• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.18-23
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• 2013

용융상태에서 nylon 12 elastomer에 소량의 dicumyl peroxide (DCP) 와 triallyl cyanuate (TAC)를 첨가하여 nylon 12 elastomer를 부분적으로 가교시켰으며, 이에 따른 nylon 12 elastomer의 기계적, 동적기계적 그리고 유변학적 특성을 tensile test, DMA, small amplitude oscillating rheometer를 이용하여 각각 알아보았다. TAC의 함량이 증가함에 따라 인장탄성률과 영률은 증가하고, 파단신율은 감소하였다. DMA 측정결과, DCP로 부분적으로 가교시킨 nylon 12 elastomer의 PTMG상의 유리전이온도는 순수한 nylon 12 elstomer에 비해 증가하였고, storage modulus는 nylon 12상의 용융온도 이상에서도 거의 일정한 값을 나타내었다. 부분적으로 가교시킴에 따른 유변학적 특성의 변화는 TAC의 함량이 증가함에 따라 solid like behavior와 shear thinning behavior가 점점 뚜렷하게 나타남을 알 수 있었다. 이로부터 nylon 12 elastomer를 용융상태에서 부분적으로 가교시킴으로써 용융가공성을 저하시키지 않으면서, 기계적 물성은 효과적으로 향상시킬 수 있었으며, 특히, nylon 12 elastomer의 사용가능 온도범위를 증가시킬 수 있었다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.281-288
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• 2005

생체 적합성이 우수한 히아루론산과 생분해성이 우수한 폴리 락타이드의 이량체를 결합하여 약물 방출 시스템에 적용할 수 있는 생체 재료를 제조하고자 하였다. 냉동 건조법을 이용하여 히아루론산과 락타이드를 가교제 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethyl aminopropyl) carbodiimide (EDC)로 가교시켰다. 생성된 막을 핵자기 공명 분광법으로 분석하여 락타이드 반응도와 EDC 반응도를 결정하였다. 히아루론산에 대한 락타이드 몰비, 가교제 농도가 증가할수록 혹은 가교 온도가 감소할수록, 락타이드 반응도가 증가하였으며 팽윤도는 감소하였다. 서로 다른 락타이드 반응도를 가진 막으로 약물 방출 실험을 수행한 결과 락타이드 반응도가 증가하면 약물 방출 속도가 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 또 친수성이 다른 여러 가지 약물로 약물 방출 실험을 수행한 결과 친수성이 우수한 약물일수록 서서히 방출되었다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.521-528
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• 2019

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to develop Korean food image detection and recognition model for use in mobile devices for accurate estimation of dietary intake. MATERIALS/METHODS: We collected food images by taking pictures or by searching web images and built an image dataset for use in training a complex recognition model for Korean food. Augmentation techniques were performed in order to increase the dataset size. The dataset for training contained more than 92,000 images categorized into 23 groups of Korean food. All images were down-sampled to a fixed resolution of $150{\times}150$ and then randomly divided into training and testing groups at a ratio of 3:1, resulting in 69,000 training images and 23,000 test images. We used a Deep Convolutional Neural Network (DCNN) for the complex recognition model and compared the results with those of other networks: AlexNet, GoogLeNet, Very Deep Convolutional Neural Network, VGG and ResNet, for large-scale image recognition. RESULTS: Our complex food recognition model, K-foodNet, had higher test accuracy (91.3%) and faster recognition time (0.4 ms) than those of the other networks. CONCLUSION: The results showed that K-foodNet achieved better performance in detecting and recognizing Korean food compared to other state-of-the-art models.

• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.276-284
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• 2022

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in many commercial products may interfere with the normal functioning of the endocrine system and are unsafe because of their cumulative effect on the human body. However, little is known about the effects of combinations of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in humans. Methoxychlor and bisphenol A are toxic to male reproductive organs. Therefore, we studied the effects of methoxychlor and bisphenol A on male reproductive function. Male mice were divided into four treatment groups: control, 400 mg methoxychlor, 1 mg bisphenol A, and 400 mg methoxychlor + 1 mg bisphenol A/kg/day. Methoxychlor and bisphenol A were dissolved in sesame oil and acetone and administered orally for 4 weeks. After administration, the weight and histological changes in the testicles and epididymis, sperm count and health were observed biochemical tests and whole blood counts were performed. The results showed that the mice in the bisphenol A and methoxychlor + bisphenol A groups gained more weight than those in the control and methoxychlor group. The weights of the testes and epididymis were higher in the experimental groups than in the control. Sperm motility and progression were significantly reduced in the bisphenol A and methoxychlor + bisphenol A groups. Histological observation showed a reduced number of sperm, smaller seminiferous tubules, and destroyed lumen in the methoxychlor + bisphenol A group compared to the other groups. In conclusion, our study showed that methoxychlor and bisphenol A destroy male reproductive tissues and decrease sperm quality.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.107-111
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• 2012

