• 산업식품공학
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.346-354
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• 2011

Yoghurt는 쉽게 접할 수 있는 기호성 식품으로 생체 조절 기능을 갖는 기능성과 다양한 맛을 부여할 수 있는 퓨전성을 동시에 강화시킬 수 있기 때문에 여러 가지 기능성 소재들을 첨가하여 새로운 yoghurt를 개발하기 위한 연구가 활발하게 수행되고 있다. 본 연구는 probiotics 유산균이 생성하는 천연의 세포 외 다당류(EPS; exopolysaccharide) 를 이용하여 품질이 개선된 Helicobacter pylori을 억제하는 기능성 yoghurt를 제조하고자 우리나라의 식품공전에 식물성 재료로 허가되어 있어 사용 시 안전성에 문제가 없으며 전래된 여러 효능에 착안하여 감초를 이용한 기능성 yoghurt를 개발을 검토하였다. 감초 용매 추출물(1 mg/mL)의 H. pylori KCCM 40449에 대한 항균 활성을 측정한 결과, 40% methanol 추출물은 13.2${\pm}$0.6 mm, 40% ethanol 추출물은 14.0${\pm}$0.2 mm, 80% ethanol 추출물은 14.3${\pm}$0.3 mm, 40% isopropanol 추출물은 15.1${\pm}$0.3 mm의 생육저지환을 나타내었으며(p < 0.05), 최소 저해 농도(Minimum Inhibitory concentration: MIC)는 각 용매 추출물의 경우 25-100 ${\mu}g$/mL로 나타났다. 40% 에탄올 감초 추출물을 우유 배지에 0.05, 0.1, 0.2%(v/v)의 농도로 첨가하고 Lactobacillus amylovorus DU-21을 접종하여 37${^{\circ}C}$에서 72시간 동안 발효시키면서, yoghurt의 이화학적 특성 및 관능적 특성을 관찰하였다. pH는 균 접종 직후, 6.44-6.47에서 72시간 발효 후, 3.41-3.51를 나타내었으며, 적정산도는 0.109-0.111%에서 1.021-1.091%로 변화하였다. 점도와 syneresis를 측정한 결과, yoghurt의 점도는 발효 12시간까지 모든 실험구가 급격히 증가하였으며, 그 이후 24시간까지 증가 폭이 다소 둔화된 후, 72시간까지 완만한 증가 양상을 나타내었다. Syneresis는 발효 시간이 증가할수록 감소하였다. 72시간 발효 하였을 때, 감초추출물 0.2% 첨가구에서 12.0${\pm}$0.4%로 가장 적은 값을 나타내었다. 산생성이 진행됨에 따라 점도가 증가하였으며 syneresis가 감소하는 것을 알 수 있었다. Yoghurt의 Helicobacter pylori KCCM 40449에 대한 항균활성은 첨가군에서 항균활성이 뚜렷이 나타났다(p < 0.05). 이러한 결과는 yoghurt 상등액의 낮은 pH에 의한 영향이라기 보다는 발효 중, 생성된 항균성 물질과 첨가된 감초 추출물의 영향이라고 판단된다. 발효유의 관능 검사를 실시한 결과 모든 배양시간에서 첨가구들이 대조구에 비하여 낮은 점수를 받았다(p < 0.05). 이는 감초 특유의 향과 맛에 대해 익숙하지 않는 점과 과도한 산 생성으로 인해 오히려 기호도를 낮춘 것으로 사료된다. 관능검사 결과, 40% 에탄올 감초 추출물을 0.05% 함유한 yoghurt의 향, 맛, 조직감, 색택 및 전반적인 기호도가 다른 처리군에 비하여 월등히 높았다. 이에 감초 추출물을 함유한 yoghurt의 제조 시, 적절한 감초 추출물의 배합비율은 총 중량대비 0.05%인 것으로 판단된다. 식물자원에는 다양한 생리활성물질들이 서로 상호작용하면서 혼합되어 있는 형태로 다양한 질환에 대한 조합치료 (combination therapy)에 이용될 수 있으며, 생체 내에서 다중 타겟에 영향을 미치므로 식물작원에 함유되어 있는 다양한 성분이 함유되어 있는 조추출물(crude extract), 용매분획물(solvent fraction)을 의약품으로 이용하거나, 이로부터 분리된 단일성분 화합물 또는 이에 대한 유도체를 합성하여 새로운 의약품에 대한 개발이 시도되고 있다. 감초의 지표성분이며, H. pylori에 대한 항균활성이 있는 glycyrrhizin은 비당질의 고감미에 속하는 천연 감미료로서 설탕의 약200배의 감미를 가지고 있으며, 항산화성을 가지고 있어서 식품 성분의 산화를 방지하여 품질을 안정화시키는 작용을 하는 것으로 알려져 있기 때문에 H. pylori 억제능 이외의 부수적인 효능을 볼 수 있을 것이다. 기호성이 유지되면서 항균활성이 강화된 기능성 yoghurt 의 개발을 위해서는 감초 추출물 0.2% 이상 첨가할 수 있도록 적절한 향을 조합하거나, 항균효과와 기호성을 개선 할 수 있는 생약제를 이용하여 감초 추출물의 항균 활성을 강화하는 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.279-286
