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Effect of 4-hexylresorcinol on Blood Coagulation and Healing of Injured Vessel in a Rat Model

  • Park, Yong-Tae;Park, Si-Yeok;Kim, Min-Keun;Kim, Seong-Gon;Park, Young-Wook;Kwon, Kwang-Jun
    • Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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    • v.35 no.5
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    • pp.284-293
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    • 2013
  • Purpose: For reconstruction of craniomaxillofacial defects caused by tumor, trauma, infection etc, free flap transplantation with microvascular surgery is a very useful method. Thrombus formation at the anastomosis site is the major cause of graft failure. 4-Hexylresorcinol (4-HR) is generally known as an antiseptic and antiparasitic agent. This study was conducted in order to evaluate the effect of 4-HR on blood coagulation in vitro. In addition, we investigated thrombus formation and endothelial repair of an injured vessel in an animal model. Methods: In the in vitro experiment, we compared blood coagulation time between the 4-HR treated group and normal blood. Thirty rats were used for in vivo animal experiments. After exposure of the right femoral vein, a micro vessel clamp was placed and the femoral vein was intentionally cut. Microvascular anastomosis was performed on all rats using 10-0 nylon under microscopy. The animals were divided into two groups. In the experimental group (n=15), 4-HR (250 mg/kg) mixed with olive oil (10 mL/kg) was administered per os daily. Animals in the control group (n=15) were given olive oil only. The animals were sacrificed at three days, seven days, and fourteen days after surgery and rat femoral vein samples were taken. Vascular patency and thrombus formation were investigated just before sacrifice. Histologic analysis was performed under a microscope. Results: Results of an in vitro blood coagulation test showed that coagulation time was delayed in the 4-HR treated group. The results obtained from an in vivo 4-HR administered rat model showed that the patency of all experimental groups was better at thirty minutes, seven days, and fourteen days after microvascular anastomosis than that of the control group at seven and fourteen days after anastomosis, and the amount of thrombus in the experimental groups was much less than that of the control group. Endothelial repair was observed in the histologic analysis. Conclusion: Findings of this study demonstrated that blood coagulation was delayed in the vitro 4-HR treated group. In addition, good vascular patency, anti-thrombotic effect, and repair of venous endothelial cells were observed in the vivo 4-HR administered rat group.

Analyses on the Impact of Plastic Deformation on Change of the Road Surface Condition (소성변형 정도를 고려한 시간전개에 따른 노면상태 변화 분석)

  • SON, Young Tae;PARK, Sang-Hyun
    • Journal of Korean Society of Transportation
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    • v.36 no.3
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    • pp.216-228
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    • 2018
  • In this study analyzed the ponding changing of plastic deformation section follwed time development to apply weather, geometry and traffic data in additon to time development to improve road management service and safety of roads during or after rain. After We selected an 8.3km section of old national highway the Seongnam-Janghowon section and created a three-demensional surface of terrain through the numerical transformantion of design drawing data, with reflection the linear data of the same coordinate system in order to describe more realistic roads, we design additional structures with shading above roads. The altitude and azimuth of the sun were calculated and set based on the longitude and latitude data of the survey line for the analysis of the sun rate, and the daylight impact zone was visualized by setting the shaded time to an interval of 1 hour and the shade rate of the corresponding section. In addition, the evaporation volume calculated from weather data such as temperature, humidity, radiant energy, and road temperature analyzes together, it will use the way of a safer and more efficient road management as grasping the ponding changing more efficent in time development.

