는 없었으나 발효물 투여군(200, 400 mg/kg BW)에서 대조군과 비교하여 유의하게 감소하였다(P<0.05). HDL(high density lipoprotein)-콜레스테롤 측정 결과 정상식이군과 대조군 간 유의적인 차이는 없었으나, 발효물 투여군(200, 400 mg/kg BW)에서 대조군과 비교하여 유의하게 감소하였다(P<0.05). 곰취 열수 추출물 및 발효물의 경우 대조군과 비교하여 LDL(low density lipoprotein)-콜레스테롤이 감소하는 것으로 나타났으나 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 중성지방의 경우 정상식이군과 비교하여 대조군에서 증가하는 것으로 나타났으나 유의적인 차이는 없는 것으로 나타났으며, 곰취 열수 추출물(400 mg/kg BW) 및 발효물(200, 400 mg/kg BW) 투여군에서 감소하는 것으로 나타났으나 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 총 콜레스테롤 함량 중 HDL-콜레스테롤 함량 비율 및 동맥경화지수를 조사한 결과 모든 처리군간에 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 간 조직 내 superoxide dismutase(SOD) 활성을 측정한 결과 발효물 투여군(400 mg/kg BW)에서 대조군과 비교하여 유의하게 증가하였다(P<0.05). 간 조직 내 과산화지질의 분해산물인 malondialdehyde(MDA) 측정 결과 에탄올을 단독 투여한 대조군에서 MDA 함량이 가장 높게 나타났으며, 발효물을 투여한 모든 농도에서 MDA 함량이 유의적으로 감소하였다(P<0.05). 간조직의 병리학적 분석 결과 모든 처리군에서 간문맥에 염증이 거의 관찰되지 않았고 곰취 열수 추출물 및 발효물 처리군에서 대조군과 비교하여 지방증 등이 개선되는 경향을 보였으나 유의적인 차이는 없는 것으로 나타났다. 곰취 열수추출 발효물의 투여가 혈청 GGT, AST, ALT 및 LDH 활성을 유의적으로 감소시켜 간 기능 개선 효과가 있음을 확인할 수 있었으며, 간 조직 내 SOD 활성을 증가시키고 지질과산화 반응을 억제시킴으로써 알코올로 인한 간 손상을 완화시키는 데 효과적일 것으로 사료되며, 향후 건강기능식품 소재로 이용 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
• /
• 제7권4호
• /
• pp.97-102
• /
• 2019

Bifacial and semitransparent hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) thin-film solar cells in p-i-n configuration were prepared with front and rear transparent conducting oxide (TCO) electrodes using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition method. Fluorine-doped tin oxide and tin-doped indium oxide films were used as front and rear TCO contacts, respectively. Film thickness of intrinsic a-Si:H absorber layers were controlled from 150 nm to 450 nm by changing deposition time. The dependence of performance characteristics of solar cells on the front and rear illumination direction were investigated. For front illumination, gradual increase in the short-circuit current density (J_SC) from 10.59 mA/㎠ to 14.19 mA/㎠ was obtained, whereas slight decreases from 0.83 V to 0.81 V for the open-circuit voltage (V_OC) and from 68.43% to 65.75% for fill factor (FF) were observed. The average optical transmittance in the wavelength region of 380 ~ 780 nm of the solar cells decreased gradually from 22.76% to 15.67% as the absorber thickness was changed from 150 nm to 450 nm. In case of the solar cells under rear illumination condition, the J_SC increased from 10.81 to 12.64 mA/㎠ and the FF deceased from 66.63% to 61.85%, while the V_OC values were maintained at 0.80 V with increasing the absorber thickness from 150 nm to 450 nm. By optimizing the deposition parameters, a high-quality bifacial and semitransparent a-Si:H solar cell with 350 nm-thick i-a-Si:H absorber layer exhibited the conversion efficiencies of 7.69% for front illumination and 6.40% for rear illumination, and average visible optical transmittance of 17.20%.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
• /
• 제45권1호
• /
• pp.20-29
• /
• 2012

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has become a global epidemic. In particular, it is known that there is a dramatic increase in the prevalence of MetS among women during the postmenopausal period. Recently, accumulating studies have suggested that vitamin D deficiency may be inversely associated with the risk factors regarding MetS. However, evidence from postmenopausal women is limited. In this study, we examined the association between the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and the MetS in Korean adult women aged 20-69 years (n = 2,618) by using the 2007-2008 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. The geometric mean of plasma 25(OH)D were $17.16{\pm}6.28\;ng$/mL and $20.20{\pm}7.69\;ng$/mL for premenopausal and postmenopausal women, respectively. The percentages of vitamin D deficiency [25(OH)D < 12 ng/mL] were 22.5% and 14.4%, respectively. MetS was more prevalent in postmenopausal women (43.0%) compared with premenopausal women (11.2%). When serum concentrations of 25(OH)D were categorized in quintiles, there was no relationship in the prevalence of MetS in both premonopausal and postmenopausal women. However, in premenopausal women, compared with the lowest 25(OH)D quintile, the odds ratio for hypertriglyceridemia in the highest quintile was 0.57 (95% CI 0.34-0.95, $P_{trend}$ = 0.041) and for low serum HDL cholesterol 0.60 (95% CI 0.42-0.85, $P_{trend}$ = 0.014) after adjusting for all potential confounders. On the other hand, we observed the tendency of an inverse relationship for 25(OH)D regarding low serum HDL cholesterol (OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.50-1.22, $P_{trend}$ = 0.029) and a direct relationship with abdominal obesity (OR 1.94, 95% CI 1.01, 3.74, $P_{trend}$ = 0.049) in postmenopausal women. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings in other research settings.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
• /
• 제21권6호
• /
• pp.853-860
• /
• 2008

