• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.42.1-42.11
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• 2022

Objective: This study investigated the effects of various concentrations of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) on human whole-blood clotting kinetics, the structure of the blood clots formed, and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 release. Materials and Methods: Human whole blood was collected from 5 healthy volunteers and divided into 4 groups: CG (control, 0.5 mL of blood), BN_0.5 (0.5 mL of blood with 0.5 mL of 0.5% NaOCl), BN₃ (0.5 mL of blood with 0.5 mL of 3% NaOCl), and BN_5.25 (0.5 mL of blood with 0.5 mL of 5.25% NaOCl). The effects of NaOCl on clotting kinetics, structure of fibrin and cells, and release of TGF-β1 were assessed using thromboelastography (TEG), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and enzyme-linked immunosobent assay, respectively. Statistical analysis was conducted using the Kruskal Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests, followed by the post hoc Dunn test. A p value < 0.05 indicated statistical significance. Results: The blood samples in BN_0.5 and BN₃ did not clot, whereas the TEG of BN_5.25 showed altered clot formation. Samples from the CG and BN₃ groups could only be processed with SEM, which showed that the latter lacked fibrin formation and branching of fibers, as well as clumping of red blood cells with surface roughening and distortion. TGF-β1 release was significantly highest in BN₃ when all groups were compared to CG (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Each concentration of NaOCl affected the release of TGF-β1 from blood clots and altered the clotting mechanism of blood by affecting clotting kinetics and cell structure.

• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2015.03a
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• pp.405-407
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• 2015

Graphene의 bandgap이 0eV이고 hBN의 bandgap이 4~5eV라는 이기 때문에 두 물질을 혼합하였을 때 태양전지로 쓰기 좋은 1.2eV의 bandgap을 가지는 물질을 만들 수 있을 거라 생각된다. 이 점을 착안하여 hBN에 Carbon을 도핑시켜 1.2eV의 bandgap을 갖는 물질을 이론적으로 만들어 보았다.

• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2015.03a
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• pp.320-323
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 18 atoms unit cell graphene film을 기반으로 한 graphene/h-BN heterostructure의 bandgap 변화에 대해 EDISON LCAODFTLab simulator의 DFT기반 전자구조계산을 통해 알아보았다. Graphene 상에 BN-doping 형태로 주어진 여러 heterostructure의 전자구조계산을 통해 태양전지의 이론적 최적효율을 나타내는 1.2eV 정도의 값을 갖는 구조를 찾을 수 있었다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.637-639
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• 2010

Hexagonal boron nitride (BN) films were prepared. The process involved, spraying BN powder-dispersed $H_3BO_4-BCl_3$-ethyl alcohol solution on quartz plates, and the drying off quartz plates before, and annealing at $1070^{\circ}C$ in a nitrogen atmosphere. The optical energy band gap of the BN films was 5.28 eV. Photoluminescence peaks with energies of 3.44, 3.16, 2.97, and 2.35 eV at 10 K were observed and analyzed. Accordingly, these have resulted from donor-acceptor pair recombinations.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.46-47
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• 2013

다이아몬드와 같은 $sp^3$ 결합을 가지며, 다이아몬드 다음으로 경도가 강한 입방정 질화붕소(cBN)는 철계금속가공에의 적합성 및 낮은 증착온도로 인하여 표면 코팅소재로의 응용이 크게 기대되어 왔다. 그러나 증착시 cBN 상의 핵생성 이전에 필연적으로 증착되는 비정질 질화붕소(aBN) 및 육방정 질화붕소(hBN) 층의 대기 하에서의 불안정성 그리고 cBN 상의 증착에 수반되는 높은 압축 잔류응력으로 인해 모재와의 밀착력이 낮아지는 문제점 등으로 인해 응용이 크게 제한되어져 왔다. 본 발표에서는 아르곤(Ar)과 질소($N_2$)를 반응가스로 이용하여 스퍼터링법으로 증착한 질화붕소에서 발생하는 높은 잔류응력의 원인과 이를 낮추기 위해 반응가스에 첨가한 수소의 효과에 대해서 상세히 고찰해 보고자 한다.

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.23-25
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• 2004

The defect formation energy of boron nitride (BN) nanotubes is investigated using molecular-dynamics simulation. Although the defect with tetragon-octagon pairs (4-88-4) is favored in the flat cap of BN nanotubes, BN clusters, and the growth of BN nanotubes, the formation energy of the 4-88-4 defect is significantly higher than that of the pentagon-heptagon pairs (5-77-5) defect in BN nanotubes. The 5-77-5 defect reduces the effect of the structural distortion caused by the 4-88-4 defect, in spite of homoelemental bonds.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society Of Semiconductor Equipment Technology
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.59-62
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• 2004

The defect formation energy of boron nitride (BN) nanotubes is investigated using molecular-dynamics simulation. Although the defect with tetragon-octagon pairs (4-88-4) is favored in the flat cap of BN nanotubes, BN clusters, and the growth of BN nanotubes, the formation energy of the 4-88-4 defect is significantly higher than that of the pentagon-heptagon pairs (5-77-5) defect in BN nanotubes. The 5-77-5 defect reduces the effect of the structural distortion caused by the 4-88-4 defect, in spite of homoelemental bonds. The instability of the 4-88-4 defect generates the structural transformation into BNNTs with no defect at about 1500 K.

• Journal of Powder Materials
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.503-508
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• 2020

The mechanical properties and microstructures of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN)-reinforced cement composites are experimentally studied for three and seven curing days. Various sizes (5, 10, and 18 ㎛) and concentrations (0.1%, 0.25%, 0.5%, and 1.0%) of h-BN are dispersed by the tip ultrasonication method in water and incorporated into the cement composite. The compressive strength of the h-BN reinforced cements increases by 40.9%, when 0.5 wt% of 18 ㎛-sized h-BN is added. However, the compressive strength decreases when the 1.0 wt% cement composite is added, owing to the aggregation of the h-BNs in the cement composite. The microstructural characterization of the h-BN-reinforced cement composite indicates that the h-BNs act as bridges connecting the cracks, resulting in improved mechanical properties for the reinforced cement composite.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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• v.22 no.12
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• pp.1132-1138
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• 2011

In this paper, a method for synthesizing the linear antenna array patterns with broad nulls(BN) at the interference directions is newly presented. Opposit to the conventional methods in which the weights of array elements are optimized for BN control, this method simplifies the control process for multiple BN directions and widths by optimally perturbing the zero positions inherent to Schelkunoff polynomial transformed from the array factor. It is also shown that this method can be easily applicable to the phased array antennas. The proposed scheme is numerically verified by substituting the extracted complex weights into the array factor.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.619-626
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• 2008

In this paper, we proposed a RSS based cooperative localization algorithm using VRN for wireless sensor networks, which can estimate the BN position. The proposed localization system monitoring all nodes estimates a position of BN, and calculates an intersection area with cooperative localization. From the results, we confirm that BN intersection area is reduced as the number of RN is increased. In addition, the fewer RN exists, the more iteration needs at least 4 times. Moreover, the propose algorithm using 4 RNs is improved 71.6% estimation performance than conventional method. Therefore, the cooperative localization algorithm with VRN provides higher localization accuracy than RSS based conventional method.