• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2012.06a
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• pp.337-339
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• 2012

최근 인간공학 및 감성공학 분야에 대한 관심이 크게 증가하여 다양한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 바이오피드백 인터페이스 기술에 대한 기초 연구로서 복합 생체신호를 처리하고 모델링 하는 시스템을 만드는 것은 매우 중요하며 이러한 기술들의 궁극적 역할은 쾌적한 삶의 환경을 제공하는 것이므로 생체 신호 분석을 기반으로 한 인간 중심의 시스템이 미래 기술의 핵심 키워드가 될 것이다. 본 논문에서는 생체신호(EEG, ECG)분석을 통해 사용자의 집중도 및 감정 상태를 인식하고 사용자의 의도를 효과적으로 반영 가능한 바이오피드백 인터페이스를 설계하였다. 기존의 단일 생체신호를 이용한 인터페이스 기법에 비해 복합 생체신호를 분석함으로써 사용자의 상태 및 의도를 판단함에 용이하고 활용성이 향상 되도록 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Information Technology Applications Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.387-402
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• 2007

전체적으로 우리나라의 IT-BT-NT 융합기술에 대해 융합기술 개발이 미래의 성장동력 창출에 매우 중요함에도 불구하고 융합기술 개발면에서 IT - BT 는 선진국에 비해 $65{\sim}80%$, NT-BT는 $65{\sim}65%$, IT-NT는 $50{\sim}80%$로 열세를 보이고 있다. 그러므로 융합기술개발에 기반한 신산업 육성을 위해서는 먼저 정부측에서 연구개발 예산의 확대와 자금지원, 종합적인 융합기술개발전략의 수립, 관련부처간 역할분담과 조정, 법 제도 정비 및 역기능 방지대책의 마련이 필요하다.

• Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.57-71
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• 2013

바이오센서 산업은 국민 삶의 질을 향상시키고 미래 국가 경쟁력을 증진시킬 수 있다는 기대 속에 고부가가치 산업 육성을 제고할 수 있는 분야로 주목 받고 있는 가운데, 실시간 진단, 고감도화, 소형화를 위한 집적화, 저가격화, 다기능화 등에 대한 이슈가 지속적으로 제기되고 있다. 이러한 이슈들을 해결할 수 있는 대안 기술로써, 높은 Q 지수를 갖는 광 마이크로 공진기에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있으며, 최근의 성공적인 연구 결과들은 차세대 미세 바이오 센서 시스템 구현과 실용화의 가능성을 높여주고 있다. 특히, 단일 분자 및 나노 입자까지도 측정 가능한 고감도의 무표지 센서 기술은 특성은, 각종 감염성 질환 및 암표지자의 실시간 조기 진단과 개인별 맞춤 치료, 환경 유해물질 검출, 신약물질 발굴 등 새로운 시장창출에 대한 기대감을 증폭시키고 있다.

• Clean Technology
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.163-173
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• 2022

Research and development of biofuels as one of the means to mitigate global warming and to avoid fossil fuel depletion has occurred for more than 30 years. However, there has only been limited distribution of a few first- and second-generation biofuels, and widespread supply and consumption of biofuels is still far from a reality. Although a relatively recently studied third-generation biofuel derived from seaweed biomass has been shown to have many advantages, it is yet to be deployed in commercial-scale seaweed biorefineries. This review paper examines the advantages and disadvantages of seaweed biorefineries for the entire value chain covering from seaweed and its cultivation to biofuel production based on an extensive literature search and the author's experience of conducting feasibility studies pertaining to seaweed biorefineries for over 10 years. For this purpose, the literature survey will cover the current status of seaweed production and its research and development worldwide, conversion technologies for biofuel production from seaweed based on bench-scale experiments, and large-scale techno-economic feasibility studies for seaweed conversion to biofuels and bioenergy. In addition, the main problems expected with the commercialization of seaweed-based biofuels will be identified. Finally, the current status of seaweed biorefinery technology and the author's views on its promising future will be summarized.

• The Korean Society of Law and Medicine
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.199-235
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• 2017

A topic of particular interest for biotech researchers are handling of human tissue specimens that may be used for present, or stored for future, research purposes. This article examines the ethical and legal legitimacy of using human materials for research purposes with special attention to the issues of informed consent and confidentiality. The purpose of this paper is moral and for law legitimacy exploring of the utilization of the human material without donator's consent. It is a known fact that future medical care should be exchanged a paradigm by preventive health care through a human meterial research. The developed country have established a biobank for a human meterial research and supported a researcher. Korea is the same, too. When it is done a defect, as for the thing researcher derived from the Korean human meterial research. The written consent of the donator can keep a human meterial research origin thing, but cannot use it now. I will justify morally and for law that researcher can use the human material without written consent. We can change the concept of recycling of human material. It is not mean only burning that recycling of human materials for research.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.157-164
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• 2011

