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Effect of Al Addition on the Microstructures of Rapidly Solidified Mg-Zn Alloy (급냉응고된 Mg-Zn합금의 응고조직에 미치는 Al첨가의 영향)

  • Kim, Yeon-Uk;Heo, Bo-Yeong
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.7 no.6
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    • pp.464-471
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    • 1997
  • Melt-overflow 급냉응고장치를 이용하여 두께 약 300$\mu\textrm{m}$, 폭 10mm의 Mg-Zn합급 스트립을 연속적으로 제조하였다. 또한 알루미늄을 첨가하여, 첨가원소에 따른 결정립미세화와 기계적강도에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 스트립의 미세응고조직은 전자현미경(TEM, SEM)과 image analyzer를 이용하여 분석하였으며, 경도시험으로 기계적특성을 평가하였다. Mg-5wt%Zn합금 스트립의 경도는 결정립크기의 제곱근에 반비례하여 급냉응고에 의한 결정립미세화 효과로 같은 조성의 일반주조 합금보다 2배 이상의 높은 경도값을 가지며, 알루미늄을 첨가함으로서 2배 정도의 결정립미세화 효과를 얻어 경도가 더욱 증가하였다. 결정입계를 따라 생성된 금속간화합물은 마그네슘화합금의 입계부식을 방지하여 우수한 내식성을 갖는다. 따라서 적절한 합금설계와 급냉응고법을 적용시키면 마그네슘합금의 취약성을 보완하며 경량성의 장점을 최대한 활용할 수 있다.

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Effects of Scratching on the Surface of Protein Chip Plates (단백질 칩 기판의 표면 스크래칭 효과)

  • Hyun, June-Won;Hwang, Jeong-Il
    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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    • v.40 no.2
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    • pp.98-102
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    • 2007
  • [ $NiCl_2$ ] and poly-L-lysine coated protein chip plates have been fabricated using a spin coating system. Water has been used as solvent and scratching effects on glass slides and ITO have been investigated. We also observed the surface properties of $NiCl_2$ and poly-L-lysine coated slides by using PSA(Particle size analyzer) and AFM(Atomic force microscope). The AFM results imply that the surface patterns created in the spin coating system determine the protein adsorption. Adsorption of histidine-tagged KRS proteins immobilized on glass slides and ITO was analyzed using a BAS image system. The results suggest that the scratching effect was increased ability of protein adsorption.

The Synthesis of Red-Sensitizing Dye for Color Photography (천연색 사진용 적감색소의 합성)

  • Kim, Yeoung-Chan
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.136-141
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    • 2001
  • Naphthothiazolo carbocyanine is of industrial importance as red-sensitizing dye in the spectral sensitization of emulsion microcrystals in negative film-making. In this study, red-sensitizing dye was prepared by the reaction of 2-methyl-3-sulfopropyl-4,5-naphthothiazolium(inner salt) with triethyl orthoacetate in the presence of triethylamine. The product was identified by using various analytical tools such as Elemental analyzer, IR spectrophotometer, UV-Vis spectrophotometer, Mass spectrometer, $^{1}H-NMR$ spectrometer, TGA and DSC. The maximum absorption peak in methanol solvent was 573nm. Therefore, it was concluded that naphthothiazolo carbocyanine dye can be used as red0sensitizing dye for the spectral sensitization of photographic emulsion.

Developing a Scanner for Assessing Foliage Moisture

  • Nakajima, Isao;Ohyama, Futoshi;Juzoji, Hiroshi;Ta, Masuhisa
    • Journal of Multimedia Information System
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.155-164
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    • 2019
  • We intended to confirm that microwave attenuation by tree leaves is strongly linked to water content in leaves. We sampled natural broadleaves, including Japanese cinnamon, and investigated their effects on the microwave (3 to 20 GHz) frequency characteristics using a network analyzer. Experiments determined that microwave attenuation by foliage increases as a linear function of frequency per unit weight (gram). As the frequency increases, the spatial resolution increases, but the phase difference (imaginary component) increases. So we solved the dispersion of phase difference by sweeping the frequency and taking the intermediate value. Based on these experimental results, we developed a microwave scanner on 10Ghz to describe foliage moisture as a image and to enable assessments of leaf condition. Photosynthesis is the process whereby plants synthesize oxygen and sugars from carbon dioxide and water, thereby converting light energy into chemical energy. Since water is a major parameter of photosynthesis, the quantity of water accumulated inside a leaf reflects leaf health. The equipment described here and related microwave technologies will help assess the capacity of leaves to absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Decomposition Behavior of Secondary Solidification Phase During Heat Treatment of Squeeze Cast Al-Cu-Si-Mg (용탕단조 Al-Cu-Si-Mg합금의 열처리시 제2응고상의 분해거동)

