• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.189-196
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• 2022

플라즈마란 고체, 액체, 기체에 이은 "4번째 상"으로서 이온화된 기체를 의미한다. 주로 용접과 네온사인에 응용 및 사용되어 왔으나, 최근 암 치료 등 의료 분야에도 적용되고 있으며, 피부에서는 콜라겐 생성 촉진, 피부 톤 개선, 피부 유해균 사멸 등 다양한 효과가 보고되고 있다. 본 연구는 대기의 주성분인 질소를 활용한 화장품 제조용 플라즈마 기기를 통해 질소 플라즈마 활성종 중, 추적 평가가 용이한 nitric oxide (NO)의 양을 측정하여 플라즈마의 양적/질적 평가를 진행하였다. 효율적인 플라즈마 처리를 위해 sinking과 non sinking 법을 활용한 주입 방법을 시도한 결과, non sinking 법을 활용한 제형의 근접 처리가 효과적임을 확인할 수 있었다. 나아가 토너와 앰플을 화장품 제형으로 선택하여 NO 플라즈마 주입 후 제형의 성상 및 주입한 플라즈마의 상태 변화를 관찰하였다. 두 제형에서 NO 플라즈마의 주입 성공량은 토너가 앰플보다 약 2 배 가량 높았으며, 시간에 따라 점진적으로 감소하여 일주일 후, 소실되는 것이 확인되었다. 사용된 질소 플라즈마는 저온(4 ℃), 실온(25 ℃), 고온(37 ℃, 50 ℃) 조건에서 토너와 앰플 제형의 안정도에 영향을 미치지 않는 것을 확인하였다. 종합적으로, 본 연구는 질소 플라즈마의 화장품 가능성을 제시하고 있으며 주입된 플라즈마의 안정성 확보의 중요성을 시사하고 있다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.227-234
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• 2019

옥시테트라사이클린은 침투이행성 살균제로 배추, 고추 등의 농산물에 무름병, 줄기속마름병에 효과가 있다. 본 연구는 농산물 중 기준신설 예정농약 옥시테트라사이클린이 농산물 대하여 등록되지 않아 이에 대한 공정시험법을 개발하기 위하여 수행되었다. 옥시테트라사이클린의 잔류물의 정의는 미국, 일본의 경우 농산물 대상으로 모화합물로 설정되어 있다. 현재, 국내에서는 농산물 중 옥시테트라사이클린의 잔류물의 정의 및 잔류허용기준이 설정되어있지 않고, 국내 농산물(고추 등)에 대한 잔류허용기준 신설이 최초 요청되었으며 국내 유통 농산물 중 잔류량에 대한 안전관리 확보를 위해 잔류물의 정의를 모화합물로 규정하고 적부판정을 위한 공정시험법을 개발하고자 하였다. 옥시테트라사이클린의 물리 화학적 특성을 고려하여 QuEChERS법을 이용한 추출 및 정제법을 최적화하여 LC-MS/MS에 의한 분석법을 확립하였다. 수용성 유기용매인 메탄올을 추출 용매로 사용하여 pH 조절 및 염화나트륨을 첨가하여 추출법을 최적화하고, d-SPE 흡착제를 이용하여 간섭물질을 효과적으로 제거하여 정제법을 확립하였다. 옥시테트라사이클린의 결정계수($r^2$)는 0.99 이상으로 높은 직선성을 보여주었고, 옥시테트라사이클린의 시험법 정량한계(LOQ)는 0.01 mg/kg이며, 대표 농산물 5종(현미, 감자, 대두, 감귤, 고추)에 대하여 LOQ (0.01 mg/kg), $10{\times}LOQ$ (0.1 mg/kg), $50{\times}LOQ$ (0.5 mg/kg) 수준으로 회수율 실험한 결과 평균 회수율(n=5)은 80.0~108.2%이었으며 상대표준편차는 11.4%이하로 확인되었다. 또한 실험실간 검증 결과 두 실험실간 회수율 결과에 따른 평균값은 83.5~103.2%이며 변이계수는 14.1% 이하로 조사되어, 본 연구는 국제식품규격위원회 가이드라인(Codex Alimentarius Commission, CAC/GL 40)의 잔류농약 분석 기준 및 식품의약품안전평가원의 '식품등 시험법 마련 표준절차에 관한 가이드라인(2016)'에 적합한 수준임을 확인하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서 개발한 시험법은 농산물 중 잔류할 수 있는 옥시테트라사이클린의 안전관리를 위한 공정시험법으로 활용 가능할 것이다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.124-134
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• 2019

본 연구는 농산물 중 2019년 기준신설 예정농약 Broflanilide에 대한 공정시험법을 개발하고자 수행하였다. Broflanilide는 meta-diamide계 살충제로 중추신경계 억제성 신경전달물질인 gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) 수용체에 대하여 비경쟁적으로 작용하여 해충을 마비시키는 강한 살충작용을 하고 담배거세미나방 방제에 효과적이다. 잔류물의 정의는 모화합물 broflanilide로 규정하여 관리할 예정으로 향후 대사산물의 안전관리를 고려하여 broflanilide 및 대사산물의 동시시험법을 확립하고자 하였다. 아세토니트릴으로 추출 후 무수황산마그네슘 및 염화나트륨을 첨가하였고 원심분리하였다. 상등액을 취하여 PSA와 $C_{18}$ 흡착제를 사용해 간섭물질을 효과적으로 제거한 후 LC-MS/MS로 분석하는 시험법을 개발하였다. 개발된 broflanilide 시험법의 직선성은 결정계수($r^2$)가 0.99 이상으로 우수하였으며, 검출한계 및 정량한계는 각각 0.004, 0.01 mg/kg으로 높은 감도를 나타내었다. 대표 농산물 5품목(현미, 감자, 대두, 감귤, 고추)에 대하여 시험법 검증결과 평균 회수율(5반복)은 broflanilide는 90.7~113.7%, DM-8007은 88.2~105.0%, S(PFP-OH)-8007은 79.8~97.8%이었으며 RSD는 8.8% 이하로 정확성 및 반복성이 우수함을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 외부실험기관인 서울지방식약청과의 실험실간 평균 회수율은 broflanilide의 경우 86.3~109.1%, DM-8007은 87.8~109.7%, S(PFP-OH)-8007은 78.8~102.1%으로 상대표준편차(RSD)는 모두 20.8%이하로 국제식품규격위원회 가이드라인(Codex Alimentarius Commission, CAC/GL 40-1993, 2003)의 잔류농약 분석 기준 및 식품의 약품안전평가원의 '식품등 시험법 마련 표준절차에 관한 가이드라인(2016)'에 적합한 수준임을 확인하였다. 개발된 시험법은 낮은 검출한계 및 정량한계, 우수한 직선성, 회수율 실험을 통한 정확성과 정밀성, 재현성 등이 입증되어 농산물 중 broflanilide의 잔류검사를 위한 공정시험법으로 활용되기에 적합한 것으로 판단된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.185-194
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• 1999

연구배경: NF-$\kappa$B는 단백질이 생성된 후의 변형(post-translational modification)과 세포내에서의 위치 변화(subcellular localization)에 따라 그 작용이 결정되는 특성을 가진 전사 인자로서 최초에는 면역반응에 있어 중요한 역할을 하는 사실이 알려졌으나 그후 이러한 작용이외에도 급성기 염증 반응, 바이러스의 증식, 세포의 발생과 분화에 있어 중요한 작용을 한다는 사실이 알려지게 되었다. 최근의 연구들에서 NF-$\kappa$B 전사 인자가 정상 세포로부터 암세포로의 형질전환에 있어서도 어떤 기능을 할 것이라는 사실들이 알려지게 되었다. NF-$\kappa$B가 암세포로의 형질 전환, 나아가 암세포의 생성에 어떤 역할을 제공한다면 이러한 사실은 나아가 향후의 암치료에 있어서도 유용한 지식이 될 수 있다. NF-$\kappa$B 전사 인자가 인체 암세포에 있어서 세포의 형질 변환에 연관될 수 있다는 사실은 몇몇 암종에서 알려져 있으나 폐암에서의 NF-$\kappa$B 전사 인자의 종양 생성기능에 있어서는 아직 연구된 바가 없다. 방 법: 본 연구에서는 배양된 인체 폐암세포주에 있어서 NF-$\kappa$B family 전사 인자들의 발현정도를 western blot를 이용하여 관찰하고 과발현된 NF-$\kappa$B 전사 인자의 세포내 위치가 세포핵인지 세포질내에 존재하는 것인지를 각각의 단백질 분획에서 western blot를 시행하여 관찰하였고 또한 immunocy-tochemistry를 시행하여 그 발현 양상을 확인하였다. 존재하는 NF-$\kappa$B 전사 인자가 어떠한 복합체의 형태인지를 알아보기 위하여 세포주의 단백 추출물에서 NF-$\kappa$B family 전사 인자에 대한 항체를 사용하여 immunoprecipitation을 시행하였다. 세포주 단백추출물의 $\kappa$B consensus oligonucleotide에의 결합여부를 보기위하여 electrophoretic mobility shift assay를 시행하였다. 결 과: 배양된 인체 폐암세포주에서는 NF-$\kappa$B family의 p50 subunit, p65 subunit가 발현되어 있었고 p50 subunit의 발현은 세포핵내에 국한하여 위치하고 있음을 western blot와 immunocytochemistry를 통하여 관찰할 수 있었다 immunoprecipitation assay는 세포내에서 p50 subunit가 p65 subunit와 복합체를 이루는 상태로 존재하고 있음을 보여주었다. 폐암세포주의 세포핵 추출물은 NF-$\kappa$B consensus oligonucleotide와 결합할 수 있음을 electrophoretic mobility shift assay를 통하여 확인할 수 있었다. 결 론: 인체 폐암세포주에서 NF-$\kappa$B family 전사 인자의 발현이 활성화되어 있으며 NF-$\kappa$B family 전사 영자가 인체 폐암 형성에 있어 어떤 역할을 할 가능성을 시사한다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.152-164