Emotion science is one of the rapidly expanding engineering/scientific disciplines which has a major impact on human society. Such growing interests in emotion science and engineering owe the recent trend that various academic fields are being merged. In this paper we propose the potential importance of the biochip technology in which the human emotion can be precisely measured in real time using body fluids such as blood, saliva and sweat. We firstly and newly name such a biochip an Emotion-On-a-Chip (EOC). EOC consists of biological markers to measure the emotion, electrode to acquire the signal, transducer to transfer the signal and display to show the result. In particular, microfabrication techniques made it possible to construct nano/micron scale sensing parts/chips to accommodate the biological molecules to capture the emotional bio-markers and gave us a new opportunities to investigate the emotion precisely. Future developments in the EOC techniques will be able to help combine the social sciences and natural sciences, and consequently expand the scope of studies.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.58-64
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• 2007

Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine(TERM) is the application of principles and methods of engineering and life sciences to creat devices or biological substitutes for study, restoration, modification, and assembly of functional tissues. TERM is an emerging interdisplinary area of research and development that has the potential to revolutionize methods of health care treatment. Current status and trend of TERM's R&D is reviewed in this paper in respect to the prospective of future needs.

• Korean Journal of Weed Science
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.340-360
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• 2010

The depletion of fossil fuels, ecological problems associated with $CO_2$ emissions climate change, growing world population, and future energy supplies are forcing the development of alternative resources for energy (heat and electricity), transport fuels and chemicals: the replacement of fossil resources with $CO_2$ neutral biomass. Several options exist to cover energy supplies of the future, including solar, wind, and water power; however, chemical carbon source can get from biomass only. When used in combination with environmental friend production and processing technology, the use of biomass can be seen as a sustainable alternative to conventional chemical feedstocks. The biorefinery concept is analogous to today's petroleum refinery, which produce multiple fuels and chemical products from petroleum. A biorefinery is a facility that integrates biomass conversion processes and equipment to produce fuels, power, and value-added chemicals from biomass. Biorefinery is the co-production of a spectrum of bio-based products (food, feed, materials, and chemicals) and energy (fuels, power, and heat) from biomass [definition IEA Bioenergy Task 42]. By producing multiple products, a biorefinery takes advantage of the various components in biomass and their intermediates therefore maximizing the value derived from the biomass feedstocks. A biorefinery could, for example, produce one or several low-volume, but high-value, chemical or nutraceutical products and a low-value, but high-volume liquid transportation fuel such as biodiesel or bioethanol. Future biorefinery may play a major role in producing chemicals and materials as a bridge between agriculture and chemistry that are traditionally produced from petroleum. Industrial biotechnology is expected to significantly complement or replace the current petroleum-based industry and to play an important role.

• Water for future
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• v.44 no.6
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• pp.37-41
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• 2011

미국 캘리포니아 주 어바인 시에 위치한 피터스 캐년 샛강(Peters Canyon Creek) 수중에 과포함되어 있는 셀레늄(Dissolved Selenium)과 질산성 질소(Nitrate-N)를 제거하려는 목적으로 바이오 필터 셀 시스템을 시범 시공하였다. 바이오 필터셀 시스템은 3m(높이) ${\times}$ 65m(길이) ${\times}$ 14m(폭) 크기를 가진 상자형태의 셀을 기준으로 취수 및 전처리 시스템과 후처리 시스템으로 구성되었으며, 셀은 여러 종류의 지오신세틱스와 거친 표면을 가지고 있는 자갈을 이용하여 건설되었다. 특히, 지오신세틱스가 가지고 있는 장점인 유연성(flexibility)과 화학적 안정성으로 인한 무반응성(non reactive material)등은 성공적인 시스템 구축에 큰 영향을 주었다.

• Clean Technology
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.269-274
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• 2021

Bioenergy is generally considered to be one of the options for pursuing carbon neutrality. However, for a period of time, combustion of harvested plant biomass inevitably causes more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than combustion of fossil fuels. This paper proposes a method that predicts and minimizes the total amount and payback period of this carbon debt. As a case study, a carbon cycle impact assessment was performed for immediate switching of the currently used fossil fuels to biomass. This work points out a fundamental vulnerability in the concept of carbon neutrality. As an action plan for the sustainability of bioenergy, formulas for afforestation proportional to the decrease in the forest area and surplus harvest proportional to the increase in the forest mass are proposed. The results of optimization indicate that the carbon debt payback period is about 70 years, and the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases by more than 50% at a maximum and 3% at a steady state. These are theoretically predicted best results, which are expected to be worse in reality. Therefore, biomass is not truly carbon neutral, and it is inappropriate as an energy source alternative to fossil fuels. The method proposed in this work is expected to be able to contribute to the approach to carbon neutrality by minimizing present and future carbon debt of the bioenergy that is already in use.