• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제31권9호
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• pp.910-914
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• 2007

We present a simple and an inexpensive method for the fabrication of a nano-fluidic filter and a nano-pore micromixer using self-assembly of nano-spheres and surface tension. Colloid-plug was formed by surface tension of liquid in a microchannel to fabricate nanofluidic filter. When colloid is evaporated, nano-spheres in a colloid are orderly stacked by a capillary force. Orderly stacked nano-spheres form 3-D nano-mesh which can be used as a mesh structure of a fluidic filter. We used silica nano-sphere whose diameter is $567{\pm}85nm$, and silicon micro-channel of $50{\mu}m$-diameter. Fabricated nano-fluidic filter in a micro-channel has median pore diameter of 158nm which was in agreement with expected diameter of the nano-pore of $128{\pm}19nm$. A nano-pore micromixer consists of $200\;{\mu}m-wide,\;100\;{\mu}m-deep$ micro-channel and self-assembled nano-spheres. In the nano-pore micromixer, two different fluids had no sooner met together than two fluids begin to mix at wide region. From the experimental study, we completely apply self-assembly of nano-spheres to nano-fluidic devices.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.240-245
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• 2004

Monodisperse PMMA micro spheres are prepared by means of a simple soap-free emulsion polymerization in methanol-enriched aqueous medium in a single step process. The size and uniformity of the microspheres are dependent on the polymerization temperature. In a stable system, the uniformity is improved with the polymerization time. The most uniform and stable micro spheres are obtained under mild agitation speed of 100 rpm at 70$^{\circ}C$. The monodisperse PMMA microspheres in the size range of 1.4-2.0 $\mu\textrm{m}$ having less than 5% size variation are successfully achieved with varying concentrations of monomer and initiator. As the monomer and initiator concentrations increase, the larger micro spheres with enhanced uniformity are obtained. However, the decreased amount of water induces the polydisperse PMMA particles due to the generation of secondary particles.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.621-626
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 마이크로 기공의 중공구를 유기 고분자 수지와 복합화한 유/무기 하이브리드 물질을 제조하여 우수한 단열 성능을 갖는 코팅유리를 개발하고자 하였다. 유기 고분자 물질로는 투명성과 접착성이 우수한 6관능기의 우레탄 아크릴레이트(UP118), 3관능기의 trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA), 2관능기의 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate (HDDA), 광 개시제(Irgacure184) 등으로 구성된 자외선 경화형 수지를 사용하였다. 유리 및 실리카 중공구를 고분자 수지에 각각 10~40 vol%까지 첨가하여 얻어진 코팅 졸을 투명유리에 바(bar)코팅 방식으로 박막을 형성시킨 후 자외선 경화를 통해 최종 코팅유리를 제조하였다. 마이크로 중공구의 종류 및 함량이 제조된 코팅유리의 광 투과율, 열전도도, 접착성 및 표면 경도에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 복합물 코팅유리는 중공구가 과량 첨가되어도 우수한 접착성(5B)을 유지하였으며, 단열 성능은 각 중공구가 20 vol%만 함유되어도 뚜렷하게 향상된 결과를 나타냈다. 또한 실리카 중공구(SP)를 단열 재료로 사용하였을 경우 광 투과율 80 %의 투명 코팅유리를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.311-316
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• 2016

$Ni(OH)_2$ hollow spheres have been prepared by solvent displacement crystallization using a micro-injection device, and the effect of process parameters such as concentration and the relative ratio of the injection speed of the precursor solution, which is an aqueous solution of $NiSO_4{\cdot}6H_2O$, to isopropyl alcohol of displacement solvent have been investigated. The crystal phases after NaOH treatment are in the ${\beta}-phase$ for all process parameters. A higher concentration of $NiSO_4{\cdot}6H_2O$ aqueous solution is injected by a micro-injection device and bigger $Ni(OH)_2$ hollow spheres with a narrower particle size distribution are formed. The crystallinity and hardness of the as-obtained powder are so poor that hydrothermal treatment of the as-obtained $Ni(OH)_2$ at $120^{\circ}C$ for 24 h in distilled water is performed in order to greatly improve the crystallinity. It is thought that a relative ratio of the injection speed of $NiSO_4{\cdot}6H_2O$ to that of isopropyl alcohol of at least more than 1 is preferable to synthesize Ni(OH)2 hollow spheres. It is confirmed that this solution-based process is very effective in synthesizing ceramic hollow spheres by simple adjustment of the process parameters such as the concentration and the injection speed.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.136-143
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• 2001

