• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제23권9호
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• pp.1034-1041
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 composit right-left handed(CRLH) 전송 선로에서 발생하는 -1 모드를 이용하여 단일 급전을 갖는 소형 원형 편파 메타 물질 안테나를 제안한다. -1 모드는 일반적인 패치 안테나의 기본 모드인 +1 모드와 같은 성질을 가지고 있기 때문에, 원형 편파의 동작 원리를 동일하게 적용할 수 있다. 따라서 서로 수직하는 편파와 $90^{\circ}$의 위상차를 갖는 두 개의 -1 모드들을 이용하여 원형 편파 특성을 갖는 메타 물질 안테나의 설계가 가능하다. 두 개의 -1 모드를 얻기 위해서 삼각형의 형태를 갖는 4개의 버섯 구조를 이용하였고, 모드 간에 $90^{\circ}$의 위상차를 인가하기 위해서 삽입된 inter-digital gap의 크기를 최적화 하였다. 추가적으로 임피던스 매칭을 위해 coupled-fed 급전 구조를 사용하였다. 제안된 안테나의 4개로 배열된 버섯 구조의 면적은 $0.161{\lambda}_0{\times}0.161{\lambda}_0$이며, RT/duroid5880 기판에 설계되었다. 제작된 안테나의 중심 주파수는 2.845 GHz로 측정되었고, 2.830 GHz부터 2.850 GHz까지 동작하는 것을 확인하였다. 또한, 2.842 GHz부터 2.847 GHz까지 원형 편파의 특성이 확인되었고, 방사 효율은 46 %로 측정되었다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.442-448
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• 2021

In this work, the (K_1-xAg_x)(Ta_0.8Nb_0.2)O₃ (x=0.1-0.4) ceramics were fabricated using mixed-oxide method, and their structural and electrical properties were measured. All specimens represented a pseudo cubic structure with the lattice constant of 0.3989 nm. When 0.4 mol of Ag was added, second phases induced from metallic Ag and K₂(Ta,Nb)₆O₁₆ phase were observed. Dielectric constant and dielectric loss of K(Ta_0.8Nb_0.2)O₃ specimen doped with 0.3 mol of Ag were 2,737 and 0.446, respectively. The curie temperature was about -5℃, which does not change with Ag addition. The remanent polarization began to decrease sharply around 12~15℃, and the temperature at which the remanent polarization began to decrease as the applied voltage increased shifted to the high temperature side. The electrocaloric effect (ΔT) and electrocaloric efficiency (ΔT/ΔE) of the (K_0.7Ag_0.3)(Ta_0.8Nb_0.2)O₃ ceramics were 0.01024℃ and 0.01825 KmV^-1, respectively.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제31권10호
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• pp.562-568
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• 2021

(Bi_1/2Na_1/2)TiO₃ (BNT)-based ceramics are considered promising candidates for actuator application owing to their excellent electromechanical strain properties However, to obtain large strain properties, there remain several issues such as thermal stability and high operating fields. Therefore, this study investigates a reduction of operating field in (0.98-x)Bi_1/2Na_1/2TiO₃-0.02 BiAlO₃-xSrTiO₃ (BNT-2BA-100xST, x = 0.20, 0.21, 0.22, 0.23, and 0.24) via analyses of the microstructure, crystal structure, dielectric, polarization, ferroelectric and electromechanical strain properties. The average grain size of BNT-${\underline{2}}$BA-100xST ceramics decreases with increasing ST content. Results of polarization and electromechanical strain properties indicate that a ferroelectric to relaxor state transition is induced by ST modification. As a consequence, a large electromechanical strain of 592 pm/V is obtained at a relatively low electric field of 4 kV/mm in 22 mol% ST-modified BNT-2BA ceramics. We believe that the materials synthesized in this study are promising candidates for actuator applications.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.910-916
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• 2002

