• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.674-681
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• 2008

Silver as a metal catalyst has been used to remove odorous compounds. In this study, silver particles in nano sizes ($5{\sim}30nm$) were prepared on the surface of $NaHCO_3$, the supporting material, using a sputtering method. The silver nano-particles were dispersed by dissolving $Ag-NaHCO_3$ into water, and the dispersed silver nano-particles in the aqueous phase was applied to remove inorganic odor compounds, $NH_3$ and ${H_2}O$, in a scrubbing reactor. Since ammonia has high solubility, it was removed from the gas phase even by spraying water in the scrubber. However, the concentration of nitrate (${NO_3}^-$) ion increased only in the silver nano-particle solution, implying that the silver nano-particles oxidized ammonia. Hydrogen sulfide in the gas phase was rapidly removed by the silver nano-particles, and the concentration of sulfate (${SO_4}^{2-}$) ion increased with time due to the oxidation reaction by silver. As a result, the silver nano-particles in the aqueous solution can be successfully applied to remove odorous compounds without adding additional energy sources and producing any harmful byproducts.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.146-153
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• 2011

Silver nano-particles have been synthesized by liquid phase reduction method and alcohol reduction process. Silver nano-particles of the size 30 ~ 40 nm were formed successfully by alcohol reduction process. The formation, structure, morphology and size of silver nano-particles have been studied using FE-SEM, TEM, XRD, UV-visible spectroscopy. In particular high dispersion stability of the synthesized silver nano-particles could be obtained by PVP binding. Antibacterial activity of Ag/PET master batch sample made from its nano-silver particles showed excellent antibacterial activity against S. aureus and E. coli.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.16-20
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• 2012

In this study, novel nano silver sand filtration method was compared with UV treatment and normal sand filtration method through filtering treated water from sewage treatment plant. As a result, $BOD_5$ removal rate of nano silver sand filtration showed higher approximately 31% and 23%, comparing with UV treatment and sand filtration. Moreover, $KMnO_4$ removal rate of nano silver sand was about 6.6 and 2.8 times higher than other two methods. In addition, it showed better for removing SS and total coliform, comparing with others. Also, there is no bacteria on nano silver sand after experiments. Therefore, nano silver sand filtration will be effective for advanced water treatment.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제59권12호
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• pp.2250-2255
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• 2010

An fine silver particle has a variety of uses, such as in killing micrograms and as catalysts. Many techniques have been used for the production of the fine particles. Faraday cell, consisting of two silver electrodes in an electrolyte, is unique, but it is hard to get a very fine particle by this method. A finer silver nano-particle producing cell, utilizing a dielectric bed as a lower electric current and higher field controlling means, has been proposed and investigated. The I-V characteristics of the cell and effect of the dielectric bed on the producing finer silver nano-particles have been investigated. The I-V characteristics of the cell with the dielectric bed were different from that of the same system without the bed, due to the increased cell resistance and elevated electric field intensity. It is found that the proposed cell with the dielectric bed can produce finer silver nano-particles effectively, which, however, can be used as one of effective fine silver nano-particle producing means.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2005년도 International Meeting on Information Displayvol.II
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• pp.1552-1555
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• 2005

We have studied the inkjet patterning of synthesized aqueous silver nano-sol on interface-controlled ITO glass substrate. Furthermore, we designed the conductive ink for direct inkjet patterning on bare ITO glass substrate. The first, the highly concentrated polymeric dispersant-assisted silver nano sol was prepared by variation of molecular weight and control of initial nucleation and growth of silver nanoparticles. The high concentration of batch-synthesized silver nano sol was possible to 40 wt%. At the same time the particle size of silver nanoparticles was below $10{\sim}20nm$. The second, the synthesized silver nano sol was inkjet - patterned on ITO glass substrate. The connectivity and width of fine line depended largely on the wettability of silver nano sol on ITO glass substrate, which was controlled by surfactant. The relationship was understood by wetting angle. The fine line of silver electrode as fine as $50{\sim}100\;{\mu}m$ was successfully formed on ITO glass substrate. The last, the direct inkjet-patternable silver nano sol on bare ITO glass substrate was designed also.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제27권7호
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• pp.771-776
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• 2005

최근 항균 성능이 뛰어나면서도 인체에 유해하지 않은 나노 사이즈 은 입자를 이용한 항균 제품 개발 및 연구가 활발히 이루어지고 있음에 따라, 나노 사이즈의 은 입자를 보다 쉬운 방법으로 균일하게 제조하고, 그 특성을 평가하는데 많은 관심이 집중되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 은 이온의 광환원을 통해 나노 은 입자를 $15{\sim}20\;nm$ 크기로 균일하게 제조한 뒤, 나노 은 입자의 농도, pH, 온도가 변화함에 따른 항균 특성을 살펴보고 이를 정량적으로 평가, 은 이온의 항균 특성과 비교하였다. 또한 주사 전자 현미경과 투과 전자 현미경을 통하여 나노 은 입자의 미생물 불활성화 특성을 은 이온의 미생물 불활성화 특성과 비교하였다. 주요 결과로는 나노 은 입자의 항균 효과는 동일한 은 농도를 기준으로 하였을 때 은 이온의 항균 효과에 비하여 약 20배 정도 적은 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한 나노 은 입자의 농도, 온도가 높을수록 항균 성능은 향상됨을 알 수 있었으며 이는 은 이온의 실험 결과와 일치한다. 그러나 나노 은 입자의 항균 성능은 높은 pH에서 향상된 반면, 은 이온의 경우 pH 변화에 따른 항균 성능 변화가 관찰되지 않았다. 나노 은 입자와 은 이온에 의해 불활성화된 미생물을 주사 전자 현미경과 투과 전자 현미경으로 관찰한 결과, 나노 은 입자는 미생물 세포막을 크게 손상시키는 반면, 은 이온은 그렇지 않았다. 은 이온의 경우 은 이온이 미생물 안으로 흡수되어 세포질막을 손상시켜 미생물을 불활성화 시키는 것으로 알 수 있었다.

