Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating stenosis, in which the composition includes brown algae extract, and more particularly to a composition for preventing or treating stenosis, in which the composition includes brown algae-derived polyphenol as an active ingredient, thereby providing excellent prevention or treatment effect on stenosis including tracheal stenosis, glottic stenosis, vascular stenosis, and the like.

Abstract: A covering device for protecting an anemometer engaged with an external frame on a moving body is provided. The covering device includes: a propeller protecting part including (1_1)-st and (1_2)-nd case units for protecting a propeller, wherein space created by combining the (1_1)-st and (1_2)-nd case units holds the propeller; a body protecting part including (2_1)-st and (2_2)-nd case units for protecting a main body and its vertical tail, wherein space created by combining the (2_1)-st and (2_2)-nd case units holds the main body and the vertical tail; and a supporting member protecting part including (3_1)-st and (3_2)-nd case units for protecting a supporting member, wherein space created by combining the (3_1)-st and (3_2)-nd case units holds the supporting member; wherein the (3_1)-st and (3_2)-nd case units engage the external frame, to allow all the case units to be fixed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a novel diacylglycerol lactone compound for improving immunity and inhibiting infection by promoting neutrophil movement, a preparation method therefor, and an immunostimulator containing same as an active ingredient. The diacyloglycerol lactone compound is represented by chemical formula 1 of the specification. In chemical formula 1, R1 and R2 are respectively N and independently a C2-30 fatty acid group.

Abstract: Disclosed are a novel 1,2-diacylglycerol compound that useful for improving, preventing or treating inflammation-related diseases by inhibiting overexpression of various inflammatory cytokines such as IL-4 and IL-6 or chemokine CXCL8 related to the migration of inflammatory cells, a method for preparing the same, and an immunomodulator containing the same as an active ingredient. The 1,2-diacylglycerol compound is represented by Chemical Formula 2 in the patent specification.

Abstract: A display device and a backlight unit are provided. A display device including a first side on which a light source is disposed to face the first side, the display device includes an optical member including a light guide plate, a light source assembly disposed adjacent to the first side of the optical member, a lower accommodation container accommodating the light source assembly and the optical member, a backlight unit disposed on the lower accommodation container and including a middle accommodation container including a central opening; and a display panel disposed on the backlight unit and the middle accommodation container, wherein the middle accommodation container includes a middle chassis located at the first side, and a middle mold fastened to the middle chassis and disposed along at least one side of the display device other than the first side, and the middle chassis is formed of a material having a greater heat conductivity than the middle mold.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a glucose-reactive artificial muscle, and more particularly, to a carbon nanotube, a hydrogel-based glucose-reactive artificial muscle which has a reversible volume change due to variations in glucose concentration, a method of forming the same, a rotary artificial muscle using the same, and a method of detecting glucose. The glucose-reactive artificial muscle according to the present invention may sense variations in glucose concentration with high sensitivity within a short time by providing reversible twisting using the swelling and shrinkage of hydrogels, which occur due to a change in internal anionic charges, caused by the bonding between a boronic acid introduced to the hydrogels and glucose.

Abstract: An optical wireless communication system includes an optical wireless transmitter configured to emit a discrete-time signal of first light, second light, and third light having different wavelength spectra; and a light-receiving sensor including an optical wireless receiver including first, second, and third photoelectric conversion devices configured to convert discrete-time signals of the first, second, and third light beams into first, second, and third photoelectric conversion signals, respectively, wherein the second photoelectric conversion device at least partially overlaps the first photoelectric conversion device, and the third photoelectric conversion device at least partially overlaps at least one photoelectric conversion device of the first photoelectric conversion device or the second photoelectric conversion device, and at least one photoelectric conversion device of the first photoelectric conversion device, the second photoelectric conversion device, or the third photoelectric conversion devic

Abstract: Disclosed are an N-type semiconductor composition including fullerene or a fullerene derivative; and fullerene subunit derivative represented by Chemical Formula 1, and a thin film, an organic photoelectric device, an image sensor and an electronic device including the same. In Chemical Formula 1, X, Cy and R1 to R8 are the same as defined in the detailed description.

Abstract: In order to quantitatively analyze nucleic acids present in a sample or a complex medium, a nucleic acid extraction or purification process is required. However, the yield of nucleic acid extraction and purification is greatly variable depending on the purification principle and the characteristics of kit and sample used. Hence, efficient normalization of nucleic acid extraction and purification yield is a prerequisite for accurate quantitative analysis of nucleic acid based on the original sample. The present invention relates to a quantitative analysis method of a nucleic acid present in a sample or a complex medium without amplification of a target nucleic acid.

