A triple-layered PMMA/Ni64Zr36/PDMS hydrogen gas sensor using hydrogen permeable alloy and flexible polymer layers is fabricated through spin coating and DC-magnetron sputtering. PDMS(polydimethylsiloxane) is used as a flexible substrate and PMMA(polymethylmethacrylate) thin film is deposited onto the Ni64Zr36 alloy layer to give a high hydrogenselectivity to the sensor. The measured hydrogen sensing ability and response time of the fabricated sensor at high hydrogen concentration of 99.9 % show a 20 % change in electrical resistance, which is superior to conventional Pd-based hydrogen sensors, which are difficult to use in high hydrogen concentration environments. At a hydrogen concentration of 5 %, the resistance of electricity is about 1.4 %, which is an electrical resistance similar to that of the Pd77Ag23 sensor. Despite using low cost Ni64Zr36 alloy as the main sensing element, performance similar to that of existing Pd sensors is obtained in a highly concentrated hydrogen atmosphere. By improving the sensitivity of the hydrogen detection through optimization including of the thickness of each layer and the composition of Ni-Zr alloy thin film, the proposed Ni-Zr-based hydrogen sensor can replace Pd-based hydrogen sensors.

Among the fuel cell electrolyte candidates in the intermediate temperature range, glass materials show stable physical properties and are also expected to have higher ion conductivity than crystalline materials. In particular, phosphate glass has a high mobility of protons since such a structure maintains a hydrogen bond network that leads to high proton conductivity. Recently, defects like volatilization of phosphorus and destruction of the bonding structure have remarkably improved with introduction of cations, such as Zr4+ and Nb5+, into phosphate. In particular, niobium has proton conductivity on the surface because of higher surface acidity. It can also retain phosphorus content during heat treatment and improve chemical stability by bonding with phosphorus. In this study, we fabricate niobium phosphate glass thin films through sol-gel processing, and we report the chemical stability and electrical properties. The existence of the hydroxyl group in the phosphate is confirmed and found to be preserved at the intermediate temperature region of 150-450 oC.

The fabrication of interconnect from titanium powders and powders is investigated. Corrosion-resistant titanium and are used as reinforcement in order to reveal high heat and corrosion resistance at the elevated temperature. We fabricated the plates for interconnect reinforced with by mixing titanium powders with 10 wt.% of nano-sized . Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) was chosen for the sintering of these composites. The plate made of titanium powders and powders demonstrates higher corrosion resistance than that of the plate of titanium powders alone. The physical properties of specimens were analyzed by performing hardness test and biaxial strength test. The electrochemical properties, such as corrosion resistance and hydrogen permeability at high temperature, were also investigated. The microstructures of the specimens were investigated by FESEM and profiles of chemical compositions were analyzed by EDX.

입술은 각질층이 매우 얇아 수분증발에 취약하며, 노화 과정에서 주름이 증가하고, 붉은색을 잃으며, 볼륨이 감소하게 된다. 매력적인 입술을 가지기 위해 시행되는 지방이식, 필러 주입을 대체하기 위한 성분에 대한 연구는 아직 보고된 바가 거의 없으며, 최근 새로운 지방세포의 수를 증가시키는 것이 인체 내 지방을 늘릴 수 있는 방법으로 제안되고 있다. 우리는 선행연구에서 지방줄기세포를 지방세포로 분화 유도하는 천연 물질로써 요엽후박나무 추출물(Magnolia officinalis bark extract)의 우수한 효능을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서 는 요엽후박나무 추출물이 바이오 프린팅으로 제작한 지방 유사 구조체에서 지방(lipid droplet)의 양을 증가시 키면서 분화를 촉진시킴을 3D 수준에서 확인하였다. 다음으로 입술 주름에 미치는 영향을 확인하기 위해 주름 사진으로 부터 명암값의 표준편차(SDGV)를 J 이미지 소프트 웨어를 사용하여 측정함으로써 객관적 측정 방법을 확립하였고, 주름 정도에 따른 입술 주름 그레이드를 도출하여 정량화하였다. 결과적으로 요엽후 박나무 추출물 1%를 함유한 제품을 12주간 사용했을 때, 입술 주름을 유의하게 개선시킬 수 있음을 확인하였 다. 본 연구 결과는 요엽후박나무 추출물이 지방줄기세포를 지방세포로 분화 유도하는 효능을 가지며, 이러한 효능이 입술 주름을 개선하는데 도움을 줄 수 있다는 점을 시사하고, 따라서 요엽후박나무 추출물은 입술 주름과 볼륨을 개선하는 화장품 후보 소재로 적용 가능하다는 것을 보여준다.