• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.205-211
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• 2009

In this study, the membrane filter method was compared to the MPN method for the analysis of total coliforms from raw water using raw test waters and controls including 6 standard strains of coliforms, and the various factors were analyzed on the detection of general and fecal origin coliforms. The range of error rate for the detection of 5 standard strains using the membrane filter and the MPN methods was 0 to 6% and 45 to 133%, respectively. The error rate of the membrane filter method was lower than that of the MPN method. The membrane filter method (m-Endo) showed 10% (11 out of 111) of difference for the detection sensitivity of coliforms isolated from raw water compared to the MPN method (BGLB). The membrane filter method was less affected by the factors including temperature, turbidity, charcoals of powder form, contamination, and reverse pressure. In conclusion, the membrane filter method is a better method for the analysis of total coliforms from raw water than the MPN method, considering the accuracy of detection and the tolerance to various experimental factors.

• 멤브레인
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.85-104
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• 2005

Recently, membrane can be prepared by two methods, phase inversion and electrospinning techniques. Phase inversion technique is a conventional but commercially preparation membrane. The most versatile of preparation in this technique is immersion of the cast film into nonsolvent bath, causing dense top layer with a finger-like pattern in the sub layer membrane. The membrane pore size getting from phase inversion is in the range of micro or submicrometer. As a result, it can be used as microfiltration and ultrafiltration applications. A new technique, electrospinning, is introduced for membrane preparation. Nonwoven nanofibrous mat or nanofibrous membrane is obtained. In this technique, electrostatic charge is introduced to the solution jet, causing a thin fiber with high surface area; hence it can be used in the applications where high surface area-to-volume or length-to-diameter ratios are required. Moreover, the pore size can be controlled by controlling the time of electrospinning. Hence, it can be used as a filter for filtering microparticles as well as nanoparticles.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.279-284
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• 2006

This paper describes the fabrication methods of a carbon nanotube (CNT) filter and a microdialysis chip. A CNT filter can help perform dialysis on a microfluidic chip. In this study, a membrane type of a CNT filter is fabricated and located in a microfluidic chip. The filter plays a role of a dialysis membrane in a microfluidic chip. In the fabrication process of a CNT filter, individual CNTs are entangled each other by amide bonding that is catalyzed by 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC) and N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS). The chemically treated CNTs are shaped to form a CNT filter using a PDMS film-mold and vacuum filtering. Then, the CNT filter is sandwiched between PDMS substrates, and they are bonded together using a thin layer of PDMS prepolymer as adhesive. The PDMS substrates are fabricated to have a microchannel by standard photo-lithography technique.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.1167-1172
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• 1995

A coverage of about 1 μm-sized pores of a membrane filter by four monolayers of maleic acids copolymers and poly(allylamine) (PAA) was attained by Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) technique through a covalent cross-linking followed a polyion complexation at the air-water interface. The copolymers were prepared to have side chains of hydrocarbon tail, carboxyl, and/or oligoether in the repeat unit. The surface pressure-area isotherms showed that the monolayers on an aqueous PAA have more expanded area than on pure water. The monolayers were transferable on a calcium fluoride substrate and a fluorocarbon membrane filter as Y deposition type, and the resulting LB films were characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. A polymer network produced through interchain amide formation was confirmed in as-deposited films. The films were heat-treated in order to complete the cross-linking. SEM observation of the heat-treated film on a porous membrane filter showed that the four layer film was sufficiently stable to cover the filter pore of about 1 μm. Immersion of the film in water or in chloroform did not cause any change in its appearance on SEM and in FT-IR spectra.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.577-594
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• 1993

