• 한국습지학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2010

댐 건설이 주변 환경에 미치는 영향에 대해서는 주로 기후와 농산물에 초점이 맞추어져 연구되어왔다. 본 연구는 댐 건설에 따른 주변 식생의 변화를 알아보기 위하여 조사 장소를 준공 후 33년이 지났으며, 저수용량이 우리나라에서 가장 큰 소양강댐으로 선택하였다. 소양호의 범람지, 범람지보다 고도가 5m 높은 범람지 위쪽, 그리고 호수로부터 능선을 사이에 두고 3km이상 떨어져 있는 대조구에서 방형구법을 통한 식생과 토양함수량 조사가 이루어졌다. 관목층~교목층의 평균상대우점치는 범람지는 버드나무(87.9%)가, 범람지 위쪽과 대조구는 신갈나무(38.9%, 40.4%)가 가장 높았으며, 초본층의 상대우점치는 범람지에서는 사철쑥(34.2%)이, 범람지 위쪽과 대조구에서는 주름조개풀(19.4%, 24.6%)이 가장 높았다. Shannon-Wiener 종다양도 지수는 관목층~교목층에서 범람지(0.26)가 범람지 위쪽(2.34)과 대조구(2.23)보다 낮았으며(p<.01), 초본층에서는 3 모둠간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. S${\o}$rensen의 군집유사도 지수는 범람지와 범람지 위쪽, 범람지와 대조구에서 낮았으며, 범람지 위쪽과 대조구는 비교적 높았다. 교목과 아교목의 흉고직경별 개체수는 범람지에서 5~10cm인 버드나무(240/ha)가, 범람지 위쪽과 대조구는 모두 15~20cm인 참나무속 식물(400/ha, 466/ha)이 가장 높은 밀도를 보였다. 치수는 범람지에서 소나무(7,040/ha)가, 범람지 위쪽과 대조구는 모두 참나무속 식물(720/ha, 400/ha)이 가장 높은 밀도로 출현하였다. 토양함수량은 범람지(6.28%)가 범람지 위쪽(11.13%)과 대조구(10.14%)에 비하여 낮았다(p<.01). 조사 결과, 소양강 댐 건설로 인해 범람지는 식생이 변하였지만, 그 바로 위쪽에서는 식생의 변화가 나타나지 않았다.

• 청정기술
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.329-335
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• 2020

재생에너지로부터 수전해를 통하여 생산된 수소와 포집된 CO2를 활용하여 메탄올을 합성하는 power-to-methanol 기술이 재생에너지를 대용량으로 저장하는 방안으로 제시되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 메탄올을 수소 및 전력 생산에 활용함에 있어 더욱 효율적인 방법으로 연료전지 내부에서 메탄올 수증기개질 반응이 일어나는 내부개질형 용융탄산염 연료전지에 대해 성능 분석을 실시하였다. 용융탄산염 연료전지의 연료극으로 사용되는 다공성 Ni-10 wt%Cr을 촉매로 메탄올 수증기개질 반응을 수행한 결과 연료전지 운전 조건에서 연료극은 메탄올 수증기개질 반응에 충분한 활성을 나타내었다. 메탄올 수용액을 직접 용융탄산염 연료전지의 연료극으로 공급한 결과 연료전지의 성능은 외부 개질기를 통하여 생산된 개질가스를 공급하는 경우에 비해 다소 성능이 낮게 나타났으며, 메탄올 공급유량이 비교적 낮은 경우 고 전류밀도에서 불안정한 성능을 나타내었다. 연료극으로부터 생성된 가스를 재순환시킴으로써 연료전지의 성능을 향상시킬 수 있었으며, 메탄올 전환율도 90% 이상 얻을 수 있었다. 물질수지를 통하여 연료극에서 일어나는 반응을 분석한 결과 전류밀도 및 가스 재순환 유량이 증가함에 따라 메탄올 수증기개질 반응속도가 증가함을 확인하였다. 이상의 결과로부터 별도의 촉매층을 설치할 필요 없이 연료극 만으로도 용융탄산염 연료전지 내에서 메탄올 수증기개질 반응이 가능하며, 메탄올 내부개질형 용융탄산염 연료전지를 통하여 전력과 합성가스를 동시에 생산할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.54-68
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• 1985

