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Expectation of Nanotechnology Applications in Packaging (나노기술 적용을 통한 포장 분야의 전망)

  • Kim, Jai-Neung;Lee, Youn-Suk
    • KOREAN JOURNAL OF PACKAGING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.27-34
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    • 2006
  • Nanotechnology is playing an increasingly important role in the development on most areas of science and technology. Because of its potential of providing novel performance at the nanoscale, the nanotechnology can influence a wide range of applications such as information, energy, environment and biology, all essential for socioeconomic development in the near future. In the packaging industry, the main applications of nanotechnology are (1) to enhance durability, (2) improve gas and oxygen barriers of raw materials for films and packaging, (3) create new functional sensors, and (4) lengthen shelf life for the packaged food quality and will also help in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Nanotechnology is growing in an international interactions which accelerate in science, education, and industrial R&D. Government, industries and the business sector in Korea have shown a strong ambition towards the development of nanotechnology for the future. Meanwhile, a strategic investment in packaging area is much smaller compared to supporting research and development (R&D) of various major research areas. This article were reviewed the status and trends of current packaging research and development activities using nanotechnology in Korea, USA, Japan, and other international nations.

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Study on the present status of nanotechnology information resources and demand in Korea (국내 나노기술 정보 현황 및 수요에 관한 조사 연구)

  • So, Dae-Sup;Kim, Kyung-Ho;Lee, Ho-Shin;Choi, Boong-Kee
    • Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.531-537
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    • 2004
  • This study shows the status quo of domestic information resources and future information demand in nanotechnology area. For this a wide range of survey through questionnaire was conducted on the present status of information resources, information collecting activities and information demand according the specific fields of nanotechnology and kinds of contents. In addition the information usage behavior and satisfaction of information users was also studied. This study gives some useful suggestions on the strategy of information use and the direction of building contents as well as the policy making of nanotechnology information.

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Comparing Nanotechnology Web Portal Requirements Using a Kano Method

  • Bae, Seounghun;Kim, Junhyun;Kim, JaeSin;Kim, Myung Shin;Ju, Yonghwan;Seo, Seung Hyun;Han, In-Kyu;Choi, Younghoon
    • Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.17-32
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    • 2017
  • We compared nanotechnology web portal requirements using a Kano method, to identify similarities and dissimilarities in Kano-categorizations of features and functions required of nanotechnology among users in universities, government research institutes, and industry. Based upon data obtained from 130 user members of the National Nanotechnology Policy Centre, this study analyzed assessed asymmetries in web users' feelings based on hypothesized provision and non-provision of web portal requirements. In doing this, this study utilized measures and procedures suggested in the literature such as the most frequent-response categorization, customer satisfaction (dissatisfaction) coefficient, category strength and total strength, and Fong test. This study found that overall, sectors were an important factor in explaining the relationships between web portal requirements and user satisfaction/expectations. When these requirements were classified, users' perceptions of information contents requirements were consistent across the sectors, but the other functional requirements including communication and collaborations considerably varied.