• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.1012-1021
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• 2021

This study evaluated the effect of freezing rate on the quality characteristics of pork loin to establish an objective standard for rapid freezing. To generate various freezing rates, three air flow rates (0, 1.5, and 3.0 m/s) were applied under three freezing temperatures (-20℃, -30℃, and -40℃). Based on the results, freezing rates ranged from 0.26-1.42 cm/h and were graded by three categories, i.e, slow (category I, >0.4 cm/h), intermediate (category II, 0.6-0.7 cm/h) and rapid freezing (category III, >0.96 cm/h). Both temperature and the air flow rate influenced the freezing rate, and the freezing rate affected the ice crystal size and shear force in pork loin. However, the air flow rate did not affect thawing loss, drip loss or the color of pork loins. In the comparison of freezing rates, pork belonging to category II did not show a clear difference in quality parameters from pork in category I. Furthermore, pork in category III showed fresh meat-like qualities, and the quality characteristics were clearly distinct from those of category I. Although the current standard for rapid freezing rate is 0.5 cm/h, this study suggested that 0.96 cm/h is the lowest freezing rate for achieving meat quality distinguishable from that achieved with conventional freezing, and further increasing the freezing rate did not provide advantages from an energy consumption perspective.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to compare the efficiency of slow freezing with that of vitrification method for the cryopreservation of human embryos. Human embryos were derived from in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and the mixed solution of propanedial (1.5, 1.0, 0.5M PROH) and sucrose (0.1M), ethylene glycol (7.5, 15%), dimethyl sulfoxide (7.5, 15% DMSO), sucrose (0.5, 1.0M) and SPS (Serum Protein Substitute) was used for a cryoprotectant for slow freezing and vitrification solution, respectively. Rates of recovery after thawing, morphological normality, post-thaw viability, arrest, morphological abnormality and preimplantation development were compared between two protocols. After freezing-thawing, recovery and survial rate of slow freezing was (88.6% and 73.4%), whereas vitrification was (99.2% and 96.2%) (p<0.05). The arrest rate of slow freezing was significantly lower compared with those of vitrification(8.7% vs 29.9%) (p<0.05). Preimplantation development to the 2-cell (83.8% vs 67.7%), 4-cell (69.0% vs 47.2%) and 8-cell (62.4% vs 37.8%) stages 24, 48 and 72 h after thawing, respectively, were higher in the slow freezing than the vitrification. After slow freezing and vitrification of human embryo at 2-8cell stage, the rate of recovery rate, survival rate and partial damage rate were 92.0% vs 100%, 80.4% vs 96.2% and 52.2% vs 19.0%, respectively. And partial damage rate was significantly lower than those of slow freezing method (p<0.05). These results demonstrate that a slow freezing using PROH is more efficient than a vitrification for cryopreserving the human zygotes, although the vitrification yielded better recovery, survival and partial damage of frozen-thawed 2-8 cell stage embryos than slow freezing method.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제58권3호
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• pp.13.1-13.7
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• 2016

Background: In the present study, various freezing containers were tested for mouse embryos of respective developmental stages; embryos were vitrified and then their survival rate and developmental rate were monitored. Mouse two cell, 8 cell, and blastula stage embryos underwent vitrification freezing-thawing and then their recovery rate, survival rate, development rate, and hatching rate were investigated. Methods: EM-grid, OPS, and cryo-loop were utilized for vitrification freezing-thawing of mouse embryos. Results: It was found that recovery rate and survival rate were higher in the group of cryo-loop compared to those of EM-grid (p < 0.05). Embryonic development rate, two cell embryos to blastocyst, as well as hatching rate were higher in the control group compared to the EM-grid group and OPS group (p < 0.05), yet no difference was noted between the control group and cryo-loop group. Development rate and hatching rate of eight cell morulae and blastocysts were all lower in the treatment groups than the control group whilst hatching rate of blastocysts was higher in the control group compared to the groups of EM-grid and OPS (p < 0.05); although the cryo-loop group was shown to be slightly higher than other groups, it was not statistically significant. Conclusions: In the study, we investigate effects of freezing containers on vitrified embryos of respective developmental stages; it was demonstrated that higher developmental rate was shown in more progressed (or developed) embryos with more blastomeres. There was however, no difference in embryonic development rate was shown amongst containers. Taken together, further additional studies are warranted with regards to 1) manipulation techniques of embryos for various vitrification freezing containers and 2) preventive measures against contamination via liquid nitrogen.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2014

