• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.22-29
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• 2023

Background: The existing research results on the combined toxicity of these pollutants using mammals, such as rodents, are insufficient, especially in relation to changes in the immune system. Objectives: This study aims at evaluating the cellular immune response to PE-MPs solely or when combined with Pb, which possess excellent adsorption capacity with PE-MPs and is commonly co-exposed in our daily lives. Methods: The study investigated the cellular immune function of 9-week ICR mice with 28 days exposure to PE-MPs (2 mg/mouse/day) and Pb (0.1 mM in distilled water) individually and in combination. PE-MPs were administered via gastric intubation while the lead intake was conducted via the oral drinking water route. Cellular immunity was evaluated by analyzing the production for T_H1 cytokines namely, TNF-α and IFN-𝛾 and T_H2 cytokines, IL-4 and IL-6 in culture supernatants from polyclonally activated splenic mononuclear cells ex vivo. Results: Both the PE-MPs only and the PE-MPs+Pb exposure group revealed an increased T_H1 response with elevated TNF-α and IFN-𝛾 levels and downregulated T_H2 response with low IL-4, and IL-6 production levels compared to the control group. Furthermore, an increased IFN-𝛾/IL-4 ratio was found in the PE-MPs only and PE-MPs+Pb exposure groups, which indicated the skewedness to T_H1 response. Meanwhile, reduced blood hemoglobin levels and increased levels of IL-4, the dominant T_H2 cytokine in the Pb-only exposure group, were observed. Conclusions: Our current findings on the predominance of T_H1 immune response in the PE-MPs and PE-MPs+Pb groups suggest that PE-MPs could be responsible for the predominant induction of the cellular immune changes. This finding could be used as an important landmark in research related to T_H1 predominance, such as autoimmune diseases. It suggests that additional research on immune modulation using longer exposure durations or the same exposure route is required to elucidate stronger findings.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.256-268
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• 2016

This article reviews the papers published in the Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering during 2015. It is intended to understand the status of current research in the areas of heating, cooling, ventilation, sanitation, and indoor environments of buildings and plant facilities. Conclusions are as follows. (1) The research works on the thermal and fluid engineering were carried out in the areas of flow, heat and mass transfer, cooling and heating, and air-conditioning, the renewable energy system and the flow inside building rooms. Research issues dealing with air-conditioning machines and fire and exhausting smoke were reduced. CFD seems to be spreading to more research areas. (2) Research works on heat transfer area were carried out in the categories of heat transfer characteristics, pool boiling and condensing heat transfer and industrial heat exchangers. Researches on heat transfer characteristics included the economic analysis of GHG emission, micro channel heat exchanger, effect of rib angle on thermal performance, the airside performance of fin-and-tube heat exchangers, theoretical analysis of a rotary heat exchanger, heat exchanger in a cryogenic environment, the performance of a cross-flow-type, indirect evaporative cooler made of paper/plastic film. In the area of pool boiling and condensing, the bubble jet loop heat pipe was studied. In the area of industrial heat exchangers, researches were performed on fin-tube heat exchanger, KSTAR PFC and vacuum vessel at baking phase, the performance of small-sized dehumidification rotor, design of gas-injection port of an asymmetric scroll compressor, effect of slot discharge-angle change on exhaust efficiency of range hood system with air curtain. (3) In the field of refrigeration, various studies were carried in the categories of refrigeration cycle, alternative refrigeration/energy system, system control. In the refrigeration cycle category, a cold-climate heat pump system, $CO_2$ cascade systems, ejector cycles and a PCM-based continuous heating system were investigated. In the alternative refrigeration/energy system category, a polymer adsorption heat pump, an alcohol absorption heat pump and a desiccant-based hybrid refrigeration system were investigated. In the system control category, turbo-refrigerator capacity controls and an absorption chiller fault diagnostics were investigated. (4) In building mechanical system research fields, eighteen studies were reported for achieving effective design of the mechanical systems, and also for maximizing the energy efficiency of buildings. The topics of the studies included energy performance, HVAC system, ventilation, and renewable energies, piping in the buildings. Proposed designs, performance tests using numerical methods and experiments provide useful information and key data which can improve the energy efficiency of the buildings. (5) The field of architectural environment was mostly focused on indoor environment and building energy. The main researches of indoor environment were related to the user and location awareness technology applied dimming lighting control system, the lighting performance evaluation for light-shelves, the improvement evaluation of air quality through analysis of ventilation efficiency and the evaluation of airtightness of sliding and LS window systems. The subjects of building energy were worked on the energy saving estimation of existing buildings, the developing model to predict heating energy usage in domestic city area and the performance evaluation of cooling applied with economizer control. The studies were also performed related to the experimental measurement of weight variation and thermal conductivity in polyurethane foam, the development of flame spread prevention system for sandwich panels, the utilization of heat from waste-incineration facility in large-scale horticultural facilities.

