• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.362-377
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• 2014

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been of particular concern since they are present both in the vapor and particulate phases in ambient air. In this study, a simple method was applied to determine the vapor phase PAHs, and the performance of the new method was evaluated with a conventional method. The simple method was based on adsorption sampling and thermal desorption with GC/MS analysis, which is generally applied to the determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the air. A combination of Carbotrap (300 mg) and Carbotrap-C (100 mg) sorbents was used as the adsorbent. Target compounds included two rings PAHs such as naphthalene, acenaphthylene, and acenaphthene. Among them, naphthalene was listed as one of the main HAPs together with a number of VOCs in petroleum refining industries in the USA. For comparison purposes, a method based on adsorption sampling and solvent extraction with GC/MS analysis was adopted, which is in principle same as the NIOSH 5515 method. The performance of the adsorption sampling and thermal desorption method was evaluated with respect to repeatabilities, detection limits, linearities, and storage stabilities for target compounds. The analytical repeatabilities of standard samples are all within 20%. Lower detection limits was estimated to be less than 0.1 ppbv. In the results from comparison studies between two methods for real air samples. Although the correlation coefficients were more than 0.9, a systematic difference between the two groups was revealed by the paired t-test (${\alpha}$=0.05). Concentrations of two-rings PAHs determined by adsorption and thermal desorption method consistently higher than those by solvent extraction method. The difference was caused by not only the poor sampling efficiencies of XAD-2 for target PAHs and but also sample losses during the solvent extraction and concentration procedure. This implies that the levels of lower molecular PAHs tend to be underestimated when determined by a conventional PAH method utilizing XAD-2 (and/or PUF) sampling and solvent extraction method. The adsorption sampling and thermal desorption with GC analysis is very simple, rapid, and reliable for lower-molecular weight PAHs. In addition, the method can be used for the measurement of VOCs in the air simultaneously. Therefore, we recommend that the determination of naphthalene, the most volatile PAH, will be better when it is measured by a VOC method instead of a conventional PAH method from a viewpoint of accuracy.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.185-196
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• 2001

The self-assembly of block copolymers can lead to a variety of ordered structures on a nanometer scale. In this article, the self-assembling behaviors of triblock copolymers in the melt and the selective solvent are described with the results obtained from the computer simulations. With the advances of computing power, computer simulations using molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo techniques make it possible to study very complicated phenomena observed in the self-assembly of triblock copolymer. 13king full advantage of the computer simulation based on well-defined model, the effects of various structural and thermodynamic parameters such as the copolymer composition, the block sequence, the pairwise interaction energies, and temperature on the self-assembly are discussed in some detail. Some simulation results are compared with experimental ones End analyzed by comparing them with the theoretical treatment.

• 분석과학
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.453-462
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• 1993

본 연구는 열장 흐름 분획법을 이용하여 혼합 용매에서의 폴리스티렌의 머무름을 측정하고 용매의 조성이 시료의 머무름거동에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 시료는 분자량이 35,000, 110,000, 200,000, 470,000인 폴리스티렌을, 이동상은 테드라히드로퓨란(THF), 클로로포름(CHL), 시클로헥산(CH), 그리고 벤젠(BZ)의 단일용매 및 혼합용매를 사용하였다. 시료의 분자량과 혼합용매의 조성의 변화에 따라서 시료의 머무름비와 열확산계수를 측정하였으며, 그 값들을 시료와 용매의 물리화학적인 성질과 연관시켜 설명하였다. 즉, 시료의 머무름비는 이동상의 밀도의 영향을 크게 받으며 이동상의 밀도가 클수록 머무름비가 증가함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 이동상에 포함된 poor 용매의 함량이 증가할수록 열확산계수는 감소하였다.

