• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.954-959
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• 2012

A hybrid switch that uses a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switch as a gate driver of a MOSFET is applied to an energy harvesting system. The power management circuit adopting the hybrid switch provides ultralow leakage, self-referencing, and high current handling capability. Measurements show that solar energy harvester circuit utilizing the MEMS-MOSFET hybrid switch accumulates energy and charges a battery or drive a resistive load without any constant power supply and reference voltage. The leakage current during energy accumulation is less than 10 pA. The power management circuit adopting the proposed hybrid switch is believed to be an ideal solution to self-powered wireless sensor nodes in smart grid systems.

• 공업화학
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.206-211
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 NaCl수용액의 초저이온 농도범위 ($1.0{\times}10^{-4}M$ 이하)에서 양이온 교환수지 대 음이온 교환수지의 비, 수지량, 계의 온도를 함수로 한 혼합층 이온교환의 거동을 실험적으로 연구하였다. 실험실 크기의 연속흐름 칼럼을 통하여 양이온 교환수지와 음이온 교환수지의 교환능이 소모될 때까지의 유출농도를 처리된 유량의 함수로 측정하여 파과곡선을 구하였다. 초기누출은 수지량이 적은 경우 양이온과 음이온의 파과곡선에 나타났으나, 선택도계수가 낮은 양이온의 파과곡선에 현격하게 크게 나타났다. 선택도계수는 파과곡선의 기울기에 영향을 미쳤으며, 계수값이 큰 음이온의 파과곡선의 기울기가 급격하였다. 온도변화는 파과곡선의 기울기에 영향을 미쳤으며, 온도가 증가할수록 이온교환속도가 증가하였다. 이 온도효과는 수지비에 관계없이 수지총량이 증가할수록 또는 이온교환수지의 교환능이 감소하여 파과곡선이 평형에 가까워질수록 감소하였다.

• Annals of Coloproctology
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.317-321
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• 2018

Purpose: We evaluate the role of transanal tube drainage (TD) as a conservative treatment for patients with anastomotic leakage (AL). Methods: Patients treated for AL who had undergone a low or an ultralow anterior resection with colorectal or coloanal anastomosis for the treatment of rectal cancer between January 2013 and January 2017 were enrolled in this study. The data were collected prospectively and analyzed retrospectively. The primary outcomes were the diagnosis and the management of AL. Results: Two hundred thirteen consecutive patients, 122 males and 91 females, were included. The mean age was $66.91{\pm}11.15years$, and the median body mass index was $24kg/m^2$ (range, $20-35kg/m^2$). The median tumor distance from the anal verge was 8 cm (range, 4-12 cm). Ninety-three patients (44%) received neoadjuvant therapy for nodal disease and/or locally advanced rectal cancer. Only 13 patients (6%) developed AL. Six patients developed subclinical AL as they had a defunctioning ileostomy at the time of the initial procedure. They were treated conservatively with TD under endoscopic guidance in the endoscopy unit and received intravenous antibiotics. Six weeks after discharge, these 6 patients underwent follow-up flexible sigmoidoscopy which showed a completely healed anastomotic defect with no residual stenosis. Seven patients developed a clinically significant AL and required reoperation with pelvic abscess drainage and Hartmann colostomy formation. Conclusion: These results suggest that TD for management of patients with AL is safe, cheap, and effective. Salvaging the anastomosis will help decrease the need for Hartmann colostomy formation. Proper patient selection is important.