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경호무도 정신특성 요인의 상대적 중요도 평가 (Priority Order of Decisional Factors and Conceptual Construct of Security Martial Arts' Spirit)

  • 김동현
    • 시큐리티연구
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    • 제32호
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    • pp.7-32
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    • 2012
  • 이 연구는 최상의 경호수행을 위해서 경호원이 갖추어야 할 경호무도의 정신요인에 대하여 분석적 계층화과정(AHP) 기법을 활용한 상대적 중요도를 평가하는 것에 목적이 있다. 연구 참여자는 경호학 전공자와 경호 관련 종사자, 그리고 경호이론 및 실기전문가 540명을 선정하였다. 정신특성에 대한 요인추출 단계에서는 문헌고찰을 통해서 수집된 자료를 활용하여 탐색 및 확인적 요인분석을 실시하였다. 이렇게 확인된 정신개념구조를 활용하여 요인 간 상대적 중요도를 전문가 설문을 통해 실시하였다. 통계처리는 SPSS 18.0 for windows와 AMOS 5.0 그리고 Expert Choice 2000을 활용하였다. 이러한 과정을 통해서 결론을 내리면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 경호무도 정신특성과 관련한 요인탐색 결과 4개의 일반요인과 20개 세부요인을 탐색할 수 있었다. 탐색된 요인의 구인타당성을 확인한 결과 모든 기준치에서 안정적인 값을 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 즉 경호무도의 정신특성 개념의 구인은 타당하다고 평가할 수 있다. 이러한 경호무도 정신개념의 일반 요인에 대한 명명화 과정을 통해서 심리관련, 사상관련, 무도관련, 실천관련 정신으로 구성하였고, 심리관련 정신 요인은 집중, 자신감, 자기관리, 몰입, 자부심(자존감)으로, 사상관련 정신 요인은 희생, 정의, 충성, 인류평화, 사명감으로, 무도관련 정신 요인은 예의, 강인, 호신, 심신일여, 용맹(기)으로, 실천관련 정신 요인은 책임, 협동, 겸손, 결단, 프로정신으로 구성하는 것이 타당하다는 결론에 도달했다. 둘째, 경호무도의 위계모형은 4개의 상위 개념과 20개의 하위개념으로 구성하였다. 이러한 경호무도 정신특성 위계모형을 토대로 상대적 중요를 평가한 결과 사상관련 정신(.482), 무도관련 정신(.248), 실천관련 정신(.188), 심리관련 정신(.083) 순으로 중요도가 판명되었다. 그리고 하위개념에 대한 경호무도의 정신특성에 대한 중요도는 희생(.252), 예의(.110), 사명감(.108), 책임(.073), 충성(.053), 강인성(.052), 정의(.049), 호신(.038), 프로정신(.038), 결단(.035), 협동(.029), 자신감(.026), 용맹(기)(.025), 자부심(자존감)(.024), 심신일여(.023), 인류평화(.019), 집중(.014), 겸손(.013), 자기관리(.011), 몰입(.007) 순으로 중요도가 판명되었다. 즉 경호무도는 희생, 정의, 충성, 인류평화, 사명감과 같은 사상관련 정신 요인이 가장 중요한 요인이라고 평가할 수 있다.

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백서 설신경 압박손상모델에서 신경성장인자 유전자 주입이 신경재생에 미치는 영향 (EFFECT OF NERVE GROWTH FACTOR GENE INJECTION ON THE NERVE REGENERATION IN RAT LINGUAL NERVE CRUSH-INJURY MODEL)