This experiment was conducted to study the effects of chromium (Cr), dietary crude protein (CP) level and potential interactions between these two factors on growth rate and carcass response, insulin activity and lipid metabolism in lambs. Forty-eight, 9-week-old weaned lambs (Dorper$\times$Small-tail Han sheep, mean initial body weight = $22.96kg{\pm}2.60kg$) were used in a $2{\times}3$ factorial arrangement of supplemental Cr (0 ppb, Cr0; 400 ppb, Cr1; or 800 ppb, Cr2 from chromium yeast) and CP levels (157 g/d to 171 g/d for each animal, LP; or 189 g/d to 209 g/d for each animal, HP). Growth data and blood samples were collected at the beginning and end of the feed trial, after which the lambs were killed. Both Cr additive groups and the HP group increased final weight and average daily gain, especially the Cr1 and HP group (p<0.01). HP increased pelvic fat weight (p<0.05), fat thickness of the 10th rib (p<0.05), longissimus muscle area (p<0.01) and rate of deposition of intramuscular fat (p<0.01). Supplemental Cr decreased the rate of deposition of intramuscular fat (p<0.05). Fasting insulin level and the ratio of insulin to glucose were lower with Cr1 than other groups, but with no significant difference. Glucose concentration was not affected by any treatment. Nonesterified fatty acids increased in the Cr1 (p<0.05) and HP (p<0.05) conditions and there was a significant $Cr{\times}CP$ interaction (p<0.05). Cr1 decreased triglycerides (p<0.05) and total cholesterol (p = 0.151) and HP increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (p<0.05). Cr1 decreased lipoprotein lipase activity in subcutaneous adipose tissue (aLPL, p<0.05) and the ratio of aLPL to lipoprotein lipase activity in skeletal muscle (mLPL, p = 0.079). mLPL and hepatic lipase (hHL) were not affected by any treatment. In the present study, Cr had limited effects on growth rate and carcass response, whereas Cr and CP had some notable effects on plasma metabolites and enzyme activities. Cr has a potential effect on energy modulation between lipid and muscle tissue. In addition, few $Cr{\times}CP$ interactions were observed.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
• /
• 제33권12호
• /
• pp.1957-1964
• /
• 2020

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare overfeeding performance, fatty acid composition, blood chemistry, enzymes and genes expression overfed Xupu and Landes geese. Methods: Sixty male Xupu geese (80 d) and Landes geese (80 d) were selected. After a period of one-week of pre-overfeeding, Xupu and Landes geese were overfed three meals of 550 and 350 g/d, respectively, of a high-carbohydrate diet in the first week of the overfeeding period. The next week, geese were given four meals of 1,200 and 850 g/d, respectively, over 8 to 14 d. Finally, geese were given five meals of 1,600 and 1,350 g/d, respectively, for the last two weeks. Results: After overfeeding for 28 d: Compared with Landes geese, Xupu geese liver weight and liver-to-body weight ratio decreased (p<0.05), while final weight, slaughter weight, total weight gain, abdominal fat weight, and feed-to-liver weight ratio increased (p<0.05). The levels of elaidic acid (C18:1t9), oleic acid (C18:1n-9), eicosenoic acid, and arachidonic acid in the liver of Xupu geese significantly increased (p<0.05), and the levels of myristic acid and stearic acid significantly decreased (p<0.05), while methyleicosanoate acid significantly increased (p<0.05). Xupu geese had higher plasma concentrations of triglyceride and very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (p<0.05), and decreased activities of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and lipase (LPS) (p<0.05). Landes geese had higher LPS activity (p<0.05), but lower cholinesterase activity (p<0.05) when compared with Xupu geese. The mRNA expression levels of fatty acid dehydrogenase (FADS) gene, elongase of long-chain fatty acid 1 (ELOVL1) gene, ELOVL5, and acyl-Co A: cholesterol acyltransferase 2 (ACAT2) gene were significantly upregulated (p<0.05) in Landes goose when compared with Xupu geese. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that the liver production performance of Landes geese was better than that of Xupu geese to some extent, which may be closely related to LPS activity, as well as the expression of FADS, ELOVL1, ELOVL5, and ACAT2.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
• /
• 제43권3호
• /
• pp.190-195
• /
• 2000

