• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.1491-1504
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• 2012

InP quantum dot (QD)-organosilicon nanocomposites were synthesized and their photoluminescence quenching was mainly investigated because of their applicability to white LEDs (light emitting diodes). The as-synthesized InP QDs are capped with myristic acid (MA), which are incompatible with typical silicone encapsulants. We have introduced a new ligand, 3-aminopropyldimethylsilane (APDMS), which enables embedding the QDs into vinyl-functionalized silicones through direct chemical bonding. The exchange of ligand from MA to APDMS does not significantly affect the UV absorbance of the InP QDs, but quenches the PL to about 10% of its original value with the relative increase in surface related emission intensities, which is explained by stronger coordination of the APDMS ligands to the surface indium atoms. InP QD-organosilicon nanocomposites were synthesized by connecting the QDs using a short cross-linker such as 1,4-divinyltetramethylsilylethane (DVMSE) by the hydrosilylation reaction. The formation and changes in the optical properties of the InP QD-organosilicon nanocomposite were monitored by ultraviolet visible (UV-vis) absorbance and steady state photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopies. As the hydrosilylation reaction proceeds, the QD-organosilicon nanocomposite is formed and grows in size, causing an increase in the UV-vis absorbance due to the scattering effect. At the same time, the PL spectrum is red-shifted and, very interestingly, the PL is quenched gradually. Three PL quenching mechanisms are regarded as strong candidates for the PL quenching of the QD nanocomposites, namely the scattering effect, F$\ddot{o}$rster resonance energy transfer (FRET) and cross-linker tension preventing the QD's surface relaxation.

• 대한두개안면성형외과학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.20-24
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• 2016

Background: Midface concavity is a relatively common facial feature in East Asian populations. Paranasal augmentation is becoming an increasingly popular procedure for patients with mild concavity and normal occlusion. In this study, we evaluate clinical outcomes following a series of paranasal augmentation. Methods: A retrospective review was performed for patients with Class I occlusion who had undergone bilateral paranasal augmentation using custom-made silicone implants, between October 2005 and September 2013. Patient charts were reviewed for demographic information, concomitant operations, and postoperative complications. Preoperative and postoperative (1-month) photographs were used to evaluate operative outcome. Results: The review identified a total of 93 patients meeting study criteria. Overall, aesthetic outcomes were satisfactory. Five-millimeter thick silicone implant was used in 81 cases, and the mean augmentation was 4.26 mm for this thickness. Among the 93 patients, 2 patients required immediate implant removal due to discomfort. An additional 3 patients experienced implant migration without any extrusion. Nine patients complained of transient paresthesia, which had resolved by 2 weeks. There were no cases of hematoma or infection. All patients reported improvement in their lateral profile and were pleased at follow-up. Complications that arose postoperatively included 9 cases of numbness in the upper lip and 3 cases of implant migration. All cases yielded satisfactory results without persisting complications. Sensations were fully restored postoperatively after 1 to 2 weeks. Conclusion: Paranasal augmentation with custom-made silicone implants is a simple, safe, and inexpensive method that can readily improve the lateral profile of a patient with normal occlusion. When combined with other aesthetic procedures, paranasal augmentation can synergistically improve outcome and lead to greater patient satisfaction.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 나노기술을 이용하여 에너지 감쇠 기능을 활용한 감쇠기 개발에 대한 연구를 하였다. 유체 감쇠기를 대체하는 완충역할을 하는 미로구조를 가지는 실리카 겔 입자를 사용하였으며, 입자에 관련한 작동 유체로는 물을 사용하여 그 효과를 검증하였다. 콜로이드 감쇠기를 구현하기 인해서는 형성된 실리카 겔 입자의 표면을 유기 실리콘 매질을 이용한 소수화 코팅 처리를 하였다. 정적 하중 상태에서의 가역적 콜로이드 감쇠기에 대한 실험을 수행하였다. 콜로이드 감쇠기내 다공질 입자의 나노 유로(pore)와 다공성 입자의 직경, 다공성 입자의 구조, 그리고 대기압 상태에서 유체의 출입을 통제하기 위한 코팅처리의 분자 간 길이와 같이 여러 가지 요인의 콜로이드 감쇠기 이력현상에 대한 영향을 평가하였다. 감쇠기의 소산 에너지양과 효율에 대해서도 조사하여 유압 감쇠기 보다 뛰어난 결과를 얻었으며 콜로이드 감쇠기로 사용 가능하다는 사실을 입증하였다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.711-714
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• 2013