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• 2018

본 연구는 고단백질 식품원료인 식용곤충(Tenebrio molitor larva, Gryllus bimaculatus, Bombyx mori pupa)을 이용하여 대두 된장 가공방식을 접목시킨 페이스트형 발효조미료를 제조하였다. 이들 페이스트형 발효조미료의 휘발성 향기화합물들이 파악하기 위해 HS-SPME법에 의해 휘발성 화합물들을 추출한 후 성분들의 정성분석 및 특성을 확인하였다. 식용곤충 3종과 대두를 발효시킨 대두 된장(SBP)까지 총 4 종의 페이스트형 발효조미료 시료에서 정성된 휘발성 화합물은 총 121종이었으며 에스터류 11종, 알코올류 18종, 알데하이드류 23종, 산 5종, 피라진류 10종, 피리딘류 2종, 방향족 탄화수소류 7종, 케톤류 10종, 알케인류 19종, 아마이드류 9종, 퓨란류 4종 그리고 그 밖의 화합물 3종으로 검출되었다. 각 시료에 따른 휘발성 화합물의 경우 쌍별 귀뚜라미 페이스트형 발효조미료(GBP)의 경우 54종의 화합물, 번데기 페이스트형 발효조미료(SPP)의 경우 36종의 화합물, 갈색거저리 유충 페이스트형 발효조미료(TMP)의 경우 48종의 화합물이 검출 되었고, 대두 된장의 경우 총 55종의 화합물이 분석되었다. 또한 대두 된장과 식용곤충 페이스트형 발효조미료의 휘발성 향기성분의 차이와 소비자의 관능적 향의 선호성에 관한 연관성을 확인하기 위하여 부분 최소제곱 회귀분석(PLSR)을 실시하였다. SBP 시료의 경우 벤즈알데하이드, 헥산알, 노말펜탄알 등 알데하이드 화합물 계열이 향미 선호도에 긍정적인 역할을 하여 관능적 향미가 우수한 것으로 나타났으며, SPP 시료 역시 관능적 향미 선호도가 긍정적으로 나타났는데, 이 경우는 피라진 계열의 상관성이 높게 분석되었다. 반면 GBP의 경우 관능적 향미 선호도가 가장 낮았다. 이는 노말뷰틸아민, 다이메틸아세트알데하이드 등 암모니아 냄새를 내는 물질인 아마이드 계열의 관련성이 높게 확인되었고, TMP의 경우에도 이차뷰틸아민과 같은 암모니아 냄새가 나는 물질과 다른 시료와 다르게 일반적으로 생선과 같은 안좋은 불쾌한 향을 내는 물질로 알려져 있는 피리딘 계열이 존재하여 관능적 향미선호도가 부정적으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서 2,6-다이메틸피라진(py3), 트라이메틸피라진(py5)의 경우 전체적으로 모든 시료에서 높은 비중으로 분석이 되었고, 테트라메틸피라진(py8)의 경우 SPP와 SBP, TMP의 시료에서 가장 높은 비중을 차지하는 향기성분 중 하나로 확인이 되었는데, 이는 전통된장의 주요 향기성분으로 알려져 있어 식용곤충 페이스트 발효조미료의 경우 전통된장과 비슷한 향미 특성을 갖는 것으로 파악되었다. 이를 통해 장류 미생물을 이용하여 식용곤충을 된장 제조방식의 페이스트형 발효조미료를 제조할 경우 대두 된장 특유의 향미를 포함할 수 있지만, 원재료의 차이로 인해 각 시료간의 향미 특성 차이가 분명히 나타나는 것을 확인하였다. 또한, 각 시료의 전체적인 관능 선호도 특성에 향기성분의 상관성이 있는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이는 장류 미생물을 통해 다양한 휘발성 향미물질을 포함하는 식용곤충 페이스트형 발효조미료 제조 가능성을 확인 할 수 있었으며 원료와 제조법의 조합을 통해 더 많은 응용이 가능할 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.57-62
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• 2017

본 연구는 딸기 중 bistrifluron 및 chlorantraniliprole을 예산군 포장(포장 1), 논산시 포장(포장 2)에 살포한 후, 약제처리 2시간 후를 0일차로 하여 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10일에 시료를 채취하였다. 두 시험농약을 LC-MS/MS를 이용하여 분석 한 후 생물학적 반감기를 산출하고 생산단계 농약 잔류허용기준을 설정하였다. 정량한계는 모두 0.005 mg/kg이었으며, 회수율 분석 결과 bistrifluron의 경우 82.8~103.9%, chlorantraniliprole에서는 82.7~100.2%의 회수율을 보였으며, 10% 미만의 변이계수(Coefficient of variation, C.V.) 값을 만족하였다. 딸기 중 bistrifluron 및 chlorantraniliprole의 초기 잔류량은 포장 1에서 0.16 mg/kg, 0.17 mg/kg이었고, 포장 2에서는 0.15 mg/kg, 0.17 mg/kg으로 MRL(bistrifluron: 0.5 mg/kg, chlorantraniliprole: 1.0 mg/kg)보다 낮은 수준을 보였다. 10일 후 잔류량은 포장 1에서 0.05 mg/kg, 0.04 mg/kg, 포장 2에서는 0.05 mg/kg, 0.06 mg/kg이었으며, 초기농도 대비 66.67%, 76.49% 감소하는 것을 보였다. 잔류량에 따른 잔류감소 회귀식을 산출한 결과 딸기 중 두 약제에 대한 반감기는 bistrifluron에서는 두 포장 모두 6.3일, chlorantraniliprole은 4.7일(포장 1)과 6.4일(포장 2)로 나타났다. 잔류감소 회귀식을 이용하여 산출한 생산단계 잔류허용기준은 bistrifluron과 chlorantraniliprole의 수확 10일전 1.10 mg/kg, 2.29 mg/kg으로 제안하였다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.43-49
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• 2017

본 연구는 시설재배 작물인 오이의 생산단계 중 penthiopyrad 및 pyriofenone의 시간경과에 따른 잔류량을 감소식으로 회귀식을 계산한 후, 생물학적 반감기를 산출함으로써 생산단계 잔류허용기준을 설정하여 농가의 안전한 농산물생산에 기여하고자 수행하였다. Penthiopyrad 및 pyriofenone는 작물보호지침서의 안전사용기준에 준하여 기준량 1회 처리하였고, 각각 포장 1과 포장 2 지역으로 나누어 처리하였다. 약제살포 2시간 후를 0일차로 하여 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10일차에 시료를 채취하였다. 두 약제 모두 추출 및 정제를 위해 acetonitrile, dichloromethane, SPE $NH_2$ cartridge 를 사용하였고 LC-MS/MS를 이용하여 분석하였으며, 분석 정량한계는 0.005 mg/kg이었다. 분석정량한계의 10배, 50배 수준으로 농약을 처리하여 수행한 결과 penthiopyrad 및 pyriofenone의 회수율은 각각 92.8~.95.4%, 81.0~89.8%이었으며, 표준편차는 두 약제 모두 10% 미만이었다. 오이 중 두 약제에 대한 포장 1, 포장 2의 생물학적 반감기는 penthiopyrad의 경우 각각 2.6일과 2.5일, pyriofenone의 경우 각각 2.5일과 2.4일로 나타났다. Penthiopyrad 및 pyriofenone의 잔류량을 바탕으로 오이 수확 10일 전 잔류량이 3.44 mg/kg, 4.63 mg/kg이하로 나타난다면 수확 시 두 약제의 잔류량은 MRL (Penthiopyrad: 0.5 mg/kg, Pyriofenone: 0.7 mg/kg) 수준 이하일 것으로 사료된다. 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 오이 중 penthiopyrad 및 pyriofenone의 생산단계 잔류허용기준이 설정된다면 오이 재배농가에서 유통단계 뿐만 아니라 생산단계에서 안전한 농산물을 생산하는데 기여할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.532-539
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• 2004

