• Korean Journal of Dental Materials
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.81-89
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of the experimental and commercial fluoride varnishes on the Vickers hardness of bovine teeth. The experimental fluoride varnishes with 5 wt.% NaF were fabricated using Bis-GMA or rosin as the resin base. The components were mixed with over-head stirrer under warming up in a double boiler for 30 minutes. Four commercial fluoride varnishes (V-varnish, Flor-opal, Cavity shield, Fluor protector) were compared with the experimental fluoride varnishes. Vickers hardness was measured on the labial surface of bovine anterior teeth after applying fluoride varnish on 5th and 30th day. The surface of bovine teeth was observed with a scanning electron microscope before and after applying fluoride varnish and the change of the components on the bovine teeth surface was measured with EDX. In terms of hardness, the experimental rosin-based fluoride varnish showed significantly higher hardness on the 5th and 30th day than the control (bovine teeth without fluoride treatment)(p<0.05). EDX results showed that the fluoride content on the surface of bovine teeth treated with the experimental rosin-based fluoride varnish was highest on the 1st and 10th day. The higher hardness and fluoride content of experimental rosin-based fluoride varnish can be considered to be used as an effective fluoride varnish to prevent dental caries.

• ICROS
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.26-30
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• 2012

생체 모방 로봇은 생명체에서 영감을 얻어 새로운 로봇분야를 개척하고 기존의 로봇으로는 하기 힘들었던 한계점들을 극복하는데 목적이 있다. 이러한 생체 모방 로봇은 간단한 생물체의 형태 혹은 메커니즘의 모방으로부터 시작되어 바퀴가 갈 수 없었던 험지, 혹은 하수구, 좁은 통로에서 사용될 수 있는 로봇들을 개발하는 데 초점이 맞추어져 있었다. 이러한 로봇들의 예로써는 크게 이족 보행, 4족 보행, 다족 보행 로봇 등 생물체의 이동 메커니즘을 모방한 로봇들이 있다. 이러한 연구들은 기존 로봇에 사용되었던 재료, 제작 방법을 이용한 것이었다. 하지만 최근 생체 모방 로봇 기술은 새로운 접근 방법, 새로운 재료를 이용한 제작방법으로 기존의 로봇과는 다른 형태로 진화하고 있다. 이러한 기술은 경량화 기술, 초 소형화 기술, 3차원 프린팅 기술 그리고 소프트 물질을 이용한 제작 방법 등이 있다.

• Korean Journal of Dental Materials
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• v.45 no.4
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• pp.243-256
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the anodization and cyclic calcification treatment on the surface characteristic and bioactivity of the titanium thin sheet in order to obtain basic data for the production of bioactive titanium membrane. A $30{\times}20{\times}0.08mm$ titanium sheets were prepared, and then they were pickled for 10 seconds in the solution which was mixed with $HNO_3:HF:H_2O$ in a ratio of 12: 7: 81. The $TiO_2$ nanotube layer was formed to increase the specific surface area of the titanium, and then the cyclic calcification treatment was performed to induce precipitation of hydroxiapatite by improvement of the bioactivity. The corrosion resistance test, wettability test and immersion test in simulated body solution were conducted to investigate the effect of these surface treatments. The nanotubes formed by the anodization treatment have a dense structure in which small diameter tubes are formed between relatively large diameter tubes, and their inside was hollow and the outer walls were coupled to each other. The hydroxyapatite precipitates were well combined on the nanotubes by the penetration into the nanotube layer by successive cyclic calcification treatment, and the precipitation of hydroxyapatite tended to increase proportionally after immersion in simulated body solution as the number of cycles increased. In conclusion, it was confirmed that induction of precipitation of hydroxyapatite by cyclic calcification treatment after forming the nanotube $TiO_2$ nanotube layer on the surface of the titanium membrane can contribute to improvement of bioactivity.

• Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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• v.6 no.5
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• pp.340-352
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• 1996