Abstract: A fibrous electrode includes a carbon nanotube sheet which is coated on an elastic fiber and has a buckle structure. Thus, the fibrous electrode may maintain a fiber shape, may be light and small and may maintain excellent conductivity even when variously deformed. In addition, the fibrous electrode has high elasticity and thus is capable of being variously deformed (e.g., bent or stretched) and of being realized in the form of textile. As a result, the fibrous electrode may be effectively applied to flexible electronic devices such as implantable medical devices, microelectronic devices, Google glasses, smart watches, wearable computers, and smart clothing. Furthermore, a supercapacitor using the fibrous electrode includes flexible materials and thus is not easily damaged by external force such as tension or pressure. As a result, the supercapacitor may be applied to various fields because of its excellent flexibility.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a dry hydrogel sheet including the steps of: preparing a cellulose ether dispersion solution; transferring the dispersion solution to a coater while maintaining the temperature of the dispersion solution in the range of a gelation temperature of the dispersion solution to a boiling point of a dispersion medium; applying the dispersion solution transferred to the coater as a sheet; preparing a hydrogel sheet by cooling the applied dispersion solution to induce gelation; and drying the hydrogel sheet. Since the dry hydrogel sheet prepared by the method has a low moisture content, it is possible to ensure the stability of active ingredients, quantify functional components to be applied to the dry hydrogel sheet, and ensure the uniformity of the surface appearance and thickness of the dry hydrogel sheet, which results in the improvement of the quality of a final product.

Abstract: A composition for a hydrogel sheet may include a cellulose ether, a gelling agent, and a gelling promoter, where an aqueous 2 wt % solution of the cellulose either may have a viscosity of 3 cps to 300 cps, as measured under a condition of 20 ° C. using an Ubbelohde viscometer. The gelling agent may include one or more selected from the group consisting of carrageenan, locust bean gum, mannose, and water chestnut flour.

Abstract: An optical member includes a light guide plate, a wavelength conversion layer, and a reflective tape. The wavelength conversion layer is disposed on an upper surface of the light guide plate. The reflective tape includes a first side portion covering first side surfaces of the light guide plate and the wavelength conversion layer. The reflective tape includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is configured to reflect light of a first wavelength band and light of a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band. The second surface is configured to absorb the light of the first wavelength band.

Abstract: Disclosed are a photoelectronic device including a first electrode including a first metal; an active layer disposed between the first electrode and a second electrode; and a diffusion barrier layer disposed between the first electrode and the active layer; the diffusion barrier layer including a second metal, wherein the second metal has a thermal diffusivity that is lower than a thermal diffusivity of the first metal, and wherein the first electrode and the diffusion barrier layer are configured to transmit light, and an image sensor including the photoelectronic device.

Abstract: Yarn energy harvesters containing conducing nanomaterials (such as carbon nanotube (CNT) yarn harvesters) that electrochemically convert tensile or torsional mechanical energy into electrical energy. Stretched coiled yarns can generate 250 W/kg of peak electrical power when cycled up to 24 Hz, and can generate up to 41.2 J/kg of electrical energy per mechanical cycle. Unlike for other harvesters, torsional rotation produces both tensile and torsional energy harvesting and no bias voltage is required, even when electrochemically operating in salt water. Since homochiral and heterochiral coiled harvester yarns provide oppositely directed potential changes when stretched, both contribute to output power in a dual-electrode yarn.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for a hydrogel sheet including a cellulose ether, a gelling agent, and a gelling promoter, a hydrogel sheet prepared therefrom, and a method of preparing the hydrogel sheet. According to the present invention, the composition for a hydrogel sheet can be used to prepare a hydrogel sheet capable of maintaining the shape thereof without a support by limiting a type of the gelling agent and/or a viscosity of the cellulose ether included in the composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating inflammatory bowel disease, containing, as an active ingredient, a pyridinol derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A pyridinol derivative represented by chemical formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has an excellent colitis inhibitory effect in an inflammatory bowel disease model, and thus can be useful as a medicine for preventing or treating inflammatory bowel disease.

Abstract: A capacitive deionization apparatus may include at least one pair of porous electrodes and a spacer structure disposed between the at least one pair of electrodes. The at least one pair of porous electrodes may include an electrode material having a surface area for the electrostatic adsorption of feed ions. The spacer structure may include an electrically-insulating material with an ion exchange group on the surface thereof. The spacer structure provides a path for flowing a fluid therethrough.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cover substrate of a display, the cover substrate comprising: one surface having curvatures in at least two directions; and the other surface having a curvature in one direction. A touch device including the cover substrate comprises: a touch window having a curved surface; and a display panel on the touch window, wherein the touch window comprises: the cover substrate having curvatures in at least two directions; and a first sensing electrode and a second sensing electrode on the cover substrate, and the display panel has a curved surface.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for preparing hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate (HPMCAS) grains and HPMCAS grains. The disclosed method for preparing HPMCAS grains comprises: a step of esterifying hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), acetic anhydride, and succinic anhydride in a reaction medium in the presence of a catalyst so as to obtain a reaction solution containing HPMCAS (esterification step); and a step of continuously or intermittently putting the reaction solution into water so as to form grains (granulating step).