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In-vitro and In-vivo Biocompatibility Evaluation of Silica Based Bio-active Glass Prepared by Hydrothermal Method

  • Sarkar, Swapan Kumar;Nguyen, Phuong Thi;Lee, Byong-Taek
    • Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.53.1-53.1
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    • 2011
  • Bioactive glass powders were synthesized by hydrothermal chemical route by the use of ultrasonic energy irradiation. We used sodalime, calcium nitrate tetra hydrate and di ammonium hydrogen phosphate as the precursor material to synthesize $SiO_2$ rich bio-active glass materials. The $SiO_2$ content was varied in the precursor mixture to 60, 52 and 45 mole%. Dense compacts were obtained by microwave sintering at $1,100^{\circ}C$. Mechanical properties were characterized for the fabricated dense bioactive glasses and were found to be comparable with conventional CaO-$SiO_2$-$Na_2O$-$P_2O_5$ bioactive glass. Detailed biocompatibility evaluation of the glass composition was investigated by in-vitro culture of MG-63 cell and mesenchyme stem cell. Cell adhesion behavior was investigated for both of the cell by one cell morphology for 30, 60 and 90 minutes. Cell proliferation behavior was investigated by culturing both of the cells for 1, 3 and 7 days and was found to be excellent. Both SEM and confocal laser scanning microscopy were used for the investigation. Western blot analysis was performed to evaluate the bimolecular level interaction and extent and rate of specific protein expression. The ability to form biological apatite in physiological condition was observed with simulated body fluid (SBF). In-vivo bone formation behavior was investigated after implanting the materials inside rabbit femur for 1 and 3 month. The bone formation behavior was excellent in all the bioglass compositions, specially the composition with 60% $SiO_2$ content showed most promising trend.

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MBE Growth and Electrical and Magnetic Properties of CoxFe3-xO4 Thin Films on MgO Substrate

  • Nguyen, Van Quang;Meny, Christian;Tuan, Duong Ahn;Shin, Yooleemi;Cho, Sunglae
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2014.02a
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    • pp.370.1-370.1
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    • 2014
  • Giant magnetoresistance (GMR), tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR), and magnetic random-access memory (MRAM) are currently active areas of research. Magnetite, Fe3O4, is predicted to possess as half-metallic nature, ~100% spin polarization (P), and has a high Curie temperature (TC~850 K). On the other hand, Spinel ferrite CoFe2O4 has been widely studies for various applications such as magnetorestrictive sensors, microwave devices, biomolecular drug delivery, and electronic devices, due to its large magnetocrystalline anisotropy, chemical stability, and unique nonlinear spin-wave properties. Here we have investigated the magneto-transport properties of epitaxial CoxFe3-xO4 thin films. The epitaxial CoxFe3-xO4 (x=0; 0.4; 0.6; 1) thin films were successfully grown on MgO (100) substrate by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The quality of the films during growth was monitored by reflection high electron energy diffraction (RHEED). From temperature dependent resistivity measurement, we observed that the Werwey transition (1st order metal-insulator transition) temperature increased with increasing x and the resistivity of film also increased with the increasing x up to $1.6{\Omega}-cm$ for x=1. The magnetoresistance (MR) was measured with magnetic field applied perpendicular to film. A negative transverse MR was disappeared with x=0.6 and 1. Anomalous Hall data will be discussed.

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Measurement of Electron-neutral Collision Frequency Using Wave-cutoff Method

  • Yu, Gwang-Ho;Na, Byeong-Geun;Kim, Dae-Ung;Lee, Yun-Seong;Park, Gi-Jeong
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2011.02a
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    • pp.234-234
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    • 2011
  • Electron-neutral collision frequency is one of the important parameters in the plasma physics and in industrial plasma engineering. We can understand the momentum, energy, and charge transport properties of the plasma using electron-neutral collision frequency.[1] The wave-cutoff method is a diagnostic method for the electron density measurement, but the cutoff peak value depends on gas pressure. The wave-cutoff signal becomes unclear as increasing gas pressure. The reason of pressure dependence is that the electron-neutral collision disturbs electron motion so that microwave can propagate through plasma at plasma frequency.[2] Using the pressure dependence of wave-cutoff method we can find the electron-neutral collision frequency. At first we tried to confirm this method using well known gas such as Ar. The cutoff signal decrease as increasing gas pressure (the simulation result). The wave-cutoff signal is unclear at a gas pressure of 500 mTorr. (electron density $1.0{\times}10^{10}/cm^3$, electron temperature 1.7 eV, electron -neutral collision frequency~1 GHz). In this condition, the electron-neutral collision frequency is closed to the wave-cutoff frequency.

