• ETRI Journal
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.440-446
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• 2010

Array-based gas sensors now offer the potential of a robust analytical approach to odor measurement for medical use. We are developing a fast reliable method for detection of microbial infection by monitoring the headspace from the infected wound. In this paper, we present initial results obtained from wound-state monitoring for burn patients using an electronic nose incorporating an automated solid-phase microextraction (SPME) desorption system to enable the system to be used for clinical validation. SPME preconcentration is used for sampling of the headspace air and the response of the sensor module to variable concentrations of volatiles emitted from SPME fiber is evaluated. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry studies prove that living bacteria, the typical infectious agents in clinical practice, can be distinguished from each other by means of a limited set of key volatile products. Principal component analysis results give the first indication that infected patients may be distinguished from uninfected patients. Microbial laboratory analysis using clinical samples verifies the performance of the system.

• 센서학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.69-77
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• 2005

The electronic nose (e-nose) has been used in food industry and quality controls in plastic packaging. Recently it finds its applications in medical diagnosis, specifically on detection of diabetes, pulmonary or gastrointestinal problem, or infections by examining odors in the breath or tissues with its odor characterizing ability. Moreover, the use of portable e-nose enables the on-site measurements and analysis of vapors without extra gas-sampling units. This is expected to widen the application of the e-nose in various fields including point-of-care-test or e-health. In this study, a PDA-based portable e-nose was developed using micro-machined gas sensor array and miniaturized electronic interfaces. The rich capacities of the PDA in its computing power and various interfaces are expected to provide the rapid and application specific development of the diagnostic devices, and easy connection to other facilities through information technology (IT) infra. For performance verification of the developed portable e-nose system, Six different vapors were measured using the system. Seven different carbon-black polymer composites were used for the sensor array. The results showed the reproducibility of the measured data and the distinguishable patterns between the vapor species. Additionally, the application of two typical pattern recognition algorithms verified the possibility of the automatic vapor recognition from the portable measurements. These validated the portable e-nose based on PDA developed in this study.

• 웰빙융합연구
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.19-31
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• 2022

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify indoor air quality in various living spaces using sensors that can measure noise, vibration, fine dust, and odor in real time and to propose optimal indoor air quality maintenance management using Internet of Things(IoT). Research design, data and methodology: Using real-time sensors to monitor physical factors and environmental air pollutants that affect the comfort of the residential environment, Noise, Vibration, Atmospheric Pressure, Blue Light, Formaldehyde, Hydrogen Sulfide, Illumination, Temperature, Ozone, PM10, Aldehyde, Amine, LVOCs and TVOCs were measured. It were measured every 1 seconds from 4 offices and 4 stores on a small scale from November 2018 to January 2019. Results: The difference between illuminance and blue light for each measuring point was found to depend on lighting time, and the ratio of blue light in total illumination was 0.358 ~ 0.393. Formaldehyde and hydrogen sulphide were found to be higher than those that temporarily attract people in an indoor office space that is constantly active, requiring office air ventilation. The noise was found to be 50dB higher than the office WHO recommendation noise level of 35 ~ 40dB. The most important factors for indoor environmental quality were temperature> humidity> illumination> blue light in turn. Conclusions: Various factors that determine the comfort of indoor living space can be measured with real-time sensors. Further, it is judged that the use of IoT can help maintain indoor air quality comfortably.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.373-380
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• 2023

국내 이상기후현상과 기후변화로 인해 하천, 호소에 조류의 과대성장이 빈번히 발생하고 있다. 하천의 조류는 녹조류, 남조류, 규조류, 기타조류 등으로 분류되며, 남조류 중 일부 종은 악취 유발과 독성물질의 배출로 문제를 야기하고 있다. 국내에서는 조류경보제를 시행하고 있으며, 이는 유해남조류세포수에 따라 발령이 된다. 이렇듯 유해남조류 측정은 매우 중요하며, 현재 조류의 분석방법은 현장샘플을 하여 조류검경을 통해 녹조류, 남조류, 규조류 중 유해남조류를 구분하여 세포수를 산정하기 때문에 시간이 많이 소요된다. 최근 원격탐사를 통해 남조류세포수의 대체 인자(지표)인 Phycocyanin을 통해 조류농도를 분석하고 있으나, 남조류세포수 분석에 대한 연구는 미비한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 실제 하천에서 발생한 조류를 채취하여 조류검경을 통해 남조류세포수를 검경하였으며, 광학센서로 Phycocyanin농도, 초분광센서를 통해 조류스펙트럼을 취득하고, 이를 통해 남조류세포수 추정식을 산정하여 남조류세포수를 추정하였다.

• 한국한의학연구원논문집
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.41-65
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• 1997

The diagnostic requirements were suggested and explained regarding the systems of differentiation of symptoms and signs in the third year study of standardization and unification of the terms and conditions used for diagnosis in oriental medicine. The systems were as follows : - analysing and differentiating of epidemic febrile disease - analysing and differentiating in accordance with the Sasang constitutional medicine baced on four-type recognition - differentiation of diease according to pathological changes of Chong and Ren channels - standards for diagnosis of women's disease - standards for diagnosis of children's disease - standards for diagnosis of motor and sensor disturbance(-muscle born joint etc.) - standards for diagnosis of neuropsychiatric diease - standards for diagnosis of five sense organ diease - standards for diagnosis of external disease. The indivisual diagnosis pattern was arranged by the diagnostic requirments in the following odor : another name, notion of diagnosis pattern, index of differentiation of symptoms and signs, the main point of diagnosis, analysis of diagnosis pattern, discrimination of diagnosis pattrrn, prognosis, a way of curing a diseases, prescription, herbs in common use, dieases appearing the diagnosis pattern, documents. The standards for diagnosis of each disease was arranged by the diagnostic requirments in the following odor. another name, notion of diease, the main point of diagnosis, analysing and differentiating of disease, analysis of diease, discrimination of disease, prognosis, a way of curing and prescription of disease, dieases In western medicine appearing the disease in oriental medicine, documents.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.386-390
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• 2005

국내에서 구입이 용이한 부숙수피와 펄라이트를 부피비 7:3으로 혼합하여 혼합충전재에 암모니아 산화균 Rhodococcus equi A3와 황 산화균 Alcaligenes sp. S5-5.2를 접종한 후, 개발한 양압식 상향류 방식의 바이오필터에 혼합충전재를 충전하여 돈사에서 발생하는 암모니아 및 황화수소에 대한 악취가스 제거성능을 실험을 실시하였다. 혼합충전재에 미생물을 접종한 후 72시간동안 순치하였을 때의 미생물 생균수와 24시간 간격으로 측정하였을 때의 미생물 생균수가 거의 같은 것으로 나타났다. 이는 개발한 바이오필터가 미생물의 생육조건을 유지하는데 성공했다고 판단된다. 또한 암모니아 가스의 유입농도는 평균 $22.8{\pm}5.2mgL^{-1}$이었고, 배출농도는 평균 $2.1{\pm}0.3mgL^{-1}$, 제거율은 90.8%이었다. 흐리고 황화수소의 유입농도는 평균 $2.7{\pm}1.2mgL^{-1}$이었고, 배출농도는 $0.5{\pm}0.2mgL^{-1}$, 제거율은 81.5%로 비교적 높았다. 이와 같이 부숙수피와 펄라이트를 혼합하여 만든 혼합충전재를 충전한 바이오필터가 악취가스 제거율이 비교적 높고 가격이 저렴한 것을 고려해 볼 때, 기존의 다른 충전재을 이용한 바이오필터보다 개발한 바이오필터가 양돈가에서 이용하는데 유리한 것으로 판단된다.