• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.36-39
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• 2015

Copper sulfate is a copper compound used widely in the chemical and agriculture industries. Most intoxication occurs in developing countries of Southeast Asia particularly India, but rarely occurs in Western countries. The early symptoms of intoxication are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps, and the most distinguishable clue is bluish vomiting. The clinical signs of copper sulfate intoxication can vary according to the amount ingested. A 75-year old man came to our emergency room because he had taken approximately 250 ml copper sulfate per oral. His Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score was 14 and vital signs were blood pressure 173/111 mmHg, pulse rate 24 bpm, respiration rate 24 bpm, and body temperature $36.1^{\circ}$ .... Arterial blood gas analysis (ABGa) showed mild hypoxemia and just improved after 2 L/min oxygen supply via nasal cannula. Other laboratory tests and chest CT scan showed no clinical significance. Three hours later, the patient's mental status showed sudden deterioration (GCS 11), and ABGa showed hypercarbia. He was arrested and his spontaneous circulation returned after 8 minutes CPR. However, 22 minutes later, he was arrested again and returned after 3 minutes CPR. The family did not want additional resuscitation, so that he died 5 hours after ED visit. In my knowledge, early deaths are the consequence of shock, while late mortality is related to renal and hepatic failure. However, as this case shows, consideration of early definite airway preservation is reasonable in a case of supposed copper sulfate intoxication, because the patients can show rapid deterioration even when serious clinical manifestation are not presented initially.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.471-482
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• 1996

These experiments were undertaken in order to find out the useful clinicopathological diagnostic methods of cadmium poisoning in dogs. Twenty-one dogs were divided into a control group and 6 experimental groups. The experimental groups were adminstered orally 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 and 120mg of cadmium per kg of body weight for 56 days. All dogs were examined for clinical signs, and weekly changes in hematological and blood chemical values. All dogs were necropsied on 57th days of experiment. Tissue samples including hair, skin, muscle, lung, liver, kidney, spleen, pancreas, testis, ovary, uterus, and bone were collected and analyzed for cadmium, zinc, iron and copper contents using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. From these experiments following results were obtained : 1. All experimental dogs showed vomitting, salivation, anorexia, decreased water-intake, dehydration, and marked weight loss. The dogs received 30mg/kg or more of cadmium died during the period from 2nd to 7th week after administration. 2. Hematologically, all experimental dogs showed decrease in erythrocyte count, hemoglobin concentration, and packed cell volume. The anemia was identified as normocytic and regenerative morphologically. 3. No significant differences in serum glutamic oxaloacetic transminase, glutamic pyruvic transaminase, blood urea nitrogen, and cholosterol value were obseved between the control and experimental dogs. 4. The cadmium contents in various tissues of experimental dogs were estimated as $37.8{\sim}201.8{\mu}g/g$ in bone, $14.1{\sim}49.5{\mu}g/g$ in liver, $13.2{\sim}53.1{\mu}g/g$ in kidney, $0.4{\sim}35.2{\mu}g/g$ in pancreas, $0.8{\sim}35.4{\mu}g/g$ in spleen, $0.9{\sim}30.1{\mu}g/g$ in hair, $0{\sim}7.1{\mu}g/g$ in lung, $0{\sim}5.1{\mu}g/g$ in skin, and $0{\sim}3.6{\mu}g/g$ in muscle, respectively. However, the serum, testis, ovary and uterus showed no cadmium accumulation. Two contol dogs showed cadmium accumulation only in bone. 5. Significant differances in zinc, iron, and copper contents in tissue samples were observed between the control and experimental groups.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.139-142
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• 2006

항 식중독균성 수건 및 행주를 개발하기 위하여 이질풀 추출액 1%로 50-60에서 60분간 염색한 면직물의 염색성과 항균성을 조사하였다. 면직물의 표면색은 무매염, 명반 매염, 수산화칼슘 매염시는 그레이-옐로우로 황색계열을 나타냈으며, 황산구리 매염시는 그레이-브라운, 황산제1철 매염시는 그레이드-그린으로 나타났다. 이질풀 추출액으로 염색한 면직물의 hue 값은 20회 세탁까지는 Y계열을 나타내었으며, 30회와 40회 세탁시는 YR계열을 나타내었다. 이질풀 추출액으로 염색한 면직물은 황색포도상구균, 대장균 및 살모넬라균에 대해 무세탁시 모두 99.99%의 항균성을 보였다 세탁 30회 후의 항균성은 52.91%이상을 나타내었다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2001

