Abstract: Provided a liquid crystal composition including ceramide, a method of preparing the same, and a cosmetic composition including the same. According to a liquid crystal composition including various types of ceramide of an aspect and a method of preparing the same, the liquid crystal composition not only has high liquid crystal stability that liquid crystal is maintained even after 4 weeks at a high temperature, but also activities of increasing an amount of ceramide, increasing an expression level of aquaporin 3, increasing an amount of filaggrin, increasing an expression level of hyaluronic acid, increasing an expression level of loricrin, increasing an expression level of involucrin, and increasing a thickness of the skin, resulting in effects usefully available for amelioration of the skin conditions.

Abstract: A display device and method for manufacturing thereof are provided. The display device includes a substrate having a display area and a non-display area, and including an edge, an upper surface having an edge area in which a processing trace remains adjacent to the edge, a bottom surface opposite to the upper surface, a side surface connected to the upper surface and not parallel thereto, and a first inclined surface connected to the side surface and to the bottom surface, a light-emitting element layer above the upper surface of the substrate in the display area, and including light-emitting elements, an encapsulating layer above the light-emitting element layer and corresponding to a portion of the display area and the non-display area, and a protective layer above an outer surface of the substrate, and located on at least one of the bottom surface, the side surface, or the first inclined surface.

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area; a light emitting element layer on the display area on the substrate and including a plurality of light emitting elements; and an encapsulating layer on the light emitting element layer and on a portion of the display area and the non-display area; and wherein the substrate comprises an upper surface on which the light emitting element layer is located, a bottom surface opposite to the upper surface, a side surface connected to the upper surface and not parallel to the upper surface, and a first inclined surface connected to the side surface and the bottom surface and not parallel to the side surface and the bottom surface, wherein an edge area of the upper surface of the substrate adjacent to an edge of the substrate, in which a processing trace remains.

Abstract: Provided are a hollow fiber composite membrane for water vapor separation, comprising a hollow fiber membrane including two or more pores and a coating layer in which an interfacial polymer obtained from interfacial polymerization of water-soluble monomer and an organic monomer is coated on a surface of the hollow fiber membrane, and a chemical resistant substance is introduced in the interfacial polymer, and a method for manufacturing the same.

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate comprising an upper surface, a bottom surface facing the upper surface, and a through hole penetrating the upper surface and the bottom surface; and a light emitting element layer on the upper surface of the substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a side surface that meets the upper surface in the through hole, a first surface that meets the bottom surface, a second surface that meets the side surface, and a third surface between the first surface and the second surface, and wherein the first surface and the second surface are spaced apart from each other with the third surface therebetween, and are inclined surfaces.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display device, which may be fabricated using a described method. The display device includes a glass substrate including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a side surface between the first surface and the second surface, an outermost structure on the first surface of the glass substrate and located adjacent to an edge of one side of the glass substrate, and a display area including a plurality of light emitting areas on the first surface of the glass substrate and located farther from the edge of the one side of the glass substrate than the outermost structure is. A minimum distance from the side surface of the glass substrate to the outermost structure is equal to 130 ?m or less.

Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device, including a porous substrate, and a porous coating layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate. The porous coating layer includes a binder polymer and an inorganic filler, and satisfies Formula 1 of 20?[amount of inorganic filler (wt %)×BET surface area of inorganic filler (m2/g)]/[amount of binder polymer (wt %)]?30, wherein the amount of binder polymer and the amount of inorganic filler are based on 100 wt % of the total weight of the porous coating layer.) The separator ensures the safety of the electrochemical device, while providing improved adhesion between the porous substrate and the porous coating layer of the separator and improved adhesion to an electrode, thereby achieving improved heat resistance and stability.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a porous substrate for a separator. The porous substrate according to the present disclosure has a small and uniform pore size, thus having excellent physical strength and durability, and can secure a high dielectric breakdown voltage, resulting in a low short-circuit occurrence rate.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing unit cells includes preparing a pre-cell having a first separator sheet and a plurality of first electrodes disposed on the first separator sheet while being spaced apart from one another; forming a cutting guide line having a plurality of though-holes spaced apart from one another on the pre-cell; and cutting the pre-cell along the cutting guide line to form a plurality of unit cells. An apparatus for manufacturing unit cells includes a hole-forming unit configured to form a cutting guide line on a pre-cell having a separator sheet and electrodes disposed on the separator sheet where the cutting guide line has a plurality of though-holes spaced apart from one another; and a cutting unit configured to cut the pre-cell along the cutting guide line to form a plurality of unit cells.

Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device, an electrode assembly and secondary battery including the same, and a method of manufacturing the separator. The separator for an electrochemical device includes a porous polymer substrate; and a porous coating layer on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate. The porous coating layer includes a binder polymer and inorganic particles. The separator has a central portion and two end portions. The thickness of the separator at the two end portions in the transverse direction (TD) is larger than the thickness of the separator at the central portion in the TD. The separator prevents generation of a deficiency in adhesion at the two end portions in the TD upon the adhesion of the separator with the electrodes and has uniform adhesion by controlling the thickness of the two end portions of the separator in the TD.

Abstract: An electrode assembly manufacturing method according to the present disclosure uses a pre-compressed separator substrate. Therefore, a reduction in thickness of the separator by the pressure applied in a lamination process during the manufacture of an electrode assembly is small. For this reason, the separator of the electrode assembly manufactured by the method exhibits high insulation performance and does not experience a decrease in dielectric breakdown voltage. In addition, even though high pressure is applied during the lamination process, damage to the separator is small, and the processing speed is fast, resulting in process efficiency.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel protein variant having an activity of exporting 5?-inosine monophosphate, a microorganism comprising the protein variant, and a method for preparing 5?-inosine monophosphate using the microorganism.

Abstract: A separator, and an electrochemical device including the separator, including a porous polymer substrate including a core portion substrate having a plurality of pores, and skin portion substrates on both surfaces of the core portion substrate and having a plurality of pores; and a porous coating layer. Both the core portion substrate and the skin portion substrates include first inorganic particles, or only the core portion substrate includes first inorganic particles, and when both the core portion substrate and the skin portion substrates include the first inorganic particles, the core portion substrate includes the first inorganic particles at a higher weight percentage as compared to the skin portion substrates. The porous coating layer includes a plurality of second inorganic particles and a binder polymer partially or totally on surfaces of the second inorganic particles. The first inorganic particles have a higher Mohs hardness than the second inorganic particles.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an adenylosuccinate synthetase variant, a microorganism containing the same, and a method for preparing purine nucleotides using the microorganism.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel protein variant having an activity of exporting 5?-inosine monophosphate, a microorganism comprising the protein variant, and a method for preparing 5?-inosine monophosphate using the microorganism.

Abstract: A separator for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the separator, where the separator includes a porous polymer substrate; and a porous coating layer on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate. The porous coating layer includes inorganic particles having a Mohs hardness of 3.5 to 8.5 and a binder polymer. The binder polymer includes a first binder polymer having a storage modulus at 70° C. of 500 Mpa or more. The separator shows excellent compression resistance.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a responsive polymer film, a method of preparing the responsive polymer film, and a sensor using the polymer film.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel protein variant having an activity of exporting 5?-inosine monophosphate, a microorganism comprising the protein variant, and a method for preparing 5?-inosine monophosphate using the microorganism.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel protein variant having an activity of exporting 5?-inosine monophosphate, a microorganism comprising the protein variant, and a method for preparing 5?-inosine monophosphate using the microorganism.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an adenylosuccinate synthetase variant, a microorganism containing the same, and a method for preparing purine nucleotides using the microorganism.