• Membrane Journal
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.449-457
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• 2016

In this study, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane with excellent mechanical properties and chemical resistance was prepared and characterized for the application of water treatment. Dibutyl-phthalate (DBP) was used as a diluent for making a membranes through temperature induced phase separation (TIPS) method, and the crystallization temperature, melting point, cloud point and SEM image were observed with different ratio of diluent in polymer/diluent mixture. The crystallization temperature and melting point increased proportionally with the content of polymer, while the cloud point temperature decreased. Finally, it was confirmed that stable membrane could be manufactured at a polymer content of 62 wt% and a temperature $125^{\circ}C$ using the phase diagram of PVDF/DBP mixtures with temperatures.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.133-138
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between physical properties of dried coacervate films and dry feel for shampoo composition. Simple shampoo compositions were made of two different cationic charge density polymers in the same surfactant compositions. The simple shampoo compositions were diluted with distilled water to make coacervate. Formed coacervate was collected by centrifuge (3,000 rpm, 30 min). Coacervate was coated on the glass plates and dried in drying oven (for 1 h, $50^{\circ}C$) to make the thin film. We carried out an experiment on measurement of contact angle, moisture loss ratio and SEM image analysis of the dried coacervate film. Dry feelings of the shampoos were evaluated by panel using hair tresses. Results show that the properties of dried coacervate films affect the dry feel of the after shampooing.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.310-319
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• 2015

Three kinds of anion-exchangeable functional groups with different hydrocarbon molecular structures were introduced to vinyl benzyl chloride-based membrane to understand the effect of attached function in anion-exchange membrane. Trimethylamine (TMA) as an aliphatic fuction, N-methylpiperidine (MP) as an alicyclic fuction and pyridine (Py) as an aromatic function were introduced by amination. The respective reactivity was observed by the trace of membrane resistance( MER)/ion exchange capacity (IEC) and the increasing order of reactivity was Py < MP < TMA. Meanwhile, SEM photograph showed the attached Py ion-exchange membrane was the most homogenous and compact structure in the study. In electrochemical properties, the attached Py ion-exchange membrane showed the MER ($5.0{\Omega}{\cdot}cm^2$ >, in 0.5 mol/L NaCl), comparable to those of commercial membrane (AMX). All results showed that the resonance structure of attached functional group might contribute to the preparation of homogenous anion-exchange membrane.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.18 no.7
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• pp.1347-1356
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• 2017

In order to strengthen the competitiveness of small business startups with insufficient internal and external resources, the government has implemented SMEs consulting support projects. However, as an intangible knowledge service, consulting services also have their own shortcomings such as the risk of time, effort and quality uncertainty. And all kinds of risks will be borne by the companies which receive consulting services. Therefore, many companies which receive consulting services in Korea are questioning the reliability of the consulting results and have a negative attitude on this industry. In addition, they consider the cost-effectiveness of consulting is relatively low. Finally, this study performed an empirical study on recommendation intention of small business startups which received consulting and also focused on the comparison between Korean and Chinese startups.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.416-422
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• 2013

PURPOSE. This study was performed to define attachment and growth behavior of osteoblast-like cells and evaluate the gene expression on zirconia compared to titanium. MATERIALS AND METHODS. MC3T3-E1 cells were cultured on (1) titanium and (2) zirconia discs. The tetrazolium-based colorimetric assay (MTT test) was used for examining the attachment of cells. Cellular morphology was examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity was measured to evaluate the cell differentiation rate. Mann-Whitney test was used to assess the significance level of the differences between the experimental groups. cDNA microarray was used for comparing the 20215 gene expressions on titanium and zirconia. RESULTS. From the MTT assay, there was no significant difference between titanium and zirconia (P>.05). From the SEM image, after 4 hours of culture, cells on both discs were triangular or elongated in shape with formation of filopodia. After 24 hours of culture, cells on both discs were more flattened and well spread compared to 4 hours of culture. From the ALP activity assay, the optical density of E1 cells on titanium was slightly higher than that of E1 cells on zirconia but there was no significant difference (P>.05). Most of the genes related to cell adhesion showed similar expression level between titanium and zirconia. CONCLUSION. Zirconia showed comparable biological responses of osteoblast-like cells to titanium for a short time during cell culture period. Most of the genes related to cell adhesion and signal showed similar expression level between titanium and zirconia.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.96-102
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• 2014

