• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.1051-1058
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• 2014

In this study, we investigated the improvement effect of obesity by treatment with a developed low frequency electrical stimulation system. Thirty female in their 20's as an experiment subjects divided 3 groups(control, commercialized device, developed device) were treated with electrical stimulation on abdomen for 4 weeks. The body weight, body mass index(BMI), waist-hip ratio(WHR), muscle strength, muscle(transverse abdominis(TrA), internal obliquus abdominis(IO), external obliquus abdominis(EO)), fat thickness and abdominal surface temperature were measured by electromyogram(EMG), ultrasound and digital infrared thermal image(DITI). In the result, the body weight and BMI were decreased. Subcutaneous abdominal fat were significantly reduced after 4 weeks. The muscle strength and TrA muscle thickness was increased 13.2%(p<0.05), and 35.5%, respectively. The fat thickness showed decrease in abdomen (p<0.05). Infrared measurement on abdominal surface temperature as a parameter of improvement in blood circulation was significantly increased(p<0.05). Therefore, the low frequency stimulation showed positive effects on parameters of the obesity improvement.

• 대한물리치료과학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.187-199
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• 1999

Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) is used for muscle reeducation, reduction of spasticity, delay of atrophy, and muscle strengthening. FES stronger stimulation than other forms of electrical stimulation. The efficacy of FES in improving function has been substantiated in the literature. Treatment programs employing FES - activation of muscular tissue through the intact peripheral nervous system - can be broken into five major categories, according to the goal of treatment. These broad areas would include the use of FES to: (1) a direct excitation onto the alpha motoneuron, through peripheral stimulation of the Ia myotatic sensory system and ascending afferent information, which will be integrated at conscious and subconscious level of the CNS. (2) The quality of a stimulated muscle contraction is determined by combination of many parameters, including stimulus amplitude, pulse duration, stimulus frequency, and duty cycle. (3) A unit that has a pulse duration between 200 and $400{\mu}sec$ will be more than adequate for FES applications. (4) The neuromuscular plasticity is critically important to return of function using muscle re-education and facilitation applications. (5) Prior to using FES as an electrical orthosis, the patient should build up endurance in the muscles to be stimu1ated during the gait cycle.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.10-14
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• 2016

Among the methods of treating tinnitus, the transcutaneous clectrical nerve stimulation (TENS) method of treating by electrical stimulation is common. However, there is a problem that surgical operation is required to stimulate the vagus nerve (VN) main trunk near most of the bronchus. Alternatively, we found that the same effect could be achieved by electrically stimulating the vagus nerve VN branch (Arnold's nerve) distributed in the outer ear. The TENS system for stimulation of vagus nerve has been developed, but it has not been able to implement to stimulate as a parameter optimized for the patient by simultaneously playing the sound of eliminating the tinnitus frequency. Therefore, in this paper, it is important to develop a safe and practical TENS device for tinnitus treatment based on a 32-bit microprocessor that simultaneously applies non-invasive and notched sounds and to develop optimal treatment methods for treating tinnitus.

• 한국감성과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국감성과학회 1999년도 춘계학술발표논문집 논문집
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• pp.243-248
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• 1999

There is substantial evidence that anatomical connections and functional interactions exist between vestibular and autonomic systems. Heart rate variability (HRV) including mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation (CV), power spectrum was analyzed for evaluation of the physiological role of the vestibular system on control of heart rate in rabbits. In anesthetized rabbits, electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve decreased heart rate and decreased LF/HF by increasing HF. On the cervical sympathetic nerve increased heart rate and increased LF/HF by increasing LF. Atropine, cholinergic blocker, increased heart rate and increased LF/HF by reducing HF, and propranolol, ${\beta}$-adrenergic blocker, decreased heart rate and decreased LF/HF by reducing LF> In unanesthetized rabbits, stimulation of the vestibular system induced by rotation or caloric increased heart rate and increased LF/HF by increasing LF> Also electrical stimulation of the vestibular nerve produced the same of effects as rotation or caloric in anesthetized rabbits. These results suggest that Stimulation of the vestibular system increased heart rate not by inhibiting the parasympathetic nerve but by activating the sympathetic nerve.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.471-477
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• 1999

전기자극을 이용한 청각시스템의 진단 및 치료방법에 대하여 많은 연구가 수행되어 왔으나 전기자극이 청각 시스템을 통하여 전달되어지는 과정에 대한 이해가 부족하였기 때문에 표준화된 방법이나 이론적인 배경이 없이 자극조건이 선택되어져 왔다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 실험동물에 이명을 유발시킨 상태에서 전기자극이 어떠한 영향을 미치는 가를 ABRrhk ECochG의 변화를 통해서 관찰하고자 한다. 본 연구에서는 9마리의 guinea pig를 Jastreboff 이명 유발 모델에 다라 salicylate를 이용하여 이명을 유발시킨후 전기자극을 가한 5마리를 실험군(A) 으로하고, 대조군(B)으로는 전기자극을 가하지 않은 4마리의 guinea pig를 대상으로 실험을 실시하였다. 실험조건은 이명유발 이전과 이명유발 1시간, 6시간, 12시간 후로 구분하였고, 각 실험조건에서 ABR과 ECochG를 검출하여 각 파형을 rms 값을 기준으로 정규화한 후 자기상관계수를 계산하여 전기자극을 인가하였을 때의 값들의 변화를 관찰하였다. 그 결과 ABR의 경우에는 이명이 유발된 상태에서 6시간 이후의변수 갑싱 급격히 증가하였다가 12시간이 되면서 최초의 상태로 돌아가고, 전기자극을 인가하였을 때는 이명유발 이전 상태에서의 값을 계속 유지하고 있었다. 그리고, ECochG의 경우에는 전기자극의 효과가 12시간 이후에 나타남을 확인하였다. 즉, 본 실험을 통하여 이명유발 모델에 전기자극을 인가하였을 때의 효과를 ABR과 ECochG 상관분석을 통하여 확인하였다.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.360-368
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• 2006

