• 상하수도학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.425-435
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• 2023

Organoleptic parameters such as color, odor, and flavor influence consumer perception of drinking water quality. This study aims to evaluate the taste of the selected bottled and tap water samples using an electronic tongue (E-tongue) instead of a sensory test. Bottled and tap water's mineral components are related to the overall preference for water taste. Contrary to the sensory test, the potentiometric E-tongue method presented in this study distinguishes taste by measuring the mineral components in water, and the data obtained can be statistically analyzed. Eleven bottled water products from various brands and one tap water from I city in Korea were evaluated. The E-tongue data were statistically analyzed using multivariate statistical tools such as hierarchical clustering analysis (HCA), principal component analysis (PCA), and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA). The results show that the E-tongue method can clearly distinguish taste discrimination in drinking water differing in water quality based on the ion-related water quality parameters. The water quality parameters that affect taste discrimination were found to be total dissolved solids (TDS), sodium (Na+), calcium (Ca²⁺), magnesium (Mg²⁺), sulfate (SO₄^2-), chloride (Cl^-), potassium (K⁺) and pH. The distance calculation of HCA was used to quantify the differences between 12 different types of drinking water. The proposed E-tongue method is a practical tool to quantitatively evaluate the differences between samples in water quality items related to the ionic components. It can be helpful in quality control of drinking water.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.206-210
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• 2004

금속산화물 $(TiO_2,\;RuO_2,\;PbO_2,\;Ni(OH)_2)$과 Prussian blue (PB)를 각각 탄소반죽에 혼합한 후 스크린 프린팅 기법으로 6종의 탄소반죽 전극들을 제작하였다. 제작된 탄소반죽 전극들로 전자혀 시스템을 제작하여 다양한 음료수와 식품에 대한 감응을 0.1M carbonate buffer, pH 9.6완충 용액에 묽힌 후 대시간전류법의 방법으로 측정하였다 얻어진 자료를 주성분 분석법 (principal component analysis; PCA)으로 처리한 후 식음료의 맛을 평가할 수 있도록 2차원 좌표계에 표시하였으며, 그 결과 본 실험에서 제작한 시스템 및 분석법은 다양한 식음료의 종류를 뚜렷이 구분해 낼 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국연초학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.134-140
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was the discrimination of different tobacco types by the E-Nose/tongue and the analysis of what human sensory attributes are correlated with e-instrument's sensors. Samples were made from five groups of Korean domestic tobacco leaves, aged burley and not aged, aged flue-cured and not aged and blending types of the four. Instrumental tests were conducted to discriminate characteristics among different tobacco samples by the E-Nose and the E-Tongue. Sensory attributes of tobacco tastes were impact, irritation, bitterness, hay-like, tobacco taste, smoke volume, smoke pungent and mouth cleanness. STATISTICA software was used to analyze correlation between the human sensory data and the raw data of e-instruments. Discrimination analysis can be achieved using principal components analysis (PCA) and discriminant factorial analysis(DFA). As a result, impact, bitterness, irritation, smoke volume and smoke pungent of human sensory attributes were correlated with data from the several clustered E-Nose sensors(p < 0.10). And bitterness, irritation, and smoke pungent of human sensory attributes were correlated with data from the E-Tongue sensors(p < 0.10). PCA plot by the E-Nose shows that aged tobacco and not aged were discriminated and DFA plot shows that three groups(aged burley, not aged burley and flue-cured) were discriminated. PCA plot by the E- Tongue shows that flue-cured tobacco was separated from burley. Our results indicated that the e-instruments are sensitive enough to distinguish among tobacco types and their several sensors are reacted to the human sensory attributes.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제15권12호
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• pp.1027-1030
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• 1977

It has been widely believed that the exact measurement of the forces exerted on teeth and its structures by the lingual and perioral musculatures such as lip, cheek and tongue is important and significant in dentistry. Such measuring, moreover, is highly emphasized the importance of the fact that it can be of much help to study the physiological function displayed in the oral cavity. Recognizing the importance of measuring the pressures, the author has devised an electronic device consisting of pressure transducers utilizing reistance-strnain gauges. This electronic strain gauge was very easy to manipulate and its scale error was extremely minimized, unaffected by mouth temperature, mosture and external forces Author was able to read its results with attached meter without using calibration chart. Futhermore, the sensitivity of this electronic device was extremely high, Thus it facilitated to measure a force from 0 to 230 grams.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.823-832
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• 2017

