• ALGAE
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.355-363
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• 2013

The coralline alga, Corallina officinalis, is a widely distributed intertidal species in temperate coastal regions. It is usually exposed to high fluctuations of light intensity, light quality, temperature, and desiccation, all of which affect the temporal and spatial distribution as well as the morphology and the metabolism of this alga. In laboratory experiments we examined the effects of different light intensities (50, 100, and 200 ${\mu}mol$ photons $m^{-2}s^{-1}$) on photosynthesis, calcification, photosynthetic pigment contents (chlorophyll a and carotenoids), and growth rate of C. officinalis to clarify its photoacclimation strategies. Net photosynthesis, calcification and dissolution rates based on weight were not sensitive to irradiance. Although, photosynthesis and calcification did not clearly respond to light intensity, photosynthetic pigment contents were significantly lower at higher light intensities. In addition, higher irradiances induced significant enhancement of gross photosynthesis based on chlorophyll a. As a result, the specific growth rate was significantly stimulated by high light intensity. Our results suggest that photoacclimation of C. officinalis to different light conditions may be regulated to optimize growth.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.468-476
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• 2020

The bone cement used for vertebroplasty must be sufficiently injectable. The introduction of granules reduces the amount of liquid required for liquefaction, implying that higher fluidity is achieved with the same amount of liquid. By employing β-tricalcium phosphate granules with an average diameter of 50 ㎛, changes in injectability are observed based on the paste preparation route and granular fraction. To obtain acceptable injectability, phase separation must be suppressed during injection, and sufficient capillary pressure to combine powder and liquid must work evenly throughout the paste. To achieve this, the granules should be evenly distributed. Reduced injection rates are observed for dry mixing and excessive granular content, owing to phase separation. All these correspond to conditions under which the clustered granules weakened the capillary pressure. The injected ratio of the paste formed by wet mixing displayed an inverted U-type shift with the granular fraction. The mixture of granules and powder resulted in an increase in the solid volume fraction, and a decrease in the liquid limit. This resulted in the enhancement of the liquidity, owing to the added liquid. It is inferred that the addition of granules improves the injectability, provided that the capillary pressure in the paste is maintained.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.57-70
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• 2024

Nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) lithium-ion batteries(LIBs) are increasingly prominent in the energy storage system due to their high energy density and cost-effectiveness. However, they face significant challenges, such as rapid capacity fading and structural instability during high-voltage operation cycles. Addressing these issues, numerous researchers have studied the enhancement of electrochemical performance through the coating of NCM cathode materials with substances like metal oxides, lithium composites, and polymers. Coating these cathode materials serves several critical functions: it acts as a protection barrier against electrolyte decomposition, mitigates the dissolution of transition metals, enhances the structural integrity of the electrode, and can even improve the ionic conductivity of the cathode. Ultimately, these improvements lead to better cycle stability, increased efficiency, and enhanced overall battery life, which are crucial for the advancement of NCM-based lithium-ion batteries in high-demand applications. So, this paper will review various cathode coating materials and examine the roles each plays in improving battery performance.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.621-629
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• 2018

Many chemically active species such as ${\cdot}H$, ${\cdot}OH$, $O_3$, $H_2O_2$, hydrated $e^-$, as well as ultraviolet rays, are produced by Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) plasma in water and are widely use to remove non-biodegradable materials and deactivate microorganisms. As the plasma gas containing chemically active species that is generated from the plasma reaction has a short lifetime and low solubility in water, increasing the dissolution rate of this gas is an important challenge. To this end, the plasma gas and water within reactor were mixed using the air-automizing nozzle, and then, water-gas mixture was injected into water. The dissolving effect of plasma gas was indirectly confirmed by measuring the RNO (N-Dimethyl-4-nitrosoaniline, indicator of the formation of OH radical) solution. The plasma system consisted of an oxygen generator, a high-voltage power supply, a plasma generator and a liquid-gas mixing reactor. Experiments were conducted to examine the effects of location of air-automizing nozzle, flow rate of plasma gas, water circulation rate, and high-voltage on RNO degradation. The experimental results showed that the RNO removal efficiency of the air-automizing nozzle is 29.8% higher than the conventional diffuser. The nozzle position from water surface was not considered to be a major factor in the design and operation of the plasma reactor. The plasma gas flow rate and water circulation rate with the highest RNO removal rate were 3.5 L/min and 1.5 L/min, respectively. The ratio of the plasma gas flow rate to the water circulation rate for obtaining an RNO removal rate of over 95% was 1.67 ~ 4.00.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.339-347
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• 2007

