• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.492-498
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• 2012

DBD(Dielectric Barrier Discharge) 플라즈마 액츄에이터의 설계 파라미터에 따른 특성을 연구하였다. 방전전압, 주파수, 전극의 간격, 폭, 길이, 유전체 두께에 따른 DBD 플라즈마 액츄에이터의 유속 및 소모전력을 측정하였다. 방전전압과 주파수가 클수록 유속과 소모전력은 증가하였다. 전극간격은 클수록 소모전력은 감소하면서 유속은 증가하였으나, 플라즈마 방전을 위해 높은 전압이 요구되었다. 상부전극폭은 좁을수록, 하부전극폭은 넓을수록 일정한 소모전력으로 유속을 증가시킬 수 있었다. 주어진 방전조건과 전극형상에서 DBD 플라즈마 액츄에이터의 성능을 예측할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.246-252
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 유전체 장벽 방전(dielectric barrier discharge: DBD) 플라즈마에 의한 monostatic RCS 감소 특성을 측정하였다. Monostatic 레이다 단면적(radar cross section: RCS) 교정을 위하여 서로 다른 크기의 금속 평판을 사용하여 산란계수(scattering parameter)를 측정하였고, 그 결과 0.4 dB 이내의 오차를 보였다. DBD 플라즈마에 의한 monostatic RCS 감소 특성을 측정하기 위해 DBD 플라즈마 발생기 뒤에 금속 평판을 배치하였다. 금속 평판과 플라즈마 발생기 사이에 아크 방전(arc dischrage)이 일어나는 것을 방지하기 위해 금속 평판과 DBD 플라즈마 사이의 간격을 띄워 측정을 진행하였다. 그 결과 7.4 GHz에서 monostatic RCS가 최대 약 3 dB 감소하였다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.61-79
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• 2018

Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine the effect of non-thermal dielectric barrier discharge(DBD) plasma on decontamination of Staphylococcus aureus(S. aureus) and Escherichia coli(E. coli) as common pathogens. Methods: This experiment was carried out in a chamber($0.64m^3$)designed by the authors. The plasma was continuously generated by a non-thermal DBD plasma generator(Model TB-300, Shinyoung Air tech, Korea). Suspensions of S. aureus and E. coli of 0.5 McFarland standard($1.5{\times}10^8CFU/mL$) were prepared using a Densi-Check photometer(bio $M{\acute{e}}rieux$, France). The suspensions were diluted1:1000 in sterile PBS solutions(approximately$10^{4-5}CFU/mL$) and inoculated on tryptic soy agar(TSA) in Petri dishes. The Petri dishes(80mm internal diameter)were exposed to the non -thermal DBD plasma in the chamber. Results: The results showed that 95% of S. aureus colonies were killed after a six-hour exposure to the DBD plasma. In the case of E. coli, it took two hours to kill 100% of the colonies. The gram-negative E. coli had a greater reduction than the gram-positive S. aureus. This difference may be due to the structure of their cell membranes. The thickness of gram-positive bacteria is greater than that of gram-negative bacteria. The S. aureus is more resistant to DBD plasma exposures than is E. coli. It should be noted that average concentrations of ozone, a byproduct of the DBD plasma generator, were monitored throughout the experiment and the results were well below the criteria, 50 ppb, recommended by the Korean Ministry of the Environment. Thus, non-thermal DBD plasma is deemed safe for use in hospital and public facilities. Conclusions: There was evidence that non-thermal DBD plasma can effectively kill S. aureus and E. coli. The results indicate that DBD plasma technology can greatly contribute to the control of infections in hospitals and other public and private facilities.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.617-624
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• 2019

Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma is one of the promising next generation non-thermal technologies for food sterilization. The present study investigated the effects of DBD plasma on the reduction of most common food-borne pathogenic bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Salmonella enterica) and sanitary indicative bacteria (Escherichia coli) in the suspension (initial inoculum of approx. 9 log CFU/mL). The bacterial counts were significantly (P<0.05) reduced with the increase in the treatment time (1-30 min) of DBD plasma in the suspension. The D-values (time for 90% reduction) of DBD plasma by first-order kinetics for S. aureus, B. cereus, V. parahaemolyticus, S. enterica, and E. coli were 17.76, 19.96, 32.89, 21.55, and 15.24 min, respectively (R²>0.90). These results specifically showed that 30 min of DBD plasma treatment in > 90% reduction of seafood-borne pathogenic and sanitary indicative bacteria. This suspension study may provide the basic data for use in seafood processing and distribution.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.83-92
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• 2023

유전체 전위장벽방전방식에 의한 플라즈마 젯의 블렛 형상은 인가되는 유량과 전기장의 크기에 따라 달라지고 이러한 변화는 DBD 플라즈마 젯의 밀도차이에 의한 스펙트럼 분포의 차이로 나타난다. 발생된 플라즈마 젯의 스펙트럼의 분석을 통한 활성종의 발생과 강도의 차이는 장치를 활용하는데 있어서 중요한 요소이다. 본 논문에서는 Ar가스를 이용한 대기압 볼륨 DBD방식의 플라즈마 젯 발생장치를 제안된 설계방법에 따라 구성하였다. 플라즈마 젯의 발생을 위한 유량의 의존도를 규명하기 위한 Ar가스의 유동해석을 시뮬레이션을 통해 확인하였고 프로토타입 시스템에서는 MFC를 통한 유량제어를 통해 최적의 플라즈마 젯 불렛형상을 발생시키고 발생된 플라즈마 젯의 특성을 분석하기 위해 스펙트로미터를 이용한 플라즈마 젯의 특성을 분석하였다. 제안된 시스템의 설계방법을 통한 장치에서 최적의 플라즈마 젯 형상 확립방법과 EOS 상에서 활성종에 대한 결과를 확인하였다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제42회 동계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.172-172
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• 2012

