• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.44-45
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• 2010

We are currently conducting studies on culturing and biocompatibility assessment of various cells such as neural stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells(IPS cells) on carbon nanotube (CNT), on nerve regeneration electrodes, and on silicon wafers with a focus on developing nerve integrated CNT based bio devices for interfacing with living organisms, in order to develop brain-machine interfaces (BMI). In addition, we are carried out the chemical modification of carbon nanotube (mainly SWCNTs)-based bio-nanosensors by the plasma ion irradiation (plasma activation) method, and provide a characteristic evaluation of a bio-nanosensor using bovine serum albumin (BSA)/anti-BSA binding and oligonucleotide hybridization. On the other hand, the researches in the case of "novel plasma" have been widely conducted in the fields of chemistry, solid physics, and nanomaterial science. From the above-mentioned background, we are conducting basic experiments on direct irradiation of body tissues and cells using a micro-spot atmospheric pressure plasma source. The device is a coaxial structure having a tungsten wire installed inside a glass capillary, and a grounded ring electrode wrapped on the outside. The conditions of plasma generation are as follows: applied voltage: 5-9 kV, frequency: 1-3 kHz, helium (He) gas flow: 1-1.5 L/min, and plasma irradiation time: 1-300 sec. The experiment was conducted by preparing a culture medium containing mouse fibroblasts (NIH3T3) on a culture dish. A culture dish irradiated with plasma was introduced into a $CO_2$-incubator. The small animals used in the experiment involving plasma irradiation into living tissue were rat, rabbit, and pick and are deeply anesthetized with the gas anesthesia. According to the dependency of cell numbers against the plasma irradiation time, when only He gas was flowed, the growth of cells was inhibited as the floatation of cells caused by gas agitation inside the culture was promoted. On the other hand, there was no floatation of cells and healthy growth was observed when plasma was irradiated. Furthermore, in an experiment testing the effects of plasma irradiation on rats that were artificially given burn wounds, no evidence of electric shock injuries was found in the irradiated areas. In fact, the observed evidence of healing and improvements of the burn wounds suggested the presence of healing effects due to the growth factors in the tissues. Therefore, it appears that the interaction due to ion/radicalcollisions causes a substantial effect on the proliferation of growth factors such as epidermal growth factor (EGF), nerve growth factor (NGF), and transforming growth factor (TGF) that are present in the cells.

• 폴리머
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.111-117
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• 2009

본 연구를 통해 역이온 영동(reverse iontophoresis)을 이용한 무채혈 혈당 측정시스템의 patch sensor에 사용되는 효소 고정형 수화젤의 생체적합성 여부를 확인하고자 하였다. 아크릴레이트 계열의 단량체를 사용하여 일정한 unit의 효소가 고정된 수화젤을 합성하였다. 합성된 수화젤의 물성분석을 위해 FT-IR spectrometer를 이용하여 구조분석을 하고 DSC를 이용하여 열적 안정성을 확인하였다. 또한, UV-Vis spoctrophotometer를 이용하여 표준품 대비 50% 이상의 효소 활성도를 확인하였다. 표면의 효소 고정화 확인을 위해 SEM을 이용하여 확인한 결과 효소가 고정화되어 있음을 확인하였다. 수화젤은 환자의 피부에 직접적으로 접촉됨으로써 접촉 시 무해성을 평가하기 위하여, ISO-10993에 의하여 세포독성(cytotoxicity), 피내반응(intracutaneous reactivity), 피부자극(skin irritation) 및 감작성(maximization sensitization) 시험을 실시하였고 이를 통해 생체적합성이 우수하다는 것을 확인하였다.