• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제4권5호
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• pp.531-548
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• 2008

Recently, dense sensor instrumentation for structural health monitoring has motivated the need for novel passive wireless sensors that do not require a portable power source, such as batteries. Using a layer-by-layer self-assembly process, nano-structured multifunctional carbon nanotube-based thin film sensors of controlled morphology are fabricated. Through judicious selection of polyelectrolytic constituents, specific sensing transduction mechanisms can be encoded within these homogenous thin films. In this study, the thin films are specifically designed to change electrical properties to strain and pH stimulus. Validation of wireless communications is performed using traditional magnetic coil antennas of various turns for passive RFID (radio frequency identification) applications. Preliminary experimental results shown in this study have identified characteristic frequency and bandwidth changes in tandem with varying strain and pH, respectively. Finally, ongoing research is presented on the use of gold nanocolloids and carbon nanotubes during layer-by-layer assembly to fabricate highly conductive coil antennas for wireless communications.

• 분석과학
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.217-224
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• 2004

소형의 이온선택성 전극을 흐름계 어레이로 구성하여 전자혀 시스템을 제작하였다. 제작된 전자혀 시스템에 음용수 및 알코올성 음료를 저 농도의 완충용액 (0.005 M Tris-$H_2SO_4$ pH 7.2)에 묽힌 후 9개의 전극이 장착된 흐름계에 흘려 보내어 전위차를 측정하였다. 얻어진 자료는 주성분 분석 (principal component analysis; PCA)을 통하여 식음료의 맛을 평가할 수 있도록 2차원 및 3차원 좌표계에 표시하였다. 본 연구에서 제작한 전자혀 시스템은 식품의 생산공정관리의 목적으로 또는 시중에서 구할 수 있는 식음료 맛의 변화 추이를 구분해 내는 목적으로 유용하게 사용될 수 있다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.156-161
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• 2020

In this study, hierarchical mesoporous CuO spheres, ZnO flowers, and heterojunction CuO/ZnO nanostructures were fabricated via a facile hydrothermal method. The as-prepared materials were characterized in detail using various analytical methods such as powder X-ray diffraction, micro Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The obtained results are consistent with each other. The H₂S-sensing characteristics of the sensors fabricated based on the CuO spheres, ZnO flowers, and CuO/ZnO heterojunction were investigated at different temperatures and gas concentrations. The sensor based on ZnO flowers showed a maximum response of ~141 at 225 ℃. The sensor based on CuO spheres exhibited a maximum response of 218 at 175 ℃, whereas the sensor based on the CuO/ZnO nano-heterostructure composite showed a maximum response of 344 at 150 ℃. The detection limit (DL) of the sensor based on the CuO/ZnO heterojunction was ~120 ppb at 150 ℃. The CuO/ZnO sensor showed the maximum response to H₂S compared with other interfering gases such as ethanol, methanol, and CO, indicating its high selectivity.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.542-549
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• 2016

This paper presents a SoC (System-on-a-Chip) dedicated for a single-chip smart capsule which can be used to continuously monitor human alimentary canal pH and temperature values. The SoC is composed of the pH and temperature sensor interface circuit, a wireless transceiver, the power management circuit and the flow control logic. Fabricated in $0.18{\mu}m$ standard CMOS technology, the SoC occupies a die area of ${\sim}9 mm^2$. The SoC consumes 6.15 mW from a 3 V power supply, guaranteeing the smart capsule battery life is no less than 24 hours when using 50 mAh coin batteries. The experimental results show that measurement accuracy of the smart capsule is ${\pm}0.1$ pH and ${\pm}0.2^{\circ}C$ for pH and temperature sensing, respectively, which meets the requirement of in-body pH and temperature monitoring in clinical practice.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.73-78
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• 2011

The flashing reduces the part quality and the productivity of the molding process. We developed a contact pressure sensor to detect the flashing immediately. The performance of the sensor was analyzed in a simple 2D simulation. The sensor was applied to an automotive bumper mold with cavity pressure sensors. It showed sensitive output signal for the mold response by the cavity pressure change. It was confirmed that the flashing at the gate area occurred in the filling stage by the pressure increase due to growth of the melt flow length. The sensor output was correlated with the cavity pressure sensor output.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.125-128
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• 2012

