• 방사성폐기물학회지
• /
• 제5권4호
• /
• pp.267-272
• /
• 2007

RI 폐기물 내에 있는 낮은 방사능의 요오드의 함량을 결정하기 위해 산분해법과 BPGe 감마 선분광계를 이용하는 방법이 개발되었다. 분석에 앞서 모의시료인 제염지 내에 $^{131}I$이 일정량 첨가되었으며, 100 mL의 0.4 N $K_2Cr_2O_7$와 100 mL의 9 M $H_2SO_4$, 10 mL의 30% $H_3PO_3$, 1 mL의 $H_2O_2$를 넣고 산분해과정을 거치면서 증류된 용액을 응축하여 포집하였다. $CCl_4$의 용매추출에 의한 화학 분리과정을 거친 후 $AgNO_3$를 첨가해서 얻은 AgI 침전물을 여과하고 건조하여 측정하였다. 산분해 과정, 화학 분리과정, 여과 및 침전과정 등 세 단계로 나눠 회수율을 측정한 결과, 각각 94% 이상의 회수율을 나타냈으며, 본 연구의 측정조건에서 최소검출방사능은 0.6 Bq/g이었다.

• 멤브레인
• /
• 제24권2호
• /
• pp.113-122
• /
• 2014

상전이 과정을 통하여 poly(L-lactic acid) 재질의 다공성 스캐폴드 막을 제조하였다. 비용매로는 에탄올을 사용하였고, 용매로서 chloroform, dichloromethane 및 1,4-dioxane을 사용하였으며, 제조한 스캐폴드 막의 모폴로지와 기계적 강도 및 물질전달 특성은 각각 SEM, 인장강도실험 및 당 확산실험을 통하여 측정, 평가하였다. chloroform을 용매로 사용한 스캐폴드 막과 dichloromethane을 용매로 사용한 스캐폴드 막은 서로 유사한 모폴로지와 기계적 특성을 보였다. 이들 스캐폴드 막은 공극 직경 $3-10{\mu}m$의 다공성 스펀지 구조를 보였으며, 범위 50-80%의 공극률을 보였다. 1,4-dioxane 용매의 용액으로부터 제조된 스캐폴드 막은 공극률 80% 이상의 나노섬유 형태를 보였다. 캐스팅 용액 내의 고분자 함량이 4% 이하로 낮추었을 때에는 나노섬유 구조의 바탕에 수십 ${/mu}m$의 거대 공극이 존재하는 높은 공극률(90%)을 갖는 스캐폴드 막이 얻어졌다. 이러한 결과를 통하여 스캐폴드 막의 구조에 대하여 용매는 중요한 효과를 미치며, 상전이 과정에서 용매선택과 캐스팅 용액의 농도 조절을 통하여 다양한 구조의 스캐폴드 막을 제조할 수 있다는 결론을 도출하였다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
• /
• 제14권4호
• /
• pp.339-345
• /
• 1996

목적 : 6 MV x-선의 선형가속기를 이용하여 두경부종양환자를 치료시에 피부표면의 종양에 균일한 선량을 부여하기 위하여 조직등가물질로 산란판을 제작하여 산란판의 두께와 위치에 따라 조직의 표면선량과 최대선량지 점을 측정하였다. 방법 : 조직등가물질인 폴리스틸렌으로 산란판을 제작하여 가속기의 콜리메터와 피부사이에 부착하여 조사면, 산란판의 두께 및 피부와의 간격에 따라 피부표면 선량과 최대선량지점을 측정하여 측정결과는 최대선량 대 표면선량비(BUR-1)로 표시하였으며 불균등 표면보상에 사용하는 조직등가 볼러스에 의한 선량분포변화를 측정하여 산란판과 비교하였다. 결과 : 6 MV x-선 선형가속기와 피부사이에 산란판을 설치하여 피부선량이 증가되었으며 산란판의 위치에 따라 피부선량이 변화되었고 최대선량지점은 피부표면쪽으로 이동하였다. 최대 선량지점은 피부하 1.5 cm 깊이에서 최대선량이 투여되고 피부쪽으로 선량이 급속히 감소되어 1cm 두께의 산란판을 사용한 경우 피부간의 거리가 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 cm로 증가하였을때 최대선량지점은 피부표면으로 부터 5, 10.2, 12.3, 13.9, 14.8 mm로 증가되었다. 결론 : 6 MV x-선을 이용하여 두경부종양을 치료할 경우 산란판을 이용하여 이차산란전자를 피부표면 앞에서 발생시킴으로써 피부의 선량이 증가되어 최대선량지점은 피부표면으로 이동 시킴으로써 종양부위에 균일한 선량을 부여시킬 수 있었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
• /
• 제32권6호
• /
• pp.699-705
• /
• 1999