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Preparation and characterization of g-C3N4/NaTaO3 composite and their photocatalytic activity under simulated solar light (g-C3N4/NaTaO3 복합체의 제조 및 태양광 조사 하에서의 광촉매 특성 평가)

  • Park, Ji-Su;Kim, Tae-Ho;Jo, Yong-Hyeon;Lee, Su-Wan
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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    • 2014.11a
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    • pp.264-265
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    • 2014
  • This Paper reports the photocatalytic activity of $g-C_3N_4/NaTaO_3$ hybrid composite photocatalysts synthesized by ball-mill method. The $g-C_3N_4$ and $NaTaO_3$ were individually prepared by Solid state reaction and microwave hydrothermal process, respectively. The $g-C_3N_4/NaTaO_3$ composite showed the enhanced photocatalytic activity for degradation of rhodamine B dye (Rh. B) under simulated solar light irradiation. The results revealed that the band-gap energy absorption edge of hybrid composite samples was shifted to a longer wavelength as compared to $NaTaO_3$ and the 50 wt% $g-C_3N_4/NaTaO_3$ hybrid composite exhibited the highest percentage (99.6 %) of degradation of Rh. B and the highest reaction rate constant ($0.013min^{-1}$) in 4 h which could be attributed to the enhanced absorption of the hybrid composite photocatalyst in the UV-Vis region. Hence, these results suggest that the $g-C_3N_4/NaTaO_3$ hybrid composite exhibits enhanced photocatalytic activity for the degradation of rhodamine B under simulated solar light irradiation in comparison to the commercial $NaTaO_3$.

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Development and Characterization of Helium Microwave Plasma Torch (헬륨 마이크로파 플라즈마 토치의 개발과 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Jo, Kyung Hyun;Pak, Yong Nam
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.44 no.6
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    • pp.573-580
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    • 2000
  • MPT, which has been developed recently, is very tolerant to aqueous samples. Several types of MPT have been investigated and is found that the double concentric tube could sustain a stable plasma at a low plasma gas flow rate. However, the tip of torch is easily ruined. Triple concentric torch has shown the best stability and the plasma shape, much like that of ICP, especially when the central channel is quartz. The plasma is exposed and mixed with air as is suggested from the background spectrum, which leads to quenching of He MPT. Sensitivity of helium MPT equipped with a membrane desolvator has shown 10 times lower than that of Argon MPT for most of elements except for the ones with relatively high excitation energy. He MPT requires small plasma flow rate (about 1.6 L/min), stable and simple to use. Excitational temperature and electron number density measured are 4950 K and 3.28 ${\times}$ $10^{14}cm^{-3}$, respectively.

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The Direct TM01-TE11 Mode Converter Using Circular Waveguide for High Power Applications (원형 도파관을 이용한 초고출력용 TM01-TE11 직접 모드 변환기)

  • Lee Byoung-Moo;Lee Sang-Heun;Yoon Young-Joong;Yang Gi-Joo
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic Engineering and Science
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    • v.17 no.4 s.107
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    • pp.351-357
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    • 2006
  • In this paper, a direct $TM_{01}-TE_{11}$ mode converter of circular waveguide which is used the approximated design method of mode conversion between $TM_{01}$ and $TE_{11}$ modes is designed for radiation with the maximum directivity of high power energy into air (rom high power microwave antenna system. The proposed direct $TM_{01}-TE_{11}$ mode converter is calculated and designed with an approximated method for non-linear function about an extended non-constant serpentine type of circular waveguide. Then, the designed mode converter is optimized by length of 200 mm and efficiency above 95% by FIM simulation and achieved short length and high efficiency of the antenna by results of fabricated and measured characteristics.