  • 고은봉;정헌종;안강민;김성민;김윤희;장정원;이종호
    • Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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    • 제28권5호
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    • pp.375-395
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    • 2006
  • Purpose: Lingual nerve (LN) damage may be caused by either tumor resection or injury such as wisdom tooth extraction, Although autologous nerve graft is sometimes used to repair the damaged nerve, it has the disadvantage of necessity of another operation for nerve harvesting. Moreover, the results of nerve grafting is not satisfactory. The nerve growth factor (NGF) is well-known to play a critical role in peripheral nerve regeneration and its local delivery to the injured nerve has been continuously tried to enhance nerve regeneration. However, its application has limitations like repeated administration due to short half life of 30 minutes and an in vivo delivery model must allow for direct and local delivery. The aim of this study was to construct a well-functioning $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus for the ultimate development of improved method to promote peripheral nerve regeneration with enhanced and extended secretion of hNGF from the injured nerve by injecting $rhNGF-{\beta}$ gene directly into crush-injured LN in rat model. Materials and Methods: $hNGF-{\beta}$ gene was prepared from fetal brain cDNA library and cloned into E1/E3 deleted adenoviral vector which contains green fluorescence protein (GFP) gene as a reporter. After large scale production and purification of $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus, transfection efficiency and its expression at various cells (primary cultured Schwann cells, HEK293 cells, Schwann cell lines, NIH3T3 and CRH cells) were evaluated by fluorescent microscopy, RT-PCR, ELISA, immunocytochemistry. Furthermore, the function of rhNGF-beta, which was secreted from various cells infected with $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus, was evaluated using neuritogenesis of PC-12 cells. For in vivo evaluation of efficacy of $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus, the LNs of 8-week old rats were exposed and crush-injured with a small hemostat for 10 seconds. After the injury, $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus($2{\mu}l,\;1.5{\times}10^{11}pfu$) or saline was administered into the crushed site in the experimental (n=24) and the control group (n=24), respectively. Sham operation of another group of rats (n=9) was performed without administration of either saline or adenovirus. The taste recovery and the change of fungiform papilla were studied at 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks. Each of the 6 animals was tested with different solutions (0.1M NaCl, 0.1M sucrose, 0.01M QHCl, or 0.01M HCl) by two-bottle test paradigm and the number of papilla was counted using SEM picture of tongue dorsum. LN was explored at the same interval as taste study and evaluated electro-physiologically (peak voltage and nerve conduction velocity) and histomorphometrically (axon count, myelin thickness). Results: The recombinant adenovirus vector carrying $rhNGF-{\beta}$ was constructed and confirmed by restriction endonuclease analysis and DNA sequence analysis. GFP expression was observed in 90% of $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus infected cells compared with uninfected cells. Total mRNA isolated from $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus infected cells showed strong RT-PCR band, however uninfected or LacZ recombinant adenovirus infected cells did not. NGF quantification by ELISA showed a maximal release of $18865.4{\pm}310.9pg/ml$ NGF at the 4th day and stably continued till 14 days by $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus infected Schwann cells. PC-12 cells exposed to media with $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus infected Schwann cell revealed at the same level of neurite-extension as the commercial NGF did. $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus injected experimental groups in comparison to the control group exhibited different taste preference ratio. Salty, sweet and sour taste preference ratio were significantly different after 2 weeks from the beginning of the experiment, which were similar to the sham group, but not to the control group.

비가열냉동 당근주스의 HACCP 시스템 적용을 위한 미생물학적 위해 분석 (Microbiological Hazard Analysis for HACCP System Application to Non Heat-Frozen Carrot Juice)

