• 공업화학
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.87-92
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• 2006

Ru이 첨가된 $Ni/Al_2O_3$ 촉매 상에서의 메탄 수증기 개질 반응을 수행하였다. 반응 전에 $H_2$를 사용한 전처리가 필요한 $Ni/Al_2O_3$ 촉매에 비해, $Ru/Ni/Al_2O_3$ 촉매는 별도의 전처리 과정이 없이도 우수한 반응 활성을 나타내었다. $CH_4-TPR$과 반응 후 촉매에 대한 $H_2-TPR$ 결과, 메탄의 분해반응에 의한 $RuO_x$의 환원이 저온($220^{\circ}C$)에서부터 진행되며, 환원된 Ru이 NiO의 환원을 촉진하게 되어 자발적인 환원이 일어나게 된다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 금속 입자의 분산도를 높이기 위하여 $Ru/Ni/Al_2O_3$ 촉매를 $45^{\circ}C$에서 2 h 동안 $7M\;NH_4OH$ 수용액에 담근 후 소성하여 반응을 수행하였다. $NH_4OH$ 수용액으로 처리한 $Ru/Ni/Al_2O_3$ 촉매는 상대적으로 더 높은 반응 활성을 나타내었으며, $H_2$-화학흡착과 XRD, XPS 분석 결과로부터 입자크기가 감소하고 금속의 분산도가 향상되었음을 확인할 수 있었다. $NH_4OH$ 수용액에 의한 촉매의 고분산을 이용하여 Ru의 함량을 감소시켜 소량의 첨가로 높은 반응 활성을 보이고자 하였다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.151-160
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• 1998

기계적으로 합금처리한 혼합물 속에 포함된 Mg의 수소 저장 성질의, 시료 내의 Ni의 중량 백분율에 따른 변화를 조사하였다. Ni 중량을 기준으로 한, Mg2Ni 상을 형성한 Ni의 중량 백분율은 Mg-10wt.%Ni 시료에서 가장 높다. 첫번째 수소화물 형성 싸이클에서, Mg의 수소화물 형성 속도에 미치는 기계적 합금처리의 효과는 Mg-25wt.%Ni 시료에서 가장 높다. 활성화 후에는, 기계적 합금처리와 수소화물 형성 분해 싸이클링이 Mg의 수소화물 형성 속도에 미치는 효과는 Mg-10wt.%Ni 시료에서 가장 높다. 충분한 수소화물 형성 분해 싸이클링 후에는 Mg의 수소 저장 용량에 미치는 효과는 Mg-10wt.%Ni에서 가장 높다. Mg의 수소화물 형성 속도와 분해 속도에 미치는 효과는 Mg-25wt.%Ni 시료에서 가장 높다. 시료 내에 포함된 Mg의 수소 저장 성질에 가장 좋은 효과를 가지고 있는 최적의 조성은 Mg-25wt.%Ni이고 그 다음이 Mg-10wt.%Ni이다. 기계적 합금 처리와 수소화물 형성 분해 싸이클링은, 활발한 핵 생성 자리 역할을 할 수 있는 많은 결함을 만들고, 비 표면적을 증가시켜 수소의 확산 거리를 짧게한다.

• 한국결정학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국결정학회 2003년도 춘계학술연구발표회
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• pp.18-18
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• 2003

