• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2004년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.1510-1515
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• 2004

Aggregability of red blood cells (RBCs) was determined by a laser backscattering light analysis in a microfluidic channel. Available techniques for RBC aggregation often adopt a rotational Couette-flow using bob-and-cup system for disaggregating RBCs, which causes the system to be complex and expensive. A disposable microfluidic channel and vibration generating mechanism were used in the proposed new detection system for RBC aggregation. Prior to measurement, RBC aggregates in a blood sample were completely disaggregated by applying vibration-induced shear. With the present apparatus, the aggregation indexes of RBCs can be easily measured with small quantities of blood sample. The measurements with the present aggregometer were compared with those of LORCA and showed a strong correlation between them. The aggregability of the defibrinogenated blood RBCs is markedly lower than that of the normal RBCs. The noble feature of this design is the vibration-induced disaggregation mechanism, which enables to incorporate disposable element that holds the blood sample.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.622-630
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• 1998

본 연구에서는 양식장에서 많이 이용되고 있는 RBC 반응기를 모의 순환 여과식 양어장에 적용하여 어류에 유해한 암모니아성 질소의 사육조 내의 농도를 낮게 유지할 수 있는 운전인자를 도출하고자 하였다. 본 시스템에서 사용된 회전원판 반응기의 최적 원판회전수는 4 rpm으로 가장 안정 적으로 생물막이 유지되고 가장 높은 제거율을 나타내었다. 수리학적 체류시간의 증가에 따라 회전원판반응기의 암모니아성 질소 제거율은 증가하여 40분의 수리학적 체류시간에서 $95.3\%$로 매우 높은 값을 나타내었으나 사육조의 암모니아성 질소의 농도는 $2.33 g/m^3$으로 가장 높은 값을 나타내었으며 20분의 수리학적 체류시간에서는 암모니아성 질소의 제거율은 $62.2\%$로 실험조건 중 가장 낮았으나 사육조의 암모니아성 질소농도는 $1.03 g/m^3$으로 가장 낮게 나타났다. 본 시스템에서 순환수의 유량 $Q_1$와 보충수의 유량 $Q_s$의 비인 D의 변화에 따른 암모니아성 질소 제거율의 변화는 다음의 2차선형 회귀 곡선으로 잘 표현되었으며 이를 사육조의 물질수지식에 적용하여 수리학적 체류시간의 변화에 따른 사육조 내의 암모니아성 질소의 농도 변화를 추정해본 결과 실험치와 거의 일치하였다. $$R=-6.1158\times10^{-7}D^2+1.4629\times10^{-5}D+0.9643 (r^2=0.9982)$$ 수학적 해석의 결과 사육조의 암모니아성 질소 발생량이 $45g/m^3$ rearing tank/day이고 보충수의 양이 사육조부피의 $10\%$일 경우 최적 순환비 ($D_{OPT}$)는 733으로 반응기 기준의 수리학적 체류시간은 9.82분이었으며 이때의 사육조의 암모니아성 질소의 농도는 0.95g $TAN/m^3$으로 유지할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. COD의 제거율은 수리학적 체류시간이 9.5분일 경우 $18\%$를 나타내었으며 수리학적 체류시간이 증가함에 따라 제거율도 선형적으로 증가하여 40분의 체류시간에서는 $35\%$의 제거율을 나타내었다.

• Annals of Laboratory Medicine
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.599-603
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• 2018

Frequencies of red blood cell (RBC) blood group antigens differ by ethnicity. Since the number of immigrants is increasing in Korea, RBC antigens should be assessed in children/youths with parents of different ethnicities to ensure safe transfusions. We investigated the frequency of RBC antigens, except for ABO and RhD, in 382 children and youths with parents having Korean and non-Korean ethnicities. Subjects were divided into those with ethnically Korean parents (Korean group; N=252) and those with at least one parent of non-Korean ethnicity (non-Korean group; N=130). The 37 RBC antigens were genotyped using the ID CORE XT system (Progenika Biopharma-Grifols, Bizkaia, Spain). The frequencies of the Rh (E, C, e, $hr^S$, and $hr^B$), Duffy ($Fy^a$), MNS ($Mi^a$), and Cartwright ($Yt^b$) antigens differed significantly between the two groups. Eight and 11 subjects in the Korean and non-Korean groups, respectively, exhibited negative expression of high-frequency antigens, whereas 14 subjects in the non-Korean group showed positive expression of low-frequency antigens. The frequency of RBC antigens has altered alongside demographic changes in Korea and might lead to changes in distribution of RBC antibodies that cause acute or delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2007

