• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제38권10호
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• pp.817-829
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• 2014

조직공학 분야에서의 3 차원 구조체는 세포의 성장과 분화를 유도하기 위한 미세 환경을 제공하고, 재생하고자 하는 조직의 형태를 유지할 수 있도록 지탱해 주는 역할을 수행한다. 현재까지 다양한 생체재료 및 이의 가공 기법들이 이러한 3 차원 구조체를 제작하는데 적용되고 있다. 특히, 3 차원 프린팅 기술은 다양한 재료를 이용하여 원하는 외부 형상과 내부 구조를 제작할 수 있기 때문에 오늘날 조직공학 분야에 많이 이용되고 있고, 이 기술을 통해 새로운 조직공학적 접근 방법도 시도되고 있다. 본 논문에서는, 현재 조직공학 분야에 적용되고 있는 3 차원 프린팅 기술과, 이를 통해 제작된 기능성 인공지지체 및 세포 프린팅 구조체, 그리고 이의 다양한 조직공학적 적용에 대해서 서술하고자 한다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.471-476
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• 2007

Various active microwave imaging techniques have been developed for cancer detection for past several decades. Both the microwave tomography and the UWB radar techniques, constituting functional microwave imaging systems, use the electrical property contrast between normal tissues and malignancies to detect the latter in an early development stage. Even though promising simulation results have been reported, the understanding of the functional microwave imaging diagnostics has been relied heavily on the complicated numerical results. We present a computationally efficient and physically instructive analytical electromagnetic wave channel models developed for functional microwave imaging system in order to detect especially the breast tumors as early as possible. The channel model covers the propagation factors that have been examined in the previous 2-D models, such as the radial spreading, path loss, partial reflection and transmission of the backscattered electromagnetic waves from the tumor cell. The effects of the system noise and the noise from the inhomogeneity of the tissue to the reconstruction algorithm are modeled as well. The characteristics of the reconstructed images of the tumor using the proposed model are compared with those from the confocal microwave imaging.

• 한국광학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국광학회 2006년도 동계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.359-360
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• 2006

Functional photoacoustic tomography is a new non-invasive imaging modality, and it is emerging as a very practical method for imaging biological tissue structures by means of laser-induced ultrasound. Structures with high optical absorption, such as blood vessels, can be imaged with the spatial resolution of ultrasound, which is not limited by the strong light scattering in biological tissues. By varying wavelengths of the laser light and acquiring photoacoustic images, optical absorption spectrum of each image pixel is found. Since the biochemical constituents of tissues determine the spectrum, useful functional information like oxygen saturation ($SO_2$) and total haemoglobin concentration (HbT) can be extracted. In this study, as a proof-of-principle experiment, hypoxic brain tumor vasculature and traumatic brain injury (TBI) of small animal brain are imaged with functional photoacoustic tomography. High resolution brain vasculature images of oxygen saturation and total hemoglobin concentration are provided to visualize hypoxic tumor vasculature, and hemorrhage on the cortex surface by the TBI.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.285-292
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• 2016

삼차원 프린팅(3D printing) 기술은 공학, 제조업, 교육, 예술, 그리고 바이오의학 같은 다양한 분야에 활용되고 있는 혁신적 기술이다. 프린팅 기술, 재료/생화학물질을 포함한 최근 기술의 진보는 생체적합성 물질, 세포, 지지체 성분의 3D 프린팅으로 복잡한 3D 기능성 조직과 장기를 제작할 수 있는 가능성을 보여주고 있다. 3D 바이오프린팅 기술은 신약 개발, 독성 연구를 위한 조직 모델의 제작에도 활용되고 있다. 3D 바이오프린팅 기술은 공학, 생체재료과학, 세포생물학, 생화학, 물리, 의학 같은 분야의 통섭이 필요한 연구 분야이다.

• Biomaterials and Biomechanics in Bioengineering
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2019

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of total polymer concentration on the chemical structure, morphology of pores, porosity, swelling ratio, degradation of gelatin-poly (vinyl alcohol) (Gel-PVA) cryogel scaffolds. Porous cryogels were prepared with cryogelation technique by using glutaraldehyde as a crosslinker. Functional group composition of cryogels after crosslinking was investigated by Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR). The morphology of cryogels was characterized via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and porosity analysis. All of the cryogels had a porous structure with an average pore size between $45.58{\pm}14.28$ and $50.14{\pm}4.26{\mu}m$. The cryogels were biodegradable and started to degrade in 14 days. As the polymer concentration increased the swelling ratio, the porosity and the degradation rate decreased. Spongy and mechanically stable Gel-PVA cryogels, with tunable properties, can be potential candidates as scaffolds for tissue engineering applications.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1067-1076
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• 2014

To date, biomedical application of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology remains one of the most important research topics and business targets. A wide range of approaches have been attempted using various 3D printing systems with general materials and specific biomaterials. In this review, we provide a brief overview of the biomedical applications using 3D printing techniques, such as surgical tool, medical device, prosthesis, and tissue engineering scaffold. Compared to the other applications of 3D printed products, the scaffold fabrication should be performed with careful selection of bio-functional materials. In particular, we describe how the biomaterials can be processed into 3D printed scaffold and applied to tissue engineering area.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.219-229
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• 2022