PURPOSE. This study was performed to characterize the effects of zirconia coated with calcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite compared to smooth zirconia after bone marrow-derived osteoblast culture. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Bone marrow-derived osteoblasts were cultured on (1) smooth zirconia, (2) zirconia coated with calcium phosphate (CaP), and (3) zirconia coated with hydroxyapatite (HA). The tetrazolium-based colorimetric assay (MTT test) was used for cell proliferation evaluation. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity was measured to evaluate the cellular morphology and differentiation rate. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was employed for the analysis of surface chemistry. The genetic expression of the osteoblasts and dissolution behavior of the coatings were observed. Assessment of the significance level of the differences between the groups was done with analysis of variance (ANOVA). RESULTS. From the MTT assay, no significant difference between smooth and surface coated zirconia was found (P>.05). From the SEM image, cells on all three groups of discs were sporadically triangular or spread out in shape with formation of filopodia. From the ALP activity assay, the optical density of osteoblasts on smooth zirconia discs was higher than that on surface treated zirconia discs (P>.05). Most of the genes related to cell adhesion showed similar expression level between smooth and surface treated zirconia. The dissolution rate was higher with CaP than HA coating. CONCLUSION. The attachment and growth behavior of bone-marrow-derived osteoblasts cultured on smooth surface coated zirconia showed comparable results. However, the HA coating showed more time-dependent stability compared to the CaP coating.

• Advances in environmental research
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.113-125
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• 2017

Santa Barbara Amorphous-15(SBA-15) nanoparticles were utilized as the inexpensive and effective adsorbents to remove methylene blue dye from the aqueous solution.SBA-15 was created by Zhao et al method. Infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used for the evaluated physical properties of SBA-15. The results of diffraction X-ray indicated that was the crystalline structure for it. Also IR spectroscopy indicated was a silica the whole structure of the groups and SEM image verify the structure of relatively identical particles size of SBA-15. Factors affecting adsorption including the amounts of adsorbent, pH and contact time were investigated by a SBA-15 nanomaterial design. The extent of dye removal enhanced with increasing initial dye concentration and pH from 4 to 10. The higher percentage adsorption were obtained under optimum conditions of variables (sorbent dose of 200 mg/liter, initial MB concentration 10 mg/liter, initial pH of 10 and temperature of $25^{\circ}C$). Maximum adsorption happened after the 2 hour and the kinetic processes of the dyes adsorption were described by applying the pseudo-first-order and the pseudo-second-order and the relatively High correlation with the kinetic Ellovich models. It was found that the pseudo-second-order models kinetic equation described the data of dye adsorption with a good correlation (R2>0.999) which indicated chemisorption mechanism. Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption models were investigated in conditions of variables (adsorbent dose 0.01 gr/liter, MB concentration 10, 20, 30 mg/liter, pH of 4, 7, 10, contact time 90 min and temperature of $27^{\circ}C$). The adsorption data were represented by Langmuir isotherm model. These values are higher than the adsorption capacities of some other adsorbents that have recently been published in the literature.

• Transactions of Materials Processing
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.296-303
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• 2009

