• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.49-54
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• 2015

The fabrication of a focal length-correcting lens called the F-theta lens was performed by a 3D printer. The fabricated lenses were characterized by transmittance and reflectance measurements. The optical properties of the lens, such as scattering or transmittance efficiency, were analyzed with respect to the wavelength (red, green, and blue) and the surface roughness of the lens. There was almost no shape aberration on the focus location of 0 degrees, but elliptical focus shapes were found at 1 and 2 degrees of the laser incidence angle. The developed process is expected to be used for the quick fabrication of lenses with low costs and quick turn-out. By improving the surface roughness during postprocessing, the optical properties are expected to be comparable to commercial lens quality.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.31 no.2 s.257
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• pp.159-166
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• 2007

Mixing between two or more reagents is one of important processes in biochemical microfluidics. In efficient micromixer design, it is essential to analyze flow pattern and evaluate mixing efficiency with good precision. In this work, mixing efficiency for Y-channel micromixer is measured by fluorescence intensity using LIF(Laser Induced Fluorescence) Confocal Microscope. The Y-channel micromixers are fabricated with polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS) and those are bonded to glass plate through Plasma bonding. Nile Blue A is injected into the micromixer as a fluorescence dye for measuring of fluorescence intensity by He/Ne laser. For visualization of the flow pattern, dynamic image capturing is carried out using CAM scope. For the comparison with computer simulation, modified SIMPLE algorithm for incompressible flow equation is solved for the same geometry as in the experiment. Throughout the experiments and computer simulation, accurate mixing efficiency evaluation process for a PDMS Y-channel micromixer is established.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• v.56 no.6
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• pp.681-692
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• 2023

In general, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is diagnosed clinically based on typical symptoms and/or response to proton pump inhibitor treatment. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is reserved for patients presenting with alarm symptoms, such as dysphagia, odynophagia, significant weight loss, gastrointestinal bleeding, or anorexia; those who meet the criteria for Barrett's esophagus screening; those who report a lack or partial response to proton pump inhibitor treatment; and those with prior endoscopic or surgical anti-reflux interventions. Newer endoscopic techniques are primarily used to increase diagnostic yield and provide an alternative to medical or surgical treatment for GERD. The available endoscopic modalities for the diagnosis of GERD include conventional endoscopy with white-light imaging, high-resolution and high-magnification endoscopy, chromoendoscopy, image-enhanced endoscopy (narrow-band imaging, I- SCAN, flexible spectral imaging color enhancement, blue laser imaging, and linked color imaging), and confocal laser endomicroscopy. Endoscopic techniques for treating GERD include esophageal radiofrequency energy delivery/Stretta procedure, transoral incisionless fundoplication, and endoscopic full-thickness plication. Other novel techniques include anti-reflux mucosectomy, peroral endoscopic cardiac constriction, endoscopic submucosal dissection, and endoscopic band ligation. Currently, many of the new endoscopic techniques are not widely available, and their use is limited to centers of excellence.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.300-310
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• 1996

Recently, there have been attempts to obstruct the dentinal tubules and remove the smear layer by way of laser irradiation in the root canal during endodontic treatment. This treatment was designed to make the root canal to be nonporous. Using 33 extracted single rooted teeth, 30 teeth were divided into 3 groups (10 each), and 3 teeth were used as samples for SEM. Using Nd : YAG laser, the control group was not irradiated, experimental group l(1W group) was irradiated with 1W, 15pps, 15sec., 3 times, 6.7mJ and experimental group 2(3W group) was irradiated with 3W, 15pps, 15sec., 3 times 20mJ. Thereafter the roots were immersed in methylene blue for 8 hours, and the dye infiltration pattern was observed under stereomicroscope and canal wall surface change was observed under SEM. The results are as following ; 1. As a result of evaluating the dye infiltration rate of the apical and middle 1/3, there was significant difference between control group and 1W group, control group and 3W group and there was no significant difference between 1 W group and 3W group. 2. In each group, as a result of comparing the dye infiltration rate of the apical and middle 1/3, there was no significant difference in control and 1W group but significant difference in 3W group. 3. In the control group smear layer was scarecely found and many dentinal tubules were found to be open. 4. In the 1W group, the number of dentinal tubules were decreased and gradual changes of the dentin surface could be seen and 3W group, almost no dentinal tubules could be found and the dentin surface was changed a little more and showed signs of partial fusion.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.323-324
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• 2011

