• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.46-55
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• 2015

Purpose: This study evaluated the mechanical and structural properties of biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) blocks processed using a modified extrusion method, and assessed their in vivo effectiveness using a rabbit calvarial defect model. Methods: BCP blocks with three distinct ratios of hydroxyapatite (HA):tricalcium phosphate (TCP) were produced using a modified extrusion method:HA8 (8%:92%), HA48 (48%:52%), and HA80 (80%:20%). The blocks were examined using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffractometry, and a universal test machine. Four circular defects 8 mm in diameter were made in 12 rabbits. One defect in each animal served as a control, and the other three defects received the BCP blocks. The rabbits were sacrificed at either two weeks (n=6) or eight weeks (n=6) postoperatively. Results: The pore size, porosity, and compressive strength of the three types of bone block were $140-170{\mu}m$, >70%, and 4-9 MPa, respectively. Histologic and histomorphometric observations revealed that the augmented space was well maintained, but limited bone formation was observed around the defect base and defect margins. No significant differences were found in the amount of new bone formation, graft material resorption, or bone infiltration among the three types of BCP block at either of the postoperative healing points. Conclusions: Block bone substitutes with three distinct compositions (i.e., HA:TCP ratios) processed by a modified extrusion method exhibited limited osteoconductive potency, but excellent space-maintaining capability. Further investigations are required to improve the processing method.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.104-111
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• 2001

$SiH_4$, $CH_4$, $B_2H_6$ 혼합기체를 이용하여 플라즈마 화학증착법으로 비정질 탄화실리콘(a-SiC:H) 박막을 증착하였다. 기상 doping 농도를 0에서 $2.5\times10^{-2}$ 범위에서 변화시켜 얻은 박막의 물성을 SEM, XRD, Raman 분광법, FTIR, SIMS, 광흡수도와 전기전도도 분석을 통하여 살펴보았다. $B_2H_6$/($CH_4+SiH_4$) 기체유량비가 증가할수록 붕소의 도핑효율와 미세결정성은 감소하였다. 증착 중 $B_2H_6$ 기체가 첨가됨에 따라 비정질 탄화실리콘 박막의 Si-C-H 결합기의 강도는 감소하였으며, 이의 영향으로 박막내의 수소함량은 $B_2H_6/(SiH_4+CH_4$) 기체 유량비가 증가함에 따라 16.5%에서 7.5%로 단조감소하였다. $B_2H_6(CH_4+SiH_4$) 기체유량비가 증가할수록 a-SiC:H 박막의 광학적 밴드갭과 전기활성화 에너지는 감소하였고, 전기전도도는 증가하였다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.140-144
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• 2012

Compared with bulk material, quantum dots have received increasing attention due to their fascinating physical properties, including optical and electronic properties, which are due to the quantum confinement effect. Especially, Luminescent CdSe quantum dots have been highly investigated due to their tunable size-dependent photoluminescence across the visible spectrum. They are of great interest for technical applications such as light-emitting devices, lasers, and fluorescent labels. In particular, quantum dot-based light-emitting diodes emit high luminance. Quantum dots have very high luminescence properties because of their absorption coefficient and quantum efficiency, which are higher than those of typical dyes. CdSe quantum dots were synthesized as a function of the synthesis time and synthesis temperature. The photoluminescence properties were found strongly to depend on the reaction time and the temperature due to the core size changing. It was also observed that the photoluminescence intensity is decreased with the synthesis time due to the temperature dependence of the band gap. The wavelength of the synthesized quantum dots was about 550-700 nm and the intensity of the photoluminescence increased about 22~70%. After the CdSe quantum dots were synthesized, the particles were found to have grown until reaching a saturated concentration as time increased. Red shift occurred because of the particle growth. The microstructure and phase developments were measured by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffractometry (XRD), respectively.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.195-205
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• 2004

