Abstract: The present invention refers to an antibody against Tie-2 or antigen-binding fragment thereof, a nucleic acid encoding the same, a vector comprising the nucleic acid, a cell transformed with the vector, a manufacturing method of the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and a composition for preventing or treating angiogenic diseases, which comprises the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof.

Abstract: The present invention refers to an antibody against Tie-2 or antigen-binding fragment thereof, a nucleic acid encoding the same, a vector comprising the nucleic acid, a cell transformed with the vector, a manufacturing method of the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and a composition for preventing or treating angiogenic diseases, which comprises the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof.

Abstract: Described herein is a method of preventing or treating a neurodegenerative disease including administering an agent to a person in which the agent causes increase in outflow of cerebrospinal fluid through nasopharyngeal lymphatic plexus (NPLP), or an agent that causes contraction and relaxation of the circular smooth muscles covering the deep cervical lymphatic vessels (dcLVs).

Abstract: Disclosed are an endoscopic reflection microscope using an optical fiber bundle and an image acquisition method using the same. The endoscopic reflection microscope includes an incident wave output unit configured to output an incident wave to a target object through any one optical fiber in an optical fiber bundle, a reflected wave receiver configured to receive a reflected wave output from the target object in response to the incident wave through a plurality of corresponding optical fibers in the optical fiber bundle, and an image acquirer configured to establish a reflection matrix corresponding to the reflected wave and to acquire an image in which at least one of phase retardation of the incident wave or phase retardation of the reflected wave is compensated for based on the established reflection matrix.

Abstract: The present invention relates to mouse antibodies that bind to angiopoietin-2 (Ang2), humanized anti-Ang2 antibodies derived therefrom, and the use thereof. The anti-Ang2 antibodies have a dual function of activating the Tie2 receptor together with neutralizing Ang2. The anti-Ang2 antibodies show the property of normalizing abnormal and pathological blood vessels, and thus exhibits therapeutic efficacy against various diseases and disorders associated with abnormal blood vessels. The present invention further provides an angiogenesis inhibitor and a composition for treatment of diseases associated with abnormal Ang2 expression and Tie2 dysregulation, which comprise the antibody as an active ingredient, and a composition for diagnosing diseases associated with Ang2 inhibition and Tie2 activation, which comprises the antibody.

Abstract: The present invention relates to mouse antibodies that bind to angiopoietin-2 (Ang2), humanized anti-Ang2 antibodies derived therefrom, and the use thereof. The anti-Ang2 antibodies have a dual function of activating the Tie2 receptor together with neutralizing Ang2. The anti-Ang2 antibodies show the property of normalizing abnormal and pathological blood vessels, and thus exhibits therapeutic efficacy against various diseases and disorders associated with abnormal blood vessels. The present invention further provides an angiogenesis inhibitor and a composition for treatment of diseases associated with abnormal Ang2 expression and Tie2 dysregulation, which comprise the antibody as an active ingredient, and a composition for diagnosing diseases associated with Ang2 inhibition and Tie2 activation, which comprises the antibody.

Abstract: The composite according to the present invention comprises: a mesoporous inorganic support having vacancy defects; and metal alloy nanoparticles dispersed in and bound to the mesoporous inorganic support and containing a precious metal element and an earth rare element. The composite according to the present invention has a very high specific surface area since the alloy is dispersed and present in the form of ultrafine nanoparticles in the porous support, and thus can show remarkably improved activity when used as a material for a chemical reaction, including a catalyst.

Abstract: The magnetic particle for modulating the activity of cells according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is capable of specifically binding to a bioactive material, and includes a core and a plurality of nanoparticles disposed on the surface of the core, and may generate a torque of 10 pN·nm or more when a rotating magnetic field of 5 mT is applied.

Abstract: The rotating magnetic field generating device for modulating the activity of cells according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a plurality of magnetic field generating units for generating a rotating magnetic field with an imaginary reference line as a rotation axis that are disposed to be spaced apart from the rotation axis; and an internal space in which a living body can be placed, wherein when an imaginary line in which the magnetic flux direction of the rotating magnetic field is horizontal is referred to as a reference line, the rotating magnetic field on the reference plane may satisfy Relationship Formulas 1 and 2 below, and wherein the area of the rotating magnetic field that satisfies Relationship Formulas 1 and 2 may be 0.1 cm2 or more: |Mc|?1 mT??[Relationship Formula 1] |M75?Mc|/D75?5.

Abstract: The system for modulating the activity of cells according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a rotating magnetic field generating device which has an internal space in which a magnetic force generating unit and a living body can be disposed and forms a rotating magnetic field which satisfies Relationship Formulas 1 and 2 below; and magnetic particles disposed in the living body and capable of binding to a bioactive material and generating a torque when a rotating magnetic field is applied to transmit the torque to the bioactive material. |Mc|?1 mT??[Relationship Formula 1] |M75?Mc|/D75?5.0 T/m??[Relationship Formula 2] In Relationship Formulas 1 and 2 above, Mc is the strength of the magnetic field at the position of the rotation axis, D75 is the distance from the rotation axis to the 75% position of the distance to the magnetic force generating unit, and M75 is the strength of the magnetic field at the position D75.

