• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.636-642
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• 1994

Essential amino acids involving in the catalytic mechanism of the $\beta$-D-xylosidase of Bacillus stearothermophilus were determined by chemical modification studies. Among various che- mical modifiers tested N-bromosuccinimide (NBS), $\rho$-hydroxymercurybenzoate (PHMB), N-ethylma- leimide, 1-[3-(di-ethylamino)-propyl]$-3-ethylcarbodi-imide (EDC), and Woodward's Reagent K(WRK)inactivated the enzyme, resulting in the residual activity of less than 20%. WRK reduced the enzyme activity by modifying carboxylic amino acids, and the inactivation reacion proceeded in the form of pseudo-first-order kinetics. The double-lagarithmic plot of the observed pseudo-first- order rate constant against the modifier concentration yielded a reaction order of 2, indicating that two carboxylic amino acids were essential for the enzyme activity. The $\beta$-D-xylosidase was also inactivated by N-ethylmaleimide which specifically modified a cysteine residue with a reaction order of 1, implying that one cysteine residue was important for the enzyme activity. Xylobiose protected the enzyme against inactivation by WRK and N-ethylmaleimide, revealing that carboxylic amino acids and a cysteine residue were present at the substrate-binding site of the enzyme molecule.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.228-233
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• 2016

It is hard to employ the carbon materials or the lithium metal foil for the anode of lithium sulfur batteries because of the poor passivation in ether-based electrolytes and the formation of lithium dendrites, respectively. Herein, we investigated the electrochemical characteristics of lithium sulfur batteries with lithiated silicon anode in the liquid electrolytes based on ether solvents. The silicon anodes were lithiated by direct contact with lithium foil in a 1M lithium bis(trifluoromethane sulfonyl) imide (LiTFSI) solution in 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME) and 1,3-dioxolane (DOL) at a volume ratio of 1:1. They were readily lithiated up to ~40% of their theoretical capacity with a 30 min contact time. In particular, the carbon mesh reported in our previous work was employed in order to maximize the performance by capturing the dissolved polysulfide in sulfur cathode. The reversible specific capacity of the lithiated silicon-sulfur batteries with carbon mesh was 1,129 mAh/g during the first cycle, and was maintained at 297 mAh/g even after 50 cycles at 0.2 C, without any problems of poor passivation or lithium dendrite formation.

• Macromolecular Research
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.1-33
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• 2006

Polyimides (PIs) exhibit excellent thermal stability, mechanical, dielectric, and chemical resistance properties due to their heterocyclic imide rings and aromatic rings on the backbone. Due to these advantageous properties, PIs have found diverse applications in industry. Most PIs are insoluble because of the nature of the high chemical resistance. Thus, they are generally used as a soluble precursor polymer, which forms complexes with solvent molecules, and then finally converts to the corresponding polyimides via imidization reaction. This complexation with solvent has caused severe difficulty in the characterization of the precursor polymers. However, significant progress has recently been made on the detailed characterization of PI precursors and their imidization reaction. On the other hand, much research effort has been exerted to reduce the dielectric constant of PIs, as demanded in the microelectronics industry, through chemical modifications, as well as to develop high performance, light-emitting PIs and liquid crystal (LC) alignment layer PIs with both rubbing and rubbing-free processibility, which are desired in the flat-panel display industry. This article reviews this recent research progresses in characterizing PIs and their precursors and in developing low dielectric constant, light-emitting, and LC alignment layer PIs.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.575-579
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• 2002

Two-dimensionally cross-linked ultrathin films of poly(maleic acid-alt-methyl vinyl ether) (MA-MVE) and poly(allylamine) (PAA) were produced by using sodium dioctadecyl sulfate (2C18S) as the monolayer template for Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) depositio n. The template molecules were subsequently removed by thermal treatment followed by extraction. The polyion-complexed monolayers of three components, i.e., template 2C18S, co-spread PAA, and subphase MA-MVE, were formed at the air-water interface. Their monolayer properties were studied by the surface pressure-area isotherm. The monolayers were transferred on solid substrates as Y type. The polyion-complexed LB films and the resulting network films were characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The cross-linking to form a polymer network was achieved by amide or imide formation through heat treatment under a vacuum. SEM observation of the film on a porous fluorocarbon membrane filter (pore diameter 0.1 ㎛) showed covering of the pores by four layers in the polyion complex state. Extraction by chloroform followed by heat treatment produced hole defects in the film.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.215-220
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• 1999