• Composites Research
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.23-30
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• 2022

폴리카보실란은 탄화규소 섬유 방사와 세라믹 제조를 위해 필요한 중요한 전구체이며, 이 전구체는 제조방법 및 공정에 따라 고내열성 및 내산화성 및 연속적인 탄화규소 섬유 생산 능력이 달라진다. 탄화규소 섬유는 폴리카보실란의 합성, 정제 및 분자구조제어기술, 그리고 이를 이용한 용융방사 및 안정화, 열처리 공정을 통해 제조된다. 본 논문에서는 폴리카보실란 전구체를 다양한 용매처리를 통하여 전구체 내에 존재하는 미반응물 및 저분자량의 정제효과를 파악하였으며, 또한 다양한 온도에서의 열처리에 따른 폴리카보실란 전구체의 중합 및 네트워크 재배열에 의한 변화에 대해 열적 분석을 실시하였다. 특히, 폴리카보실란 전구체의 유변물성 특성을 통해 용매처리 및 열처리에 따른 복합점도 및 구조적 배열의 변화를 분석하였다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.149-154
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• 1994

Anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory actions of the water extract from Cimicifuga heracleifolia were evaluated in mice and rats. Several criteria were employed to assess the anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory actions of Cimicifuga heracleifolia, such as hyaluronidase activity, mediators-induced vascular permeability changes, 48 hour homologous passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) histamine release from mast cells, and the carrageenan-induced rat paw edema. To further characterize the active components, the water extract was either extracted with organic solvent or fractionated according to molecular weight, and each fraction was tested for some of anti-allergic parameters. Hyaluronidase activities, both in activating and in activated states, were significantly inhibited by the water extract of Cimicifuga heracleifolia and by some of its subfractions, molecular weight less than 1,000. The water extracts (50~400 mg/kg) significantly inhibited 48 hr homologous PCA and vascular permeability changes induced by chemical mediators (histamine, serotonin, and leukotriene $C_4$) in mice. In the case of histamine-induced vascular permeability changes, more extensive studies were conducted; water extract was either fractionated according to molecular weight or extracted with butanol. Anti-histamine actions were observed only from the water layer, and these active components were of the molecular weight less than 1,000. These anti-allergic actions were observed mainly from mice than from rats. On the other hand, anti-inflammatory actions of the water extract from Cimicifuga heracleifolia were significant in rats.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.193-200
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• 1996

DNA를 인식하여 절단하는 제한효소의 발견은 유전자를 연구, 조작할 수 있게 되어 분자생물학 연구에 큰 발전을 가져 왔다. 제한효소의 인식자리는 반 응용액의 산도, 유기용애의 소수성에 따라서 달라질 수 있다. 제한 효소 BamHI의 특이성 변화는 유기용 매의 소수성CLogP)과 산도에 직접적인 관계가 있다. 제한효소 BamHI의 인식자리의 특이성 변화는 산도 7.5에셔 LogP값이 -1.3~-1.35, 8.0에서 -1. 0 03~-2.5, 8.5에서 0.75~-2.5, 8.9에서 -0.32 ~­2 2.5 벙위에셔 각각 나타난다. 통일한 유기용매 혼합 물에서 산도가 알카리 일수록 낮은 유기용매 놓도에 서 특이성의 변화가 나타난다. DMSO용액에서 Bam H HI의 특이성 변화는 산도가 7.5일때 20% 농도에서 나타나지만 산도가 8.9일때는 4%에서 나타난다.

• 한국미생물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물생명공학회 2001년도 Proceedings of 2001 KSAM Annual Meeting
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• pp.14-16
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• 2001

The outer membrane (OM) of gram-negative bacteria acts as an effective permeability barrier against noxious agents including several antibiotics and organic solvents, and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the key molecule for this function. Outer membrane modified mutants (Ml-166, M2-42, M3-21) of E. coli DH5$\alpha$/pBSl were selected through a mutation using EMS (ethyl-methane-sulfonate). Among the selected mutants, M3-21 was twice as sensitive as LumisTo $x^{ }$ to benzene and M2-41 was 8 times as sensitive as LumisTo $x^{ }$ to toluene. To identify the structural change in the membrane by mutation, the relative cell surface hydrophobicities and the absorption of the crystal violet to the organisms were measured. All the mutants absorbed more crystal violet than their parent and the absorption of crystal violet increased in cell walls as carbohydrate of lipopolysaccharide decreased. When the cell surface hydrophobicities of DH5/pBSl and its mutants were measured by the BATH, the hydrophobicities of mutants increased compared to their parent in several organic solvents. The difference of lipopolysaccharide between DH5/pBSl and its mutants was identified by various ways such as the SDS-PAGE gel, the screening of LPS molecular weights, the mass spectrometry, and MALDI-TOF.F.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.769-779
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• 2020