It is desirable to collect the solar thermal energy at relatively high temperature in order to minimize the size of thermal storage system and to enlarge the scope of solar thermal energy utilization. So far the concentrating solar collector has been developed to collect solar thermal energy at relatively high temperature, but it has some difficulties in maintaining the volumetric body of solar collector for long term utilization. On the other hand, the flat-plate solar collector has been developed to collect the solar thermal energy at low temperature, and it has advantages in maintaining the system for long term utilization, since it's thickness is thin and not volumetric. In this study, to develop a solar collector that has both advantages of collecting solar thermal energy at high temperature and fixing conveniently the collector system for long term period, a cylindrical parabolic concentrating solar collector was designed, which has two rows of parabolic reflectors and thin thickness such as the flat-plate solar collector, maintaining the optical form of concentrating solar collector. The characteristics of the concentrating parabolic solar collector newly designed was analysed and the results are summarized as follows; 1. The temperature of the air enclosed in solar collector was all the same as $50^{\circ}C$ in both cases of the open and closed loop, and when the heat transfer fluid was not circulated in tubular absorber, the maximum surface temperature of the absorber was $118-120^{\circ}C$, this results suggested that the heat transfer fluid could be heated up to $118^{\circ}C$. 2. In case of longitudinal installation of the solar collector, the temperature difference of heat transfer fluid between inlet and outlet was $4^{\circ}-6^{\circ}C$ at the flow rate of $110-130{\ell}/hr$, and the collected solar energy per unit area of collector was $300-465W/m^2$. 3. The collected solar energy per unit area for 7 hours was 1960 Kcal/$m^2$ for the open loop and 220 Kcal/$m^2$ for the closed loop. Therefore it is necessary to combine the open and closed loop of solar collectors to improve the thermal efficiency of solar collector. 4. The thermal efficiency of the solar collector (C.P.C.S.C.) was proportional to the density of solar radiation, indicating the maximum thermal efficiency ${\eta}_{max}=58%$ with longitudinal installation and ${\eta}_{max}=45%$ with lateral installation. 5. The thermal efficiency of the solar collector (C.P.C.S.C.) was increased in accordance with the increase of flow rate of heat transfer fluid, presenting the flow rate of $110{\ell}/hr$ was the value of turning point of the increasing rate of the collector efficiency, therefore the flow rate of $110{\ell}/hr$ was considered as optimum value for the test of the solar collector (C.P.C.S.C.) performance when the heat transfer fluid is a liquid. 6. In both cases of longitudinal and lateral installation of the solar collector (C.P.C.S.C.), the thermal efficiency was decreased linearly with an increase in the value of the term ($T_m-T_a$)/Ic and the increasing rate of the thermal efficiency was not effected by the installation method of solar collector.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.69-79
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• 2016

