• 제목/요약/키워드: Cell trapping

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Arthrobotrys conoides에 의한 선충포획의 전자현미경적 연구 (Electron microscopic observations on the trapping of nematode by Arthrobotrys conoides)

  • 박진숙;박용근
    • 미생물학회지
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    • 제22권1호
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    • pp.19-28
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    • 1984
  • A. conoides에 의한 선충 포획과정을 SEM과 TEM을 이용하여 관찰하였다. 1. A. conoides는 점착성 three-dimensional networks에 의해 선충을 포획한다. 2. Trap cell은 영양균사에 비해 세포벽이 두꺼우며 endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria 및 electron-dense granule이 풍부하다. 3. 포획기관에서만 관찰되는 전자밀도가 높은 과립은 포획기관이 선충을 점착하여 침투하는 과정에서 소실된다. 4. 포획기관과 선충이 부착된 사이에서 osmiophilic layer가 관찰되었고 바로 이 지점으로부터 침투가 일어나며, 한 포획기관에서 두 군데 이상 동시 침투가 가능하다. 5. 포획기관의 선충내 침투시 appressorium이 형성되지 않고 침투되는 경우가 있다. 6. 균주와 선충의 혼합배지를 2~3주 두었을 때, 유충들이 포자에 접착되어 죽는다.

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Study of SF6/Ar plasma based textured glass surface morphology for high haze ratio of ITO films in thin film solar cell

  • Kang, Junyoung;Hussain, Shahzada Qamar;Kim, Sunbo;Park, Hyeongsik;Le, Anh Huy Tuan;Yi, Junsin
    • 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.430.2-430.2
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    • 2016
  • The front transparent conductive oxide (TCO) films in thin fill solar cell should exhibit high transparency, conductivity, good surface morphology and excellent light scattering properties. The light trapping phenomenon is limited due to random surface structure of TCO films. The proper control of surface structure and uniform cauliflower TCO films may be appropriate for efficient light trapping. We report light trapping scheme of ICP-RIE glass texturing by SF6/Ar plasma for high roughness and haze ratio of ITO films. It was observed that the variation of etching time, pattern size and Ar flow ratio during ICP-RIE process were important factors to improve the diffused transmittance and haze ratio of textured glass. The ICP-RIE textured glass showed low etching rates due to the presence of metal elements like Al, B, F and Na. The ITO films deposited on textured glass substrates showed the high RMS roughness and haze ratio in the visible wavelength region. The change in surface morphology showed negligible influence on electrical and structural properties of ITO films. The ITO films with high roughness and haze ratio can be used to improve the performance of thin film solar cells.

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페이즈 필드법을 이용한 박막형 태양전지의 광포획층 설계 (Design of Light Trapping System of Thin Film Solar Cell Using Phase Field Method)

  • 허남준;유정훈
    • 대한기계학회논문집A
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    • 제38권9호
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    • pp.973-978
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    • 2014
  • 본 연구는 페이즈 필드법 기반으로 하는 위상최적화를 이용하여 박막형 태양 전지의 광포획 구조의 반사층 설계를 목표를 하였다. 이를 위하여 입사된 빛이 설계영역인 반사층에서 반사되어 원하는 방향으로 진행하도록 하고자 하였다. 또한 같은 방법을 근적외선 영역의 반사판의 설계에 적용한 적외선 피탐지 구조의 개념 설계를 수행하였으며, 페이즈 필드법 기반의 결과와 밀도법 기반의 결과를 비교하였다. 목적함수는 에너지의 흐름을 나타내는 포인팅 벡터값의 최대화로 설정하였고, 반사된 빛의 방향을 조절하기 위하여 지정된 측정영역에서 값을 측정하였다. 본 연구의 유한요소해석 및 최적화 과정은 상용 프로그램인 COMSOL과 Matlab 프로그램을 이용하여 수행되었다.