Abstract: Disclosed are an endoscopic reflection microscope using an optical fiber bundle and an image acquisition method using the same. The endoscopic reflection microscope includes an incident wave output unit configured to output an incident wave to a target object through any one optical fiber in an optical fiber bundle, a reflected wave receiver configured to receive a reflected wave output from the target object in response to the incident wave through a plurality of corresponding optical fibers in the optical fiber bundle, and an image acquirer configured to establish a reflection matrix corresponding to the reflected wave and to acquire an image in which at least one of phase retardation of the incident wave or phase retardation of the reflected wave is compensated for based on the established reflection matrix.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image analysis system which includes a first analyzer and a second analyzer. The first analyzer generates first features by encoding images through a first model and adjusts a weight of the first model based on the first features. The second analyzer generates second features based on the first features by encoding the images through a second model, classifies the second features into classes, respectively, and adjusts a weight of the second model based on mutual information and a correlation between a first class among the classes which features corresponding to an original image group from among the second features are classified as and a second class among the classes which features corresponding to an augmentation group of the original image group from among the second features are classified as.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-speed imaging system for measuring a target object within a sample, comprising: a light source emitting a plane wave; an angle-adjustment mirror adjusting an angle of the plane wave emitted from the light source; an optical interferometer dividing the plane wave whose angle was adjusted by the angle-adjustment mirror into a reference wave and a sample wave and forming an interference wave between the reference wave reflected from a reference mirror and the sample wave reflected from the target object; a camera module obtaining the interference wave, and an imaging controller controlling the angle-adjustment mirror to adjust the angle of the plane wave sequentially, forming a time-gated reflection matrix by using the interference waves obtained by the camera module in accordance with each angle of the plane wave, and imaging the target object based on the time-gated reflection matrix.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, an optical signal emitted from a single molecule is received to measure a central location of the single molecule while changing a phase of a structured illumination having a periodic pattern to measure a phase of a pattern in which a fluorescence intensity is periodically changed in accordance with a distance between the pattern and the single molecule while displacing the periodic pattern by a specific interval to measure the central location of the single molecule, thereby improving an accuracy of the central location of the single molecule with low photons and as a result, the resolution of the image may be enhanced.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an organic light-emitting composite and a method of manufacturing the organic light-emitting composite are provided. According to exemplary embodiments, an organic light-emitting composite includes a polymer matrix; a first light-emitting material provided in the polymer matrix; and a second light-emitting material provided in the polymer matrix and obtained by oxidizing the first light-emitting material, wherein the second light-emitting material may have the same molecular weight as that of the first light emitting-material.

Abstract: A wavelength multiplexing device is disclosed. When light is irradiated on a first longitudinal end region of a metal nano-structure, surface plasmon polaritons are generated in the first longitudinal end region. The surface plasmon polaritons and the light are coupled with each other to form first coupled surface plasmon polaritons, wherein the first coupled surface plasmon polaritons propagate along and on a surface of the metal nano-structure. When the first coupled surface plasmon polaritons reach a two-dimensional material layer, excitons are induced in the two-dimensional material layer, wherein the induced excitons and the first coupled surface plasmon polaritons are coupled with each other to form second coupled surface plasmon polaritons. The second coupled surface plasmon polaritons propagate along and on a surface of the metal nano-structure toward a second longitudinal end thereof.

Abstract: A wavelength multiplexing device is disclosed. When light is irradiated on a first longitudinal end region of a metal nano-structure, surface plasmon polaritons are generated in the first longitudinal end region. The surface plasmon polaritons and the light are coupled with each other to form first coupled surface plasmon polaritons, wherein the first coupled surface plasmon polaritons propagate along and on a surface of the metal nano-structure. When the first coupled surface plasmon polaritons reach a two-dimensional material layer, excitons are induced in the two-dimensional material layer, wherein the induced excitons and the first coupled surface plasmon polaritons are coupled with each other to form second coupled surface plasmon polaritons. The second coupled surface plasmon polaritons propagate along and on a surface of the metal nano-structure toward a second longitudinal end thereof.

Abstract: A lithium-sulfur secondary battery includes a cathode current collector and a cathode electrode on the cathode current collector. The cathode electrode includes a porous carbon interlayer electrode including a plurality of carbon fibers, metal sulfide catalyst particles dispersed and positioned on the porous carbon interlayer electrode, and sulfur-based active material particles dispersed on the porous carbon interlayer electrode to be attached thereto and including sulfur.

Abstract: A wavelength multiplexing device is disclosed. When light is irradiated on a first longitudinal end region of a metal nano-structure, surface plasmon polaritons are generated in the first longitudinal end region. The surface plasmon polaritons and the light are coupled with each other to form first coupled surface plasmon polaritons, wherein the first coupled surface plasmon polaritons propagate along and on a surface of the metal nano-structure. When the first coupled surface plasmon polaritons reach a two-dimensional material layer, excitons are induced in the two-dimensional material layer, wherein the induced excitons and the first coupled surface plasmon polaritons are coupled with each other to form second coupled surface plasmon polaritons. The second coupled surface plasmon polaritons propagate along and on a surface of the metal nano-structure toward a second longitudinal end thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a partial skull replacement consisting of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and a method of monitoring biological tissues within a skull using the partial skull replacement. The method of monitoring using the partial skull replacement of the present invention has a minimal influence on intracranial pressure and cerebrospinal fluid flow as compared to a conventional cranial window technique using glass, and, by way of visualizing biological tissues within a skull with enhanced clarity, is expected to be usefully employed as a method of monitoring biological tissues within the skull.