• 한국진공학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.78-83
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• 2005

지난 10년 동안 유전체 내부에 형성된 나노미터 크기의 규소알갱이는 발광센터로서 주목 받아왔다 나노미터 크기인 결정질 규소의 엑시토닉 전자-홀의 쌍들이 발광결합에 기여한다고 여겨진다. 그러나 규소결정에 존재하는 여러가지 결함들은 비발광 천이의 경로가 되어 나노규소결접립의 발광천이와 경쟁하여 발광효율을 저하시키는 요인이 된다. 이러한 결정 결함들은 고온 열처리과정에서 대부분 소멸되나 $1000^{\circ}C$ 이상의 공정 에서도 나노규소와 유전체의 계면에 존재하는 결함들은 나노규소결정립의 발광을 억제하게 된다. 일반적으로 수소로서 규소결정립의 계면을 마감처리하게 되면 규소결정립의 발광효율이 획기적으로 향상되나 불행하게도 매질 내 수소의 높은 이동성으로 말미암아 후속 열처 리 과정에서 수소마감효과는 쉽게 손실된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 온도가역적인 수소 대신 인을 이온주입 방법으로 첨가하여 수소와 같은 계면 마감효과를 얻으며 또한 후속 고온공정 에 대한 내구력을 증대시켰다. 모재인 산화규소 기판에 400keV, $1\times10^{17}\; Si/cm^2$와 그 주위에 균일한 함량을 도핑하기 위하여 다중에너지의 인을 주입하였다. 규소와 인을 이온주입 후 Ar 분위기에서 $1100^{\circ}C$ , 두 시간의 후열처리를 통하여 규소결정립을 형성하였으며 향상된 내열효과를 시험하기 위하여 Ar 분위기에서 $1000^{\circ}C$까지 열처리하였다. 인으로 마감된 나노미터 크기인 규소 결정립의 향상된 광-발광(PL)효과와 감쇄시간, 그리고 발광파장의 변화에 대하여 논의하였다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.420-429
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• 2007

전통적인 3단계 total-etching 시스템인 제 4세대 상아질 접착제로부터 술식의 단순화를 이루며 진화한 제 5, 6세대 및 최근에 소개된 제 7세대 상아질 접착제를 상아질 표면처리방식과 적용단계별로 구분하여 bovine teeth 상아질에 대한 미세인장결합강도를 측정하여 그 효용성을 비교 평가하였다. Bovine incisor의 상아질 표면을 노출시키고, 적절한 표면처리 후 제조사의 지시에 따라 5종의 상아질 접착제; 제 4 세대로 Scotch $Bond^{TM}$ Multipurpose(3M ESPE, USA), $Adper^{TM}$ Single Bond 2(3M ESPE, USA), 제 5세대 $Clearfil^{(R)}$ SE Bond(KURARAY, JAPAN), 제 6세대 AQ $Bond^{TM}$(SUN MEDICAL, JAPAN), 제 7세대 $Clearfil^{(R)}$ tri-S Bond(KURARAY, JAPAN)를 각각 적용하여 미세인장결합강도를 측정하고 접착계면의 파절양상을 관찰하였다. 연구결과 미세인장결합강도는 $Clearfil^{(R)}$ SE Bond군에서 가장 높았으며 다음으로 Scotch $Bond^{TM}$ Multipurpose군, $Adper^{TM}$ Single Bond 2군, AQ $Bond^{TM}$군, $Clearfil^{(R)}$ tri-S Bond군의 순으로 나타났다. 계면의 파절양상은 상대적으로 미세인장강도가 높게 나타난 Scotch $Bond^{TM}$ Multipurpose, $Adper^{TM}$ Single Bond2, $Clearfil^{(R)}$ SE Bond군은 레진의 응집성 파절이 많이 발생하였고 상대적으로 미세인장강도가 낮은 AQ $Bond^{TM}$, $Clearfil^{(R)}$ tri-S Bond 군의 경우에는 대부분 접착성 파절이 관찰되었다. 이상의 결과를 종합하면 상아질 접착제의 미세인장결합강도는 각 접착시스템별로 다소의 차이를 보이며, 특히 제 6, 7세대 상아질 접착제가 이전 세대보다 낮은 것으로 나타났다.