SMEDDS is mixture of oils, surfactants, and cosurfactants, which are emulsified in aqueous media under conditions of gentle agitation and digestive motility that would be encountered in the gastro-intestinal(GI) tract. The main purpose of this work is to prepare self-microemulsifying drug delivery system(SMEDDS) for oral bioavailability enhancement of a poorly water soluble drug, atorvastatin calcium. Solubility of atorvastatin calcium was determined in various vehicles. Pseudo-ternary phase diagrams were constructed to identity the efficient self-emulsification region and particle size distributions of the resultant micro emulsions were determined using a laser diffraction sizer. Optimized formulations for in vitro dissolution and bioavailability assessment were $Capryol^{(R)}$ 90(50%), Tetraglycol(16%), and $Cremophor^{(R)}$ EL(32%). The release rate of atorvastatin from SMEDDS was significantly higher than the conventional tablet ($Lipitor^{(R)}$), 2-fold. Our studies illustrated the potential use of SMEDDS for the delivery of hydrophobic compounds, such as atorvastatin calcium by the oral route.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제12권9호
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• pp.1615-1622
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• 2008

경사형 스페이서와 LDD 영역을 갖는 다결정 실리콘 TFT를 제작하였다. 소자 특성의 신뢰성을 위해 수소($H_2$)와 수소/플라즈마 처리 공정으로 수소 처리된 n-채널 다결정실리콘 TFT 소자를 제작하였다. 소자에 최대 누설전류의 게이트 전압 조건에서 소자에 스트레스를 인가시켰다. 게이트 전압 스트레스 조건에 의해 야기되는 열화 특성인자들인 드레인 전류, 문턱전압($V_{th}$), 부-문턱전압 기울기(S), 최대 전달 컨덕턴스($g_m$), 그리고 파워인자 값을 측정/추출하였으며, 수소처리 공정이 소자 특성의 열화 결과에 미치는 관계를 분석하였다. 특성 파라미터의 분석 결과, 수소화 처리시킨 n-채널 다결정 실리콘 박막 트랜지스터에서 열화특성의 원인들은 다결정실리콘/산화막의 계면과 다결정 실리콘의 그레인 경계에서 실리콘-수소 본드의 해리에 의한 현수 본드의 증가이었다. 따라서 새로 제안한 다결정 TFT의 구조는 제작 공정 단계가 간단하며, 소자 특성에서 누설전류가 드레인 영역 근처 감소된 수평 전계에 의해 감소되었다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.683-691
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 온도조건 별로 밀도요동 초임계 유체를 이용하여 추출한 대마종자 추출물의 수율 측정과 생리활성능을 평가하고, 리포좀 제형으로 난용성 추출물의 용해를 가능하게 하여 경피투과도를 증진시키는 데 있다. 수율 측정 결과, 60℃로 추출한 대마종자가 가장 높게 나타났고, 항산화 실험에서 total polyphenol content assay, DPPH radical scavenging assay, ABTS+ radical scavenging assay 결과, 최고농도에서 45℃ 추출물의 폴리페놀 함량과 radical 소거능이 가장 크게 나타났다. 항균실험 결과, P ropionibacteium acnes 균주에서만 clear zone이 나타났다. 추출물을 3차 정제수에 용해시킨 제형보다 리포좀으로 캡슐화한 제형에서 particle size의 감소와 zeta potential의 절댓값 증가를 확인하여 제형 안정성을 확인하였고, 경피투과도의 증진 또한 확인하였다. 이러한 실험결과를 바탕으로 난용성인 초임계 대마종자 추출물을 화장품의 기능성 천연물 소재로써 활용 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2008년도 춘계종합학술대회 A
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• pp.105-110
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• 2008

