• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.275-279
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• 2011

Sterilization of Escherichia coli (E. coli) is examined using a unique pulsed ultra-violet (UV) elliptical reactor based on Nd:YAG laser resonator, UV radiation from a pulsed xenon flashlamp. The light from the discharge has a broadband emission spectrum extending from the UV to the infrared region with a rich UV contained. Sterilization method by using the UV light is fast, environment-friendly and it does not cause secondary pollution. A Nd:YAG laser resonator having elliptical shape has advantage of concentrating the radiation of the UV light at two foci as the quart sleeve filled with E. coli. The primary objective of this research is to determine the important parameters such as pulse per second (pps), the applied voltage for sterilizing E. coli by using an UV elliptical reactor. From the experiment result, the sterilization effect of UV elliptical reactor is better than that of UV cylindrical reactor, and it can be 99.9% of sterilization at 800V regardless of the pps within 10 minutes.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.266-274
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• 2023

Recently, sterilization technology has received increasing interest due to the COVID-19 pandemic and required safety precautions. Particularly, sterilization devices using near ultraviolet (UV) with a 405 nm wavelength are also drawing attention. It has a UV-C wavelength and other sterilization effects. Its blue-colored light on the boundary between UV and visible light is used as a light-emitting diode (LED) lamp for 405 nm sterilization, owing to its longer wavelengths than UV rays. However, the 405 nm wavelength contains blue light that can damage the eyes and skin during prolonged exposures and affect the emotional and biological parts of the body. Currently, 405 nm sterilization LED light registers are circulating in the market. However, they have not undergone safety tests for blue-light hazards. Thus, with the active distribution of sterilization LED lights, solid safety standards and management systems are essential to protect users from blue-light hazards. Accordingly, in this study, we conducted spectral radiance and spectral radiative luminance tests on 405 nm sterilization LED registers available in the market by the measurement criteria of IEC 62471. Safety standards must be established to secure users' safety against blue light hazards at a time when 405nm sterilization LED lights are actively distributed due to COVID-19.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2021년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.567-568
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• 2021

본 논문에서는 UV-A와 UV-C를 포함하는 복합 파장의 LED 모듈을 적용한 캐빈 필터를 설계 및 제작하고 성능를 시험하였다. 제작한 캐빈 필터의 세균 및 공팜이 살균 시험에서 살균 능력을 확인하였고 유기화합물 분해 시험에서는 특수 챔버를 제작하여 유기물 분해 능력을 검증하였다. 광촉매로 콜케이트를 사용하는 것이 매탈매쉬를 사용하는 것보다 우수한 성능을 확인하였다. 본 연구를 통해서 제작한 캐빈 필터의 살균 및 공기 정화 능력을 실제와 유사한 환경 시험을 통해서 확인하였다.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.406-414
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• 2021

This study aimed to evaluate the inhalation resistance(IR) and fiber structure of disposable masks when exposed to repeated heating and ultraviolet(UV) sterilization. The experiments consisted of a lab-scale and a field test. For the lab-scale test, KF94 and N95 masks were selected and a trial was composed of three repetitions of an 80-min sterilization. For the field test, a subject participated over four days, of which a KF94 was worn without sterilization, and the same trial was conducted during the next four days with daily sterilization. The results showed that the IR of the KF94 mask(9.5 Pa) gradually increased according to the sterilization up to the second repetition(15.6 Pa) but decreased at the third treatment(9.7 Pa). However, the N95 mask did not showany tendency of IR during the repetitions. Microscope photos showed several warped or blackened fibers in the stiffener layer after the repeated sterilization. After wearing a KF94 mask for four consecutive days, its IR decreased until the three days but increased the fourth day, whereas another KF94 mask with sterilization showed an increase in IR for the four days. In the microscope-photos after the consecutive four days, outside fibers and stiffener layers were warped or became less dense. In summary, the IR of the KF94 mask slightly increased through the three~four rounds of heating and UV sterilizations, but the fiber structures were not significantly deformed by the repeated sterilization. To reduce discarded mask waste, the repeated sterilization of masks can be recommended.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.15-20
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• 2014

Recently, LED (Light Emitting Diode) application research is studying by using a specific wavelength. LED plant factory produced a lot of green plants in a closed spaces, so it should be taken to guard against harmful microbes. Until today, a lot of studies for green plant production in plant factory is proceed but there were no study on harmful microbes in plant factory. Thus, the analysis on sterilization for harmful microbes in plant factory were experimented using UV (Ultra Violet) LED with 282nm of wavelength. As a results on sterilization of three harmful microbes, 50% of sterilization efficiency was achieved after 2.5 hours, 97% was achieved after 12 hours of UV LED irradiation, respectively.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.67-70
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• 2022

본 연구는 최근 유행하고 있는 코로나 바이러스(SARS-CoV-2) UV 살균을 위한 1차원 광자 준결정 구조 개념의 광학 필터를 설계하고 시뮬레이션 하였다. 시뮬레이터는 수치해석 프로그램으로 사용되는 MATLAB 프로그램과 직접 코딩한 연산수식을 사용하였다. 비주기(복합구조) 다중층 구조 모델을 설계한 후, 특성 계산을 위하여 다중층 구조 모델의 물성치를 천이 행렬법(TMM, Transfer Matrix Method)으로 설정하였다. 설계된 복합 다중층 구조의 MATLAB을 활용한 전산모사법을 통하여 얻은 행렬값으로부터 반사도와 투과도를 계산하였다. 이 연구의 결과로 인체에 무해하면서 코로나 바이러스 UV 살균이 가능한 253.7 nm 파장만을 투과하는 광학 필터의 제작 및 응용 가능성을 증명하였다.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.256-261
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• 2015