• 분석과학
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.275-281
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• 2011

세제 제조시설 폐수의 유기물을 틀로 하여 $Al(OH)_3$과 $H_3PO_4$의 반응으로 $AlPO_4$-계 물질을 합성하였다. 소성된 $AlPO_4$-계 물질을 APTMS, 석신산 무수물과 반응시켜 표면을 카르복실기로 바꾸었다. 분말 XRD 결과, 특징적인 $AlPO_4$-계 물질의 패턴을 얻었으며, 물질의 형태는 SEM으로 조사하였고, 작용기는 FT-IR 분석으로 확인하였다. 증류수에 분산시킨 고체의 표면 전위 측정 결과, $AlPO_4-NH_2$는 양의 표면 전하를 갖는 반면, $AlPO_4$-COOH는 음의 표면 전하를 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 합성된 $AlPO_4$-계 물질을 이용하여 수용액에서 유해 중금속의 제거 실험을 수행하였다. 납 이온은 표면에 존재하는 카르복실기와 착물을 형성하며 물질에 흡착되었고, 흡착 분배계수는 91.1 mL/g이었다. 결론적으로 본 연구에서 고찰한 $AlPO_4$-계 물질은 수환경에서 유해 중금속 이온의 제거에 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권12호
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• pp.1677-1685
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• 2012

북해도산 오징어 간의 유효이용을 목적으로 자가소화물과 Protamex 가수분해물을 제조하고 이들의 식품학적 특성과 몇 가지 기능성을 조사하였다. 자가소화를 위한 최적 조건은 간의 함량 93.5%, pH 6.4, 항온온도 $47^{\circ}C$였으며, Protamex 가수분해의 최적 조건은 오징어 간에 대한 Protamex의 첨가비율 0.33%, pH 6.0, 가수분해온도 $55^{\circ}C$이었다. Promatex 가수분해물의 총 아미노산 조성에서 proline, cysteine 및 methionine이 검출되지 않았으나, 유리아미노산 조성에서는 검출되었다. 오징어 간, 자가소화물 및 Promatex 가수분해물의 카드늄 함량은 건조 중량으로 각각 $8.32{\pm}0.03$ mg/100 g, $3.56{\pm}0.02$ mg/100 g, $13.26{\pm}0.04$ mg/100 g으로서 식품안전 규정 이하의 농도로 감소시키기 위한 별도의 공정이 필요하다. 자가소화물의 주요 저분자 물질의 분자량은 1.0~1.5 kDa인 반면, Protamex 가수분해물은 210~470 Da이었다. 자가소화물과 Protamex 가수분해물 간에 표면 소수성, 유화활성 지표, 유화안정성, 지방 및 수분 흡착능은 큰 차이를 보이지 않았으며, 높은 ACE 효소 저해효과가 관측되었다. 한편 HepG2 세포주에 대한 독성은 200 ${\mu}g/mL$까지 관측되지 않았다.

