• 센서학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.215-218
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• 2015

As several innovative technologies for flexible electric devices are being realized, demand for in-situ strain monitoring for flexible electric devices is being emphasized. Because flexible devices are commonly influenced by substrate strain, suitable strain sensors for flexible devices are essential for the sophisticated maneuvering of flexible devices. In this study, a flexible strain sensor based on an Ag electrode is prepared on a polyimide substrate using the LDW (laser direct writing) process. In this process, first, the Ag nanoparticles are coated on the substrate and selectively sintered using a focused laser. Because of the advantages of the LDW process (such as being mask-less, using low temperatures, and having non-vacuum characteristics), the entire fabrication process has been dramatically simplified; as a final outcome, a highly reliable strain sensor has been fabricated. Using this strain sensor, various strain conditions that arise from different bending radii can be detected by measuring real-time electrical signals.

• 한국입자에어로졸학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.151-159
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• 2016

Since airborne viruses have been known to aggravate indoor air quality, studies on development of anti-viral air filter increase recently. In this study, a mass aerosol particle generator for coating a commercial air filter (over $300{\times}300mm^2$) was built, and evaluated by comparing a commercial particle generator. Then, via this device, a commercial air filter was coated with anti-viral material ($SiO_2-Ag$ nanoparticles in this study), so fabrication of commercial anti-viral air filter was performed and the pressure drop, filtration efficiency, and anti-viral ability of the filter were evaluated against aerosolized bacteriophage MS2 in a continuous air flow condition. The result showed that the particle generation of the new generator was more than about 8.5 times over which of the commercial one. Consequently, $SiO_2-Ag$ particle coating on a filter does not have significant effects on the filtration efficiency and pressure drop with different areas, and the average anti-viral efficiency of the $SiO_2-Ag$ filter was about 92% when the coating areal density was $1.0{\times}10^{12}particles/m^2$.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.38-44
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• 2004

Searching for systems of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) that can be used as templates for chemical lithography, we found that nitro groups on aromatic SAMs are selectively converted on Ag to amino groups by irradiation with a visible laser. 4-nitrobenzenethiol on Ag was thus converted to 4-aminobenzenethiol by irradiating it with an $Ar^+$ laser. This was evident from surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) as well as from a coupling reaction forming amide bonds. The surface-induced photoreaction allowed us to prepare patterned binary monolayers on Ag that showed different chemical reactivities. Using the binary monolayers as a lithographic template, we induced site-specific chemical reactions, such as the selective growth of biominerals on either the nitro- or amine-terminated regions by adjusting the crystal-growth conditions. We also demonstrated that patterned, amine-terminated monolayers can be fabricated even on gold by using silver nanoparticles as photoreducing catalysts.

• 한국자기학회:학술대회 개요집
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• 한국자기학회 2007년도 The 1st International Symposium on Advanced Magnetic Materials
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• pp.126.1-126.1
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• 2007

• 한국섬유공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국섬유공학회 2007년도 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.475-476
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• 2007

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2013년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.166-166
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• 2013

유체 플라즈마 공정은 금속 나노입자를 제조하는데 있어서 혁신적이고 친환경적인 공정 방법의 하나이다. 본 연구에서는 유체 플라즈마 공정을 통해 젤라틴 기지재 내에 은 나노입자를 합성하였고, 합성 된 용액은 동결건조를 통해 3D scaffold 형태의 생체복합체로 제조하였다. 이렇게 제조된 생체복합체의 물리적 특성 및 생물학적 특성 평가를 통해 생체복합체의 효율성과 항균 효과가 뛰어남을 확인하였다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2008년도 제34회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.346-346
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• 2008

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.20-28
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• 2015

탄화수소 선택적 촉매환원공정에서 ${\gamma}$-알루미나에 지지된 금속 산화물 촉매의 크기 및 형태에 따른 질소산화물 ($NO_x$) 저감 특성에 대해 조사하였다. 환원촉매로는 Ag, Cu 및 Ru를 사용하였으며, n-heptane을 환원제로 사용하였다. Ag/${\gamma}$-$Al_2O_3$ 촉매의 경우 온도범위 $250{\sim}400^{\circ}C$에서 20 nm>50 nm>80 nm 순으로 Ag의 크기가 작을수록 $NO_x$ 전환효율이 높게 나타났다. 금속 산화물 촉매의 형태에 따른 영향은 구형과 선형에 대해 살펴보았다. Ag와 Cu는 동일한 조건에서 선형이 구형보다 $NO_x$ 전환효율이 높은 것으로 나타났으나, Ru의 경우에는 형태에 따른 영향이 거의 관찰되지 않았다. 사용된 금속산화물 촉매 중에서 Ag를 사용했을 때 $NO_x$ 저감효율이 가장 높았으며, 선형의 Ag를 사용했을 때 $300^{\circ}C$의 반응온도에서 대부분의 $NO_x$를 제거할 수 있었다. Cu와 Ru 촉매상에서는 NO가 환원되기보다는 $NO_2$로의 산화반응이 우세하여 전체적으로 $NO_x$ 저감효율이 낮게 나타났다.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2021

For higher sensitivity in ultraviolet (UV) and even vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) detection of silicon-based sensors, a sandwich-structured film sensor based on Ag Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) was designed and fabricated. This film sensor was composed of a Ag nanoparticles (NPs) layer, SiO2 buffer and fluorescence layer by physical vapour deposition and thermal annealing. By tuning the annealing temperature and adding the SiO2 layer, the resonance absorption wavelength of Ag NPs matched with the emission wavelength of the fluorescence layer. Due to the strong plasmon resonance coupling and electromagnetic field formed on the surface of Ag NPs, the radiative recombination rate of the luminescent materials and the number of fluorescent molecules in the excited state increased. Therefore, the fluorescent emission intensity of the sandwich-structured film sensor was 1.10-1.58 times at 120-200 nm and 2.17-2.93 times at 240-360 nm that of the single-layer film sensor. A feasible method is provided for improving the detection performance of UV and VUV detectors.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.47.1-47.16
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• 2023

Scrub typhus, a mite-borne infectious disease, is caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. Despite many attempts to develop a protective strategy, an effective preventive vaccine has not been developed. The identification of appropriate Ags that cover diverse antigenic strains and provide long-lasting immunity is a fundamental challenge in the development of a scrub typhus vaccine. We investigated whether this limitation could be overcome by harnessing the nanoparticle-forming polysorbitol transporter (PST) for an O. tsutsugamushi vaccine strategy. Two target proteins, 56-kDa type-specific Ag (TSA56) and surface cell Ag A (ScaA) were used as vaccine candidates. PST formed stable nano-size complexes with TSA56 (TSA56-PST) and ScaA (ScaA-PST); neither exhibited cytotoxicity. The formation of Ag-specific IgG2a, IgG2b, and IgA in mice was enhanced by intranasal vaccination with TSA56-PST or ScaA-PST. The vaccines containing PST induced Ag-specific proliferation of CD8⁺ and CD4⁺ T cells. Furthermore, the vaccines containing PST improved the mouse survival against O. tsutsugamushi infection. Collectively, the present study indicated that PST could enhance both Ag-specific humoral immunity and T cell response, which are essential to effectively confer protective immunity against O. tsutsugamushi infection. These findings suggest that PST has potential for use in an intranasal vaccination strategy.