• Journal of Chitin and Chitosan
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.256-261
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• 2018

Recently, the number of cardiovascular disease-related deaths worldwide has increased. Therefore, the importance of percutaneous cardiovascular intervention and drug-eluting stents (DES) has been highlighted. Despite the great clinical success of DES, the re-endothelialization at the site of stent implantation is retarded owing to the anti-proliferative effect from the coated drug, resulting in late thrombosis or very late restenosis. In order to solve this problem, studies have been actively carried out to excavate new drugs that promote rapid re-endothelialization. In this study, we introduced hydrophilic drug, tauroursodeoxycholate (TUDCA), that improves the proliferation of endothelial progenitor cells and promotes apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells. In addition, we utilized shellac, which is a natural resin from lac bug to coat TUDCA on the surface of the metal. When using conventional coating method including biodegradable polymers and organic solvents, phase separation between polymer and drug occurred in the coating layer that caused incomplete incorporation of drug into the polymer layer. However, when using shellac as a coating polymer, no phase separation was observed and drug was fully covered with the polymer matrix. In addition, by adjusting the composition of coating solution and modifying the hydrophilicity of the metal surface using oxygen plasma, the surface roughness decreased due to the increased affinity between coating solution and metal surface. This result provides a method of depositing a hydrophilic drug layer on the stent.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.57-62
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• 2014

Pythagolas rule was used for investigation of static contact angle in particular figures. Static contact angle measurement was important to evaluate the wettability between solid and liquid. Optimum measurement method and standardization of calculation for static contact angle were investigated for practical application. Optimum diameter of droplet for static contact angle measurement was confirmed as 1 mm. Contact angle measurement using Pythagolas rule was also used to calculate advancing, receding angle and wettability of different surface condition. At last, it was concluded that the Pythagolas rule method was more accurate than general lineation method for static contact angle measurement.

• New Physics: Sae Mulli
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• v.68 no.11
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• pp.1173-1182
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• 2018

Mesoporous silica allows proper hydration of an ion exchange membrane under low relative humidity due to its strong hydrophilicity and structural characteristic. A mesoporous silica and Nafion composite membrane shows good proton conductivity under low relative humidity. An understanding of ion-channel formation and proton transfer through an ion-channel network in mesoporous silica and Nafion composite membranes is essential for the development and the optimization of ion exchange membranes. In this study, a mesoporous cellular foam $SiO_2/Nafion$ composite membrane is fabricated, and its proton conductivity and performance are measured. Also, the ion-channel distribution is analyzed by using electrostatic force microscopy to measure the surface charge density of the mesoporous cellular foam $SiO_2/Nafion$ composite membrane. The research reveals a few remarkable results. First, the composite membrane shows excellent proton conductivity and performance under low relative humidity. Second, the composite membrane is observed to form ion-channel-rich and ion-channel-poor region locally.

• Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.93-100
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• 2022

This study describes the evaluation results on the effect of soil particle surfaces coated with various hydrophobic conditions on spectral information according to water content. Wettability test and spectral information evaluation test were performed on the hydrophobic coated standard sand. When the standard sand was coated with 1%, 3%, and 5% hydrophobic, the contact angles of sand-water interface were 130°~143°, 129°~144°, and 131°~144°, respectively. This means that the contact angle increased as the degree of hydrophobic coating increased at the same drying time, but the range of the contact angle had the same wettability. This means that the contact angle increases as the hydrophobic coating degree increases at the same drying time, whereas the contact angle range has the same wettability. As a result of spectral information evaluation, the maximum spectral reflectance of the dried sand with hydrophobic condition decreased compared to that of the hydrophilic sand, as the degree of hydrophobic increased. However, the maximum spectral reflectance was increased by increasing the degree of hydrophobic under the same water content conditions.

• The Journal of Korea Institute of Information, Electronics, and Communication Technology
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.109-115
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• 2023

In this paper, we demonstrated the orientation characteristics of liquid crystals using UV-treated FSAM as alignment layer. Moreover we confirmed the FSAM properties before and after UV treatment on indium tin oxide (ITO) glass substrates using physicochemical analysis. The hydrophobic property of the FSAM surface is change to hydrophilic through UV treatment. After UV treatment the LC molecules also were uniformly and horizontally aligned on the FSAM surfaces and the pretilt angle was obviously changed 90° degrees to 0° degrees. EO characteristic of TN cell which was fabricated with UV-treated FSAM was faster response time compare to conventional PI layer. The FSAM before and after UV treatment has a superior application potential as the LC alignment layer for LCD, potentially replacing the conventional polyimide layer.