The aggregation characteristics of red blood cells (RBCs) are known as important factors in the microvascular flow system, and increased RBC aggregation has been observed in various pathological diseases, such as thrombosis and myocardial infarction. This paper describes a simple microfluidic device for measuring the RBC aggregation by integrating a microfluidic slit rheometry and laser-backscattering technique. While a decreasing-pressure mechanism was applied to the microfluidic rheometry, a syllectogram (the light intensity versus time) showed an initial increase and a peak caused by the high shear stress-induced disaggregation, immediately followed by a decrease in the light intensity due to RBC aggregation. The critical shear stress (CST) corresponding to the peak intensity was examined as a new index of the RBC aggregation characteristics. The CST of RBCs increased with increasing aggregation-dominating protein (fibrinogen) in the blood plasma. The essential feature of this design was the combination of the rheometric-optic characterization of RBC aggregation with a microfluidic chip, which may potentially allow cell aggregation measurements to be easily carried out in a clinical setting.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.180-185
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 양식장에서 많이 이용되고 있는 회전원판 반응기를 모의 순환 여과식 양어장에 적용하여 인공 양식수 처리 실험을 행하면서 어류의 최적 사육환경을 유지할 수 있는 운전인자를 도출하고자 하였다. 회전원판 반응기는 수리학적 체류시간이 감소하는 부하변동에대해 $5\~6$일 정도의 시간이 흐른 후 정상상태에 도달하였으며 수리학적 체류시간의 증가에 따라 모의 사육조의 암모니아 농도, 회전원판반응기의 암모니아성 질소 제거율 및 제거속도는 증가하였다. 14.6분의 수리학적 체류시간에서 암모니아성 질소의 제거율은 $82.5\%$로 실험조건 중 가장 낮았으나 사육조의 암모니아성 질소농도는 $1.28g/m^3$으로 가장 낮게 나타났다. 모의 사육조의 용존산소는 수리학적 체류시간의 변화와 무관하게 $5.0\~5.3g/m^3$의 범위로 유지되었으며 회전원판 반응기의 원판이 회전할 때 자체적으로 산소가 공급되어 암모니아 둥의 산화와 관련하여 별도의 용존산소 공급은 필요 없는 것으로 나타났다. 알칼리도 소모속도는 수리학적 체류시간의 증가에 따라 선형적으로 증가하였으며 알칼리도 소모속도와 암모니아제거속도의 비는 평균 7.73으로 암모니아성 질소 1 g의 질산화에 7.73g의 알칼리도가 소모되는 것으로 나타났다 회전원판반응기는 원판에 부착된 일부의 타가영양체 미생물에 의해 용존 유기물이 소모되어 COD가 감소되었으며 COD의 제거속도는 수리학적 체류시간의 감소에 따라 선형적으로 증가하여 14.6분의 수리학적 체류시간에서 $5.59\;g/m^3$의 가장 낮은 농도를 보였다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.195-202
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• 2010

The evaluation of organic matters and nutrients removal was investigated for the synthetic wastewater and the high strength of dairy wastewater. Two different systems were performed for this research. System A composing of a single RBC with tapered aeration was fed with the synthetic wastewater for 74 days with 173L/day of influent, 200% of internal return and 100% of sludge return for the period 1 and 2. The feed conditions were maintained 346L/day of influent, 50% of internal return and sludge return for the period 3. The dairy wastewater was introduced to evaluate treatment efficiency for system B composing of dual RBCs and tapered aeration tanks for 50 days of experimental run time, in which hydraulic rates were maintained at the constant ratios of 346L/day, 50% of internal return and 50% of sludge return. The spiral string media made of nylon fibre was attached by Bacillus sp. in RBC for both systems. The specific area of string media was $1.4m^2$/m and biomass was maintained at the concentrations of 23g/m. The synthetic wastewater was supplied by 1,800mg/L of glucose, 500mg/L of $NH_4Cl$, and 500mg/L of $KH_2PO_4$ to system A. The dairy wastewater was supplied to system B from dairy production plant. The average influent concentrations were 1,334mg/L of BOD, 2,014mg/L of CODcr, 160mg/L of T-N, and 12mg/L of T-P in system A. The average influent concentrations of parameters were 1,006 mg/L for BOD, 1,875mg/L for $COD_{cr}$, 51.6mg/L for T-N and 8.9mg/L for T-P in system B. Results indicated that removal efficiencies of BOD and $COD_{cr}$ were more than 90% however, the removal efficiency of T-N was 87%, and that of T-P was 82% for system A. Removal efficiencies were 98.5% of BOD, 91.3% of nitrogen and 89% of phosphorus for system B. The removal efficiencies of organic matters, T-N and T-P were higher in system B than in system A. The effluent quality issued by the stringent national legislations for the discharge of the high strength of dairy products wastewater can be improved using sequential RBCsand tapered aeration reactors rather than a single RBC and tapered aeration reactors with Bacillus sp.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.887-893
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• 2005

