• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.154-163
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• 2006

A 64-channel magnetocardiogram (MCG) system using low-noise superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) planar gradiometers was developed for the measurements of cardiac magnetic fields generated by the heart electric activity. Owing to high flux-to-voltage transfers of double relaxation oscillation SQUID (DROS) sensors, the flux-locked loop electronics for SQUID operation could be made simpler than that of conventional DC SQUIDs, and the SQUID control was done automatically through a fiber-optic cable. The pickup coils are first-order planar gradiometers with a baseline of 4 em. The insert has 64 planar gradiometers as the sensing channels and were arranged to measure MCG field components tangential to the chest surface. When the 64-channel insert was in operation everyday, the average boil-off rate of the dewar was 3.6 Lid. The noise spectrum of the SQUID planar gradiometer system was about 5 fT$_{rms}$/$\checkmark$Hz at 100 Hz, operated inside a moderately shielded room. The MCG measurements were done at a sampling rate of 500 Hz or 1 kHz, and realtime display of MCG traces and heart rate were displayed. After the acquisition, magnetic field mapping and current mapping could be done. From the magnetic and current information, parameters for the diagnosis of myocardial ischemia were evaluated to be compared with other diagnostic methods.

• Progress in Superconductivity
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2011

Measurement of magnetic signals generated from electric activity of myocardium provides useful information for the functional diagnosis of heart diseases. Key technical component of the magnetocardiography (MCG) technology is SQUID. To measure MCG signals with high signal-to-noise ratio, sensitive SQUID magnetic field sensors are needed. Present magnetic field sensors based on Nb SQUIDs have field sensitivity good enough to measure most of MCG signals. However, for accurate measurement of fine signal pattern or detection of local atrial fibrillation signals, we may need higher field sensitivity. In addition to field sensitivity, economic aspect of the SQUID system is also important. To simplify the SQUID readout electronics, the output voltage or flux-to-voltage transfer of SQUID should be large enough so that direct measurement of SQUID output can be done using room-temperature preamplifiers. Double relaxation oscillation SQUID (DROS), having about 10 times larger flux-to-voltage transfers than those of DC-SQUIDs, was shown to be a good choice to make the electronics compact. For effective cancellation of external noise inside a thin economic shielded room, first-order axial gradiometer with high balance, simple structure and long-baseline is needed. We developed a technology to make the axial gradiometer compact using direct bonding of superconductive wires between pickup coil and input coil. Conventional insert has mechanical support to hold the gradiometer array, and the dewar neck has equal diameter with the dewar bottom. Boiling of the liquid He can generate mechanical vibrations in the gradiometer array due to mechanical connection structure. Elimination of the mechanical support, and direct mounting of the gradiometer array into the dewar bottom can reduce the dewar neck diameter, resulting in the reduction of liquid He consumption.

• 공업화학
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.482-487
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• 1993

반응성과 성형성이 우수한 졸-겔법을 이용하여 비선형 광학물질인MNA(2-Methyl-4-nitro-aniline), Carbazole 1(5-Nitro-9-hydroxyethyl Carbazole), Carbazole 2(5-Nitro-9-ethyl Carbazole) 그리고 DR1(Disperse Red 1)을 Silica matrix에 조합시킨 유-무기계 복합박막을 제조하였다. 이들 유-무기계 복합박막의 열적 안정도와 분해정도를 비교한 결과 -OH기를 갖는 Carbazole 1과 DR 1이 열분해에 대한 안정성이 우수하다는 것을 알았다. Carbazole 1의 편극화 처리로 UV 흡광도의 현저한 감소가 일어났고 상온에서 전기장을 제거하자 UV 흡광도의 느린 회복이 발견되었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.983-989
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• 2005