높은 에너지 밀도를 지닌 리튬 이온 전지는 현재 리튬 이온 전지에 상용화된 음극 활물질인 천연 흑연의 보다 높은 율 별 특성과 안정한 장수 명 특성을 요구하고 있다. 천연 흑연계 음극 활물질을 이용하여 리튬 전지 음극을 제작하여, SEI 피막의 형성 및 제어의 대표적인 전해질 첨가제인 VC (vinylene carbonate), VEC (vinyl ethylene carbonate), FEC (fluoroethylene carbonate)등의 다양한 첨가제를 사용하여 초기 반응에 의해 생성되는 SEI 피막을 분석하고 이에 따른 전기 화학 특성 변화를 측정하기 위하여 SEM, EVS (electorochemical voltage spectroscopy), 피막 분석, EIS (electrochemical impedance spectroscopy), FT-IR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy)등을 측정하여, 고온 수명 평가, 용량 유지율 및 성능 평가를 실시하여, $0^{\circ}C$ 수명특성 이후의 음극에 대한 분석을 비교 및 분석 평가 하였다. 초기 충전 시 profile에서 SEI의 형성에 의한 변화를 나타냈으며, EVS를 통하여 No-Additive가 약 0.9 V에서 SEI의 형성이 이루어지지만, VC, VEC, FEC의 경우 1 V 이상에서 형성반응이 이루어졌다. $60^{\circ}C$ 수명특성평가에서 초기 효율은 No-Additive가 가장 높게 나타나며 용량 유지율이 높게 나타났으나, cycle이 진행 될수록 충전 시 용량과 효율이 감소하여 VC, FEC보다 용량 유지율이 낮아졌고, VEC는 효율 및 용량 유지율 모두 성능이 가장 낮게 나타났다. SEM을 통하여 SEI의 변화를 확인할 수 없었지만, FT-IR을 통하여 SEI의 성분이 cycle이 진행이 될수록 첨가제에 의해 $2850-2900cm^{-1}$영역의 Alkyl carbonate ($RCO_2Li$) 계열의 성분이 더욱 견고하게 유지되는 것을 확인하였으며, EIS를 통하여 cycle이 진행될수록 저항은 증가하는 것으로 나타났고, 특히 No-Additive 및 VEC의 SEI에 의한 저항이 매우 커졌다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.83-89
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• 2020

지난 수십년간 인류에게 핵심적인 에너지 자원이었던 화석연료가 갈수록 고갈되고 있고, 산업발전에 따른 오염이 심해지고 있는 환경을 보호하기 위한 노력의 일환으로, 친환경 이차전지, 수소발생 에너지 장치, 에너지 저장 시스템 등과 관련한 새로운 에너지 기술들이 개발되고 있다. 그 중에서도 리튬이온 배터리 (Lithium ion battery, LIB)는 높은 에너지 밀도와 긴 수명으로 인해, 대용량 배터리로 응용하기에 적합하고 산업적 응용이 가능한 차세대 에너지 장치로 여겨진다. 하지만, 친환경 전기 자동차, 드론 등 증가하는 배터리 시장을 고려할 때, 수명이 다한 이유로 어느 순간부터 많은 양의 배터리 폐기물이 쏟아져 나올 것으로 예상된다. 이를 대비하기 위해, 폐전지에서 리튬 및 각종 유가금속을 회수하는 공정개발이 요구되는 동시에, 이를 재활용할 수 있는 방안이 사회적으로 요구된다. 본 연구에서는, 폐전지의 재활용 전략소재 중 하나인, 리튬이온 배터리의 대표적 양극 소재 Li2CO3의 나노스케일 패턴 제조 방법을 소개하고자 한다. 우선, Li2CO3 분말을 진공 내 가압하여 성형하고, 고온 소결을 통하여 매우 순수한 Li2CO3 박막 증착용 3인치 스퍼터 타겟을 성공적으로 제작하였다. 해당 타겟을 스퍼터 장비에 장착하여, 나노 패턴전사 프린팅 공정을 이용하여 250 nm 선 폭을 갖는, 매우 잘 정렬된 Li2CO3 라인 패턴을 SiO2/Si 기판 위에 성공적으로 형성할 수 있었다. 뿐만 아니라, 패턴전사 프린팅 공정을 기반으로, 금속, 유리, 유연 고분자 기판, 그리고 굴곡진 고글의 표면에까지 Li2CO3 라인 패턴을 성공적으로 형성하였다. 해당 결과물은 향후, 배터리 소자에 사용되는 다양한 기능성 소재의 박막화에 응용될 것으로 기대되고, 특히 다양한 기판 위에서의 리튬이온 배터리 소자의 성능 향상에 도움이 될 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.115-123
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• 2013