High Strength Nanostructured Metastable Alloys

  • Eckert, Jurgen;Bartusch, Birgit;Schurack, Frank;He, Guo;Schultz, Ludwig
    • Journal of Powder Materials
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    • v.9 no.6
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    • pp.394-408
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    • 2002
  • Nanostructured high strength metastable Al-, Mg- and Ti-based alloys containing different amorphous, quasicrystalline and nanocrystalline phases are synthesized by non-equilibrium processing techniques. Such alloys can be prepared by quenching from the melt or by powder metallurgy techniques. This paper focuses on one hand on mechanically alloyed and ball milled powders containing different volume fractions of amorphous or nano-(quasi)crystalline phases, consolidated bulk specimens and, on the other hand. on cast specimens containing different constituent phases with different length-scale. As one example. $Mg_{55}Y_{15}Cu_{30}$- based metallic glass matrix composites are produced by mechanical alloying of elemental powder mixtures containing up to 30 vol.% $Y_2O_3$ particles. The comparison with the particle-free metallic glass reveals that the nanosized second phase oxide particles do not significantly affect the glass-forming ability upon mechanical alloying despite some limited particle dissolution. A supercooled liquid region with an extension of about 50 K can be maintained in the presence of the oxides. The distinct viscosity decrease in the supercooled liquid regime allows to consolidate the powders into bulk samples by uniaxial hot pressing. The $Y_2O_3$ additions increase the mechanical strength of the composites compared to the $Mg_{55}Y_{15}Cu_{30}$ metallic glass. The second example deals with Al-Mn-Ce and Al-Cu-Fe composites with quasicrystalline particles as reinforcements, which are prepared by quenching from the melt and by powder metallurgy. $Al_{98-x}Mn_xCe_2$ (x =5,6,7) melt-spun ribbons containing a major quasicrystalline phase coexisting with an Al-matrix on a nanometer scale are pulverized by ball milling. The powders are consolidated by hot extrusion. Grain growth during consolidation causes the formation of a micrometer-scale microstructure. Mechanical alloying of $Al_{63}Cu_{25}Fe_{12}$ leads to single-phase quasicrystalline powders. which are blended with different volume fractions of pure Al-powder and hot extruded forming $Al_{100-x}$$(Al_{0.63}Cu_{0.25}Fe_{0.12})_x$ (x = 40,50,60,80) micrometer-scale composites. Compression test data reveal a high yield strength of ${\sigma}_y{\geq}$700 MPa and a ductility of ${\varepsilon}_{pl}{\geq}$5% for than the Al-Mn-Ce bulk samples. The strength level of the Al-Cu-Fe alloys is ${\sigma}_y{\leq}$550 MPa significantly lower. By the addition of different amounts of aluminum, the mechanical properties can be tuned to a wide range. Finally, a bulk metallic glass-forming Ti-Cu-Ni-Sn alloy with in situ formed composite microstructure prepared by both centrifugal and injection casting presents more than 6% plastic strain under compressive stress at room temperature. The in situ formed composite contains dendritic hcp Ti solid solution precipitates and a few $Ti_3Sn,\;{\beta}$-(Cu, Sn) grains dispersed in a glassy matrix. The composite micro- structure can avoid the development of the highly localized shear bands typical for the room temperature defor-mation of monolithic glasses. Instead, widely developed shear bands with evident protuberance are observed. resulting in significant yielding and homogeneous plastic deformation over the entire sample.

Silk Fibroin and Substance P Combination Graft for the Reconstruction of a Bone Defect (실크 피브로인 지지체와 Substance P를 이용한 골 이식재)

  • Park, Ki-Yu;Choi, Kyo-Hee;Park, Young-Ju;Song, Ji-Young;Kim, Seong-Gon;Jo, You-Young;Kweon, Hae-Yong;Kang, Seok-Woo
    • Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.293-300
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    • 2011
  • Purpose: Substance P is a well known neurotransmitter and has been known to mediate pain. Recently, it has been unveiled that substance P is involved in the recruitment of mesenchymal stem cells to wound sites. The purpose of this study was to exam bone formation when a combination of substance P and silk fibroin was used in a bone defect model. Methods: Twenty rabbits were used and 40 calvarial defects were formed. They were divided as 4 groups (unfilled control, silk only, silk+$10{\mu}g$/ml substance P; Sub10, and silk+$100{\mu}g$/ml substance P; Sub100). All animals were humanely sacrificed 4 or 8 weeks after grafting. The specimens were analyzed by micro-computerized tomography and histological analysis. Results: When compared to the unfilled control to silk only group, there was significant difference in bone mineral density (BMD) and the attenuation coefficient (AC) at 4 weeks ($p$=0.037 and 0.038, respectively). When compared Sub10 group to Sub100 group, there was significant difference in BMD and AC at 8 weeks ($p$=0.004 for all). Residual graft amounts were $52.1{\pm}15.8$%, $15.2{\pm}9.2$% and $9.0{\pm}3.3$% for silk only, Sub10, and Sub100 groups, respectively. When comparing the residual graft amount of silk only to sub10 or sub100, the differences were statistically significant ($p$ <0.001). Conclusion: The silk fibroin scaffold showed higher BMD and AC than the unfilled control. The combination graft with substance P and silk fibroin scaffold showed a faster graft degradation than with a silk fibroin scaffold only.

A STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF EPINEPHRINE CONTAINED IN DENTAL LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENTS ON THE BLOOD SUGAR OF DIABETES DURING MINOR ORAL SURGERY (치과용 국소마취제에 포함된 Epinephrine이 당뇨 환자의 소수술시 혈당에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Yun, Hyung-Jin;Rim, Jae-Suk
    • Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.463-471
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    • 2005
  • Recently, the number of diabetic patients have been increased with westernized living way and meal habitation. The regulation of blood sugar concentration is very important for diabetic patients to keep homeostasis and, to prevent acute or chronic complications. Epinephrine combined with lidocaine is used in dental clinic extensively. And epinephrine combined with lidocaine also effects on decreasing the blood leakage volume by constricting micro vessle and arteriole. But, So far there are few researches about the effect of epinephrine contained in dental local anesthetic agent on the blood sugar of diabetes during minor oral surgery. The purpose of this study was intended to investigate whether epinephrine which combined with dental local anesthetics influence body glucose level in diabetes patients by glucose monitoring. The subject of this study were 38 diabetic patients and 38 normal adults, each patient was checked body glucose after a meal 2 hours later with resting state, and injection 1:100000 epinephrine with dental lidocaine 54 ml or lidocaine 54 ml only. And then the body glucose level was checked 5 minutes and 30 minutes after injection. The results were analyzed by two way ANOVA test (p<0.05). The results were as follows: In the experimental group 1, the mean of the blood sugar level was 180.3 mg/dl before an anesthetic injection, 182.8 mg/dl after 5minutes of the anesthetic injection and 182.2 mg/dl after 30minutes of the anesthetic injection. The change of the blood sugar level was not statistically by two-way ANOVA tests (p<0.05). In the experimental group 2, the mean of the blood sugar level was 237 mg/dl before an anesthetic injection, 234.5 mg/dl after 5minutes of the anesthetic injection and 231.8 mg/dl after 30minutes of the anesthetic injection. The change of the blood sugar level was not statistically by two-way ANOVA tests (p<0.05). In the controlled group 1, the mean of the blood sugar level was 117.6 mg/dl before an anesthetic injection, 119.1 mg/dl after 5minutes of the anesthetic injection and 129.3 mg/dl after 30minutes of the anesthetic injection. The change of the blood sugar level was not statistically by two-way ANOVA tests (p<0.05). In the controlled group 2, the mean of the blood sugar level was 104.2 mg/dl before an anesthetic injection, 102 mg/dl after 5minutes of the anesthetic injection and 105.3 mg/dl after 30minutes of the anesthetic injection. The change of the blood sugar level was not statistically by two-way ANOVA tests (p<0.05).

Evaluation for Deformability of RC Members Failing in Bond after Flexural Yielding (휨항복 후 부착파괴하는 철근콘크리트 부재의 부착 연성 평가)

  • Choi, Han-Byeol;Lee, Jung-Yoon
    • Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.259-266
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    • 2012
  • A general earthquake resistant design philosophy of ductile frame buildings allows beams to form plastic hinges adjacent to beam-column connections. In order to carry out this design philosophy, the ultimate bond or shear strength of the beam should be greater than the flexural yielding force and should not degrade before reaching its required ductility. The behavior of RC members dominated by bond or shear action reveals a dramatic reduction of energy dissipation in the hysteretic response due to the severe pinching effects. In this study, a method was proposed to predict the deformability of reinforced concrete members with short-span-to-depth-ratios, which would result in bond failure after flexural yielding. Repeated or cyclic loading produces a progressive deterioration of bond that may lead to failure at lower cyclic bond stress levels. Accumulation of bond damage is caused by the propagation of micro-cracks and progressive crushing of concrete in front of the lugs. The proposed method takes into account bond deterioration due to the degradation of concrete in the post yield range. In order to verify bond deformability of the proposed method, the predicted results were compared with the experimental results of RC members reported in the technical literature. Comparisons between the observed and calculated bond deformability of the tested RC members showed reasonably good agreement.