• 정보처리학회논문지A
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• 제11A권7호
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• pp.555-562
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• 2004

뇌의 하부 구조인 해마의 전역적 부피 감소와 국부적 형상 변화는 정신의학적 질환에 깊게 관련되어 있다. 해마 구조에 관한 형상 분석 연구는 크게 해마 형상 표현 모델을 구축하고, 이러한 형상 표현으로부터 형상 유사성을 계산하는 과정으로 구성된다. 본 논문에서는 메쉬, 복셀, 골격 데이터를 포함하는 복합적인 옥트리 기반의 형상 표현을 이용하여 해마의 형상을 분석하기 위한 새로운 방법을 제시한다. 우선 해마에 관한 MRI 데이터를 입력으로 받아, 마칭큐브 알고리즘을 사용하여 다해상도 메쉬 모델을 구축한다. 이렇게 구성된 다각형 모델은 깊이맵 기반의 복셀화 방법을 이용하여 중간 단계의 이진 복셀 데이터로 변환된다. 그리고 변환된 복셀 데이터로부터 슬라이스 기반의 골격화 방법에 의하여 해마의 3차원 골격을 추출한다. 그런 후에 옥트리 기반의 다해상도 형상 표현을 얻기위해 해마의 메쉬, 복셀, 골격 데이터를 계층적으로 공간 분할하여 저장하고, 광선 추적 기반의 메쉬 샘플링 방법을 적용하여 샘플 메쉬 데이터를 추출한다. 최종적으로, 형상간 유사성 측정을 위하여 추출된 골격으로부터 방사되는 광선들과 충돌되는 각 샘플 메쉬 쌍에 대하여 $L_2$과 하우스도르프 거리를 계산하고 인터랙티브한 국부적 형상 분석을 지원하기 위하여 마우스 피킹 인터페이스를 채택한다. 이것은 형상의 국부적 변화에 대하여 다양한 해상도에 기반한 형상 분석을 가능하게 한다. 본 논문에서는 실험을 통하여, 제시한 형상 분석 방법이 회전과 스케일 등의 변환에 강인하고, 특히 형상의 국부적 변화 정도를 정확도를 유지하면서 빠르게 평가하는데에 효과적임을 확인하였다. 경로의 수신 신호가 완전 동기 된 수신 신호임을 확인하였다.omonas aeruginosa PA01과 $82\%$로 가장 높은 유사성을 보였고 Pseudomonas arvilla C-1와는 $71\%,$ Pseudomonas putida KT2440과는 $59\%,$ 그리고 Pseudomonas sp. CA10과는 $53\%$의 상동성이 각각 존재하는 것으로 확인하였다.)을 가지고 있음이 확인되었다. 사람에 직접적인 유해성을 가지고 있는 지 확인하기 위해 사람 방광 유래의 T-24세포와 장내 표피 유래의 Caco-2세포에 대한 부착능을 시험하였을 때, 16균주$(42.1\%)$가 T-24방광 세포에, 그리고 17균주$(44.7\%)$가 Caco-2장세포에 대해 강한 부착능을 나타내었다. 특히 11균주$(28.9\%)$는 두 세포 모두에 강한 부착능을 가지고 있었다. Filter mating method를 수행하여 이들 균주들의 독소 생산 유전자와 항생제 내성 유전자가 사람에서 분리된 균주로 전달되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 실험의 결과는 설사 중상을 나타내는 돼지로부터 분리된 용혈성 E. coli의 독성과 세포 부착능력, 그리고 항생제 내성간의 상호 연관성을 보여주지 않았으나 동물 분리 세균의 항생제 내성과 독소 생산 능력이 유전자 전달을 통해서 뿐만 아니라 세균의 직접 접촉에 의해서도 인체로 전달될 수 있는 것을 보여주는 것이다.다. 본 연구를 토대로 장시간의 체외순환에서는 신장기능을 대표하는 수치들에도

• 과학기술학연구
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.131-183
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• 2006