• 한국염색가공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국염색가공학회 2008년도 제38차 학술발표대회
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• pp.63-65
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• 2008

The functional non-woven fabrics have been applied in various industry fields, such as clothing, hygiene, environment, medical and so forth. The functional non-woven fabrics were manufactured by meltblown and finishing processes. These functional non-woven fabrics were made of 2,000ppm nano-silver resin composite and polypropylene resin. Silver is one of the most universal antimicrobial substances. Nano-technology enables us to expand the surface area of silver particles markedly. Nano-silver particles were successfully produced less than 10nm in size. The functional non-woven fabrics including nano-silver particles showed excellent antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus(ATCC 6538) and Klebsieila pneumoniae (ATCC 4352). From the results, nano-silver particels probably will be available as a good and safe antibiotic alternative.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2009

To compare the effects of nanometer-sized silver ions and support materials (nano-silver coating material, NM-silver) and silver ions, we exposed zebrafish embryos to both types of nano-silver ions and compared the acute responses during embryogenesis. The amount of silver in the NM-silver (17.16%) was greater than that in the silver ion (4.56%). Both of these materials have different atomic compositions. The silver ion-exposed groups (10 and 20 ppt) showed lower survival rates than the NM-silver-exposed groups (10 and 20 ppt). NM-silver penetrated the skin and blood tube of zebrafish larvae as aggregated particles, whereas, silver ions penetrated the organelles, nucleus and yolk in a spread-out pattern. Micro-array analysis of RNA from zebrafish larvae (72 hours post-fertilization) that were treated with either NM-silver or silver ions, showed alteration in expression of the BMP, activin, TGF-$\beta$, and $GSK3{\beta}$ genes pathway. Additionally, $GSK3{\beta}$ gene pathway for apoptosis that was related with left-right asymmetry. Gene expression changes in the NM-silver or silver ions-treated zebrafish embryo led to phenotypic changes in the hatched larvae, reflecting increased apoptosis and incomplete formation of an axis.

• 과학기술학연구
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.173-206
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• 2013

2003년 출시된 은나노 세탁기는 초기에 나노기술이 접목된 가전제품으로서 큰 관심을 끌었으나, 이후에는 은나노 없는 은나노 세탁기라는 조롱을 받기도 했다. 나노기술의 규제와 관련하여 미국 환경보호청 역시도 일관되지 않은 모습을 보였다. 이처럼 나노기술에 대한 규제 문제와 나노물질의 범주 설정 문제는 서로 결부된 모습을 보였는데, 본 논문은 은나노 세탁기를 둘러싼 논쟁들을 보다 구체적으로 분석하면서 은이온과 은나노의 경계가 해당 물질에 대한 위험인식과 어떻게 상호작용하며 변화했는지를 추적할 것이다. 논쟁의 초기에 두 물질 간의 경계는 한국과 미국의 맥락에 따라 서로 다른 형태의 위험인식을 거치면서 뚜렷해졌다. 하지만 미국의 환경 단체들은 은나노 물질에 대한 위험인식을 바탕으로 은나노 물질에 대한 새로운 정의를 제안했고, 미국의 환경보호청과 한국의 환경부가 나노물질을 분류하는 기준이 변화하기 시작했다. 본 논문은 은나노 세탁기를 둘러싼 최근의 역사에 대한 분석을 통하여 단순히 은이온과 은나노라는 물질의 정의가 사회적으로 구성되었다는 점을 확인하는데 그치지 않고, 특정 물질에 대한 위험인식이 그 물질에 관한 존재론적 논의에 어떤 방식으로 영향을 끼칠 수 있는지를 면밀히 살펴보고자 한다.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.18-25
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• 2008

The functional non-woven fabrics have been applied in various industry fields, such as clothing, hygiene, environment, medical and so forth. The functional non-woven fabrics were manufactured by meltblown and finishing processes. These functional non-woven fabrics were based on 5wt% masterbatch using 2,000ppm nano-silver resin composite. Silver is one of the most universal antimicrobial substances. Nano-technology enables us to expand the surface area of silver particles markedly. Silver nano particles were successfully produced less than 50nm in size. The functional non-woven fabrics including nano-silver particles showed excellent antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 6538) and Klebsieila pneumoniae (ATCC 4352). From the results, functional non-woven fabrics including silver nano particels probably will be available as a good and safe antibiotic alternative, such as mask medium filter, water purifier filter, hygiene wet tissues, marine products pad and so forth.