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다양한 알칼리도를 가진 붕소화합물이 혼입된 모르타르의 특성 검토 (Examination of the Characteristics of Mortar Mixed with Boron Compounds Presenting Various Levels of Alkalinity)

  • 이빛나;이종석;민지영;이장화
    • 콘크리트학회논문집
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    • 제29권1호
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    • pp.85-92
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    • 2017
  • 본 연구에서는 붕소화합물을 혼입하여 제작한 모르타르의 특성에 대한 검토를 수행하였다. 사용된 붕소화합물은 pH 값에 따라 산성 및 약알칼리성, 강알칼리성으로 구분하여 선별한 것으로 산성 기반인 붕산(AA)과 약알칼리 기반의 붕사(AB), 강알칼리성인 붕사(HB)이다. 실험은 모르타르의 물리적 화학적 특성을 파악할 수 있는 pH 측정 및 응결 시험, 압축강도 시험을 수행하였으며 모르타르 내 미세구조 분석을 위해 SEM 촬영을 수행하였다. pH 측정 결과 붕소화합물을 혼입한 시험체 전반적으로 기본 모르타르보다 pH가 낮게 측정되었으며 시간이 지남에 따라 pH가 저하되는 양상을 보였다. 또한, 응결 시험에서도 기본 시험체보다 초결 및 종결 시점이 늦게 발생되었으며 알칼리도에 따라 응결 지연을 저감할 수 있다는 기존 문헌과 다소 다른 결과를 나타냈다. 압축 강도 및 SEM 촬영 결과, 붕소화합물의 종류 및 성분에 따라 강도 등의 물리적 성능이 결정되기 때문에 이를 고려하여 최적 혼입량을 결정하는 것이 바람직할 것으로 판단된다.

공학적방벽재로서 벤토나이트 거동의 X선 단층촬영 기반 비파괴 특성화 현황 (Current Status of X-ray CT Based Non Destructive Characterization of Bentonite as an Engineered Barrier Material)

  • 멜빈;김주연;김광염;이창수;김진섭
    • 터널과지하공간
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    • 제31권6호
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    • pp.400-414
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    • 2021
  • 고준위방사성폐기물 처분장에서 벤토나이트는 공학적방벽재로서 주로 사용되어지는 재료로서 열-수리-역학-화학적 복합적 거동을 겪게 된다. 본 보고에서는 이러한 벤토나이트에 대한 X선 단층촬영 기반의 분석 및 특성화와 관련된 최근 연구 및 기술동향을 고찰하였다. X선 단층촬영 기반 벤토나이트의 평가는 분말형태와 펠렛형태에 대해 적용된 내용을 다루었다. X선 이미징을 통해 마이크로스케일에서 입자의 정보를 추출할 수 있으며 벤토나이트의 불균질성을 야기할 수 있는 펠렛 내부의 균열을 검출할 수 있다. 수화조건하에서 분말과 펠렛이 혼합된 벤토나이트에 대한 X선 분석을 통해 실험과정에서 발생하는 불균질 영역을 특정하고 모니터링이 가능하다. 펠렛으로만 구성된 벤토나이트가 펠렛과 파우더의 혼합으로 이루어진 벤토나이트보다 더 빨리 팽윤되는 특성이 보고되기도 하였다. 벤토나이트의 입자와 블록에 존재하는 작은 균열들이 건조-수화 조건하에서 각각 균열의 닫힘과 열림이 발생하는 것도 확인되었다. 전문 소프트웨어를 이용하여 시공간 단층 이미지로부터 변형률분포를 추출한 경우도 있었다. 최근의 연구들에서는 X선 단층촬영 기술을 이용하여 시간경과에 따른 벤토나이트의 건조밀도, 함수비, 입자의 이동 등을 평가하기도 하였다. 또한, 수화과정에 온도 조건을 고려하여 시간에 따른 재료의 전체 밀도 및 국부적 밀도 변화를 관찰하는 연구도 진행되고 있다.