[ $PZT(Pb(Zr,Ti)O_3)$ ] thin films were deposited by multi-target reactive sputtering method on $RuO_2$ substrates. Pure perovskite phase PZT films could be obtained by introducing Ti-oxide seed layer on the $RuO_2$ substrates prior to PZT film deposition. The PZT films deposited on the $RuO_2$ substrates showed highly voltage-shifted hysteresis loop compared with the films deposited on the Pt substrates. The surface of $RuO_2$ substrate was found to be reduced to metallic Ru in vacuum at elevated temperature, which caused the formation of oxygen vacancies at the initial stage of PZT film deposition and gave rise to the voltage shift in the P-E hysteresis loop of the PZT capacitor. The fatigue characteristics of the PZT capacitors under unipolar wane electric field were different from those under bipolar wane. The fatigue test under unipolar wane showed the increase of polarization. It was thought that the ferroelectric domains which had been pinned by charged defects such as oxygen vacancies and the charged defects were reduced in number by combining with the electrons injected from the electrode under unipolar wave, resulting in the relaxation of the ferroelectric domains and the increase of polarization.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.215-220
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• 1998

전기광학 폴리머(electro-optic polymer)의 다양한 전기광학 특성을 동시에 측정하기 위한 실험장치와 기법을 제안하였다. 제안된 실험장치를 이용하여 폴링(poling)전 측쇄(side-chain)결합형 전기광학 폴리머 필름에 강한 de 및 ac 전기장을 인가시 발생하는 전기광학 효과와 복굴절을 관측하였다. 다양한 폴링조건에 따른 전기광학 계수의 의존성을 실시간으로 측정하였다. 폴링후의 폴리머 필름의 열적 안정성을 평가하기 위하여 전기광학 효과의 이완현상을 측정하여 잘 알려진 전기광학 폴리머와 특성을 비교하였다. 이 실험장치는 실험과정과 시간을 줄일 수 있다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제35권7호
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• pp.647-647
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• 1998

비대칭적인 전극 구조를 가지는 Pb(Zr,Ti)$O_3$(PZT) 박막의 비대칭적인 스위칭 특성을 연구하기 위해 Pulsed Laser Deposituin(PLD)방법으로 $LaAlO_3$ 기판 위에 (La,Sr)$CoO_3$/Pb(Zr,Ti)$O_3$/(La,Sr)$CoO_3$(LSCO) 다층구조를 성장시켰다. PZT 박막 캐시터의 전극이 모두 같은 조성일 때, 즉 $(La_0.5Sr_0.5)CoO_3$(LSCO)일 때 PZT 박막의 이력곡선은 대칭성을 보여주고 있다. 그러나 산화물 전극의 조성이 변할 때 PZT 박막 캐패시터는 비대칭성을 보여주고 있다. $LaCoO_3(LCO)$를 상층 전극, $La_0.5,Sr_0.5)CoO_3$(LSCO)를 하층 전극으로 사용하였을 때 이력 곡선은 음의 방향으로 분극된 상태가 불안정 하여 음의 잔류 분극의 완화 현상을 보여준다. 반면 상층 전극이 LSCO, 하층 전극이 LCO인 PZT 박막 캐패시터는 양의 방향의 분극 상태가 불안정하여 양의 잔류 분극이 완화현상을 보여준다. 이러한 이력 곡선의 완화 현상은 LCO/PZT 계면에서의 전자 밴드 구조의 변형에 의한 내부 전계의 형성 때문이라 생각할 수 있다. 내부 전계는 LCO/PZT와 LSCO/PZT 계면에서의 전자 밴드 구조의 변형에 의한 내부 전계의 형성 때문이라 생각할 수 있다.내부 전계는 LCO/PZT 계면에서의 인가된 전압 강하 차이에 의해 발생되며 전압 강하는 각각의 계면에서 0.6V와 -0.12V의 크기를 갖는다.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제50권10호
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• pp.245-251
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• 2013