곤충병원세균(Bacillus thuringiensis: 비티)의 살충효과를 증가시킨 미생물살충제 "비티플러스"가 개발되었다. 그러나 수화제 형태의 비티플러스는 농가나 산업체에서 높은 단가로 선호하지 않고 있는 실정이다. 이에 본 연구는 액상 제형의 비티플러스를 개발하는 연구 목적을 두었다. 이러한 목적에 따라 먼저 비티플러스 제조에 포함되는 두 세균 배양액의 최적 혼합 비율을 결정하였다. 이 최적 혼합액은 10%의 에탄올을 보존제로 사용되었으며, 비티와 또 다른 곤충병원세균인 Xenorhabdus nematophila (Xn)의 배양액 비율이 5:4 (v/v)로 제조하게 했다. 또한 이 액상제형이 1,000 희석배수에서 효과를 보이기 위해 비티 배양액을 10 배 농축하여 최적 비율로 혼합하였다. 이렇게 해서 얻어진 액상 제형을 발육후기 유충의 배추좀나방(Plutella xylostella)이 가해를 하는 배추밭에 처리하여 7일 후 약 77%의 방제 효과를 보였는데, 이 처리 효과는 현재 상용화되는 배추좀나방 적용 생물농약들과 비등한 효과를 나타내는 것으로 판명되었다. 저온 및 상온의 저장 분석에서 본 액상 제형은 최소한 한 달 동안 안정된 방제효과를 나타내는 것으로 분석되었다. 이 액상 제형의 안정된 방제 효과를 보장하여 주는 품질관리 기술을 개발하기 위해 제형 내 비티 포자 밀도와 Xn 유래 유용물질의 농도를 판별하였다. 본 연구 분석은 최적의 방제 효과를 나타내기 위해서는 비티플러스 액상 제형에 비티포자 밀도가 최소 $5{\times}10^{11}$ spores/mL 이고, Xn 세균 대사물질들 가운데 8 종 유효물질의 농도가 품질관리 판별 기준으로 제시되었다.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.148-156
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• 2010

마늘 저장병을 일으키는 푸른곰팡이병의 생물적 방제를 위하여 마늘 근면으로부터 부패억제효과가 우수한 Pantoea agglomerans S59-4(Pa59-4)를 선발하였다. 길항균 Pa59-4의 푸른곰팡이병에 대한 적정처리농도는 $10^7\sim10^8$ cfu/$m\ell$이었으며, Pa59-4의 처리효과는 병원균의 접종농도가 증가됨에 따라 감소되었다. 길항균 Pa59-4의 현탁액에 마늘을 침지 처리할 경우 저장 중 부패를 90%억제하였으며, 종구 분의 처리하여 파종하였을 때에도 무처리구 부패율이 86.7%인데 비해 Pa59-4 처리시 부패율이 23.1%로 부패를 현저히 감소시켰다. 마늘처리부위에서의 길항균의 밀도변동을 알아보기 위하여 항생제 마커로서 pimaricin과 vancomycin을 선발하였고 이들 항생제가 포함된 배지상에서 길항균 Pa59-4의 밀도변동을 저온조건과 상온조건으로 나누어 조사하였을 때 상처를 낸 마늘표면에서는 처리 후 30일까지도 밀도가 계속하여 증가하였으며, 저온 조건하에서는 처리 후 15일까지 증가하다가 그 이후에는 감소되는 것으로 나타났다. 길항균 Pa59-4의 산업화를 위하여 증량 제로 white carbon을 첨가하여 만든 미생물제제를 처리할 경우 저장 중 마늘부패를 40~50% 줄일 수 있었다. 이상의 결과로써 길항균 Pa59-4는 마늘저장 중 부패를 줄일 수 있는 유망한 길항균으로 판단되었다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.661-672
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• 2012