Correct Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage Reduces Stagnant Blood Flow and the Risk of Thrombus Formation: A Proof-of-Concept Experimental Study Using 4D Flow Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  • Min Jae Cha;Don-Gwan An;Minsoo Kang;Hyue Mee Kim;Sang-Wook Kim;Iksung Cho;Joonhwa Hong;Hyewon Choi;Jee-Hyun Cho;Seung Yong Shin;Simon Song
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • 제24권7호
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    • pp.647-659
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    • 2023
  • Objective: The study was conducted to investigate the effect of correct occlusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA) on intracardiac blood flow and thrombus formation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) using four-dimensional (4D) flow magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and three-dimensional (3D)-printed phantoms. Materials and Methods: Three life-sized 3D-printed left atrium (LA) phantoms, including a pre-occlusion (i.e., before the occlusion procedure) model and correctly and incorrectly occluded post-procedural models, were constructed based on cardiac computed tomography images from an 86-year-old male with long-standing persistent AF. A custom-made closed-loop flow circuit was set up, and pulsatile simulated pulmonary venous flow was delivered by a pump. 4D flow MRI was performed using a 3T scanner, and the images were analyzed using MATLAB-based software (R2020b; Mathworks). Flow metrics associated with blood stasis and thrombogenicity, such as the volume of stasis defined by the velocity threshold ($\left|\vec{V}\right|$ < 3 cm/s), surface-and-time-averaged wall shear stress (WSS), and endothelial cell activation potential (ECAP), were analyzed and compared among the three LA phantom models. Results: Different spatial distributions, orientations, and magnitudes of LA flow were directly visualized within the three LA phantoms using 4D flow MRI. The time-averaged volume and its ratio to the corresponding entire volume of LA flow stasis were consistently reduced in the correctly occluded model (70.82 mL and 39.0%, respectively), followed by the incorrectly occluded (73.17 mL and 39.0%, respectively) and pre-occlusion (79.11 mL and 39.7%, respectively) models. The surfaceand-time-averaged WSS and ECAP were also lowest in the correctly occluded model (0.048 Pa and 4.004 Pa-1, respectively), followed by the incorrectly occluded (0.059 Pa and 4.792 Pa-1, respectively) and pre-occlusion (0.072 Pa and 5.861 Pa-1, respectively) models. Conclusion: These findings suggest that a correctly occluded LAA leads to the greatest reduction in LA flow stasis and thrombogenicity, presenting a tentative procedural goal to maximize clinical benefits in patients with AF.

기체전자증폭기를 이용한 X-선 영상획득실험에 관한 연구 (A Study for The X-ray Image Acquisition Experiment Using by Gas Electron Multipliers)

  • 강상묵;한상효;조효성;남상희
    • 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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    • 제24권2호
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    • pp.83-89
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    • 2003
  • 기체전자증폭기는 기존의 기체검출기의 표류공간에 위치하여 표류전기장을 매우 짧은 거리에 걸쳐 전자사태가 가능한 세기(〉 $10^4$ V/cm) 이상으로 압축함으로써 기체이득을 향상시키는 개념적으로 간단한 기구이다 이 기구는 양면이 금속(구리)으로 얇게 코팅된 수십 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 두께의 절연성 foil에 화학적 에칭이나 고출력 레이저빔 천공방법을 이용하여 직경 100 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 이하의 미소 hole들을 100-200 $\mu\textrm{m}$ 간격으로 균일하게 뚫어 놓은 구조로 되어 있다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 실험조건에서 기체전자증폭기의 동작특성을 조사하였으며 또한 기체전자증폭기의 섬광특성을 이용하여 표준 CCD 카메라와 결합하여 X-선 영상을 획득함으로써 디지털 X-선 영상센서로서의 가능성을 제시하였다.

자기 공명 영상법에서 Agarose 표준 물질을 사용한 유체 포화도의 계산 (Estimation of Fluid Saturations Using Agarose Standard in NMR Imaging)

