• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.557-564
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 차폐성능의 우수함이 증명된 납 사용에 있어 나타나는 단점을 보완하고 불필요한 인체 피폭을 제어하기 위하여 3D 프린팅 기술을 이용하였다. 3D 프린터는 3차원 형상 구현이 가능하며, 개인의 아이디어를 즉각적으로 적용할 수 있어 시제품 제작 비용 및 기간을 줄여주면서 기술 보완 유지에 큰 장점이 있다. 다양한 특증의 3D 프린터 중 FDM 방식을 채택하였으며, 출력에 사용되는 필라멘트를 폴리락트산 (Polylactic acid, PLA)와 텅스텐 두 가지 소재를 혼합하여 연구용 압출기를 활용해 제작하였다. 출련된 혼합 필라멘트를 형태학적 차폐체로 구현하였으며, 선량평가를 통해 유효성 검증과 동시에 다양한 물질의 차페체 제작에 기초 정보 제공에 목적을 두었다. PLA와 텅스텐을 혼합하여 연구용 압출기로 제작된 필라멘트는 텅스텐 함유 비율에 따라서 10 %, 20 %, 30 %, 40 %, 50 %로 구분하여 제작하였다. 3D Modeling, STL File 저장, G-code생성, 출력등의 처리과정으로 10 cm × 10 cm × 0.5cm의 크기로 각각 제작하였고, 관전압 60 kVp, 80 kVp, 100 kVp, 120 kVp와 관전류 20 mAs, 40 mAs의 조건으로 선량 및 차폐성능 평가 실험하였다.

• 한국환경과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경과학회 2007년도 춘계 학술발표회 발표논문집
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• pp.558-560
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• 2007

l-PLA와 d-PLA사이의 complex형성은 화학 양론적으로 동일 몰비에서 강력한 상호 작용력에 기인한다. 이러한 특성을 이용하여 PLA블렌드 계에서 stereochemistry를 이용하여 블렌드 한 성분에 defect를 부여함으로서 complex정도를 조절함으로서 다성분 고분자계의 표면 조성의 조절(표면 물성의 조절)과 생분해성의 조절이 가능함을 보였다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.421-426
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• 2016

Polylactic acid (PLA) is a biodegradable and renewable polymer, which represents a valuable alternative to plastic packaging films, often associated with environmental problems. In this study, we tested the suitability of PLA as a biodegradable packaging film and assessed the antimicrobial activity of lemongrass oil (LO), incorporated into the PLA film in different concentrations. To obtain the optimal physical properties for PLA films, tensile strength, elongation at break, and water vapor permeability were measured under different preparation conditions. In addition, the antimicrobial activity of the LO contained in the PLA film against Listeria monocytogenes was investigated by disc diffusion and viable cell count. Among all concentrations tested, 2% LO was the most suitable in terms of antimicrobial activity and physical properties of the PLA film. Based on these results, we used the PLA film containing 2% LO to pack pork sausages; after 12 d of storage at 4℃, the population of inoculated L. monocytogenes in the sausage samples wrapped with the PLA film containing 2% LO was reduced by 1.47 Log CFU/g compared with the control samples. Our data indicate that PLA films containing 2% LO represent a valuable means for antimicrobial sausage packaging.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.175-184
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• 2006

Poly(D,L-lacic acid)(PLA) microshperes containing loazepam were prepared by a solvent-emulsion evaporation method and their release patterns were investigated in vitro. Various batches of microspheres with different size and drug content were obtained by changing the ratio of lorazepam to PLA, PLA concentration in the dispersed phase and stirring rate. Rod-like lorazepam crystals on microsphere surface, which were released rapidly and could act as a loading dose, were observed with increasing drug content. The release rate was increased with increase in drug contents and decrease in the molecular weight of PLA. The release rate of lorazepam for long-acting injectable delivery system in vitro, which would aid in Predicting in vivo release Profile, could be controlled by properly optimizing various factors affecting characteristics of microspheres.

• 청정기술
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.172-177
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• 2023

Many studies have been conducted on the indiscriminate use of plastic due to the environment problems it has caused all over the world. This problem can be mitigated by using eco-friendly/biodegradable plastics that can be decomposed by microorganisms or enzymes. This study focused on addressing the plastic golf tees that are thrown away at golf courses. In order to replace conventional golf tees (ABS) with a more eco-friendly alternative, this study explored a biodegradable plastic and 3D printing method for producing golf tees. Among the biodegradable plastics, PLA (polylactic acid) was found to be a good candidate as an eco-friendly material because it is biodegradable by microorganisms. Thus, golf tees were prepared by using PLA via 3D printing, and the physical and chemical properties of the tees were evaluated. The amorphous region of PLA was confirmed through XRD. Also, FT-IR showed the unique peak of PLA without impurities. It was confirmed through an optical microscope that the specific surface area and roughness had increased. This structure plays a role in firmly fixing the golf tee when it is inserted into the ground. In addition, it was possible to improve the compressive load compared to ABS golf tees while also decreasing the compressive stretching.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.1057-1073
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• 2015

In this paper, we consider cooperative D2D communications in cellular networks. More precisely, a cellular user leases part of its spectrum to facilitate the D2D communication with a goal of improving the energy efficiency of a D2D pair. However the D2D pair is untrusted to the cellular user, such resource sharing may result in the information of this cellular user unsecured. In order to motivate the cellular user's generosity, this D2D pair needs to help the cellular user maintain a target secrecy rate. To address this issue, we formulate a joint spectrum and power allocation problem to maximize the energy efficiency of the D2D communication while guaranteeing the physical layer security of the cellular user. Then, a theorem is proved to indicate the best resource allocation strategy, and accordingly, an algorithm is proposed to find the best solution to this resource allocation problem. Numerical results are finally presented to verify the validity and effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.797-802
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• 2009