Polytetrafluoroethylene membrane 및 millipore filter를 섬유소와 병용사용하여 성견 치주조직 재생에 미치는 영향에 관해 알아보기 위하여 생후 9개월 이상된 잡종성견7마리에 치은박리소파수술후 PTFE membrane를 삽입한 군을 대조군으로, PTFE membrane에 섬유소를 첨가했는 군을 실험1군으로, 수술시 millipore filter를 봉합에 의해 고정시킨군을 실험2군으로, 섬유소로 millipore filter를 고정시킨 군을 실험3군으로 하였다. 술후 각 1, 2, 4, 8, 12 주에 관류고정과 아울러 희생시켜 악골을 채취하고 통법에 의해 후고정, 탈회, 탈수과정을 거쳐 파라핀으로 포매한 후 $4-6{\mu}m$두께의 협, 설측 박편을 제작한 후 H & E 및 Masson’s trichrome염색 후 광학현미경으로 치유결과를 조직학적으로 비교 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1 주때 대조군 및 실험각군 모두 치은상피조직의 근단이동이 억제된 양상을 나타내었으며, millipore filter를 삽입한 군에서는 섬유소보다 봉합에 의해 막을 고정시킨 경우 술후 1주때 부터 치은퇴축으로 인한 막의 노출이 관찰되었고 술후 4주때 막의 내, 외면에 긴접합상피조직의 근단이동을 관찰할 수 있었으며, PTFE membrane 경우는 섬유소유무에 따른 차이는 관찰되지 않았다. 대조군 및 실험각군 모두 술후 1주때 골양조직을 관찰할 수 있었고 4주때 성숙된 치조골 양상을 보였으며 특히 PTFE membrane인 경우 증가된 협설 측 폭경을 관찰할 수 있었으며, 술후 12주때 실험각군 모두 치조골이 더욱 성숙된 양상을 관찰할 수 있었다. 술후 4주때 대조군, 실험각군 모두 활택된 치근면상에 미약한 신생백악질 및 불규칙적인 교원섬유의 배열을 관찰할 수 있었고 8주때 뚜렷한 백악질의 증가와 12주때에는 신생백악질과 신생치조골 사이에 기능적으로 배열된 교원 섬유를 관찰할 수 있었다. 결론적으로, 섬유소로 막을 고정시킬 경우 치근면과의 긴밀한 접촉을 유지시킬수 있으며, 차단막을 근단쪽으로 위치시켜 막의 노출 위험을 감소시킬수 있으며, 특히 PTFE membrane인 경우 봉합대체물로의 연이은 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.50-55
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• 2011

폐수 처리 시스템의 그람 양성 세균을 간편하고 신속하게 모니터링할 수 있는 그람 염색 방법을 개발하였다. 각각 4종류의 그람 양성 세균과 음성 세균의 배양액을 polyethersulfone membrane filter와 Toluidine Blue-O로 여과 및 염색하였다. 염색된 여과막을 건조시키고 스캔하였으며, 영상 분석 프로그램을 이용하여 빨강색, 녹색, 파랑색의 강도를 측정하는 정량적 색상 이미지 분석법을 개발하였다. 그람 양성 세균의 경우 그람 음성 세균보다 빨간색과 초록색 수치가 높게 나타났다. 본 방법을 그람 양성 세균이 혼합된 활성슬러지에 적용한 결과, 활성슬러지의 경우 플록의 불규칙한 크기와 형태로 측정이 어렵다 할지라도 플록 분산 기술을 이용하여 활성슬러지의 그람 양성 세균의 변화를 모니터링 할 수 있었다. 활성슬러지에서도 그람 양성 세균의 비율이 높아질수록 빨간색과 초록색 수치가 증가하였다. 본 연구에서 개발된 방법은 폐수처리 시스템에 존재하는 그람 양성 세균을 신속하고 정량적으로 모니터링 할 수 있다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.691-702
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• 2013

This review paper summarizes the theory, application, and potential drawbacks of diffusive gradient in thin film (DGT) probe which is a widely used in-situ passive sampling technique for monitoring inorganic contaminants in aquatic environments. The DGT probe employs a series of layers including a filter membrane, a diffusive hydrogel, and an ionic exchange resin gel in a plastic unit. The filter side is exposed to an aquatic environment after which dissolved inorganic contaminants, such as heavy metals and nuclides, diffuse through the hydrogel and are accumulated in the resin gel. After retrieval, the contaminants in the resin gel are extracted by strong acid or base and the concentrations are determined by analytical instruments. Then aqueous concentrations of the inorganic contaminants can be estimated from a mathematical equation. The DGT has also been used to monitor nutrients, such as ${PO_4}^{3-}$, in lakes, streams, and estuaries, which might be helpful in assessing eutrophic potential in aquatic environments. DGT is a robust in-situ passive sampling techniques for investigating bioavailability, toxicity, and speciation of inorganic contaminants in aquatic environments, and can be an effective monitoring tool for risk assessment.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.41-54
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• 2002

