Advanced Institute of Convergence Technology

Role of acidic and alkaline cleaning solutions on ceria removal and brush-mediated cross-contamination during post-STI CMP cleaning

Ceria-based slurries used for shallow trench isolation (STI) chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) leave residual particles that must be effectively removed during post-CMP cleaning to prevent wafer defects and cross-contamination. Although polyvinyl acetal (PVAc) brush scrubbi...

pH-responsive supramolecular vesicles based on a pillar[5]arene–cuminaldehyde inclusion complex with enhanced antibacterial properties

A pH-responsive delivery system based on supramolecular vesicles was fabricated via a novel host–guest inclusion complex between water-soluble pillar[5]arene (WP5) and cuminaldehyde (CUM). This CUM-WP5 inclusion complex was studied using 1 H NMR, UV-vis, and FT-IR spectroscopy. T...

Association of post-treatment ⁹⁰Y PET/CT–derived mean tumor absorbed dose with treated-lesion progression-free survival after glass-microsphere radioembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

To assess the prognostic value of post-treatment yttrium-90 PET/CT–based dosimetry and an absorbed dose threshold for progression-free survival in large (> 8 cm) hepatocellular carcinomas treated with transarterial radioembolization. Fifty-eight patients with unresectable hepatoc...

Adoption and intensity of agricultural insurance coverage in rural Senegal

Purpose Farmers’ decisions to take up agricultural insurance are often shaped by deep-seated psychological and cognitive processes rather than purely economic considerations. This manuscript addresses an important gap in the literature by examining both farmers’ decisions to adop...

Engineered nanocomplex for targeted delivery of Beclin1 peptide enables autophagy-mediated tumor suppression and immune activation

Although autophagy is a central regulator of cellular homeostasis, its potential to reprogram the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) remains largely unexplored. Within the TME, the dysregulated deposition of Tenascin-C (TNC) establishes a formidable extracellular matr...

Long-Lifespan Turbostratic Graphene Field Emitters for High-Power Applications

Abstract Cold cathodes offer heater-free, instantly switchable electron sources, but conventional sharp-tip designs often degrade under continuous thermal loads, limiting high-power applications. We overcome this with a freestanding, edge-emitting turbostratic graphene film (GF)....

Mild H2O2 Oxidation of Fungal Mycelium for Enhanced Interfacial Compatibility in Waterborne Polyurethane Composite Films

Abstract Petroleum-derived synthetic fillers and solvent-borne polymer systems remain major contributors to industrial carbon footprints and environmental pollution. Fungal mycelium grown on agricultural by-products offers a renewable, biodegradable, and low-cost alternative to c...