The effect of porosity on the high-cycle fatigue properties of Al-Si-Mg casting aluminum alloys was investigated in this study. Microstructure examination, tensile and high-cycle fatigue test were conducted on both Al-Si-Mg casted (F) and heat-treated (T6) conditions. Porosity characteristics on the fracture surfaces of fatigue-tested samples were examined using SEM and image analysis. The microstructure observation results showed that eutectic Si particles were homogeneously dispersed in the matrix of the Al-Si-Mg casting alloys, but there were porosities formed as cast defects. The high-cycle fatigue results indicated that the fatigue strength of the 356-T6 alloy was higher than that of the 356-F alloys because of the significant reduction in volume fraction of pores by heat treatment. The SEM fractography results showed that porosity affected detrimental effect on the fatigue life: 80% of all tested samples fractured as a result of porosity which acted as the main crack initiation site. It was found that fatigue life decreased as the size of the surface pore increased. A comparison was made between surface pore and inner pore for its effect on the fatigue behavior. The results showed that the fatigue strength with the inner pores was higher than that of the surface pore.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 1999.07a
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• pp.71-71
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• 1999

현재 소자 제작에 응용되는 수소화된 비정질 실리콘은 PECVD 방법으로 제작하는 것이 보편적인 방법이다. 그러나 비정질 실리콘 박막 트랜지스터는 band gap edge 근처에서 국재준위가 많아 mobility가 작으며 상온에서 조차 불안정하여 신뢰성이 높지 않고, 도핑된 비정질 실리콘의 높은 비저항 등의 단점으로 인하여 고속 회로에 응용이 불가능하다. 반면 다결정질 실리콘 박막 트랜지스터는 a-Si:H TFT 에 비해 재현성이 우수하고 high resolution, high resolution, high contrast LCD에 응용할 수 있다. 하지만, 다결정 실리콘의 grain boundary로 인해 단결정에 비해 많은 defect 들이 존재하여 전도성을 감소시킨다. 따라서 Mobility를 증가시키기 위해서 grain size를 증가시키고 grain boundary 내에 존재하는 trap center를 감소시켜야 한다. 따라서 본 실험에서는 PECVD 장비로 초기 기판을 plasma 처리하여 다결정 실리콘 박막을 제작하여, 기판 처리에 대한 다결정 실리콘 박막의 성장의 특성을 조사하였다. 실험 방법으로는 PECVD 시스템을 이용하여 SiH4 gas와 H2 gas를 선택적으로 증착시키는 LBL 방법을 사용하여 $\mu$c-Si:H 박막을 제작하였다. 비정질 층을 gas plasma treatment 하여 다결정질 실리콘의 증착 initial stage 관찰을 주목적으로 관찰하였다. 다결정 실리콘 박막의 구조적 성질을 조사하기 위하여 Raman, AFM, SEM, XRD를 이용하여 grain 크기와 결정화도에 대해 측정하여 결정성장 mechanism을 관측하였다. LBL 방법으로 증착시킨 박막의 Raman 분석을 통해서 박막 증착 초기에 비정질이 증착된 후에 결정질로 상태가 변화됨을 관측할 수 있었고, SEM image를 통해서 증착 회수를 증가시키면서 grain size가 작아졌다 다시 커지는 현상을 볼 수 있었다. 이 비정질 층의 transition layer를 gas plasma 처리를 통해서 다결정 핵 형성에 영향을 관측하여 적정한 gas plasma를 통해서 다결정질 실리콘 박막 증착 공정을 단축시킬 수 있는 가능성을 짐작할 수 있었고, 또한 표면의 roughnes와 morphology를 AFM을 통하여 관측함으로써 다결정 박막의 핵 형성에 알맞은 증착 표면 특성을 분석 할 수 있었다.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.70-74
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• 2006

Plasticized cellulose diacetate(CDA) was prepared by homogenizing cellulose diacetate(CDA), triacetin(TA) and epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) in a high-speed mixer, then the CDA mixture was mixed with ramie fiber to produce a green composite material. In DMA analysis, the glass transition temperature of plasticized CDA and the composite was observed at $85\;^{\circ}C\;and\;140\;^{\circ}C$, respectively. A composite reinforced with alkali treated ramie fiber exhibited significantly higher mechanical properties, such as $15\;^{\circ}C$ increase in tensile strength as well as $41\;^{\circ}C$ increase in Young's modulus when compared with commercial polypropylene. In the SEM image analysis, much enhanced adhesion between plasticized CDA and alkali treated ramie fiber (AIRa) was observed.