최근 휴대폰의 성능이 향상되면서 다양한 부가기능을 내장한 멀티미디어 폰이 등장했다. 특히 웰빙에 대한 관심이 증가하여 바이오 기능을 휴대폰에 내장 하기위한 다양한 시도가 있어 왔다. 여러 가지 바이오 기능 중 경피 신경 전기치료기는 혈액 순환의 개선과 통증 억제의 기능이 있으므로 이를 휴대폰에 내장시키면 언제 어디서나 쉽게 전기 자극을 통해 혈액 순환을 개선하고 통증 억제를 할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 경피 신경 전기치료기를 휴대폰에 내장시키기 위해서는 소형 및 저전력의 자극모듈이 필요하며, 모듈이 오동작할 경우에도 사용자의 안전을 보장할 수 있어야 한다. 본 논문에서는 소형의 승압기를 이용하여 휴대폰에 내장가능 한 전기자극기를 설계 및 제작하였으며, 사용자의 안전을 위해 자극기의 출력단에 충전된 전체 에너지가 한꺼번에 출력되어도 인체에 무해하도록 설계하였다. 구현한 자극기 모듈의 검증을 위하여 소형의 마이크로 프로세서를 이용하여 테스트 시스템을 구현하여 성능을 검증하였다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.308-312
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• 2017

Skeletal muscle function plays a very important role in quality of life. However, skeletal muscle causes functional decline under aging or some diseases. Exercise and muscle training are good solutions to delay sarcopenia, but there are limitations to those who are uncomfortable in exercise. For this reason, alternative interventions for muscle sarcopenia are required, and many studies proved the increase of skeletal muscle mass by electrical stimulation. In conventional studies, however, mouse skeletal muscle cells have been mostly used in experiments to identify electrical stimulation conditions while human derived cells have not been frequently utilized in these studies. Stimulation used for rehabilitation has been uniformly treated without the consideration of aging. In addition, many studies have been used with conventional petri dish usually requiring many numbers of cells, which is not appropriate for rare. Moreover, they are not usually condition uniformity of electrical field. In this study, we have developed an electrical stimulation device which consumes a small amount of cells and can form a uniform electrical field. With the system, we analyzed the skeletal muscle differentiation and Myotube thickness depending on the electrical stimulation condition.

• 대한전기학회논문지:시스템및제어부문D
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• 제52권10호
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• pp.611-617
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• 2003

A mechanical or electrical stimulation to the mandibular symphysis during a maximal voluntary clenching of the teeth always produces a jaw jerk followed by a silent period (transient stops) in the masseteric EMG (electromyogram). Generally, a mechanical stimulation is followed by a single silent period, and an electrical stimulation is followed by multiple silent periods. In this paper, we propose a new algorithm for determining the duration of the masseter silent period. The decision approach in essentially based upon a segmentation algorithm consisted of variance filter, median filter and gaussian filter. The new adaptive digital notch filter using R-CLMS(reverse constrained least mean-squared) algorithm is proposed for the elimination of powerline(60Hz) noise. At the same time, we design a real time measurement system for the EMG silent period under Window base.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.53-57
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• 2019

In this study, we prepared sputtering cathode for large sputtering thin film in the facing targets sputtering(FTS) system. Before fabrication of cathode equipment, we investigated optimal magnetic flux in the sputtering cathode by using magnetic field stimulation(Comsol). According to the result of magnetic field stimulation, we manufactured the cathode. After we mounted laboratory-designed cathode on FTS system, the discharge properties were observed in vacuum condition. In addition, ITO films were deposited on glass substrate and their electrical and optical properties were investigated by various measurements (four-point probe, UV-VIS spectrometer, field emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM), Hall-effect measurement).

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.211-224
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• 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to present a way to alleviate motion sickness(MS) by stimulating acupoint through PEMFs, and to assess the effectiveness of PEMFs against stimulation previously used to stimulate acupoint using biosignal evaluations and surveys. Materials and Methods: Thirteen healthy men participated in the experiment. MS was induced in the participants, and MS relief stimulation was applied for 30 minutes. There were 4 types of MS relief stimulation, and Sham, Reliefband, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation(TENS), and Pulsed electromagnetic fields stimulation(PEMFs) were used. The biosignals were measured during 30 minutes of applying MS relief stimulation, and the symptoms of MS were evaluated through a questionnaire survey. The measured biosignals are Electrocardiogram(ECG), Electrodermal activity(EDA), Respiration, Skin temperature(SKT), and Electrogastrogram(EGG). A one-way ANOVA test was performed for the rate of change by stimulation for MS relief over time. Results: Participants who were stimulated had a sharp decrease in MS symptoms. Biosignals were analyzed to evaluate autonomic nervous system activity, and the parasympathetic nervous system could be activated through stimulation. Conclusion: TENS and PEMFs were more effective in relieving MS symptoms than Reliefband. It is believed that PEMFs will be effective in consideration of the comfort of participants to be applied to actual vehicles, and studies to further verify the effects of PEMFs on MS should be conducted.