• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.496-502
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• 2005

This study was performed to compare the effect of external ultrasound assisted PAL(power assisted liposuction) with that of PAL alone. We performed 17 cases of liposuction from January 2003 to June 2003. For comparing both systems, we treated the right side(study group) with external ultrasound assisted PAL and the left side(control group) with PAL alone. To evaluate the difference in results between two groups, we surveyed three objective and four subjective items. Objectives were categorized as "Reduction rate of postoperative swelling", "Efficiency of suction" and "Histologic finding of aspirated fat tissue". Subjectives were also filed as "Degree of postoperative bruising", "Cannula resistance that operator felt", "Degree of postoperative pain" and "Patient's satisfaction". We assessed by questionnaire three times at 1day, 7 days and 30 days after operation. There were statistically significant differences in two of the subjective items; "Degree of postoperative pain at postoperative 1 day" and "Cannula resistance that operator felt". This study concludes that external ultrasound PAL is more effective high mobility of fat tissue and low tension of surrounding tissue. External ultrasound PAL will be more useful in case of large volume liposuction and revision procedures.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.62-66
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• 2008

Purpose: Axillary osmidrosis is a distressing disorder characterized by unpleasant odor from axillary area and it is mainly associated with apocrine glands but also associated with eccrine glands. For surgical treatment of osmidrosis, recently ultrasound assisted liposuction(UAL) had been performed for many patients. According to the recent studies about ultrasound assisted liposuction for the treatment of osmidrosis, histologic studies about apocrine gland had been applied for 35 cases, but there were rare mention about eccrine gland and the relationship between two glands. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the effect of ultrasound assisted liposuction for the treatment of axillary osmidrosis on apocrine and eccrine glands. Methods: From January 2004 to January 2007, 35 patients underwent ultrasound assisted liposuction for the treatment of osmidrosis and 5 patients underwent histologic studies. Histologic examinations were performed before and after ultrasound assisted liposuction and each biopsy was performed in central axillary area. The volume ratio of both glands, presence of degeneration were examined. And in aspirates, distribution and density of both glands and their morphological changes were examined. Results: Preoperative biopsy results showed average volume ratio of apocrine glands to eccrine glands was 65 : 35. According to the postoperative biopsy results, the volume of apocrine glands in dermis were significantly reduced and glands were degenerated, but the volume of eccrine glands were slightly reduced and glands were mildly damaged. And the average volume ratio of two glands was 20 : 80. According to biopsy results of aspirates, the volume ratio of two glands was 85 : 15 and apocrine glands had significantly greater proportion. Conclusion: By comparison of each biopsy result, apocrine glands were more significantly reduced and degenerated than eccrine glands in all 5 cases. However, further studies with large sample sizes and close examinations are required.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.742-748
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• 2010

Purpose: The method of using ultrasound-assisted liposuction and excision of the remaining glandular tissue is the preferred method for treating gynecomastia and is currently used worldwide. Herein, this article described the role of ultrasound-assisted liposuction before a surgical excision in the treatment of gynecomastia. The cosmetic results were objectively evaluated. Methods: 11 patients (22 breasts) underwent ultrasoundassisted liposuction and suction-assisted lipectomy between April 2007 and January 2009. At the end of the liposuction, the remaining glandular tissue was removed through the incision used for liposuction. We evaluated the cosmetic results using ordinary scale methods on the basis of four categories (recurrence, symmetry, contour irregularity, and scar). Results: The volume of aspirates ranged between 50 and 200 cc per breast and the average weight of tissue removed by excision was 65g per breast. No complications were recorded. Regarding the cosmetic evaluation, the recurrence, contour irregularity, and scar were excellent, the symmetry was good, and the overall results represented all those cases were mostly excellent. Conclusion: Ultrasound-assisted liposuction has many advantages in the treatment of gynecomastia. When excising the remaining glandular tissue, bleeding is decreased by the use of a tumescent technique. The glandular tissue is easily mobilized and excised after being "morselized" with ultrasound-assisted liposuction. The glandular tissue is simply dissected via the suction surface. Compared the residual mound of glandular tissue beneath the nipple and areola to the periphery, it facilitates precise control of the excision.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권10호
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• pp.3039-3045
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• 2013