In this study, we propose a miniaturized micro-ceramic heater device. After screen-printing a silver paste between pre-sintered two aluminum oxide plates to integrate a heating circuit, the device was fabricated through a low-temperature sintering process. In order to configure the optimal heating circuit integration condition, the output current evaluation and heating test were performed according to the number of screen prints of the silver paste at various voltages. A silver paste-based heating circuit printed with a line width of 200 ㎛ and a thickness of 60 ㎛ was successfully integrated on a pre-sintered alumina substrate through a low-temperature sintering process. In the case of the 5 times printed device, the thermal response showed a response rate of 18.19 ℃/sec. To demonstrate feasibility of the proposed device in the medical field, such as bio-tissue suturing and hemostasis, a voltage was applied to pig tissue in the device to test tissue change due to heat generated from the device. These results show the possibility that the proposed small ceramic heater could be used in the medical field based on its excellent temperature response.

• Experimental and Molecular Medicine
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• 제50권12호
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• pp.12.1-12.14
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• 2018

Osteoporosis develops with high prevalence in both postmenopausal women and hypogonadal men. Osteoporosis results in significant morbidity, but no cure has been established. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) critically contribute to bone homeostasis and possess potent immunomodulatory/anti-inflammatory capability. Here, we investigated the therapeutic efficacy of using an infusion of MSCs to treat sex hormone-deficient bone loss and its underlying mechanisms. In particular, we compared the impacts of MSC cytotherapy in the two genders with the aim of examining potential gender differences. Using the gonadectomy (GNX) model, we confirmed that the osteoporotic phenotypes were substantially consistent between female and male mice. Importantly, systemic MSC transplantation (MSCT) not only rescued trabecular bone loss in GNX mice but also restored cortical bone mass and bone quality. Unexpectedly, no differences were detected between the genders. Furthermore, MSCT demonstrated an equal efficiency in rectifying the bone remodeling balance in both genders of GNX animals, as proven by the comparable recovery of bone formation and parallel normalization of bone resorption. Mechanistically, using green fluorescent protein (GFP)-based cell-tracing, we demonstrated rapid engraftment but poor inhabitation of donor MSCs in the GNX recipient bone marrow of each gender. Alternatively, MSCT uniformly reduced the $CD3^+T$-cell population and suppressed the serum levels of inflammatory cytokines in reversing female and male GNX osteoporosis, which was attributed to the ability of the MSC to induce T-cell apoptosis. Immunosuppression in the microenvironment eventually led to functional recovery of endogenous MSCs, which resulted in restored osteogenesis and normalized behavior to modulate osteoclastogenesis. Collectively, these data revealed recipient sexually monomorphic responses to MSC therapy in gonadal steroid deficiency-induced osteoporosis via immunosuppression/anti-inflammation and resident stem cell recovery.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.58-64
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• 2007

조직공학재생의학(조재학)은 생명과학과공학의 기본개념을 응용하여 생체조직을 만들고, 복원시키고, 변형시키기 위하여 새로운 디바이스나 생체조직 대용품을 만드는 학문분야이다. 조재학은 다학제간 연구개발하는 분야로써 매우 혁신적인 건강관리 및 치료 학문분야이다. 조재학의 큰 특징은 발전 속도가 빠른 첨단 과학 기술을 바탕으로 하고 있기 때문에 발전 속도가 빠르다는 점과 여러 분야의 지식과 기술을 함께 이용하기 때문에 다른 학문보다 관련 분야에 대하여 더욱 더 폭 넓은 이해를 필요로 하게 되므로 서로 다른 분야의 지식을 가진 과학자들의 협동 연구가 요구된다. 본 총설에서는 현재의 연구개발 동향 및 결과와 미래 가능성의 이해를 돕기위해 고찰하였다.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.17.1-17.10
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• 2021

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a chronic dilation of the aorta with a tendency to enlarge and eventually rupture, which constitutes a major cause of cardiovascular mortality. Although T-cell infiltrates have been observed in AAA, the cellular, phenotypic, and functional characteristics of these tissue-infiltrating T cells are not fully understood. Here, we investigated the proportional changes of T-cell subsets-including CD4⁺ T cells, CD8⁺ T cells, and γδ T cells-and their effector functions in AAAs. We found that Vδ2⁺ T cells were presented at a higher frequency in aortic aneurysmal tissue compared to normal aortic tissue and PBMCs from patients with AAA. In contrast, no differences were observed in the frequencies of CD4⁺, CD8⁺, and Vδ1⁺ T cells. Moreover, we observed that the Vδ2⁺ T cells from AAA tissue displayed immunophenotypes indicative of CCR5⁺ non-exhausted effector memory cells, with a decreased proportion of CD16⁺ cells. Finally, we found that these Vδ2⁺ T cells were the main source of IL-17A in abdominal aortic aneurysmal tissue. In conclusion, our results suggest that increased Vδ2⁺ T cells that robustly produce IL-17A in aortic aneurysmal tissue may contribute to AAA pathogenesis and progression.