목적: 사람 대식세포 유주 저지 인자는 많은 감염성 질환에 의한 패혈증의 병인론과 숙주의 염증 및 면역 반응의 조절에 중요한 역할은 하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 사람의 혈중에서 대식세포 유주 저지 인자를 측정할 수 있는 방사면역측정법을 개발하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 사람 대식세포 유주저지 인자에 대한 단클론 항체를 포획항체로, 비오틴화된 다클론항체를 검출 항체로 사용하였다. 사람 대식세포 유주 저지인자를 검출하기 위하여 스트렙타비딘에 $^{125}I$를 방사성추적자로 사용하고 재조합 사람 대식세포 유주저지인자를 이용하여 표준투여 응답곡선을 작성하였다. 스트렙타비딘에 $^{125}I$의 표지는 Chloramine-T법을 사용하고, 분리정제는 한외여과법을 사용하였다. $^{125}I$-스트렙타비딘의 안정성을 60일까지 평가하였다. 표지수율과 안정성은 ITLC법을 사용하였다. 방사면역측정법의 유용성은 intra- 와 inter-assay의 변이계수 측정, 재현도 및 희석 실험 등을 시행하였다. 결과: $^{125}I$-스트렙타비딘의 표지수율은 88%이었으며, 분리 정제된 $^{125}I$-SA의 방사화학적 수율은 99%였다. $^{125}I$-스트렙타비딘는 60일까지 93%의 안정성을 나타내어 방사면역측정의 방사성추적자로 사용하는데 적합하였다. 작성된 표준투여 응답곡선에서 재조합 사람 대식세포 유주 저지 인자의 농도와 결합된 $^{125}I$-스트렙타비딘의 방사능 값은 높은 상관관계를 나타내었다($R^2=0.99$). 가장 높은 intra-와 inter-assay의 변이계수 간이 각각 5.5%와 7.6%로 나타났다. 시료 내에서 평균 recovery 측정값은 102%였다. 시료의 농도 희석에 따른 방사능의 측정치는 직선적인 상관관계를 나타내었다($R^2=0.97$). 결론: 대식세포 유주 저지 인자의 농도 측정을 위하여 방사성추적자로 $^{125}I$-스트렙타비딘를 이용한 방사면역측정법을 확립하였으며, 이 방법을 이용하여 다양한 염증성 질환을 가진 임상환자에서 대식세포 유주 저지 인자의 혈중 농도와 임상적 의의와의 상관관계를 규명하는데 이용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.7-17
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• 1985

Many investigators have been pursuing various attempts so far to produce hepatitis B surface antigen(HBsAg) vaccines using the techniques such as isolation from plasma of chronic HBsAg carrier, recombinant DNA technique or preparation of synthetic peptides specific for immunogenic determinants. Hepatitis B virus can not grow on any cell lines by the tissue culture technique at the present time. The plasma of chronic HBsAg carrier is expensive and its source is limited. The HBsAg from the recombinant DNA technique gave still very low yield. Another approach, therefore, has been initiated to develop a synthetic hepatitis B virus vaccine. The possible use of several distinct synthetic vaccines in prophylaxis can be facilitated by availability of full synthetic immunogens. Peptides synthesized for potential application as antiviral vaccines have been mostly tested in the form of conjugates with carrier proteins, although the free synthetic peptide can be immunogenic. To understand basic knowledges on the antigenicity and immunogenicity of a synthetic peptide specific for major immunogenic determinant of HBsAg, a nonapeptide, $H_2N^{139}Cys-Thr-Lys-Pro-Thr-Asp-Gly-^{146}Asn-Aba$ COOH, which corresponds to HBsAg amino acid residues 139 to 147, was synthesized by the Merrifield's solid-phase method with a slight modification. The antigenicity and immunogenicity of this specific synthetic peptide were examined comparing with purified plasma-derived natural HBsAg. The results obtained are as follows; 1. The peptide synthesized showed the identical amino acid composition to the theoretical value. The degree of purification and molecular weight were acertained by methods of high performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. 2. Using m-maleimidobenzoyl-N-hydroxysuccinimide ester as a conjugating agent, the synthetic peptide was conjugated to rabbit albumin and ${\gamma}$-globulin, tetanus and diphtheria toxoids, and keyhole limpet hemocyanin. Their conjugation yields were 8.3, 9.5, 15.8, 13.5, and 11.2%, respectively. 3. The natural HBsAg was purified from plasma of chronic HBsAg carrier. By the electron microscopic observation of the purified natural HBsAg preparation, no Dane particles were observed and the preparation showed negative DNA polymerase activity. 4. Antigenicity of the synthetic peptide and the plasma-derived natural HBsAg was determined by competition radioimmunoassay using $^{125}I$-natural HBsAg. Their 50% inhibitions appeared as $90{\mu}g/ml$ and $0.12{\mu}g/ml$ for the synthetic peptide and the natural HBsAg, respectively. This indicates that the former was about 750-fold less antigenic than the latter. 5. Immunogenicity of the synthetic peptide was determined by administering the peptide-carrier conjugates into rabbits with and without Freund's complete adjuvant. Regardless the carrier proteins and adjuvant, positive immune responses to the synthetic peptide were observed. The higher antibody titers, however, were shown in the groups administered with Freund's complete adjuvant. 6. Immunizing dose 50% in mice of the various peptide-carrier conjugates was 5.47, 6.00, 65.16, 31.25 and $13.03{\mu}g/dose$ for rabbit albumin and ${\gamma}$-globulin, tetanus and diphtheria toxoids, and keyhole limpet hemocyanin, respectively, while the natural HBsAg showed $0.65{\mu}g/dose$. 7. It was postulated that homologous proteins prefer to heterologous ones as the carriers.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1985