• 청정기술
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.258-264
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 제강전기로 슬래그를 해양복토제로 활용하기 위한 인제거 특성실험을 실시하였다. 제강전기로 슬래그의 $PO_4{^-}-P$ 제거 특성에 관한 시험 결과, 슬래그 내의 CaO는 $Ca^{2+}$와 $OH^-$로 이온화됨에 따라 $PO_4{^-}-P$와 반응하여 HAP를 형성함으로써 용액 중에 존재하는 $PO_4{^-}-P$를 효과적으로 제거하는 것으로 나타났다. 연속반응기를 통한 해수 내 $PO_4{^-}-P$의 지속적인 유업에 대한 제거특성을 확인한 결과, 칼럼 내 $PO_4{^-}-P$ 농도는 반응 3일 이후 급격히 감소하여 10일 이후에는 0.5 ppm 이하로 나타났다. 실제 연안해역의 저질을 이용한 제강전기로 해양복토제 적용실험 결과, 반응 25일 후 $PO_4{^-}-P$ 발생량을 93~98% 저감시키는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 제강전기로 슬래그를 해양복토제로 활용할 경우 $PO_4{^-}-P$ 제거 및 억제효과가 있으며, 파쇄선별 등 별도의 추가공정 없이 적은 량으로도 사용 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• 광물과 암석
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.355-365
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• 2022

광산배수에서 일어나는 철광물의 침전과 상전이는 배수 내 미량 원소의 거동에 매우 중요한 영향을 미친다. 그러나 주로 침전되는 철광물 중 하나인 페리하이드라이트의 침전과 이와 연관된 배수 내 미량원소의 거동은 거의 연구된 적이 없다. 본 연구는 문경 석탄광에서 발생하는 광산배수에서 pH 변화와 시간에 따른 광물침전 특성을 알아보고 이러한 광물의 침전과 연관된 미량원소의 거동 변화를 연구하였다. 침전되는 광물의 경우 pH 4에서는 침철석이 관찰되었고 pH 6 이상에서는 일부 6-line 페리하이드라이트가 혼재하는 2-line 페리하이드라이트가 주로 동정되었다. 또한 pH 6 이상의 시료에서는 pH가 증가할수록 방해석의 침전이 추가적으로 증가하는 것이 관찰되었다. 침철석의 경우 초기에 배수 내에서 페리하이드라이트로 침전된 후 낮은 pH의 영향으로 이 광물이 짧은 시간 내에 침철석으로 상전이 되었을 것으로 생각된다. 배수 내 미량 원소의 농도는 pH와 시간에 큰 영향을 받고 있음을 보여준다. 시간에 따라 배수 내의 Fe는 철광물의 침전에 의하여 급격한 농도의 감소를 보였는데 배수 내 산화음이온으로 존재하는 As의 경우도 pH 값에 상관없이 Fe와 같이 급격한 농도의 감소를 보였다. 이러한 As의 농도 감소는 주로 페리하이드라이트와의 공침에 의한 것으로 여겨지며 낮은 pH의 배수에서는 침철석의 표면 흡착에 의한 것으로 생각된다. 이와는 달리 Cd, Co, Zn, Ni 등의 미량원소의 농도는 광물의 종류에 상관없이 pH에 큰 영향을 받으며 pH 값이 낮을수록 배수 내 높은 농도로 존재하였고 pH가 증가할수록 그 농도는 낮아졌다. 이러한 결과는 양이온으로 존재하는 미량원소의 거동의 경우 광물의 종류보다 pH에 따른 광물 표면의 전하 값에 더 큰 영향을 받고 있음을 지시한다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제30권11호
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• pp.1116-1122
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• 2008