The Effect of Porcine Cancellous Bone for Bone Regeneration and Application of Platelet-rich Fibrin in Rabbit Calvarial Defect (가토 두개골 결손부에 이식된 저골(猪骨)과 혈소판 풍부 섬유소의 골형성 효과)

  • Park, Jeong Ik;Jeon, Seong Bae;Song, Young Il;Do, Hyung Sik;Lee, Jin Yong;Jang, Hyun Seok;Kwon, Jong Jin;Rim, Jae Suk;Lee, Eui Seok
    • Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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    • v.34 no.6
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    • pp.391-397
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    • 2012
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) used in combination with the porcine cancellous bone as a scaffold, in promoting bone regeneration in the bone defects ofthe rabbit calvaria. Methods: Ten rabbits were used in the study. Three round-shaped defects (diameter 8.0 mm) were created in the rabbit calvaria and were filled with nothing (control group), porcine cancellousbone (Experimental Group 1, porcine bone) and PRF-mixed porcine cancellous bone (Experimental Group 2). TS-GBB is a xenogenic bone-substitute product comprised of a high heat-treated mineralized porcine cancellous bone. Animals were sacrificed at 6 weeks and 12 weeks for the histological and radiographic evaluations. Results: In the micro computed tomography and histological results, the experimental groups 1 and 2 showed more bone formation, remodeling, and calcification than the control group. The new bone formation ratio showed theGroup 2 to be larger than Group 1 at6 and 12 weeks. However, there was no significant difference between the experimental groups 1 and 2 in the new bone formation area, at the 6 and 12 weeks (P>0.05). Conclusion: The PRF-mixed group showed more bone formation than the porcine cancellousbonegroup (TS-GBB), butthere was a no significant difference. The PRF may not lead to enhanced bone healing when grafted with the porcine cancellous bone.

Effect of Heat Treatment on the Tensile Deformation Behavior of Au-Sn Strip Manufactured by Strip Casting Process (박판 주조법으로 제조된 Au-Sn 스트립의 열처리에 따른 인장 변형 거동)

  • Lee, Kee-Ahn;Jin, Young-Min;NamKung, Jung;Kim, Mun-Chul
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity Conference
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    • 2009.10a
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    • pp.464-466
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    • 2009
  • This study tried to examine the suitability of strip casting process such as PFC (Planar Flow Casting) method for soldering Au-Sn strip. The effect of heat treatment on the tensile behavior and mechanical properties of an Au-Sn strip was investigated through tensile test, micro hardness test, X-ray diffraction (XRD), SEM, and TEM observations. It was apparent that 20-mm width Au-Sn strip could be well produced by using planar flow casting process. Tensile results showed that tensile strength increased from 338.3MPa to 310MPa and plastic strain improved from 0% to 1.5% with heat treatment ($170^{\circ}C$/70 hrs.). The microstructure of Au-Sn strip mainly consisted of two phases; $Au_5Sn(\zeta)$ and AuSn($\sigma$). It was also found that inhomogeneous amorphous local structure continuously changed to the homogeneous two phases microstructure with heat treatment. The fractographical observation after tensile test indicated the cleavage fracture mode of as-casted Au-Sn strip. On the other hand, the heat treated Au-Sn strip showed that fracture propagated along interface between brittle AuSn and ductile $Au_5Sn$ phases. The deformation behavior of strip casted Au-Sn alloy with microstructural evolution and the improve method for ductility of this alloy was also suggested.