The wall shear stress in the vicinity of end-to end anastomoses under steady flow conditions was measured using a flush-mounted hot-film anemometer(FMHFA) probe. The experimental measurements were in good agreement with numerical results except in flow with low Reynolds numbers. The wall shear stress increased proximal to the anastomosis in flow from the Penrose tubing (simulating an artery) to the PTFE: graft. In flow from the PTFE graft to the Penrose tubing, low wall shear stress was observed distal to the anastomosis. Abnormal distributions of wall shear stress in the vicinity of the anastomosis, resulting from the compliance mismatch between the graft and the host artery, might be an important factor of ANFH formation and the graft failure. The present study suggests a correlation between regions of the low wall shear stress and the development of anastomotic neointimal fibrous hyperplasia(ANPH) in end-to-end anastomoses. 30523 T00401030523 ^x Air pressure decay(APD) rate and ultrafiltration rate(UFR) tests were performed on new and saline rinsed dialyzers as well as those roused in patients several times. C-DAK 4000 (Cordis Dow) and CF IS-11 (Baxter Travenol) reused dialyzers obtained from the dialysis clinic were used in the present study. The new dialyzers exhibited a relatively flat APD, whereas saline rinsed and reused dialyzers showed considerable amount of decay. C-DAH dialyzers had a larger APD(11.70$\pm$1.32mmHg/min)compared to CF dialyzers(4.32$\pm$0.55mmHg/min)(p<0.05). However, there was no observable difference in the UFR between the two dialyzers. Neither APD nor UFR showed any significant increase with an increasing number of reuses for up to more than 20reuses. A substantial number of failures observed in APD(larger than 20mmHe/min)on the reused dialyzers(2 out of 40 CP and S out 26 C-DAK) were attributed to the Possible damage on the fibers. The CF 15-11 HFDs which failed APD test did not show changes in the UFR compared to normal dialyzers indicating that APD is a more sensitive test than UFR test to evaluate the integrity of the fibers. 30527 T00401030527 ^x For quantitative measurement of reflected light from a clinical diagnostic strip, a prototype old reflectance photometer was designed. The strip loader and cassette were made to obtain more accurate reflectance parameters. The strip was illuminated at 45˚c through optical fiber and the intensity of reflected light was determined at rectanguLat angle using a photodiode. The kubelka-munk coefficient and reflection optical density were determined ar four different wavelengths(500, 550, 570 and 610nm) for blood glucose strip. For higher concentration than 300mg/41 about glucose, a saturation state of abforbance was observed at 500, 550 and 570nm. The correlation between glucose concentration and parameters was the best at 610nm. 30535 T00401030535 ^x Radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumors were grown on the flanks of C3H mice. The mice were divided into two groups. One group was injected with Photofrin II, intravenously (2.5mg/kg body weight). The other group received no Photofrin II. Mice from both groups were irradialed for approximately 15 minutes at 100, 300, or 500 mW/cm2 with the argon (488nm/514.5 nm), dye(628nm) and gold vapor (pulsed 628 nm) laser light. A photosensitizer behaved as an added absorber. Under our experimental conditions, the presence of Photolfrin II increased surface temperature by at least 40% and the temperature rise due to 300 mW/cm2 irradiation exceeded values for hyperthermia. Light and temperature distributions with depth were estimated by a computer model. The model demonstrated the influence of wavelength on the thermal process and proved to be a valuable tool to investigate internal temperature rise. 30536 T00401030536 ^x We investigated the structural geometry of thirty-eight Korean femurs. The purpose of this study is to identify major geometrical differences between Korean femurs 3nd others that we believe belong to Caucasians so that we would be able to get insights into the femoral component design that fits Asians including Koreans. We utilized computerized tomography (CT) images of femurs extracted from cadavers. The CT images were transformed into bitmap data by using a film scanner, and then analyzed by using a commercially available software called Image v.1.0 and a Macintosh IIci computer.The resulting data were compared with already published data. The major results show that the geometry of the Korean femurs is significantly different from that of Caucasians: (1) the anteversion angle and the canal flare index are greater by the amount of approximately 8˚ and 0.5, respectively, (2) the shape of the isthmus cross section is more round, and (3) the distance between the teaser trochanter and the proximal border of the isthmus is shelter by about 15 mm. The results suggested that the femoral component suitable for Asians should be different from the currently-used components designed and manufactured mostly by European or American companies. 