기존의 하수슬러지 소각재를 용융하여 경량 골재로 재활용하는 기술은 물성이 일정하지 않으며, 또한 하수슬러지만 소각 용융한 경우에는 물성이 경량골재 기준을 만족하지 못해 사용이 제한적인 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 30%의 함수율을 가진 건조 하수슬러지를 대상으로 굴 패각, 폐 주물사, 쇠의 녹과 같은 무기성 폐기물 첨가제를 이용해 CaO/SiO$_2$, SiO$_2$/Al$_2$O$_3$, Fe$_2$O$_3$/SiO$_2$비를 조절하여 낮은 용융온도에서도 균일한 품질의 골재용 슬래그를 생산하고자 하였다. 1,400$^{\circ}C$에서 20분간 용융하였을 때, 굴패각 첨가실험에서는 CaO/SiO$_2$ 비 1.00, 폐 주물사 첨가 실험에서는 SiO$_2$/Al$_2$O$_3$ 비 3.0 그리고 쇠의 녹 첨가 실험에서는 Fe$_2$O$_3$/SiO$_2$비 0.6에서 밀도가 각각 2.24 g/cm$^3$, 2.45 g/cm$^3$, 2.73 g/cm$^3$였으며, 24시간 수 흡수성은 각각 4.72%, 1.44%, 0.37%로 가장 우수한 슬래그 생산이 가능한 것으로 판단되었다. 폐기물 첨가제를 첨가한 용융슬래그를 생산함으로써 자원순환 및 환경오염 방지 효과가 기대된다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2009

국제농촌지역은 국제적인 농산물 개방 여파, 대도시 인근지역 택지개발 및 산업시설 설치, 각종 레저산업의 유입등 비농업시설이 기존 농경지를 대체 개발하면서 다각적인 발전의 활로를 모색하고 있다. 그러나 이러한 개발속도에 비해 수질솬리는 상대적으로 뒤쳐지는 편이다. 이연구는 개발이 활발한 경기도 OO시 A저수지 유역 대표적인 비농업시설을 중심으로 지하수 및 하철수 시료를 채수하여, 비농업시설 설치운영이 농촌용수 수질에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 연구지역 내 비농업시설에 의한 수질오염은 적절한 처리시설 없이 하수가 A 저수지로무단 방류되는 지역과 공장밀집지역에서 발생했다. 배경수질 분석결과, 두 지역의 하철수 및 지하수에서 (Na+K)-Cl, Ca-(Cl, SO$_4$, Ca-Cl유형들이 나타나 외부 오염 물질의 유입을 보였다. 하수 무단방류지는 면소재지 발생하수가 하천수에 유입됨에 다라 COD, T-N, T-P 오염이 심각했고, 인접한 지하수는 하철수의 유도함양 결과, 화학비료 기원의 NO$_3$-N 오염이 진행 중이었다. 공장밀집지는 T-N, NO$_3$-N 오염이 심각했고, 공장지역 정화조 액상오수의 무단방류가 NO$_3$-N오염의 원이이었다. 축산시설개발지역에서는 가축분뇨에서 기원한 유기물이 하천수 및 지하수에 유입되어NO$_3$-N, Mn오염을 보였다. 농약은 골프장을 비롯한 전체 빈오시설 지역에서 불검출 되었고, SAR(Sodium Adsorption Ratio)-전기전도도 분석 결과,연구지역 용수를 관개용수로 사용 시 알칼리도 및 염도에 대한 위해가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 실버타운, 레저관광지, 골프장 주변 지역의 용수는 대체적으로 수질이 양호했다. 결론적으로 연구지역 내 수질 오염은 국지적인 비농업시설 설치지에서 발생하였으나, 이러나 오염수가 연구지역의 최종 집수지인 A저수지에 유입되면, 타 수계의 청정수와 혼합 희석에 의해 A 저수지에서는 수질 오염이 거의 나타나지 않았다. 그러나 향후 연구지역에 비농업시설이 난립할 경우 A저수지의 희석효과를 기대하기 어려우므로, 농촌개발과 병해할 수 있는 농촌 용수 수질관리 계획이 수립되어 청정한 농촌용수 수질관리가 이루어질 필요가 있다.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 1993년도 한국우주과학회보 제2권2호
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• pp.17-17
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• 1993

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70${\pm}$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32${\pm}$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500,550,570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500,550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100,300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3,000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.