This study was carried out to study the survival rate of thawed Hanwoo embryos frozen by the slow-rate freezing or the cryotop vitrification method. Hanwoo cumulus-oocyte complexes were recovered from ovaries at a slaughter house, matured for 20~22 hours, fertilized with Hanwoo semen for 5~6 hours, and cultured for 7~9 days in $38.5^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$ incubator. For freezing, Day 7~9 blastocysts were collected. Embryos for the slow-rate freezing were equilibrated in 1.8 M ethylene glycol (EG) with Dulbecco's phosphate-buffered saline (D-PBS). Programmable cell freezer was precooled down to $-7^{\circ}C$, and the straw was seeded during 8 minutes-holding time, and was cooled to $-35^{\circ}C$ at the cooling rate of $0.3^{\circ}C/min$, and then was plunged and stored in liquid nitrogen. Embryos for the cryotop vitrification were treated in TCM199 with 0.5 M sucrose, 16% EG, 16% dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO). Embryos were then loaded individually onto cryotop and plunged directly into liquid nitrogen. The survival rates of embryos frozen by these two freezing methods were evaluated at 12 to 24h post-thawing. The survival rates of frozen/thawed Hanwoo embryos by the cryotop vitrification method ($56.86{\pm}26.53%$) were slightly higher than those by the slow-rate freezing method ($55.07{\pm}26.43%$) with no significant difference. Using the cryotop vitrification and the slow-rate freezing of Hanwoo blastocysts on Day 7 following in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, the survival rates of frozen/thawed Hanwoo embryos were $72.65{\pm}18.3%$ and $79.06{\pm}17.8%$, respectively. The survival rates by the cryotop vitrification were higher than those by the slow-rate freezing on both Day 8 and 9 with significantly higher survival rate on Day 9 (p<0.05). Using the cryotop vitrification and the slow-rate freezing of Hanwoo embryos to compare between three different blastocyst stages, the survival rates of the blastocyst stage embryos were $66.22{\pm}18.8%$ and $45.76{\pm}12.8%$, respectively with higher survival rate by the vitrification method (p<0.05). And the survival rate of expanded blastocysts was higher than those of early blastocysts and blastocysts in two freezing methods with significantly higher survival rate by the slow-rate freezing method (p<0.05).

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.1250-1259
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• 2001

This study was experimentally performed to investigate sea water freezing behavior along parallel cooled plate with bubbly flow The experiments were carried out for a variety of parameter, such as sea water velocity, air-bubble flow rate, and cooled-plate temperature. The shape of freezing layer, freezing rate and salinity of frozen layer were observed and measured. It was found that the experimental parameters gave a great influence on the freezing rate and the salinity of the frozen layer.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제3권5호
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• pp.386-394
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• 1991

Freezing of saturated porous media contained in a rectangular cavity has been studied experimentally. Water and different diameter glass beads consitituted the liquid and porous media. Solidification front shape, the effects of bead diameter and initial liquid temperature was investigated. When the hot wall temperature was below $4^{\circ}C$, the freezing rate was higher at the top than at the bottom due to the density inversion, but with increasing the hot wall temperature the freezing rate at the top was effected by the liquid temperature and was lower than at the bottom. With increasing the bead diameter, the difference of freezing rate between top and bottom was increased and depends on thermal conductivity. When the liquid temperature was low in the beginning, the freezing rate was high, but with increasing the time almost the same with those of high temperature liquid.

• 한국마린엔지니어링학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국마린엔지니어링학회 2001년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.249-257
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• 2001

This study was experimentally performed to investigate sea water freezing behavior along parallel cooled plate with bubbly flow. The experiments were carried out for a variety of parameter, such as sea water velocity, air-bubble flow rate, and cooled-plate temperature. The shape of freezing layer, freezing rate and salinity of frozen layer were observed and measured. It was found that the experimental parameters gave a great influence on the freezing rate and the salinity of the frozen layer.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.19-26
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• 1988

Most of meat spoilage bacteria area Gram negative, which are very sensitive to freezing ; for instance , 90% of E. coli cells are killed or sub-lethally injured by freezing at -3$0^{\circ}C$, and the freeze-injury rate is dependent upon freezing rate. Since the injured bacterial cells are sensitive to selective agents, they fail to multiply in selective media. Injured bacterial cells are, however, capable of spontaneous repair at appropriate environmental and nutritional conditions . Enumeration of injured bacterial cells involves artificial induction of repair at these conditions. Cubic beef samples(3$\times$3$\times$3cm) were frozen at -6$0^{\circ}C$, -4$0^{\circ}C$, or -18$^{\circ}C$. The samples frozen at each temperature were thawed at 4$^{\circ}C$, 2$0^{\circ}C$, or by microwave . After these respective freezing an thawing treatments, the percentage of sub-lethally injured total coliforms out of total surviving ones was measured and compared. The results were as follows: 1. The interaction between freezing and thawing on injury rate was not significant. 2. The injury rates(as means of all three thawing treatments post-freezing) by freezing at -6$0^{\circ}C$, -4$0^{\circ}C$, or -18$^{\circ}C$ were 32.2$^{\circ}C$ and 19.2$^{\circ}C$ respectively . 3. The injury rates(as means of all three freezing treatments)by thawing at 4$^{\circ}C$, 2$0^{\circ}C$, or by microwave were 49.3%, 11.7% and 21.0% respectively. The highest injury rate was caused by freezing at -6$0^{\circ}C$ and subsequent thawing at 4$^{\circ}C$. However since the injury rates by freezing treatment were not significantly different, freezing at -18$^{\circ}C$ and subsequent thawing at 4$^{\circ}C$ can also be recommended , from an economic perspective.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권7호
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• pp.1055-1061
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• 2014