Endotoxin tolerance reduces the capacity of monocytes to produce proinflammatory cytokines, results in cellular immune paralysis, and down-regulates the production of helper T (Th)1 type cytokines with a shift toward a Th2 cytokine response. Prostaglandin (PG)E$_2$ in the immune system also results in macrophage inactivation and the suppression of Th1 activation and the enhancement of Th2 activation. However, the inhibitory effects of PGE$_2$ on the altered polarization of the Th cell and macrophage interleukin (IL)-6 production characterized in part by cellular immune paralysis in a state of endotoxin tolerance is unclear. This study was undertaken, using indomethacin, to investigate the role of endogenous PGE$_2$ on the Th cytokines and macrophage IL-6 production in a state of endotoxin tolerance compared to those with endotoxemia mice, wherein, in this latter case, the increased production of proinflammatory cytokines and PGE$_2$ is exhibited. Endotoxemia was induced by injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 10 mg/kg in saline) i.p. once in BALB/c mice, and endotoxin tolerance was induced by pretreatment with LPS (1 mg/kg in saline) injected i.p. daily for two consecutive days and then with LPS 10 mg/kg on day 4. Splenocytes or macrophages were obtained from endotoxemia and endotoxin tolerance models pretreated with indomethacin, and then cytokine production was induced by Con A-stimulated splenocytes for the Th cytokine assays and LPS-stimulated macrophages for the IL-6 assay. Our results showed that endotoxemia led to significantly reduced IL-2 and IL-4 production, to significantly increased IL-6 production, whereas interferon $(IFN)-{\gamma}$ production was not affected. Indomethacin in the case of endotoxemia markedly attenuated $IFN-{\gamma}$ and IL-6 production and didnt reverse IL-2 and IL-4 production. Endotoxin tolerance resulted in the significantly reduced production of IL-2 and $IFN-{\gamma}$ and the significantly increased production of IL-4 and IL-6. Indomethacin in endotoxin tolerance greatly augmented IL-2 production, significantly decreased IL-4 production, and slightly attenuated IL-6 production. These findings indicate that endogenous PGE$_2$ may mediate the suppressed Th1 type immune response, with a shift toward a Th2 cytokine response in a state of endotoxin tolerance, whereas endotoxemia may be regulated differentially. Also, endogenous PGE$_2$ may mediate macrophage IL-6 production in the case of endotoxemia to a greater extent than in the case of endotoxin tolerance.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.34-40
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• 2000

디지털형 압전/전왜 액츄에이터 응용을 위하여 상경계(반강유전상/강유전상) 조성인 $Pb_{0.94}Y_{0.04}[(Zr_0.6Sn_0.4)_{0.915}Ti_0.085]O_3$ (PYZST) 계를 택하여 과잉 PbO의 첨가량 및 소결 조건 변화에 따른 상전이 특성, 유전 특성 및 전기장 유기변형 특성을 연구하였다. 사방정 구조를 갖는 PYZST 세라믹스에서 과잉 PbO 첨가에 따른 결정구조의 변화는 거의 확인되지 않았으나, 소결 후 입자가 약간 작아지며 둥근 형태로 변화하였고 첨가량 증가에 따라 적정 소결온도는 감소하였다. 과잉 PbO의 첨가량이 증가함에 따라, 분극측정시 반강유전상이 보다 안정되는 경향을 보였고, 전계유도변형 측정시 인가전기장 제거상태에서의 변형의 형상기억성이 감소하고 디지털형 변형곡선 특성이 강화되었다. 또한 최대 유전상수와 전계 유기변형량은 감소하였으나 반면 상전이(반강유전상$\leftrightarrow$강유전상) 전기장 및 비저항은 증가하는 경향을 나타냈다. 이러한 결과는 과잉으로 첨가된 PbO에 의한 격자 결함반응 및 분역벽 이동 거동 가능성과 연관시켜 설명하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제27권12호
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• pp.803-808
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• 2014

$Bi_{0.5+x}(Na_{0.78}K_{0.22})_{0.5-3x}TiO_3$ ceramics with an excess $Bi^{3+}$ and a deficiency of $Na^+$ and $K^+$ were synthesized by a conventional solid state reaction method. The structure and morphology of $Bi_{0.5+x}(Na_{0.78}K_{0.22})_{0.5-3x}TiO_3$ ceramics were characterized by X-ray diffraction and field emission scanning electron microscopy. The electric polarization and mechanical strain induced by external electric field, and the temperature dependence of dielectric constant were investigated. These results demonstrated that an ergodic relaxor phase can be induced by controls of the mole ratio of $Bi^{3+}$, $Na^+$ and $K^+$. A phase boundary between non-ergodic and ergodic relaxor phases can be observed at ambient temperature. The ergodic relaxor phase can be transferred to the ferroelectric phase by application of the electric field. The stability of the induced ferroelectric phases strongly depends on the mole ratio of $Bi^{3+}$, $Na^+$ and $K^+$. The maximum strain of 0.31% was observed in $Bi_{0.51}(Na_{0.78}K_{0.22})_{0.47}TiO_3$ ceramics sintered at $1,150^{\circ}C$ for 2 h.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.71-76
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• 2015