This study investigates the selective fractionation of lignin with uniform structures and lower molecular weight. Lignin solubilization was first performed using a solution of acetic acid (AA) and hydrogen peroxide (HP) (4:1, (v/v)) to form peracetic acid (PAA), which is a strong oxidant. After the PAA-induced solubilization that occurred at 80℃, totally soluble lignin was extracted by ethyl acetate (EA) and divided into organic- and water-soluble fractions. The EA fraction was then fractionated by open-column using three solutions (chloroform-ethyl acetate, methanol, and water) sequentially. With an increase in the solvent polarity during the fractionation step, the molecular weight of the lignin-derived compounds in the fraction increased. Remarkably, some lignin fractions did not have aromatic structures. These fractions were identified as carboxylic acid-containing polymers like poly-carboxylates. These results conclude that the selective production of lignin-derived polymers with specific molecular weight and structural characteristics could be possible through open-column fractionation.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.155-161
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• 2019

공액분자 나노구조체 계면에서의 전하이동 이방성을 이해하는 것은 유기전계효과트랜지스터(OFET)에서 구조-물성 상관관계를 규명하는데 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 대표적인 코페이셜 적층구조를 가진 6,13-bis(triisopropylsilylethynyl) pentacene (TIPS-pentacene) 유기반도체 단결정과 산화물 계면에서 전하이동도 이방성을 연구하였다. 용매치환공정을 이용해 유기단결정을 산화실리콘 절연체 표면에 성장시키고 유기단결정/산화물 계면에서 전하이동을 유도할 수 있도록 OFET 소자를 완성하였다. TIPS-pentacene OFET에서 최고/최저 전하이동도 이방성은 5.2로 관찰되었다. TIPS-pentacene의 전하이동을 담당하는 공액부의 최인접부와의 상호작용을 분석한 결과, HOMO 준위 커플링과 전하의 호핑 궤도가 전하이동도 이방성에 기여하는 것으로 밝혀졌다. HOMO 준위 커플링에 기반한 전하이동도 이방성의 정량적 예측은 실험결과와 유사하게 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.254-263
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• 2014

Enteromorpha polysaccharides (EP) extracted from green algae have displayed a wide variety of biological activities. However, their high molecular weight leads to a high viscosity and low solubility, and therefore, greatly restrains their application. To solve this problem, bacteria from the surface of Enteromorpha were screened, and an Alteromonas macleodii strain B7 was found to be able to decrease the molecular weight of EP in culture media. Proteins harvested from the supernatant of the A. macleodii B7 culture were subjected to native gel electrophoresis, and a band corresponding to the Enteromorpha polysaccharide lyase (EPL) was detected by activity staining. The enzyme identity was subsequently confirmed by MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometry as the putative ${\alpha}$-amylase reported in A. macleodii ATCC 27126. The amylase gene (amySTU) from A. macleodii B7 was cloned into Escherichia coli, resulting in high-level expression of the recombinant enzyme with EP-degrading activity. AmySTU was found to be cold-adapted; however, its optimal enzyme activity was detected at $40^{\circ}C$. The ${\alpha}$-amylase was highly stable over a broad pH range (5.5-10) with the optimal pH at 7.5-8.0. The highest enzyme activity was detected when NaCl concentration was 2%, which dropped by 50% when the NaCl concentration was increased to 16%, showing an excellent nature of halotolerance. Furthermore, the amylase activity was not significantly affected by tested surfactants or the presence of some organic solvents. Therefore, the A. macleodii strain B7 and its ${\alpha}$-amylase can be useful in lowering EP molecular weight and in starch processing.