• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2006

자연에 존재하는 새나 곤충들은 양력 및 추력을 발생하기 위하여 평균캠버선의 형상을 변화시킨다. 기존의 비정상 박익 이론들은 주로 강체 플랩핑 에어포일에 관하여 유도되어 왔다. 생체형상가변익의 비정상 공력특성을 파악하기 위하여 변형 가능한 에어포일에 대한 확장된 비정상 박익이론이 필요하다. 생체형상가변익의 비정상 공력특성을 계산하기 위해 Theodorsen의 접근방법을 확장하였다. 에어포일의 평균 캠버선은 다항식으로 나타내었다. 형상 가변익에 작용하는 비정상 공력특성을 순환항 및 비순환항으로 나누어 나타내었다. 본 이론은 플래핑운동을 하는 생체형상가변 에어포일의 비정상 공력해석 및 모핑날개의 공탄성 해석에 적용가능하다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.213-222
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• 2011

The native extracellular matrix (ECM) consists of an integrated fibrous protein network and proteoglycan-based ground (hydrogel) substance. We designed a novel electrospinning technique to engineer a three dimensional fiber-hydrogel composite that mimics the native ECM structure, is injectable, and has practical macroscale dimensions for clinically relevant tissue defects. In a model system of articular cartilage tissue engineering, the fiber-hydrogel composites enhanced the biological response of adult stem cells, with dynamic mechanical stimulation resulting in near native levels of extracellular matrix. This technology platform was expanded through structural and biochemical modification of the fibers including hydrophilic fibers containing chondroitin sulfate, a significant component of endogenous tissues, and hydrophobic fibers containing ECM microparticles.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.103-106
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• 2014

Nacre is an organic-inorganic composite material; it is composed of $CaCO_3$ platelet and protein. The microstructure of nacre is a matrix that is similar to bricks and mortar. Technology inspired by nature is called biomimetic technology. In this study, to make high thermal conducting ceramic composite materials using biomimetic technology, a porous green body was prepared with BN platelets. PMMA was infiltrated into the porous green body to make a composite. The microstructure of the composite was observed with FESEM, and the thermal properties were measured. The thermal conductivity of the prepared organic-inorganic composite was 4.19 $W/m{\cdot}K$.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.634-639
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 근접거리측정이 가능한 적외선 거리 센서를 사용하여 다양한 물체 및 로봇과 이동 로봇 메커니즘간의 충돌 위험성을 확인할 수 있는 충돌 경보기를 제시하고, 이 경보기의 효과적인 산업 응용을 위하여 중요한 신호의 생성 과정 및 동작 특성을 분석하고자 한다. 이를 위하여 제시된 충돌 경보기를 탑재한 이동 로봇 시스템이 전형적인 주차 동작을 수행하는 상황을 고려한다. 결과적으로, 제시된 충돌 경보기는 다양한 이동 로봇이나 차량 메커니즘의 충돌 회피 및 안전 운행을 위하여 유용하게 활용될 수 있음을 보인다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.501-515
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• 2012

We design and test a shape memory alloy (SMA)-based actuation system that can be used to propel a fish robot. The actuator in the system is composed of a 0.1 mm diameter SMA wire, a 0.5 mm-thick glass/epoxy composite strip, and a fixture frame. The SMA wire is installed in a pre-bent composite strip that provides initial tension to the SMA wire. The actuator can produce a blocking force of about 200 gram force (gf) and displacement of 3.5 mm at the center of the glass/epoxy strip for an 8 V application. The bending motion of the actuator is converted into the tail-beat motion of a fish robot through a linkage system. The fish robot is evaluated by measuring the tail-beat angle, swimming speed, and thrust produced by the tail-beat motion. The tail-beat angle is about $20^{\circ}$, the maximum swimming speed is about 1.6 cm/s, and the measured average thrust is about 0.4 gf when the fish robot is operated at 0.9 Hz.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.673-678
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 물체의이동이나 정보 탐색을위하여 유용하게 사용될 수 있는 4족 로봇의 정지 밸런스를 분석하고자 한다. 이 목적을위하여, 일반적인 4족 로봇의유용한 모델을 제시하고, 정지 안정성을 고려한 경계 조건을 제안한다. 착지된 상태에서 4족 로봇의 정지 밸런스를 분석하기 위하여 다양한 자유 운동을 고려하며, 시뮬레이션을 통하여 밸런스 여유를 고찰한다. 이러한 분석은 4족 로봇 보행의 효과적인 밸런싱 제어를 위하여 유용하게 활용될 수 있을것이다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.357-362
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• 2016