  • 김경회
    • 공업화학
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    • 제10권1호
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    • pp.160-165
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    • 1999
  • Gel 표준 물질의 핵자기 공명적 완화 성질들이 다공성 매체내 유체의 핵자기 공명적 완화 성질들과 잘 부합될 수 있기 때문에, agarose gel은 다공성 매체내 유체의 성질을 측정하기 위한 표준 물질로 사용될 수 있다. 다공성 매체의 세공도(porosity)와 포화도(saturation)를 결정하기 위한 표준물질의 사용을 논의하였고, gel의 핵자기 공명적 성질에 대한 필요조건들도 제시하였다. 2.0 Tesla에서 측정된 agarose gel의 완화시간은 agarose 농도와 상자기성 불순물의 ($CuSO_4$) 농도 함수로 표시하였고, agarose gel 조성과 완화시간 사이의 실험적 결과를 나타내었다. 세공도 분포에 대한 평균값은 17.7%이고, 이 값은 중량 분석법에 의해 계산된 값과 잘 일치한다. 끝으로, agarose gel을 표준 물질로 사용한 비혼화성 2상 유체실험을 수행하였다. 포화 profile들은 균일한 다공성 매체내에서 일차원 치환실험을 했을 때 계산된 결과와 잘 일치하고 있다.

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Incidence of Venous Thromboembolic Complications in Instrumental Spinal Surgeries with Preoperative Chemoprophylaxis

  • Hamidi, Saeed;Riazi, Mahdieh
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • 제57권2호
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    • pp.114-118
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    • 2015
  • Objective : Venous thromboembolism (VTE) after spinal surgery affects a patients' postoperative recovery and also carries a mortality risk. Some studies recommended chemical prophylaxis for high-risk patients and for those after complex spinal surgeries. However, chemoprophylaxis for VTE in spinal surgery is underemployed and there is no agreement on the use of VTE prophylaxis in spinal surgery. The aim of this study was to document the incidence of VTE after an elective instrumental spinal surgery, among those receiving preoperative chemoprophylaxis as compared with patients who did not receive it. Methods : This study was carried out on eighty-nine patients allocated randomly to receive either low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) or no prophylaxis before elective instrumental spinal surgery. All patients received postoperative compression stockings. A compression Doppler ultrasonography was performed for all patients to detect postoperative deep vein thrombosis. In addition, further imaging studies were performed for patients suspected of VTE. Results : Three (3.3%) patients were diagnosed with VTE. One of them had received preoperative chemoprophylaxis. There were no significant difference in incidence of VTE between the two groups (p>0.95; 95% confidence interval, 0.06-8.7). Laterality of gender and postsurgical recumbence duration were all independent predictors of VTE (p=0.01 and p<0.001, respectively). Conclusion : The difference in the incidence of thromboembolic complications between the two groups was not significant. Moreover, we found that preoperative prophylactic LMWH injection has no major bleeding complications altering postoperative course; still, the issue concerning the initiation time of chemoprophylaxis in spinal surgery remains unclear.

조정 확장 칼만 필터를 이용한 동적 전기 임피던스 단층촬영법 (Dynamical Electrical Impedance Tomography Based on the Regularized Extended Kalman Filter)

  • 김경연;김봉석;강숙인;김민찬;이정훈;이윤준
    • 전자공학회논문지SC
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    • 제38권5호
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    • pp.23-32
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    • 2001
  • 전기 임피던스 단층촬영법은 표적의 경계면에서 여러 개의 전극을 통하여 전류를 주입하고 저항률의 함수로써 경계면에 유기되는 전압을 구하고, 경계면에 유기된 전압 값으로부터 표적 내부의 저항률 분포를 추정하여 표적의 영상을 복원하는 비교적 새로운 영상복원법이다. 본 논문에서는, 상태방정식과 측정방정식으로 구성되는 동적 모델에 기초하여, 시간에 따라 변하는 저항률 분포를 온라인으로 추정하기 위해 확장 칼만 필터를 이용한 전기 임피던스 단층촬영법의 영상복원 알고리즘을 제안하였다. 또한, Tikhonov 조정 기법에 근거한 제약조건을 비용함수에 추가하여 역문제의 부정치성을 완화시켰다. 제안된 영상복원 알고리즘의 성능을 검증하기 위해 16 채널에 대한 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 수행하였으며, 시간에 따른 표적의 저항률 분포의 변화가 심한 경우에도 비교적 양호한 복원성능을 나타내었다.