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• 2019

본 연구는 말오줌나무 70% 에탄올 추출물의 항산화 효과와 미백 효과를 검증하였다. 말오줌나무 추출물의 전자공여능 측정실험은 $1,000{\mu}g/ml$에서 86.21%의 효과를 나타내었고, ABTS 소거능을 측정한 결과 $1,000{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 97.9%의 소거능을 보였다. Tyrosinase 저해활성 측정은 $1,000{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 37%의 효과를 보였다. 말오줌나무 추출물의 세포 생존율을 melanoma cell (B16F10)에서 확인하기 위해 MTT assay를 진행하였는데 세포 생존율을 측정한 결과, $100{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 90% 이상의 생존율을 보였다. 말오줌나무 추출물의 MITF, TRP-1, TRP-2 및 tyrosinase의 단백질 발현 효과를 25, 50, $100{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 측정하였으며 양성 대조군으로 ${\beta}-actin$을 사용하였다. 그 결과, MITF, TRP-1, TRP-2 및 tyrosinase의 각각 $100{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 34.5%, 45.6%, 58.4%, 79.6%의 단백질 발현 억제 효과를 보였다. MITF, TRP-1, TRP-2 및 tyrosinase의 mRNA발현을 RT-PCR로 25, 50, $100{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 측정하였고, 양성 대조군으로 GAPDH를 사용하였다. 그 결과, 말오줌나무 추출물의 $100{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 각각 85.4%, 67.5%, 85.2%, 67.1%의 mRNA 발현이 감소함을 확인 할 수 있었다. 따라서, 말오줌나무 추출물이 미백 소재로서의 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1347-1353
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• 2018

본 연구는 한국전통약용식물(구기자, 오미자 잎)의 발효물로부터 분리한 Bacillus coagulanse NRR1207의 발효 특성을 파악하고 Bacillus coagulans NRR1207의 ${\alpha}$-galactosidase의 활성과 이를 통한 대두박의 비소화성분의 분해를 확인하였다. Bacillus coagulans NRR1207이 생산하는 효소 중 ${\alpha}$-galactosidase, ${\beta}$-galactosidase, ${\alpha}$-glucosidase가 가장 높은 40 nmol 이상의 활성을 나타내었다. Bacillus coagulans NRR1207의 발효 특성은 10% skim milk에서 배양했을 때, pH는 급속히 감소했고 적정 산도는 1.9%까지 증가했고 생균수도 발효 24시간에 8.8 log CFU/ml로 증가했다. 유당은 배양 72시간째 완전히 고갈되었고 유산 생산 능력도 탁월했다. Bacillus coagulans NRR1207을 대두박에 접종 후 배양시간에 따른 생균수의 변화는 배양 시작 시 7.6 log CFU/ml, 배양 16시간에 최고에 도달하여 9.0 log CFU/ml이었고 배양 72시간에 8.3 log CFU/ml로 Bacillus coagulans NRR1207이 왕성하게 잘 성장하였다. 대두박의 비소화성분 분해는 Bacillus coagulans NRR1207 접종 후 발효 24, 48, 72시간이 경과하면서 이 균이 생산한 ${\alpha}$-galactosidase에 의해 비소화성분인 stachyose와 raffinose가 대부분 분해되고 galactose가 생성되었다. 따라서 Bacillus coagulans NRR1207은 대두박의 비소화성분을 분해하는 생균제(Probiotics)로써 이용하여 식품 및 가축 사료 이용성 증대에 활용이 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권10호