본 연구는 Cu중독이 rat의 생리현상에 미치는 영향을 구명하고자 연속적인 Cu투여가 사료와 물섭취량, 증체량, 혈액치 및 장기내 무기물 잔류수준의 변동을 측정하였다. 1. 황산Cu 1,000, 2,000 및 4,000 ppm/kg을 rat에 투여했을 때 사료섭취량은 정상대조군에 비해 점차 감소하였고 용량이 증가할수록 사료 섭취량은 유의하게 감소하였다. 2. 황산Cu 1,000, 2,000 및 4,000 ppm/kg을 rat에 투여했을 때 음수량은 정상대조군에 비해 점차 감소하였고 황산Cu 용량이 증가할수록 음수량은 감소하는 경향을 나타냈으나 유의한 변화는 인정되지 않았다. 3, 황산Cu 1,000, 2,000 및 4,000 ppm/kg을 rat에 투여했을 때 증체량은 정상대조군에 비해 약간의 감소를 나타냈으나 황산Cu용량이 증가할수록 증체량은 점차 감소하였다. 4. 황산Cu 1,000, 2,000 및 4,000 ppm/kg을 rat에 투여했을 때 정상대조군에 비해 혈액치중 RBC 및 WBC치는 유의한 증가경향을 나타냈고, Hb량과 PCV치는 약간 감소하는 경향을 나타냈다. 한편, PLT치는 정상대조군에 비해 유의한 증가경향을 나타냈다. 5. 황산Cu 2,000 및 4,000 ppm/kg을 rat에 투여했을 때 간내 Cu, Mn, Fe, Pb 및 Zn의 잔류함량은 정상대조군에 유의한 증가를 나타냈다. 황산Cu 2,000 및 4,000 ppm/kg을 rat에 투여했을 때 신장내 Cu의 함량은 대조군에 비해 감소하였고, Mn, Fe, Pb, Zn의 함량은 정상 대조군에 비해 증가를 나타냈다.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.85-92
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• 1984

메기 (Parasilurus asotus)의 심장, 간장, 신장, 골격근 및 난소내의 젖산수소이탈효소 isozyme 형에 미치는 동이온의 영향을 cellulose acetate gel을 이용하여 전기영동법으로 연구하였다. 1. 정상인 메기의 심장에서는 LDH-1과 LDH-2가 나타났으나 동이온 처리구에서는 LDH-1, LDH-2, LDH-3 및 LDH-4가 나타났다. LDH-1의 양은 감소되고 LDH-2, LDH-3 및 LDG-4의 양은 증가되었다. 2. 정상인 메기의 간장에는 LDH-4만 있었으나 동이온 처리구에서는 LDH-4의 양이 감소되고 LDH-5가 새로 나타났다. 3. 신장에서는 대조구와 처리구, 2군에서 LDH-1, LDH-2 및 LDH-4가 나타났는데, 동이온 처리후 LDH-1의 양은 증가되고 LDH-2와 LDH-4는 감소되었다. 4. 대조구의 골격근에는 넓은 band의 LDH-5가 하나 있었으나 처리구에서는 LDH-4와 LDH-5가 나타났는데 특히 LDH-5는 하나의 M형 sub-band를 가지고 나타났다. 5. 정상인 난소에서는 LDH-3 하나만 나타났으나 동이온 처리구에서는 LDH-1에서 LDH-5RK지의 5개 LDH isozyme이 모두 나타났다. 6. 동이온 처리 기간중 심장, 간장 및 골격근에서는 대개 유기대사와 연관된 심장형 LDH isozyme은 감소되었지만 무기대사와 연관된 근육형 LDH isozyme은 증가되었다. 이들 기관은 동중독시의 무기대사의 중요한 기능과 어느 정도 관련이 있는 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.43-49
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• 2001