식각 형상비에 의해 경사형 스페이스를 갖는 도핑 산화막을 이용한 LDD 영역을 갖도록 제작한 다결정 TFT의 새로운 구조를 제안한다. 소자 특성의 신뢰성을 위해 수소($H_2$)와 수소/플라즈마 처리 공정으로 다결정 실리콘에 수소 처리시킨 n-채널 다결정 실리콘 TFT 소자를 제작하였다. 소자에 최대 누설전류의 게이트 전압 조건에서 소자에 스트레스를 인가시켰다. 게이트 전압 스트레스 조건에 의해 야기되는 열화 특성인자들은 드레인 전류, 문턱전압($V_{th}$), 부-문턱전압 기울기(S), 최대 전달 컨덕턴스($g_m$), 그리고 파워인자 값을 측정/추출하였으며, 수소처리 공정이 소자 특성의 열화 결과에 미치는 관계를 분석하였다. 특성 파라미터의 분석 결과로써, 수소화 처리시킨 n-채널 다결정 실리콘 박막 트랜지스터에서 열화특성의 원인들은 다결정 실리콘/산화막의 계면과 다결정 실리콘의 그레인 경계에서 실리콘-수소 본드의 해리에 의한 현수 본드의 증가이었다. 이 증가가 소자의 핫-캐리어와 결합으로 개선된 열화 특성의 원인이 되었다. 따라서 새로 제안한 다결정 TFT의 구조는 제작 공정 단계가 간단하며, 소자 특성에서 누설전류가 드레인 영역 근처 감소된 수평 전계에 의해 감소되었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.549-563
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• 2010

The environmental behaviors of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are mainly governed by their solubility and partitioning properties on soil media in a subsurface system. In surfactant-enhanced remediation (SER) systems, surfactant plays a critical role in remediation. In this study, sorptive behaviors and partitioning of naphthalene in soils in the presence of surfactants were investigated. Silica and kaolin with low organic carbon contents and a natural soil with relatively higher organic carbon content were used as model sorbents. A nonionic surfactant, Triton X-100, was used to enhance dissolution of naphthalene. Sorption kinetics of naphthalene onto silica, kaolin and natural soil were investigated and analyzed using several kinetic models. The two compartment first-order kinetic model (TCFOKM) was fitted better than the other models. From the results of TCFOKM, the fast sorption coefficient of naphthalene ($k_1$) was in the order of silica > kaolin > natural soil, whereas the slow sorbing fraction ($k_2$) was in the reverse order. Sorption isotherms of naphthalene were linear with organic carbon content ($f_{oc}$) in soils, while those of Triton X-100 were nonlinear and correlated with CEC and BET surface area. Sorption of Triton X-100 was higher than that of naphthalene in all soils. The effectiveness of a SER system depends on the distribution coefficient ($K_D$) of naphthalene between mobile and immobile phases. In surfactant-sorbed soils, naphthalene was adsorbed onto the soil surface and also partitioned onto the sorbed surfactant. The partition coefficient ($K_D$) of naphthalene increased with surfactant concentration. However, the $K_D$ decreased as the surfactant concentration increased above CMC in all soils. This indicates that naphthalene was partitioned competitively onto both sorbed surfactants (immobile phase) and micelles (mobile phase). For the mineral soils such as silica and kaolin, naphthalene removal by mobile phase would be better than that by immobile phase because the distribution of naphthalene onto the micelles ($K_{mic}$) increased with the nonionic surfactant concentration (Triton X-100). For the natural soil with relatively higher organic carbon content, however, the naphthalene removal by immobile phase would be better than that by mobile phase, because a high amount of Triton X-100 could be sorbed onto the natural soil and the sorbed surfactant also could sorb the relatively higher amount of naphthalene.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.183-190
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• 2022

다이옵사이드(CaMgSi₂O₆)는 생체활성이 높을 뿐만 아니라 우수한 기계적 성질도 보유한 물질로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 지르코니아 세라믹스의 생체활성을 향상시키기 위하여 지르코니아 기판 표면에 다이옵사이드를 솔젤법으로 코팅하고 in vitro 시험을 통해 지르코니아 기판의 생체활성 증진을 고찰하였다. 코팅용 다이옵사이드 솔은 Ca(NO₃)₂·H₂O, MgCl₂·H₂O 및 Si(OC₂H₅)₄를 각각의 몰비로 에탄올에 용해한 후 가수분해시켜 제조하였다. 다이옵사이드 코팅에 의한 생체활성 증진을 고찰하기 위하여 SBF 용액 내에서 in vitro 시험을 진행하였는데, 침적초기에는 주로 코팅층 다이옵사이드 입자들의 표면용해가 관찰되었고, 새로운 하이드록시아파타이트 입자의 석출은 14일 침적시편에서 주로 관찰되었다. In vitro 시험 시 SBF(Simulated Body Fluid) 용액에 대한 다이옵사이드 코팅층의 용해와 기판 표면에 석출되는 하이드록시아파타이트 층의 양과 형태는 코팅횟수와 코팅층 두께에 의존하였다.