정보통신설비용 접지전극의 임피던스는 접지전극이 매설되어 있는 토양의 전기적 특성과 밀접한 관계가 있다. 특히 인가된 전계의 주파수에 따른 토양의 유전율과 도전율 특성이 접지전극의 임피던스에 직접적으로 영향을 준다. 접지전극의 임피던스를 계산할 수 있는 상용프로그램은 유전율과 도전율을 수정하여 시뮬레이션하는 것이 불가능하기 때문에 전자계 이론을 적용한 프로그램을 MATLAB으로 구현하였다. 토양의 유전율은 유전완화 모델인 디바이(Debye)식을 적용하였으며, 도전율은 실험에서 얻어진 수식을 다른 논문에서 인용하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과의 신뢰성을 확인하기 위해서 실험계를 구성하여 접지전극의 임피던스를 측정하고, 시뮬레이션 결과와 서로 비교하였다. 그 결과, 토양의 유전율과 도전율 특성을 고려한 본 논문 결과가 고려하지 않은 상용프로그램(NEC) 결과 보다 측정값과 더욱 잘 일치하는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2003년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.4 No.1
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• pp.476-480
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• 2003

Polyethylene used as insulating material of power cable is nonpolar and low dielectric loss polymer. But it has defects of tree generation and accumulation of space charge by an applied voltage resulting in the decreased life and performance. To solve these problems, mixed films with LLDPE and EVA that is similar to LLDPE at physical properties in case of low VA contents were made and tested due to the blend ratios of 80:20, 70:30, 60:40 and 50:50[wt%] respectively. We investigated AC electrical treeing characteristics to acquire the best mixture ratio and effect of the tip radius of needle electrode to develop excellent treeproof materials. The degree of crystallity calculated with XRD pattern is higher for pure LLDPE, 50:50 and 70:30. For DSC analysis, it is confirmed that the melting points of mixed specimens are lower than that of pure LLDPE and higher than pure EVA's. The shape of tree propagation showed that pure EVA was electrical tree shape of the branch type, pure LLDPE and blended specimens was able to confirm tree shape of the bush type. As the tip radius go up in the blend ratio 70:30 specimen, the tree inception voltage rise. Probably the reason is the relaxation of electric field in the specimen with bigger tip ratio. As the 6 specimens were applied AC 5[KV],7.5[KV],10[KV] respectively, tree growth length is far shorter in the specimen with blend ratio 70:30, 50:50 than in pure EVA and pure LLDPE specimen. Conclusively, it is confirmed that specimens of which blend ratio are 70:30 and 50:50 are good in electrical tree retardant characteristics, especially, 70:30 has lower dielectric loss than 50:50 and its mixture ratio is the best.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제4권5호
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• pp.369-378
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• 2000

This study was undertaken to investigate an involvement of nitroxergic innervation in gastric smooth muscle of rat. Isometric tension study, the measurement of single cell length, NADPH diaphorase stain of smooth muscle layers and neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) western blotting were performed. Sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a nitric oxide donor, relaxed the muscle strips precontracted by acetylcholine (ACh) in a concentration-dependent manner. Pretreatment of L-arginine decreased the contraction induced by electric field stimulation (EFS). Pretreatment of $N^G-nitro-L-arginine$ methyl ester (L-NAME), a NOS inhibitor, increased the EFS-induced contractions. LY 83583, a guanylate cyclase (GC) inhibitor, reversed the inhibitory actions of L-arginine on the muscle contractions. The effects of L-Arginine, L-NAME and LY 83583 on ACh-induced contractions were not significant. L-arginine reduced the EFS-induced contraction in circular muscle, whereas L-NAME enhanced the EFS-induced contraction in longitudinal strips. By EFS, the phasic contractions appeared approximately $20{\sim}25$ seconds later. L-NAME significantly shortened the delay time to about $2{\sim}3$ seconds. In single cell study, ACh contracted gastric smooth muscle cells, SNP relaxed the cells, and the latter also inhibited the ACh-induced contraction. LY 83583 enhanced the ACh-induced contraction and antagonized SNP-induced relaxation. NADPH diaphorase activity was assessed by a histochemistry, nitroblue tetrazolium (NTB) staining. Positive staining was observed in both circular and longitudinal muscle layers. L-arginine increased the staining, while L-NAME decreased the staining. Western blotting for nNOS proved the presence of nNOS in rat gastric smooth muscle. EFS and additional $Ca^{2+}$ increased nNOS protein expression. These results suggest that in rat stomach, both circular and longitudinal muscle layers are innervated with nitroxergic nerves which relax the gastric smooth muscle via NO-cGMP pathway.