• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2013

If the time-temperature indicator (TTI) experienced a different temperature than the accompanied packaged food, influenced by heat transfer between the TTI, package, and ambient air, TTI would incorrectly predict the food quality changes with temperature. Temperature distributions of a finite slab with different sizes, representing beef packaged with TTI, were estimated by the finite element method (FEM). The thermal properties of the beef and TTI, such as heat capacity, density, and heat conductivity, were estimated from the relevant equations using their chemical compositions. The FEM simulations were performed for three cases: different locations of TTIs on the beef, different thicknesses of beef, and non-isothermal conditions of ambient air. The TTIs were mounted in four different locations on the beef. There was little difference in temperature between four locations of the TTI on the package surface. As the thickness of the slab increased, the temperature of the TTI changed faster, followed by the corner surface, as well as middle and bottom parts, indicating the possible error for temperature agreement between the TTI and the slab. Consequently, it was found that any place on the package could be selected for TTI attachment, but the package size should carefully be determined within a tolerable error of temperature.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.448-457
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• 2012

The predictive ability for off-flavor development and quality change of ground beef was evaluated using a microbial time temperature indicator (TTI). Quality indices such as off-flavor detection (OFD) time, color, pH, volatile basic nitrogen (VBN), aerobic mesophilic bacteria (AMB) counts, and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) counts were measured during storage at 5, 10, 15, and $25^{\circ}C$, respectively. Arrhenius activation energies (Ea) were estimated for temperature dependence. The Ea values for TTI response (changes in titratable acidity (TA)), VBN, AMB counts, LAB counts, and freshness, which is defined based on OFD time for quality indices of ground beef, were 106.22 kJ/mol, 58.98 kJ/mol, 110.35 kJ/mol, 116.65 kJ/mol, and 92.73 kJ/mol, respectively. The Ea of microbial TTI was found to be closer to those of the AMB counts, LAB counts, and freshness. Therefore, AMB counts, LAB counts, and freshness could be predicted accurately by the microbial TTI response due to their Ea similarity. The microbial TTI exhibited consistent relationships between its TA change and corresponding quality indices, such as AMB counts, LAB counts, and freshness, regardless of storage temperature. Conclusively, the results established that the developed microbial TTI can be used in intelligent packaging technology for representing some selected quality indices of ground beef.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.590-594
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• 2018

We developed a time-temperature indicator (TTI) that rapidly determines whether frozen mackerel Scomber japonicus has thawed during its distribution. Our TTI was made from filter paper capable of absorbing mackerel exudate that was soaked in a 20% citric acid solution at pH 4.0 and then dried. The dried absorbent paper was cut and attached to blue litmus paper with a 2 mm overhang. The fixed litmus paper was covered with a polypropylene film and sealed. The indicator was placed inside a polyvinyl vacuum package containing the mackerel sample. The vacuum-sealed packaged was frozen at $-20^{\circ}C$ for 24 h. After freezing, the color change and time dependence of the indicator were observed at room temperature ($25^{\circ}C$) and demonstrated the utility of this TTI for rapidly determining whether frozen mackerel underwent thawing during distribution.

• 한국포장학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.41-48
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 산소지시물질을 이용한 새로운 UV-activation 인쇄형 시간-온도 이력지시계(time temperature integrator; TTI)를 개발하였다. $TiO_2$와 glycerol이 UV activation을 위해서 첨가되었으며 glycerol의 경우 비가역적반응을 위해 첨가량을 23 mg으로 조절하였다. 또한 인쇄적성을 위해 zein 함량 0.8 g, 90% ethanol 함량 4.0 g으로 조절하였고 silk screen의 mesh는 250 mesh일 때 최적의 인쇄성상을 나타내었다. 서로 다른 커버필름(PE, PET, OPP, and LLDPE)을 이용하여 색변화속도와 온도의존성을 측정하였다. 각 필름의 $E_a$를 측정한 결과 OPP, PE, LLDPE의 경우 60.07-84.47 kJ/mol의 $E_a$를 나타내어 TTI로서의 적용가능성을 확인할 수 있었다. 반면 PET의 경우 $E_a$가 15.76 kJ/mol으로 적용성이 떨어지는 것으로 판단되었다. 또한 커버필름의 두께의 경우 $E_a$에 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났으며 annealing한 필름은 고분자 구조의 변화로 인해 산소 투과도가 annealing하지 않은 동종의 필름보다 PET의 경우 29.8%, PVC의 경우 60.7% 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서 새롭게 개발된 UV-activation 인쇄형 TTI는 다양한 커버필름을 통해 산소 투과도와 $E_a$를 조절할 수 있었고 annealing을 통하여 추가적으로 산소 투과도를 조절할 수 있어 다양한 유효기간을 갖는 식품에 광범위하게 사용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.91-94
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• 2018

We develop a time-temperature indicator (TTI) that can determine whether thawing of fish and other fishery products has occurred during frozen storage. A polypropylene tube with an internal diameter of 3 mm was prepared and cut to a length of 14 to 20 mm. One end of the tube was thermally sealed and 0.1% acetic acid was injected into the other end; the tube was then frozen at $20^{\circ}C$. Then the open side of the frozen tube was blocked by sinking the tube into a 10% gelatin solution. The tube was attached to a polyvinyl packaging bag along blue litmus paper and the bag was put into a freezer at $-20^{\circ}C$. After freezing, the bag was removed to an ambient temperature of $20^{\circ}C$, and the time dependence of the color change of the litmus paper was observed. The color changed from blue to red, with the length of the red region increasing with time. Our TTI can be used as a part of a visible detection system and the detection program can conduct the elapsed time analysis on the length of the red region of the litmus paper indicating the degree of thawing. Thus, the TTI is a useful tool in the temperature management of frozen fish and fishery products.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.439-447
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• 2013