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• pp.1346-1355
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 포제법(炮製法) 중 가장 대표적인 구증구포(九蒸九炮)법을 응용하여 steam, 건조, 저온 숙성 과정을 통해 만들어진 흑대추를 활용하여 추출 및 발효과정에 일어나는 주요 특성 변화를 건대추와 비교 분석하였다. 대추의 구증구포 과정을 통해 만들어진 흑대추를 활용하여 추출 및 유산발효를 진행하고, 이러한 과정 중에 나타나는 약리활성 성분의 변화를 건대추와 비교함으로써 흑대추 추출물의 효능을 확인하여 기능성식품 소재로 활용하기 위한 기초자료를 확보하고자 하였다. AOAC법을 이용하여 일반성분을 분석한 결과, 조단백질의 함량에는 유의적인 차이가 없었으나, 수분과 조지방, 조회분의 함량은 흑대추가 건대추보다 더 높은 것을 확인하였다. TLC와 HPLC를 이용하여 당 분석을 하였고, 건대추와 흑대추 모두 fructose, glucose, sucrose로 조성되어 있었고, 각 함량은 건대추는 5.60, 6.30, 9.04 g/100 g이었고, 흑대추는 9.76, 12.76, 2.95 g/100 g으로 건대추는 sucrose의 함량이 fructose와 glucose에 비해 높은 반면, 흑대추는 상대적으로 더 낮은 sucrose 함량을 나타냈다. 이러한 결과는 흑대추 제조를 위한 구증구포 과정 중 sucrose의 분해에 의한 것으로 판단된다. 유용성분이 추출될 수 있는 최적조건을 선정하기 위해 16개의 조건에서 추출수율을 측정하여 반응표면분석법(RSM)으로 최적 조건을 선정하였다. 건대추와 흑대추의 추출수율에 대한 회귀식의 결정계수값 $R^2$은 각각 0.3518, 0.3870으로 모델식이 적합하지 않았고, 이러한 결과는 추출조건에 따라 수율의 차이가 크지 않고, 추출 용매의 에탄올 비율이 증가할수록 수율이 증가하다가 80% 이상이 되면 수율이 급격히 감소하는 것이 원인인 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 Jeong 등(15)의 추출조건을 응용하여 건대추와 흑대추 추출물을 제조하였다. 추출물을 YL-3로 유산발효를 진행한 결과, 두 추출물 모두 배양 8시간 후부터 대수증식기가 시작되었고 24시간 배양 후 대수증식기가 종료되었다. 두 추출물의 초기 pH는 차이가 있었으나 8시간 배양까지 일정하게 유지되고 12시간 후부터 72시간까지 감소하는 유사한 변화 패턴을 보였고, 본 연구에서 사용한 건대추와 흑대추의 일반성분 함량 차이와 단당류 및 이당류 조성비의 차이가 유산균의 생육에 영향을 거의 미치지 않았음을 확인할 수 있었다. 대추 추출물의 유산발효에 의한 기능성 성분의 변화를 분석하고자 폴리페놀과 플라보노이드, free 라디칼 소거능을 측정하였다. 발효 전 건대추와 흑대추의 페놀성 물질의 함량을 분석한 결과 흑대추가 건대추에 비해 폴리페놀과 플라보노이드 함량이 유의적으로 높았으며, 발효 후 건대추의 폴리페놀 함량은 감소하였지만 플라보노이드 함량은 높은 증가율을 보였고, 흑대추는 발효 후 두 물질 모두 증가하였다. 이 결과를 통해 발효에 의한 페놀성 물질의 증가 가능성을 확인하는 것과 동시에 항산화 활성 및 생리기능의 향상을 예측할 수 있었고, 발효가 폴리페놀이나 플라보노이드 이외에도 많은 유효성분의 함량에 영향을 줄 것으로 기대되며 이와 관련된 연구가 지속되어야 할 것으로 생각된다. DPPH에 의한 라디칼 소거능 측정 결과, 흑대추의 발효 전 전자공여능은 74.72%로 건대추보다 더 높았고, 발효에 의한 DPPH free 라디칼 소거능의 유의적인 증가 효과는 없었다. 흑대추의 AEAC값이 1.06 mgAAeq/g으로 건대추에 비해 ABTS free 라디칼 소거능이 더 높았으나, 두 추출물 모두 발효에 의한 ABTS free 라디칼 소거능의 증가 효과는 없었다. 본 연구를 통해 구증구포에 의한 유용성분의 증가효과를 확인하였고, 건대추에 비해 영양성분 및 기능성 물질의 함량이 높은 흑대추를 주원료로 하여 유산균 발효공정을 도입함으로써 기능성물질의 증가 효과를 얻고 다른 대추 가공품과 차별화를 두고 제품의 품질을 향상시킬 수 있을 것으로 생각되며, 흑대추를 이용한 기능성 발효식품 개발에 이용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제44권12호
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• pp.1895-1904