30537 T00401030537 ^x It is well known that nonlinear propagation characteristics of the wave in the tissue may give very useful information for the medical diagnoisis. In this paper, a new method to detect nonlinear propagation characteristics of the internal vibration in the tissue for the low frequency mechanical vibration by using bispectral analysis is proposed. In the method, low frequency vibration of f0( = 100Hz) is applied on the surface of the object, and the waveform of the internal vibration x (t) is measured from Doppler frequency modulation of silmultaneously transmitted probing ultrasonic waves. Then, the bispectra of the signal x (t) at the frequencies (f0, f0) and (f0, 2f0) are calculated to estimate the nonlinear propagation characteristics as their magnitude ratio, w here since bispectrum is free from the gaussian additive noise we can get the value with high S/N. Basic experimental system is constructed by using 3.0 MHz probing ultrasonic waves and the several experiments are carried out for some phantoms. Results show the superiority of the proposed method to the conventional method using power spectrum and also its usefulness for the tissue characterization. 30541 T00401030541 ^x This paper describes the implementation of a computerized radial pulse diagnosis by aids of a clinical expert. On this base, we composed of the radial pulse diagnosis system in korean traditional medicine. The system composed of a radial pulse wave detection system and a radial pulse diagnosis system. With a detection system, we detected Inyoung and Cheongu radial pulse wave and processed it. Then, we have got the characteristic parameters of radial pulse wave and also quantified that according to the method of Inyoung-Cheongu Comparison Radial Pulse Diagnosis. We defined the jugement standard of radial pulse diagnosis system and then we confirmed the possibility for realization of automatic radial pulse diagnosis in korean traditional medicine. 30545 T00401030545 ^x Microspheres are expected to be applied to biomedical areas such as solid-phase immunoassays, drug delivery systems, immunomagnetic cell separation. To synthesize microspheres for biomedical application, "two stage shot growth method" was developed. The uniformity ratio of synthesized microspheres was always smaller than 1.05. And the surface charge density (or the number of ionizable functional groups) of the microspheres synthesized by "two stage shot growth method" was 6~13 times higher than that of the microspheres synthesized by conventional seeded batch copolymerization. As a previous step for biomedical application, adsorption experiments of bovine albumin on microspheres were carried out under various conditions. The maximum adsorbed amount was obtained in the neighborhood of pH 4.5. Isoelectric point of bovine albumin is pH 5.0, so experimental result shows that it shifted to acid area. The adsorption isotherm was obtained, the plateau region was always reached at 2.Og/L (bulk concentration of bovine albumin).The effect of the kind and the amount of surface functional group was also examined. 30575 T00401030575 ^x A medical image workstation was developed using multimedia technique. The system based on PC-486DX was designed to acquire medical images produced by medical imaging instruments and related audio information, that is, doctors' reporting results. Input information was processed and analyzed, then the results were presented in the form of graph and animation. All the informations of the system were hierarchically related with the image as the apex. Processing and analysis algorithms were implemented so that the diagnostic accuracy could be improved. The diagnosed information can be transferred for patient diagnosis through LAN(local area network). 30592 T00401030592 ^x In the conventional infrared imaging system, complex infrared lens systems are usually used for directing collimated narrow infrared beams into the high speed 2-dimensional optic scanner. In this paper, a simple reflective infrared optic system with a 2-dimensional optic scanner is proposed for the realization of medical infrared thermography system. It has been experimentally proven that the intfrared thermography system composed of the proposed optic system has the temperature resolution of 0.1˚c under the spatial resolution of lmrad, the image matrix size of 256 X 240, and tile imaging time of 4 seconds. 30593 T00401030593 ^x In this paper, MIIS (Medical Image Information System) has been designed and implemented using INGRES RDBMS, which is based on a client/server architecture. The implemented system allows users to register and retrieve patient information, medical images and diagnostic reports. It also provides the function to display these information on workstation windows simultaneously by using the designed menu-driven graphic user interface. The medical image compression/decompression techniques are implemented and integrated into the medical image database system for the efficient data storage and the fast access through the network. 