Miniature pig sperm cryopreservation is continually researched in biotechnology for breed conservation and reproduction. It is important to control the temperature at each stage of cryopreservation and cryoprotectant. It is also necessary to find the optimal cryoprotectant concentration and chemical elements of the extender. Recently, many studies have used various cryoprotectant materials, such as dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO), ethylene glycol (EG), antifreeze protein (AFP), amides, and glycerol. Glycerol is a commonly used cryoprotectant. However, glycerol has critical cytotoxic properties, including osmotic pressure and it can cause irreversible damage to live cells. Therefore, We focused on membrane fluidity modifications can reduce cell damage from freezing and thawing procedures and evaluated on the positive effects of trehalose to the viability, chromatin integrity, and motility of boar sperm. Miniature pig sperm was separated from semen by washing with modified- Modena B (mMB) extender. After centrifugation, the pellet was diluted with the prepared first extender. This experiment was designed to compare the effects that sperm cryopreservation using two different extenders has on sperm chromatin. The control group used the glycerol only and it was compared with the glycerol and glycerol plus trehalose extender. Sperm viability and motility were evaluated using WST1 assays and computer-assisted semen assays (CASA). Chromatin structure was examined using acridine orange staining. For the motility descriptors, trehalose caused a significant (p<0.01) increase in total motility ($57.80{\pm}4.60%$ in glycerol vs. $75.50{\pm}6.14%$ in glycerol + trehalose) and progressive ($51.20{\pm}5.45%$ in glycerol vs. $70.74{\pm}8.06%$ in glycerol + trehalose). A significant (p<0.05) increase in VAP ($42.70{\pm}5.73{\mu}m/s$ vs. $59.65{\pm}9.47{\mu}m/s$), VSL ($23.06{\pm}3.27{\mu}m/s$ vs. $34.60{\pm}6.58{\mu}m/s$), VCL ($75.36{\pm}11.36{\mu}m/s$ vs. $99.55{\pm}12.91{\mu}m/s$), STR ($54.4{\pm}2.19%$ vs. $58.0{\pm}1.63%$), and LIN ($32.2{\pm}2.05%$ vs. $36.0{\pm}2.45%$) were also detected, respectively. The sperm DNA fragmentation index was 48.8% to glycerol only and 30.6% to glycerol plus trehalose. Trehalose added group showed higher percentages of sperm motility, stability of chromatin structure than glycerol only. In this study, we suggest that trehalose is effective in reducing freezing damage to miniature pig sperm and can reduce chromatin damage during cryopreservation.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.199-207
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• 2008

MgO가 첨가된 z-cut $LiNbO_3$를 이용하여 주기적으로 분극반전된 리지광도파로(Ridge-type Waveguide)를 제작하였으며 이를 적용하여 녹색광원 소자를 구현시 리지광도파로 높이 변화량과 분극반전주기비 변화량에 따른 이론적 결과와 실험적 결과를 비교 분석하였다. 이러한 비교분석을 위해 새로운 측정시스템을 구성하였으며, 이를 적용한 소자 측정 결과 중심파장은 1067.45 nm, 파장변환효율은 90.7%/$Wcm^2$ 및 파장변환효율곡선의 반치폭은 0.17 nm임을 확인하였다. 또한, 실험값과 이론값과의 비교결과 분극반전주기와 파장변환효율곡선의 반치폭 계산 오차는 각각 0.016 ${\mu}m$와 0.01 nm로 이론값이 실험값을 잘 예측함을 확인하였다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1067-1076
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• 2014

To date, biomedical application of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology remains one of the most important research topics and business targets. A wide range of approaches have been attempted using various 3D printing systems with general materials and specific biomaterials. In this review, we provide a brief overview of the biomedical applications using 3D printing techniques, such as surgical tool, medical device, prosthesis, and tissue engineering scaffold. Compared to the other applications of 3D printed products, the scaffold fabrication should be performed with careful selection of bio-functional materials. In particular, we describe how the biomaterials can be processed into 3D printed scaffold and applied to tissue engineering area.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.595-601
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• 2017

In vivo assay of glucose detection was described using a skin tattoo film electrode (STF), and the probe was made from carbon nano tube paste modification film paper. Here in the square-wave stripping anodic working range obtained of $20-100mgL^{-1}$ within an accumulation time of 0 seconds only in sea water electrolyte solutions of pH 7.0. The relative standard deviations of 50 mg glucose that were observed of 0.14 % (n=12), respectively, using optimum stripping accumulation of 30 sec, the low detection limit (S/N) was pegged at 15.8 mg/L. The developed results can be applied to the detect of in vivo skin sensing in real time. Which confirms the results are usable for in vitro or vivo diagnostic clinical analysis.

• Applied Science and Convergence Technology
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.111-116
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• 2015

The graphene oxide (GO) and graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQDs), which have gained research interest as new types of light-emitting materials, were synthesized by the modified Hummers method for oxidation of graphite flake and graphite nanoparticle. The optical properties of GO and GOQDs have been compared by mean of photoluminescence (PL), PL excitation (PLE), UV-vis absorbance, and time-resolved PL. The GO have an absorption peak at 229 nm and shoulder part at 310 nm, whereas the GOQDs show broad absorption with a gradual change up without any absorption peaks. The PL emission of GOQDs and GO showed the green color at 520 nm and the red color at 690 nm, respectively. The red emission of GO showed faster PL decay time than the green emission of GOQDs. In particular, the temporal PL profile of the GO showed redshift from 560 nm to 660 nm after the pump event.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권11호
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• pp.3625-3628
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• 2012

Fluorescent organic molecules that respond to changes in the $Fe^{2+}$ concentration with selectivity to other abundant di-valent metal ions will offer the ability to understand the dynamic fluctuations of the $Fe^{2+}$ ion in interesting media. The use of 6-Br-ppmbi, derived from 2-pyridin-2-yl-benzimidazole, for metal ion-selective fluorescence recognition was investigated. Screening of the main group and transition metal ions showed exclusive selectivity for $Fe^{2+}$ ions even in the presence of competing metal ions. In addition, the requirement for low concentrations of probe molecules to detect certain amounts of $Fe^{2+}$ ions make this sensor unique compared to previously reported $Fe^{2+}$ ion sensors.