• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권10호
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• pp.1319-1326
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• 2014

Rapamycin, produced by the soil bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus, has the ability to suppress the immune system and is used as an antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and immunosuppressive agent. In an attempt to increase the productivity of rapamycin, mutagenesis of wild-type Streptomyces hygroscopicus was performed using ultraviolet radiation, and the medium composition was optimized using glycerol (which is one of the cheapest starting substrates) by applying Plackett-Burman design and response surface methodology. Plackett-Burman design was used to analyze 14 medium constituents: M100 (maltodextrin), glycerol, soybean meal, soytone, yeast extract, $(NH_4)_2SO_4$, $\small{L}$-lysine, $KH_2PO_4$, $K_2HPO_4$, NaCl, $FeSO_4{cdot}7H_2O$, $CaCO_3$, 2-(N-morpholino) ethanesulfonic acid, and the initial pH level. Glycerol, soytone, yeast extract, and $CaCO_3$ were analyzed to evaluate their effect on rapamycin production. The individual and interaction effects of the four selected variables were determined by Box-Behnken design, suggesting $CaCO_3$, soytone, and yeast extract have negative effects, but glycerol was a positive factor to determine rapamycin productivity. Medium optimization using statistical design resulted in a 45% ($220.7{\pm}5.7mg/l$) increase in rapamycin production for the Streptomyces hygroscopicus mutant, compared with the unoptimized production medium ($151.9{\pm}22.6mg/l$), and nearly 588% compared with wild-type Streptomyces hygroscopicus ($37.5{\pm}2.8mg/l$). The change in pH showed that $CaCO_3$ is a critical and negative factor for rapamycin production.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제43회 하계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.319-320
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• 2012

Large aperture optical modulator called optical shutter is a key component to realize time-of-flight (TOF) based three dimensional (3D) imaging systems [1-2]. The transmission type electro-absorption modulator (EAM) is a prime candidate for 3D imaging systems due to its advantages such as small size, high modulation performance [3], and ease of forming two dimensional (2D) array over large area [4]. In order to use the EAM for 3D imaging systems, it is crucial to remove GaAs substrate over large area so as to obtain high uniformity modulation performance at 850 nm. In this study, we propose and experimentally demonstrate techniques for backside etching of GaAs substrate over a large area having high uniformity. Various methods such as lapping and polishing, dry etching for anisotropic etching, and wet etching ([20%] C6H8O7 : H2O2 = 5:1) for high selectivity backside etching [5] are employed. A high transmittance of 80% over the large aperture area ($5{\times}5mm^2$) can be obtained with good uniformity through optimized backside etching method. These results reveal that the proposed methods for backside etching can etch the substrate over a large area with high uniformity, and the EAM fabricated by using backside etching method is an excellent candidate as optical shutter for 3D imaging systems.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.245-250
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• 2010

Porous poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) microspheres (PLGA MS) have been utilized as an inhalation delivery system and a matrix scaffold system for tissue engineering. Here, gelatin (type A) is introduced as an extractable pH-responsive porogen, which is capable of controlling the porosity and pore size of PLGA microspheres. Porous PLGA microspheres were prepared by a water-in-oil-in-water ($w_1/o/w_2$) double emulsification/solvent evaporation method. The surface morphology of these microspheres was examined by varying pH (2.0~11.0) of water phases, using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Also, their porosity and pore size were monitored by altering acidification time (1~5 h) using a phosphoric acid solution. Results showed that the pore-forming capability of gelatin was optimized at pH 5.0, and that the surface pore-formation was not significantly observed at pHs of < 4.0 or > 8.0. This was attributable to the balance between gel-formation by electrostatic repulsion and dissolution of gelatin. The appropriate time-selection between PLGA hardening and gelatin-washing out was considered as a second significant factor to control the porosity. Delaying the acidification time to ~5 h after emulsification was clearly effective to make pores in the microspheres. This finding suggests that the porosity and pore size of porous microspheres using gelatin can be significantly controlled depending on water phase pH and gelatin-removal time. The results obtained in this study would provide valuable pharmaceutical information to prepare porous PLGA MS, which is required to control the porosity.

• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.283-289
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 능동형 대퇴의지 시스템의 설계 및 최적화에 대한 연구를 진행하였다. 본 연구의 능동형 대퇴의지 시스템은 무릎부의 1 자유도를 통해 슬관절의 움직임을 모사하는데, 실제 다리의 기능을 대체하는 것이므로 사람의 다리 무게와 최대한 유사해야 하며, 경량화가 중요한 요소라고 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 기존에 개발된 3-링크 구조의 능동형 의지 시스템의 문제점을 보완하기 위해 기어 구동 방식의 능동형 대퇴의지 시스템을 설계 및 제작하였고, 사용자의 만족감 향상 및 피로도 저감을 위해 최적화를 통한 경량화를 진행하고 유한요소해석을 통해 응력 및 변위 특성을 분석하고 안정성을 검증하였다. 또한 능동형 의지 시스템이 사용자의 보행 의도에 맞추어 작동하기 위해 의지의 인공 발에 스트레인 게이지를 부착하여 보행시 발의 앞, 뒷부분에 각기 다르게 가해지는 하중을 측정, 보행 주기를 판단할 수 있도록 한다. 이 때 스트레인 게이지는 미세한 변형에도 민감하게 반응하므로 유한요소해석을 통해 적절한 부착위치를 결정하고, 실제 제작 및 실험을 통해 안정성 및 보행주기 판단 여부를 검증한다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제11권7호
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• pp.1289-1295
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 유 무선 네트워 킹을 지원하는 TRS 중계기의 전체적인 RF 시스템들을 디지털 방식으로 제어 할 수 있는 고성능 병렬 제어 시스템을 구현하였다. 구현된 시스템은 순 역방향 LPA(Linear Power Amplifier), 순 역방향 LNA(Low Noise Amplifier), 채널카드, 직렬통신(RS-232), 유 무선 TCP/IP 통신의 제어를 담당하는 FPGA(Field Programmable Gate Array) 칩과 전체 시스템의 제어를 관장하는 마스터(Master) 마이크로프로세서, 순 역방향 스펙트럼 분석기(Spectrum Analyzer, SA)를 내장하여 현재 통신되고 있는 채널의 주파수 스펙트럼을 5KHz 단위의 해상도로 관찰할 수 있도록 하는 슬레이브 마이크로프로세서, 각각의 채널카드들을 개별적으로 감시하고 채널카드내의 주파수 합성기(Frequency Synthesizer)를 프로그래밍하기 위한 10개의 채널카드용 마이크로프로세서, 그리고 그 밖의 몇 가지 주변기기들과 회로들로 구성된다. 전체 시스템은 동작의 효율성과 병렬성을 비롯하여 구현의 적합성과 비용을 고려하여 H/W(Hardware) 및 S/W(Software) 부분으로 나누었고, H/W도 FPGA과 마이크로프로세서로 나누어서 최적화를 이루고자 노력하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.3387-3390
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• 2012

In this research work the potentialities of microemulsion bulk liquid membrane for the selective transport of L-tryptophan (L-Trp) and L-tyrosine (L-Tyr) are investigated at 298.15 K. Reversed micelle formed by sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT) in dichloroethane, was used as mobile carrier to transport amino acids between a source and a receiving aqueous phase. The effects of pH, surfactant concentration and initial amino acid concentration on the extraction efficiency and transfer rate of the amino acids were studied. It is verified that for a mixture of two amino acids, L-Trp can be extracted selectively by using this type of the bulk liquid membrane with optimized condition.

• Carbon letters
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.39-43
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• 2011

Synthesis of carbon fibers from cotton fiber by pyrolysis process has been described. Synthesis parameters are optimized using Taguchi optimization technique. Synthesized carbon fibers are used for studying hydrogen adsorption capacity using Seivert's apparatus. Transmission electron microscopy analysis and X-ray diffraction of carbon fiber from cotton suggested it to be very transparent type material possessing graphitic nature. Carbon synthesized from cotton fibers under the conditions predicted by Taguchi optimization methodology (no treatment of cotton fiber prior to pyrolysis, temperature of pyrolysis $800^{\circ}C$, Argon as carrier gas and paralyzing time for 2 h) exhibited 7.32 wt% hydrogen adsorption capacity.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제19권8호
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• pp.941-949
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• 2010

The three electrode system was used to detect the pesticide fenitrothion ($C_9H_{12}NO_5PS$. MW=277.24) using cyclic voltammetry (CV) and square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV). The working electrode was mercury immobilized on a carbon nanotube paste electrode (Hg-CNTPE). At the optimized condition, the limit of detection (LoD) was 0.6 ppt ($2.16{\times}10^{-12}\;M$), and the relative standard deviation was 0.035% (n=15). And there is more sensitive in detecting fenitrothion than common type carbon nanotube paste electrode. When it was implanted into the brain of live fish (carp), the existence of fenitrothion was measured without any destruction or damage of tissue.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1992년도 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.721-723
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• 1992

The electrical resistivity and piezoelectric properties have been studied for Lead Zirconate-Titanate(PZT) with $Nb_2O_5$ dopant, fabricated from conventional mixed-oxide powders and molten salt synthesis. The resistivity and electromechanical coupling factor(Kp) were increased with increasing Nb contents. The reason for increasing of the electrical resistivity below the Curie Temperature(Tc), It is believed that the p-type electrical conduction in PZT is caused by the lead vacancies. The electromechanical coupling factor(Kr) and piezoelectric constant $d_{33}$ were improved by Nb additives. This behavior can be explained as a compensation effect and $Nb^{5+}$ can serve as a donar and contribute electrons to the conduction process. As a result, the optimized $Nb_2O_5$ dopants on the PZT specimens were 0.75 wt%.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.33-41
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• 1994

The procedure to design the engine mount is briefly discussed and the optimum shape design process of engine mounting rubber using a parametric approach is suggested. An optimization code is developed to determine the shape to meet the stiffness requirements of engine mounts, coupled with the commercial nonlinear finite element program ABAQUS. A bush type engine mount used in a current passenger car is chosen for an application model. The shape from the result of the parameter optimization is determined as a final model with some modifications. The shape and stiffness of each optimization stage are shown and the stiffness of the optimized model along the principal direction is compared with the design specification of the current model. Finally, an overview of the current status and future works for the engine mount design are discussed.