• Smart Structures and Systems
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.901-916
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• 2014

Magnetorheological (MR) fluid is one of the field-responsive fluids that is of interest to many researchers due to its high yield stress value, which depends on the magnetic field strength. Similar to electrorheological (ER) fluid, the combination of working modes is one of the techniques to increase the performance of the fluids with limited focus on MR fluids. In this paper, a novel MR testing cell incorporated with valve, shear and squeeze operational modes is designed and constructed in order to investigate the behaviour of MR fluid in combined mode. The magnetic field distribution in the design concept was analyzed using finite element method in order to verify the effective areas of each mode have the acceptable range of flux density. The annular gap of valve and shear were fixed at 1 mm, while the squeeze gap between the parallel circular surfaces was varied up to 20 mm. Three different coil configurations, which were made up from 23 SWG copper wires were set up in the MR cell. The simulation results indicated that the magnetic field distributed in the squeeze gap was the highest among the other gaps with all coils were subjected to a constant applied current of 1 A. Moreover, the magnetic flux densities in all gaps were in a good range of magnitude based on the simulations that validated the proposed design concept. Hence, the 3D model of the MR testing cell was designed using Solidworks for manufacturing processes.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.57 no.5
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• pp.827-832
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• 2008

One of the most important issues in AC PDP is luminance and luminous efficacy. To improve the luminance and luminous efficacy, new sustain electrode structure which contains long discharge gap is necessary. However, it causes a rise of firing voltage. In this experiment, a new structure is proposed in order to solve this problem. To drop the firing voltage, the hump shaped electrode is inserted into the forward area of the main discharge gap. The experimental results show that proposed structures with 160um discharge gap have high firing voltage by 38V, high luminance by 30% and high luminous efficacy by 15% compared with conventional type having 60um discharge gap. In addition, the proposed structure with hump electrode shows lower firing voltage by 24V compared with the test panel with 160um discharge gap which doesn't have hump electrode though they have similar luminous efficacy.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.32 no.10
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• pp.831-835
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• 2008

We present a continuous electrical cell lysis chip, using a DC bias voltage to generate the focused high electric field for cell lysis as well as the electroosmotic flow for cell transport. The previous cell lysis chips apply an AC voltage between micro-gap electrodes for cell lysis and use pumps or valves for cell transport. The present DC chip generates high electrical field by reducing the width of the channel between a DC electrode pair, while the previous AC chips reducing the gap between an AC electrode pair. The present chip performs continuous cell pumping without using additional flow source, while the previous chips need additional pumps or valves for the discontinuous cell loading and unloading in the lysis chambers. The experimental study features an orifice whose width and length is 20 times narrower and 175 times shorter than the width and length of a microchannel. With an operational voltage of 50 V, the present chip generates high electric field strength of 1.2 kV/cm at the orifice to disrupt cells with 100% lysis rate of Red Blood Cells and low electric field strength of 60 V/cm at the microchannel to generate an electroosmotic flow of $30{\mu}m/s{\pm}9{\mu}m/s$. In conclusion, the present chip is capable of continuous self-pumping cell lysis at a low voltage; thus, it is suitable for a sample pretreatment component of a micro total analysis system or lab-on-a-chip.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.231-235
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• 2015

Damage to peripheral nerves or the spinal cord is often accompanied by neuropathic pain, which is a complex, chronic pain state. Increasing evidence indicates that alterations in the expression and activity of gap junction channels in the spinal cord are involved in the development of neuropathic pain. Thus, this review briefly summarizes evidence that regulation of the expression, coupling, and activity of spinal gap junction channels modulates pain signals in neuropathic pain states induced by peripheral nerve or spinal cord injury. We particularly focus on connexin 43 and pannexin 1 because their regulation vastly attenuates symptoms of neuropathic pain. We hope that the study of gap junction channels eventually leads to the development of a suitable treatment tool for patients with neuropathic pain.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.08a
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• pp.269-269
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• 2013

Redox cycling in between the two working electrodes in an electrochemical cell can lead a great signal enhancement. In this work, we report on a systematic examination of current amplification along with the decrease in the gap distance of a nanogap device which was fabricated by the combination of photo and chemical lithography [1]. The gap distance was controlled by the chemical lithographic process of surfacecatalyzed growth of metallic layer on pre-defined electrodes with wider initial gap. Enhancement of the redox current of ferri/ferrocyanide was observed upon gap distance reduction and the current is amplified about a thousand times in this redox system when the gap distance was decreased from 200 nm to 30 nm. The experimental results were discussed on the basis of the cyclic voltammetry (CV), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• v.60 no.4
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• pp.404-416
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• 2017