30594 T00401030594 ^x In this paper, computerized BEAM was implemented for the space domain analysis of EEG. Trans-formation from temporal summation to two-dimensional mappings is formed by 4 nearest point inter-polaton method. Methods of representation of BEAM are two. One is dot density method which classify brain electrical potential 9 levels by dot density of gray levels and the other is colour method which classify brain electrical 12 levels by red-green colours. In this BEAM, instantaneous change and average energy distribution over any arbitrary time interval of brain electrical activity could be observed and analyzed easily. In the frequency domain, the distribution of energy spectrum of a special band can easily be distinguished normality and abnormality. 30608 T00401030608 ^x Laboratory information system (LIS) is a key tool to manage laboratory data in clinical pathology. Our department has developed an information system for routine hematology using down-sized computer system. We have used an IBM 486 compatible PC with 16MB main memory, 210 MB hard disk drive, 9 RS-232C port and 24 pin dot printer. The operating system and database management system were SCO UNIX and SCO foxbase, respectively. For program development, we used Xbase language provided by SCO foxbase. The C language was used for interface purpose. To make the system use friendly, pull-down menu was used. The system connected to our hospital information system via application program interface (API), so the information related to patient and request details is automatically transmitted to our computer. Our system interfaced with fwd complete blood count analyzers(Sysmex NE-8000 and Coulter STKS) for unidirectional data tansmission from analyzer to computer. The authors suggests that this system based on down-sized computer could provide a progressive approach to total LIS based on local area network, and the implemented system could serve as a model for other hospital's LIS for routine hematology. 30609 T00401030609 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. To use as the structural matrix of the composite, collagen was purified from human umbilical cord. The obtained collagen was treated by pepsin to remove telopeptides, and finally, the immune-free atelocollagen was produced: The cross linked atelocollagen was highly resistant to the collagenase induced collagenolysis. The cross linked collagen demonstrated an improved tensile strength. 30618 T00401030618 ^x This paper is a study on the design of adptive filter for QRS complex detection. We propose a simple adaptive algorithm to increase capability of noise cancelation in QRS complex detection with two stage adaptive filter. At the first stage, background noise is removed and at the next stage, only spectrum of QRS complex components is passed. Two adaptive filters can afford to keep track of the changes of both noise and QRS complex. Each adaptive filter consists of prediction error filter and FIR filter The impulse response of FIR filter uses coefficients of prediction error filter. The detection rates for 105 and 108 of MIT/BIH data base were 99.3% and 97.4% respectively. 30619 T00401030619 ^x To develop an artificial bone substitute that is gradually degraded and replaced by the regenerated natural bone, the authors designed and produced a composite that is consisted of calcium phosphate and collagen. Human umbilical cord origin pepsin treated type I atelocollagen was used as the structural matrix, by which sintered or non-sintered carbonate apatite was encapsulated to form an inorganic-organic composite. With cross linking atelocollagen by UV ray irradiation, the resistance to both compressive and tensile strength was increased. Collagen degradation by the collagenase induced collagenolysis was also decreased. 