  • 이웅수;권상철
    • 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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    • 제29권2호
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    • pp.79-84
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    • 2014
  • 본 연구는 비가열 섭취 냉동 당근주스의 HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point)시스템 구축을 위하여 생물학적 위해요소분석을 위한 목적으로 2013년 6월 21일~2014년 3월 30일까지 약 270일간 제주도 제주시 구좌읍 소재에 있는 구좌농협에서 수행하였다. 일반적인 과채주스 제조업체의 제조공정을 참고로 하여 공정도를 작성하였으며, 원료 농산물(당근), 용수와 포장재료 입고, 보관, 세척, 분쇄, 착즙, 냉각, 내포장, 금속검출, 외포장, 보관 및 출하공정에 대하여 Fig. 1과 같이 작성하였다. 원료 당근의 세척 전, 세척 후의 Coliform group, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp., Bacillus cereus, Listeria Monocytogenes, 장출혈성대장균수를 측정한 결과 Bacillus cereus 는 세척 전 $4.70{\times}10^4CFU/g$이었으나, 세척 후 $1.02{\times}10^2CFU/g$ 검출되었으며, 나머지 병원성균은 검출되지 않았다. 자외선살균공정에서 당근주스의 유속를 변화시키면서 미생물의 변화를 시험한 결과 유속 4 L/min을 한계기준으로 결정하였다. 작업장별 공중낙하균(일반세균수, 대장균, 진균수) 시험결과 세척실의 미생물수는 20 CFU/Plate가 검출되었다. 작업자 손 세척 전후 시험결과 세척 전 일반세균수가 $6{\times}10^4CFU/cm^2$로 높게 나타났으나 손 세척 후에는 검출되지 않아 손 세척 및 소독에 대한 중요성을 교육하고 훈련해야 할 것이다. 제조설비 및 기구의 표면오염도를 검사한 결과 모든 시료에서 대장균군은 검출되지 않았고, 일반세균은 포장기 노즐에서 가장 많은 $8.5{\times}10^4CFU/cm^2$ 검출되었다. 위해분석 결과 병원성미생물을 예방, 감소 또는 제거할 수 있는 자외선살균 공정이 CCP-B (Biological)로 관리되어야 하고, 한계기준은 유속 4 L/min로 결정하였다. 따라서 Kwon의 유산균을 함유한 녹즙의 HACCP에 관한 연구에서와 같이 자외선살균 공정의 한계기준 및 이탈시 조치방법, 검증방법, 교육 훈련과 기록관리 등 철저한 HACCP 관리계획이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

인삼패독산의 추출용매에 따른 성분함량 및 효능연구 (Comparative study on efficacies and ingredient contents of different solvent extracts of Insampaedok-san)

  • 임혜선;하혜경;서창섭;진성은;김예지;전우영;유새롬;신인식;김정훈;김성실;신나라;이미영;정수진;김온순;신현규
    • 대한본초학회지
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    • 제27권6호
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    • pp.115-122
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    • 2012
  • Objectives : This study evaluated activities and ingredient contents concerning extracts according to extraction solvents of Insampaedok-san (IS, Renshen bai du-san). Methods : The herbal constituents of IS were extracted with water and 70% ethanol at $100^{\circ}C$ for 2 hr. Using the HPLC system, the six ingredient contents of different solvent extracts of IS were analyzed. The nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin $E_2$ ($PGE_2$) production and proinflammatory cytokines were measured in RAW264.7 cells stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC/CCL22) and regulated on activation normal T-cell expression and secreted (RANTES/CCL5) production were measured in HaCaT and BEAS-2B cells stimulated tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$) and interferon-${\gamma}$ (IFN-${\gamma}$). The activities of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPDH) and leptin level were measured in 3T3-L1 cells. Results : The calibration curves showed good linearity ($r^2$=1.0000) for different concentration ranges. The contents of liquiritin, naringin, hesperidin, neohesperirin and glycyrrizin in 70% ethanol extracts of IS were relatively higher than that of water extract, however the content of ferulic acid in 70% ethanol and water extract of IS were similar. The extraction solvents of water and 70% ethanol were evaluated inhibitory effect on the production of NO, $PGE_2$, TNF-${\alpha}$ and IL-6 in RAW 264.7 cells. Their extractions were inhibitory effect on production of MDC/CCL22 and RANTES/CCL5 in HaCaT cell and BEAS-2B cell, respectively. In addition, evaluated reduced on GPDH activity and leptin level in 3T3-L1 preadipocyte cell. Conclusions : Our results suggest that IS extracts were inhibitory effects of disease such as inflammation, allergies and obesity.