Thioredoxin (Trx) is a small redox protein that is ubiquitously distributed from achaes to human. In diverse organisms, the protein is involved in various physiological roles by acting as electron donor and regulators of transcription and apoptosis as well as antioxidants. Sequences of Trx within various species are 27～69% identical to that of E. coli and all Trx proteins have the same overall fold, which consists of central five β strands surrounded by four α helices. The N-terminal cysteine in WCGPC motif of Trx is redox sensitive and the motif is highly conserved. Compared with general cysteine, the N-terminal cysteine has low pKa value. The result leads to increased reduction activity of protein. Recently, novel thio.edoxin-related protein (TRP14) was found from rat brain. TRP14 acts as disulfide reductase like Trx1, and its redox potential and pKa are similar to those of Trx1. However, TRP14 takes up electrons from cytosolic thioredoxin reductase (TrxR1), not from the mitochondrial thioredoxin reductase (TrxR2). Biological roles of TES14 were reported to be involved in regulating TNF-α induced signaling pathways in different manner with Trx1. In depletion experiments, depletion of TRP14 increased TNF-α induced phosphorylation and degradation of IκBα more than the depletion Trx1 did. It also facilitated activation of JNK and p38 MAP kinase induced by TNF-α. Unlike Trx1, TRP14 shows neither interaction nor interference with ASK1. Here, we determined three-dimensional crystal structure of TRP14 by MAD method at 1.8Å. The structure reveals that the conserved cis-Pro (Pro90) and active site-W-C-X-X-C motif, which may be involved in substrate recognition similar to Trx1 , are located at the beginning position of strand β4 and helix α2, respectively. The TRP14 structure also shows that surface of TRP14 in the vicinity of the active site, which is surrounded by an extended flexible loop and an additional short a helix, is different from that of Trx1. In addition, the structure exhibits that TRP14 interact with a distinct target proteins compared with Trx1 and the binding may depend mainly on hydrophobic and charge interactions. Consequently, the structure supports biological data that the TRP14 is involved in regulating TNF-α induced signaling pathways in different manner with Trx1.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.220-225
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• 2013

분말활성탄에 의한 페놀흡착의 속도론, 등온흡착, 열역학적 특성을 규명하기 위해 회분식 실험을 수행하였다. 흡착실험에서 얻어진 데이터에 2차 반응속도 모델을 적용한 결과, 상관계수($R^2$)의 값이 0.999 이상으로 실험값과 이론적 예측값이 잘 일치하였다. 흡착반응의 속도상수($k_2$)는 흡착제 투입량에 따라 0.55~19.81 mg $mg^{-1}min^{-1}$의 범위를 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 페놀의 등온흡착 특성은 Langmuir 등온 흡착 모델을 따르는 것으로 나타나 페놀이 활성탄 표면에 단층으로 균일하게 흡착되는 것을 알 수 있었다. 283.15~323.15 K의 온도범위에서 열역학적 특성을 평가한 결과, 흡착반응의 활성화에너지는 17.44 kJ $mol^{-1}$, 표준자유에너지변화는 -2.89~-2.14 kJ $mol^{-1}$, 엔탈피 변화는 -8.26 kJ $mol^{-1}$, 엔트로피 변화는 -18.94 J $mol^{-1}K^{-1}$인 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과는 활성탄에 의한 페놀흡착은 Langmuir 방식의 물리적 흡착이고 자발적이며 발열반응임을 보여준다.

• 한국생물물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물물리학회 2003년도 정기총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.54-54
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• 2003

Prostate gland contains neuroendocrine cells (PNECs) are playing important roles in physiological and pathophysiological processes of the prostate gland. Here, we investigated the role of purinoceptors in PNECs freshly isolated from rat ventral prostate (RPNECs) that show immunoreactivity to chromogranin A. Fura-2 ratiometry revealed that ATP evokes both fast Ca$\^$2+/ influx and store Ca$\^$2+/ release in RPNECs. A whole-cell patch clamp study demonstrated fast inactivating cationic current activated by ATP or by ${\alpha}$,${\beta}$-MeATP, which was blocked by ATP-TNP. The activation of P2X inward current was tightly associated with a sharp increase in [Ca$\^$2+/]$\sub$c/. The presence of P2X1/3 subtypes were proved by RT-PCR analysis. For the stored Ca$\^$2+/ release, ATP and UTP showed similar effects, suggesting the dominant role or P2Y2 subtypes, also confirmed by RT-PCR. Both P2X (${\alpha}$,${\beta}$-MeATP) and P2Y (UTP) stimulation induced changes in the cell morphology (initial shrinkage and blob formation on the surface) reversibly. Exocytotic membrane trafficking events were monitored with the membrane-bound fluorescent dye, FM1-43 using confocal microscopy. In spite of the similar Ca$\^$2+/ responses, UTP was far less effective in triggering exocytosis than ${\alpha}$,${\beta}$ -MeATP. Since serotonin is reportedly stored in the secretory granule of PNECs, we directly examined whether the aforementioned agonists elicit release of serotonin using carbon fiber electrode-amperometry. In accordance with the results of FM1 -43 experiments, ${\alpha}$,${\beta}$-MeATP efficiently evoke serotonin secretion while not with UTP. In summary, the P2X-mediated Ca$\^$2+/ influx plays crucial roles in the exocytosis of RPNECs. Although a global increase in [Ca$\^$2+]$\sub$c/ might be related with the morphological changes, a sharp rise of [Ca$\^$2+/]$\sub$c/ in the putative sub-plasmalemmal ‘microdomains’ might be a decisive factor for the exocytosis.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제34권12호
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• pp.1101-1109
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 촤 연소 시에 분위기 가스 변화에 따른 연소 반응 변화를 수직 관형 연소로를 이용하여 실험적으로 측정해 보았다. 실험 조건으로 아역청탄인 Adaro탄과 역청탄인 Coal valley탄을 사용하였고, 두 탄을 $O_2/CO_2$조건과 $O_2/N_2$조건에서 온도를 900, 1100, $1300^{\circ}C$, 산소 분압을 12, 21, 30%로 변화를 주어 촤 반응성 실험을 수행하였다. 순산소 조건과 일반 대기 조건을 비교하였을 경우 순산소 조건일 때 입자온도와 총괄 반응량이 낮게 나타나는 경향을 보였지만, 입자 표면에서의 반응률을 계산한 결과, 분위기 가스의 영향과 상관없이 거의 동일한 경향을 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 두 조건에서의 촤 연소 반응을 위한 반응 속도 상수 및 활성화 에너지 역시 분위기 가스의 영향과 상관없이 유사한 값을 가지는 것으로 확인하였다. 전반적으로 Adaro탄이 Coal valley탄보다 입자 온도와 총괄 반응량이 높게 나타났다.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2009년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.31.1-31.1
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• 2009

