• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.19-43
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• 1997

The barrier membranes for GTR procedure could be affected bY bacterial contamination after exposure to oral environment. This study was done to evaluate whether the tetracycline impregnated barrier membranes could inhibit bacterial attachment and penetration into membranes. The resorbable membrane(polylactic and polyglycolide copolymer, $Resolute^{(R)}$, W.L Gore and Associates, Inc..USA) and the non-resorbable membrane(e-PTFE; Gore-TexTM, W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.,USA) were cut into 4mm discs and trated with 5% tridodecylmethylammonium chloride solution in ethanol and dried in air. The membranes were immersed in tetracycline(TC) solution (100mg/ml, pH 8.0) and dried. To the maxillary canine-premolar region in six periodontally healthy volunteers, removable acrylic devices were inserted, on which 8 cylindrical chambers were glued with TC impregnated and non-impregnated discs, the membrane discs were examined for bacterial attachment and penetration, and structural changes under SEM and LM. From the 1st day to the 7th day, membranes showed bacterial plaque formation composed of cocci and rods. Thereafter, filamentous bacteria appeared and the plaque thickness increased. The TC impregnated e-PTFE membranes showed less bacterial attachment and delayed in bacterial plaque maturation than non-treated membranes. As for bacterial penetration, the TC impregnated e-PTFE membranes showed superficial invasion and infrequent presence of bacteria in unexposed inner surface at the 4th week. while the non-treated e-PTFE membranes showed deep bacterial invasion at the 2nd week and frequent presence of internal bacteria at the 4th week. The resorbable membranes started to be resorbed at the 2nd week and were perforated at the 4th week, regardless of TC treatment. In conclusion, bacterial plaque formation and penetration was efficiently delayed in TC impregnated e-PTFE membranes, whereas resorbable membranes were similar in bacterial invasion due to membrane degradation and perforation, regardless of TC treatment.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.244-251
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• 1992

$SiO_{2}$를 덮개층으로하는 $Si_{3}N_{4}$ rib 도파로의 $Si_{3}N_{4}-SiO_{2}$ 계면에 브래그격자를 제작하여 매립된 형태의 단일모우드 브래그필터 도파로를 설계하고 제작하였다. HF 완충용액을 사용하여 $Si_{3}N_{4}$ 코어층에 브래그격자를 식각하였으며 1nm까지 식각깊이를 제어하며 균일하게 식각할 수 있었다. 이러한 매립된 형태의 브래그필터는 그 특성이 소자표면의 오염에 영향을 받지 않는다. 브래그필터의 파장스펙트럼 측정에서 도파로의 모우드굴절률과 반사대역폭을 결정하고 이를 계산과 비교하여 논의하였다. 브래그필터의 도파코어층에 미세히터와 silicone rubber의 덮개층을 올려 필터파장을 가면할 수 있는 도파로 가변 필터소자를 제작하였다. 그 결과 브래그파장은 전류의 제곱에 비례하여 단파장 쪽으로 이동하였으며, 이동량은 10mA의 전류에 대해 0.41nm이다.

• 수도
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• 제24권5호통권86호
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• pp.29-44
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• 1997

Sewage sludge produced in Korea was 1,275,800 tons (dewatered sludge cake) per year in 1996, which is 3,495 tons per day, 0.303% of 11,526,100 tons per day of sewage treated in 79 sewage treatment plants. Sludge production has been and will be increasing in accordance with construction of new facilities for sewage treatment. Most of the sludge is currently disposed by landfill and ocean dumping, but it is becoming difficult to find suitable sites for landfill, particularly in big cities such as Seoul. In addition, rapid increase of landfill cost is anticipated in a near future. Current trend for sludge disposal in advanced countries is land application. Over the past 10 to 20 years in the United States, sludge management practices have changed significantly, moving from disposal to beneficial use. They use biosolid for utilization instead of sludge for disposal. Under the Clean Water Act of 1972, amended in 1987 by Congress, the U.S. EPA was required to develop regulations for the use and disposal of sewage sludge. The EPA assessed the potential for pollutants in sewage sludge to affect public health and the environment through a number of different routes of exposure. The Agency also assessed the potential risk to human health through contamination of drinking water sources or surface water when sludge is disposed on land. The Final Rules were signed by the EPA Administrator and were published (Federal Register, 1993). These rules state that sewage sludge shall not be applied to land if the concentration of any pollutant in the sludge exceeds the ceiling concentration. In addition, the cumulative loading rate for each pollutant shall not exceed the cumulative pollutant loading rate nor should the concentration of each pollutant in the sludge exceed the monthly average concentration for the pollutant. The annual pollutant loading rate generally applies to applications of sewage sludge on agricultural lands. The most popular beneficial use of sewage sludge is land application. The sludge has to be stabilized for appling to land. One of the stabilization process for sewage sludge is lime stabilization process. The stabilization process is consisted of the stabilizing process and the drying process. Stabilization reactor can be a drum type reactor in which a crossed mixer is equipped. The additive agents are a very reactive mixture of calcium oxide and others. The stabilized sludge is dried in sun drier or rotary kiln.