본 연구는 Cu중독이 rat의 생리현상에 미치는 영향을 구명하고자 연속적인 Cu투여가 정소의 중량, 정자수, 활력, 장기중량 및 조직학적 변화를 조사하였다. 1. 황산Cu 1,000, 2,000 및 4,000 ppm/kg을 rat에 투여했을 때 정소중량은 정상대조군에 비해 점차 감소하였으나 유의한 변화는 인정되지 않았다. 2. 황산Cu 1,000, 2,000 및 4,000 ppm/kg을 rat에 투여했을 때 정자수는 정상대조군에 비해 점차 감소하였으나 유의한 변화는 인정되지 않았다. 3. 황산Cu 1,000, 2,000 및 4,000 ppm/kg을 rat에 투여했을 때 정자의 활력은 정상대조군에 비해 점차 감소하였고 용량이 증가할수록 정자의 활력은 유의한 감소를 나타냈다. 4. 황산Cu 1,000, 2,000 및 4,000 ppm/kg을 rat에 투여했을 때 간 및 신장의 중량은 정상대조군에 비해 점차 증가하거나 감소하였다. 5. 조직학적 관찰소견은 간세포의 중심정맥 주위성 괴사와 간문맥관 간질에 미세한 과립을 함유한 대식세포의 침윤이 관찰되었고, 신장에서는 사구체낭 및 세뇨관내 균질한 초자물질의 충만이 관찰되었다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.1022-1026
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• 2009

Cross contamination of foodborne virus via food utensils can be an important route of virus propagation. Bacteriophage MS2 was used as a surrogate for norovirus. The viability loss of bacteriophage MS2 attached to 4 kinds of metal surfaces was investigated at different temperatures and relative humidities (RH). The rate of viability loss was higher at $22^{\circ}C$ than at $10^{\circ}C$ and was higher at 75% RH than at 40% RH. The viability loss of the virus attached to copper or bronze surface was faster than on stainless steel or tin surface. Also the beef juice applied with the virus inoculum on the metal surfaces lowered the rate of viability loss. Although bronze was not as effective as copper in resulting the viability loss, it has been extensively used as a traditional Korean kitchen utensil and could be used more widely to decrease the viral poisoning at food processing environment and hospitals.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.135-141
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• 2015

Biofilms of oral microbes can cause various diseases in the oral cavity, such as dental caries, periodontitis and mucosal disease. Electrolyzed water generated by an electric current passed via water using a metal electrode has an antimicrobial effect on pathogenic bacteria which cause food poisoning. This study investigated the antimicrobial activity of electrolyzed waters using various metal electrodes on the floatage and biofilms of oral microbes. The electrolyzed water was generated by passing electric current using copper, silver and platinum electrodes. The electrolyzed water has a neutral pH. Streptococcus mutans, Porphyromonas gingivalis and Tannerella forsythia were cultured, and were used to form a biofilm using specific media. The floatage and biofilm of the microbes were then treated with the electrolyzed water. The electrolyzed water using platinum electrode (EWP) exhibited strong antimicrobial activity against the floatage and biofilm of the oral microbes. However, the electrolyzed water using copper and silver electrodes had no effect. The EWP disrupted the biofilm of oral microbes, except the S. mutans biofilm. Comparing the different electrolyzed waters that we created the platinum electrode generated water may be an ideal candidate for prevention of dental caries and periodontitis.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.175-179
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• 2006

Welders are exposed to a number of hazards including metal fumes, toxic gases, electricity, heat, noise, and radiation such as ultraviolet and infrared light. We encountered a patient who developed non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema within a day after cutting copper pipe with an oxyethylene torch. The patient was a 26-year-old welder. He complained of dyspnea, generalized myalgia, and febrile sensation the following morning. The patient's chest X-ray and chest CT scan showed extensively distributed and ill-defined centrilobular nodules. Both his symptoms and chest X-ray abnormalities improved spontaneously. We attributed the patient's symptoms to non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema due to nitrogen dioxide, reasoning that: 1) the pipe consisted only of copper, according to material safety data sheet (MSDS); 2) a previous report in the literature demonstrated increased nitrogen dioxide levels under similar conditions; 3) the patient's clinical course and radiologic findings were very reminiscent of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema following accidental exposure to nitrogen dioxide.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.150-154
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• 2016

Contact electrodes pose threats like inflammation, metal poisoning, and allergic reaction to the user during long term ECG procedure. Therefore, we present a novel noncontact electrocardiographic electrode designed through microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) process. The proposed ECG electrode consists of small inner and large outer circular copper plates separated by thin insulator. The inner plate enables capacitive transduction of bio-potential variations on a subject’s chest into a voltage that can be processed by a signal processing board, whereas the outer plate shields the inner plate from environmental electromagnetic noise. The electrode lead wires are also coaxially designed to prevent cables from coupling to ground or electronic devices. A prototype ECG electrode has an area of about 2.324 cm², is very flexible and does not require power to operate. The prototype ECG electrode could measure ECG at about 500 um distance from the subject’s chest.