한국의 유전학 및 유전체학 연구는 서구로부터의 지식 수용과 후속 세대를 위한 교육의 짧은 역사를 가지면서도 현재 세계적 수준의 창의적인 과학 지식 생산에 참여하고 기여하려는 의지를 가지고 있다. 하지만 한국의 유전학과 유전체학은 파편화되고 편중된 양상으로 발달되어 있다. 최근의 세계적 생명과학의 추세인 유전체학의 첨단 연구를 중심으로 산개 형으로 편성된 한국의 유전체학 연구사업과 그동안 홀대받은 인간유전학, 이론 및 집단유전학과 같은 유전학의 분야들을 생명과학의 국가연구 체계의 하위체계인 유전학-유전체학 연구체계로 개념, 과학지식, 제도의 다층적 시각하에서 통합할 수 있다. 문화적 전략을 통한 연구 체계적 실천으로 혁신을 모색할 수 있다. 이 연구 체계적인 문화적 전략은 1. 기초과학 지향성의 강화, 2. 과학공동체성 증진, 3. 문화적 생물종 연구와 과학문화예술의 창조, 4. 유전학-유전체학의 과학학 지식의 형성과 확산으로 구성된다. 기초과학 지향성의 강화와 과학공동체성 증진은 과학자 사회의 구조적 측면에 변화를 가져오려는 전략 요소들이다. 문화적 생물종 연구와 과학문화예술의 창조는 과학자 사회와 거시 한국 사회의 접면을 확대하고 연결성을 높이려는 전략 요소이고, 유전학-유전체학의 과학학 지식의 형성과 확산은 과학자 사회의 바깥 또는 외부를 겨냥한 전략 요소이다. 이러한 문화적 전략은 한국 유전학-유전체학 연구체계의 문화적 구성성을 높이는 혁신을 지향한다.

• 전자공학회논문지CI
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.37-46
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 증강현실 환경에서 제품 디자인 시, 가상객체를 재현하는 데 있어 몰입감을 향상 시킬 수 있는 기법들을 제안한다. 일반적으로 사용자가 가상의 객체와 상호작용을 하는 경우, 시각/청각/촉각 등의 다차원 감각을 사용자에게 제공하는 것은 몰입감을 향상시킬 수 있는 가장 보편적인 방법으로 알려져 있고, 이를 만족시키기 위해 다음과 같은 방법들을 제안한다. 대게 가상객체는 물리적인 존재가 없기 때문에 사용자에게 촉감을 제공하지 못하는 문제점이 있지만, 만질 수 있는 감각형 객체 (Tangible object)에 가상객체를 정합함으로써, 가상객체는 촉감을 제공할 수 있다. 또한 손을 이용하여 가상객체와 상호작용 할 때, 가상객체의 렌더링에 의해 손이 가려지는 어색한 증강결과를 부분적으로 해결함으로써, 시각적으로 자연스런 증강결과를 사용자에게 제공할 수 있다. 마지막으로, 가상객체와 상호작용 시 발생하는 이벤트에 따라, 페이지 모터 (Page motor)를 통한 진동 피드백과 공기촉감 피드백 그리고 사운드 피드백을 제공하여 다차원 피드백 (Multimodal feedback)을 가능케 하여 몰입감을 한층 향상시킨다. 어플리케이션으로써 게임 폰 모델의 재현 시스템을 구현하였고, 사용자는 가상 게임폰이 정합된 감각형 객체를 손에 쥐고 기울임으로써 레이싱 게임의 자동차를 조종할 수 있고, 동시에 제안된 촉각 피드백과 손 가림 현상이 줄어든 시각적인 효과 그리고 이벤트에 따른 사운드 피드백이 동시에 사용자에게 제공된다. 이 제안된 방법론들은 기존 AR 시스템의 실감 모델의 재현에 있어 몰입감을 향상시키는데 공헌을 할 수 있다.다. 제주지역 목장 토양 및 조사료에서 특정 미량광물질이 결핍되어 있는 것으로 보이지 않는다. 따라서 가축에게 미량광물질 첨가제의 보충급여는 사양형태나 사료 미량광물질의 함량 및 이용도 등을 고려하여 결정해야 할 것으로 사료된다.$100^{\circ}C$ 30분 또는 $121^{\circ}C$에서 15분간의 열처리(autoclave)에 의해서 항균활성이 감소되지않는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 약용으로 이용되고 있는 천궁의 근경 이외의 미활용자원인 잎과 줄기 등의 지상부위를 이용한 천연 항균소재 개발이 가능할 것으로 판단된다. 따르면, 버들치 (Rhynchocypris oxycephalus), 갈겨니 (Zacco temmincki)와 같은 수질에 대해 민감한 어종은 상류(S1 ${\sim}$ S2)에서의 출현빈도가 하류지점에의 출현빈도에 비해 뚜렷하게 높게 나타나 수질 특성을 반영하는 것으로 나타났으며, 트로픽구조 측면에서 내성종 (Tolerant species)및 잡식성종(Omnivore species)이 하류로 갈수록 증가하는 경향을 보였다.대가 발달한다. 이것으로 볼 때 지열류량은 지질구조와 무관하지 않음을 파악할 수 있다. 특히 이러한 단층대 주변은 지열수의 순환이 깊은 심도까지 가능하므로 이러한 대류현상으로 지표부근까지 높은 지온 전달이 되어 나타나는 것으로 판단된다.의 안정된 방사성표지효율을 보였다. $^{99m}Tc$-transferrin을 이용한 감염영상을 성공적으로 얻을 수 있었으며, $^{67}Ga$-citrate 영상과 비교하여