• 멤브레인
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.9-20
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• 2020

바이오 의약품 생산과정의 대부분 공정에서 분리막이 사용되고 있다. 분리막 공정은 다른 공정의 전처리, 공정 자체의 불순물 분리, 바이러스 제거, 목표 생성물 농도 조절 및 완충 용액 교환 등에 사용된다. 인체에 사용하는 바이오 의약품의 바이러스 오염은 심각한 임상 결과와 직결되는 민감한 문제이기 때문에 바이러스 필터는 제품의 효능과 안정성을 보장하기 위해 중요한 역할을 한다. 바이러스 필터는 일반적으로 표면 개질된 PVDF, PES, CRC 등 다양한 고분자로 만들어진 복합다층 구조를 가지고 있다. 제조업체에 따라 대칭(symmetric) 또는 비대칭(asymmetric) 등 다른 기공 구조와 형태를 가지고 있으며, 주름막, 평판 시트 또는 중공사 형태로 사용된다. 바이러스 필터는 Asahi Kasei 를 비롯해 Millipore, Pall, Sartorius 등 몇몇 해외 업체들이 독점적으로 국내에 공급하고 있다. 바이러스 필터를 대체하려면 검증작업을 통해 규제기관의 승인을 받는 등 상당한 시간과 비용이 소요된다. 최근 일본의 수출규제로 국산화가 중요해진 만큼 제거 성능 고도화 등 선제적으로 기술자립도를 높여가야 한다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.379-389
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• 2007

This paper presents an attempt to determine natural background levels of heavy metals which could be used for assessing heavy metal contamination. For this study, a large archive dataset of heavy metal concentration (Cu, Cr, Ni, Pb, Zn) for more than 900 surface sediment samples from various Korean coastal environments was newly compiled. These data were normalized for aluminum (grain-size normalizer) concentration to isolate natural factors from anthropogenic ones. The normalization was based on the hypothesis that heavy metal concentrations vary consistently with the concentration of aluminum, unless these metals are of anthropogenic origin. So, the samples (outliers) suspected of receivingany anthropogenic input were removed from regression to ascertain the "background" relationship between the metals and aluminum. Identification of these outliers was tested using a model of predicted limits at 95%. The process of testing for normality (Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test) and selection of outliers was iterated until a normal distribution was achieved. On the basis of the linear regression analysis of the large archive (please check) dataset, background levels, which are applicable to heavy metal assessment of Korean coastal sediments, were successfully developed for Cu, Cr, Ni, Zn. As an example, we tested the applicability of this baseline level for metal pollution assessment of Masan Bay sediments.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.41-47
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• 2018

원전사고 및 시설보수 과정에서 방출되는 방사성물질 중 $^{137}Cs$은 토양의 주 오염원 중 하나이다. 세슘으로 인한 토양오염은 주민의 거주 및 공업용지로의 재사용을 위해 제염이 불가피하다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 토양복원 기술 중 국내 외에서 실제 방사성물질로 오염된 토양에 적용한 사례가 있는 토양세척 기술을 선정하였다. 토양세척 공정은 세척제를 사용하여 토양과 세슘의 표면장력을 약화시켜 토양과 세슘을 분리하는 원리이다. 이러한 토양세척 공정의 세척수 재사용을 통해 공정효율을 높이고자 세척수에 응집제를 적용하여 미세토양 및 세슘의 제거 성능 실험을 수행하였다. ICP-OES를 통해 세슘 수용액에 토양을 첨가하여 세슘을 흡착시킨 후 응집제를 첨가하여 세슘의 농도를 측정하였으며 응집제 적용시 최대 세슘 제거율은 약 88%, 최소는 67%였다. Visual MINTEQ Code를 통한 세슘과 토양과의 종결합을 예측하였으며 탁도 측정을 통해 응집제 투여 후 탁도를 측정하여 세척수의 재사용 여부 및 미세토양 제거율을 분석하였다.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.47-54
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• 1995

