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Crystallographic and Magnetic Properties of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Applications in Biomedicine

  • Lee, Sang-Won;Woo, Kyoung-Ja;Kim, Chul-Sung
    • Journal of Magnetics
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.83-85
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    • 2004
  • Magnetic nanoparticles have been investigated for use as biomedical purposes for several years. For biomedical applications the use of particles that present superparamagnetic behavior at room temperature is preferred [1-4]. To control the magnetic materials by magnetic field is essential locate particle to the suitable destination on feeding by injection. In order to use them properly, the particles should be nano size. However there are many difficulties in applications, because there is lack of identifications in nano magnetic properties. In our studies, structural and magnetic properties of iron oxide nanoparticles were investigated by XRD, VSM, TEM, and Mossbauer spectroscopy. At 13 K, hyperfine fields of ${\gamma}-Fe_2O_3$ were 516 kOe and 490 kOe, that of $Fe_3O_4$ were 517 kOe and 482 kOe. The saturation magnetizations were 21.42 emu/g and 39.42 emu/g. The particle size of powders is 5~19 nm.

Genomic Applications of Biochip Informatics (유전체 발현의 정보학적 분석과 응용)

  • Kim, Ju-Han
    • KOGO NEWS
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.9-16
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    • 2005
  • Bioinformatics is a rapidly emerging field of biomedical research. A flood of large-scale genomic expression data transforms the challenges m biomedical research into ones in bioinformatics. Clinical informatics has long developed technologies to imp개ve biomedical research by integrating experimental and clinical information systems. Biomedical informatics, powered by high throughput techniques, genomic-scale databases and advanced clinical information system, is likely to transform our biomedical understanding forever much the same way that biochemistry did to biology a generation ago. The emergence of healthcare and biomedical informatics revolutionizing both bioinformatics and clinical informatics will eventually change the current practice of medicine, including diagnostics, therapeutics and prognostics.

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R&D Trends of Brown Algae as Potential Candidates in Biomedical Application

  • Kim, Tae-Hee;Jung, Won-Kyo
    • Journal of Marine Bioscience and Biotechnology
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2019
  • Seaweeds contain various bioactive compounds. Especially, brown algae (Phaeophyceae), the second abundant group of seaweeds, contain numerous nutraceutical and pharmaceutical substances. In this review, we investigated on the brown algae-related patents and literature. Consequently, the research and development (R&D) trends of patent related to brown algae showed that the large majority was applied as the composition of stem cell culture medium and mostly used as active substances. In conclusion, we suggested that many researchers try to investigate and develop applications of brown algae as the sophisticated-level biomedical materials because brown algae are actively developing as simple-level biomedical materials.

Palm-Size-Integrated Microwave Power Module at 1.35-GHz for an Atmospheric Pressure Plasma for biomedical applications

  • Myung, C.W.;Kwon, H.C.;Kim, H.Y.;Won, I.H.;Kang, S.K.;Lee, J.K.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2013.02a
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    • pp.498-498
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    • 2013
  • Atmospheric Pressure Plasmas have pioneered a new field of plasma for biomedical application bridging plasma physics and biology. Biological and medical applications of plasmas have attracted considerable attention due to promising applications in medicine such as electro-surgery, dentistry, skin care and sterilization of heat-sensitive medical instruments [1]. Traditional approaches using electronic devices have limits in heating, high voltage shock, and high current shock for patients. It is a great demand for plasma medical industrial acceptance that the plasma generation device should be compact, inexpensive, and safe for patients. Microwave-excited micro-plasma has the highest feasibility compared with other types of plasma sources since it has the advantages of low power, low voltage, safety from high-voltage shock, electromagnetic compatibility, and long lifetime due to the low energy of striking ions [2]. Recent experiment [2] shows three-log reduction within 180-s treatment of S. mutans with a low-power palm-size microwave power module for biomedical application. Experiments using microwave plasma are discussed. This low-power palm-size microwave power module board includes a power amplifier (PA) chip, a phase locked loop (PLL) chip, and an impedance matching network. As it has been a success, more compact-size module is needed for the portability of microwave devices and for the various medical applications of microwave plasma source. For the plasma generator, a 1.35-GHz coaxial transmission line resonator (CTLR) [3] is used. The way of reducing the size and enhancing the performances of the module is examined.