본 논문에서는 등가회로를 이용하여 브래그 반사층형 FBAR (Film Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator) 와 membrane 형 FBAR 그리고 상 하부 전극이 공기와 접하는 이상적인 FBAR 의 특성을 서로 비교함으로서 브래그 반사층과 membrane 이 공진 특성에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 압전층으로는 ZnO, membrane 층과 낮은 음향적인 임피던스 반사층은 SiO₂, 높은 음향적인 임피던스 반사층으로는 W, 전극층으로는 Al를 가정하였고 각 층은 탄성파 전달 손실을 가정하였다. 1-port 의 등가회로를 ABCD 파라미터를 추출할 수 있는 단순화된 등가회로로 변환하여 ABCD 파라미터를 추출하여 입력임피던스를 계산하였다. 필터 설계에서는 구하여진 파라미터를 산란행렬로 변환하여 필터의 대역폭 및 삽입손실을 구하였다. 전극층, 반사층, membrane 층의 두께 변화에 의한 공진주파수의 변화는 membrane 층과 전극 바로 아래의 반사층의 두께 변화가 가장 큰 영향을 미친다는 결과를 확인하였다. 반사층 구조에서 반사층수에 따른 공진특성과 K/sub eff/와 electrical Q 의 변화에서는 반사층수가 K/sub eff/ 에는 거의 영향을 미치지 않지만 electrical Q 는 층수가 증가할수록 증가하다가 7층 이상에서 포화되었다. 또한 FBAR의 electrical Q 는 membrane 층과 반사층의 mechanical Q 에 의존함을 알 수 있었다. Ladder 필터와 SCF(Stacked Crystal Filters) 모두 공진기의 수가 증가할수록 삽입손실과 out-of-band rejection 이 증가하였고 층수가 증가할수록 삽입손실은 감소하지만 대역폭에는 거의 변화가 없었다. membrane형의 ladder 필터와 SCF 는 불효 공진 특성으로 인한 불효응답특성이 나타났다. 또한 ladder 필터는 보다 우수한 대역폭의 skirt-selectivity 특성을 나타내었으며 SCF 는 대역폭의 삽입손실 측면에서 더 우수하였다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집 전기기기 및 에너지변환시스템부문
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• pp.326-328
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• 2005

In order to reduce the capital and overall operating cost of a fuel-cell system, a high-efficiency fuel-cell power inverter with a simple framework is required. The high-order two-inductance two-capacitance (LLCC) resonant technique is adopted in this study to implement a low-frequency 60-Hz sine wave voltage inverter utilized in the proton exchange membrane fuel-cell (PEMFC) system. The methodology for inverting dc voltage into low-frequency ac boltage is usually generated by the pulse-width-modulation (PWM) technique. However, the PWM-type inverter output has high-frequency harmonic components. Although an adequately designed filter could be utilized to overcome this problem, there are still some undesirable effects introduced by the high-frequency switching loss, electromagnetic-interference, harmonic current, and load variation. A novel power inverter via the LLCC resonant technique is designed for inverting dc voltage into 60-Hz ac sine wave voltage in the PEMFC system. This circuit scheme has the merits of low harmonic components, soft switching, high efficiency, and simplified implementation. The effectiveness of the proposed resonant inverter used for the PEMFC system is verified by numerical simulations and experimental results.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.279-288
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• 1996

Chronic exposure to cadmium impairs various renal tubular functions, including organic acid (anion) secretion. To investigate the mechanism of cadmium-induced alterations in the organic anion transport system, kinetics of p-aminohippurate (PAH) uptake was studied in renal cortical basolateral membrane vesicles (BLMV) isolated from cadmium-intoxicated rats (adult male Sprague-Dawley). Cadmium intoxication was induced by subcutaneous injections of $CdCl_{2}$ (2 mg Cd/kg per day) for 3 weeks. The renal plasma membrane vesicles were prepared by Percoll gradient centrifugation. The vesicular uptake of $^{14}C$-PAH was determined by rapid filtration technique using Millipore filter. Cadmium intoxication resulted in a marked attenuation of $Na^{+}$-dependent, ${\alpha}$-ketoglutarate (${\alpha}$KG)-driven PAH uptake with no changes in $Na^{+}$ and ${\alpha}$KG-independent transport component. Kinetic analysis indicated that Vmax, but not Km, of the $Na^{+}$-dependent, ${\alpha}$KG-driven component was reduced. A similar reduction of $Na^{+}$-dependent, ${\alpha}$KG-driven PAH uptake was observed in normal membrane vesicles directly exposed to inorganic cadmium in vitro, and this was accompanied by an inhibition of both $Na^{+}$-dependent ${\alpha}$KG uptake and ${\alpha}$KG-PAH exchange activity. These results indicate that during chronic exposure to cadmium, free cadmium ions liberated in the proximal tubular cytoplasm directly interact with the basolateral membrane and impair the active transport capacity for organic anions, most likely due to an inhibition of both $Na^{+}$-dicarboxylate cotransporter and dicarboxylate-organic anion antiporter activities.