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Gravure Offset Printed on Fine Pattern by Developing Electrodes for the Ag Paste (Gravure Offset 인쇄에 의한 미세 전극용 Ag Paste 개발)

  • Lee, Sang-Yoon;Jang, Ah-Ram;Nam, Su-Yong
    • Journal of the Korean Graphic Arts Communication Society
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.45-56
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    • 2012
  • Printing technology is accepted by appropriate technology that smart phones, tablet PC, display(LCD, OLED, etc.) precision recently in the electronics industry, the market grows, this process in the ongoing efforts to improve competitiveness through the development of innovative technologies. So printed electronics appeared by new concept. This technology development is applied on electronic components and circuits for the simplification of the production process and reduce processing costs. Low-temperature process making possible for widening, slimmer, lighter, and more flexible, plastic substrates, such as(flexible) easily by forming a thin film on a substrate has been studied. In the past, the formation of the electrode used a screen printing method. But the screen printing method is formation of fine patterns, high-speed printing, mass production is difficult. The roll-to-roll printing method as an alternative to screen printing to produce electronic devices by printing techniques that were used traditionally in the latest technology and processing techniques applied to precision control are very economical to implement fine-line printing equipment has been evaluated as. In order to function as electronic devices, especially the dozens of existing micro-level of non-dot print fine line printing is required, the line should not break at all, because according to the specifications required to fit the ink transfer conditions should be established. In this study of roll-to-roll printing conductive paste suitable for gravure offset printing by developing Ag paste for forming fine patterns to study the basic physical properties with the aim of this study were to.

Measurement of Physical Properties of Pepper for Particle Behavior analysis of sorting system for Pepper Harvester (고추수확기용 선별장치의 입자 거동 해석을 위한 고추 물성측정)

  • Byun, Jun Hee;Kim, Su Bin;Kim, Myoung Ho;Kim, Dae Cheol
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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    • 2017.04a
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    • pp.9-9
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    • 2017
  • 입자거동해석소프트웨어(EDEM)은 DEM(Discrete Element Method)기법을 이용한 입자 거동 전용 해석툴로 입자 유입량, 위치 등을 조절하여 입자거동과 관련된 제품 개발, 프로세스 최적화를 위한 비용 및 시간 절감에 활용도가 뛰어난 소프트웨어이다. EDEM을 활용하기 위해선 적용대상에 대한 물성치를 적용하여야 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 EDEM를 이용하여 현재 연구개발 중인 카드클리너 방식의 고추 선별기의 성능을 분석을 수행하기 위해 고추 물성측정 실험을 수행 하였다. EDEM을 이용한 입자거동해석에 필요한 개인 물성치에는 포아송비, 전단탄성계수, 밀도가 있다. 또한 입자-입자, 입자-Geometry 간의 상호관계를 위한 물성치인 반발계수, 정지마찰계수, 구름마찰계수가 필요하다. 공시 시료인 고추는 광주광역시 남구 승촌동 소재의 개인농가 Plastic 온실로 재배된 '천상'품종을 사용하였다. 푸아송 비와, 전단 탄성계수를 측정하기 위한 인장시험기기로는 만능인장시험기(TA-XT2, Stable Micro, 영국)를 이용하였으며, 인장에 의한 고추의 변형량 축정은 초고속카메라(NX4-SI, IDT, 미국)을 이용하였다. 밀도는 비중병법에 기초하여 질량과 부피를 측정하여 밀도를 계산하였다. 반발계수는 고추의 충돌 실험을 통해 변화한 높이를 이용하여 계산하였고, 충동 실험을 통해 변화한 높이는 초고속카메라를 이용하여 측정하였다. 정지마찰계수와 구름마찰계수는 고추의 미끄러짐이 시작하는 각도와 등속도 운동으로 구르는 각도를 초고속카메라를 이용하여 측정 후 계산하였다. 모든 실험은 3번 반복을 통해 평균값을 시험 결과 값으로 이용하였다. 고추의 대한 물성치 실험결과 고추의 푸아송 비는 0.294(std : 0.2), 전단탄성계수 4.624E+06 Pa, 밀도 $600kg/m^3$로 나타났다. 또한 입자-입자 간의 물성치인 반발계수는 0.383, 정지마찰계수는 0.455, 구름마찰 계수는 0.043로 나타났다. 추후 본 연구에서 측정한 고추의 물성치를 적용한 EDEM 입자거동해석 시뮬레이션을 통해 카드클리너 방식의 고추 선별기의 성능에 대한 분석을 하고자 한다.

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