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are attractive material because of their superior electrical, mechanical, and chemical properties. Furthermore, their geometric features such as a large aspect ratio and a small radius of curvature at tip make them ideal for low-voltage field emission devices including backlight units of liquid crystal display, lighting lamps, X-ray source, microwave amplifiers, electron microscopes, etc. In field emission devices for display applications, the phosphor anode is positioned against the CNT emitters. In most case, light generated from the phosphor by electron bombardment passes through the anode front plate to reach observers. However, light is produced in a narrow depth of the surface of the phosphor layer because phosphor particles are big as much as several micrometers, which means that it is necessary to transmit through the phosphor layer. Hence, a drop of light intensity is unavoidable during this process. In this study, we fabricated a transparent cathode back plate by depositing an ultra-thin film of single walled CNTs (SWCNTs) on an indium tin oxide (ITO)-coated glass substrate. Two types of phosphor anode plates were employed to our transparent cathode back plate: One is an ITO glass substrate with a phosphor layer and the other is a Cr-coated glass substrate with phosphor layer. For the former case, light was radiated from both the front and the back sides, where luminance on the back was ~30% higher than that on the front in our experiments. For the other case, however, light was emitted only from the cathode back side as the Cr layer on the anode glass rolled as a reflecting mirror, improving the light luminance as much as ~60% compared with that on the front of one. This study seems to be discussed about the morphologies and field emission characteristics of CNT emitters according to the experimental parameters in fabricating the lamps emitting light on the both sides or only on the cathode back side. The experimental procedures are as follows. First, a CNT aqueous solution was prepared by ultrasonically dispersing purified SWCNTs in deionized water with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). A milliliter or even several tens of micro-liters of CNT solution was deposited onto a porous alumina membrane through vacuum filtration. Thereafter, the alumina membrane was solvated with the 3 M NaOH solution and the floating CNT film was easily transferred to an ITO glass substrate. It is required for CNT film to make standing CNTs up to serve as electron emitter through an adhesive roller activation.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.51-57
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 친환경적인 특징을 가지면서도 우수한 기계적 특성을 가지고 있어 고분자 복합재료의 보강제로 주목 받고 있는 Cellulose nanowhisker (CNW) 를 염산 혹은 황산을 사용한 산가수분해 방법을 이용하여 Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) 로 부터 추출하였다. 염산 혹은 황산을 사용하여 추출된 CNW는 직경이 20 에서 30nm 정도였고, 길이가 200 에서 300 nm 로써, 형상학적 측면에서 유사한 특성을 가지는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 전해질 용액의 전기전도도를 이용한 적정 (conductometric titration) 결과 황산을 이용하여 제조되어진 CNW의 경우, 셀룰로오스 표면의 sulfate group 에 의해 나타나는 표면전하 값이 각각 140, 197.78 mmol/kg으로 나타났으며, 염산을 이용하여 제조되어진 CNW 의 경우 셀룰로오스 표면에 약한 전하 값을 가져 표면전하 값을 구할 수 없었다. 황산을 이용하여 추출된 CNW의 열중량 분석 결과 염산을 이용하여 추출된 CNW와 비교하여 열분해 온도가 급격히 감소하는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, Broido's method를 이용하여 정의 되어진 열분해 거동에 대한 활성화 에너지 역시 상대적으로 낮음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.426-434
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• 2014