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of aging method (dry or wet) and time (20 d or 40 d) on physical, chemical, and sensory properties of two different muscles (top round and shank) from steers (n=12) using an electronic tongue (ET). Moisture content was not affected by muscle types and aging method (p>0.05). Shear force of dry aged beef was significantly decreased compared to that of wet aged beef. Most fatty acids of dry aged beef were significantly lower than those of wet aged beef. Dry aged shank muscles had more abundant free amino acids than top round muscles. Dry-aging process enhanced tastes such as umami and saltiness compared to wet-aging process according to ET results. Dry-aging process could enhance the instrumental tenderness and umami taste of beef. In addition, the taste of shank muscle was more affected by dry-aging process than that of round muscle.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.663-668
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• 2023

인삼의 쓴맛 성분을 규명하기 위해 전자혀를 이용하여 여러 인삼성분의 쓴맛 강도를 측정한 결과, ginsenoside와 알칼로이드 성분의 쓴맛 강도가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이 중 알칼로이드 성분은 고려인삼 내 함량이 낮아 인삼의 쓴맛에 실질적인 영향이 미비할 것으로 판단되며 함량이 높은 ginsenoside가 쓴맛에 미치는 영향이 클 것으로 사료된다. Ginsenoside는 인삼 고유의 활성성분으로 큰 폭의 ginsenoside 함량감소는 인삼의 고유 기능성에 부정적인 영향을 줄 수 있으므로, 기호성을 높여 시장성을 확대하고자 인삼의 쓴맛을 경감하기 위하여는 ginsenoside Rb₁을 비롯한 인삼 내 함량이 높고 쓴맛이 강한 ginsenoside를 다른 ginsenoside로 전환시키는 가공방법을 개발하는 것이 바람직할 것으로 판단된다. 또한, 전자혀와 실제 사람의 미각과는 차이가 있을 수 있으므로 향후 사람의 미각에 대한 직접적인 추가 검증 연구도 필요하다고 사료된다.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.62-73
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• 2020

In this paper, we present electronic acupuncture needles we have developed using intelligence technology based on Bluetooth in order to allow anyone to simply receive customized remote diagnosis and treatment by clicking on the menu of the smartphone regardless of time and place. In order to determine the health condition and disease of patients, we have developed a software and a hardware of electronic acupuncture needles, operating on Bluetooth which transmits biometric data to oriental medical doctors using the functions of automatically determining pulse diagnosis, tongue diagnosis, and oxygen saturation; the functions are most commonly used in herbal treatment. In addition, using fuzzy logic and reasoning based on smartphones, we present in this paper an algorithm and the results of completion of hardware implementation for electronic acupuncture needles, appropriate for the body conditions of patients; the algorithm and the hardware implementation are for a treatment time duration by electronic acupuncture needles, an automatic determinations of pulse diagnosis, tongue diagnosis, and oxygen saturation, a function implementation for automatic display of acupuncture point, and a strength adjustment of electronic acupuncture needles. As a result of our simulation, we have shown that the treatment of patients, performed using an Electronic Acupuncture Needles based on intelligence, is more efficient compared to the treatment that was performed before.

• 한국농업기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농업기계학회 2000년도 THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY ENGINEERING. V.II
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• pp.219-226
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• 2000

The study was executed for development of sensing elements of electronic tongue which could discriminate taste of liquid and semi-liquid foods. Five polymeric membranes which were composed of polymer, plasticizer, electro-active materials were prepared. After each polymeric membranes were mounted in an electrode body, membrane potentials due to electrochemical reaction with taste stimuli were measured. The experimental results were interpreted in view of the membrane's non-selective responses to stimuli.

• 한국농업기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농업기계학회 2001년도 동계 학술대회 논문집
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• pp.393-399
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• 2001

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.142-147
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• 2013

Pale ale류에 속하는 수입산 시판 맥주 3종과 신제품 맥주를 대상으로 일반적 품질특성과 향기패턴 및 맛의 성향을 비교하였다. 그 결과 신제품은 4.35%의 알콜 함량을 나타냈으며 B.U.는 3.5, 색도는 34.43(EBC), sweetness는 $2.28^{\circ}P$, pH는 3.96, 총산은 5.21, 폴리페놀은 181.22 mg/L의 함량을 보였다. 전자코에 의한 향기패턴의 경우 시판 맥주와는 구분되어 다른 향기특성을 갖는 것으로 나타났으며, GC를 이용한 총 14종의 휘발성분 중 ethyl acetate, isobutanol, isoamyl acetate, isoamyl alcohol, ethyl hexanoate 함량의 차이를 보였고 그 외 물질들은 시판 맥주와 유사한 것으로 나타났다. 전자혀 분석에서는 시판 맥주에 비하여 NB의 신맛이 부족한 것으로 나타났으며 맥주의 주요한 쓴맛을 나타내는 성분 중 하나인 quinine을 정량 한 결과 시판 맥주에서의 농도는 1.5-1.8 mg/L 사이로 나타났다.