• 센서학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.95-99
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• 2013

We proposed and demonstrated a fiber optic sensor for detecting the thermo-optic coefficient of a liquid, based on a cascade of two different FBGs. One of the two FBGs was etched, and its cladding was removed, for evanescent wave coupling with an external liquid. The Bragg wavelength of the non-etched FBG was used as a reference for the temperature of the surrounding liquid. The refractive index (RI) and thermo-optic (T-O) coefficient of a liquid can be detected from the difference between the Bragg wavelengths of the two FBGs, and the variation of the difference in accordance with temperature.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제51권8호
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• pp.178-184
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• 2014

자기 변형 기술의 거리 측정을 응용하여, 중력과 액체 밀도에 대응하는 부력의 평형 위치를 측정하는 액체 밀도 센서를 개발하였다. 이 시스템의 정밀도 향상을 위해, 액체 밀도변화에 따른 밀도 센서의 이동거리 사이의 관계식을 유도하고, 이를 이용하여, 액체 밀도 센서의 2 점 보정 방법을 마련하였다. 제작된 액체 밀도 센서 시스템과 유도된 관계식을 사용하여 액체의 밀도들을 측정하였다. 측정된 결과들을 U-tube 진동주기 측정방식의 고 정밀 밀도 측정기(Oscillating U-tube density meter: 분해능 0.000001 g/cc)의 측정결과와 비교하였다. 그 결과 두 액체 밀도 측정 시스템간의 측정 편차가 0.001 g/cc 미만임을 확인하였다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.198-204
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• 2019

In this study, we propose a wearable force sensor using 3D printed mold and liquid metal. Liquid metal, such as Galinstan, is one of the promising functional materials in stretchable electronics known for its intrinsic mechanical and electronic properties. The proposed soft force sensor measures the external force by the resistance change caused by the cross-sectional area change. Fused deposition modeling-based 3D printing is a simple and cost-effective fabrication of resilient elastomers using liquid metal. Using a 3D printed microchannel mold, 3D multichannel Galinstan microchannels were fabricated with a serpentine structure for signal stability because it is important to maintain the sensitivity of the sensor even in various mechanical deformations. We performed various electro-mechanical tests for performance characterization and verified the signal stability while stretching and bending. The proposed sensor exhibited good signal stability under 100% longitudinal strain, and the resistance change ranged within 5% of the initial value. We attached the proposed sensor on the finger joint and evaluated the signal change during various finger movements and the application of external forces.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.199-203
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• 2019

The characteristics of a photonic crystal fiber sensor with reuleaux triangle are studied by using the finite element method. The wavelength sensitivity of the designed optical fiber sensor is related to the arc radius of the reuleaux triangle. Whether the core area is solid or liquid as well as the refractive index of the liquid core contributes to wavelength sensitivity. The simulation results show that larger arc radius leads to higher sensitivity. The sensitivity can be improved by introducing a liquid core, and higher wavelength sensitivity can be achieved with a lower refractive index liquid core. In addition, the specific channel plated with gold film is polished and then analyte is deposited on the film surface, in which case the position of the resonance peak is the same as that of the complete photonic crystal fiber with three analyte channels being filled with analyte. This means that filling process becomes convenient with equivalent performance of designed sensor. The maximum wavelength sensitivity of the sensor is 10200 nm/RIU and the resolution is $9.8{\times}10^{-6}RIU$.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.27-30
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• 2005

New possibilities are discussed for cholesteric liquid crystals (CLC) as sensor materials for detection of ionizing radiation, biologically active UV radiation, and the presence of hazardous vapors in atmosphere. A distinguishing property of CLC-based detectors is their 'bioequivalence', i.e., mechanisms of their response to external factors essentially imitate the corresponding mechanisms of biological tissues. Such detectors can ensure sufficiently high sensitivity to make feasible their use as alarm indicators or in biophysical studies. Specific examples ate given of sensor compositions and their response characteristics.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.367-374
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• 2014