• 지능정보연구
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.59-69
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• 2012

기존의 전시환경에서 전시 참여업체는 처음에 작성된 개인 정보를 사용하여 모든 관람객에게 동일한 마케팅 정보를 전달하게 된다. 즉, 전시 관람객의 선호도나 반응의 변화에 따른 적절한 대비가 어렵고 개인 별 선호 취향에 따른 개별 대응이 힘들다. 관람객 개개인에게 차별화된 맞춤형 서비스를 제공하기 위해서는 관람객 개개인의 의도를 인지할 수 있어야 하고, 그 인지된 정보를 기준으로 해서 선별적인 서비스를 제공해야 한다. 본 논문에서는 전시 공간에서 관람객 개개인의 선호도와 상황을 인식하고, 인식된 정보를 기반으로 하여 관람객 개인별로 가장 적합한 전시 참가 업체의 마케팅 정보나 부스 정보를 관람객이 소유한 스마트 폰을 통해 제공 하며, 전시 공간에 설치되어 있는 인터랙션이 가능한 디바이스들과 전시 관람객 개개인이 소지하고 있는 스마트 폰 간의 인터랙션 서비스를 제공하기 위한 모바일 프레임 워크를 설계하였다.

• 지구물리와물리탐사
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.224-231
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• 2005

현장 물리탐사 수행 시 상용화된 장비로는 탐사 대상 매질의 물성, 대상체의 크기, 모양 등의 탐사목적 및 현장여건에 의해 탐사가 불가능 하거나 탐사 목적에 맞는 분해능을 얻지 못하는 경우를 종종 만나게 된다. 이러한 다양한 현장 조건 및 탐사 목적에 효과적으로 적용할 수 있는 다목적 물리탐사 측정 시스템을 개발하였다. 이 다목적 측정 시스템은 PXI를 기반으로 하며 A/D 변환기 또는 GPIB 인터페이스를 이용한 측정 장치를 통해 신호를 측정하게 되며 확장성이 커 다양한 문제에 적용이 가능하다. 구성된 측정 시스템을 이용하여 시추공 레이다 탐사 시스템과 시추공 초음파 탐사 시스템, 전자기적 잡음 측정 시스템을 구축하였다. 시추공 레이다 탐사 시스템은 네트워크 분석기를 GPIB를 통해 제어하고 현장 조건에 따라 임의로 안테나의 길이 조절이 가능한 스텝 주파수 레이다 탐사 시스템이며, 시추공 초음파 탐사 시스템은 압전 송수신기 센서, 고출력 송신기와 A/D 변환기로 구성되어 시추공 내에서 초음파를 이용하여 착맥된 지하공동의 범위를 측정하기 위해 구성된 시스템이며, 전자기적 잡음 측정 시스템은 3개의 자기장 센서와 2개의 전기장 센서 그리고 A/D 변환기로 구성되며 임의로 측정시간과 샘플링 주파수의 조절이 가능하고 임의의 시간에 예약 측정이 가능한 시스템이다. 시추공 레이다 탐사 시스템은 상용 시스템으로 불가능했던 지하공동의 넓이와 지장물을 찾는 탐사에서 효과적인 결과를 보여주었으며, 시추공 초음파 탐사 시스템도 지하공동의 넓이를 측정하는 실험에서 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다. 한편 전자기적 잡음 측정 시스템을 이용하여 도심지 내 전자기적 잡음특성을 파악할 수 있었으며, 이를 변형하여 전기비저항 탐사 시 사용되는 다양한 케이블에 대한 케이블 내의 전자기적 유도 현상 및 그에 따른 신호 왜곡을 규명하는 실험에 적용하여 시스템의 확장성을 확인하였다.