30620 T00401030620 ^x We have developed a monoleaflet polymer valve as an inexpensive and viable alternative, especially for short-term use in the ventricular assist device or total artificial heart. The frame and leaflet of the polymer valve were made from polyurethane, To evaluate the hemodynamic performance of the polymer valve a comparative study of flow dynamics past a polymer valve and a St. Jude Medical prosthetic valve under physiological pulsatile flow conditions in vitro was made. Comparisons between the valves were made on the transvalvular pressure drop, regurgitation volume and maximum valve opening area. The polymer valve showed smaller regurgitation volume and transvalvular pressure drop compared to the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. The results showed that the functional characteristics of the polymer valve compared favorably with those of the mechanical valve at higher heart rate. 30621 T00401030621 ^x Explosive evaporative removal process of biological tissue by absorption of a CW laser has been simulated by using gelatin and a multimode Nd:YAG laser. Because the point of maximun temperature of laser-irradiated gelatin exists below the surface due to surface cooling, evaporation at the boiling temperature is made explosively from below the surface. The important parameters of this process are the conduction loss to laser power absorption (defined as the conduction-to-laser power parameter, Nk), the convection heat transfer at the surface to conduction loss (defined as Bi), dimensionless extinction coefficient (defined as Br.), and dimensionless irradiation time (defined as Fo). Dependence of Fo on Nk and Bi has been observed by experiment, and the results have been compared with the numerical results obtained by solving a 2-dimensional conduction equation. Fo and explosion depth (from the surface to the point of maximun temperature) are increased when Nk and Bi are increased.To find out the minimum laser power for explosive evaporative removal process, steady state analysis has been also made. The limit of Nk to induce evaporative removal, which is proportional to the inverse of the laser power, has been obtained. 30622 T00401030622 ^x N1 and N2 gross neural action potentials were measured from the round window of the guinea pig cochlea at the onset of the acoustic stimuli. N1-N2 audiograms were made by means of regulating stimulant intensities in order to produce constant N1-N2 potentials as criteria for different input tone pip frequencies. The lowest threshold was measured with an input tone pip I5 dB SPL in intensity and 12 KHz in frequency when the animal was in normal physiological condition. The procedure of experimental measurements is explained in detail. This experimental approach is very useful for the investigation of the Cochlear function. Both noN1inear and active functions of the Cochlea can be monitored by N1-N2 audiograms. 30623 T00401030623 ^x In electrical impedance tomography(EIT), we use boundary current and voltage measurements toprovide the information about the cross-sectional distribution of electrical impedance or resistivity. One of the major problems in EIT has been the inaccessibility of internal voltage or current data in finding the internal impedance values. We propose a new image reconstruction method using internal current density data measured by NMR. We obtained a two-dimensional current density distribution within a phantom by processing the real and imaginary MR images from a 4.77 NMR machine. We implemented a resistivity mage reconstruction algorithm using the finite element method and sensitivity matrix. We presented computer simulation results of the mage reconstruction algorithm and furture direction of the research. 30624 T00401030624 ^x A new method of digital image analysis technique for discrimination of cancer cell was presented in this paper. The object image was the Thyroid eland cells image that was diagnosed as normal and abnormal (two types of abnormal: follicular neoplastic cell, and papillary neoplastic cell), respectively. By using the proposed region segmentation algorithm, the cells were segmented into nucleus. The 16 feature parameters were used to calculate the features of each nucleus. A9 a consequence of using dominant feature parameters method proposed in this paper, discrimination rate of 91.11% was obtained for Thyroid Gland cells. 30625 T00401030625 ^x An electrical stimulator was designed to induce locomotion for paraplegic patients caused by central nervous system injury. Optimal stimulus parameters, which can minimize muscle fatigue and can achieve effective muscle contraction were determined in slow and fast muscles in Sprague-Dawley rats. Stimulus patterns of our stimulator were designed to simulate electromyographic activity monitored during locomotion of normal subjects. Muscle types of the lower extremity were classified according to their mechanical property of contraction, which are slow muscle (msoleus m.) and fast muscle (medial gastrocneminus m., rectus femoris m., vastus lateralis m.). Optimal parameters of electrical stimulation for slow muscles were 20 Hz, 0.2 ms square pulse. For fast muscle, 40 Hz, 0.3 ms square pulse was optimal to produce repeated contraction. Higher stimulus intensity was required when synergistic muscles were stimulated simultaneously than when they were stimulated individually. Electrical stimulation for each muscle was designed to generate bipedal locomotion, so that individual muscles alternate contraction and relaxation to simulate stance and swing phases. Portable electrical stimulator with 16 channels built in microprocessor was constructed and applied to paraplegic patients due to lumbar cord injury. The electrical stimulator restored partially gait function in paraplegic patients. 