Background The most common cause of skin graft failure is the collection of blood or serous fluid underneath the graft. In our study, we describe the use of silicone tube for tie-over dressing to secure the skin graft margins with the aim of decreasing loss of the skin graft, particularly in grafting of deep wounds. Methods Between March 2008 and July 2011, we used this technique in 17 patients with skin defects with depths ranging from 3.5 to 8 mm (mean, 5.5 mm). First, the skin graft was sutured with 3/0 silk suture material from its corners. Then, a silicone round drain tube was sutured with 3/0 absorbable polyglactin 910 over the margins of the graft. Finally, long silk threads were tied over the bolus dressing, and the tie-over dressing was completed in the usual fashion. Results The mean follow-up was 7 months (range, 2-10 months) in the outpatient clinic. Graft loss on the graft margins due to hematoma or seroma was not developed. The results of adhesion between the graft and wound bed peripherally was excellent. Conclusions In our study, we suggest that use of a silicone tube for additional pressure on the edges of skin grafts in case of reconstruction of deep skin defects.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.242-246
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• 2009

Purpose: The majority of nasal bone fractures have been managed by routine procedure of closed reduction and intranasal packing. However, nasal packing can cause nasal injury, hypoxia and patient's discomfort. And, synechiae formation is a frequently occurred after the nasal surgery. Various methods are used to reduce the incidence of synechiae formation. The purpose of this study was to compare routine procedure and nasal packing with reverse "U" shaped silicone sheet with respect to postoperative nasal synechiae formation and final outcome. Methods: We analyzed the medical records of 100 patients with nasal bone fracture who were operated by closed reduction in the last one year. The silicone sheet was designed in reverse "U" fan - shape and inserted between the middle turbinate and the septal wall. Nasal packing was removed at two days after the operation, and silicone sheet was removed at 10 to 14 days. Results: Synechiae in the middle meatus developed in 2 of 75 patients. Although synechiae between the middle meatus and nasal septum occurred in patients, the patients did not complaint of any olfactory disturbance and nasal obstruction. Conclusion: The reverse "U" fan - shape silicone sheet caused less pain for patients and no significant differences in outcome were found. The results of this study suggest that insertion of silicone sheet between the middle meatus and septum can be a useful method in the prevention of intranasal synechiae formation. The reverse "U" silicone sheet is a good alternative for routine packing methods.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.183-187
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• 2009

Purpose: Because of the volume of elective sterilizations performed in the world during the past decade, the vasectomy was a popular method for male sterilization in Korea and this, in turn, had been followed by an increase in the number of patient requiring vasectomy reversal with the high rate of subsequent divorce and remarriage. Recently, many authors have reported high success rates of vasovasostomy using microsurgical techniques and we performed modified two layer vasovasostomy with intravasal silicone tube to increase postoperative patency and pregnacy rate. Methods: Microscopic vasovasostomy was performed in 9 patients and their average age was $35.78{\pm}1.36years$(from 28 years to 44 years) from June 2006 to June 2008 at our department using modified two layer vasovasostomy with silicone tube insertion. Standard Guibor silicone tube, consisting of two 17.7 cm, 0.064 cm diameter, malleable, stainless steel probes connected by 29 cm of silicone tubing wedged onto disposable probes, were used in all cases. Results: Success rates were 88.8 % for patency and pregnancy 44.4 % for pregnancy in modified two layer vasovasostomy with silicone tube insertion. The patency rates were higher in cases of long postoperative day and in cases of short duration of vasectomy and vasovasostomy. Conclusion: We used a modified method to correspond the patency and pregnancy rate in microscopical modified two layer vasovasostomy using the intravasal silicone tube permanently. This method brings normal patency in microsurgical vasovasostomy because the silicone tube prevent obstruction of anastomosed site of the vas permanently.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.121-126
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• 2012

