There is increasing demand for the development of a new material with high strength, high stiffness, and good electrical conductivity that can be used for high-voltage direct current cables. In this study, we develop aluminumbased composites containing C60 fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, or graphene using a powder metallurgical route and evaluate their strength, stiffness, coefficient of thermal expansion, and electrical conductivity. By optimizing the process conditions, a material with a tensile strength of 800 MPa, an elastic modulus of 90 GPa, and an electrical conductivity of 40% IACS is obtained, which may replace iron-core cables. Furthermore, by designing the type and volume fraction of the reinforcement, a material with a tensile strength of 380 MPa, elastic modulus of 80 GPa, and electrical conductivity of 54% IACS is obtained, which may compete with AA 6201 aluminum alloys for use in all-aluminum conductor cables.

Periodontal disease is an inflammatory disease that affects the destruction of the bone supporting the tooth and connective tissues surrounding it. Periodontal ligament fibroblasts (PDLFs) induce overexpression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) involved in periodontal diseaseʼs inflammatory destruction. Osteoclasts take part in physiological bone remodeling, but they are also involved in bone destruction in many kinds of bone diseases, including osteoporosis and periodontal disease. This study examined the effect of baicalin on proteolytic enzymesʼ production and secretion of inflammatory cytokines in PDLFs and RAW 264.7 cells under the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory conditions. Baicalin inhibited the expression of the protein, MMP-1 and MMP-2, without affecting PDLFs’ cell viability, suggesting its possibility because of the inhibition of phosphorylation activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase’s p38, and the signal transduction process of nuclear factor κB (NFκB)-related protein. Also, baicalin reduced the expression of MMP-8 and MMP-9 in RAW 264.7 cells. This reduction is thought to be due to the inhibition of the signal transduction process of NFκB-related proteins affected by inhibiting p65RelA phosphorylation. Also, baicalin inhibited the secretion of nitric oxide and interleukin-6 induced by LPS in RAW 264.7 cells. These results suggest that baicalin inhibits connective tissue destruction in periodontal disease. The inhibition of periodontal tissue destruction may be a therapeutic strategy for treating inflammatory periodontal-diseased patients.

이온성 액체 기반 혼합 멤브레인(MMM)은 이산화탄소 분리 매체로써 다양한 종류의 이온성 액체와 무기성 필러 폴리머에 의해 만들어진다. 이온성 액체와 무기성 필러의 강한 상호작용은 이산화탄소의 금속 유기체의 프레임워크 내 친화 력, 선택성, 흡착성을 높여 분리성능을 향상시킨다. 또, 이온성 액체에 의해 혼합 매트릭스 멤브레인의 구조적 특성이 조절되 어 이산화탄소 투과성과 선택성을 향상시킨다. 이 리뷰에서는 이산화탄소 분리를 위한 고분자 막에서의 이온성 액체(IL)와 금속 유기체 프레임워크(MOF)의 다양한 조합에 대한 연구가 논의될 것이다.

Recently, a multi facility, multi product and multi period industrial problem has been widely investigated in Supply Chain Network(SCN). One of keys issues in the current SCN research area involves minimizing both production and distribution costs. This study deals with finding an optimal solution for minimizing the total cost of production and distribution problems in supply chain network. First, we presented an integrated mathematical model that satisfies the minimum cost in the supply chain. To solve the presented mathematical model, we used a genetic algorithm with an excellent searching ability for complicated solution space. To represent the given model effectively, the matrix based real-number coding schema is used. The difference rate of the objective function value for the termination condition is applied. Computational experimental results show that the real size problems we encountered can be solved within a reasonable time.

본 논문에서는 UiO-66 입자를 합성하고, 이를 열가소성 탄성중합체인 polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-polystyrene (SBS) 블록공중합체 매질에 삽입하는 방식으로 CO2/N2 기체를 분리하기 위한 혼합 매질 분리막을 제조하였다. UiO-66 가 고분자 매질에서 미치는 영향을 확인하기 위해 SBS와 UiO-66의 질량 비율을 변화시켜가며 혼합 매질 분리막을 제조하였 다. 또한 UiO-66 입자의 균일한 분산을 위해서 두 차례에 걸친 초음파 처리 및 자성 막대를 이용한 물리적 혼합을 활용하였 다. 제조된 시료들은 푸리에 변환 적외분광법(FT-IR), 주사전자현미경(SEM)을 통해 확인하였다. 또한 기체 투과 성능은 time-lag method를 통해 확인하였다. 이때, UiO-66의 함유량이 증가함에 따라 혼합 매질 분리막의 투과도는 크게 증가하였지만, CO2/N2 선택도는 크게 감소하지 않았다. 가장 좋은 성능을 보인 20%의 UiO-66 입자를 함유한 분리막의 경우 663.8 barrer의 CO2 투 과도와 13.3의 CO2/N2 선택도를 보여주었다. 이러한 결과는 Robeson plot에서 순수 고분자 막에 비해 upper bound에 더 가까 운 성능을 나타냈는데, 첨가된 UiO-66가 선택도를 크게 희생시키지 않고 기체 투과도는 두 배 이상 향상시켰기 때문이다.