• Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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• 제68권
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• pp.229-237
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• 2018

Medical silicone tubes are generally used as implants for the treatment of nasolacrimal duct stenosis. However, side effects such as allergic reactions and bacterial infections have been reported following the silicone tube insertion, which cause surgical failure. These drawbacks can be overcome by modifying the silicone tube surface using a functional coating. Here, we report a biocompatible and superhydrophilic surface coating based on a polysaccharide multilayer nanofilm, which can load and release antibacterial and anti-inflammatory agents. The nanofilm is composed of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and chitosan (CHI), and fabricated by layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly. The LbL-assembled CMC/CHI multilayer films exhibited superhydrophilic properties, owing to the rough and porous structure obtained by a crosslinking process. The surface coated with the superhydrophilic CMC/CHI multilayer film initially exhibited antibacterial activity by preventing the adhesion of bacteria, followed by further enhanced antibacterial effects upon releasing the loaded antibacterial agent. In addition, inflammatory cytokine assays demonstrated the ability of the coating to deliver anti-inflammatory agents. The versatile nanocoating endows the surface with anti-adhesion and drug-delivery capabilities, with potential applications in the biomedical field. Therefore, we attempted to coat the nanofilm on the surface of an ophthalmic silicone tube to produce a multifunctional tube suitable for patient-specific treatment.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.212-217
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• 2021

Silica sol에 YAG 형광체를 첨가량별로 spin 코팅 후, 코팅막의 blue LED에서 백색광이 발현되는 정도와 표면 및 곡면 코팅용 binder로써, 적용가능성을 확인하였다. SEM, PSA를 통해YAG의 입자 크기는 D₅₀: 9~10 ㎛ 내외이며, XRD를 통해 YAG의 결정구조가 garnet(Y₃Al₅O₁₂), cubic인 것을 확인하였다. 코팅막은 crack이 없고 동시에 silica sol이YAG 형광체를 균질하게 도포된 형상을 보였으며, 첨가량 증가와 비례하게 코팅막 내에서 YAG 첨가량과 두께는 최대 40 ㎛까지 증가하는 추세를 보였다. 그리고 YAG 첨가량이 증가할수록 PL emission intensity 증가와 chromatic locus 곡선 끝 방향으로 색좌표 이동을 확인하였다. Soda-lime 유리기판 표면에 코팅 후, crack이 없으며 YAG 형광체가 균질하게 도포된 코팅성과 코팅막의 백색광 발현특성을 확인할 수 있었고 이는 직접적으로 LED에 다양한 형태의 형광 형상의 구현이 가능하다는 것을 의미한다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.183-188
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• 2019

Flexible dye-sensitized solar cells using binder free $TiO_2$ paste for low temperature sintering are developed. In this paste a small amount of titanium gel is added to a paste of $TiO_2$ nanoparticle. Analysis of titanium gel paste prepared at $150^{\circ}C$ shows that it has a pure anatase phase in XRD and mesoporous structure in SEM. The formation of the titanium gel 1-2 nm coated layer is confirmed by comparing the TEM image analysis of the titanium gel paste and the pristine paste. This coating layer improves the excited electron transfer and electrical contact between particles. The J-V curves of the organic binder DSSCs fabricated at $150^{\circ}C$ shows a current density of $0.12mA/cm^2$ and an open-circuit voltage of 0.47 V, while the titanium gel DSSCs improves electrical characteristics to $5.04mA/cm^2$ and 0.74 V. As a result, the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the organic binder DSSC prepared at low temperature is as low as 0.02 %, but the titanium gel paste DSSCs has a measured effciency of 2.76 %.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.113-120
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• 2019