A micro particle manipulator, which is devised for trapping particles at fixed positions by negative dielectrophoretic force (DEP force), has been fabricated and experimented. It is composed of square type electrode arrays fabricated by nickel electroplating with the height of 28 ${\mu}m$. To improve the quality of electroplated nickel electrodes, plating conditions have been optimized. Micro particles used in this study are polystyrene spheres and their to the specific position and trapped. The DEP force along the moving path of the particles has been estimated by the motion equation of a single particle. The displacement of a particle with an elapsed time was measured using a high-speed camera (1000 frames/sec). The velocity and acceleration of the particle were calculated from the measured data. The DEP force acting on the particle was estimated.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.1118-1120
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• 2009

Micro-size CdS spheres of hollow shape were fabricated through the self-assembly of high density arrow-like nanorods. The synthesis of the CdS hollow spheres were accomplished in an aqueous solution of cadmium nitrate and triblock copolymer (Pluronic P123) at low temperature (80 ${^{\circ}C}$) through the slow release of S2- ions from thioacetamide. Morphology of the fabricated CdS hollow spheres was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results indicate that the arrow-like CdS nanorods are simultaneously grown and attached each other to form the building units that become the spheres with hollow inside as a self-assembled process. The CdS spheres have a diameter of $2{\sim}3 {\mu}m$ and consist of the nanorods with a length of$\sim$800 nm. The nanocrystal building blocks have a hexagonal CdS structure.

• 폴리머
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.291-297
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• 2004

수용성 키토산의 농도와 가교제 (글루타알데히드)의 양을 변화시키면서 미네랄오일 내에서 키토산용액의 유화법에 의해 수용성 키토산 미세구를 제조하였다. 그러고 약물이 봉입되어진 수용성 키토산 미세구의 분해에 따른 형태의 변화, 약물의 봉입효율, 약물 방출 거동과 같은 물리화학적 특성을 규명하였다. Norfloxacion 이 봉입된 수용성 키토산 미세구는 표면의 약물에 의해 나타나는 과량의 약물 방출이 없는 높은 약물 봉입 함량을 보였다. 표면에 약물이 존재하지 않음을 선 회절 분석으로 확인하였다. 수용성 키토산 미세구의 분해 특성과 약물방출 거동을 관찰한 결과 가교제의 양이 약물의 봉입량, 방출, 그리고 분해에 중요한 역할을 하는 것을 확인하였다. 수용성 키토산 미세구는 가교제의 양이 증가함에 따라 분해속도가 느렸으며, 이와 동시에 약물이 천천히 방출되었음을 확인하였다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.177-183
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• 2006

To demonstrate the effect of formulation conditions and evaluations of structural integrity from ovalbumin containing poly lactide glycolide copolymer (PLGA) microspheres for Vaccine delivery, OVA microspheres were prepared by a W/O/W multiple emulsion solvent extraction technique. Dichloromethan (DCM) and Ethyl acetate (EA) were applied as an organic phase and poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) as a secondary emulsion stabilizer. Microspheres were characterized for particle size, morphology (optical microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)). Protein denaturation was evaluated by size exclusion chromatography (SEC), SDS-PAGE and isoelectric focusing (IEF). Residual organic solvent was estimated by gas chromatography (GC) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Optical photomicrograph and SEM revealed that micro spheres were typically spherical but various morphologies were observed. Mean particle size $(d_{vs})$ of microspheres were in the range of $3{\sim}50{\mu}m$. Also, The protein stability was not affected by the fonnulation process and residual organic solvent was beyond the detection below 0.1ppm. These results demonstrated that micro spheres might be a good candidate for the parenteral vaccine delivery system.

• 한국윤활학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국윤활학회 2001년도 제34회 추계학술대회 개최
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• pp.13-18
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• 2001

In this paper, FFT(Fast Fourier Transform) analysis of friction was suggested as a method to interpret the contact conditions. Micro-grooves with various dimensions were fabricated on the silicon surface to investigate the frictional behavior with respect to the change in geometrical contact condition. Frictional forces between micro-grooved surfaces and spheres modeled as surface asperities were measured using a micro-tribotester which was built inside a SEM(Scanning Electron Microscope). The experimental results show that the relative dimensions and distributions of contact asperities between two surfaces can be predicted by the power spectrum and the main frequency in FFT-based analysis of friction coefficient. Also, it was shown that the friction coefficient for multi-asperities was the result of the superposition of that for each asperity.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.2967-2972
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• 1994

The multiple character of the contact interaction and the collective behavior of elementary microcontacts play a significant role in all the processes occurring in the surface layers, including the failure due to friction and wear. The array of metal spheres compressed between flat plates has been used for simulation of the contact behavior of multiple contact of solids under normal loading. An experimental design has been made providing regular array of the spheres at the same size with different spatial order. Measurement of electrial contact resistance has been made using the equipment providing the adequate accuracy in the range of micro Ohms. The data on electrical contact resistance have been compared with theoretical predictions using the multiple contact model of constriction resistance. The effect of single spots number and array on conductivity of contact has been evaluated.