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Current Research| Kim Nam-Gyun from the Dept. of Industry 4.0 Convergence Bionics Engineering | |||
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Kim Nam-Gyun, a researcher at PKNU, won the Best Presenter Award at the KOFFST International Conference
- By inventing a hydrogel applicable to the wound recovery
△ This shows the skin regenerating effect of a hydrogel containing Chito oligosaccharide.
A researcher Kim Nam-Gyun (1st year in master's course), a student at Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-Soo)'s Department of 4th Industrial Convergence Bionics Engineering, won the Best Presentation Award at the 2021 International Conference hosted by the Korean Federation of Fisheries Sciences and Technology Societies (KOFFST, President Lee Sang-Min).
Kim presented a study on 'Fabrication and wound healing efficacy for triple-crosslinked hydrogels based on polyvinyl alcohol and methacrylate carrageenan containing Chito oligosaccharide' at this conference, which was recently held both online and offline, and he received good reviews on his presentation.
In this study, which was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea's (NRF) science and engineering support project of the Key Research Institutes for universities (Research directed by Prof. Jeong Won-Kyo), Kim studied the development of a hydrogel that can provide a favorable environment for wound healing and its skin regenerating potency.
After making a hydrogel based on polyvinyl alcohol and methacrylate carrageenan containing Chito oligosaccharide, he confirmed the mechanical stability, biocompatibility, and drug delivery performance, which are the criteria for whether it is suitable for skin regeneration.
The hydrogel produced through this study has excellent antibacterial efficacy because it uses human fibroblasts and animals with skin defects. In addition, the experimental results showed that it suppresses the occurrence of scars and promotes the proliferation of epithelial tissue.
The Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Science (KOSFAS), which co-managed this international conference, was established in 1955 and has about 800 experts in the field of seafood, aquaculture, and resources in Korea. This institution holds an annual conference on the topic of fisheries science and technology development. <Pukyong Today>