• KSBB Journal
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.24-29
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• 2001

급성 간부전 환자나 간이식 대기 상태의 환자의 생명을 간이 재생되거나 간 이식때 까지 연장시키기 위하여 생인공간이 많이 연구되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 적당한 cell opening을 가지는 폴리우레탄 폼을 15% NCO-prepolymer를 이용하여 직접 제조하였으며 이를 직경 3~4 mm 크기의 정육면체로 절단하여 충진형 반응기를 제조하였다. 분리된 일차간세포를 원심분리 방법을 이용하여 PUF 1 $cm^3$ 당 5.5$\pm$1.1$\times$$10^6$개의 세포를 접종하였으며 일주일간 관류 배양하면서 생인공간으로서의 성능을 측정하였다. 접종된 간세포는 구상체를 형성하였고 안정된 암모니아 제거능력과 요소 분비율을 나타내었다. 알부민 분비율은 배양 4일 이후 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 이상의 결과를 볼 때 PUF 충진형 간세포 반응기는 생인공간으로 개발되기에 충분한 가능성을 가진 것으로 판단된다.

• Korea-Australia Rheology Journal
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.79-85
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• 2005

Aqueous mixtures of hyaluronic acid and poly(vinyl alcohol) system and hydrogels thereof were introduced to obtain new bioartificial materials that have excellent mechanical properties, biocompatibility and enhanced rheological properties. The interactions between hyaluronic acid and poly(vinyl alcohol) and/or borax were investigated by rheological measurements. Preparation parameters of the aqueous mixtures were mixture composition, the degree of hydrolysis of poly(vinyl alcohol) and borax concentration. From the rheological behavior, it could be deduced that the key factor of the interaction between hyaluronic acid and poly(vinyl alcohol) was the hydrogen bonding between them and the effect was pronounced with borax. Enhanced viscosity was observed at the composition of $20wt\%$ of hyaluronic acid solution and $80wt\%$ of poly(vinyl alcohol) and borax solution. Rheological properties were influenced by the degree of hydrolysis of poly(vinyl alcohol) and borax concentration. As the degree of hydrolysis and borax concentration increased, rheological properties increased due to the increased hydrogen bonding and networking of hyaluronate aggregates. Physical hydrogels from hyaluronic acid and poly(vinyl alcohol) were prepared and the composition dependence of the gels was rheologically investigated as well.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.25-28
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• 2015

In this study, a basic research on artificial liver was performed for its application to people on the waiting list of liver transplant or patients with hepatic insufficiency. Artificial livers are generally classified into mechanic type, bioartificial type, and hybrid type. An extracorporeal circulation device was examined herein, which is indispensable in the application of an artificial liver, for its effectiveness in supporting the recovery of liver functions. Extracorporeal circulation system is a treatment and life-support system which sends out the patient's blood, removes toxicity by various methods, and then sends the blood back to the interior of the body. This study used an extracorporeal circulation system which enables the Plasma Perfusion by CVVH method, and applied the program of Bioateco corp. Animals with acute hepatic insufficiency were produced to apply the extracorporeal circulation device. As a result, their ammonia, bilirubin, SGOT, SGPT, and bile acid levels rose, confirming the liver function restoration in the experimental animals.