병재배 느타리버섯 재배과정중 발생되는 유해균 감소를 위한 적합 배지 살균조건과 UV-C 조사결과는 다음과 같다. 살균조건에 따른 오염율 및 전력소비량을 측정한 결과, $121^{\circ}C$에서 90분 살균시 오염율 0%, 전력소비량 4.1 kwh로 가장 낮게 조사되었다. 살균 후 배지 미생물상은 $121^{\circ}C$에서 90분, $109^{\circ}C$에서 2, 4, 6시간, $105^{\circ}C$에서 6시간, $101^{\circ}C$에서 6시간 살균시 버섯유해 곰팡이인 Trichoderma sp.가 검출되지 않았다. 또한, 버섯재배사의 냉각실과 접종실에 UV-C 처리에 의한 미생물의 사멸율을 조사한 결과, $56m^3$의 규모에서 40w짜리 UV-C를 6시간 조사했을 때 세균(Staphylococcus sp.) 사멸율은 99.9%로 거의 검출되지 않았다. 푸른곰팡이류중 가장 큰 오염원인 Trichoderma sp.와 Penicillium sp. 도 UV-C 6시간 조사 시 99.9% 사멸되었고, Cladosporium sp.는 동일 조건에서 90.9% 사멸되었으며 UV-C 12시간 조사시 94.9%의 사멸율을 보였다. 따라서 멸균 조건에 따른 오염율, 전력소비량, 미생물상 등을 종합해볼 때 $121^{\circ}C$에서 90분 고압살균하는 방법이 병재배에서는 적합하다고 판단되었으며, 버섯배양시 발생되는 주요 유해균은 UV-C 6시간 이상 점등 처리시 사멸율이 높았다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제29권9호
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• pp.931-937
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• 2012

In this study, we assessed environmental impacts of compound humidifiers using environmental life cycle assessment and presented the ways to improvements in energy consumption of them. We found eco-design parameters and $CO_2$-eq emissions in each stage of raw material acquisition, manufacturing, transportation, use and disuse in life cycle of the compound humidifiers. The highest $CO_2$ emission is found to be in the stage of use among all stages of life cycle, which is mainly due to power consumption in thermal heating of heating coil for sterilization during humidification. The power consumption and $CO_2$ emission in the stage of use can be reduced to 1/4 and 1/3 at the highest estimate through improvement of sterilization method, respectively. We suggested the replacement of conventional thermal heating coil by ultra violet light-emitting diodes (UV-LED) for sterilization and then presented the experimental results on the sterilization effects of UV-LEDs.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.133-140
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• 2014

The sterilization of health care products is widely used to choose conventional Ethylene Oxide gas sterilization in South Korea. But the method has brought serious issues because of the toxic residual gas and global warming of $CO_2$ evacuation after the sterilization process. This study is carried out to confirm the application possibility of gamma sterilization instead of Ethylene Oxide in sanitary aid products. Four kinds of products (gauze, menstrual pad, bandage, menstrual tampon) were treated with gamma irradiation of 15 kGy, then analyzed the achievement of the sterility assurance level (SAL) $10^{-6}$ through BI test. The cytotoxicity of accelerated samples of 6 months elapse evaluated by means of colony forming rate at various concentration of the extracts. pH and UV measurements at extract concentrations were tested according to the MFDS (Ministry of food & drug safety) guideline to verify a stability & safety of product sterilized. The results revealed that the extracts did not show any significant changes in cytoxicity assay as well as pH and UV values by gamma sterilization. All extract concentration was observed high cell viability, pH and UV values were calculated within the acceptable range prescribed by the guideline. It indicates that gamma sterilization could effectively substitute for conventional sterilization such as Ethylene Oxide sterilization in the sanitary aid products.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.461-466
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• 2010

총 110 가닥의 테플론 튜브와 9개의 자외선(UV)램프(총 1395 W)로 구성된 허니컴 방식의 UV살균기를 제작하고 원심분리를 통해 생탁주의 고형분을 제거시킨 청징탁주(CT)를 순환시켜 살균하였다. 미생물살균과 관능적 품질 등을 고려한 전반적인 품질평가 결과, 최적의 살균조건은 2 L/min의 유속에서 1.5분간 살균하는 것이 최적의 조건으로 확인되었다. 이러한 살균조건에서 약 일반세균수와 진균수를 5~6 log cycle 감소시킬 수 있었다. 자외선으로 살균된 청징탁주는 $30^{\circ}C$에서 8일 동안 저장하며 pH, 아미노태질소 함량, 산도, 환원당 함량, 일반세균수 및 진균수 등의 품질 평가를 수행하였다. 자외선으로 살균된 청징탁주의 진균수는 저장 4일 후에 이르러서야 $10^8\;CFU/mL$에 도달하였고 일반세균수는 6일 후에 이르러서야 $10^8\;CFU/mL$에 도달하여 생육이 억제되었음을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 환원당 함량을 제외하고는 자외선으로 살균된 청징탁주의 pH, 아미노태질소 함량, 산도는 저장 중에 변화를 나타내지 아니하였다. 또한 저장 기간 동안 청징탁주와 자외선으로 살균된 청징탁주 간에는 L, a 및 b 값 간에 차이를 보이지 않아 색도의 변화에는 자외선 살균이 영향을 미치지 않은 것으로 확인되었다.