국내 육상 이산화탄소 지중저장 후보지 중 하나로 거론되고 있는 경상분지 사암에 대하여 초임계$CO_2$ 주입에 의한 사암의 용해반응을 규명하는 실내 실험을 실시하였다. 초임계$CO_2$로 존재하는 지중저장 온도/압력조건(100 bar와 $50^{\circ}C$)을 재현한 스테인레스 셀(용량 110 ml) 내부에 지하수를 주입한 후, 공극률이 다른 3 종류의 경상분지 사암 시료에 대하여 슬랩으로 제작하여 표면을 폴리싱한 후 고압셀 하부에 고정시켜 지하수에 잠기게 하였으며, 초임계$CO_2$를 주입한 후 60 일 동안 지하수 용존 이온 농도 변화, 질량 변화, 광물의 평균 표면 거칠기 변화를 측정하였다. 사암의 물성 변화 실험에서는 채취한 3 종류의 경상분지 사암들을 원통형 코어 형태로 가공하여 대형 고온고압탱크(2 liter 용량)에 고정시켜 30 일 동안 반응 시킨 후 공극률, 건조밀도, 탄성파 속도, 일축압축강도 등을 측정하여 용해반응에 의한 사암의 물성변화를 규명하였다. 반응 시간에 따른 사암 코어의 무게를 측정하여 질량 변화에 따른 1차 용해반응 상수값($k_d$)을 계산하였으며, 이 용해상수를 이용하여 단위면적($cm^2$) 당 1 g의 사암시료가 완전히 용해되는데 걸리는 용해시간을 계산하였다. 사암 슬랩을 이용한 지중저장 조건에서 초임계$CO_2$-사암-지하수 반응 실험 결과 $Ca^{2+}$, $Na^+$의 용해반응이 활발하게 일어나는 것으로 나타나, 이들 함량이 높은 사장석, 방해석 등을 중심으로 사암의 용해반응이 일어남을 알 수 있었으며, 반응 30 일 후 초기 A사암 슬랩 무게의 0.66%가 반응에 의해 용해되었다. 경상분지 사암의 물성 변화 실험 결과, $CO_2$ 반응 30 일 동안 B사암과 C사암의 공극률은 초기 공극률 기준 16.2%와 7.4% 증가하는 반면, 건조밀도, 탄성파 속도 그리고 일축압축강도는 감소하는 경향을 보였으며, 이 결과는 초임계$CO_2$와 반응하여 암석의 용해반응에 의한 물성변화가 짧은 시간 동안 활발히 일어나고 있음을 의미한다. 계산된 용해반응상수값($k_d$)으로부터 B사암과 C사암의 경우 사암에 주입된 $CO_2$에 의하여 단위면적($cm^2$)당 1 g이 용해되는데 각각 평균 1,532 년과 329 년이 걸리는 것으로 나타나, $CO_2$ 지중저장 시 사암의 용해반응이 짧은 시간동안 활발히 일어날 수 있음을 입증하였다.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.36-42
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• 2019

두께가 $52{\mu}m$의 주석필름을 고농도의 질산을 사용한 화학적 식각과정을 거쳐서 리튬이온 이차전지용 고용량 음극인 다공성 주석후막을 제조하였다. 다공성 주석필름은 반응면적이 증가하게 되어 리튬과의 합금화 반응에 대한 과전압이 감소하였으며, 동시에 충방전 시의 부피변화에 대응할 수 있는 공간이 확보되었다. 또한, 이러한 다공성 주석후막 전극은 바인더 및 도전재의 사용이 필요하지 않기 때문에 실질적으로 더욱 큰 에너지 밀도의 구현이 가능하다. 식각용액에서의 질산농도가 증가할 수록 주석필름의 식각되는 정도가 증가하여 주석의 무게와 두께가 더욱 감소하였다. 3 M 농도 이상의 질산에서 주석필름의 식각이 효과적으로 진행되었으나, 5 M 농도에서는 식각속도가 더욱 증가하여 60초 내에 대부분의 주석이 용출되어 회수할 수 없었다. 4 M 농도의 질산용액에서 식각한 경우에는 두께는 40.3%가 감소하며 무게는 48.9%가 감소된 다공성 구조가 형성되었다. 주석필름의 식각되는 정도가 증가함에 따라 전기화학적 활성이 증가하게 되어 리튬저장에 대한 가역용량이 증가하였으며, 4 M 농도에서 식각한 주석필름의 경우에는 650 mAh/g의 가역용량을 나타내었으며, 안정적인 사이클 특성을 나타내어 주석분말을 사용하여 기존의 전극제조 방법으로 제조한 경우보다 향상된 사이클 성능을 나타내었다.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 1993년도 한국우주과학회보 제2권2호
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• pp.17-17
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• 1993

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70${\pm}$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32${\pm}$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500,550,570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500,550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100,300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3,000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.