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma ($PPAR{\gamma}$) was identified as a cell-intrinsic regulator of Th17 cell differentiation. Th17 cells have been associated with several autoimmune diseases, including experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and collagen-induced arthritis. In this study, we confirmed $PPAR{\gamma}$-mediated inhibition of Th17 cell differentiation and cytokine production at an early stage. Treatment with ciglitazone, a $PPAR{\gamma}$ ligand, reduced both IL-$1{\beta}$-mediated enhancement of Th17 differentiation and activation of Th17 cells after polarization. For Th17 cell differentiation, we found that ciglitazone-treated cells had a relatively low proliferative activity and produced a lower amount of cytokines, regardless of the presence of IL-$1{\beta}$. The inhibitory activity of ciglitazone might be due to decrease of CCNB1 expression, which regulates the cell cycle in T cells. Hence, we postulate that a pharmaceutical $PPAR{\gamma}$ activator might be a potent candidate for treatment of Th17-mediated autoimmune disease patients.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.237-242
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• 2015

$Bi_{0.5}(Na_{0.78}K_{0.22})_{0.5}TiO_3$ (BNKT) lead-free piezoelectric ceramics modified by $LaMnO_3$ (LM) were fabricated by conventional solid-state method. The crystal structure and the morphology of the lead free ceramics were analyzed by XRD (X-ray diffraction) and FE-SEM (Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy). The LM modified BNKT ceramics have a phase transition from ferroelectric tetragonal to non-polar pseudo-cubic. Despite decreases in the remnant polarization ($P_r$) and coercive field ($E_c$) in the P-E hysteresis loops, the electric-field induced strain properties were significantly enhanced by the LM modification. The highest value of $S_{max}/E_{max}=412pm/V$ at an applied electric field of 5 kV/mm was found in BNKT-0.01LM ceramic.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2009년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.223-223
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• 2009

In this paper, designed and simulated Power Splitter (PS) integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) based planar type optical waveguide devices (which is called here a PS-MZI). The PS-MZI optical waveguide sensor was preceded by a Y-junction, which splits the input power between the sensor, and a reference branch, to minimize the effect of optical power variations. The PS-MZI optical waveguide sensor induced changing phases of the incident beam, which had fallen upon the waveguide through computer simulation, according to the small changes in the index of refraction, thus beam intensity was changed. The waveguide were optimized at a wavelength of 1550 nm and fabricated according to the design rule of 0.45 delta%, which is the difference of refractive index between the core and clad. The fabrication of PS-MZI optical waveguide sensor was performed by a conventional planar lightwave circuit (PLC) fabrication process. The PS-MZI optical waveguide that was fabricated to be applied as a biosensor revealed a low insertion loss and a low polarization-dependent loss. After having etched the over-clad at the sensor part in the MZI optical waveguide that was fabricated, Ti deposition was made on the adhesion layer, and then Au thin-film deposition was carried out thereon. In addition, its optical properties were measured by having changed the index of refraction oil at the sensing part of the MZI. To apply the planar type PS-MZI optical waveguide as a biosensor, a detection test for Staphylococcus aureus was conducted according to changes in concentration, having adopted Ti-alkoxide as ligand. The detection result of the S. aureus by the PS-MZI optical waveguide sensor was possible to the level of $10^1$ CFU/ml.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.472-481
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 Pareto 유전자 알고리즘을 이용한 최적화기법을 적용하여 UHF 대역 내에서 동작하는 crooked wire 형태의 RFID 리더 안테나를 설계하였다. 최적화 과정은 안테나의 제한된 크기, 반사 손실 대역폭(VSWR<2), 원형 편파 대역폭(Axial Ratio<3 dB), 인식 영역이 실제 조건과 인식 영역에 부합하도록 수행하였다 최적화된 안테나들 중 표본 안테나를 제작하였으며, 리더 안테나 특성을 측정하여 시뮬레이션 결과와 비교 및 검증하였다. 안테나 동작원리를 안테나 선로에 유기된 전류를 분석하여 설명하였으며, 안테나의 구조적 민감도와 주요 설계 변수(critical design parameters)를 찾기 위해 랜덤 에러(random error) 방식을 안테나 본체의 선로가 꺾이는 부분에 적용한 후, 안테나 구조와 원형 편파 대역폭 및 안테나 반사 손실 대역폭 사이의 관계를 정량화 하였다.