본 연구는 연안 환경오염 및 양식용수의 이용과정에서 파생될 수 있는 철 오염이 넙치의 생리적 변화에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위하여 12주 동안의 만성적 조건하에서 그들의 조직, 대사 및 생존의 변화를 검토하였다. 철에 노출시킨 넙치 아가미의 뚜렷한 조직학적 변화양상은 0.93mg/$\ell$ 이상의 농도에서 2주 후부터 조사개체 중에 $50\%$이상이 나타났다. 이들의 변화양상은 새판의 만곡, 새판 말단부의 곤봉-화, 상피세포의 파괴, 상피층의 박리현상, 괴사 및 새판의 융합 등으로 나타났으며, 이 같은 손상정도는 철 농도가 증가함에 따라 심하게 나타났다. 산소소비는 철 농도 0.42mg/$\ell$ 이하에서는 유의한 감소가 인정되지 않았으나, 0.93 mg/$\ell$ 농도에서는 실험 2주 후부터 유의한 감소가 관찰되었고, 12주 후의 0.93, 4.89 및 9.78mg/$\ell$농도에서 각각 37.1, 43.5 및 $53.2\%$가 감소하였다. 생존율은 0.42mg/$\ell$이하의 철 농도에서 $100\%$가 관찰되었고, 0.93mg/$\ell$농도에서는 $92.5\%$의 생존율을 보였으나, 유의한 감소는 철 농도 4.89mg/$\ell$에서 실험 5주 후, 9.78mg/$\ell$농도에서는 4주 후부터 관찰되었다. 이상의 결과는 연안해역 및 양식장 등에 0.93 mg/$\ell$ 이상의 철 농도가 존재할 경우, 넙치는 아가의 손상 및 대사활동의 저하 등으로 인해 성장에도 악영향을 받을 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
• /
• 제34권2호
• /
• pp.89-94
• /
• 2010

Melatonin is induced by light information through the retina and leads to growth factor activation. Thus, we investigated the effects of melatonin by controlling the photoperiod of growing young rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats (n=6; 4 weeks old) were divided into two experimental groups: the L/D group (normal photoperiod; light/dark: 12/12 h; lights on at 9:00 a.m.) and the L/L group (light/light: 24 h). Rat body weight and food consumption were measured daily for 8 weeks. After 8 weeks, the rats were anesthetized with a mixture of ketamine (50 mg/kg) and xylazine (10 mg/kg) and sacrificed. Tissue was then collected for RNA isolation (from brain, heart, liver, kidney, adrenal gland, testis, tibia, hind limb muscles). Also, serum was isolated from blood using a centrifugal separation. The L/L group had significantly lower body weight than the L/D group from 4 to 6 weeks (p<0.05). The L/D group had increased tissue mass, compared with the L/L group, but the difference was not statistically significant. The L/D group had a significantly higher melatonin concentration than the L/L group between the hours of midnight and 2:00 a.m (p<0.01). These results indicate that photoperiod length may affect the secretion of melatonin from the pineal gland. Also, the reduction of nocturnal melatonin secretion may retard the development of growing young rats. In future studies, we plan to compare exogenous melatonin administration with endogenous melatonin concentration induced by photoperiod control. Moreover, we will confirm whether the effects seen in pathological animal models can be reversed by controlling the photoperiod.

• 한국작물학회지
• /
• 제43권2호
• /
• pp.77-82
• /
• 1998

Aerenchyma development in rice (Oryza sativa L.) roots is quite important for adaptation to waterlogged or reduced soil conditions. Anatomical observations were carried out to clarify the development of schizogenous and lysigenous aerenchyma in elongating crown roots of rice. The crown roots of 3rd and 4th phytomer were taken from rice plants of the 8th leaf stage grown by hydroponic culture. The schizogenous intercellular spaces in the cortex of crown root tip were observed using a light microscope with semi ultra-thin sections and the lysigenous aerenchyma in mature tissue of crown root were observed using a cryo scanning electron microscope (cryo-SEM) with freezing fracture method. The schizogenous intercellular spaces in the root tip exist obviously in the middle portion of cortical cell layers close to the root-root cap junction, but not in root cap, stele and outer cell layers of cortex. The air spaces were formed at the junction of four neighbouring cells of inner cortex in the transverse sections, and between longitudinal cell layer connected along the root axis. Although many of those spaces were filled with liquid, some spaces seem to exist as air spaces. The lysigenous aerenchyma in the cortex, which hardly filled with liquid, emerged at 3-4 cm segment from the root tip and increased toward the basal region of root axis. The developing process of lysigenous aerenchyma was primarily separation of a radial row of cells caused by the shrinking and collapsing of cortical cells and then formation of septa along the radial cell rows by the fusion of cell wall with each other. These results suggest that the schizogenous and lysigenous aerenchyma playa role as a passage for the movement of oxygen into the root tip region where oxygen is required for respiration.