  • Kim, Yu-Chan;Kim, Do-Hyang;Han, Yo-Sub;Lee, Ho-In
    • Journal of Korea Foundry Society
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.560-568
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    • 1997
  • The dissolution behavior of secondary solidification phases in squeeze cast Al-3.9wt%Cu-1.5wt%Si-1.0wt%Mg has been studied using a combination of optical microscope, image analyzer, scanning electron microscope(SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer(EDS), X-ray diffractometer(XRD) and differential thermal analyzer (DTA). Special emphasis was placed on the investigation of the effects of the nonequilibrium heat treatment on the dissolution of the second solidification phases. Ascast microstructure consisted of primary solidification product of ${\alpha}-Al$ and secondary solidification products of $Al_2Cu$, $Mg_2Si$ and $Al_2CuMg$. Equilibrium and non-equilibrium solution treatments were carried out at the temperatures of $495^{\circ}C$, $502^{\circ}C$ and $515^{\circ}C$ for 3 to 5 hours. The amount of the dissolved secondary phases increased with increasing solution treatment temperature, for example, area fractions of $Al_2Cu$, $Mg_2Si$ and $Al_2CuMg$ were approximately 0%, 1.6% and 4.2% after solution treatment at $495^{\circ}C$ for 5hours, and were approximately 0%, 0.36% and 2% after solution treatment at $515^{\circ}C$ for 5hours. The best combination of tensile properties was obtained when the as-cast alloy was solution treated at $515^{\circ}C$ for 3hours followed by aging at $180^{\circ}C$ for 10 hours. Detailed DTA and TEM study showed that the strengthening behavior during aging was due to enhanced precipitation of the platelet type fine ${\theta}'$ phase.

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A Compact Optical System using LED and CMOS Image Sensor for Liver Function Analysis (LED와 CMOS 이미지 센서 기반 간 기능 분석용 소형 광학장치)

  • Kim, Chul;Lim, Chang-Jin;Nam, Myung-Hyun;Kim, Dong-Sik;Seo, Sung-Kyu;Pak, Jung-Ho
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.61 no.2
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    • pp.270-275
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    • 2012
  • This paper presents a portable and compact optical device which can conveniently be used to perform a functional analysis of human liver function. The proposed system employed red/green LEDs, as a light source, and CMOS image sensor, which is commonly used in cellular phones. With this system, several blood serum samples have been evaluated for liver functional analysis by measuring light absorption level through the blood serum samples depending on aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and total bilirubin concentration. The light absorption through the blood serum samples containing AST, ALT, or total bilirubin can provide their concentrations. The green light absorption is more sensitive to the concentration of AST or ALT, and the red light absorption is more sensitive to the total bilirubuin concentration. Additional calibration steps were performed by using a MATLAB program in order to eliminate the light scattering effects from the extraneous particles existing in each blood serum sample. From the blind test, three standard light intensity curves through each enzyme have been obtained and the enzyme concentration values have been compared to those obtained from a commercially available biochemistry analyzer (Toshiba 200 FR). The average percent difference in the obtained concentrations from two systems for AST, ALT, and total bilirubin concentration came out to be 7.79%, 7.98%. and 7.56%, respectively, with the adjusted coefficient of determination (R2) higher than 0.98. This system can possibly lead to a low-cost and simple system that can be used as a point-of-care (POC) system in a condition without advanced equipments.

Sex-Discrimination of Silkworm Pupa, Bombyx mori with Image Analyzer (화상처리장치에 의한 번데기 암수판별의 효과)

  • ;Tohru Nakada
    • Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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    • v.35 no.2
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    • pp.105-113
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    • 1993
  • To produce F1 hybrid of silkworm sex discrimination has to be followed at the pupal stage by sexual organ. However it requires a lot of labour and may bring about a wrong classification. In these regards, this study has been implemented to find out an effective measure for the pupal sex discrimination by use of variation of cocoon weight and image analysis of cocoon. As a result, it was found that in case of the pupal weight the percentage of a wrong classification fell on 0.3% and in case of single cocoon weight 0.4%. The discrimination rate was 99% in the weight variables of cocoon but analysis by single cocoon weight and cocoon shape variables, it was 98.7%. Efficiency of discrimination was increased by 2.7% as compared to variable of single cocoon weight. The minimum cocoon sampling size may be 15 cocoons sexual-wise.

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Effect of Milling Time on Pore Size and Distribution of Ti-Nb-Zr Biomaterials with Space Holder Consolidated by Spark Plasma Sintering

  • Kim, Dong-Gun;Woo, Kee-Do;Kang, Dong-Soo;Lee, Tack
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.111-115
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    • 2014
  • Titanium and its alloys are useful for implant materials. In this study, porous Ti-Nb-Zr biomaterials were successfully synthesized by powder metallurgy using a $NH_4HCO_3$ as space holder and $TiH_2$ as foaming agent. Consolidation of powder was accomplished by spark plasma sintering process(SPS) at $850^{\circ}C$ under 30 MPa condition. The effect of high energy milling time on pore size and distribution in Ti-Nb-Zr alloys with space holder($NH_4HCO_3$) was investigated by optical microscope(OM), scanning electron microscope(SEM) & energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS) and X-ray diffraction(XRD). Microstructure observation revealed that, a lot of pores were uniformly distributed in the Ti-Nb-Zr alloys as size of about $30-100{\mu}m$ using mixed powder and milled powders. In addition, the pore ratio was found to be about 5-20% by image analysis, using an image analyzer(Image Pro Plus). Furthermore, the physical properties of specimens were improved with increasing milling time as results of hardness, relative density, compressive strength and Young's modulus. Particularly Young's modulus of the sintered alloy using 4h milled powder reached 52 GPa which is similar to bone elastic modulus.