We have synthesized new aromatic polyesters (DiPEG-HQ and DiPEG-BP) by condensation polymerization of a terephthalic acid derivative bearing a pendant oligo(oxyethylene) (DP = 7, MW = 350), which has a methoxy terminal group, and two different aromatic diols, hydroquinone and 4,4'-biphenoI. The synthesized polymers were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarizing microscopy, and X-ray diffractometry for their liquid crystallinity (LC), thermal transitions, and structural morphologies in mesophases. The morphology of the LC phases depends strongly on the length of the rigid backbone repeating unit. The DiPEG-BP polymer having a longer repeating unit exhibits both layered and nematic structures before isotropization, whereas the DiPEG-HQ polymer having a shorter repeating unit shows only the layered structure in the mesophase. We found that the layer spacing for DiPEG-HQ is larger than that for DiPEG-BP. Both polymers easily form complexes with LiCF$_3$SO$_3$; we studied this complex formation by FT-IR spectroscopy. The layer spacing of the polymer-electrolyte composites increases upon increasing the amount of the lithium salt. The polymer/salt electrolyte mixtures we investigated at molar ratios of EO:salt in the range of 5-20 exhibit electrical conductivity values at 40$^{\circ}C$ of 2.4${\times}$10$\^$5/ and 1.1${\times}$10$\^$－5/ S/cm for DiPEG-HQ/LiCF$_3$SO$_3$ and DiPEG-BP/LiCF$_3$SO$_3$, respectively. At 80 $^{\circ}C$, these values are higher: 4.6${\times}$10$\^$－3/ and 1.1${\times}$10$\^$－4/ S/cm, respectively. The activation energy of conductivity depends strongly on the salt concentration.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.66-71
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• 2011

Recently, the production of shipbuilding and offshore plant industries, with a trend toward large structures, has led to an increased use of high strength ultra-thick plates. The use of ultra-thick plates increases the welding tasks, and the welding process generates distortion and residual stress in the weldment because of the rapid heating and cooling. Welding distortion and residual stress in the welded structure resulte in many troubles such as deformation and life deterioration. In particular, the welding residual stress has an important effect on welding deformation, fatigue, buckling strength, brittleness, etc. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the residual stress at a multi-pass weldment using an experimental method for EH36 high-tension steel. In this experimental method, AIS3000 was used to measure the residual stress of a welded part, HAZ, and base metal; EPMA and XRD were used to study the material properties.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.89-94
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• 2005

The micron or nano-sized lysozyme as a model protein drug was prepared using solution enhanced dispersion by supercritical fluid (SEDS) process at various conditions (e.g., solvent, temperature and pressure) to investigate the feasibility of pulmonary protein drug delivery. The lysozyme particles prepared were characterized by laser diffraction particle size analyzer, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and powder X-ray diffractometry (PXRD). The biological activity of lysozyme particles after/before SEDS process was also examined. Lysozyme was precipitated as spherical particles. The precipitated particles consisted of 100 - 200 nm particles. Particle size showed the precipitates to be agglomerates with primary particles of size $1\;-\;5 \;{\mu}m$. The biological activity varied between 38 and 98% depending on the experimental conditions. There was no significant difference between untreated lysozyme and lysozyme after SEDS process in PXRD analysis. Therefore, the SEDS process could be a novel method to prepare micron or nano-sized lysozyme particles, with minimal loss of biological activity, for the pulmonary delivery of protein drug.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.359-364
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• 2002

We report the structure, thermal and magnetic properties of a non-equilibrium $Al_{0.6}(Fe_{50}Cu_{50})_{0.4}$ alloy powder produced by rod milling and chemical leaching. An X-ray diffractometry(XRD), a transmission electron microscope(TEM), a differential scanning calorimeter(DSC), a vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM), and superconducting quantum interference device(SQUID) were utilized to characterize the as-milled and leaching specimens. The crystallite size reached a value of about 8.82 nm. In the DSC experiment, the peak temperatures and crystallization temperatures decreased with increasing milling time. The activation energy of crystallization is 200.5 kJ/mole for as-milled alloy powder. The intensities of the XRD peaks of as-milled powders associated with the bcc type $Al_{0.5}Fe_{0.5}$ structure formative at $350^{\circ}C$ sharply increase with increasing annealing temperature. Above $400^{\circ}C$, peaks alloted to $Al_{0.5}Fe_{0.5}$ and $Al_{5}Fe_{2}$ are observed. After annealing at $600^{\circ}C$ for 1h, the leached Ll specimen transformed into bcc $\alpha$-Fe and fcc Cu phases, accompanied by a change in the structural and magnetic properties. The saturation magnetization decreased with increasing milling time, and a value of about 8.42 emu/g was reached at 500 h of milling. The coercivity reached a maximum value of about 142.7 Oe after 500 h of milling. The magnetization of leached specimens as function of fields were higher at 5 K, and increased more sharply at 5 K than at 100 K.

