• BMB Reports
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.13-18
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• 2015

Alzheimer's disease severely compromises cognitive function. One of the mechanisms to explain the pathology of Alzheimer's disease has been the hypotheses of amyloid-pore/channel formation by complex $A{\beta}$-aggregates. Clinical studies suggested the moderate alcohol consumption can reduces probability developing neurodegenerative pathologies. A recent report explored the ability of ethanol to disrupt the generation of complex $A{\beta}$ in vitro and reduce the toxicity in two cell lines. Molecular dynamics simulations were applied to understand how ethanol blocks the aggregation of amyloid. On the other hand, the in silico modeling showed ethanol effect over the dynamics assembling for complex $A{\beta}$-aggregates mediated by break the hydrosaline bridges between Asp 23 and Lys 28, was are key element for amyloid dimerization. The amyloid pore/ channel hypothesis has been explored only in neuronal models, however recently experiments suggested the frog oocytes such an excellent model to explore the mechanism of the amyloid pore/channel hypothesis. So, the used of frog oocytes to explored the mechanism of amyloid aggregates is new, mainly for amyloid/pore hypothesis. Therefore, this experimental model is a powerful tool to explore the mechanism implicates in the Alzheimer's disease pathology and also suggests a model to prevent the Alzheimer's disease pathology.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.86-91
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• 2002

고체 산화물 연료전지(Solid Oxide Fuel Cell; SOFC)는 무공해 청정에너지원으로서 기존의 발전방식을 대체할 차세대 에너지원으로 각광받고 있다. 고체산화물 연료전지의 구성요소는 크게 음극(anode), 양극(cathode), 전해질(electolyte)로 나뉘어 지는데 그 중 음극은 전극으로서의 역할은 물론 음극지지형인 경우 지지체 역할가지 수행해야 하기 때문에 아주 다양한 특성이 요구되어지고 있다. 그 중에서도 연료전지 성능의 최대 감쇄요인으로 지적되고 있는 분극저항을 줄이기 위해서는 높은 전기전도도와 높은 가스투과도가 요구되고있다. 본 연구에서는 음극 제조과정 중 첨가하는 기공 전구체의 종류에 따라 기판의 기공구조가 어떻게 바뀌는지 또 그로 인해 기판의 미세구조 및 전기전도도가 어떠한 영향을 받는지 관찰하였다. 결과 음극기판의 미세구조 및 전기전도도는 기공전구체의 종류에 따라 크게 달라졌으며 특히 이방성을 가지는 기공전구체의 사용은 전도성상의 단락 및 비효율적인 기공의 양산을 가져와 결과적으로 연료전지 성능을 악화시킬 것으로 예상된다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.185-197
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• 2019

Deactivation of porous photocatalytic materials was studied using three types of microstructured particles: macroporous titania particles, titania microspheres, and porous silica microspheres containing CNTs and $TiO_2$ nanoparticles. All particles were synthesized by emulsion-assisted self-assembly using micron-sized droplets as micro-reactors. During repeated cycles of the photocatalytic decomposition reaction, the non-dimensionalized initial rate constants (a) were estimated as a function of UV irradiation time (t) from experimental kinetics data, and the results were plotted for a regression according to the exponentially decaying equation, $a=a_0\;{\exp}(-k_dt)$. The retardation constant ($k_d$) was then compared for macroporous titania microparticles with different pore diameters to examine the effect of pore size on photocatalytic deactivation. Nonporous or larger macropores resulted in smaller values of the deactivation constant, indicating that the adsorption of organic materials during the photocatalytic decomposition reaction hinders the generation of active radicals from the titania surface. A similar approach was adopted to evaluate the activation constant of porous silica particles containing CNT and $TiO_2$ nanoparticles to compare the deactivation during recycling of the photocatalyst. As the amount of CNTs increased, the deactivation constant decreased, indicating that the conductive CNTs enhanced the generation of active radicals in the aqueous medium during photocatalytic oxidation.

• 멤브레인
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.43-54
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 역전기투석 응용을 위해 엔지니어링 고분자 기반의 이오노머와 다공성 폴리에틸렌 지지체를 사용한 세공충진 이온교환막을 제조하고 이를 결합한 이오노머-세공충진 복합막을 제조하였다. 이온전도도가 높은 이오노머와 우수한 기계적 강도를 가진 세공충진막을 결합함으로써 상용 이온교환막(AMX/CMX, Astom Corp., Japan) 대비 동등 수준의 전기화학적 특성 및 응용에 적합한 물리적 안정성을 확보할 수 있었다. 제조된 이오노머-세공충진 복합막을 이용하여 역전기투석 성능을 평가한 결과 상용막 대비 음이온 교환막의 경우 86.4%, 양이온 교환막은 104.8% 수준의 우수한 발전성능을 나타내었다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.336-347
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• 2022

역전기투석(reverse electrodialysis, RED)은 이온교환막을 격막으로 이용하여 해수와 담수의 농도차로부터 발전하는 유망한 친환경 재생에너지 기술 중 하나이다. 이온교환막은 RED의 성능을 좌우하는 핵심 구성요소로 낮은 전기적 저항, 높은 이온선택투과도, 우수한 내구성 및 저렴한 제조 비용 등의 요구조건을 만족시켜야 한다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 두께 및 기공율을 갖는 다공성 고분자 지지체를 이용하여 세공충진 음이온교환막을 제조하고 이온교환 고분자의 조성과 막 두께가 RED의 발전 성능에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 이온교환막의 전기적 저항이 충분히 낮은 경우 RED 발전 성능은 주로 막의 apparent permselectivity에 의해 좌우됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 막의 apparent permselectivity는 IEC, 가교도, 막 두께, 표면 개질 등을 통해 향상시킬 수 있으며 전기적 저항과의 trade off 관계를 고려하여 최적 조건을 찾아야 함을 확인하였다.

• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.305-312
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• 2018

This study is about the development of a non-sintered binder (NSB) which does not require a sintering process by using the industrial by-products Phosphogypsum (PG), Waste Lime (WL) and Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GBFS). In this report, through SEM analysis of the NSB paste hardening body, micropore analysis of paste using the mercury press-in method and microstructure observation were executed to consider the influence of the formation of the pore structure and the distribution of pore volume on strength, and the following conclusions were reached. 1) Pore structure of NSB paste of early age is influenced by hydrate generation amount by GBFS and activator. 2) Through observing the internal microstructure of NSB binder paste, it was found that the strength expression at early age due to hydration reaction was achieved with a large amount of ettringite serving as the frame with C-S-H gel generated at the same time. It was confirmed that C-S-H gel wrapped around ettringite, and as time passed, the amount generated continually increased, and C-S-H gel tightly filled the pores of hardened paste, forming a dense network-type web structure. 3) For NSB-type cement, the degree of formation of gel pores below $10{\mu}m$ had a greater influence on strength improvement than simple pore reduction by charging capillary pores, and the pore size that had the greatest effect on strength was micropores with diameter below $10{\mu}m$.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.711-717
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• 2017

Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) plasma is a new technique for use in environmental pollutant degradation, which is characterized by the production of hydroxyl radicals as the primary degradation species. Due to the short lifetime of the chemically active species generated during the plasma reaction, the dissolution of the plasma gas has a significant effect on the reaction performance. The plasma reaction performance can be enhanced by combining the basic plasma reactor with a homogenizer system in which the bubbles are destroyed and turned into micro-bubbles. For this purpose, the improvement of the dissolution of plasma gas was evaluated by measuring the RNO (N-dimethyl-4-nitrosoaniline, an indicator of the generation of OH radicals). Experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of the diameter, rotation speed, and height of the homogenizer, pore size, and number of the diffuser and the applied voltage on the plasma reaction. The results showed that the RNO removal efficiency of the plasma reactor combined with a homogenizer is two times higher than that of the conventional one. The optimum rotor size and rotation speed of the homogenizer were 15.1 mm, and 19,700 rpm, respectively. Except for the lowest pore size distribution of $10-16{\mu}m$, the pore size of the diffuser showed little effect on RNO removal.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2008

Three-dimensional transient simulation of laser-GMA hybrid welding involving multiple physical phenomena is conducted neglecting the interaction effect of laser and arc heat sources. To reproduce the bubble and pore formations in welding process, a new bubble model is suggested and added to the established laser and arc welding models comprehending VOF, Gaussian laser and arc heat source, recoil pressure, arc pressure, electromagnetic force, surface tension, multiple reflection and Fresnel reflection models. Based on the models mentioned above, simulations of laser-GMA hybrid butt welding are carried out and besides the molten pool flow, top and back bead formations could be observed. In addition, the laser induced keyhole formation and bubble generation duo to keyhole collapse are investigated. The bubbles are ejected from the molten pool through its top and bottom regions. However, some of those are entrapped by solid-liquid interface and remained as pores. Those bubbles and pores are intensively generated when the absorption of laser power is largely reduced and consequently the full penetration changes to the partial penetration.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.392-399
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• 2019

A highly transparent interfacial layer (HTIL) to enhance the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) was prepared via a polymer-assisted (PA) approach. Poly(vinyl chloride)-graft-poly(oxyethylene methacrylate) (PVC-g-POEM) was synthesized via atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and was used as a sacrificial template. The PVC-g-POEM graft copolymer induced partial coordination of a hydrophilic titanium isopropoxide (TTIP) sol-gel solution with the POEM domain, resulting in microphase separation, and in turn, the generation of mesopores upon calcination. These phenomena were confirmed using Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, UV-visible light transmittance spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. The DSSCs incorporating HTIL60/20 (consisting of a top layer with a pore size of 60 nm and a bottom layer with a pore size of 20 nm) exhibited the best overall conversion efficiency (6.36%) among the tested samples, which was 25.9% higher than that of a conventional blocking layer (BL). DSSC was further characterized using the Nyquist plot and incident-photon to electron conversion efficiency (IPCE) spectra.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2000년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.689-694
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• 2000

The traditional concept after Terzaghi was that consolidation was the dissipation process of pore water pressure compatible to external loading which was generated immediately after the loading. However, a theory of one-dimensional consolidation based on elasto-viscous liquid model proposed by Yoshikuni(1994) explained that the process of primary and secondary consolidation was considered to be not a simple process of dissipation of pore water pressure but a simultaneous process of dissipation and generation by external loading. This study attempts to demonstrate general consolidation behaviour of clayey soils including effects of consolidation history, load increment and thickness of cohesive layer by one-dimensional Finite Difference Method(F.D.M) analysis from the viewpoint of elasto-viscous consolidation theory.