재배버섯에 갈색의 침몰성 반점들로 나타나는 갈반병(brown blotch disease)은 Pseudomonas tolaasii의 펩티드성 독소인 tolaasin에 의해서 유발된다. Tolaasin은 18개의 아미노산으로 구성된 분자량 1,985 Da의 lipodepsipeptide이며, 생체막에 pore를 형성하여 버섯세포 뿐만 아녀라 세균, 곰팡이, 식물 및 동물세포를 파괴한다. Tolaasin의 활성은 용혈성 독소의 활성측정에 널리 쓰이는 적혈구를 이용하여 독소의 용혈활성을 측정함으로써 이루어졌다. Tolaasin의 용혈활성은 적혈구의 파괴시 방출되는 헤모글로빈 양을 420 nm에서의 흡광도 증가로 측정하거나, 잔존하는 적혈구에 의한 600 nm에서의 흡광도로 측정하였다. P. Tolaasii 배양액의 용혈활성은 배양중 정체기 초기에 증가하기 시작하여 정체기 후기에서 최대로 나타났다. Tolaasin의 용혈활성은 개와 쥐의 적혈구에서 높게 나타났으며, 상대적으로 토끼와 닭의 적혈구에서는 낮았다. Tolaasin의 용혈활성에 미치는 양이온들의 효과에서 $ZN^{2+}$ 뿐만 아니라, $Cd^{2+}$과 $L^{3+}$이 tolaasin의 용혈활성을 저해하였으며, 음이온의 경우 $CO_3^2$가 용혈활성을 지연시켰고, 반면 $PO_4^{2-}$의 경우 용혈활성을 증가시켰다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
• /
• 제32권5호
• /
• pp.657-664
• /
• 2019

Objective: This study was performed to evaluate whether cold ambient temperature and dietary rumen-protected fat (RPF) supplementation affect growth performance, rumen fermentation, and blood parameters in Korean cattle steers. Methods: Twenty Korean cattle steers (body weight [BW], $550.6{\pm}9.14kg$; age, $19.7{\pm}0.13months$) were divided into a conventional control diet group (n = 10) and a 0.5% RPF supplementation group (n = 10). Steers were fed a concentrate diet (1.6% BW) and a rice straw diet (1 kg/d) for 16 weeks (January 9 to February 5 [P1], February 6 to March 5 [P2], March 6 to April 3 [P3], and April 4 to May 2 [P4]). Results: The mean and minimum indoor ambient temperatures in P1 ($-3.44^{\circ}C$, $-9.40^{\circ}C$) were lower (p<0.001) than those in P3 ($5.87^{\circ}C$, $-1.86^{\circ}C$) and P4 ($11.18^{\circ}C$, $4.28^{\circ}C$). The minimum temperature in P1 fell within the moderate cold-stress (CS) category, as previously reported for dairy cattle, and the minimum temperatures of P2 and P3 were within the mild CS category. Neither month nor RPF supplementation affected the average daily gain or gain-to-feed ratio (p>0.05). Ruminal ammonia nitrogen concentrations were higher (p<0.05) in cold winter than spring. Plasma cortisol concentrations were lower (p<0.05) in the coldest month than in the other months. Serum glucose concentrations were generally higher in colder months than in the other months but were unaffected by RPF supplementation. RPF supplementation increased both total cholesterol (p = 0.004) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) concentrations (p = 0.03). Conclusion: Korean cattle may not be significantly affected by moderate CS, considering that the growth performance of cattle remained unchanged, although variations in blood parameters were observed among the studied months. RPF supplementation altered cholesterol and HDL concentrations but did not affect growth performance.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
• /
• 제54권9호
• /
• pp.3250-3259
• /
• 2022

A new approach to the use of rice straw as a difficult-to-recycle agricultural waste was proposed. Potassium aluminosilicate was obtained by spark plasma sintering as an effective material for subsequent immobilization of ¹³⁷Cs into a solid-state matrix. The sorption properties of potassium aluminosilicate to ¹³⁷Cs from aqueous solutions were studied. The effect of the synthesis temperature on the phase composition, microstructure, and rate of cesium leaching from samples obtained at 800-1000 ℃ and a pressure of 25 MPa was investigated. It was shown that the positive dynamics of compaction was characteristic of glass ceramics throughout the sintering. Glass ceramics RS-(K,Cs)AlSi₃O₈ obtained by the SPS method at 1000 ℃ for 5 min was characterized by a high density of ~2.62 g/cm³, Vickers hardness ~ 2.1 GPa, compressive strength ~231.3 MPa and the rate of cesium ions leaching of ~1.37 × 10^-7 g cm^-2·day^-1. The proposed approach makes it possible to safe dispose of rice straw and reduce emissions into the atmosphere of microdisperse amorphous silica, which is formed during its combustion and causes respiratory diseases, including cancer. In addition, the obtained is perspective to solve the problem of recycling long-lived ¹³⁷Cs radionuclides formed during the operation of nuclear power plants into solid-state matrices.