Kim K.S. – TechConnect Briefs

Functionalized Boron Nitride Nanotubes and their Polymer Nanocomposites

Guan J., Derdouri A., Ashrafi B., Benhalima A., Kim K.S., Kingston C.T., Simard B., National Research Council Canada, CA

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) integrated polymer nanocomposites demonstrated promising trends to replace traditional metal materials for lightweighting applications. Similarly, boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs), which are structurally analogous to CNTs, possess complimentary properties, including the optical transparency, [...]

Development and Characterization of Commercial Boron Nitride Nanotube Product Forms

Jakubinek M.B., Martinez-Rubi Y., Kim K.S., Jakubek Z.J., Homenick C.M., Zou S., Klug D., Ashrafi B., Guan J., Walker S., Daroszewska M., Kingston C.T., Simard B., National Research Council Canada, CA

Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) are structurally analogous to carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and possess equally impressive mechanical properties along with a different set of multifunctional properties including higher thermal stability than CNTs, wide band gap, electrical [...]

Polymer Nanocomposites Incorporating Boron Nitride Nanotubes

Jakubinek M.B., Martinez-Rubi Y., Ashrafi B., Guan J., Kim K.S., O’Neill K., Kingston C.T., Simard B., National Research Council Canada, CA

Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) are structurally analogous to carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and possess equally impressive mechanical properties along with a different set of multifunctional properties including higher thermal stability than CNTs, wide band gap, electrical [...]

CO2 reforming of CH4 by the combination of dielectric barrier discharge plasmas and zeolite catalysts

Nguyen H.H., Kim K.S., Kangwon National University, KR

Dry reforming of two green-house gases (CH4 and CO2) to convert to syngas (mixture of CO and H2) has gained deep research interests lately. Several technologies were proposed to convert the CO2 and CH4, such [...]

CO2 reforming of CH4 by the combination of dielectric barrier discharge plasmas and zeolite catalysts

Nguyen H.H., Kim K.S., Kangwon National University, KR

Dry reforming of two green-house gases (CH4 and CO2) to convert to syngas (mixture of CO and H2) has gained deep research interests lately. Several technologies were proposed to convert the CO2 and CH4, such [...]

Controlled Synthesis of Monodisperse Magnetic Porous/Hollow Nanostructures for Biomedical Applications

Kim K.S., Nguyen D.T., Kangwon National University, KR

Recently, studies on therapeutic applications of the magnetic nanoparticles have gained more momentum. The use of magnetic nanoparticles for hyperthermia has shown great promise in the field of nanobiomedicine. The porous/hollow structure also exhibited a [...]

Flame Synthesized Nanostructured WO3 Thin Films for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Ding J-R, Kim K.S., Kangwon Natonal University, KR

Tungsten oxide has been considered as a promising photoanode material for photoelectrochemcial water-splitting techonologies due to its ralatively favorable band gap position and good charge transport property and stablity in aqueous solution. Typically, 1-dimentional structure [...]

Secondary Microflows in Electrokinetic Transport with Hydrodynamic Slippage Effect

Kim K.S., Chun M.-S., Byun Y.T., Woo D.H., Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), KR

The curved microchannel is frequently encountered in the lab-on-chips because it provides a convenient way for increasing channel length per unit area. The behavior of electrokinetic flow with curvature-induced secondary motion was explored based on [...]

Investigation of Taxol effects on morphological and micromechanical properties of human endometrial adenocarcinoma cells by AFM

Kim J.H., Kim K.S., Cho C.H., Choi Y.J., Kim J.H., Kim K.S., Choi Y.J., Jung G.B., Jung M-H, Yoon K-S, Woo Lee J., Lee G.J., Jung G.B., Jung M-H, Park H.K., Kyung Hee University, KR

The effects of Taxol on morphological and micromechanical properties of human endometrial adenocarcinoma (Ishikawa cell), were investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The morphological and mechanical properties of the Ishikawa cell were significantly changed by [...]

The Effect of Various Binder Additions on the Magnetic Properties of Soft Magnetic P/M Cores

Kim H.-J., Kim K.S., Kim S.I., Kim H.-J., Kim K.S., Kim S.I., Song J-J, Yoon S.C., Kim H.-J., Kim K.S., Kim S.I., Inje University, KR

Recently, there has been a growing demand for soft magnetic materials used in miniaturized electromagnetic devices with high performance, which can be used at a high frequency range. These applications include Switch Moded Power Supply, [...]