한국인의 혈 중 PFOA와 PFOS 농도와 노출요인 (Concentration of PFOA and PFOS in Whole Blood and Factors Controlling Their Exposure Among Koreans)

  • 서춘희;이채관;이소룡;박미희;이종태;손병철;김정호;김건형
    • 한국환경보건학회지
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    • 제38권2호
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    • pp.105-117
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    • 2012
  • Objectives: This study aimed to assess the concentration of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) in blood and factors controlling their exposure among Koreans. Methods: Study subjects were selected to include 718 members of the general population residing in five metropolitan cities and the Gangwon Province area from August 2008 to January 2009. A questionnaire was administered to investigate lifestyle, socio-demographic characteristics, and other related factors. Blood samples were collected and extracted using solid-phase extraction and anion-exchange methods, and quantified by high-performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC, Agilent 1200 Series) coupled with a Triple Quad LC-MS/MS system (Agilent 6410). Results: Geometric mean concentrations of PFOA and PFOS in the blood were measured as 1.82 and 6.06 ng/ml, respectively. Mean PFOA and PFOS concentrations generally increased with age in both genders. Blood PFOA concentration was significantly different according to such variables as age, family income, residential district, and province. Blood PFOS concentration was significantly different by such variables as gender, age, lifestyle factors such as regular exercise, alcohol consumption, and smoking status. Also, family income, hazardous facilities, job classification, and province contributed significantly to differences in blood PFOS concentration levels. Conclusions: Blood PFOA and PFOS concentrations in Koreans were similar with those found in Japan, the USA, and Germany, but less than those in Australia. PFOA and PFOS exposure seems to be affected by a variety of factors in Korea. Therefore, investigation is required for each factor to assess the relative contribution of different variables.

간호대학생의 비판적 사고 성향 측정도구 개발 (Development of a Critical Thinking Disposition Scale for Nursing Students)

  • 권인수;이가언;김경덕;김영희;박경민;박현숙;손수경;이우숙;장금성;정복례
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제36권6호
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    • pp.950-958
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    • 2006
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a critical thinking disposition scale for nursing students. Method: The developmental process was construction of a conceptual framework, development of preliminary items, verification of content validity, development of secondary items, verification of construct validity and extraction of final items. The conceptual framework and first preliminary 60 items were obtained through a review of relevant literature and the development of critical disposition scales by 10 researchers who had been studying critical thinking for one year These items were reviewed by five specialists for content validity and finally 55 items were chosen. The data was collected from October 1 to 15, 2004 and was analyzed using factor analysis and Cronbach's $\alpha$ with the SPSS program. The subjects were composed of 560 Bachelor of Science nursing students from 8 nursing schools. Result: There were 35 final items which were sorted into 8 factors. The factors were identified as 'intellectual integrity(6 items)', 'creativity(4 items)', 'challenge(6 items)', 'open-mindedness(3 items)', 'prudence(4 items)', 'objectivity(4 items)', 'truth seeking(3 items)' and 'inquisitiveness(5 items)'. The cumulative percent of variance was 55.107%. The reliability of the scale, Cronbach's alpha was.892 and the factors' ranged from.562-.836. Conclusion: The result of this study could be used for measuring critical thinking dispositions of nursing students. However, for further validity and reliability, repeated research is necessary.

반응표면분석법을 이용한 설파메톡사졸의 액체크로마토그래프-텐덤형 질량분석 최적화 (Optimization of LC-MS/MS for the Analysis of Sulfamethoxazole by using Response Surface Analysis)

  • 배효관;정진영
    • 대한환경공학회지
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    • 제31권9호
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    • pp.825-830
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    • 2009
  • 의약물질은 다양한 경로를 통해 수질환경으로 유입된다. 수계에 의약물질은 ppt에서 ppb 단위의 낮은 농도로 종종 검출되고 있으므로 적절한 관리방안과 기술적 대안을 찾기 위해 최적화된 미량분석기술을 개발하는 것이 필요하다. LC-MS/MS 최적화에 있어서 단변수 변화분석이 선호되어 왔다. 그러나 분석기기의 독립변수들은 서로 영향을 주고받기 때문에 여러 독립변수를 동시에 변화시키는 방법을 통해 최적조건을 탐색해야 한다. 본 연구에서는 반응표면 분석법을 최근 문제가 되고 있는 항생제 설파메톡사졸의 LC-MS/MS 분석에 활용하였다. 먼저 선별실험을 통해 최적화 대상 독립변수를 조각화에너지(Fragmentation Energy)와 충돌전압(Collision Voltage)으로 선정하였다. 조각화에너지와 충돌전압을 동시변화시키고 각 조건의 반응을 다항식으로 모사하였다. 회귀분석결과 상관계수 $R^2$값은 0.9947를 나타내어 높은 정확도를 보였으며, 무작위 조건에서 반응의 예측값과 관측값 사이의 오차율이 3.41%로 작은 차이를 보였다. 따라서 RSA에 의해 도출된 모델이 조각화에너지와 충돌전압의 변화에 의한 LC-MS/MS의 반응을 성공적으로 모사하는 것으로 사료되었다. 이때 모델을 통해 확인된 최적조건은 조각화에너지 116.6과 충돌전압 10.9 eV이다. 이러한 반응표면분석법은 고체상 추출조건 및 액체크로마토그래피 조건의 최적화에 확장되어 활용될 수 있다.