• 한국철학논집
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• 제52호
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• pp.393-424
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• 2017

본 연구는 한국 청소년의 유교적 가치관과 시민윤리의식의 관계를 분석하고, 인성론에 입각한 시민윤리의식을 전망함으로서 교육적 방안을 제시하고자, 실증연구방법을 진행하였다. 실증연구에서는 청소년 대상으로 한 설문조사자료에 의하여 통계분석 및 논의를 거쳐 연구목적을 달성하였다. 실증연구 부분에서는 한국 청소년의 유교적 가치관에 대한 인식과, 그에 따른 시민윤리의식과의 관계를 분석하였다. 유교사상의 가치관이 시민윤리의식에 미치는 영향과 관계를 분석함으로서, 청소년들의 유교사상에 대한 수용성과 시민윤리적 유용성을 평가하였다. 본 연구의 대상은 서울, 경기에 소재한 중 고등학교에 재학 중인 남녀 학생 311부의 자료가 실제분석에 사용되었다. 첫째, 본 연구에서 분석하고자 하는 청소년의 유교적가치관 및 시민윤리의식의 수준과 응답경향을 알아보기 위해 기술통계분석을 실시하였으며, 그 결과, 조사대상자들의 유교적가치관에서 세계관 M=3.54, 인간관계관 M=3.66, 도덕함양 M=3.76, 사회질서 M=3.45로 모두 3.0점 이상의 긍정적인 수준을 보였으며, 특히 도덕함양에서 가장 우수한 점수를 나타내었고, 유교적 가치를 사회질서의 기준으로 생각하는 사회질서 요인은 다소 낮게 나타났다. 둘째, 연구대상 청소년의 개인적인 특성에 따른 유교적가치관 하위변인 및 전체 지각 차이를 검증한 결과, 성별에 따라 도덕함양에서 여학생(M=3.85)이 남학생(M=3.64)보다 높게 나타났으며, 가정의 주관적 경제수준에 따라 세계관에서 상위층(M=3.98)이 중하위층(M=3.25), 하위층(M=3.22)보다 높게, 인간관계관에서 중상위층(M=3.79)이 하위층(M=3.46)보다 높게 나타났다. 그리고 가족구성형태에 따라 도덕함양에서 확대가족(M=3.83)이 핵가족(M=3.62)보다 높게, 사회질서에서 확대가족(M=3.54)이 핵가족(M=3.36)보다 높게 나타났다. 셋째, 청소년의 유교적가치관이 시민윤리의식에 미치는 영향을 밝히기 위한 연구문제 검증을 위해, 다중회귀분석의 다층모형을 이용한 위계적 회귀분석을 사용하였다. 그 결과, 유교적 가치관은 인간관계관(${\beta}=.499$), 세계관(${\beta}=.412$), 사회질서(${\beta}=.341$), 도덕함양(${\beta}=.241$) 순으로 시민윤리의식 전체와 유의한 정(+)의 관계를 갖는 것으로 나타났으며, 유교적 가치관은 도덕함양(${\beta}=.458$), 인간관계관(${\beta}=.454$), 사회질서(${\beta}=.362$), 세계관(${\beta}=.158$) 순으로 자율성과 유의한 정(+)의 관계를 갖는 것으로 나타났고, 유교적 가치관은 인간관계관(${\beta}=.295$), 사회질서(${\beta}=.281$), 도덕함양(${\beta}=.232$) 순으로 공동체의식과 유의한 정(+)의 관계를 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과에서 청소년의 유교적 가치관은 시민윤리의식에 유의한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나, 유교적 가치관이 높을수록 시민윤리의식도 긍정적임을 알 수 있어, 결국 유교적 가치관이 현대사회 시민윤리의식에 중요한 역할을 하고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 그리고 이러한 분석결과를 토대로 한 구체적인 방안으로서, 본 연구에서는 인성론에 입각한 시민윤리의식 교육의 필요성 및 가능성을 언급하였으며, 이를 위해 인(仁)의 인간존중 사상, 이상적 인간상으로서 군자, 바람직한 사회이상 대동사회를 통한 유교윤리와 현대사회 시민윤리의식의 접점을 찾아야 함을 제안하였다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1985

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.SpO2 with Plethysmograph.

• 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.