현재 많은 blue LED소자의 제작 공정과 소자 표면에 texturing하는 과정이 보고되어 있다. 그 중n층이 위로 올라오는 수직형 LED 구조로 인해 표면 texturing 기술은 빛의 발광 효율을 증가 시킬 수 있는 중요한 기술 중 하나가 되었다. 1 이 연구에서, 우리는 InGaN을 바탕으로 한 LED 소자의 표면 roughening을 건식과 습식 공정을 모두 거치는 과정을 통하여 소자의 발광 효율을 높이는 시도를 하였다. 최근 전도성 물질 기판 위에 증착 되어 있는 수직형 LED 소자 2,3,4는 과거의 사파이어 기판 위에 증착 되어 있는 형태의 LED 소자에 비해 우수한 소자 특성을 보인다. 이는 과거 사파이어 기판을 사용함으로써 낮은 열적 특성과 더불어 전기 정도성에 몇 가지 제약을 초래하게 되었기 때문이다. 반면, 전도성 기판은 LED 구조의 back side ohmic contact을 가능하게 하였고, 더 나은 확산 특성을 보여 주었고 작동 전압 또한 감소 하였다. N층이 위에 있는 수직형 LED 소자는 KrF pulsed excimer laser로 인해 실현 되었다. 이 laser 빛이 투명한 사파이어 기판을 통해 얇은 GaN층에 입사되면, 기판과 GaN가 분리된다. 이 레이저 기술은 laser lift-off(LLO)로 성장된 기판으로부터 LED 구조를 분리하는데 성공하게 하였다. 우리는 건식 식각 공정을 이용하여 n 층이 위에 올라와 있는 구조인 수직형 LED 소자에 roughening을 주고 다시 이 표면에 습식 식각 공정을 적용하여 거친 부분의 거칠기를 또 한번 증가시켰다. 그리고 이 거칠어진 표면은 이 공정이 진행 되기 전의 소자에 비해 빛의 발광 효율이 증가 되었다. 이 두 공정을 포함한 식각 공정은 두 가지 장점이 생겼는데, 한가지는 GaN에서 외부로 방출할 수 있는 표면 지역이 증가되었고, 다른 한가지는 가파른 거칠기 특성으로 인해 critical angle을 증가시킨 것이다.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2001.06c
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• pp.432-437
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• 2001

It is necessary to improve mechanical and optical porperties in the optical disk substrates as the information storage devices with high storage density using blue laser are being developed. Injection compression molding is regarded as the most suitable process to manufacture optical disk substrates for quality recording and read-out. In the present research, the effects of processing conditions and the insulation layer thickness on gapwise birefringence and the land-groove pattern were investigated. It was found that the values of the birefringence distribution were very sensitive to mold temperature history, and the level of birefringence reduced and, furthermore, the quality of replication was improved due to the insulation layer.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.253-259
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• 2008

Human follicular fluid (HFF) is the in vivo microenvironment for oocyte maturation and includes a variety of proteins that could be involved in oocyte development and fertilization. We therefore used a proteomic approach to identify new HFF proteins. HFF from mature human follicles was obtained from five women following oocyte collection for in vitro fertilization (IVF). Ethanol-precipitated HFF run on two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE) produced approximately 250 Coomassie brilliant blue-stained spots, 64 of which were identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry (MALDIMS). In this study, several proteins including complement factor H, inter-${\alpha}$ (globulin) inhibitor H4, inter-${\alpha}$-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain H4 precursor, human zinc-${\alpha}$-2-glycoprotein chain B, PRO2619, PRO02044, and complex-forming glycoprotein HC were new proteins that have not been previously reported in HFF using proteomic methods. Additionally, we identified alloalbumin venezia for the first time from trichloroacetic acid (TCA)-precipitated HFF. These HFF proteins could serve as new biomarkers for important human reproductive processes.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.23-23
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• 2003

GaN-related semiconductors are of great technological importance for the fabrication of optoelectronic devices, such as blue and ultra violet light emitting diodes (LEDs), laser diodes, and photo-detectors. One of the most important applications of GaN-based LEDs is solid-state lighting, which could replace incandescent bulbs and ultimately fluorescent lamps. For solid-state lighting applications, the achievement of high extraction efficiency in LED structures is essential. For flip-chip LEDs (FCLEDS), the formation of low resistance and high reflective p-GaN contact is crucial. So far, a wide variety of different methods have been employed to improve the ohmic properties of p-type contacts to GaN. For example, surface treatments using different chemical solutions have been successfully used to produce high-quality ohmic contacts, Metallization schemes, such as Ta/Ti contacts to p-GaN, were also investigated. For these contacts, the removal of hydrogen atoms from the Mg atoms doped n the GaN was argued to be responsible for low contact resistances.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1997.04a
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• pp.31-34
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• 1997

A reversible scalar phenomena in amorphous As$_{40}$ Ge$_{10}$ Se$_{15}$ S$_{35}$ have been investigated by blue-pass-filtered Hg lamp and He-Ne laser. Annealing causes the shift of the absorption edge to shelter wavelengths approximately 0.17ev, also illumination moves it to longer wavelengths about 0.05 ~ 0.07eV and it increases the refractive index maximum 0.3. Therefore the thermalbleaching(TB) and photodarkening(PD) effects have been understood by the results related to optical absorption characteristics. TB could be estimated as increasing the stabilization of amorphous chalcogenide films since absorption slope of extended regions(U) was not changed by annealing. On the other hand, PD could be understood as due to the enhancement of disorder since the slope of Urbach’s tail(1/F) around an absorption edge were decreased by illumination.ion.n.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 1996.06a
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• pp.29-30
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• 1996