신도시 개발이 도시열섬 형성에 미치는 영향 - 분당신도시와 판교지역을 중심으로 - (Influence of New Town Development on the Urban Heat Islands - ln the Case of Pan-Gyo Area and Bun-Dang New Town -)

  • 송영배
    • 한국조경학회지
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    • 제30권4호
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    • pp.37-46
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    • 2002
  • The main purpose of this research is to discuss the urban heat island which will be caused by urbanization, especially by the construction of new town on a wide green zone. Over the last ten years, five new towns have been developed around the Seoul metropolitan area. However these new towns become bedroom communities and create traffic problems between Seoul and its surrounding areas because of an increase in population and a lack of roads and other infrastructures. The construction of another such new town is under consideration in the Pan-gyo area. But it is important that Pan-gyo remains a wide green zone. Many studies show that green space can play an important role in improving urban eco-meteorological, ameliorative capability and air hygiene. The objective of this study is to analyze the urban heat islands of Bund-Dang Si which was constructed in 1996 and of the Pan-Gyo area planned as new town. To investigate the local thermal environment and its negative effects caused by change of the land use type and urbanization we used LANDSAT TM images for extraction of urban surface temperature according to change of land use over 15 years. These data were analyzed together with digital land use and topographic data. As a study result, we found that the thermal island of this area from 1985 to 1999 rapidly increased with a difference of mean temperature of more than 12'E. Before construction of Bun-Dang Si the temperature of this area was the same as the forest, but during the new town construction in 1991, an urban heat island developed. The temperature of forest with a size of over 50% of the investigation area was lowest, which leads us to conclude that the forest cools the urban and its surroundings. The mean temperature of the residential and commercial area is more than +4.5$^{\circ}C$ higher then forest, so this method of land use is the main factor increasing the urban heat island. Urban heat islands and green space play an important role in urban wind systems, i.e. Thermal Induced Air Exchange and Structural Wind Circulation, because of their special properties with regard to energy balance between constructed urban and land. The skill to allocate land use types in urban areas is a very important planning device to reduce air pollution and induce the fresh cold air from green space. An urban climatic experiment featuring a numerical wind simulation study to show the air corridor will be published in a following research paper.

부적절하게 수복된 stainless steel crown에 의해 야기된 하악 제1대구치 이소맹출의 치험례 (TREATMENT OF ECTOPIC ERUPTING MANDIBULAR FIRST PERMANENT MOLAR CAUSED BY IMPROPERLY RESTORED STAINLESS STEEL CROWN : CASE REPORT)