Dual-frequency ultrasound assisted photocatalysis (DUAP) method was proposed to degrade a stable organic model effluent, cresol red (CR), using the prepared $Fe^{3+}$-doped $TiO_2$ with active carbon fiber loading ($Fe^{3+}-TiO_2/ACF$) as photocatalyst. The influence of key factors, including Fe doping amount and power density of dual-frequency ultrasounds (20/40 kHz), on the degradation efficiency was investigated. The degradation efficiency rises to 98.7% in 60 min accompanied by the color removal of CR liquid samples from yellow to colorless transparent at optimal conditions. A synergy index of 1.40 was yielded by comparison with single ultrasound assisted photocatalysis (SUAP) and the photocatalysis without ultrasound assisted (UV/$TiO_2$), indicating that a clear synergistic effect exists for the DUAP process. Obvious enhancement of degradation efficiency for the DUAP process should be attributed to production of large amount of free radicals by strong cavitational effects of dual ultrasounds.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.229-233
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 식물세포배양액으로부터 파클리탁셀을 효율적으로 회수하기 위하여 초음파를 이용한 액-액 추출 공정을 개발하였다. 액-액 추출을 위한 최적의 초음파 파워와 조업 시간은 주어진 하층(메틸렌 클로라이드 층)/상층(메탄올 농축액 층) 비(25%, v/v)에서 각각 250W와 15 min임을 알 수 있었다. 최적 조건 하에서 초음파를 이용한 액-액 추출 공정의 경우 단 1 회 추출로 대부분의 파클리탁셀을 하층(메틸렌 클로라이드 층)으로부터 회수(~92%) 가능하였다. 또한 무기염 첨가에 의한 초음파 상승효과로 인하여 액-액 추출을 위하여 적절한 무기염 농도와 초음파 파워가 요구됨을 알 수 있었다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.273-279
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 바이오매스로부터 파클리탁셀 회수를 위한 전통적 용매 추출(conventional solvent extraction, CSE), 마이크로웨이브를 이용한 추출(microwave-assisted extraction, MAE), 초음파를 이용한 추출(ultrasound-assisted extraction, UAE) 방법을 비교하였다. 추출 용매 종류(아세톤, 클로로포름, 에탄올, 메탄올, 메틸렌 클로라이드)에 따른 영향을 조사한 결과, 메탄올이 모든 추출 방법에서 가장 적합하였다. 메탄올을 이용한 MAE와 UAE의 경우, 단 1회의 추출로 대부분의 파클리탁셀 회수(>95%)가 가능하였다. 또한 MAE와 UAE의 경우 추출 온도(25-45 ℃), 마이크로웨이브 파워(50-150 W), 초음파 파워(180-380 W)의 증가에 따라 파클리탁셀 회수율이 증가하였다. 또한 SEM 분석을 통해 바이오매스 표면을 조사한 결과, 표면 구조가 CSE의 경우에는 조금 주름진 형태를 보인 반면 MAE와 UAE의 경우에는 강한 충격으로 매우 거칠고 파괴된 형태를 보였다.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.99-104
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• 2003

Liposuction is a useful method for debulking free flap. Recently, ultrasound assisted liposuction(UAL) has been reported to have many advantages over conventional suction-assisted lipectomy. We applied the UAL to debulk free fasciocutaneous flap of the forehead and lower extremities. The result was satisfactory and there was no significant complications worth noting. Although the cost can be expensive, it has many advantages such as less blood loss, larger amount of fat aspirate and better skin contraction. We can conclude that UAL can be a useful alternative method to debulk free fasciocutaneous flap.

• Integrative Medicine Research
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.388-394
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• 2017

Background: The present study optimized ultrasound-assisted extraction conditions to maximize extraction yields of glycyrrhizic acid from licorice. Methods: The optimal extraction temperature ($X_1$), extraction time ($X_2$), and methanol concentration ($X_3$) were identified using response surface methodology (RSM). A central composite design (CCD) was used for experimental design and analysis of the results to obtain the optimal processing parameters. Results: Statistical analyses revealed that three variables and the quadratic of $X_1$, $X_2$, and $X_3$ had significant effects on the yields and were followed by significant interaction effects between the variables of $X_2$ and $X_3$ (p<0.01). A 3D response surface plot and contour plots derived from the mathematical models were applied to determine the optimal conditions. The optimum ultrasound-assisted extraction conditions were as follows: extraction temperature, $69^{\circ}C$; extraction time, 34?min; and methanol concentration, 57%. Under these conditions, the experimental yield of glycyrrhizic acid was 3.414%, which agreed closely with the predicted value (3.406%). Conclusion: The experimental values agreed with those predicted by RSM models, thus indicating the suitability of the model employed and the success of RSM in optimizing the extraction conditions.

• 로봇학회논문지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.395-401
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• 2017

In this paper, we introduce a robot-assisted medical diagnostic system that enables remote ultrasound (US) imaging to be applied to the conventional telemedicine, which has been possible only with interviewing or a visual exam. In particular, a master-slave robot system is developed that ultrasonic diagnosis specialist can control the position and orientation of US probe in the remote place. The slave robot is designed to be compact, lightweight, and hand-held so that it can easily transfer to the remote healthcare center. Moreover, 6-degree-of-freedom (DOF) probe motion is possible by the robot design based on Stewart platform. The master device is also based on a similar structure of the slave robot. To connect master and slave system in the wide area network (WAN) environment, a hardware CODEC was developed. In this paper, we introduce the detail of each component and the results of the recent experiments conducted in the remote sites by the developed robotic ultrasound imaging system.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.255-260
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 MAC(metal-assisted chemical) 에칭을 이용하여 Ge(Germanium) 표면에 나노구조를 형성하고, 그 위에 열팽창계수가 높은 PDMS를 적용하여 광음향효과를 이용한 초음파 발생 소자를 제작하였다. Ge 나노구조 위에 PDMS를 스핀 코팅하여 만든 초음파 발생 소자는 100 nm Cr(Chromium) 대비 약 3배의 초음파를 발생시켰다. 또한, Ge 나노구조를 PDMS 중앙에 위치시 킬 경우 쿼츠 기판을 통한 열손실이 줄어들어 100 nm Cr 대비 8.5배의 강한 초음파를 얻을 수 있었다.