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 건당 환자수가 높아 식품안전관리 우선순위가 높은 단체급식소의 식품, 조리도구 및 환경에서 식중독균을 분석하고 이들 미생물의 병원성 인자 및 항생제 내성을 확인하여 미생물 위험분석을 위한 기본정보를 제공하고자 하였다. 경기도 소재 총 8개(농촌 3, 도시 4 및 벽지 1) 학교급식소에서 식품 시료(n=66), 조리도구(n=44) 및 환경 시료(n=56) 등 총 179점의 시료를 채취하여 지표세균 및 식중독균을 분석하였다. 식품 시료에서 총균수는 평균 4.7 log CFU/g, 최대 8.1 log CFU/g으로 대장균군의 평균 오염도 3.1 log CFU/g, 최대 오염도 4.0 log CFU/g으로 높았다. 선반 및 개수대 등 환경 시료의 총균수는 평균 2.7 log CFU/g, 최대 4.1 log CFU/g으로 식품 시료보다 낮은 수준으로 분석되었으나 대장균의 경우 평균 4.0 log CFU/g, 최대 5.4 log CFU/g으로 식품 시료보다 오염 수준이 높아 환경으로 부터의 교차오염 가능성을 배제할 수 없었다. 병원성 미생물 중 Bacillus cereus의 정량분석 결과 식품(원료, 조리단계 및 조리식품 포함) 시료에서 평균 2.1 log CFU/g, 최대 4.1 log CFU/g으로 분석되었으나, 이 중 조리된 식품의 오염도는 10,000 CFU/g 이하로 식품공전의 기준 이하로 오염되어 있었다. Escherichia coli는 식품 중 조리 전 시료(n=14)에서만 검출율 35.7%로 분석되었으며 조리단계의 식품, 조리도구 및 환경 시료에서는 검출되지 않았다. Staphylococcus aureus의 경우 조리 전 식품 원료(n=14)의 21.4%에서 검출되었으며 환경 시료(냉장고 손잡이)에서 1건 양성으로 검출되었고, 조리단계의 식품, 조리도구 및 환경 시료에서는 검출되지 않았다. 그 외 Clostridium perfringens, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., Vibrio parahaemolyticus는 분석된 모든 시료에서 모두 음성이었다. 분리된 B. cereus의 독소유전자(hblACD, nheABC, entFM, cytK enterotoxin gene)를 분석한 결과 구토 유발 독소인 ces는 모두 음성이었으나 분석된 86주 모두 적어도 1종 이상의 설사 유발 독소유전자가 검출되었으며 66.2%의 균주는 설사 유발 독소유전자를 모두 보유하고 있었다. 식품과 환경에서 분리한 S. aureus(n=16)의 장독소 생성 유전자를 분석한 결과 모두 1종 이상의 독소유전자가 검출되었다. 전형적인 장독소유전자 중에서는 sea만 검출되었으며, 독소충격증후군 toxin(tst) 유전자는 모든 분리주에서 검출되지 않았다. 집단 식중독 발생 시 초기 진료에 결정적 영향을 주는 항생제 내성 여부를 분석한 결과 E. coli(n=41)의 92.7%는 분석한 항생제 16종에 대해 내성을 보이지 않았고 cefazolin에 대한 내성률이 4.9%로 가장 높았으며, 1개 균주에서만 2개 항생제에 대해 다제내성을 보여 국내외 항생제 내성률보다 낮았다. S. aureus(n=16)는 시험한 19종 항생제 중 gentamicin에 대한 내성률이 62.5%로 가장 높았으며 일부 균주에서 2주 항생제에 대해 다제내성이 관찰되었다. 한편 단체 급식소 2개소의 조리도구와 환경 중 미생물 군집을 분석한 결과 특정균이 도구와 환경에서 중복 검출되어 도구와 환경 중 교차오염 가능성을 간접적으로 시사하였다. 이와 같이 본 연구에서 단체급식소 식품, 조리도구 및 환경 중 위생지표균과 병원성 미생물의 오염패턴을 분석하고 분리된 균주의 독성인자와 항생제 내성 정보를 분석하였다. 관련 정보는 단체급식소 미생물 위험분석과 이를 바탕으로 사전적, 정량적 안전관리 기술 개발에 활용 가능할 것으로 사료된다. 한편 식중독 유발의 다른 원인인 바이러스류와 기타 원인에 대한 연구는 진행되지 않아 추가 연구가 필요하다.

• 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.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 1993년도 한국우주과학회보 제2권2호
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• pp.17-17
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• 1993

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.