본 연구는 양파의 최적 냉동 분석 조건을 확립하기 위해 다양한 냉동속도가 양파의 이화학적 및 영양학적 특성 변화에 미치는 정도를 관찰함으로써 진행되었다. 본 실험에서는 강제송풍방식을 이용하였으며, 자연대류식($0.1^{\circ}C/min$), 저속 ($0.5^{\circ}C/min$) 및 고속($0.7^{\circ}C/min$)으로 냉동속도를 조절하여 $-12^{\circ}C$까지 냉동하였다. 냉동양파의 해동은 전자레인지를 이용하여 중심부의 온도가 $4^{\circ}C$가 될 때까지 400 W의 세기로 해동하였다. 분석 결과 양파의 강도는 데치기 처리된 양파(대조구)에 비해 냉 해동 후 현저히 감소하는 경향을 보였고, 냉동속도가 빠를수록 대조구와 유사하게 나타났다. 양파의 해동 감량은 냉동속도가 빠를수록 증가하였다. 양파의 색도는 냉동속도가 느릴수록 대조구와 현저한 차이를 보였다. 또한 전자현미경(SEM) 관찰 결과 냉동속도가 빠를수록 기공의 크기가 작았으며, 이는 빠른 냉동속도가 식품 조직의 손상을 방지하는 것으로 사료된다. 영양성분의 분석 결과 비타민 C의 경우 생 시료(대조구)에 비해 데치기 및 냉 해동처리 후 값은 감소하였지만 냉동속도에 따른 큰 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 유리당의 함량은 데치기 및 냉 해동 처리 후 감소하였으며, fructose, glucose 및 sucrose의 함량은 고속으로 냉동 시 가장 높았다. Citric acid, succinic acid 및 fumaric acid 함량은 냉동속도에 따른 차이는 없었고, malic acid 함량은 고속냉동 시에 가장 높은 값을 보였다. 본 연구결과 고속으로 양파를 냉동할 때 물리적 및 영양적 손실을 막아 품질을 유지하는데 효과적인 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.555-565
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• 2018

최근 임시 지보, 보강 및 지하수 차수와 같은 다양한 지질공학분야에서 차수 및 지반보강 공법으로 인공동결공법(artificial ground freezing method)이 적용되고 있다. 인공동결공법은 지중에 매설된 동결관 내로 냉매를 순환시켜 대상 지반에 차수벽 및 지지체의 역할을 할 수 있는 동결벽체(frozen wall)를 형성한다. 본 연구에서는 해성 점토지반(marine clay)에 대한 인공동결공법 현장실증시험을 수행함으로서 인공동결공법에 따른 해성 점토지반에서의 동결속도(freezing rate)를 평가하였다. 현장실증시험은 지중에 3.2m 깊이로 매설된 동결관 내로 초저온 냉매인 액화질소를 순환시키는 방법으로 단일공 시험과 동결벽체 형성 시험을 수행하였다. 자동밸브를 통해 유출되는 액화질소의 온도를 일정하게 유지시켰으며, 동결과정에서 동결관 외벽 및 지중의 온도변화를 측정하였다. 시험결과, 단일공 시험은 부피가 약 $2.12m^3$인 원기둥 모양의 동결체를 형성하는데 총 3.5일 동안 약 11.9ton의 액화질소가 소요되었고, 동결벽체 형성 시험은 부피 약 $7.04m^3$의 동결벽체를 형성하는데 총 4.1일 동안 약 18ton의 액화질소가 소요된 것으로 산정되었다. 임의의 깊이에서 동결면적이 동결반경의 제곱에 비례하기 때문에 동결반경이 증가할수록 방사방향 1차원 동결속도가 감소하였고, 이를 바탕으로 방사방향 1차원 동결속도 예측식을 제시하였다.