  • 박주석;최병재;손흥규
    • 대한소아치과학회지
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    • 제27권1호
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    • pp.98-102
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    • 2000
  • 이소맹출이란 영구치열의 발육 과정중에 국소적 맹출장애로 인하여 정상적 위치에서 벗어난 치아의 맹출을 말한다. 일반적으로 이소맹출은 $2\sim6%$정도의 이환율을 보이고, 제1대구치에서 호발하며 주로 상악에서 많이 나타나고 하악에서는 드물다. 이소맹출의 원인은 국소적 원인으로 부적절한 치열궁 길이, 상악 후방부의 성장 부족, 제1대구치의 근심 맹출, 비정상적으로 큰 제 1대구치 등이 있고, 유전적인 원민으로 나타날 수도 있으며, 부적절하게 형성된 stainless steel crown에 의해서도 유발될 수 있다. 이소맹출된 치아중 66%는 가역성이므로 $3\sim6$개월 정도의 관찰 기간이 요구된다고 하였으며, 비가역성 이소맹출인 경우에는 brass wire나 elastic separator를 이용한 비교적 간단한 치료 방법, 제2유구치의 distal discing, Humphrey appliance 등과 같이 제2유구치를 유지하면서 치료하는 방법 및 제2유구치 발거후 가철식 장치나 cervical traction headgear를 이용하는 방법 등이 소개되고 있다. 본 증례는 연세대학교 치과대학병원 소아치과에 내원한 7세된 남환아로 구강 검사 및 방사선 사진 검사 결과, 4년전 개인 치과의원에서 수복된 우측 하악 제2유구치의 stainless steel crown에 우측 하악 제 1대구치가 고착되어 근심으로 심하게 경사된 양상을 보였다 원인이 stainless steel crown을 제거하고, Humphrey appliance를 제작하여 장착하였으며, 약 10주 후에 고착 상태가 해소되었다. 본 증례에서와 같이 이소맹출은 부적절하게 형성된 stainless steel crown에 의해 일어날 수 있으므로, stainless steel crown의 수복 치료에 있어서, 적절한 크기의 선택, trimming 및 contouring 등이 매우 중요하다.

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카복실레이트계 시멘트의 접착력에 관한 비교 연구 (COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF THE ADHESIVE QUALITIES OF POLYCARBOXYLATE CEMENTS)

  • 이한무
    • 대한치과보철학회지
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    • 제17권1호
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    • pp.23-34
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    • 1979
  • In this study, the adhesive strength of three commercial polycarboxylate cements to ten types of dental casting alloys, such as gold, palladium, silver, indium, copper, nickel, chromium, and human enamel and dentine were measured and compared with that of a conventional zinc phosphate cement. The $8.0mm{\times}3.0mm$ cylindrical alloy specimens were made by casting. The enamel specimens were prepared from the labial surface of human upper incisor, and the dentine specimens were prepared from the occulusal surface of the human molar respectively. Sound extracted human teeth, which had been kept in a fresh condition since, extraction, were mounted in a wax box with a cold-curing acrylic resin to expose the flattened area. The mounted teeth were then placed in a Specimen Cutter (Technicut) and were cut down under a water spray, and then the flat area on the all specimens were ground by hand with 400 and 600 grit wet silicone carbide paper. Two such specimens were then cemented together face-to-face with freshly mixed cement, and moderate finger pressure was applied to squeeze the cement to a thin and uniform film. All cemented specimens were then kept in a thermostatic humidor cabinet regulated at $23{\pm}2^{\circ}C.$ and more than 95 per cent relative humidity and tested after 24 hours and 1 week. Link chain was attached to each alloy specimen to reduce the rigidity of the jig assembly, and then all the specimens were mounted in the grips of the Instron Universal Testing Machine, and a tensile load was delivered to the adhering surface at a cross head speed of 0.20 mm/min. The loads to which the specimens were subjected were recorded on a chart moving at 0.50 mm/min. The adhesive strength was determined by measuring the load when the specimen separated from the cement block and by dividing the load by the area. The test was performed in a room at $23{\pm}2^{\circ}C.$ and $50{\pm}10$ per cent relative humidity. A minimum of five specimens were tested each material and those which deviated more than 15 per cent from the mean were discarded and new specimens prepared. From the experiments, the following results were obtained. 1) It was found that the adhesive strength of the polycarboxylate cement to all alloys tested was considerably greater than that of the zinc phosphate cement. 2) The adhesive strength of the polycarboxylate cements was superior to the non precious alloys, such as the copper, indium, nickel and chromium alloys, but it was inferior to the precious gold, silver and palladium alloys. 3) Surface treatment of the alloy was found to be an important factor in achieving adhesion. It appears that a polycarboxylate cement will adhere better to a smooth surface than to a rough one. This contrasts with zinc phosphate cements, where a rough helps mechanical interlocking. 4) The adhesion of the polycarboxylate cement with enamel was found superior to its adhesion with dentine.

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