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Recent Advances in 3D/4D Printed Electronics and Biomedical Applications (3D/4D 프린트된 전자기기 및 바이오메디컬 응용기술의 최근 발전)

  • Hyojun Lee;Daehoon Han
    • Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2023
  • The ability of 3D/4D printing technology to create arbitrary 3D structures provides a greater degree of freedom in the design of printed structures. This capability has influenced the field of electronics and biomedical applications by enabling the trends of device miniaturization, customization, and personalization. Here, the current state-of-the-art knowledge of 3D printed electronics and biomedical applications with the unique and unusual properties enabled by 3D/4D printing is reviewed. Specifically, the review encompasses emerging areas involving recyclable and degradable electronics, metamaterial-based pressure sensor, fully printed portable photodetector, biocompatible and high-strength teeth, bioinspired microneedle, and transformable tube array for 3D cell culture and histology.

The design and implementation of Object-based bioimage matching on a Mobile Device (모바일 장치기반의 바이오 객체 이미지 매칭 시스템 설계 및 구현)

  • Park, Chanil;Moon, Seung-jin
    • Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2019
  • Object-based image matching algorithms have been widely used in the image processing and computer vision fields. A variety of applications based on image matching algorithms have been recently developed for object recognition, 3D modeling, video tracking, and biomedical informatics. One prominent example of image matching features is the Scale Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT) scheme. However many applications using the SIFT algorithm have implemented based on stand-alone basis, not client-server architecture. In this paper, We initially implemented based on client-server structure by using SIFT algorithms to identify and match objects in biomedical images to provide useful information to the user based on the recently released Mobile platform. The major methodological contribution of this work is leveraging the convenient user interface and ubiquitous Internet connection on Mobile device for interactive delineation, segmentation, representation, matching and retrieval of biomedical images. With these technologies, our paper showcased examples of performing reliable image matching from different views of an object in the applications of semantic image search for biomedical informatics.

Research Status and Prospectives of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Bio-medical Applications (바이오-메디컬 자성나노입자 연구의 현황과 전망)

  • Min, J.H.;Song, A.Y.;Kim, Y.K.;Wu, J.H.
    • Journal of the Korean Magnetics Society
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.28-34
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    • 2009
  • Magnetic nanoparticles are widely used for bio-medical applications such as MRI contrast agents, drug-delivery systems, cell separation and hyperthermia, thanks to their unique magnetic properties and physico-chemical characteristics. In the early stage, efforts were focused on synthesis of uniform nanoparticles of desired dimension to achieve targeted, stable functionalities. Recently, it has been of great interest in dispersion of such nanoparitcles in aqueous solution and to render the nanoparticles bio-compatible with biofunctionality on request for utilization in bio-medical fields. In this paper, we survey the research status and give prospective on future work of magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications.

A Study on Angle Measurements Using an Optical Fiber (광섬유를 이용한 각도 측정 연구)

  • Kim, A-Hee;Kim, Ji-Sun;Oh, Han-Byeol;Kim, Jun-Sik;Goh, Bong-Jun;Lee, Eun-Suk;Jung, Hyon-Chel;Choi, Ju-Hyeon;Baek, Jin-Young;Jun, Jae-Hoon
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.64 no.4
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    • pp.605-611
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    • 2015
  • The measurement and analysis of angular change have been studied in many fields. This study developed an angle measurement technique with optical fiber and photodiode. The position and attached angle of photodiode were investigated to find the proper combination of parameter. The results showed that the increased measuring range was achieved when the position of detector was away from the center of rotation. Inverse mathematical model was used to obtain angular changes with an optical fiber. The applications of this study include in optical sensor, joint angle measurement, and sport science.

Silk Protein as a Fascinating Biomedical Polymer: Structural Fundamentals and Applications

  • Ki, Chang-Seok;Park, Young-Hwan;Jin, Hyoung-Joon
    • Macromolecular Research
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    • v.17 no.12
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    • pp.935-942
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    • 2009
  • Silk is a textile material, as well as one of the oldest biomaterials. However, the recent progress of biomedical science and technology has led to the replacement of silk by various biomaterials based on synthetic polymers. Despite the wide variety of biomaterials available, these materials suffer certain limitations that prevent them from meeting the various demands of the medical field. Therefore, silk continues to attract considerable interest as a promising biomaterial. This paper explains the fundamentals of silk protein, and reviews the many applications of silk biomedical polymers.