Abstract: A microfluidic device for controlling the flow of a micro amount of fluid is provided. The microfluidic device is manufactured by binding a sensing substrate including a sensing electrode, an electrode interconnect, and a electrode pad, with a channel substrate including at least two fluid inlet ports, a chamber, and a channel, wherein a first fluid injected via one of the fluid inlet ports flows by natural capillary force, and a second fluid injected via another fluid inlet port is forced to flow by an external pump. The microfluidic device controls fluid flow and flow stoppage by a combination of natural capillary flow and an externally applied pressure as a result of the action of a pump.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing monolayers and microarrays of biomolecules by reacting functionalized dendrimers on a solid surface with biomolecules such as proteins, antigens, antibodies, enzymes, ligands, receptors, and the like. The present invention can be widely applied to the areas including preparation of kits and biosensors for disease diagnosis and compound analyses using the ascribed biomolecules as target substances, and more recently, integrated high-throughput analyzing system such as development of protein chips.

Abstract: Object of the present invention is to improve a structure of the air conditioner, to provide an air conditioner which can dispose of condensed water from an evaporator within the air conditioner itself without discharging to outside of the air conditioner, and improve an air conditioner efficiency. To achieve the object of the present invention, the air conditioner of the present invention includes a condenser which generates a high temperature heat, an evaporator which absorbs an external heat, and forms condensed water on a surface thereof by a temperature difference with an external air, and condensed water self disposal means for transferring the condensed water on the surface of the condenser to a condenser side, and evaporating the condensed water from the surface of the condenser by the high temperature heat from the condenser, thereby disposing of the condensed water within the air conditioner itself.

Abstract: An electrochemical immunosensor including a biological sensor layer with an antigen or a ligand residue immobilized thereon, and a biochemical analyte detection kit and method for electrochemically signaling a biological reaction occurring in the biological sensor layer are provided. The electrochemical immunosensor includes a substrate, an electrode or an electrode array formed on the substrate, and a biological sensor layer formed on the electrode or the electrode array and including a polymeric dendrimer monolayer with an antigen or a ligand residue immobilized on the surface thereof. The biological sensor layer further includes an adhesive layer for biomolecular immobilization between the electrode and the polymeric dendrimer monolayer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for adaptive menu design and items presentation reflecting cognitive characteristics. More particularly, the present invention relates to a technique to provide menu items reflecting human cognitive characteristics so as to apply for computer OS, the Internet browsers, and personal data assistants (PDAs) as well as computer programs.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling a plurality of home appliances provided in a building, wherein home appliance built-in communication modules are each adapted to convert information in an Ethernet standard format into that of a home appliance standard format and adapters are provided to connect the home appliance built-in communication modules to a phoneline network alliance (PNA) provided in the building to transmit and receive information therebetween. The home appliances can be controlled over a network using an existing telephone line. The adapters allow interconnection of the plurality of home appliances with no distance limitations.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling a plurality of home appliances installed in a building. A computing device is provided to set respective private IP addresses of the home appliances to connect the appliances to an internal Internet network equipped with a LAN line installed previously in the building, and communication modules are provided to store the set private IP addresses and convert/process information transmitted and received between the home appliances and the internet network appropriately to standards of the appliances and Internet network. An integrated network control process can be performed with respect to the home appliances with no use of high-price LAN cards or CPUs by simply installing the communication modules in the existing appliance constructions. Further, an integrated home appliance/network control system can be constructed at a reduced cost to simply control the plurality of home appliances.

Abstract: Object of the present invention is to improve a structure of the air conditioner, to provide an air conditioner which can dispose of condensed water from an evaporator within the air conditioner itself without discharging to outside of the air conditioner, and improve an air conditioner efficiency.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for remotely controlling household appliances, wherein the household appliances are connected to a home network based on a power line and a network processor is installed in each of the household appliances, thereby enabling a household appliance user to remotely control the appliances from a place outside of his or her home as well as inside thereof. Further, information about all conditions of the household appliances can be displayed on a screen displayable one of the household appliances so that the user can recognize the operations of the appliances even during spare moments. Moreover, a low-price built-in server is installed in each of the household appliances such that the corresponding appliance is assigned a unique IP address simply over the Internet and controlled according to an external control command from the user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new, simple, and easy process for preparing cephalosporin antibiotics of the following formula (I), such as ceftazidime and cefixime. The process comprises acylating a 7-amino cephalosporanic acid derivative of the following formula (III) with a crystalline aminothiazole compound of the following formula (II): wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and independently represent H, a C1-4 alkyl or C3-5 cycloalkyl group, R4 represents acetoxymethyl, methylpyridine, or vinyl, X represents chlorine or bromine, and the acid in the acid addition salt represents an inorganic acid, such as hydrochloric acid, or an organic acid, such as formic acid or acetic acid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new, simple, and easy process for preparing cephalosporin antibiotics of the following sub-formulas (I), such as cefixime.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing monolayers and microarrays of biomolecules by reacting functionalized dendrimers on a solid surface with biomolecules such as proteins, antigens, antibodies, enzymes, ligands, receptors, and the like. The present invention can be widely applied to the areas including preparation of kits and biosensors for disease diagnosis and compound analyses using the ascribed biomolecules as target substances, and more recently, integrated high-throughput analyzing system such as development of protein chips.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new crystalline aminothiazole derivative represented by the following formula (I) which is very useful for the preparation of cephalosporin antibiotics, including ceftazidime and cefixime, etc: wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and independently represent H, an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a cycloalkyl group of 3 to 5 carbon atoms, X represents chlorine or bromine, and the acid in the acid addition salt represents an inorganic acid, such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, or perchloric acid, or an organic acid, such as formic acid, acetic acid, trifluoroacetic acid, propionic acid, methanesulfonic acid, or benzenesulfonic acid.

Abstract: A socket type module test apparatus can eliminate the problems which are related to the unstable contact between pins and a module in a pin type module test apparatus. At the same time, the socket type module apparatus increases the module test productivity, in comparison with a manual module test using sockets. An embodiment of the present invention comprises a transportation unit for transporting modules; a test unit where the modules are loaded by the transportation unit and tested; and a main control unit for supervising a test procedure by providing test signals to the modules and sorting the module according to test result.

Abstract: An air current guiding apparatus includes a plurality of dampers installed on a filter unit on an inner wall of air supply unit for blowing clean air over wafers loaded in a boat for transfer to a reaction chamber for chemical vapor deposition. Each of the dampers has a certain length and angular orientation to force the air in a designated direction so that the air current in a wafer loading chamber maintains an appropriate velocity and is free from air turbulence, thereby minimizing the number of contaminating particles in the wafer loading chamber.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting differences between zero-sequence current caused by load unbalance and fault current caused by fallen distribution conductors. The apparatus makes it possible to readily check a high impedance fault. The apparatus includes analog-to-digital converters for converting analog A-, B-, C- and neutral phase current signals to digital data, respectively. The apparatus further includes a data processing system for computing even order power, rate of the even order to odd order power, and incremental variance of even order power. The apparatus analyzes the digital data and determines the fault when the computed information is compared with respective setting values and is greater than the setting values.