A Dielectrophoresis Microfluidic Device for Trapping Bioparticles at Low Voltage and Frequency

  • Jeong, Jin-Tae;Shin, Hyun-Min;Kim, Duwoon;Lee, Kyeong-Hwan
    • Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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    • 제41권1호
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    • pp.60-65
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    • 2016
  • Purpose: The necessity for precise manipulation of bioparticles has greatly increased in the fields of bioscience, biomedical, and environmental monitoring. Dielectrophoresis (DEP) is considered to be an ideal technique to manipulate bioparticles. The objective of this study is to develop a DEP microfluidic device that can trap fluorescent beads, which mimic bioparticles, at the low voltage and frequency of the sinusoidal signal supplied to the microfluidic device. Methods: A DEP microfluidic device, which is composed of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) channels and interdigitated electrode networks, is fabricated to trap fluorescent beads. The geometry of the interdigitated electrodes is determined through computational simulation. To determine the optimum voltage and frequency of the sinusoidal signal supplied to the device, the experiments of trapping beads are conducted at various combinations of voltage and frequency. The performance of the DEP microfluidic device is evaluated by investigating the correlation between fluorescent intensities and bead concentrations. Results: The optimum ratio of the widths between the negative and positive electrodes was 1:4 ($20:80{\mu}m$) at a gap of $20{\mu}m$ between the two electrodes. The DEP electrode networks were fabricated based on this geometry and used for the bead trapping experiments. The optimum voltage and frequency of the supplied signal for trapping fluorescent beads were 15 V and 5 kHz, respectively. The fluorescent intensity of the trapped beads increased linearly as the bead concentration increased. The coefficient of determination ($R^2$) between the fluorescent intensity and the bead concentration was 0.989. Conclusions: It is concluded that the microfluidic device developed in this study is promising for trapping bioparticles, such as a cell or virus, if they are conjugated to beads, and their concentration is quantified.

주기적인 패턴 유리 기판을 사용한 비정질 실리콘 박막 태양전지의 효율 향상에 관한 연구 (Conversion Efficiency Enhancement of a-Si:H Thin-Film Solar Cell Using Periodic Patterned Substrate)

  • 손찬희;김경민;김재호;홍진;권기청
    • 한국진공학회지
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    • 제21권1호
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    • pp.55-61
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    • 2012
  • 본 연구에서는 주기적인 3차원 패턴이 형성된 유리기판을 사용하여 비정질 실리콘 박막 태양전지를 제작하였다. 주기적인 패턴은 일반적인 전도성 투명 산화막(TCO: Trasparent Conductive Oxide) 표면의 불규칙 패턴과 비교하여 더 효율적인 광포획을 가능하게 한다. 태양전지 제작 전 광특성 전산모사를 통하여 주기적인 패턴 유리 기판의 광학적 특성을 알아보았다. 비정질 실리콘 박막 태양전지의 제작은 PECVD를 이용하여 구면 패턴이 형성된 유리기판을 이용하여 제작되었으며, 인공 태양광 조사장치를 이용하여 제작된 태양전지의 성능 평가를 진행하였다. 태양전지 전산모사 결과와 실험 결과들을 비교 분석하여 주기적인 패턴 유리 기판을 이용한 비정질 실리콘 박막 태양전지의 효율향상 가능성을 확인하였다.

혈장 총 율기 포집 능력(TRAP) 수준 및 항산화 비타민 영양상태와 인체 임파구 DNA 손상정도와의 상호관련성 연구 (The Associations between Plasma Concentrations of Total Radical-Trapping Antioxidant Potential(TRAP), Antioxidant Vitamins and DNA Damage in Human Lymphocytes)

  • 강명희
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • 제34권4호
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    • pp.401-408
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    • 2001
  • The spontaneous frequency of genetic damage and the possible relationship of this damage to total radical-trapping antioxidant potential(TRAP) and antioxidant vitamins, including plasma levels of $\alpha$-carotene, $\beta$-carotene, cryptoxanthin, retinol, $\alpha$-tocopherol and ${\gamma}$-tocopherol in humans were investigated in 57 subjects using two indices of genetic damage, SCE & HFC frequency. The mean of SCE and HFC frequencies were weakly correlated with plasma TRAP(r=-0.305, p<0.1 for SCEs: r=-0.297, p<0.1 for HFCs, respectively), but those were strongly negatively correlated with plasma $\beta$-carotence(r=-0.385, p<0.01 for SCEs : r=-0.392, p<0.01 for HFCs) and cryptoxanthin(r=-0.312, p<0.05 for SCEs : r=0.335, p<0.05 for HFCs, respectively) levels in the subjects. However, those DNA damage markers including SCE and HFC did not correlate with either plasma $\alpha$-carotene, $\alpha$-tocopherol or retinol concentrations. The mean of SCE and HFC frequencies were positively correlated with plasma ${\gamma}$-tocopherol level(r=0.421, p<0.01 for SCEs : r=0.399, p<0.01 for HFCs, respectively). These findings indicate that increased cytogenetic DNA changes, as determined by SCE and HFC frequencies are possibly associated with generation of free radicals in lymphocytes and decreased plasma antioxidant vitamin($\beta$-carotene and cryptoxanthin) status in the subjects. (Korean J Nutrition 34(4) : 401~08, 2001)