Time-temperature integrators (TTIs) are simple and cost-efficient tools which may be used to predict food quality. Enzymatic TTIs are devised to indicate food quality in the form of color alterations from green to red, based on the cumulative impacts of temperature and time period on the enzymatic reactions. In this study, the quality of ground beef patties was investigated for the parameters of pH levels, color, VBN, water holding capacity, and total microbial counts, depending on various storage temperatures (5, 15, and $25^{\circ}C$). TTIs were attached to the surface of the ground beef patties in order to evaluate the degree of correlating colorimetric changes with the determined quality parameters. Through the Arrhenius equation, activation energy and constant reaction rates of TTI, VBN, and total microbial counts were calculated as to observe the relationship between enzymatic reactions of the TTI and food spoilage reactions of the ground beef patties. VBN and total microbial counts were already increased to reach decomposition index (VBN: 20, total microbial count: 7-8 Log CFU/g) of meat at middle stage of storage period for each storage temperature. Although activation energy of TTI enzymatic reactions and food spoilage reactions of the ground beef patties were similar, the change of TTI color was not a coincidence for food spoilage at $5^{\circ}C$ and $15^{\circ}C$ of storage temperature. It was suggested that TTI should be designed individually for storage temperature, time, type of meat, or decomposition index of meat.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.598-603
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• 2012

Beef qualities which can be properly predicted by time-temperature integrator (TTI), a chromatic indicator, were selected in terms of its similarity of temperature dependence between beef qualities and TTI, denoted by Arrhenius activation energy ($E_a$). The high similarity is required to afford accurate prediction. A devised enzymatic TTI based on laccase (an oxidase), which catalyses the oxidation on 2,2'-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) producing color development, was applied. The factors of beef quality, such as volatile basic nitrogen (VBN), pH, color (CIE $L^*$, $a^*$), Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF), Pseudomonas spp. count, and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) count were considered for the selection. $E_a$ (55.48 kJ/mol) of the TTI was found to be similar to those of the beef qualities (all referred) in the order of LAB count (53.54 kJ/mol), CIE $a^*$ value (61.86 kJ/mol), pH (65.51 kJ/mol), Pseudomonas spp. Count (44.54 kJ/mol), VBN (67.98 kJ/mol), WBSF (40.67 kJ/mol), and CIE $L^*$ value (33.72 kJ/mol). The beef qualities with more similar $E_a$ to that of the TTI showed less difference between real and TTI predicted levels. In conclusion, it was found out that when applying TTI to food packages, their $E_a$ similarity should be checked to assure accurate estimation of food quality levels from TTI response.

• 대한수의사회지
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• 제49권10호
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• pp.605-609
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• 2013

• 산업식품공학
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.229-234
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• 2010

시판되는 효소형 TTI를 이용하여 다양한 온도에서 보관 중인 간 쇠고기의 부패 확인이 가능한지 조사하였다. 쇠고기의 부패 확인 지표로는 volatile basic nitrogen(VBN)을 이용하였다. 실험 온도 4, 10, 15, 20 및 ${25^{\circ}C}$에서 쇠고기가 부패하는데 소요된 시간은 각각 168, 114, 60, 48 및 24시간이었다. 상기 조건에서 쇠고기의 품질변화는 본 실험에 사용한 3 종류의 C-type TTI(C-1, C-4, 및 C-7)의 반응 종말점들과 일치하지 않았다. TTI의 반응을 쇠고기의 품질변화에 일치시키기 위해 C-1 TTI로부터 효소와 기질 성분을 추출하여 Eppendorf tube에서 서로 다른 양으로 혼합하여 변형된 TTI를 구성하였다. 변형된 CM-1 TTI의 반응은 ${20^{\circ}C}$와 ${25^{\circ}C}$에서 쇠고기의 품질변화와 매우 유사하였으나 다른 온도에서는 일치하지 않았다. 변형된 CM-2 TTI의 반응은 ${15^{\circ}C}$에서만 쇠고기의 품질변화와 일치하였다. 따라서 TTI를 특정한 식품의 품질변화 지시계로 사용하기 위해서는 식품의 부패와 TTI 반응에 대한 체계적인 kinetics 연구들이 필요할 것으로 보인다.

• 한국포장학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.25-29
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• 1999

이미 개발이 완료됐거나 개발 중인 인디케이터 3가지를 이용하여 다양한 온도에서의 색 변화 여부 및 정도를 측정하였다. 각각의 인디케이터는 다른 반응 기작 및 화학 물질을 사용하고 있어, 색 변화에 필요한 활성화 에너지 값 및 반응 속도에 차이가 있었다. 이러한 특징은 내용물의 저장 및 유통 조건에 맞는 적절한 인디케이터를 이용하여 원하는 결과를 얻을 수 있다는 사실을 알게 되었다. 즉 제품의 주된 저장조건이 냉동인지 아니면 냉장인지 그리고 제품의 품질 변화 속도를 고려하여 각기 다른 인디케이터를 사용하면 내용물의 실제 저장 기간과 색 변화와의 상관관계 효과를 높일 수 있다. 또한 저장 및 유통 시 온도의 변화가 수반됨으로서 온도의 지속적인 변화에 다른 색 변화 가능성을 연구할 필요가 있으며 이와 아울러 실제 식품에 부착하여 내용물의 상태와 색 변화를 연관시키는 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.