To control degradation rate of biodegradable poly(lactide)s (PLA), the stereochemical PLAs with different ratios of d-lactide and l-lactide units were synthesized by the ring open polymerization and the their degradation kinetics were measured by a Langmuir film balance. The alkaline (pH=11) degradation of poly(l-lactide) (l-PLA) monolayer showed the faster rate at a surface pressure of 4 mN/m in the ranges from to 0 to 7 mN/m. However, the enzymatic degradation of l-PLA with Proteinase K did not occur until 4 mN/m. Above a constant surface pressure of 4 mN/m, the degradation rate was increased with a constant surface pressure. These behaviors might be attributed to the difference in the contacted area with degradation medium: alkaline ions need small contact area with l-PLA while enzymes require much bigger one to be activated due to different medium sizes. The stereochmical PLA monolayers showed that the alkaline degradation was increased with their optical impurities while the enzymatic one was inversed. These results could be explained by the decrease of crystallinity with the optical impurity and the inactivity of enzyme to d-LA unit.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.173-181
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• 2003

A polymeric micelle drug delivery system was developed to enhance the solubility of poorly-water soluble drug, biphenyl dimethyl dicarboxylate, DDB. The block copolymers consisting of poly(D,L-lactide) (PLA) as the hydrophobic segment and methoxy poly(ethylene glycol) (mPEG) as the hydrophilic segment were synthesized and characterized by NMR, DSC and MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy. The size of the polymeric micelles measured by dynamic light scattering showed a narrow monodisperse size distribution with the average diameter less than 50 nm. The MW of mPEG-PLA, 3000 (MW of mPEG, 2 K; MW of PLA, 1K), and the presence of hydrophilic and hydrophobic segments on the polymeric micelles were confirmed by MALDI-TOF mass spectroscopy and NMR, respectively. Polymeric micelle solutions of DDB were prepared by three different methods, i.e. the matrix method, emulsion method and dialysis method. In the matrix method, DDB solubility was reached to 13.29 mg/mL. The mPEG-PLA 2K-1K micelle system was compared with the poloxamer 407 micelle system for their critical micelle concentration, micelle size, solubilizing capacity, stability in dilution and physical state. DDB loaded-polymeric micelles prepared by the matrix method showed a significantly increased aqueous solubility (＞5000 fold over intrinsic solubility) and were found to be superior to the poloxamer 407 micelles as a drug carrier.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제9권12호
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• pp.4835-4855
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• 2015

TV white space (TVWS) is showing promise to become the first widespread practical application of cognitive technology. In fact, regulators worldwide are beginning to allow access to the TV band for secondary users, on the provision that they access the geolocation database. Device-to-device (D2D) can improve the spectrum efficiency, but large-scale D2D communications that underlie TVWS may generate undesirable interference to TV receivers and cause severe mutual interference. In this paper, we use an established geolocation database to investigate the power allocation problem, in order to maximize the total sum throughput of D2D links in TVWS while guaranteeing the quality-of-service (QoS) requirement for both D2D links and TV receivers. Firstly, we formulate an optimization problem based on the system model, which is nonconvex and intractable. Secondly, we use an effective approach to convert the original problem into a series of convex problems and we solve these problems using interior point methods that have polynomial computational complexity. Additionally, we propose an iterative algorithm based on the barrier method to locate the optimal solution. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm has strong performance with high approximation accuracy for both small and large dimensional problems, and it is superior to both the active set algorithm and genetic algorithm.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.185-192
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• 2019

DXA 검사는 작은 골량의 변화로 발생하는 생물학적 변화를 가장 잘 반영할 수 있어 임상에서 우수한 성능을 발휘하는 골밀도 검사 장치이다. 검사의 정확도와 정밀도의 유지를 위하여 정도관리가 필수적으로 수행되어야 하지만 팬텀의 제작이 어렵고 상대적으로 고가의 가격이기 때문에 병원마다 보유하지 않고 있는 경우가 많다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 3D 프린터 및 시중에서 손쉽게 구할 수 있는 필라멘트의 내부채움 정도의 변화를 이용하여 교차보정 팬텀을 개발하고 상용화된 팬텀과의 비교 평가를 통해 유용성을 평가하였다. 팬텀의 개발을 위해 ABS, TPU, PLA, 30% Cu-PLA, 30% Al-PLA의 HU을 평가하였으며 각각 내부 채움 100%에서 $-149.74{\pm}2.36$, $-55.62{\pm}7.14$, $-7.68{\pm}3.82$, $87.53{\pm}1.07$, $1795.20{\pm}16.15$의 HU를 나타내었다. 선형회귀분석이 적용된 3D 프린팅 팬텀의 L1, L2, L3 골밀도는 $0.620{\pm}0.010g/cm^2$, $1.092{\pm}0.025g/cm^2$, $1.554{\pm}0.026g/cm^2$으로, 기존 팬텀과 통계적으로 높은 관련성을 보였다. 이를 활용한다면, DXA 장치의 적절한 정도관리가 가능할 것이며, FDM 3D 프린팅을 이용한 다양한 의료용 팬텀 제작에 기초 자료로 활용될 것으로 사료된다.