Kwangwoon University

About: Kwangwoon University is a education organization based out in Seoul, South Korea. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Thin film & Resonator. The organization has 4020 authors who have published 8217 publications receiving 104365 citations.

Compact structure of UHF band RFID tag antenna mountable on metallic objects

Abstract: A new type of a compact tag antenna, which can be effectively mounted on metallic objects, is proposed for UHF band RFID systems. The proposed antenna consists of a simple microstrip path and feed line, and it is fabricated on a very thin (1.6 mm) subtrate compared with previous works. The impedance of the proposed antenna can be easily adjusted to match the various impedance values of tag chips by simply changing the length of the feed line only. The antenna is analyzed by simulations by Ansoft HFSS software, and the measured results based on backscattering method are provided. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 50: 232–234, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.23031

Some identities of extended degenerate r-central Bell polynomials arising from umbral calculus

Abstract: Extended degenerate r-central factorial numbers of the second kind and extended degenerate r-central Bell polynomials were introduced recently, as a degenerate version, a central analogue and an r-extension of Stirling numbers of the second kind and Bell polynomials, respectively, and various properties of them were investigated. The purpose of the present paper is to further derive some properties, recurrence relations and identities concerning those numbers and polynomials. In particular, we will represent the extended degenerate r-central Bell polynomials in terms of a good number of well-known special polynomials.

The role of UV photolysis and molecular transport in the generation of reactive species in a tissue model with a cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet

Abstract: Cold atmospheric pressure plasma jets (plasma) operated in ambient air provide a rich source of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS), which are known to influence biological processes important in disease. In the plasma treatment of diseased tissue such as subcutaneous cancer tumors, plasma RONS need to first traverse an interface between the plasma-skin surface and second be transported to millimeter depths in order to reach deep-seated diseased cells. However, the mechanisms in the plasma generation of RONS within soft tissues are not understood. In this study, we track the plasma jet delivery of RONS into a tissue model target and we delineate two processes: through target delivery of RONS generated (primarily) in the plasma jet and in situ RONS generation by UV photolysis within the target. We demonstrate that UV photolysis promotes the rapid generation of RONS in the tissue model target's surface after which the RONS are transported to millimeter depths via a slower molecular process. Our results imply that the flux of UV photons from plasma jets is important for delivering RONS through seemingly impenetrable barriers such as skin. The findings have implications not only in treatments of living tissues but also in the functionalization of soft hydrated biomaterials such as hydrogels and extracellular matrix derived tissue scaffolds.