Various species of insects display vivid colors, widely known as 'structural color' due to their optical interference. Morpho butterflies are famous for their brilliant iridescent colors, which arise from the photonic-nanostructures of optical interference on their wings. In this paper, we outline the results of a comparative study of the optical properties of bio-inspired Morpho butterfly structures with the widely known Distributed Bragg Reflector (DBR), conducted using a rigorous coupled-wave analysis (RCWA) method for the two structures. Almost analogous tendencies were observed for both Morpho and DBR structures. With variation in the surrounding media, however, Morpho structures showed an obvious peak shift while no significant changes were observed in DBR, which can be applicable.

• BMB Reports
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.30-38
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• 2022

Cardiovascular disease, especially ischemic heart disease, is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Cardiac repair is one of the most promising strategies to address advanced cardiovascular diseases. Despite moderate improvement in heart function via stem cell therapy, there is no evidence of significant improvement in mortality and morbidity beyond standard therapy. The most salutary effect of stem cell therapy are attributed to the paracrine effects and the stem cell-derived exosomes are known as a major contributor. Hence, exosomes are emerging as a promising therapeutic agent and potent biomarkers of cardiovascular disease. Furthermore, they play a role as cellular cargo and facilitate intercellular communication. However, the clinical use of exosomes is hindered by the absence of a standard operating procedures for exosome isolation and characterization, problems related to yield, and heterogeneity. In addition, the successful clinical application of exosomes requires strategies to optimize cargo, improve targeted delivery, and reduce the elimination of exosomes. In this review, we discuss the basic concept of exosomes and stem cell-derived exosomes in cardiovascular disease, and introduce current efforts to overcome the limitations and maximize the benefit of exosomes including engineered biomimetic exosomes.

• Journal of Information Processing Systems
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.688-700
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• 2022

A composite bionic soft gripper integrated with electromagnets and magneto-active elastomers is designed by combining the structure of the human hand and the snake's behavior of enhancing friction by actively adjusting the scales. A silicon-based polymer containing magnetized hard magnetic particles is proposed as a soft finger, and it can be reversibly bent by adjusting the magnetic field. Experiments show that the length, width, and height of rectangular soft fingers and the volume ratio of neodymium-iron-boron have different effects on bending angle. The flexible fingers with 20 vol% are the most efficient, which can bend to 90° when the magnetic field is 22 mT. The flexible gripper with four fingers can pick up 10.51 g of objects at the magnetic field of 105 mT. In addition, this composite bionic soft gripper has excellent magnetron performance, and it can change surface like snakes and operate like human hands. This research may help develop soft devices for magnetic field control and try to provide new solutions for soft grasping.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2024

As microchips' degree of integration is getting higher, its cooling problem becomes important more than ever. One of the promising methods is using fractal microchannel heat sink by mimicking nature's Murray networks. However, most of the related works have been progressed only by numerical analysis. Perhaps such lack of direct experimental studies is due to the technical difficulty of the temperature and heat flux measurement in complex geometric channels. Here, we demonstrate the direct visualization of in situ temperature profile in a fractal microchannel heat sink. By using the temperature-sensitive fluorescent dye and a transparent Polydimethylsiloxane window, we can map temperature profiles in silicon-based fractal heat sinks with various fractal scale factors (a=1.5-3.5). Then, heat transfer rates and pressure drops under a fixed flow rate were estimated to optimize hydrodynamic and thermal characteristics. Through this experiment, we found out that the optimal factor is a=1.75, given that the differences in heat transfer among the devices are marginal when compared to the variances in pumping power. This work is expected to contribute to the development of high-performance, high-efficiency thermal management systems required in various industrial fields.