• 폴리머
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.287-294
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• 2012

스테아린산 또는 올레인산으로 변성된 ZnAl-LDH(Zn:Al = 2:1 몰비)를 공침법으로 합성하여 SAN 고분자에 여러 비율로 첨가하였다. SAN 복합재료들은 동일방향으로 회전하는 이축압출기를 통해 제조되었고 여러 시편으로 사출성형되었다. SAN 나노컴포지트들의 형태학, 투명성과 내열성은 TEM, XRD, UV-Vis 분광광도계와 TGA로 평가하였다. 모든 나노컴포지트들은 XRD 패턴에서 피크가 없는 박리된 또는 박리/삽입 혼합 구조를 보였고 TEM 사진에서는 LDH가 밀집되어 있는 섬 구조를 볼 수 있었다. OA-$Zn_2Al$ LDH를 포함하는 SAN 나노컴포지트들이 상대적으로 우수한 투과도를 보였다. 모든 SAN 나노컴포지트들은 2단계 열산화분해에서만 향상된 내열성을 보였다. 유기변성제와 고분자의 상호작용이 고분자 나노컴포지트의 물성 향상에 중요한 역할을 한다고 설명할 수 있다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.88-92
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• 2003

본 연구에서는, Mn-Co-Ni 산화물계 NTC 써미스터의 열처리 조건에 따른 전기적 특성간의 상호관계에 대하여 고찰하였으며, 이를 위해 XRD. 소결체 밀도측정 및 B정수, 저항 열방산정수 등의 전기적 특성치를 조사하였다. NTC 써미스터의 열처리 과정은 Mn-Co-Ni 산화물 시험편의 소결특성에 큰 영향을 미치고있었으며, 본 연구의 조성하에서는 $1250^{\circ}C$, 2시간 동안 열처리한 경우 가장 높은 밀도치를 얻을 수 있었다. 이 조건하에서 미세구조 관찰결과 치밀화과정이 거의 완전하게 이뤄짐을 확인하였다. 제조된 NTC 써미스터는 소결 온도가 상승함에 따라 저항값 및 B 정수값이 커지는 것을 확인하였으며, 연료 액위의 변화에 다른 출력전압의 거동을 측정한 결과 선형 감소 거동을 나타내었다. 따라서, 본 연구에서 제조된 Mn-Co-Ni 산화물계 NTC 써미스터의 전기적 특성은 열처리 조건과 밀접한 연관성이 존재하는 것으로 사료되며, 향후 자동차용 연료액위센서로의 응용성이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.381-387
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• 2018

Our study focuses on upgrading real biogas obtained under Indian scenario using carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technology to remove carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) and utilize it by forming metal carbonate. Amines such as monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine (DEA), and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) were used to rapidly convert gaseous $CO_2$ to aqueous $CO_2$, and $BaCl_2$ was used as an additive to react with the aqueous $CO_2$ and rapidly precipitating the aqueous $CO_2$. All experiments were conducted at $25^{\circ}C$ and 1 atm. We analyzed the characteristics of the $BaCO_3$ precipitates using X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy - Energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) analyses. The precipitates exhibited witherite morphology confirmed by the XRD results, and FT-IR confirmed that the metal salt formed was $BaCO_3$, and EDS showed that there were no traces of impurities present in it. The quantity of the $BaCO_3$ was larger when formed with DEA. Also, a comparison was done with a previous study of ours conducted in Korean conditions. Finally, we observed that the carbonate obtained using real biogas showed similar properties to carbonates available in the market. An economic analysis was done to show the cost effectiveness of the method employed by us.