30626 T00401030626 ^x Two-Dimensional modelling of the Cochlear biomechanics is presented in this paper. The Laplace partial differential equation which represents the fluid mechanics of the Cochlea has been transformed into two-dimensional electrical transmission line. The procedure of this transformation is explained in detail. The comparison between one and two dimensional models is also presented. This electrical modelling of the basilar membrane (BM) is clearly useful for the next approach to the further. Development of active elements which are essential in the producing of the sharp tuning of the BM. This paper shows that two-dimension model is qualitatively better than one-dimensional model both in amplitude and phase responses of the BM displacement. The present model is only for frequency response. However because the model is electrical, the two-dimensional transmission line model can be extended to time response without any difficult. 30627 T00401030627 ^x A method has been proposed for the fully automatic detection of left ventricular endocardial boundary in 2D short axis echocardiogram using geometric model. The procedure has the following three distinct stages. First, the initial center is estimated by the initial center estimation algorithm which is applied to decimated image. Second, the center estimation algorithm is applied to original image and then best-fit elliptic model estimation is processed. Third, best-fit boundary is detected by the cost function which is based on the best-fit elliptic model. The proposed method shows effective result without manual intervention by a human operator. 30628 T00401030628 ^x The intelligent trajectory control method that controls moving direction and average velocity for a prosthetic arm is proposed by pattern recognition and force estimations using EMG signals. Also, we propose the real time trajectory planning method which generates continuous accelleration paths using 3 stage linear filters to minimize the impact to human body induced by arm motions and to reduce the muscle fatigue. We use combination of MLP and fuzzy filter for pattern recognition to estimate the direction of a muscle and Hogan's method for the force estimation. EMG signals are acquired by using a amputation simulator and 2 dimensional joystick motion. The simulation results of proposed prosthetic arm control system using the EMf signals show that the arm is effectively followed the desired trajectory depended on estimated force and direction of muscle movements. 30638 T00401030638 ^x A new neural network architecture for the recognition of patterns from images is proposed, which is partially based on the results of physiological studies. The proposed network is composed of multi-layers and the nerve cells in each layer are connected by spatial filters which approximate receptive fields in optic nerve fields. In the proposed method, patterns recognition for complicated images is carried out using global features as well as local features such as lines and end-points. A new generating method of matched filers representing global features is proposed in this network. 30659 T00401030659 ^x An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for charging high voltage capacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic nerve stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3, 000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec. Experimental results or human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented. 30768 T00401030768 ^x In this paper, we describe the design methodology and specifications of the developed module-based bedside monitors for patient monitoring. The bedside monitor consists of a main unit and module cases with various parameter modules. The main unit includes a 12.1" TFT color LCD, a main CPU board, and peripherals such as a module controller, Ethernet LAN card, video card, rotate/push button controller, etc. The main unit can connect at maximum three module cases each of which can accommodate up to 7 parameter modules. They include the modules for electrocardiograph, respiration, invasive blood pressure, noninvasive blood pressure, temperature, and SpO2 with Plethysmograph.SpO2 with Plethysmograph.