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Development of Macro-Porous Silicon Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Improved Light Trapping

  • Aliaghayee, Mehdi;Fard, Hassan Ghafoori;Zandi, Ashkan
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • 제7권3호
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    • pp.218-227
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    • 2016
  • The light harvesting efficiency is counted as an important factor in the power conversion efficiency of DSSCs. There are two measures to improve this parameter, including enhancing the dye-loading capacity and increasing the light trapping in the photoanode structure. In this paper, these tasks are addressed by introducing a macro-porous silicon (PSi) substrate as photoanode. The effects of the novel photoanode structure on the DSSC performance have been investigated by using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, photocurrent-voltage, UV-visible spectroscopy, reflectance spectroscopy, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements. The results indicated that bigger porosity percentage of the PSi structure improved the both anti-reflective/light-trapping and dye-loading capacity properties. PSi based DSSCs own higher power conversion efficiency due to its remarkable higher photocurrent, open circuit voltage, and fill factor. Percent porosity of 64%, PSi(III), resulted in nearly 50 percent increment in power conversion efficiency compared with conventional DSSC. This paper showed that PSi can be a good candidate for the improvement of light harvesting efficiency in DSSCs. Furthermore, this study can be considered a valuable reference for more investigations in the design of multifunctional devices which will profit from integrated on-chip solar power.

Plasmonic Enhanced Light Absorption by Silver Nanoparticles Formed on Both Front and Rear Surface of Polycrystalline Silicon Thin Film Solar Cells

  • Park, Jongsung;Park, Nochang;Varlamov, Sergey
    • 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.493-493
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    • 2014
  • The manufacturing cost of thin-film photovoltics can potentially be lowered by minimizing the amount of a semiconductor material used to fabricate devices. Thin-film solar cells are typically only a few micrometers thick, whereas crystalline silicon (c-Si) wafer solar cells are $180{\sim}300\mu}m$ thick. As such, thin-film layers do not fully absorb incident light and their energy conversion efficiency is lower compared with that of c-Si wafer solar cells. Therefore, effective light trapping is required to realize commercially viable thin-film cells, particularly for indirect-band-gap semiconductors such as c-Si. An emerging method for light trapping in thin film solar cells is the use of metallic nanostructures that support surface plasmons. Plasmon-enhanced light absorption is shown to increase the cell photocurrent in many types of solar cells, specifically, in c-Si thin-film solar cells and in poly-Si thin film solar cell. By proper engineering of these structures, light can be concentrated and coupled into a thin semiconductor layer to increase light absorption. In many cases, silver (Ag) nanoparticles (NP) are formed either on the front surface or on the rear surface on the cells. In case of poly-Si thin film solar cells, Ag NPs are formed on the rear surface of the cells due to longer wavelengths are not perfectly absorbed in the active layer on the first path. In our cells, shorter wavelengths typically 300~500 nm are also not effectively absorbed. For this reason, a new concept of plasmonic nanostructure which is NPs formed both the front - and the rear - surface is worth testing. In this simulation Al NPs were located onto glass because Al has much lower parasitic absorption than other metal NPs. In case of Ag NP, it features parasitic absorption in the optical frequency range. On the other hand, Al NP, which is non-resonant metal NP, is characterized with a higher density of conduction electrons, resulting in highly negative dielectric permittivity. It makes them more suitable for the forward scattering configuration. In addition to this, Ag NP is located on the rear surface of the cell. Ag NPs showed good performance enhancement when they are located on the rear surface of our cells. In this simulation, Al NPs are located on glass and Ag NP is located on the rear Si surface. The structure for the simulation is shown in figure 1. Figure 2 shows FDTD-simulated absorption graphs of the proposed and reference structures. In the simulation, the front of the cell has Al NPs with 70 nm radius and 12.5% coverage; and the rear of the cell has Ag NPs with 157 nm in radius and 41.5% coverage. Such a structure shows better light absorption in 300~550 nm than that of the reference cell without any NPs and the structure with Ag NP on rear only. Therefore, it can be expected that enhanced light absorption of the structure with Al NP on front at 300~550 nm can contribute to the photocurrent enhancement.

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