각종 세정제의 난용 및 과대 사용으로 인한 수질오염이 날로 심각해지고 있으며 이 때 수질오염의 원인은 주로 계면활성제에 의해 발생한다. 본 연구는 이미 다졸린으로부터 유도된 9종의 양쪽성계면활성제와 석유 화학물질로부터 제조하여 대량 사용하고 있는 sodium lauryl sulfate(SLS)에 대한 세정성을 비교하여 보다 우수한 계면활성제를 선정하고자 한다. 또한 세정성의 비교는 세정력의 측정과 세정에 관한 물리화학적 측면에서 그 원인을 규명하고자 한다. 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-(3-sulfonatedropy)-2-undecyl-2-imidazolinum [IV]는 세정성 및 다른 기초적 물성이 우수하여 세정제에 응용할 경우 세정성이 우수한 계면활성제 일수록 오염 부착에 필요한 일이 적게 나타나 오염이 쉽게 제거될 수 있음을 증명하였으며 그로 인한 공업적 응용성에 기대가 크다.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.8-15
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• 2018

발사체로부터 분리된 정지궤도위성은 천이궤도로 진입한 후에 액체원지점엔진을 사용하여 충분한 속도증분을 얻음으로써 정지궤도로 진입하게 된다. 이때 우주공간으로 배출되는 액체원지점엔진의 배기가스 중 일부는 고진공 환경에서 팽창하는 동안 위성체 방향으로 역류하는 후방유동으로 발달하게 된다. 이러한 후방유동은 위성체에 충돌하면서 자세제어 교란, 표면 오염, 열전달 등의 영향을 끼치게 되므로 정지궤도위성 임무성능의 저하를 유발할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 정지궤도위성에 사용되는 400 N급 액체원지점엔진에서 배출되는 배기가스의 거동을 해석하였다. 이를 위해 볼츠만방정식에 기반을 둔 직접모사법(DSMC)을 사용하였다. 해석결과로 액체원지점엔진에서 배출된 배기가스의 온도 및 수밀도와 같은 열유동 특성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.461-468
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• 2019

Background: This study aimed to identify NO₃^--N sources using the stable isotope δ¹⁵N in Chydorus sphaericus (OF Müller), to investigate hydrological characteristics and nutrient states in artificial wetlands near the Nakdong River. Chydorus sphaericus is dominant in wetlands where aquatic plants are abundant, occurring in high density, and is sensitive to wetland water pollution, making it suitable for identification of NO₃^--N sources. Results: NO₃^--N sources for each wetland were strongly dependent on hydrological characteristics. Wetlands with sewage or rainfall/groundwater as their main sources had high levels of NO₃^--N, whereas wetlands with surface water as their main input had comparatively lower levels. Since wetlands with sewage and rainfall/groundwater as their main water sources were mostly detention ponds, their inputs from tributaries or the main river stream were limited and nutrients such as NO₃^--N easily become concentrated. Changes in NO₃^--N levels at each wetland were closely associated with δ¹⁵N of C. sphaericus. Interestingly, regression analysis also showed positive correlation between δ¹⁵N of C. sphaericus and NO₃^--N level. Conclusions: We conclude that the nitrate stable isotope (δ¹⁵N) of C. sphaericus can be used to elucidate the hydrological characteristics of riverine wetlands. This information is important for maintenance and conservation of artificial wetlands at the Nakdong River.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.418-423
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• 2016

Background: This work was to get information about $^{90}Sr$ contamination of the environment by using soil and moss from selected areas in Jeju Island, Korea. Materials and Methods: The activities of $^{90}Sr$ in soil and moss samples were investigated at nine locations of Jeju island, Korea. The soil samples have been collected at 4 sites of Jeju island during June to August of 2013, analyzed for vertical distribution of $^{90}Sr$ activities. The moss samples have been collected at 5 sites of Jeju island during November of 2011 to June of 2012, and analyzed for radioactive $^{90}Sr$. Results and Discussion: The $^{90}Sr$ vertical concentrations in the investigated soil samples were 2.77 to $18.24Bq{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ in eastern part, 1.69 to $18.27Bq{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ in northern part, 3.76 to $13.46Bq{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ in the western part and 1.09 to $8.70Bq{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ in the southern part of the Mt. Halla in Jeju island, respectively. Activities of $^{90}Sr$ show the highest value at the surface soil and decrease with depth. The activity concentration measured was in the range of 79.6 to $363Bq{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ -dry moss. Conclusion: This material is expected to be basis reference for survey of environmental radioactivity in Jeju Island.