Non-thermal plasma has attracted medical researchers, since they showed higher apoptosis rate in cancer cells than normal cells. However, it is hard to conclude general cancer cell specific effect because comparison between normal and cancer cell activities after plasma treatment have not been reported yet. This research proposes a comparison of Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) plasma effect on three normal cells lines and three cancer cells lines. We measured cell number, mitochondria activity (MTS assay) and amount of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) for three days. The results show that the number of cancer cells decreased more than normal cells following of exposure time. On the other hand, mitochondria activities and amounts of H2O2 increased following of exposure time. In addition, we found that DBD plasma exposure on cell suspension in media and media only illustrated no difference in mitochondria activity, H2O2 quantity, and cell number. Thus, we can confirm higher apoptosis rate in cancer cells which is related to the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by DBD plasma. The related molecular mechanisms were investigated further.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2011년도 제36회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.433-436
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 후향계단 형상의 0.5 m/s의 속도를 갖는 유동을 DBD 플라즈마를 통해 제어하였다. electrode와 dieletric material로 각각 stainless foil과 polymide film을 사용하였으며, 고압의 AC power source를 사용하였다. 후향계단 전단과 수직 부분의 두 부분으로 나누어 각각 플라즈마를 발생시켰으며, 플라즈마 발생 위치에 따라서 유동의 재부착 지점이 변경됨을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.910-916
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of underwater non-thermal dielectric barrier discharge plasma (DBD plasma) on the sterilization of three types of pathogenic bacteria that cause diseases in freshwater fish and the reduction of a tetracycline antibiotics. This experiment was conducted in the DBD plasma generator, and the voltages used to generate plasma were 11.6 kV and 23.1 kV. The measurement intervals were 0, 1, 5, 10 and 15 min. As a result of DBD plasma treatment, Aeromonas hydrophila, Edwardsiella tarda and Pseudomonas fluorescens were removed 93-99% after 5 min at 23.1 kV, and the tetracycline antibiotics were reduced 70-95% after 15 min at 23.1 kV. In this study, as a result of treating the effluent with DBD plasma at a fish farm where the medicinal bath was conducted with oxytetracycline-HCl (OTC-HCl) products, OTC-HCl decreased by 62% after 10 min at 23.1 kV.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.432-437
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• 2019

유연전극 기반의 대기압 부유전극 유전체 장벽 방전 (floating electrode-dielectric barrier discharge, FE-DBD) 시스템을 개발하여 플라즈마 특성을 분석하였다. 유연한 파워전극(powered electrode)을 구성하는 유연유전체로 polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polydiemethylsiloxane (PDMS), polyethylene terephthalate (PET)를 사용하여 플라즈마를 발생하였을 때 플라즈마의 광학적 세기와 전자온도는 파워전극에 인가하는 전압이 증가할수록 증가하였고, 전압이 일정할 때는 PTFE < PDMS < PET 순으로 증가하였다. 이는 유전체의 종류와 전압에 따른 축전용량의 변화로 설명할 수 있었고, 유연전극 기반의 대기압 FE-DBD 플라즈마의 특성은 유연한 파워전극을 구성하는 유전체와 파워전극에 인가되는 전압을 변화함으로써 조절될 수 있음을 의미한다. 유연전극 대기압 FE-DBD 시스템은 피부 곡면을 따라 플라즈마가 발생될 수 있으므로 플라즈마 메디신(plasma medicine)에 유용할 것으로 기대한다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2015

Plasma is an ionized gas mixture, consisting of neutral particles, positive ions, negative electrons, electronically excited atoms and molecules, radicals, UV photons, and various reactive species. Also, plasma has unique physical properties distinct from gases, liquids, and solids. Until now, non-thermal plasmas have been widely utilized in bio-medical applications (called bio-plasma) and have been developed for the plasma-related devices that are used in the medical field. Although numerous bio-plasma studies have been performed in biomedicine, there is no confirmation of the nonthermal effect induced by bio-plasma. Standardization of the biological application of plasma has not been evaluated at the molecular level in living cells. In this context, we investigated the biological effect of bio-plasma on living cells. Hence, we treated the fibroblasts with Dielectric Bauvier Discharge bio-plasma (DBD), and assessed the characteristic change at the molecular level, one of the typical cellular responses. Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) regulates its own protein level in response to stimuli. HSP70 responds to heat shock by increasing its own expression at the molecular level in cells. Hence, we confirmed the level of HSP70 after treatment of mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) with DBD. Interestingly, DBD-plasma induced cell death, but there was no difference in the level of HSP70, which is induced by heat shock stimuli, in DBD-treated MEFs. Our data provide the basic information on the interaction between MEFs and DBD, and can help to design a molecular approach in this field.