Objective : Functional and neural tissue recovery has been reported in many animal studies conducted with stem cells. However, the combined effect of cytokines and stem cells has not yet been adequately researched. Here, we analyzed the additive effects of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) on adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) infusion in the treatment of acute spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats. Methods : Four days after intrathecal infusion tubes implantation in Sprague-Dawley rats, SCI was induced with an infinite horizon impactor. In the Sham group (n=5), phosphate-buffered saline was injected 3, 7, and 14 days after SCI. GCSF, ADSCs, and ADSCs with GCSF were injected at the same time in the GCSF (n=8), ADSC (n=8), and ADSC+GCSF groups (n=7), respectively. Results : The ADSC and ADSC+GCSF groups, but not the GCSF group, showed significantly higher Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan scores than the Sham group during 8 weeks (p<0.01), but no significant difference between the ADSC and ADSC+GCSF groups. In the ladder rung test, all four groups were significantly different from each other, with the ADSC+GCSF group showing the best improvement (p<0.01). On immunofluorescent staining (GAP43, MAP2), western blotting (GAP43), and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (GAP43, nerve growth factor), the ADSC and ADSC+GCSF groups showed higher levels than the Sham and GCSF groups. Conclusion : Our analyses suggest that the combination of GCSF and ADSCs infusions in acute SCI in the rat does not have a significant additive effect. Hence, when combination agents for SCI stem cell therapy are considered, molecules other than GCSF, or modifications to the methodology, should be investigated.

• 한국전자현미경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.15-16
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• 2003

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.495-498
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• 1994

Genistein, a inhibitor of the progression of G$_{1}$ and G$_{2}$ phase of the mammalian cell cycle, was discovered through a unique screening system, in which effects of microbial metabolites on the cycle progression of the cultured mouse mammalian carcinoma cell were monitored by flow cytometry. The inhibitor was extracted from the fermentation broth of Streptomyces sp. ZF10 with ethyl acetate, and purified by silica gel column chromatography and HPLC.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.58.1-58.1
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• 2007

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.63.1-63.1
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• 2010

실리콘 박막 태양전지의 효율을 향상시키기 위해 밴드갭이 다른 흡수층을 적용한 tandem형 적층 태양전지를 이용하고 있다. 일반적으로 1.7eV이상의 밴드갭이 큰 비정질 실리콘을 이용하여 단파장의 빛을 흡수하고, 상대적으로 낮은 1.1eV 정도의 밴드갭을 갖는 미세결정 실리콘 층으로 장파장을 흡수하게 된다. 이렇게 연결된 tandem형 태양전지의 효율을 극대화하기 위해서는 각 태양전지에서 발생하는 전류 밀도를 일치시키는 것이 필요하다. 이를 위해 비정질 실리콘의 두께가 증가되는 경우가 있는데 이러한 경우 비정질 실리콘의 광열화 특성(Lihgt-induced degradation)으로 안정화 효율이 감소하게 된다. 따라서 비정질 실리콘 태양전지의 전류 밀도를 향상 시켜 두께를 최소화하는 것이 매우 중요하다. Tandem형 태양전지에서 비정질 실리콘 태양전지의 전류 밀도를 향상시키기 위해 두 개의 전지사이에 광 반사층을 적용하여 태양전지를 제조하게 된다. 이러한 경우 비정질 실리콘의 전류 밀도는 증가하지만, 광 반사 층의 장파장 흡수로 인하여 하부 태양전지의 전류 밀도 감소가 더 커지게 되어 전체 발생 전류 밀도는 오히려 감소하게 된다. 본 논문에서는 비정질 실리콘의 밴드갭을 제어하여 광 흡수 파장 영역 확대로 전류 밀도를 향상시키는 연구를 진행하였다. PECVD의 RF power 조건을 제어하여 1.75eV에서 1.67eV까지 밴드갭을 변화시켰다. 이와 같은 조건의 박막을 광 흡수층으로 갖는 p-i-n 구조의 비정질 실리콘 태양전지를 제작하였다. i층의 밴드갭이 감소됨에 따라 장파장 영역의 흡수가 확대되어 전류 밀도가 증가 하였지만, Voc의 감소가 컸다. 이는 i층의 밴드갭이 좁아짐에 따라 p층과의 불연속성이 커졌기 때문이다. 이러한 악영향을 줄이기 위해 p층과 i층 사이에 buffer층을 삽입하여 태양전지를 제작하였다. 이와 같은 최적의 buffer층 삽입을 통하여 불연속성을 줄임으로써 Voc의 상승효과를 확인하였다. 본 연구의 결과로 좁은 밴드갭을 갖는 광 흡수 층을 적용하여 전류 밀도를 향상시키고, 최적화된 buffer층 삽입으로 Voc를 향상시킴으로써 고효율의 비정질 실리콘 태양전지를 제작하였다. 이를 tandem형 태양전지에 적용할 경우 초기 효율뿐만 아니라 얇은 두께에서 제조할 수 있기 때문에 광열화 특성이 향상되어 안정화 효율의 증가를 가져올 수 있다.