최근 급속도로 발전하고 있는 첨단산업의 배경에는 반도체를 중심으로 한 디지틀 전자기술(Electronics)이 자리잡고 있음은 주지의 사실이다. 이러한 전자 및 정보기술 이후, 즉 포스트 일렉트로닉스(Post-electronics)시대를 겨냥한 새로운 돌파구로서 기대되고 있는 21세기 기술의 주도권을 잡을 기술이 어떤 기술이 될 것인가는 매우 흥미로운 질문이다. 현재 시점에서 볼 때 반도체를 매개로 한 20세기 정보전자혁명을 대신할 새로운 기술혁명으로 대두하고 있는것이 마이크로혁명이며, 이 마이크로혁명을 주도할 기술로서 세계적인 주목을 끌고 있는 기술중의 하나가 초소형 미소기계, 즉 마이크로머신(Micromachine)이다. 현재 '반도체를 능가할 수 있는 차세대 메카트로닉스(Mechatronics)혁명'이라 평가되고 있는 마이크로머신 기술은 과거 꿈으로나 가능하던 공상과학의 세계를 현실로 만들어 주는 경이로운 기술이며, 나아가 분자기술을 응용한 생체로봇, 생체컴퓨터 등 이른바 나노기술(Nano-technology)의 신세계로 향하는 입구라 할 수 있다. 이기술은 기계공학, 전자기술은 물론 물리학, 생물학, 화학, 재료공학 등 광범위한 분야의 기술이 총망라되어야 개발이 가능하며, 그 실현을 위해서는 매크로 한 세계와는 판이하게 다른 물리현상 등 마이크로한 세계의 특수성을 이해해야 함은 물론 에너지공급, 재료, 데이타통신, 구조조립 등 많은 기술적 난제를 극복해야 한다. 마이크로머신기술은 현재 일부 전문가를 제외하고는 일반은 물론 자기학분야의 연구자들에게도 별로 익숙하지 않은 분야이다. 그러나 이 기술의 미래 영향력이나 가능성, 필요성을 고려할 때 이제는 자기분야 연구자들도 이 분야에 관심을 가져야 할 것으로 생각하여 연구자들도 이 분야에 관심을 가져햐 할 것으로 생각하여 본고에서는 먼저 최근 마이크로머신의 기술동향을 개괄적으로 소개하고, 다음으로 마이크로머신에 사용되는 주요 재료들과 자성재료가 주도적인 기능을 하는 자기마이크로머신(Magnetic Micro-machine)에 사용되는 자성재료들에 관해 소개하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Dental Materials
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• v.44 no.4
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• pp.311-318
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the curing sequence and polymerization temperature on the flexural strength and microhardness of two provisional resins (Bis-acryl resin composite and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)). Polymerization was carried out under various conditions, in air at $25^{\circ}C$ (control) and in hot water (40, 50, 60, 70, and $80^{\circ}C$). The flexural strength test was conducted according to ISO-4049. The Knoop hardness was measured. For the Bis-acryl resin, the temperature up to $50^{\circ}C$ did not increase the flexural strength nor the hardness of the bis-acryl resin composite (p>0.05) but higher temperatures increased the strengths. For the PMMA resin, flexural strength increased with temperatures up to $70^{\circ}C$ and then decreased slightly. Bis-acryl resin composite had higher mechanical properties than the PMMA resin. The effect of heat was more pronounced in the bis-acryl resin composite than in the PMMA resin (p<0.05).

• ICROS
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.34-38
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• 2006

• Fiber Technology and Industry
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• v.10 no.2 s.38
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• pp.146-157
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• 2006

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.70-77
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• 2001

• Korean Journal of Dental Materials
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.17-28
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• 2016

The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in dentinal permeability after application of dentin desensitizer on exposed dentin immediately after ultrasonic scaling to teeth with non-carious cervical lesions. Thirty caries-free extracted molars were fixed to slide glasses after horizontally being sectioned at 5 mm below the cemento- enamel junction (CEJ). The prepared specimen was connected to a fluid flow measuring device (nano-Flow), and a V-shaped cavity was formed at the CEJ to imitate the non-carious cervical lesion. After no fluid leakage was confirmed in the connected system with specimen, tooth surface was treated ultrasonic cleaning with piezoelectric ultrasonic scalers until dentinal tubules were exposed. And 6 different desensitizers were applied on exposed dentin. Real-time measurements of dentinal fluid flow were performed during ultrasonic scaling and application of dentin desensitizer. To evaluate the occlusion of exposed dentinal tubules, tooth surface was examined by SEM. Following results were observed. After ultrasonic scaling, more dentinal tubules were exposed on the tooth with non-carious cervical lesions compared to tooth without lesions. The rate of fluid flow measured with nano-Flow system had correlation with the degree of dentin occlusion observed with SEM after application of desensitizers on exposed dentin. Desensitizers with glutaraldehyde and HEMA did not decrease the rate of fluid flow and did not show dentin occlusion. Desensitizers with oxalate showed the limited effects on the rate of fluid flow and dentinal tubule occlusion. Desensitizer with resin monomer showed the significant effect on the rate of fluid flow and dentin occlusion.

• Korean Journal of Dental Materials
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.21-31
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to fabricate a biocompatible fluoride varnish with sustained fluoride release, and to compare it with commercial fluoride varnishes. For the experimental fluoride varnish, bis-GMA (BG) or two types of rosin (KR-610: K0, KR-612: K2) were used as bases. Either ethyl acetate or ethanol was added as solvent and 5 wt% NaF was used. 5 mg of experimental F- varnishes and 2 commercial products, Cavity shield (CS) and Flor-opal (FO), were applied on a labial surface of bovine teeth ($10mm{\times}7mm$). The amount of fluoride release was measured at 1 hr, 2 hrs, 3 hrs, 4 hrs, 8 hrs, 12 hrs, 1 day, 3 days, 5 days, 10 days, 15 days, 20 days and 30 days. MTT test was done with diluted F- varnishes using ethanol. Statistical analysis was done with one-way ANOVA and Duncan multiple range test (${\alpha}=0.05$). BG showed the highest fluoride release at 1 hr (P<0.05), while that of K0 was highest at 2 hrs (P<0.05). From 1 day to 5 days, experimental fluoride varnishes showed higher fluoride release than the commercial products (P<0.05), and there were no significant differences after 5 days (P>0.05). For MTT test, K0 and FO showed higher cell viability than other experimental groups (P<0.05), with no significant differences with K2 (P>0.05). Considering the sustained fluoride release and cell viability of the experimental rosin-based fluoride varnishes compared with commercial products, it will be appropriate for clinical application.