Peptidylarginine deiminase type 2 (PADI2) deiminates (or citrullinates) arginine residues in protein to citrulline residues in a $Ca^{2+}$-dependent manner, and is found in lymphocytes and macrophages. Vimentin is an intermediate filament protein and a well-known substrate of PADI2. Citrullinated vimentin is found in ionomycin-induced macrophage apoptosis. Citrullinated vimentin is the target of anti-Sa antibodies, which are specific to rheumatoid arthritis, and play a critical role in the pathogenesis of the disease. To investigate the role of PADI2 in apoptosis, we generated a Jurkat cell line that overexpressed the PADI2 transgene from a tetracycline-inducible promoter, and used a combination of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate and ionomycin to activate Jurkat cells. We found that PADI2 overexpression reduced the cell viability of activated Jurkat cells in1a dose- and time-dependent manner. The PADI2-overexpressed and -activated Jurkat cells presented typical manifestations of apoptosis, and exhibited greater levels of citrullinated proteins, including citrullinated vimentin. Vimentin overexpression rescued a portion of the cells from apoptosis. In conclusion, PADI2 overexpression induces apoptosis in activated Jurkat cells. Vimentin is involved in PADI2-induced apoptosis. Moreover, PADI2-overexpressed Jurkat cells secreted greater levels of vimentin after activation, and expressed more vimentin on their cell surfaces when undergoing apoptosis. Through artificially highlighting PADI2 and vimentin, we demonstrated that PADI2 and vimentin participate in the apoptotic mechanisms of activated T lymphocytes. The secretion and surface expression of vimentin are possible ways of autoantigen presentation to the immune system.

• 한국염색가공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국염색가공학회 2010년도 제3회 국제학회
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• pp.40-40
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• 2010

Studies on attractive color changing property of dye chromophore and fluorophore have been greatly enjoyed in the related industrial and research fields such as optoelectronics, chemosensor, biosensor and so on. The optical property based on D-$\Pi$-A intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) system of chromophore molecules can be utilized as suitable sensing probes for checking media polarity and determining colorimetric chemosensing effect, especially heavy metal detection. These finding are obtained by absorption and emission properties. In this work, donor-acceptor D-$\Pi$-A type fluorescent dyes were designed and synthesized with the corresponding donor and acceptor groups. The selected donor moieties might be provided prominent amorphous properties which are very useful in designing and synthesizing functional polymers and in fabricating devices. Another reasons to choose are commercial availabilities in high purity and low price. Donor-bridge-acceptor (D-A) type dyes can produce impressive optical-physical properties, yielding them potentially suitable for applications in the synthesis of small functional organic molecules. Small organic functional molecules have unique advantages, such as better solubility, amorphous character, and represent an area of research which needs to be explored and developed. Currently, their applications in metalorganic compounds is rapidly expanding and becoming widespread in self-assembly processes, photoluminescence applications, chiral organocatalysts, and ingrafts with nanomaterials. Colloidal nanoparticles have received great attentions in recent years. The photophysical properties of nanoparticles, particularly in terms of brightness, photostability, emission color purity and broad adsorption range, are very attractive functions in many applications. To our knowledge background, colloidal nanoparticles have been enjoyed their applications in bio-probe research fields. This research interest can be raised by the advantages of the materials such as high photoluminescence quantum yields, sharp emission band, long-term photostability and broad excitation spectra. In recent, the uses of nanoparticles being embedded in a polymer matrix and binded on polymer surface have been explored and their properties such as photo-activation and strong photoluminescence have been proposed. The prepared chromophores and nanoparticles were investigated with absorption and emission properties, solvatochromic behaviors, pH induced color switching effects, chemosensing effects and HOMO/LUMO energy potentials with computer simulation. In addition, synthesized fluorophore dyes and particles were applied onto PE/Aramid fiber fluorescing colorations. And the related details were then discussed.