In this study, skin permeation enhancement was confirmed by designing it to have a structure and composition similarity to the intercellular lipids that improve miscibility with skin by cross-linked lipids poloxamer. The cross-linked lipids poloxamer was synthesized and analyzed by 1H NMR that structure dose had conjugated pluronic with ceramide3. Active component is released by modification of liquid crystal structure because PPO part, large-scale molecule block of pluronic, has hydrophobic nature at skin temperature of $35^{\circ}C$. Conjugated pluronic with ceramide3 was synthesized using Pluronic F127 and p-NPC (4-nitrophenyl chloroformate) at room temperature yielded 89%. Pluronic(Ceramide 3-conjugated Pluronic) was synthesized by reaction of p-NP-Pluronic with Ceramide3 and DMAP. The yield was 51%. This cross-linked lipids poloxamer was blended and dissolved at isotropic state with skin surface lipids, phospholipid, ceramide, cholesterol and anhydrous additive solvent. Next step was preceded by ${\alpha}$-Transition at low temperature for making the structure of Meso-Phase Lamella, and non-hydrous skin analogue liquid crystal using thermo-sensitivity smart sensor, lamellar liquid crystal structure through aging time. For confirmation of conjugation thermo-sensitivity smart sensor and non-hydrous skin analogue liquid crystal, structural observation and stability test were performed using XRD(Xray Diffraction), DSC(Differential Scanning Calorimetry), PM (Polarized Microscope) And C-SEM (Cryo-Scanning Electron Microscope). Thermo-sensitivity observation by Franz cell revealed that synthesized smart sensor shown skin permeation effect over 75% than normal liquid crystal. Furthermore, normal non-hydrous skin analogue liquid crystal that not applied smart sensor shown similar results below $35^{\circ}C$ of skin temperature, but its effects has increased more than 30% above $35^{\circ}C$.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2009년도 9th International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.641-644
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• 2009

We demonstrated a solvent-assisted soft-lithographic patterning method for producing patterned structure and patterned ordering with lyotropic liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) film. Experimental results showed that the liquid crystalline ordering of lyotropic film could be controlled by shearing effects of the fluidic solvent though the patterned mold channels. In this work, two types of lyotropic LCPs were used to investigate the effects of the alkyl chain length of the lyotropic LCP on producing liquid crystalline ordering through the solvent-assisted fluidic patterning.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.139-145
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• 2003

Diode laser sensor is conducted to measure the gas temperature in the liquid-gas 2-phase counter flow flame. C$\_$10/H/ sub 22/ and city gas were used as liquid fuel and gas fuel, respectively. Two vibrational overtones of H$_2$O were selected and measurements were carried out in the spray flame region stabilized the above gaseous premixed flame. The path-averaged temperature measurement using diode laser absorption method succeeded in the liquid fuel combustion environment regardless of droplets of wide range diameter. The path-averaged temperature measured in the post flame of liquid-gas 2-phase counter flow flame showed qualitative reliable results. The successful demonstration of time series temperature measurement in the liquid-gas 2-phase counter flow flame gave us motivation of trying to establish the effective control system in practical combustion system. These results demonstrated the ability of real-time feedback from combustor inside using the non-intrusive measurement as well as the possibility of application to practical combustion system. Failure case due to influence of spray flame was also discussed.

• 센서학회지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.225-230
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• 2003

최근 최소 침습적 수술(minimal invasive surgery)방법에 대한 관심이 높아지면서 인체 내부의 악성 종양을 치료하는 방법 중의 하나로 레이저를 이용한 온열 치료법(laserthermia)이 사용되고 있다. 인체 심부의 암세포에 대한 레이저 열 치료는 레이저를 조직에 흡수시키면서 발생되는 열을 이용하여 암세포를 제거하는 방법이다. 본 시스템은 레이저 전달용 광섬유, 영상 획득용 내시경, 온도 측정 센서 등으로 구성된다. 온열 요법은 치료할 암세포를 적절한 온도($42{\sim}43^{\circ}C$)로 유지시켜주면서 정상 세포는 레이저의 조사에 의한 열 발생을 최소화시키는 것이 중요한데 이러한 온도 유지를 위해서는 신속 정착한 온도 측정이 요구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 새로운 형태의 LC(liquid crystal)-광섬유 온도 측정 센서를 개발하기 위해 온도 변화에 따른 LC물질의 색 변화 정도를 수광-발광 광섬유로서 측정하였고 측정된 수광량과 온도 변화 사이의 관계식을 도출하였다. 그리고 광섬유와 LC물질간의 복잡한 거리 문제를 해결하고, 보다 향상된 실험 결과를 얻기 위해 Y-coupler를 제작하여 LC물질의 반사 광량과 온도 사이의 관계도 알아보았다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.2205-2210
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• 2015

Experimental studies have been carried out to study the principle operation of the conductive type wire-mesh tomography sensor and analyse the wire-mesh tomography sensor for the liquid/gas two-phase flow interface and void fraction distribution in a process column. The measurement of the two-phase flows in the process column is based on the cross-sectional local instantaneous conductivity. The sensor consists of two planes of parallel electrode wires with 16 electrodes each and was placed orthogonally with each plane. The sensor electrode wires were made of tinned copper wire with an outer diameter of 0.91 mm which stretched over the sensor fixture. Therefore, this result in the mesh grid size with 5.53×5.53mm². The wire-mesh sensor was tested in a horizontal liquid/gas two-phase flows process column with nominal diameter of 95.6 mm and the sampling frequency of 5882.3529 Hz. The tomogram results show that the wire-mesh tomography provides significant results to represent the void fraction distribution in the process column and estimation error was found in the liquid/gas interface level