• Composites Research
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.342-348
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• 2023

There has been increasing demand for real-time monitoring of body and ambient temperatures using wearable devices. Graphene-based thermistors have been developed for high-performance flexible temperature sensors. In this study, the temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) of monolayer graphene was controlled by coating polyethylenimine (PEI) on graphene surfaces to enhance its temperature-sensing performances. Monolayer graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) was wet-transferred onto a target substrate. To facilitate the interfacial doping by PEI, the hydrophobic graphene surface was altered to be hydrophilic by oxygen plasma treatments while minimizing defect generation. The effect of PEI doping on graphene was confirmed using a back-gated field-effect transistor (FET). The CVD-grown monolayer graphene coated with PEI exhibited an improved TCR of -0.49(±0.03) %/K in a temperature range of 30~50℃.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.307-312
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• 2003

Hollow fiber was prepared from the blend of a high density polyethylene (HDPE)/ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The changes in the morphology and mechanical property of the hollow fiber were investigated. The commercial product (Sterapore), having a high water permeability, was analyzed with viscosity measurement and FT-IR. The molecular weight of Sterapore was very high and its surface was coated with a vinyl alcohol/vinyl acetate copolymer. The content of UHMWPE in the HDPE/UHMWPE blend was limited below 10 wt%. In order to improve the dispersion of UHMWPE, a mineral oil should be introduced in the blend. The morphology and mechanical property of the hollow fiber of HDPE/UHMWPE blend were similar to those of the commercial product.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.401-404
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• 2006

Macroporous Poly(Methacrylic acid-co-Ethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate) Rods were in situ thermal initialized within a empty column($3.9{\times}150mm$) by free radical polymerization. The polymerization mixture was consisted of monomer, cross-linking monomer, porogenic solvent, initiator and control the ratio of these materials, column efficiency could be developed. Caffeine and tryptophan as separation substances and the retention mechanism of this kind of monolithic column was mainly hydrogen bond function.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.36-38
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• 2003

In this paper, the surface modificatioin of PDMS (polydimethyl-siloxane) which is a useful material of microfluidic devices is presented. PDMS-based devices can be fabricated by casting the polymer in a mold, but the porosity and the hydrophobicity of PDMS make difficult to use as bio-medical devices. To overcome these disadvantages, the PDMS surface is grafted with HEMA (2-Hydroxyethyle methacrylate) treatments and $O_2$ plasma process. The $O_2$ plasma process is performed for 20 sec after curing PDMS, and PDMS is put in the prepared HEMA without Monomethyle Ether Hydroquinone. Residual monomers and homopolymers of HEMA-treated PDMS surface are removed using soxhlet extractor. The PDMS surface modification using HEHA without Monomethyle Ether Hydroquinone is experimented, and compare to when additing $FeCl_2{\cdot}2H_2O$. A method with a soxhlet extractor compare to the existing rinse method. The hydrophilicity is confirmed by the measurement of a contact angle, and we observe whether the hydrophilicity is retained.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.293-293
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• 2013

최근 디스플레이산업이 발달하면서 투명전도성 물질에 대한 산업의 요구도가 높아지고 있다. ITO투명전도성 박막은 낮은 비저항과 우수한 식각특성을 가지고 있어 평면표시소자, 광소자, 터치패널 그리고 가스 센서 등 다양한 분야에 응용되고 있으며 디스플레이 소자가 소형화 되어감에 따라 박막의 다기능화가 요구되고 있다. 본 실험에서는 전기적 특성과 친, 발수특성을 동시에 가지는 다기능성 ITO 박막을 연구하였다. RIE방식으로 식각을 통하여 Poly Si-wafer 표면에 미세구조를 만든 기판과 Slide Glass기판에 RF-magnetron sputtering 방법을 이용해 ITO박막을 증착하여 비교분석 하였다. ITO박막 증착시 $100{\sim}400^{\circ}C$ 열처리와 산소를 사용하지 않고 Ar 가스만을 사용하여 실험한 후 열처리온도에 따른 전기적 특성 및 접촉각에 대하여 조사하였다. 3 uL의 Di-water를 사용하여 접촉각을 측정한 결과 $400^{\circ}C$ 열처리가 된 Poly si-wafer 위에 증착된 ITO 박막에서 초-친수 특성을 나타냈으며, 그 위에 PTFE을 증착하였을 경우 12 uL의 Di-water를 사용하여 약 $150^{\circ}$ 이상의 초-발수 특성을 나타내었다. 전기적 특성은 $5.8{\times}10^{-4}$의 비 저항을 나타내었다. 이러한 전기적 특성과 친 발수 특성을 동시에 가지는 ITO 박막은 Anti-Fogging, self-Cleaning, Solar cell 및 디스플레이소자 등 다양한 산업에 이용 가능할 것으로 생각된다.