To investigate surface properties and interception performances of the new modified PVDF membrane coated with Graphene Oxide (GO) and nano-$TiO_2$ (for short the modified membrane) via the interface polymerization method combined with the pumping suction filtration way, filtration experiments of the modified membrane on Humic Acid (HA) were conducted. Results showed that the contact angle (characterizing the hydrophilicity) of the modified membrane decreased from $80.6{\pm}1.8^{\circ}$ to $38.6{\pm}1.2^{\circ}$. The F element of PVDF membrane surface decreased from 60.91% to 17.79% after covered with GO and $TiO_2$. O/C element mass ratio has a fivefold increase, the percentage of O element on the modified membrane surface increased from 3.83 wt% to 20.87%. The modified membrane surface was packed with hydrophilic polar groups (like -COOH, -OH, C-O, C=O, N-H) and a functional hydrophilic GO-polyamide-$TiO_2$ composite configuration. This configuration provided a rigid network structure for the firm attachment of GO and $TiO_2$ on the surface of the membrane and for a higher flux as well. The total flux attenuation rate of the modified membrane decreased to 35.6% while 51.2% for the original one. The irreversible attenuation rate has dropped 71%. The static interception amount of HA on the modified membrane was $158.6mg/m^2$, a half of that of the original one ($295.0mg/m^2$). The flux recovery rate was increased by 50%. The interception rate of the modified membrane on HA increased by 12% approximately and its filtration cycle was 2-3 times of that of the original membrane.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.87-91
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• 2019

We report on stretchable electrochromic films of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) fabricated on silver nanowire (AgNW) electrodes. AgNWs electrodes are prepared on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrates using a spray coater for stretchable electrochromic applications. On top of the AgNW electrode, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) is introduced to ensure a stable resistance over the electrode under broad strain range by effectively suppressing the protrusion of AgNWs from PDMS. This bilayer electrode exhibits a high performance as a stretchable substrate in terms of sheet resistance increment by a factor of 1.6, tensile strain change to 40 %, and stretching cycles to 100 cycles. Furthermore, P3HT film spin-coated on the bilayer electrode shows a stable electrochromic coloration within an applied voltage, with a color contrast of 28.6 %, response time of 4-5 sec, and a coloration efficiency of $91.0cm^2/C$. These findings indicate that AgNWs/PEDOT:PSS bilayer on PDMS substrate electrode is highly suitable for transparent and stretchable electrochromic devices.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.418-425
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• 2019

A piezoelectric ceramic fiber composite (PCFC) was successfully fabricated using $0.69Pb(Zr_{0.47}Ti_{0.53})O_3-0.31[Pb(Zn_{0.4}Ni_{0.6})_{1/3}Nb_{2/3}]O_3$ (PZT-PZNN) for use in small-scale wind energy harvesters. The PCFC was formed using an epoxy matrix material and an array of Ag/Pd-coated PZT-PZNN piezo-ceramic fibers sandwiched by Cu interdigitated electrode patterned polyethylene terephthalate film. The energy harvesting performance was evaluated in a custom-made wind tunnel while varying the wind speed and resistive load with two types of flutter wind energy harvesters. One had a five-PCFC array vertically clamped with a supporting acrylic rod while the other used the same structure but with a five-PCFC cantilever array. Stainless steel (thickness: $50{\mu}m$) was attached onto one side of the PCFC to form the PZT-PZNN cantilever. The output power, in general, increased with an increase in the wind speed from 2 m/s to 10 m/s for both energy harvesters. The highest output power of $15.1{\mu}W$ at $14k{\Omega}$ was obtained at a wind speed of 10 m/s for the flutter wind energy harvester with the PZT-PZNN cantilever array. The results presented here reveal the strong potential for wind energy harvester applications to supply sustainable power to various IoT micro-devices.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.523-530
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• 2019

포트홀 발생 및 관련 교통사고 건수는 매년 꾸준히 증가하는 추세이며 이에 따른 인명피해, 차량파손에 따른 비용손실 등 도로 이용자의 직 간접적인 피해를 증가시키고 있다. 일반적으로 아스팔트 혼합물은 생산과정부터 시공 후 공용에 따라 지속적으로 노화가 진행된다. 포장 노화는 균열과 수분침투로 박리를 야기하고 반복적인 윤하중에 의해 포장구조를 약화시켜 포트홀을 유발하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 노화가 아스팔트 콘크리트 포장에 미치는 영향을 검토하기 위해 노화정도에 따른 부착성능 평가와 수분민감성 평가를 수행하였다. 연구결과 노화에 따라 아스팔트 바인더의 점성이 증가해 부착강도가 2~3배 이상 증가하였다. 또한 가속 노화시킨 아스팔트 혼합물의 경우 간접인장강도의 증가뿐만 아니라 TSR 값도 4.2~8.9 % 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 이에 따라 골재에 아스팔트 바인더가 피복된 상태에서 노화가 진행될 경우 아스팔트 바인더와 골재의 부착력이 증가하여 박리 저항성이 향상되는 것으로 분석되었다.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.55-60
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• 2019