Morphometric Study of the Irradiation Effect on the Cartilage Formation in the Rat Mandibular Condyle (방사선 조사가 백서 하악과두 연골 형성에 미치는 영향에 관한 형태계측학적 연구)

  • Kim Jeong-Hwa;Heo Min-Suk;Lee Sam-Sun;Choi Soon-Chul
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.87-103
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    • 1999
  • Purpose: This study was undertaken to quantitatively estimate the degree of the damage and recovery of the irradiated rat condylar cartilage using the Image Analyzer. Materials and Methods: Experimental animals were 16 male rats of the Sprague-Dawley strain at the age of 20 day irradiated with the dose of 10 Gy in their head and neck region. Four rats were sacrificed at the each of the following time intervals - 1, 4, 7 and 14 days, respectively. The same number of control group animals were sacrificed at the each age of 21. 24, 27 and 34 days, respectively. The specimens were stained with 0.5% toluidine blue and examined with light microscope. The condylar cartilage was divided into 4 zones; fibrous zone, proliferating zone, upper hypertrophic zone, and lower hypertrophic zone. And then, the proliferating zone was subdivided into 2 layers - upper and lower layer, and upper and lower hypertrophic zone were subdivided into three layers, respectively - upper, middle and lower layer. With the aid of Image Analyzer, morphometric analysis was performed. The thickness, the numerical density of cells, the cell area density, the extracellular matrix area density, the mean area of single cell, the mean area of extracellular matrix per single cell were measured and analysed. Results: In the experimental group, the thickness of the fibrous zone was slightly increased and that of the proliferating zone and the upper and the lower hypertrophic zone was markedly decreased. With time, the thickness of the fibrous zone was gradually increased and that of the proliferating zone and the upper and the lower hypertrophic zone was steadily in the decreased state. The numerical density of cells of the proliferating zone was increased on post-irradiated 1 day, but decreased after post-irradiated 4 day, and that of the upper hypertrophic zone was decreased. The numerical density of cells of the lower hypertrophic zone was decreased in the early stage and then was decreased or not significantly different from that of the control group with time. In the experimental group, the cell area density of the fibrous zone and the proliferating zone was decreased in the early stage and then gradually increased or not significantly different from that of the control group with time. The cell area density of the upper and the lower hypertrophic zone was varied with time. The extracellular matrix area density value were totally opposite to the cell area density values: The mean area of single cell of the fibrous zone and the proliferating zone was .decreased on post-irradiated 1 day, and increased after post-irradiated 4 day. The mean area of single cell of the upper hypertrophic zone was varied with each layer and time. In the experimental group, the mean area of extracellular matrix per single cell of the fibrous zone was not significantly different with control group, and that of the proliferating zone was decreased on post-irradiated 1 day, and increased after post-irradiated 4 day. The mean area of extracellular matrix per single cell of the lower hypertrophic zone was increased in the early stage. and that of upper hypertrophic zone was varied with each layer and time. Conclusion: The condylar cartilages of rats were affected by irradiation, but the changes were vaned with each layer and time. By morphometric analysis. the changes of the cells of the condylar cartilage of irradiated rat could be calculated quantitatively.

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Effect of F$e_2$P Addition on Microstructures of Sintered 4600 Steel (4600계 소결강의 조직에 미치는 F$e_2$P첨가의 영향)

  • Kim, Dong-Uk;Lee, Wan-Jae
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.2 no.6
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    • pp.428-435
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    • 1992
  • AISI 4600 Iron powder was mixed with 0~1.0% phosphor as F$e_2$P powder and/or 0~0.8% carbon as graphite powder in rotating mixer. Mixed powder was pressed 800MPa in double-punch mould. Compacts were sintered at 115$0^{\circ}C$for 30 min. in vacuum or mixed hydrogen and nitrogen gas. Sintered compacts were ground and polished, and etched by 2% nital etchant. The microstructure was observed by image analyzer and optical microscope. Density and microhardness were tested by ASTM B3l2 and Microvickers hardness tester. The results obtained were as follows : (1) As the amount of F$e_2$P powder increased, sintered microstructure showed more densified effect and the grain size was larger. (2) The shape of pore was rounded and the number of pore was decreased by F$e_2$P addition. But mean pore size was larger with F$e_2$P content. (3) Simultaneous alloying addition of F$e_2$P and graphite brought about larger grain growth than respective addition. (4) Sintering atmosphere did not affect the microstructure. (5) Hardness of sintered compact increased with phosphrous and carbon content.

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