• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.87-92
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• 2009

The avoidance of the allergen of the house dust mite is one of the challenges to reduce and treat the symptoms of allergic diseases. Accordingly, various acaricidal agents are being used to kill the mite, but just killing it leaves the remains of it, which still act as the allergen. Therefore expelling the mite is thought as best policy to avoid the mite allergen. For this, some materials have been applied to repellent agents against the mite. Among them, a material with natural origin, known as the phytoncide, is being used for its repellent activity, as well as for its benefits for health. In this experiment, essential oils extracted from Korean white pine (Pinus koreaiensis S. et Z.) and hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa), which are widely used as the source of phytoncide products, are studied for demonstration of the repellent effect against the house dust mites, Dermatophagoides farinae and D. pteronyssinus. Direct contact method was used to evaluate the repellent effect (%). And the results suggest the oils have a significant effect enough to be used as a source of repellent agent. For the repellent effect, the most effective concentration was $0.5{\mu}l/cm^2$ at 45 minutes both in the white pine and the hinoki oil.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.687-699
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• 2013

This study was carried out to investigate the antifungal activity and house dust mite repellent effect of cotton and silk fabrics dyed with Juniperus chinensis heartwood extracts by hot-water and methanol. The chemical composition of Juniperus chinensis heartwood extracts by hot-water and methanol was analyzed by GC-MS. In the case of antifungal activity, dyed fabrics with hot water extract had no effect against chaetomium globosum fungus. But showing no growth in fabrics dyed with methanol extract, dyed fabrics with methanol extract showed very excellent antifungal activity. Silk fabric dyed with methanol extract showed excellent house dust mite repellent effect of 94.3%~96.0% against dermatophagodes farinae. The composition of Juniperus chinensis heartwood extracts from hot-water and methanol was different. There were no terpene and its analogue peaks in hot-water extract. However there were terpene and its analogue peaks in methanol extract. From these GC-MS results, terpene was identified in methanol extract of Juniperus chinensis heartwood. Efficient ingredient of antifungal activity and house dust mite repellent effect was assumed terpene.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.167-171
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• 2010

Majority of asthma and atopic dermatitis are known to be spontaneously sensitive to house dust mite allergen. Control of house dust mite populations has been principally achieved by using chemical insecticides. But the risk to human health would be a potential problem. Moreover, house dust mite remain as allergens even after death. So, It is more effective method keeping the house dust mites away than killing them. The use of plant-derived repellents has been considered as a promising alternative to chemical repellents. Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It has insect repellent properties and is an active ingredient in some commercial mosquito repellents. These studies were carried out to investigate repellent effects of Eucalyptus oil against house dust mites and compare lemongrass oil. Eucalyptus oil and lemongrass oil were exposed at different doses (0.2, 0.1, 0.05, 0.025, 0.0125, $0.00625{\mu}l/cm^2$) and different times (1, 3, 6 hours) on house dust mites. The most effective dose of Eucalyptus and lemongrass oils against house dust mites was $0.1{\mu}l/cm^2$ and $0.025{\mu}l/cm^2$. Each repellent effect(%) in most effective dose was 90.3% (Eucalyptus) and 80.8% (lemongrass).

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.83-87
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• 2015

The exposure to house dust mites is closely connected with allergic diseases such as atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis and asthma. Control of house dust mite populations has been principally achieved by using chemical insecticides. But the risk to human health would be a potential problem. Moreover, house dust mite remain as allergens even after death. Therefore, repelling the house dust mites is more effective method than killing them. The use of plant-derived repellents has been considered as a promising alternative to chemical repellents. Eucalyptus oils are regarded as safe compounds, there have been attempts to commercialize and market the insecticides/repellent products containing Eucalyptus oil as such or based upon them. For that reason, we experimented repellent activity against these mites using laundry detergent with Eucalyptus oil in this experiment. House dust mites (Dermatophagoides farinae and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus) were exposed at different concentrations (4, 8, 16, $32{\mu}L/mL$) in fabric treated laundry detergent with Eucalyptus oil for 24 hours. The repellent effects (%) of laundry detergent with Eucalyptus oil exposed at 4, 8, 16, and $32{\mu}L/mL$ were 48.16%, 74.62%, 52.67%, and 44.47%, respectively. These results suggest that laundry detergent with Eucalyptus oil have potential effect to repel the house dust mites.

• 감성과학
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2016

전기방사는 높은 비표면적을 가지는 마이크로~나노 단위 직경의 나노섬유를 생산하는 간단하고 효율적인 공정이다. 따라서 식물 추출물과 폴리머를 혼합한 방사용액으로 손쉽게 의료용 나노섬유의 제조가 가능하다. 향나무는 라디칼 생성, 화상, 세포손상과 같은 자외선과 SLS에 의한 피부손상을 방지하는데 효과적이라고 알려져 있다. 또한 방미효과와 함께 집먼지 진드기 방지 효과가 보고된 바 있다. 전기방사로 향나무 추출물을 함유하여 제조한 PVA 나노섬유를 연구하였다. 향나무 추출물의 서로 다른 농도(0.25, 0.5, 1.5 wt. %)를 함유하는 PVA/향나무 추출물 나노 복합섬유를 제조하였으며 방사용액의 농도, 인가전압, TCD 등의 전기방사 조건을 최적화 하였다. 연구결과 균일한 PVA/향나무 추출물 나노 복합섬유을 얻을 수 있는 최적 조건으로 PVA 농도는 12wt%, 인가전압은 10 Kv, TCD는 10~20 cm로 나타나났다. 제조된 전기방사 나노 복합섬유의 형태 및 미세구조를 SEM을 통해 관찰하였다. 향나무 추출물의 첨가에 의해 나노섬유의 직경이 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 결과적으로 310~360 nm의 직경범위를 가지는 PVA/향나무 추출물 복합 나노섬유가 전기방사를 통해 성공적으로 얻어졌다.