Polymer:nonfullerene solar cells with an inverted-type device structure were fabricated by employing the bulk heterojunction (BHJ) active layers, which are composed of poly[(2,6-(4,8-bis(5-(2-ethylhexyl)thiophene-2-yl)-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']dithiophene))-alt-(5,5-(1',3'-di-2-thienyl-5',7-bis(2-ethylhexyl)benzo[1',2'-c:4',5'-c']dithiophene-4,8-dione))] (PBDB-T) and 3,9-bis(6-methyl-2-methylene-(3-(1,1-dicyanomethylene)-indanone))-5,5,11,11-tetrakis(4-hexylphenyl)-dithieno[2,3-d:2',3-d']-s-indaceno[1,2-b:5,6-b']dithiophene (IT-M). The BHJ layers were formed on a pre-patterned indium-tin oxide (ITO)-coated glass substrate by spin-coating using the blend solutions of PBDB-T and IT-M. The solar cell performances were investigated with respect to the cell position on the ITO-glass substrates. In addition, the short-term shelf lifetime of solar cells was tested by storing the PBDB-T:IT-M solar cells in a glovebox filled with inert gas. The results showed that the performance of solar cells was relatively higher for the cells close to the center of substrates, which was maintained even after storage for 24 h. In particular, the PCE of PBDB-T:IT-M solar cells was marginally decreased after storage for 24 h owing to the slightly reduced fill factor, even though the open circuit voltage was unchanged after 24 h.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.154-162
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• 2018

필름 형태의 Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)은 표면 개질을 하기 위해 Plasma 처리 또는 Corona 처리를 하여 표면을 -OH기로 활성화시키는 공정이나, 피착제와 PDMS 필름의 접착 또는 Adhesion promoter와 축합 반응을 통해 PDMS 표면을 다른 작용기로 개질시키는 공정, Grafting polymerization을 이용하는 PDMS 개질 공정이 주로 이용된다. 그러나 Plasma나 Corona 처리 후에 친수성이 오래가지 못하고, 보관에 어려움이 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 코팅 공정을 통하여서 PDMS표면 개질을 하기 위해서, 먼저 새로운 형태의 실란 기능화 아크릴 고분자 전구체를 합성하고 이를 Hydroxyl-terminated PDMS와의 축합 반응을 통해 아크릴 고분자와 PDMS 고분자가 결합된 형태의 표면 개질제를 제조한 후, 이를 PDMS 필름 위에 코팅하였다. 제조한 표면 개질제의 구조와 분자량을 확인하기 위하여 1H-NMR과 GPC를 분석하였고, 표면 개질제가 코팅된 PDMS표면 특성 변화를 확인하기 위하여 XPS, ATR, WCA를 이용하여 표면 특성을 조사하였으며, PDMS 필름과의 부착을 확인하기 위해 Cross cutting test를 진행하였다. 그 결과 PDMS 필름 표면이 아크릴 고분자층이 형성된 것으로 확인하였고, PDMS 필름과 표면 개질제와의 부착성 (4 - 5B) 또한 우수한 것을 확인하였다.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.19-25
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• 2019

구조물의 충격 위치 검출을 위해 본 연구그룹에서는 압전 페인트 센서를 연구하고 있다. 압전 페인트는 고주파 신호 및 충격에 민감한 특성으로 인하여 충격 감지에 사용할 수 있다. 또한, 압전 페인트 센서는 세라믹 센서가 적용될 수 없는 곡선 또는 복잡한 구조에 코팅될 수 있으며 외부 전원을 필요로 하지 않는다. 충격을 검출하기 위해 모자이크 패턴 전극을 시험편 위에 코팅하였고, 충격 신호는 충격이 발생한 전극부에서 얻을 수 있었다. 보다 더 정확한 충격 위치 검출을 위해서는 전극을 더 많은 부분으로 나누어 해당 전극부로부터 충격 데이터 수집이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는, 데이터 수집을 위하여 가볍고 저렴한 간단한 멀티채널 데이터 수집 시스템을 개발하였다. ARM Cortex-M3의 UART 통신을 이용하여 총 4채널의 데이터를 수집하였다.