Article
원저
중력가속도 장비의 개발 및 활용
Development and Utilization of Gravitational Accelerator
인하대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
Received: July 14, 2015; Accepted: July 28, 2015
Korean J Aerosp Environ Med 2015; 25(2): 33-36
Published August 31, 2015
Copyright © Aerospace Medical Association of Korea.
Several ground-based facilities have been developed for the study of hyper-gravity on Earth. Gravitational accelerator uses centrifugal force to make hyper-gravity condition. This machinery could be used not only for humans (for training of pilots), but also for experimental animals (basic research about its effect in vivo). In order to study the effect of long-term as well as short-term hyper-gravity on experimental animals, we developed Gravitational accelerator using rotatory centrifugal force. With 1 meter-long arms on both sides and with the rotational speed of 120 rpm, we could reproduce 15 Gz of hyper-gravity. We assured its stability and safety by operating it during 7 continuous days. After we made it certain that our Gravitational accelerator was well operated during that period, we performed additional study about the effect of hyper-gravity on the immune status of experimental animals.
Keywords
Hypergravity,Asthma,Allergy and Immunology,Cytokines