The aggregability of red blood cells (RBCs) was determined by laser backscattering light analysis in a microfluidic channel. Available techniques for RBC aggregation often adopt a rotational Couette-flow using a bob-and-cup system for disaggregating RBCs, which causes the system to be complex and expensive. A disposable microfluidic channel and vibration generating mechanism were used in the proposed new detection system for RBC aggregation. Prior to measurement, RBC aggregates in a blood sample were completely disaggregated by the application of vibration-induced shear. With the present apparatus, the aggregation indexes of RBCs can be measured easily with small quantities of a blood sample. The measurements with the present aggregometer were compared with those of LORCA and the results showed a strong correlation between them. The aggregability of the defibrinogenated blood RBCs is markedly lower than that of the normal RBCs. The noble feature of this design is the vibration-induced disaggregation mechanism, which can incorporate the disposable element that holds the blood sample.

• 순환기질환의공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 순환기질환의공학회 2002년도 제2회 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.3-18
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• 2002

Hemorheology plays an important role in atherosclerosis. Hemorheologic properties of blood include whole blood viscosity, plasma viscosity, hemaocrit, RBC deformability and aggregation, and fibrinogen concentration in plasma. Blood flow is determine by three parameters (pressure, lumen diameter, and whole blood viscosity), whole blood viscosity is one of the key physiological variables. However, the significance of whole blood viscosity has not yet not been fully appreciated. Whole blood viscosity has a unique property, non-Newtonian shear-thinning characteristics, which is primarily due to the presence of RBCs. Hence, RBC deformability and aggregation directly affect the magnitude of blood viscosity, and any factors or diseases affecting RBC characteristics influence blood viscosity. Therefore, on can see that whole blood viscosity is the causal mechanism by which traditional risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, smoking, exercise, obesity, age, and gender are related to atherogenesis. In this regard, we included whole blood viscosity in the three key determinants of injurious pulsatile flow that results in mechanical injury and protective adaptation in the arterial system. Because whole blood viscosity is a potential predictor of cardiovascular diseases, it should be measured in routine cardiovascular profiles. Incorporating whole blood viscosity measurements into a standard clinical protocol could improve our ability to identify patients at risk for cardiovascular disease and its complications.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.311-321
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• 1993

Ammonia accumulation is regarded as the limiting factor of the first priority in water qualities of aquatic culture systems. Nitrification efficiency and characteristics in seawater were evaluated using Rotating Biological Contactor (RBC) process as a part of the recycling water treatment facilities for marine fish culture system. Ammonia removal efficiency regarded 99.7 to $83.7\%$ at the ammonia surface loading rates of 48 to $393 mg/m^2$ -day. RBC process was able to withstand to the fluctuation of influent ammonia concentrations and loading and produced the stable effluent. The mathematical model on the fixed-film biological reactor developed by Kornegay seemed to be suitable to RBC process kinetic evaluation for the recycling water treatment of the marine fish culture system. Area capacity constant (P) and half-velocity constant (Ks) in the model were 0.188g/m^2$-day and 1.25mg/l, respectively.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.129-134
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• 2004

The aggregation characteristics of red blood cells (RBCs) were measured using a newly developed light-transmission slit rheometer. Conventional methods of RBC disaggregation such as the rotational Couette system were replaced with a pressure-driven slit flow system with a vibrational mechanism. Using a vibration generator, one can disaggregate the RBC aggregates stored in the slit. While shear stress decreases exponentially, instantaneous pressure and the transmitted light intensity were measured over time. Applying an abrupt shearing flow after disaggregation caused a rapid elongation of the RBCs followed by loss of elongation with the decreasing shear stress. While the shear stress is further decreasing, the RBCs start to re-aggregate and the corresponding transmitted intensity increases with time, from which the aggregation indices can be obtained using a curve-fitting program.