The asymmetric polyimide [PI] membrane with good solvent-resisting and heat-resisting properties was prepared by using the phase inversion method from polyamic acid, and its pervaporation separation characteristics of water-acetic acid system were studied. It was appeared from the prepared membranes that the best non-solvent of polyamie acid for the phase inversion was toluene. The best heat-treatment condition for the imidization of polyamic acid was 1 hr heating at each of the temperatures, 373, 473, and 573 K The thermal durability and chemical stability during the pervaporation separation of water-acetic acid of the prepared PI membrane was superior. The pervaporation characteristics of prepared membrane were 180 of separation factor and 0.5 kg/$m^2$hr of total flux for 80 wt% acetic acid feed.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.40 no.12
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• pp.711-718
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• 1996

The relationship between chemical structure and antifungal activity of benzene ring substituents of 1-phenylpyrrolidine-2,5-diones is studied by testing of model compounds and use of conformational data. The analysis revealed a number of structural features as essential for the antifungal effect: (1) the presence of an intact-NCO group and benzene moiety; (2) the distance between para substituents and the N atom within the 5.318∼5.320 ${\AA}$ range; (3) the distance between substituent X3 and X5 in the interval 5.437∼6.072 ${\AA}$ for the active analogues. And other parameters were discussed.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.1238-1245
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• 1988

Friction and wear characteristics of short fiber reinforced and particulate filled composites were investigated experimentally. Two kinds of fiber composites, chopped graphite fiber reinforced PAI(polyamide-imide) and glass fiber reinforced PAI, and a particulate composite, TiO$_{2}$ powder filled PAI, were selected for the friction and wear test since these are important engineering materials based on a new high temperature engineering plastic. All the specimens were cut into proper size for cylinder-on-plate type wear test. Frictional forces were measured by employing a load transducer and wear rates were calculated by measuring weight loss during wear test. The experimental results are reported in this paper and carefully discussed to explain the friction and wear behavior qualitatively. The frictional behavior is interpreted by considering four basic friction components which are believed to the genesis of friction and the wear behavior is explained by applying delamination theory of wear.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.07c
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• pp.1898-1899
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• 2005

반도체 집적회로 공정에서 사용되는 폴리이미드 포토레지스트(P12723, Dupont)를 감습막으로 사용하는 마이크로 습도센서 소자를 제작하였다. 마이크로 습도센서는 실리콘 웨이퍼 기판 위에 $SiO_2$ 박막을 건식열산화 공정으로 제작하고, Al 박막을 포토리소그라피 공정으로 패터닝 한 IDT (Interdigital Transducer)를 전극 위에 폴리이미드 포토레지스트를 공정변수를 다양하게 조절하면서 감습막으로 제작하였다. 폴리이미드 감습막은 스핀코팅법으로 제작하였으며, 회전수를 조절하여 두께를 변화시켰다. 완성된 마이크로 습도센서 소자의 상대습도 변화$(10{\sim}90% RH)$에 따른 정전용량 값 변화를 항온항습조 내에서 다양한 온도에서 HP4192A Impedance Analyzer를 사용하여 조사함으로써, 폴리이미드 포토레지스트를 사용하는 마이크로 정전용량형 습도센서의 제작 가능성을 검토하였다. 폴리이미드 정전용량형 마이크로 습도센서는 다양한 인가 전원 주파수에서 기준 센서로 사용된 상용 Vaisala Hygrometer와 유사한 감습특성 및 응답특성을 보였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1993.07a
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• pp.3-5
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• 1993

The use of preformed polymers and their cross-linking have been attempted in order to improve the intrinsic fragility of monolayers and Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films and to make their technological applications possible. It has shown that an imidization followed a polyion-complexation can stabilize the LB films against heat and solvents. And, when the polymer structure was property designed, concurrent removal of the alkyl tails together with imide formation could be accomplished. In this paper, we present a characteristic monolayer behavior of polymer with pendent polyethers and carboxyls, it's polyion-complexed LB film with subphase polymer PAA, and a possible skeletonization of the LB film by thermal imidization. Also, deposition status of LB films are evaluated by using QCM.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1993.07b
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• pp.537-539
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• 1993

The use of preformed polymers and their cross-linking have been attempted in order to improve the intrinsic fragility of monolayers and Langmuir-Blodgett(LB) films and to make their technological applications possible. It has shown that an imidization followed a polyion-complexation can stabilize the LB films against heat and solvents. And, when the polymer structure was properly designed, concurrent removal of the alkyl tails together with imide formation could be accomplished. In this paper, we present a characteristic monolayer behavior of polymer with pendent polyethers and carboxyls, it's polyion-complexed LB film with subphase polymer PAA, and a possible skeletonization of the LB film by thermal imidization. Also, deposition status of LB films are evaluated by using QCM.