We fabricated the electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor (EIS) devices with various high-k sensing membranes to realize a high quality pH sensor. The sensing properties of each high-k dielectric material were compared with those of conventional $SiO_2$ (O) and $SiO_2/Si_3N_4$ (ON) membranes. As a result, the high-k sensing membranes demonstrated better sensitivity and stability than the O and ON membranes. Especially, the $SiO_2/HfO_2$ (OH) stacked layer showed a high sensitivity and the $SiO_2/Al_2O_3$ (OA) stacked layer exhibited an excellent chemical stability. In conclusion, the high-k sensing membranes are expected to have excellent operating characteristics in terms of sensitivity and chemical stability for the biosensor application.

• 한국정보처리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보처리학회 2016년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.923-925
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• 2016

일반적으로 공공기관 혹은 다수의 이용자가 사용하는 화장실은 관리 상황은 열악한 편이다. 화장실을 관리하는 곳도 있지만 상황은 그다지 다르지 않다. 그래서 사용하는 사람과 관리하는 사람 모두에게 이로운 자동 물 내림 변기가 필요하다고 생각한다. 이미 시중에 나와 있는 많은 자동 물 내림 변기들이 있다. 하지만 공공화장실에서는 가격 등의 제약조건에 의해 많이 사용되지 않고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 아두이노와 pH센서를 이용하여 기존의 자동 물내림 변기보다 간단하고 저렴한 자동 물 내림 변기를 구현하였다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.260-265
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• 2011

The silicon vertical hall devices are fabricated using a modified bipolar process. It consists of the thin p-layer at Si-$SiO_2$, interface and n-epi layer without $n^+$buried layer to improve the sensitivity and influence of interface effects. Experimental samples are a sensor type I with and type H without p+isolation dam adjacent to the center current electrode. The experimental results for both type show a more high current-related sensitivity than the former's vertical hall devices. The sensitivity of type H and type I are about 150 V/AT and 340 V/AT, respectively. This sensor's behavior can be explained by the similar J-FET model.

• 분석과학
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.504-508
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• 2003

A carbon paste electrode was constructed with peroxidase extracted from Horseradish and the variation of the response of the sensor with pH was investigated. Current profiles showed two highest sensitivities at two pH values respectively. In addition, two bands were observed in the electrophoretic expansion. A coincidence of the two experimental results added support to the possibility that the biosensor has two different isozymes. Assuming that current profiles are the sum of two gaussians, we deconvoluted them and determined the optimum pH of peroxidase isozymes.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.109-112
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• 2001

활성화된 탄소반죽전극 표면을 N피드록시숙신이미드(NHS)층으로 수식한 후, 이 전극을 이용하여 square-wave voltammetry방법으로 과량의 아스코빅산 존재 하에서 도파민을 측정하였다. 수식된 전극의 특성은 도파민과 아스코빅산 혼합용액에서 순한전압전류법을 이용하여 조사하였다. 도파민과 아스코빅산의 산화 피크의 분리는 시료용액의 pH에 큰 영향을 받았으며, pH 4.0에서 최대의 피크분리(172mv)를 보였다. 따라서 도파민을 정량하기 위한 square-wave voltammeoy는 140 mM NaCl을 포함하는 100 mM phosphate buffered saline (PBS)의 pH 4.0 조건에서 수행하였다. NHS로 수식된 전극은 0.2mM 아스코빅 산의 존재 하에서 도파민의 농도 $5.0\times10^{-2}$까지 검출한계와 감응기울기 $6.1{\mu}A/{\mu}M$의 감도를 나타내었다. 반면 수식되지 않은 전극은 $1.0{\mu}M$의 검출한계와 $0.93{\mu}A/{\mu}M$ 기울기를 나타내어 표면에 수식된 N-히드록시숙신이미드가 도파민의 감응을 촉진함을 보여주었다.