VOIDS LENSING OF THE CMB AT HIGH RESOLUTION

  • SANGKA, ANUT;SAWANGWIT, UTANE;SANGUANSAK, NUANWAN
    • Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.397-399
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    • 2015
  • Recently, cosmic voids have been recognized as a powerful cosmological probe. A number of studies have focused on the effects of the gravitational lensing by voids on the temperature (and in some cases polarization) anisotropy of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) background at relatively large to medium scales, l ~ 1000. Many of these studies attempt to explain the unusually large cold spot in CMB temperature maps and dynamical evidence of dark energy via detections of late-time integrated Sachs Wolfe (ISW) effect. Here, the effects of lensing by voids on the CMB temperature anisotropy at small scales, up to l = 3000, will be investigated. This work is carried out in the light of the benefits of adding large catalogues of cosmic voids, to be identified by future large galaxy surveys such as EUCLID and LSST, to the analysis of CMB data such as those from Planck mission. Our numerical simulation utilizes two methods, namely, the small-de ectionangle approximation and full ray-tracing analysis. Using the fitted void density profiles and radius (RV ) distribution available in the literature from N-body simulations, we simulated the secondary temperature anisotropy (lensing) of CMB photons induced by voids along a line of sight from redshift 0 to 2. Each line of sight contains approximately 1000 voids of effective radius $RV_{,eff}=35h^{-1}Mpc$ with randomly distributed radial and projected positions. Both methods are used to generate temperature maps. The two methods will be compared for their accuracy and effciency in the implementation of theoretical modeling.

Design of High Average Power Pulse Transformer for 30-MW Klystron of L-Band Linac Application (산업용 선형가속기 시스템 적용을 위한 30-MW 클라이스트론용 고 평균전력 펄스 트랜스포머의 설계)

  • Jang, S.D.;Son, Y.G.;Gwon, S.J.;Oh, J.S.;Bae, Y.S.;Lee, H.G.;Moon, S.I.;Kim, S.H.;Cho, M.H.;NamKung, W.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2006.07c
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    • pp.1550-1551
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    • 2006
  • An L-band linear accelerator system for e-beam sterilization is under design for bio-technology application. The klystron-modulator system as RF microwave source has an important role as major components to offer the system reliability for long time steady state operation. A PFN line type pulse generator with a peak power of 71.5-MW, $7{\mu}s$, 285 pps is required to drive a high-power klystron. The high power pulse transformer has a function of transferring pulse energy from a pulsed power source to a high power load. The pulse transformer producing a pulse with a peak voltage of 275 kV is required to produce 30-MW peak and 60 kW average RF output power at the frequency of 1.3-GHz. We have designed the high power pulse transformer with 1:13 step-up ratio. The peak and average power capability is 71.5-MW (275 kV, 260 A at load side with $7{\mu}s$ pulse width) and 130 kW, respectively. In this paper, we present a system overview and initial design results of the high power pulse transformer.

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Parameter Evaluation of High-Power Pulse Transformer for L-Band 30-MW Klystron (L-band 30-MW 클라이스트론용 고출력 펄스트랜스포머의 파라미터 평가)

  • Jang, S.D.;Son, Y.G.;Kwon, S.J.;Oh, J.S.;Kim, S.H.;Yang, H.R.;Moon, S.I.;Kwon, B.H.;Cho, M.H.;NamKung, W.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2007.07a
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    • pp.1079-1081
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    • 2007
  • An L-band Linear Accelerator System for E-beam sterilization is under construction for bio-technology application. The klystron-modulator system as an RF microwave source has an important role as major components to offer the system reliability for long time steady-state operations. A PFN line type pulse generator with a peak power of 71.5-MW, $7\;{\mu}s$, 285 pps is required to drive a high-power klystron. The high power pulse transformer has a function of transferring pulse energy from a pulsed power source to a high power load. The pulse transformer producing a pulse with a peak voltage of 275 kV is required to produce 30-MW peak and 60 kW average RF output power at the frequency of 1.3-GHz. We have designed the high power pulse transformer with 1:13 step-up ratio. The peak and average power capability is 71.5-MW (275 kV, 260 A at load side with $7\;{\mu}s$ pulse width) and 130 kW, respectively. In this paper, we present measurements and its analysis on the design parameters, and an initial test result as well as a design concept on the high-power pulse transformer.

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Estimation of Agricultural Produce Drying Using Ultrasonic (초음파를 이용한 농산물의 건조특성 분석)

  • Khmelev, Vladimir N.;Choo, Kwang-Moon
    • Journal of agriculture & life science
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    • v.43 no.6
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    • pp.111-115
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    • 2009
  • This study was conducted to develop the ultrasonic dryer because present drying methods (heat convection, microwave, vacuum, etc.) could not improve the drying consumption energy, decrease of quality and drying ratio by physical limitation. The drying tests were conducted with four levels (No. 1 only non-heated air, No. 2 only ultrasonic, No. 3 only heated air and No. 4 ultrasonic with heated air) and measuring weight of samples after drying carrot and ginseng slices for 30 minutes. The result of test is that the drying ratio was highest in the level of No. 4 ultrasonic with heated air. The sliced carrot's drying ratio was 22.4% (w.b.)/h and sliced ginseng's drying ratio was 3.8% (w.b.)/h. The discoloration and twist of samples was appeared on using only heated air like No. 3.