• 대한치과보철학회지
• /
• 제41권4호
• /
• pp.493-502
• /
• 2003

Statement of problem : Removable partial denture and complete denture often require denture base relines to improve the fittness against tissue-bearing mucosa because of the gradual change in edentulous ridge contour and resorption of underlyng bony structure. Self-curing hard reline resins offers the immediate and relatively inexpensive means to be recondition the surface of denture base directly However weak bond between denture base resin and reline material can harbor bacteria, promote staining, or result in complete separation of the two materials. Purpose : The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of denture cleansers on bond strength and surface hardness of reline resin to denture base resin Denture base resin beams($60.0{\times}15.0{\times}3.0mm$) were made with Lucitone 199. Material and methods : 10mm section was removed from the center of each specimen. The samples were replaced in the molds and the space of l0mm sections were packed with Tokuso Rebase reline material. The specimens were immersed in denture cleansers (Polident, Cleadent) and were evaluated after 1 week, 2 weeks, and 4 weeks. The bond strength and surface hardness of self-curing hard reline materials to heat-curing denture base resin were measured using an UTM (universal testing machine). Results and conclusion : 1) There was no significant difference of usage, kind, and denture cleaner by application time on the bonding strength of self-curing hard reline resin to denture base resin. 2) There was no significant difference of usage, kind, and denture cleaner by application time on the surface hardness, but the surface hardness showed decreasing tendency, as the time of immersion was extended. 3) The failure modes of the specimens was initially adhesive failure and finally cohesive failure of self-curing hard reline resin.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
• /
• 제48권2호
• /
• pp.127-132
• /
• 2010

Biomphalaria alexandrina snails play an indispensable role in transmission of schistosomiasis. Infection rates in field populations of snails are routinely determined by cercarial shedding neglecting prepatent snail infections, because of lack of a suitable method for diagnosis. The present study aimed at separation and quantification of oxalic, malic, acetic, pyruvic, and fumaric acids using ion-suppression reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to test the potentiality of these acids to be used as diagnostic and therapeutic biomarkers. The assay was done in both hemolymph and digestive gland-gonad complex (DGG) samples in a total of 300 B. alexandrina snails. All of the studied acids in both the hemolymph and tissue samples except for the fumaric acid in hemolymph appeared to be good diagnostic biomarkers as they provide not only a good discrimination between the infected snails from the control but also between the studied stages of infection from each other. The most sensitive discriminating acid was malic acid in hemolymph samples as it showed the highest F-ratio. Using the Z-score, malic acid was found to be a good potential therapeutic biomarker in the prepatency stage, oxalic acid and acetic acid in the stage of patency, and malic acid and acetic acid at 2 weeks after patency. Quantification of carboxylic acids, using HPLC strategy, was fast, easy, and accurate in prediction of infected and uninfected snails and possibly to detect the stage of infection. It seems also useful for detection of the most suitable acids to be used as drug targets.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
• /
• 제45권6호
• /
• pp.504-511
• /
• 2018

Background Acellular dermal matrix (ADM) helps wound healing by stimulating angiogenesis, acting as a chemoattractant for endothelial cells, providing growth factors, and permitting a substrate for fibroblasts to attach. The current standard for using paste-type ADM (CG Paste) in wound healing is direct application over the wounds. The major concerns regarding this method are unpredictable separation from the wounds and absorption into negative-pressure wound therapy devices. This study aimed to investigate the effects of subcutaneous injection of paste-type ADM on wound healing in rats. Methods Full-thickness skin defects were created on the dorsal skin of rats. Eighteen rats were randomly divided into three groups and treated using different wound coverage methods: group A, with a saline dressing; group B, standard application of CG Paste; and group C, injection of CG Paste. On postoperative days 3, 5, 7, 10, and 14, the wound areas were analyzed morphologically. Histological and immunohistochemical tissue analyses were performed on postoperative days 3 and 7. Results Groups B and C had significantly less raw surface than group A on postoperative days 10 and 14. Collagen fiber deposition and microvessel density were significantly higher in group C than in groups A and B on postoperative days 3 and 7. Conclusions This study showed comparable effectiveness between subcutaneous injection and the conventional dressing method of paste-type ADM. Moreover, the injection of CG Paste led to improved wound healing quality through the accumulation of collagen fibers and an increase in microvessel density.

• 대한핵의학회지
• /
• 제19권1호
• /
• pp.137-143
• /
• 1985

Using chelating agents such as Nitrilotriaceticacid(NTA), ticacid(DTPA) and Ethylenediaminenitrilotetraceticacid(EDTA), with TC-99m were determined in vitro and in vivo. Methods.of separation and determination of TC-99m-liposomes added chelating agents were practiced by thin layer chromatogram scan and gel filtration. Biodistributions of Tc-99m-liposomes in normal and sarcoma 180 cells bearing mice were observed. The results were as follows: 1) Maximum amount of $Sn^{+2}$ to reduction from pertechnetium$(10\sim20{\mu}ci)$ by adding 0, 1, 10 and $100{\mu}g$ of $SnCl_2$ in 0.2 ml of oxygen free water was $10{\mu}g$. 2) The large amounts of $SnCl_2$ were not changed but the small amounts of $SnCl_2$ were much changed by labeling with TC-99m to add chelating agents. EDTA in small amounts of $SnCl_2$ were reduced more strongly than DTPA or NTA. Using a hydrophilic chelate, DTPA, the uptake of liposomes could not accumulated in liver and spleen by a lipophilic chelate NTA were significant in vivo. 3) Uptake by tumor was achived 1.14% of injected dose per gram tissue and tumor to organ ratios were measured in low with TC-99m-NTA-liposomes(+).