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Design, Fabrication, and Application of a Microfluidic Device for Investigating Physical Stress-Induced Behavior in Yeast and Microalgae

  • Oh, Soojung;Kim, Jangho;Ryu, Hyun Ryul;Lim, Ki-Taek;Chung, Jong Hoon;Jeon, Noo Li
    • Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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    • 제39권3호
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    • pp.244-252
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: The development of an efficient in vitro cell culture device to process various cells would represent a major milestone in biological science and engineering. However, the current conventional macro-scale in vitro cell culture platforms are limited in their capacity for detailed analysis and determination of cellular behavior in complex environments. This paper describes a microfluidic-based culture device that allows accurate control of parameters of physical cues such as pressure. Methods: A microfluidic device, as a model microbioreactor, was designed and fabricated to culture Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under various conditions of physical pressure stimulus. This device was compatible with live-cell imaging and allowed quantitative analysis of physical cue-induced behavior in yeast and microalgae. Results: A simple microfluidic-based in vitro cell culture device containing a cell culture channel and an air channel was developed to investigate physical pressure stress-induced behavior in yeasts and microalgae. The shapes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii could be controlled under compressive stress. The lipid production by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was significantly enhanced by compressive stress in the microfluidic device when compared to cells cultured without compressive stress. Conclusions: This microfluidic-based in vitro cell culture device can be used as a tool for quantitative analysis of cellular behavior under complex physical and chemical conditions.

골격계진단에 있어서 핀홀스캔의 우월성 (Whether Pinhole Scan or Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) in the Diagnosis of Bone and Joint Diseases)

  • 박용휘
    • 대한핵의학회지
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    • 제30권1호
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    • pp.1-14
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    • 1996
  • Since the publication of the first bone scintiscans in 1962 three decades have elapsed. The bone scan has made great strides during this period, becoming one of the most commonly used nuclear imaging tests. In spite of the progress, however, the specificity of bone scan has remained relatively low. As the result it is a common practice to seek additional information from radiograph, CT scan and MR image, which is euphemistically termed as "image fusion or co-location." The basic reason is the inapplicability of the classical piecemeal analysis to interpreting planar and SPECT bone scans. Such analysis has its base on the observation of elemental features of morphology, which include the size, shape, contour, location, topography and internal architecture. The physiochemical profile may well also be included. Understandably, however, the miniatured images of the planar bone scan cannot provide these features in acceptable detail and the same holds true even with SPECT Images which are but sliced views of the reconstructed planar scans. Fortunately pinhole scanning has the capacity to portray both the morphological and chemical profiles of bone and joint diseases in greater detail through true magnification. The magnitude of pinhole scan resolution is practically comparable to that of radiography as far as gross anatomy is concerned. Thus, we feel strongly that pinhole scanning is a potential breakthrough of the long-lamented low specificity of bone scan. This presentation will discuss the fun-damentals, advantages and disadvantages and the most recent advances of pinhole scanning. It high-lights the actual clinical applications of pinhole scanning in relation to the diagnosis of infective and inflammatory diseases of bone and joint.

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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE GIANT H II REGION G353.2+0.9 IN NGC 6357

  • BOHIGAS JOAQUIN;TAPIA MAURICIO;ROTH MIGUEL;RUlZ MARIA TERESA
    • 천문학회지
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    • 제37권4호
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    • pp.281-284
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    • 2004
  • Optical imaging and spectroscopy of G353.2+0.9, the brightest part of the giant H II region NGC 6357, shows that this H II region is optically thin, contains ${\~}300\;M_{\bigodot}$ of ionized gas and is probably expanding into the surrounding medium. Its chemical composition is similar to that found in other H II regions at similar galactocentric distances if temperature fluctuations are significant. The inner regions are probably made of thin shells and filaments, whereas extended slabs of material, maybe shells seen edge-on, are found in the periphery. The radio continuum and H$\alpha$ emission maps are very similar, indicating that most of the optical nebula is not embedded in the denser regions traced by molecular gas and the presence of IR sources. About $10^{50}$ UV photons per second are required to produce the H$\beta$ flux from the 1l.3'${\times}$10' region surrounding the Pis 24 cluster that is south of G353.2+0.9. Most of the energy powering this region is produced by the 03-7 stars in Pis 24. Most of the 2MASS sources in the field with large infrared excesses are within G353.2+0.9, indicating that the most recent star forming process occured within it. The formation of Pis 24 preceded and caused the formation of this new generation of stars and may be responsible for the present-day morphology of the entire NGC 6357 region.