PURPOSE. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of 3 silicone primers and 3 surface characterization of acrylic resin surface on bond strength between silicone elastomer and acrylic resin. MATERIALS AND METHODS. 96 Cosmesil silicones bonded to heat-curing acrylic resin were fabricated with the dimension of $75{\times}10{\times}3$ mm. The 3 primers used in this study were G611 platinum primer, A-330 Gold platinum primer, and cyanoacrylates resin. Specimens without primer were used as control. The 3 types of surface characterization done were retentive holes with 1.5 mm in diameter and 0.5 mm deep, retentive beads of 0.6 mm diameter and the third type which was plain without any characterization. The specimens were then checked for bond strength by subjecting them to $180^{\circ}$ peel test on a universal testing machine. The obtained results were then subjected to statistical analysis using 2-way ANOVA and Scheff$\acute{e}$ multiple post hoc procedures. The statistical significance was set at 5% level of significance. RESULTS. The maximum bond strength was seen for samples in which A-330G primer was used followed by G611 primer. The control group showed the minimum bond strength. Surface characterization of retentive holes increased the bond strength considerably as compared to retentive beads and samples without any surface characterization. CONCLUSION. Within the limitations of the study, A-330G primer was more compatible with Cosmesil M511 silicone and has better bonding of Cosmesil to acrylic resin. Retentive holes made on acrylic surface increased the bond strength considerably than those without any surface characterization.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 나노기술을 이용하여 에너지 감쇄 기능을 활용한 내진용 감쇄기 개발에 대한 연구를 하였다. 구조물에 사용되는 기존의 유체 감쇄기를 대체하는 무기재료를 이용한 새로운 감쇄기에 대한 기초적 연구를 하였다. 완충역할을 하는 입자로는 미로구조를 가지는 실리카겔을 사용하였으며, 입자에 관련한 작동 유체로는 물을 사용하여 그 효과를 검증하였다. 콜로이드 감쇄기를 구현하기 위해서는 형성된 실리카 겔 입자의 표면을 유기 실리콘 매질을 이용한 소수화 코팅 처리를 하였다. 콜로이드 감쇄기의 이력곡선은 서로 다른 소수화 코팅 처리가 된 입자의 혼합과 소수화 처리시의 분자간 거리에 의해서 조절이 가능함을 알 수 있었다. 콜로이드 감쇄기의 에너지 소산양은 상이한 소수화 처리 정도와 서로 코팅처리량이 서로 다른 재료를 혼합함으로써 제어 할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 기존의 유압 감쇄기에서는 나타나지 않는 이러한 특징은 콜로이드 감쇄기가 충격 흡수 장치로 사용 가능하다는 사실을 입증한다.

• 한국건축시공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국건축시공학회 2014년도 추계 학술논문 발표대회
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• pp.78-80
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• 2014

Silicone structural glazing (SSG) is a method utilizing a silicone adhesive to attach glass, metal, or other panel material to the structure of a building. Windload and other impact loads on the facade are transferred from the glass or panel through the silicone structural sealant to the systems' framework. Silicone structural glazing systems are currently a very common method of glazing throughout the world. Locally, structural silicone glazing has become very common to achieve aesthetically pleasing and high utilization of small land for both residential and commercial building. Although structural silicone glazing has been utilized for approximately thirty years in Korea, the understanding of its technology was low and limited. Consequently, Korean projects experienced many quality issues during assembly and construction, even in very recently finished buildings. Adhesion loss and water infiltration occurred on more than one project, and the time and cost to repair these issues were substantial. In general, there are two kinds of structural silicones depending on fabrication methods. 1part structural silicone is for site glazing system and 2part structural silicone is for unitized factory glazing system. In this paper, 2part structural silicone which is very common for factory fabricating curtainwall systems was evaluated with regards to various mixing ratio. Since the structural performance of 2part sealant can be affected by mixing ratios, some extra ranges of recommended mixing ratio were evaluated to see any performance differences. Besides on cure profile, comparative evaluations for mechanical properties and adhesion develop on common building substrates were conducted.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.286-292
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 나노기술을 이용하여 에너지 감쇄 기능을 활용한 감쇄기 개발에 대한 기초적인 연구를 하였다. 기계 구조물에 사용되는 기존의 유체 감쇄기를 대체할 수 있는 무기재료를 이용한 새로운 감쇄기에 대한 기초연구를 수행하여 감쇄기 설계와 실용화에 적용하고자 하였다. 완충역할을 하는 입자로는 미로구조를 가지는 실리카겔을 사용하였고, 입자에 관련한 작동 유체로는 물을 사용하여 실험적으로 그 효과를 검증하였다. 콜로이드 감쇄기를 구현하기 위해서는 형성된 실리카겔 입자의 표면을 유기 실리콘 매질을 이용한 소수화 코팅 처리를 하였다. 콜로이드 감쇄기의 에너지 감쇄량과 효율을 작동 유체에 대하여 각각 구하여 유효한 감쇄 효과를 입증하여 설계에 반영할 수 있게 되었다. 또한 압축해제에 걸리는 시간을 조사하여 기존의 유압 감쇄기와 비교한 결과 본 논문에서 제안된 감쇄기의 기능이 우수함이 입증되었다.